Order from Dangdang

[dimsum]

tamarind:

SAHM_TAN:

No problem. For English books, I buy from book depository. The prices are in US$ and they provide free shipping to Singapore. I did some comparsion and can find cheaper books there.

I have bought many books from book depository too I don't bother to go to local bookshops nowadays.

For heavy hardcover books like children's encyclopedia and references, I buy from amazon since they have fixed shipping per book. Total price including shipping can be about 50% cheaper than Kinokuniya.

do you have to wait a long time for your books to arrive? I ordered some books from book depository on 31 Mar and till now, they haven't arrived yet!

[yilinhere]

tamarind:

The first 30 pages of instructions are important for parents to use the books effectively. If you just point and read, most kids will lose interest very quickly and it will be very difficult to continue. Also, even if you can make them finish reading the 7 books, they would have forgotten most of the words in the earlier books if you don't understand the methods explained in the first 30 pages of instructions. So these books will not be helpful.

Also, I am not sure whether that website is legal or not. It may not have the author's permission to share those files.

Sorry I removed my part. You may also edit your post to remove that. Thanks.

[tamarind]

dimsum:

tamarind:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]

No problem. For English books, I buy from book depository. The prices are in US$ and they provide free shipping to Singapore. I did some comparsion and can find cheaper books there.

I have bought many books from book depository too I don't bother to go to local bookshops nowadays.

For heavy hardcover books like children's encyclopedia and references, I buy from amazon since they have fixed shipping per book. Total price including shipping can be about 50% cheaper than Kinokuniya.

do you have to wait a long time for your books to arrive? I ordered some books from book depository on 31 Mar and till now, they haven't arrived yet![/quote]It could vary between 1 to 4 weeks :roll: If it takes too long, you can email them. They will refund you or send another book.

[tamarind]

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[SAHM Chew]

Book Depository take around 7 working days for me. Even after i email them that 1 book is missing, the resend another one to me, it take around 7 working days too.

dimsum:

tamarind:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]
No problem. For English books, I buy from book depository. The prices are in US$ and they provide free shipping to Singapore. I did some comparsion and can find cheaper books there.

I have bought many books from book depository too I don't bother to go to local bookshops nowadays.

For heavy hardcover books like children's encyclopedia and references, I buy from amazon since they have fixed shipping per book. Total price including shipping can be about 50% cheaper than Kinokuniya.

do you have to wait a long time for your books to arrive? I ordered some books from book depository on 31 Mar and till now, they haven't arrived yet![/quote]

[dimsum]

thank u all for sharing! I am going to email bookdepository now.

[SAHM Chew]

Urgent,


I have not receive my parcel, but why is my DD indicated as （已送达）?

收货并确认

2011-04-22 02:30:05

I did not even click on 收货并确认. In this case, will DD still check for me or i have to accepted the loss?


订单号：6371052291 （已送达）


提交订单

2011-02-20 09:37:58

网上支付

款项到达

2011-02-20 09:39:04

订单审核通过

2011-02-21 12:31:21

北京发货

2011-02-21 18:37:04

收货并确认

2011-04-22 02:30:05

[SAHM Chew]

And i just check singpost, it is not with singpost yet.

SAHM_Tan, when your order come after 8 weeks, does the status change to （已送达）?

does （已发货） change to （已送达） automatically or have to click on 收货并确认 then it will change to （已送达） ?

Cos i am very sure that i did not click on 收货并确认 on 2011-04-22 02:30:05.

SAHM Chew:

Urgent,

I have not receive my parcel, but why is my DD indicated as （已送达）?

收货并确认

2011-04-22 02:30:05

I did not even click on 收货并确认. In this case, will DD still check for me or i have to accepted the loss?


订单号：6371052291 （已送达）


提交订单

2011-02-20 09:37:58

网上支付

款项到达

2011-02-20 09:39:04

订单审核通过

2011-02-21 12:31:21

北京发货

2011-02-21 18:37:04

收货并确认

2011-04-22 02:30:05

[hquek]

Based on my past experience with Dangdang, after a set amount of time, the status will automatically be updated. My goods were supposed to be returned but the status went to ‘delivered’. I nearly threw a panic but the customer service assured me this is a system update only.


You may want to send an email to them to inform them of the situation (so you have something on file). English is fine, they seem very able to translate my messages to them.

Hope you get your books soon!

[SAHM Chew]

hi hquek,


I have send them the email regarding this. still waiting for their reply. i am just surprise that is was updated automatically. and not updated by me when i receive the items.

Thanks, I hope to get my books soon, after after reading the whole thread fm page 1.. i realised 11-12 weeks seems to be the norm time too.

hquek:

Based on my past experience with Dangdang, after a set amount of time, the status will automatically be updated. My goods were supposed to be returned but the status went to 'delivered'. I nearly threw a panic but the customer service assured me this is a system update only.

You may want to send an email to them to inform them of the situation (so you have something on file). English is fine, they seem very able to translate my messages to them.

Hope you get your books soon!