Buying through Amazon

Jen07
Jen07 Posts: 116
edited January 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Can anyone comment on good or bad experiences buying stuff through Amazon? It seems to be the only place I can find a replacement for my Lost Dogs cd so thought I'd give it a go for the first time. Also should I go .com (America) or .co.uk as there doesn't seem to be Amazon just for Australia.

Thanks for your advice in advance.
Perth Nov 14, 2009
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  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Jen07 wrote:
    Can anyone comment on good or bad experiences buying stuff through Amazon? It seems to be the only place I can find a replacement for my Lost Dogs cd so thought I'd give it a go for the first time. Also should I go .com (America) or .co.uk as there doesn't seem to be Amazon just for Australia.

    Thanks for your advice in advance.
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    Amazon is the way to run a business.

    Edit: i am american, but can't imagine others are any different
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  • tater926
    tater926 Posts: 263
    +1

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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    We get everything from Amazon now. If you sign up for Amazon Prime (like $80 a year), you get free shipping and two day delivery. I read somewhere it's the best place to buy appliances. I mostly buy books and movies though.

    One example - today I got an order and they sent the wrong thing. I went online to customer service, they ordered the right item to be sent in one day, I printed up a label to send back the wrong thing. Then I got an email that because the wrong thing was vitamins, I could just keep them.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    always expensive shipping to Greece,i never buy from amazon
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Great place to buy....I purchase quite regularly through them...I buy through the Canadian and America store...I always get a kick out of the 10 c, when I buy off them they say it can take 8-10 weeks for delivery to Canada because of customs...yet Amazon in the US is usually less than a week...I guess they have pull in customs :lol::lol::lol:.
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  • DAMON
    DAMON Posts: 256
    You can check this out, worked good for me! :thumbup:

    http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=118154&ev=mb
  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    love Amazon...books, movies, vinyl, toys...seemed like they were bringing me something once a week or so in December. Orders over $25 ship for free with amazon.ca, so I usually don't pay shipping. I find they are very quick to deliver as well.
  • Nima36
    Nima36 Posts: 221
    I've had nothing but solid experiences with Amazon. If you are going to use Amazon, go through Bill Burr's site. You get your Goods and support a great comic. Just go through his site by clicking on the Amazon Banner on the right hand site.

    http://billburr.com/podcast
  • Deep93
    Deep93 Posts: 86
    Jen07 wrote:
    Can anyone comment on good or bad experiences buying stuff through Amazon? It seems to be the only place I can find a replacement for my Lost Dogs cd so thought I'd give it a go for the first time. Also should I go .com (America) or .co.uk as there doesn't seem to be Amazon just for Australia.

    Thanks for your advice in advance.

    I see lost dogs at HMV all the time.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Never had a problem with Amazon.
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Love it. 90% of my purchases are used CDs so really the only downfall is you cant predict how long it will take to deliver, unless of course you always buy from the same seller...if you choose standard, I've had some stuff arrive in days and others in weeks.
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  • Jen07
    Jen07 Posts: 116
    Thanks everyone for your feedback. Wish i found amazon ages ago, wouldve saved me a heap of money. I've always just used aussie sites (a trust thing) but now im getting more adventurous :D
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  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Make most of my online purchases through Amazon,love it,never had any problems.UK shipping is fast,sometimes next day if I have ordered before midday.US shipping obviously takes longer and shipping customs can seriously bump up the price.

    Brilliant site,couldn't fault it :thumbup:
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jen07 wrote:
    Can anyone comment on good or bad experiences buying stuff through Amazon? It seems to be the only place I can find a replacement for my Lost Dogs cd so thought I'd give it a go for the first time. Also should I go .com (America) or .co.uk as there doesn't seem to be Amazon just for Australia.

    Thanks for your advice in advance.

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    or CD Wow....
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    or CD Wow....

    I found them terrible to be honest. Maybe I was just unlucky or maybe it's just the european side but i'll never order through them again.

    Amazon is really the only place I order from these days, sometimes play.com too.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    or CD Wow....

    I found them terrible to be honest. Maybe I was just unlucky or maybe it's just the european side but i'll never order through them again.

    Amazon is really the only place I order from these days, sometimes play.com too.

    Why? What happened?
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  • frazba
    frazba Posts: 601
    I've bought literally hundreds of CD's and books from Amazon, been using them for years, have never once had a problem, apart from my cc limit!
  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    I only use to buy cd's and book from Amazon,but now it is the first place I go to have a look for anything I am needing to buy.

    Use play.com more for c.d's now as I like the feature they have that you can see the tracks and running order,brilliant if you are looking for a few particular tracks on a collection album and want to make sure you buy the right one.
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  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,437
    I buy just about everything from Amazon. Quick (at least in the US), convenient, and easy to deal with. You can't go wrong.

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