Shelby Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 It hasn't been cancelled and it's expected to deliver tomorrow, but it still says it hasn't shipped. Has amazon screwed me over or is there still hope? I've had that happen where they wait til last minute and ship it next day UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirize Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 had a second chance at pink, nope- another black. I did get the pic disc version tho, so I've bought 3 copies now. one guy at the store has been present for 14 openings (including mine), only 1 was pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 sigh I am definitely going to get hosed by amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 had a second chance at pink, nope- another black. I did get the pic disc version tho, so I've bought 3 copies now. one guy at the store has been present for 14 openings (including mine), only 1 was pink. Sell your extra black to rooksbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirize Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Sell your extra black to rooksbook My copy from Mondo had split through the inner sleeves during shipping and we could see it was black without opening it, so I traded it in for the pic disc at my local- he had someone waiting for a black, and that way I could try again for pink when he got his supply which came in this week. otherwise I'd be happy to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I ordered one copy from amazon.ca and one copy from amazon.com on the 13th of april, both were shipped couple of days ago. Not here yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idreamofpunk Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I got an email from amazon, 'cause I called and asked them why the fuck this has happened with both poltergeist and now drive and why with this company they can't seem to get their shit together. The email tells me that "The item is available from other sellers on our site. If you'd like to place a new order for the item with a seller after canceling the original order, go to the page below to see the offers available." What insulting about this is the fact that the lowest price for a copy, one that isn't even a pink copy (or at least you just don't know because it's sealed), is $119.99. That's just one big fuck you. Love how the email had the gall to ask if it was of any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Received my pic disc copy today, BIG THANKS to bigdz68 for hooking me up at cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffthomas84 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I got an email from amazon, 'cause I called and asked them why the fuck this has happened with both poltergeist and now drive and why with this company they can't seem to get their shit together. The email tells me that "The item is available from other sellers on our site. If you'd like to place a new order for the item with a seller after canceling the original order, go to the page below to see the offers available." What insulting about this is the fact that the lowest price for a copy, one that isn't even a pink copy (or at least you just don't know because it's sealed), is $119.99. That's just one big fuck you. Love how the email had the gall to ask if it was of any help. Same thing happened to me when i called Amazon Monday. I asked them why they kept the pre-order up so long if there was only a limited amount they were getting? Very mis leading, but they don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I know that sucks, but seriously what do you expect them to tell you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I sort of expect websites - especially websites like Amazon who get SO MUCH traffic - to base preorders off of # available instead of "let's just put this up for a month and a half and then change it to "Out of Stock" and then deliver for 1/10 of the people that ordered." I'm a spiteful consumer though, so, I won't be trusting any Amazon pre-orders anymore since I know they operate the second of the 2 ways listed above. Victory does it the same way. If I'm going to pay for something and anticipate it for more than a month I sort of expect it to be delivered :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Well to be fair you don't pay for it in advance. And I'm guessing it's more than likely that they didn't actually get the information of how many copies they will receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I knew that would be the response... by "paid for" I don't mean "my card was charged" I mean "I agreed to give money to this company for this object". Anyway, I'm not legitimately mad about it, just bummed. So, I'm not going to get into a crazy argument about it or anything - I just have expectations of vendors and when those expectations (or hopes) aren't met, then meh. But as a side note - Is it really likely they didn't know how many they were getting? Their deal with Mondo was "hey - can you send us some of those Drive LPs?" and Mondo said "Yeah sure we'll send some over." And that was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjddrum1 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 If I get an extra like I'm expecting ill sell you it rook Bought an amazon copy and picked one up at my rs yesterday, which was pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylebutcher5 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 If anyone gets an extra, I got screwed by amazon too. PM me if you get an extra and you'll be the most handsome on VC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I think the policy is ok, there are a lot else they can approve on: - checking the records before the shipping (splits and/or bent corners). I have received three records (three different orders) in the last 6 months which were moderately damaged. When I received the replacements (three different orders), they were damaged in the exact same places (turns out the whole box of them is already damaged in the warehouse - dropped to the ground or smth). - removing the records from the jackets to avoid splits. I understand that speed is their ultimate goal, but if they would make it an option and even charge 1 extra dollar for it, I would pay it. - double box everything when shipping overseas to Europe (I can pay extra 2 dollars for the box, just to make sure the jacket arrives ok). I have literally hundreds of records from year 2006 to 2012 (all ordered from different amazon sites) which all have some damages from the shipping. Yes, the record mailer they use now, is very good, but it just isnt enough for overseas shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylebutcher5 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 even though I preordered it within 30 minutes of the page being up, Amazon "can't find a copy to fill my order". So if anyone has an extra copy, sealed or unsealed ( I don't give a shit anymore I just want this to play on my table) I'd love to pay a reasonable price for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Maybe because it's strangely more expensive than the Mondo direct release and there are ZERO specific details. Looks like my skepticism of Amazon's ability to fill these orders and my subsequent decision to order from Bullmoose paid off. Buying from an actual record store, who'd a thunk it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My Amazon order was only $25. With free shipping it was $7 cheaper. Amazon are too large to care about individual customers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Amazon are too large to care about individual customers though. It might look like I'm trying to do my best to defend Amazon, but so far I've had nothing but excellent experience with them. A week ago I received a Steelbook from amazon.ca, it arrived dented, 5 minutes with their live chat and I received a full refund and they said I can keep the movie. I preordered the Avengers box set on amazon.com last year and the studio screwed up, so it got delayed. As an apology, they sent me a free Blu-Ray copy of Avengers, I only had to pay for shipping. A certain movie box set I ordered from amazon.de that cost 50 EUR had a misprint on one of the items in it (studio screw-up again, wrong spelling on the wristwatch belt), they refunded everyone who ordered it 20 EUR. They also sent replacement belts with the correct spelling free of charge. Every single record I've ordered from them arrived absolutely mint, not a single dinged corner. This is due to the mailers they use of course, but they are the best I've ever seen. All in all, so far I haven't had a single bad experience with any of the amazon sites. For how big of a retailer they are, their customer service is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My Amazon order was only $25. With free shipping it was $7 cheaper. Amazon are too large to care about individual customers though. That's my point, I didn't trust Amazon with this release. I only paid $26 from Bullmoose so I guess the extra dollar was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Quik Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My Amazon order was only $25. With free shipping it was $7 cheaper. Amazon are too large to care about individual customers though. I paid the same, got it Tuesday, ordered it right when it went up for pre order. I don't know why people thought amazon would get unlimited copies of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I paid the same, got it Tuesday, ordered it right when it went up for pre order. I don't know why people thought amazon would get unlimited copies of itI don't think anyone assumed this. I think people HOPE that sellers won't sell past their stock, but, they often do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 It might look like I'm trying to do my best to defend Amazon, but so far I've had nothing but excellent experience with them. A week ago I received a Steelbook from amazon.ca, it arrived dented, 5 minutes with their live chat and I received a full refund and they said I can keep the movie. I preordered the Avengers box set on amazon.com last year and the studio screwed up, so it got delayed. As an apology, they sent me a free Blu-Ray copy of Avengers, I only had to pay for shipping. A certain movie box set I ordered from amazon.de that cost 50 EUR had a misprint on one of the items in it (studio screw-up again, wrong spelling on the wristwatch belt), they refunded everyone who ordered it 20 EUR. They also sent replacement belts with the correct spelling free of charge. Every single record I've ordered from them arrived absolutely mint, not a single dinged corner. This is due to the mailers they use of course, but they are the best I've ever seen. All in all, so far I haven't had a single bad experience with any of the amazon sites. For how big of a retailer they are, their customer service is top notch. Oh I love Amazon, I was just sympathizing with those that didn't get what they ordered. Funny story about Amazon though: They once shipped me an empty box with just padding inside. After notifying them they then sent a totally different item (pair of headphones... I bought an MP3 player though). After sending the headphones back I finally got the right thing, but what was great was this all happened in less than a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Well. I've got bad news, good news and bad news. I bought another Drive locally, it was black. Bad news for me. Good news is I don't need it to anyone is welcome to it. The bad news is it was a pricey gamble at $33 after tax. I'll ship it for a buck. 34ppd is you want it, that is only $2 over the original cost with shipping from Mondo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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