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"Heirloom Knitting" @ Amazon
Amazon claims to have Sharon Miller's "Heirloom Knitting" for $36 with
free shipping if you choose "slow boat via Australia and points south" shipping option. I just ordered, we'll see if it shows up or if they string me along for three months before admitting they don't have it at that price. |
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Today's status email from Amazon shows scheduled shipping during the
first week of June. I'd better check to see if they've already billed my card :P On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:38:07 GMT, Wooly spewed forth : Amazon claims to have Sharon Miller's "Heirloom Knitting" for $36 with free shipping if you choose "slow boat via Australia and points south" shipping option. I just ordered, we'll see if it shows up or if they string me along for three months before admitting they don't have it at that price. |
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Good luck, Wooly ;-)
Aud "Wooly" skrev i melding ... Today's status email from Amazon shows scheduled shipping during the first week of June. I'd better check to see if they've already billed my card :P On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:38:07 GMT, Wooly spewed forth : Amazon claims to have Sharon Miller's "Heirloom Knitting" for $36 with free shipping if you choose "slow boat via Australia and points south" shipping option. I just ordered, we'll see if it shows up or if they string me along for three months before admitting they don't have it at that price. |
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In article , "Aud"
wrote: Good luck, Wooly ;-) Aud To bad that you have had such bad luck with Amazon.com. I have ordered here in Canada from Amazon.ca and have had great service. Even when I order books as gift that go to other addresses. Great discounts as well. Most of the time though, I will buy from our little local bookstore. It is indeed a bit more money, but on the other hand, I get great service, and lots of help and a friendly chat. Nice to have choices Els -- hate spam not welcome |
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Wooly wrote: Amazon claims to have Sharon Miller's "Heirloom Knitting" for $36 with free shipping if you choose "slow boat via Australia and points south" shipping option. =20 I just ordered, we'll see if it shows up or if they string me along for three months before admitting they don't have it at that price. All the books I ordered from Amazon.com arrived as scheduled or even=20 some days in advance. This with all of their shipping options. Also books I ordered as gifts to other addresses in other countries=20 arrived as promised. I don=B4t have any complaint to make on amazon.com (yes, I have one, they= =20 don=B4t almost carry Italian books LOL). Hugs, Anna Maria |
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On Sun, 01 May 2005 12:17:52 +0200, Anna MCM
wrote: Wooly wrote: Amazon claims to have Sharon Miller's "Heirloom Knitting" for $36 with free shipping if you choose "slow boat via Australia and points south" shipping option. I just ordered, we'll see if it shows up or if they string me along for three months before admitting they don't have it at that price. All the books I ordered from Amazon.com arrived as scheduled or even some days in advance. This with all of their shipping options. Also books I ordered as gifts to other addresses in other countries arrived as promised. I have also had very good luck with Amazon, both the American site and the British site. Sometimes books arrive in less than a week. Unfortunately, the British site never has free shipping outside of Italy. If you want Italian books, I have also had very good luck with Internet Book Shop, an Italian site. The URL is www.ibs.it -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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B Vaughan wrote: =20 I have also had very good luck with Amazon, both the American site and the British site. Sometimes books arrive in less than a week. Unfortunately, the British site never has free shipping outside of Italy. I never buyed from the British site, since the American one is a bit=20 cheaper for my choice of books. I have a friend here who buys from the=20 Bristish one and she=B4s happy with that as well. If you want Italian books, I have also had very good luck with Internet Book Shop, an Italian site. The URL is www.ibs.it Thanks! I=B4ll try it! Hugs, Anna Maria |
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On Sun, 01 May 2005 15:11:59 +0200, Anna MCM
wrote: B Vaughan wrote: I have also had very good luck with Amazon, both the American site and the British site. Sometimes books arrive in less than a week. Unfortunately, the British site never has free shipping outside of Italy. I never buyed from the British site, since the American one is a bit cheaper for my choice of books. I have a friend here who buys from the Bristish one and she´s happy with that as well. I'm afraid to buy anything from non-European sites, because many packages end up having customs, plus VAT, plus a flat "customs handling fee" attached, and it can often be more than the value of the merchandise. Doesn't that ever happen in Sweden? My daughter was doing research in Ghana all last year. She came to Italy for Christmas, and did a good deal of Christmas shopping on the internet, having all the gifts sent to Italy. About half of them had this misfortune. The VAT for some of them was 50%; for the smaller gifts, the customs handling fee exceeded the value. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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B Vaughan wrote: =20 I'm afraid to buy anything from non-European sites, because many packages end up having customs, plus VAT, plus a flat "customs handling fee" attached, and it can often be more than the value of the merchandise. Doesn't that ever happen in Sweden?=20 =20 AFAIK, books are free from custom taxes because of an International=20 convention (correct me please if I=B4m wrong). As for other things, yes, they should come with customs. I only buyed a=20 DVD from Amazon.com and it came without anything from Customs attached.=20 I didn=B4t indagate further ;-) Hugs, Anna Maria |
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On Sun, 01 May 2005 14:51:03 +0200, B wrote:
I have also had very good luck with Amazon, both the American site and the British site. Sometimes books arrive in less than a week. Unfortunately, the British site never has free shipping outside of Italy. I meant outside of the UK, of course! -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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