Did the buy-a-thon kill Amazon? - Blu-ray Forum

jamclaur · 09-19-2007, 06:32 PM

Like the title says... Did the buy-a-thon kill Amazon?

I would love to think that we have the power to slow down something that huge... But maybe it's just me wanting my movies.

Anyway, the reason I ask is because my last order was processed and the shipping information was sent within a few hours.

With this latest one it's been 24 hours and the shipping information hasn't even been sent yet. It just says prepairing to ship...WTF?

Anyone else having this delay?

Copywriter · 09-19-2007, 06:34 PM

Yes. I ordered Planet Earth and it's still not delivered. My non-BLU stuff ordered at the same time was shipped.

What, did they keep just 3 copies on hand?

jamclaur · 09-19-2007, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Copywriter

Yes. I ordered Planet Earth and it's still not delivered. My non-BLU stuff ordered at the same time was shipped.

What, did they keep just 3 copies on hand?

lol. I guess. I knew it wasn't just me. This order is taking forever to process.

erowe83 · 09-19-2007, 06:39 PM

YEa my order has said preparing to ship for the past 24-30 hours or so...

CptGreedle · 09-19-2007, 06:41 PM

Beats me, but I got my discs at Best Buy, and only got pre-orders on Amazon...
Would be crazy if it has that kind of effect on the store.

kpkelley · 09-19-2007, 06:46 PM

I have seven blu's which haven't been delivered. None of them were new, so any delay should not be because of the distributor.

Cyorg · 09-19-2007, 07:07 PM

The people at Amazon are probably in a panic right now. They're all like "what the hell!!!"
Next we'll see an official announcement that Amazon.com will no longer sell HD-DVD because Blu-Ray is selling so well.

CptGreedle · 09-19-2007, 07:07 PM

Not likely.. unless we make every day a Buy-a-thon!

tron3 · 09-19-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Copywriter

Yes. I ordered Planet Earth and it's still not delivered. My non-BLU stuff ordered at the same time was shipped.

What, did they keep just 3 copies on hand?

My copy of "Planet Earth" seized on disc one when the "2 | Entertain" logo started to play. My exchanged copy is working fine. Check them all when you get it and make sure you watch them all before the 30 day return is up.

I already watched disc 1, and watched all of disc 2 last night. INCREDIBLE.

We see lots of incredible CGI stuff in movies all the time, but when you see this, and know that it is real, it becomes that much more astounding. Especially on blu-ray.

Cyorg · 09-19-2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Not likely.. unless we make every day a Buy-a-thon!

I know. I was only kidding.

AlaskaDon · 09-19-2007, 07:18 PM

If your order contains Troy, that would possibly account for the delay. I got an email today from Amazon stating that my order will be delayed by about a week. My other stuff for this week shipped already, but I had specified that it be shipped as the titles become available. If shipping as cheaply as possible then it might delay everything until they have Troy in stock. Other Warner titles like Smallville might also cause this but I'm not sure as Troy was the only Warner title in my order.

E-Dogg · 09-19-2007, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

Like the title says... Did the buy-a-thon kill Amazon?

I would love to think that we have the power to slow down something that huge... But maybe it's just me wanting my movies.

Anyway, the reason I ask is because my last order was processed and the shipping information was sent within a few hours.

With this latest one it's been 24 hours and the shipping information hasn't even been sent yet. It just says prepairing to ship...WTF?

Anyone else having this delay?

I am having the same issue with them and when I called them they really had no answer, but further frustrated me in actuality.

Here is the email they just sent me a few minutes ago....

Greetings from Amazon.com. I am very sorry about the delay in shipping your order. Unexpected changes in supply added time to the assembly of your shipment. We are processing your order now, and your package should leave our fulfillment center soon. We still expect your shipment to be delivered by the date listed in Your Account: 9/26/07 Once it has been shipped, we will send you an e-mail message confirming the date, contents, and method of your shipment.

clyon · 09-19-2007, 07:44 PM

I don't trust amazon ship times, one time it said that an ordered had not been shipped yet, but I got it in the mail that day. Another time it took 3 weeks for them to ship a PC games that was in stock, so they said.

msallaq · 09-19-2007, 07:49 PM

amazon have shiped mine Yesterday and get it tomorrow

AlaskaDon · 09-19-2007, 07:55 PM

Amazon pre-orders always go like clockwork for me. My stuff ships on the Monday before release date. I always specify Standard Shipping (free shipping takes forever to get up to Alaska) and my stuff is waiting for me when I get home on Friday. I've been doing this almost every week since probably February and it's always the same.

The Warner title delays have to be the problem. My copy of A Few Good Men went out Monday as usual.

tiger roach · 09-19-2007, 08:08 PM

My "shipped" message came promptly as always.

I'm sure the brass at Amazon are just pleased as hell to help us with our buy-a-thon. The guys in the shipping dept. maybe a little less so.

miked924 · 09-19-2007, 08:09 PM

No problems here, got my movies on time yesterday

martinstraka8282 · 09-19-2007, 08:11 PM

My order of The Condemned, We are Marshall and Troy shipped from amazon.com today around the same time I ordered it yesterday.

jamclaur · 09-19-2007, 09:03 PM

none of my stuff was new. It was all old titles...

And from the look of it not many people ordered what I got.

weeds 1
weeds 2
Finding Neverland
Good night, good luck

none of them are new releases.

jamclaur · 09-19-2007, 09:08 PM

Items shipping soon:
Delivery estimate: September 24, 2007 - September 26, 2007 1 of: Good Night and Good Luck [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
1 of: Weeds - Season 1 [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
1 of: Weeds Season 2 [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
1 of: Finding Neverland [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC

We are preparing these items for shipment and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed.

STILL????????

09-19-2007, 06:32 PM	#1
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	Did the buy-a-thon kill Amazon? Like the title says... Did the buy-a-thon kill Amazon? I would love to think that we have the power to slow down something that huge... But maybe it's just me wanting my movies. Anyway, the reason I ask is because my last order was processed and the shipping information was sent within a few hours. With this latest one it's been 24 hours and the shipping information hasn't even been sent yet. It just says prepairing to ship...WTF? Anyone else having this delay?

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09-19-2007, 06:34 PM	#2
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	Yes. I ordered Planet Earth and it's still not delivered. My non-BLU stuff ordered at the same time was shipped. What, did they keep just 3 copies on hand?

09-19-2007, 06:39 PM	#4
erowe83 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:1	YEa my order has said preparing to ship for the past 24-30 hours or so...

09-19-2007, 06:41 PM	#5
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Beats me, but I got my discs at Best Buy, and only got pre-orders on Amazon... Would be crazy if it has that kind of effect on the store.

09-19-2007, 06:46 PM	#6
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	I have seven blu's which haven't been delivered. None of them were new, so any delay should not be because of the distributor.

09-19-2007, 07:07 PM	#7
Cyorg Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX. PSN ID: Cyorg Blu-ray collection:62 Blu-ray reviews:1	The people at Amazon are probably in a panic right now. They're all like "what the hell!!!" Next we'll see an official announcement that Amazon.com will no longer sell HD-DVD because Blu-Ray is selling so well.

09-19-2007, 07:18 PM	#11
AlaskaDon Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:-	If your order contains Troy, that would possibly account for the delay. I got an email today from Amazon stating that my order will be delayed by about a week. My other stuff for this week shipped already, but I had specified that it be shipped as the titles become available. If shipping as cheaply as possible then it might delay everything until they have Troy in stock. Other Warner titles like Smallville might also cause this but I'm not sure as Troy was the only Warner title in my order.

09-19-2007, 07:44 PM	#13
clyon Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Just left of the Alpha Quadrant 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:824 Blu-ray reviews:8	I don't trust amazon ship times, one time it said that an ordered had not been shipped yet, but I got it in the mail that day. Another time it took 3 weeks for them to ship a PC games that was in stock, so they said.

09-19-2007, 07:49 PM	#14
msallaq Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:houston tx Blu-ray reviews:1	amazon have shiped mine Yesterday and get it tomorrow

09-19-2007, 07:55 PM	#15
AlaskaDon Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:-	Amazon pre-orders always go like clockwork for me. My stuff ships on the Monday before release date. I always specify Standard Shipping (free shipping takes forever to get up to Alaska) and my stuff is waiting for me when I get home on Friday. I've been doing this almost every week since probably February and it's always the same. The Warner title delays have to be the problem. My copy of A Few Good Men went out Monday as usual.

09-19-2007, 08:08 PM	#16
tiger roach Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:141 Blu-ray reviews:1	My "shipped" message came promptly as always. I'm sure the brass at Amazon are just pleased as hell to help us with our buy-a-thon. The guys in the shipping dept. maybe a little less so.

09-19-2007, 08:09 PM	#17
miked924 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Queens, NY Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:295 Blu-ray collection:1038 DVD collection:22 iTunes collection:4 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2	No problems here, got my movies on time yesterday

09-19-2007, 08:11 PM	#18
martinstraka8282 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:401 Blu-ray collection:1466 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	My order of The Condemned, We are Marshall and Troy shipped from amazon.com today around the same time I ordered it yesterday.

09-19-2007, 09:03 PM	#19
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	none of my stuff was new. It was all old titles... And from the look of it not many people ordered what I got. weeds 1 weeds 2 Finding Neverland Good night, good luck none of them are new releases.

09-19-2007, 09:08 PM	#20
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	Items shipping soon: Delivery estimate: September 24, 2007 - September 26, 2007 1 of: Good Night and Good Luck [Blu-ray] Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC 1 of: Weeds - Season 1 [Blu-ray] Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC 1 of: Weeds Season 2 [Blu-ray] Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC 1 of: Finding Neverland [Blu-ray] Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC We are preparing these items for shipment and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed. STILL????????

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