Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by MovieDood

I agree with this completely.

The warehouse was just hit with unexpected circumstances. A month's worth of orders in one day and then restrictions that prevented them from hiring extra help.

I think they are doing the best they can to dig out from under the mess. I have no problem waiting for my order. I just am amazed at how impatient some people have been. They aren't delivering medicine to anyone. These are Blu-rays that most people will throw into a pile and watch at a future date. Is it really the end-of-the-world that most initial orders will have to wait 4+ weeks for delivery? Is it that damn important you get the Blu-rays that you purchased in a closing sale in a record amount of time?

If you follow both threads you will see that even after the "you will get what you ordered as long as you didn't get a previous cancelation notice" is also false for all titles as the inventory was so poorly controled that they did in fact give out titles for later orders that should have been availabe for the first day orders.

"impatience" here is rational in that until your order arrives there are no guarentees you will get your order, and other avenues for many of the titels are dramatically over priced 3rd party sellers at this point since we are dealing with sold out limited edition titles.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by 78deluxe

If you follow both threads you will see that even after the "you will get what you ordered as long as you didn't get a previous cancelation notice" is also false for all titles as the inventory was so poorly controled that they did in fact give out titles for later orders that should have been availabe for the first day orders.

"impatience" here is rational in that until your order arrives there are no guarentees you will get your order, and other avenues for many of the titels are dramatically over priced 3rd party sellers at this point since we are dealing with sold out limited edition titles.

Yeah its a joke. I placed one of the first orders the morning of the 10th (because I knew the sale was coming) and my order still hasn't shipped, even after they said they are prioritizing orders in the order they came in. I picked up most of them from SAE since I'm not confident I will get most of them, but if I do, then I will just flip them on eBay.

[thebalconyfool]

Originally Posted by Brandon K

Cutter's Way has now jumped to just 2 copies left at SAE, in case anyone was observing its previously-slow decline and thinking they'd wait for it.

It appears to have sold out now.

[jmclick]

Anastasia, featuring Ingrid Bergman's Best Actress Oscar-winning performance, has reappeared on the Twilight Time website for those of you who have been considering a purchase.

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by jmclick

Anastasia, featuring Ingrid Bergman's Best Actress Oscar-winning performance, has reappeared on the Twilight Time website for those of you who have been considering a purchase.

Thought it was a bore, not sure I'll ever watch it again.

If it didn't have Ingrid in HD, I wouldn't have even made it through.

[omahajon]

Got my order today! Never really bothered with many from TT. No real reason why, but I do like their clear cases, booklets, and releasing of movies that would be stuck somewhere not being released. I grabbed Rapid Fire and the 2 gialli.

[belcherman]

Just out of curiosity, how many people ordered on 5/10 and still haven’t received their order or a shipment notification?

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiosity, how many people ordered on 5/10 and still haven’t received their order or a shipment notification?

Right here. At this point I kind of wish I ordered from SAE or just didn't order at all. I'd rather pay a few extra dollars instead of wondering where the hell my order is.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiosity, how many people ordered on 5/10 and still haven’t received their order or a shipment notification?

Yo

No worries, though. 10/11 titles I got are blind buys and I have plenty of other things to watch in the meantime.

[TheHistorian]

Follow up:

After canceling my orders with TT a week ago, I ordered all the items elsewhere, for marginally higher cost.

Everything has arrived, and is sitting in my garage (in covid package quarantine).



A week...

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiosity, how many people ordered on 5/10 and still haven’t received their order or a shipment notification?

It is fair to assume many based on the posts we have seen here, which is only a fraction of the orders placed.

The only thing I recieved, nearly 5 weeks out now are email "updates/excuses" no shipping notifications.

[Page14]

Originally Posted by bdgking

SAE : Low quantity update :

Cutters Way = 37
Bridge At The Remagen = 49
Zelig less than 70 remain

Also low quantities on :

RollerBall
Alamo Bay
American Buffalo
Born Free
Gran Bollito
The Happy Ending
Beat The Devil

Thank you for the heads up on this. Because of seeing your low quantity alert for The Bridge at Remagen, I was able to order a copy before they sold out. I received a shipping notice today.

(I was holding out as long as I could before ordering from SAE, just in case I'd have to add a title if any titles on my outstanding order on the Twilight Time website got canceled.)

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiosity, how many people ordered on 5/10 and still haven’t received their order or a shipment notification?

I’m one of them but my order was #736xx so it was probably later than some other folks since I’m 6 hrs behind EDT.

[Brandon K]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I’m one of them but my order was #736xx so it was probably later than some other folks since I’m 6 hrs behind EDT.

Latest update on mine:

- TT #720xx, ordered 5/10, shipped 6/05, arrived 6/11
- TT #722xx, ordered 5/10, shipped 6/08, arrived 6/13
- TT #723xx, ordered 5/10, shipped 6/05, arrived 6/11
- TT #726xx, ordered 5/10
- TT #772xx, ordered 5/12

I also might have placed another SAE order today which, assuming all my TT orders arrive complete, will bring my total to 67 releases

A good handful of my SAE orders arrived this week, so the watching is commencing this weekend!

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Right here. At this point I kind of wish I ordered from SAE or just didn't order at all. I'd rather pay a few extra dollars instead of wondering where the hell my order is.

I never would have been able to get the ok from my wife to order the roughly $150 worth of titles if I didn’t have the closing down forever story to tell her. (On Mother’s Day too!)

[yellowcakeuf6]

30+ days and no shipping notice. The only thing that explains this is it has to be just one or maybe two people handling the orders and shipping.

[MovieDood]

Originally Posted by yellowcakeuf6

30+ days and no shipping notice. The only thing that explains this is it has to be just one or maybe two people handling the orders and shipping.

I have been getting newsletter updates. Have you?

At least it seems they have been attempting to contact their customers via email updates every week (though I haven't gotten one yet this week)

[Brandon K]

Originally Posted by yellowcakeuf6

30+ days and no shipping notice. The only thing that explains this is it has to be just one or maybe two people handling the orders and shipping.

I received shipping email notices for 2 of my orders, but a third one shipped and I didn't get an email notice about it. I'd login and check your account if you haven't already, to see if any of your orders have been stealth shipped!

[yellowcakeuf6]

Originally Posted by MovieDood

I have been getting newsletter updates. Have you?

At least it seems they have been attempting to contact their customers via email updates every week (though I haven't gotten one yet this week)

No. I got the one a few days after the order telling me there would be a delay. That's it.

[MovieDood]

Originally Posted by yellowcakeuf6

No. I got the one a few days after the order telling me there would be a delay. That's it.

I have gotten an email from them every week with progress reports (except this week). Maybe in your spam folder?