3D Blu-ray importing and delivery thread (Amazon, Zavvi, Jpc, tariffs etc.)

[mredman]

Originally Posted by Adam_WM

Amazon UK pre-orders have stopped. This obviously has to do with Amazon UK temporarily not restocking warehouses so they can focus on shipping critical supplies to people. Hopefully, we all still get these at some point. LOL

They should all be up for order when they reach the release date.

[Adam_WM]

Originally Posted by mredman

They should all be up for order when they reach the release date.

We can hope! Uncharted territory right now

[mredman]

Originally Posted by Adam_WM

We can hope! Uncharted territory right now

of course they will when they become available. its pre-orders that is not available. when these pre-orders reach their release date it will be available of course.

[emailking]

Hopefully Amazon will be able to dispatch this on time, send it overseas, and delivery services here will be able to deliver it. I am worried about increasing isolation over time.

[emailking]

StarDog and TurboCat 3D is gone too. That's not Fox/Disney is it? Luckily I have it pre-ordered already.

[Adam_WM]

Originally Posted by emailking

Hopefully Amazon will be able to dispatch this on time, send it overseas, and delivery services here will be able to deliver it. I am worried about increasing isolation over time.

It does seem like even in many of the places where there is steep lockdown, delivery still exists.

[Brandon K]

Originally Posted by xootoo

Heard that Amazon will use their storage room for Corona relief supplies instead of entertainment products like movies & games.

And from the Star Wars thread:

Originally Posted by Adam_WM

This obviously has to do with Amazon UK temporarily not restocking warehouses so they can focus on shipping critical supplies to people.

Is this confirmed by Amazon or just random rumor?

Because that makes no sense to me. These are pre-orders. Pre-orders = sales without having to stock inventory, and allows the retailer to better gauge the amount of inventory needed instead of having too many copies to store when they're released, or not enough copies = lost sales. By keeping pre-orders open, they increase sales and all they have to do is just immediately turn around those products when they arrive = no storage room / restocking required. Pre-orders also reduce storage overhead because the more people that pre-order instead of buying anywhere from 1 week to a couple months after release, the less you might need to store to meet sales (again to not lose sales).

[Adam_WM]

Originally Posted by Brandon K

And from the Star Wars thread:

Is this confirmed by Amazon or just random rumor?

Because that makes no sense to me. These are pre-orders. Pre-orders = sales without having to stock inventory, and allows the retailer to better gauge the amount of inventory needed instead of having too many copies to store when they're released, or not enough copies = lost sales. By keeping pre-orders open, they increase sales and all they have to do is just immediately turn around those products when they arrive = no storage room / restocking required. Pre-orders also reduce storage overhead because the more people that pre-order instead of buying anywhere from 1 week to a couple months after release, the less you might need to store to meet sales (again to not lose sales).

There have been plenty of articles talking about Amazon and what they are going to put a priority on stocking during this crisis. They have said they aren't taking anymore FBA shipments from 3rd party suppliers and are delaying intake of external shipments for various things.

[panman40]

Spoke to Amazon UK earlier and my 4 pre orders I made a while ago will be honoured, turbocat on April 4th and frozen 2 30th march.

[pixote]

Originally Posted by mredman

of course they will when they become available. its pre-orders that is not available. when these pre-orders reach their release date it will be available of course.

A Third Window release that came out on March 16th can't be purchased from AMAZON UK directly as they don't have any. The guy who runs Third Window films posted on social media that he's having trouble getting stock to them. He didn't go into details, but I assume it's because Amazon isn't taking on physical media at this point to make room for essential supplies. You can buy it from third party vendors and other UK outlets like HMV or on Ebay, so it's Amazon UK that he's having problems with.

[Adam_WM]

Originally Posted by panman40

Spoke to Amazon UK earlier and my 4 pre orders I made a while ago will be honoured, turbocat on April 4th and frozen 2 30th march.

That's good news anyway... did they say they just aren't taking more orders for now or anything?

[panman40]

Originally Posted by Adam_WM

That's good news anyway... did they say they just aren't taking more orders for now or anything?

She said that basically she didn’t really know, just that my pre orders would come through ok.

[Brandon K]

Onward, Frozen 2, Star Wars and StarDog are all available for pre-order again on Amazon UK.

Originally Posted by eselv73

If you care about 3D enough, I believe there are plenty of 3D/4K projectors available. I realize a projector doesn't work for some set-ups (such as apartments perhaps)

I use a 3D projector in my apartment... I have the projector in the hallway just off the living room to get the distance, and I just use a blank wall in my living room. It's a weird setup and I'd love a better one, but it does the job in my living space for now. I bought it about 2.5 years ago and it was one of the best purchases I ever made!

[Brandon K]

Originally Posted by Adam_WM

Amazon UK pre-orders have stopped.

Amazon UK pre-orders are back up.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by Brandon K

Amazon UK pre-orders are back up.

Yep. For Onward too and everything Else

[Smallfoot]

Originally Posted by arob

Getting worried that this might get cancelled completely now. Disney is releasing it on Digital today, and Disney plus on April 3rd. They must have lost a ton on it since it had to leave theaters so early.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/o...nd-1203540197/

Amazon.de also stopped at lot of Blu-Ray pre-orders last week, including Onward. According to the german news site bluray-disc.de this should have technical reasons that Amazon wants to fix.
Today I see that most pre-orders are enabled again, including Onward 3D-Blu-Ray. Same for Amazon.co.uk.

[DataTapeReadout]

I pre-ordered Rise of Skywalker 3D blu-ray from Amazon a couple of months ago. As it turns out, I’m unexpectedly moving and need to update my address. The Amazon UK pre-order page now says it can’t be delivered to the USA. It errors when I try to update my address in my order and the product page also states it can’t be delivered to a USA address. I checked my pre-order for Frozen II 3D and it shows the same thing. Is this Disney blocking orders or is this maybe a result of the Coronavirus?

[DataTapeReadout]

I pre-ordered Frozen 3D blu-ray from Amazon a couple of months ago. As it turns out, I’m unexpectedly moving and need to update my address. The Amazon UK pre-order page now says it can’t be delivered to the USA. It errors when I try to update my address in my order and the product page also states it can’t be delivered to a USA address. I checked my pre-order for Rise of Skywalker 3D and it shows the same thing. Is this Disney blocking orders or is this maybe a result of the Coronavirus? (I posted this in the Rise of Skywalker thread as well.)

[pixote]

Originally Posted by DataTapeReadout

I pre-ordered Rise of Skywalker 3D blu-ray from Amazon a couple of months ago. As it turns out, I’m unexpectedly moving and need to update my address. The Amazon UK pre-order page now says it can’t be delivered to the USA. It errors when I try to update my address in my order and the product page also states it can’t be delivered to a USA address. I checked my pre-order for Frozen II 3D and it shows the same thing. Is this Disney blocking orders or is this maybe a result of the Coronavirus?

They've changed something. I made an order on Amazon UK yesterday morning and today I can't even find the item in a search, the only way for me to get back to it is via my order, otherwise it's being filtered because of where I live. I know Amazon France and Italy removed a lot of the Blu-Ray's starting today, most items deemed non-essential won't be shipped domestic or international. All the items I have saved for later in my Amazon France basket are no longer available from Amazon France. It was announced yesterday. There's a link to it on Amazon France front page;

The activities of Amazon continue, however given the current situation, we give priority to the products that customers need most. Some other products may be temporarily unavailable, and delivery times may be longer than normal.

[BikerMarty]

Does anyone know of any suppliers that ship Kino Lober, titles internationally.

Looking for TAZA 3D, Amazon appears to be not allowing any preorders.

Tried to order through Kino site, it can’t seem to get past the ‘State/Province’ select, in the shipping address. ( though can select United Kingdom, in the ‘country’ select’)

Thanks, for any help