Amazon UK Allowing Standard Shipping To USA Again

[Skeets Kelly]

Seems odd to me that the biggest online retailer in the world won't ship or price gouges for shipping to the States now but you can still order from the little guys for reasonable (comparably, that is) shipping.

[ikms]

Originally Posted by Skeets Kelly

Seems odd to me that the biggest online retailer in the world won't ship or price gouges for shipping to the States now but you can still order from the little guys for reasonable (comparably, that is) shipping.

It was the last thing I expected as I had been shopping mainly at the UK Amazon for years (importing 99% of my discs) thanks to their typically good prices and the VAT deduction making the international S&H better than free. Going back to the minor shops (none of which has the same selection or basic price-tracking) seems very late 90s early 2000s blackstar/bensons world. While I'm glad the small sites get more business, but it means less purchases overall and missing out on many limited editions.

[Americo]

Was gonna buy some limited stuff from 101, and Arrow... but decided to call it quits. Cheapest shipping for 7 Blu-ray's is like $40, and you got the taxes too.

Tried going straight to 101, and it was ugly there too. About $27 per Blu. The new taxes, and shipping has plummeted my Europe buys.

[dex14]

Originally Posted by Americo

Was gonna buy some limited stuff from 101, and Arrow... but decided to call it quits. Cheapest shipping for 7 Blu-ray's is like $40, and you got the taxes too.

Tried going straight to 101, and it was ugly there too. About $27 per Blu. The new taxes, and shipping has plummeted my Europe buys.

Zavvi has a flat rate.

[Americo]

Originally Posted by dex14

Zavvi has a flat rate.

Yeah, I buy from them now.

[Baguda]

Originally Posted by dex14

Zavvi has a flat rate.

I haven't looked at UK or Germany shipping prices for a long time since I got frustrated with the shipping price increases. I remember some months ago I looked at Zavvi when they had a decent deal on Disneys, I think, but I don't think I ordered because there wasn't anything Disney I didn't already have.

Correct me if I'm wrong: isn't Zavvi UK missing a lot of titles that Amazon UK or Germany has? For instance, I regret not having bought Hobbs & Shaw 3D, Germini Man 3D, and Flight of the Navigator Blurays when they were available before Amazon UK shipping prices skyrocketed (which I never expected to happen). I'm pretty sure Zavvi doesn't carry any of those and probably never will. Perhaps I'll be able to get Raya and the Last Dragon 3D from Zavvi someday as they do tend to carry Disney/Marvel, but AFAIK Zavvi just doesn't have that much that I want.

[GrouchoDis]

Originally Posted by Baguda

Correct me if I'm wrong: isn't Zavvi UK missing a lot of titles that Amazon UK or Germany has? For instance, I regret not having bought Hobbs & Shaw 3D, Germini Man 3D, and Flight of the Navigator Blurays when they were available before Amazon UK shipping prices skyrocketed (which I never expected to happen). I'm pretty sure Zavvi doesn't carry any of those and probably never will. Perhaps I'll be able to get Raya and the Last Dragon 3D from Zavvi someday as they do tend to carry Disney/Marvel, but AFAIK Zavvi just doesn't have that much that I want.

They don't have as much stock as Amazon UK but they do have most titles, they also have a lot of exclusive steelbooks if that's your thing. They do have the boutique labels like Eureka, Indicator, etc but in pretty low quantities. You do pay VAT but they do have regular sales, sometimes quite good ones, and flat shipping helps makes it worth it. Your only other real option at this point that I'm aware of is Rarewaves but they have even less stock but cheap shipping, so good for individual titles.

I do try to add UK titles to both my Amazon UK and Zavvi wishlists to keep track of them.

Wherever you buy from, the exchange rate is pretty terrible now so I haven't been getting much from the UK lately.

[Americo]

Is Amazon UK not shipping to the US now? I am trying to buy some common Arrow titles, but Amazon EU S.a.r.L. is nowhere to be found for most titles now.

[hariseldon]

They're shipping plenty of stuff, but like much of the last couple years certain titels and certain studios are UK Only.

[Bobaray]

Shipping from Amazon UK to the USA seem to be dropping in price finally. Many (not all) items on my wish list that used to show 10-14 pounds now show a 7 to 8 pounds shipping cost!

[lucasatakros]

AmazonJP Marvel's Agents of Shield Season 6 & 7 are now around $50 each in US dollars......

[Raffy]

Fifth Element 4k from StudioCanal currently on sale for $23 with free delivery.
I (US address) just ordered one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1