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SKisaGooner
post Oct 9 2011, 11:39 PM

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QUOTE(Blue07 @ Nov 6 2010, 10:22 AM)
I have and I find it excellent. Shipping is free anywhere in the world and the prices are very competitive. The titles I want are usually not available in store in most of the bookshops here and I have to place orders which increases the price of the books by quite a bit at the end of the day. I actually made a comparison recently between ordering off bookdepository (taking into account the exchange rate) and place an order with a bookstore. Worked out to be cheaper ordering off bookdepository.

If you order more than one book, they will all arrive in separate packages so don't worry that your order went missing. My orders generally take about 10 - 14 WORKING days to arrive. I guess delivery time also depends on many factors - I'd expect deliveries over the Christmas period to be slower, for example.

I am SO glad I found Book Depository!
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Glad to hear this. I placed an order on 4th Oct and they dispatched it at 6th/7th. Anxiously waiting.

EDIT: Is there any hidden charges once the bill comes? Taxes? Unfair exchange rate?

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SKisaGooner
post Oct 19 2011, 06:50 AM

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If the book doesn't come within the expected time, who do I go to?

And what if I'm not around when the book arrives?

Added on October 21, 2011, 2:00 pmI've already waited for 10 working days since my product has been shipped, and it still hasn't arrive.

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If it does show as shipped and hasn't turned arrived in the expected time, please check with your local delivery office before contacting us with the details.


So who do I go to to check? I'm a bit concerned at the moment. There's a possibility that it has come but I wasn't home, but I didn't get any notification mail too.

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SKisaGooner
post Nov 27 2011, 03:29 PM

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Ordered from the U.S website this time, bookdepository.COM

Placed my order on 10/11/2011, shipped on 12/11/2011, now it's 27/11/2011 and I'm anxiously waiting. According to the help page, it'd take 7-10 working days for the book to arrive.

Anyone has any experience on the U.S. website?
SKisaGooner
post Nov 28 2011, 05:58 PM

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QUOTE(yitjuan @ Nov 28 2011, 03:21 PM)
malaysian mail , takes about a month.

how was your previous experience?
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The U.K. one was almost late, but it made it. The U.S. one already is.

By the way I bought 3 books of the same title from the U.K., and they fit it into a rugged, fitting cardboard box, resulting in blunt edges. Not very happy about it. The one I bought singularly was packed nicely with bubble wrap and all.

So you guys might want to not order books in large quantities if it's paperback.

Added on December 1, 2011, 4:03 pmOrder finally arrived today. But it has 20+ torn pages. Not happy, asking for an exchange. Waiting for reply. Let's see how they fix this, if they're asking me to pay a cent for their mistake I will not be pleased.

Added on December 5, 2011, 1:03 amThe company offered me a free replacement! I don't even have to return the book.

So now I'm selling my copy: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2135618

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