......astonishing isn't it? And in most cases none of the release have been "good enough" to warrant that expenditure. What I mean is that there always seems to be some form of controversy, tinkering, changes. issues with the releases.I’ve just worked it out & since the 2011 boxset came out & after I’ve bought the forthcoming 11 4k steels from Zavvi I will have spent over £1,000 on Star Wars media! ...
Italian Rogue One has shipped. No date at all on Force Awakens now.
JB refunds GST on request.JB HiFi just announced their buy one get one free deal. Knock yourselves out.
Only thing annoys me about JB is that they don't remove the GST for international orders whereas Sanity does
JB HiFi just announced their buy one get one free deal. Knock yourselves out.
Only thing annoys me about JB is that they don't remove the GST for international orders whereas Sanity does
JB refunds GST on request.
However I'd never buy any buy one get one free from them as they have a habit of mucking up the customs delaration and putting the full value of the 2 discs rather than just the one paid for. Any potential savings can rapidly turn into costing more especially if they ship each disc of the order seperately and put value of 2 discs on each package.
Thanks for the info on the GST. Was aware of the shipment issues, not a problem for me waiting I'm in no rush. Interested in the headaches you mention. I saw some comments before about separate orders being sent together going over customs limits, again I'm not overly worried about it. Was there some other issue?FYI Australia has currently suspended economy airmail shipments so if you order anything from JB Hi-Fi don't expect it anytime soon (been over 7 weeks since they sent me an item and that was before shipments stopped)
You can get the GST refunded you just need to request it once your order has shipped.
After the headaches JB caused several of us back in March I won't be using them again.
Thanks for the info on the GST. Was aware of the shipment issues, not a problem for me waiting I'm in no rush. Interested in the headaches you mention. I saw some comments before about separate orders being sent together going over customs limits, again I'm not overly worried about it. Was there some other issue?
Customs is always a bit of a gamble. I rarely get charges on airmail from Oz, though I would be concerned about them putting full price on all items in a BOGOF scenario in case it did get caught in customs. I have no big problem paying fees but not on an inflated price. Hopefully it gets through ok
Thanks for the info. I had read the comments and took them to mean the total item value was included where some items were covered under the get one free promotion, I didn't realise it was the total order value on each package on orders that were split out on multiple packages. That would be a concern.Basically I and several others ordered all the Star Wars UHDs during their last Buy Two Get One Free sale and assumed they would all be sent in a single package so worked out what the potential customs charges would be and decided it was a great deal but then JB Hi-Fi started to split the order into separate packages which if caught would not only kill any discount but make them very expensive and that was assuming they didn't mark each package with the order total because if they did it could add £100+ to the cost.
I was able to cancel the remainder of my order before the rest started to ship so only have to worry about the one item (like I said been over 7 weeks now) but needless to say it was not a good experience and certainly won't be using them for anything else unless its a single item under the limit that I don't care about when it arrives.
Thanks for the info. I had read the comments and took them to mean the total item value was included where some items were covered under the get one free promotion, I didn't realise it was the total order value on each package on orders that were split out on multiple packages. That would be a concern.
Has this actually happened much?
My items are all in stock and in total don't come to a huge value, six discs - I'd hope they would ship in max two shipments. Will risk it, as I've rarely had any customs issues with Oz post shipments hopefully it will work out.
I note Sanity state in their FAQs that they don't split international shipments. It would make sense to do it as little as possible due to shipment costs internationally on multiple packages Vs one package.
I read a few reports on here and another forum about them putting the order total on each package and that was enough to convince me to cancel the lot as I wasn't risking it.
Apparently Zavvi will be opening pre-orders for a Star wars steelbook tomorrow, so hopefully this'll mean UK normal individuals are not far away!
20 weeks brings us to Oct. Probably release in time for Xmas. Glad I got the boxset even if it was pricey
Where from?Picked up the original trilogy yesterday for less than AU$15 each thanks to a ‘buy 1 get 1 free’ sale (actually half that with Christmas voucher).
Where from?
Shame about the 8 week wait there, Indy! May’ve timed that purchase just as Covid-19 hit, so perhaps that’s to blame?That would be JB Hi-Fi ands while a bargain at first glance be aware things could turn out very different not to mention the fact it has been nearly 8 weeks since they sent me a UHD and still no sign of it.
Shame about the 8 week wait there, Indy! May’ve timed that purchase just as Covid-19 hit, so perhaps that’s to blame?