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good online sites for toy purchases
having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to
buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote: having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne I'll go to amazon.com for anything I don't get in Sam's or CostCo (toys, books, clothes, appliances, you name it). The reasons being 1. I hate shopping and 2. between the above mentioned three sources, I can get great choice, quality, price and return policy. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Anne Rogers wrote: having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne I'll go to amazon.com for anything I don't get in Sam's or CostCo (toys, books, clothes, appliances, you name it). The reasons being 1. I hate shopping and 2. between the above mentioned three sources, I can get great choice, quality, price and return policy. We have just placed our first order from Amazon and I am a very unhappy customer. Information on site regarding shipping and delivery times is totally misleading and consequently we will not be receiving the Christmas gifts ordered from there. Will probably never buy there again and have not yet been successful in finding a way of contacting them to express my dissatisfaction. To be specific, we ordered on Nov 10th, it is now Nov 28th and they are nowhere close to starting to deliver the parcel. Deliberately chose only items that were In Stock and sold/shipped from Amazon - as per their own recommendations - should have been shipped within 3 to 5 days according to their own website. Read all the information available about deadlines - we were well inside them (by about 3 weeks) and not only are we facing not receiving the items in time, they havent even shipped them. I run an online shop myself and if I dont mail the next day after payment, I have fallen down on the job. You dont expect a big company to give you that kind of personal service but I am damn annoyed at taking the time to check their own info only to find that they dont care about sticking to their own policy. Live and Learn - they miss out on future business from us. I love online shopping - it is much more convenient for us but I expect clear information on what to expect and that information to be accurate. cheers Leah |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. The December issue of Parents magazine has a review of 4 online sites. They had someone try to purchase an identical set of toys from 4 different online stores, then rate them based on price, return policy, and shipping and handling. I don't have it right in front of me, but I believe KB Toys was the winner. Annie |
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Anne Rogers wrote: having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne Childcraft.com: 'things' and kid-type supplies LLBean.com: clothes, shoes, winterwear These are my 2 favorites; epinions.com has 'user ratings' of various on-line stores -- just enter the name of the item you're searching for (or use froogle in google), and cross-check with epinions. Caledonia |
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"A & L Lane" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Anne Rogers wrote: having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne I'll go to amazon.com for anything I don't get in Sam's or CostCo (toys, books, clothes, appliances, you name it). The reasons being 1. I hate shopping and 2. between the above mentioned three sources, I can get great choice, quality, price and return policy. We have just placed our first order from Amazon and I am a very unhappy customer. Information on site regarding shipping and delivery times is totally misleading and consequently we will not be receiving the Christmas gifts ordered from there. Will probably never buy there again and have not yet been successful in finding a way of contacting them to express my dissatisfaction. To be specific, we ordered on Nov 10th, it is now Nov 28th and they are nowhere close to starting to deliver the parcel. Deliberately chose only items that were In Stock and sold/shipped from Amazon - as per their own recommendations - should have been shipped within 3 to 5 days according to their own website. Read all the information available about deadlines - we were well inside them (by about 3 weeks) and not only are we facing not receiving the items in time, they havent even shipped them. I run an online shop myself and if I dont mail the next day after payment, I have fallen down on the job. You dont expect a big company to give you that kind of personal service but I am damn annoyed at taking the time to check their own info only to find that they dont care about sticking to their own policy. Live and Learn - they miss out on future business from us. I love online shopping - it is much more convenient for us but I expect clear information on what to expect and that information to be accurate. cheers Leah I would call the company and tell them to cancel the order. If they don't refund the money, file a written claim with the credit card company. Jeff |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites. Cheers Anne Target, WalMart, ToysRUs, barnes and noble (bn.com), lego, and Amazon.com all have toys that you can order over the web. Jeff |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... "A & L Lane" wrote in message ... I would call the company and tell them to cancel the order. If they don't refund the money, file a written claim with the credit card company. Jeff Thanks - just did that about an hour ago after they pushed back the delivery date for a third time. Apparently, even though both books are listed as "in stock", at least one of them actually isnt. I suppose you are supposed to be telepathic to work that out but I wont be ordering from Amazon again. No worries about the credit card - just annoyed that the system works so badly that they cant get "out of stock/in stock" correct - it is a pretty fundamental issue for online shopping. cheers Leah |
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A & L Lane wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... "A & L Lane" wrote in message ... I would call the company and tell them to cancel the order. If they don't refund the money, file a written claim with the credit card company. Jeff Thanks - just did that about an hour ago after they pushed back the delivery date for a third time. Apparently, even though both books are listed as "in stock", at least one of them actually isnt. I suppose you are supposed to be telepathic to work that out but I wont be ordering from Amazon again. No worries about the credit card - just annoyed that the system works so badly that they cant get "out of stock/in stock" correct - it is a pretty fundamental issue for online shopping. Very odd. I have to say that I order a *lot* from amazon, and haven't ever had that sort of problem. I'm not suggesting that you made a mistake somehow--it sure sounds like they screwed up, which is totally unacceptable. I'm just a tad surprised, given my track record. Best wishes, Ericka |
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"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message . .. A & L Lane wrote: "Jeff" wrote in message ink.net... "A & L Lane" wrote in message ... I would call the company and tell them to cancel the order. If they don't refund the money, file a written claim with the credit card company. Jeff Thanks - just did that about an hour ago after they pushed back the delivery date for a third time. Apparently, even though both books are listed as "in stock", at least one of them actually isnt. I suppose you are supposed to be telepathic to work that out but I wont be ordering from Amazon again. No worries about the credit card - just annoyed that the system works so badly that they cant get "out of stock/in stock" correct - it is a pretty fundamental issue for online shopping. Very odd. I have to say that I order a *lot* from amazon, and haven't ever had that sort of problem. I'm not suggesting that you made a mistake somehow--it sure sounds like they screwed up, which is totally unacceptable. I'm just a tad surprised, given my track record. Best wishes, Ericka A few months ago, Toys R Us and Amazon had a relationship such that Toys R Us provided the Toys for the Amazon Toy Store. Then there was a messy divorce. Perhaps the poor service is just growing pains from when Amazon was forced to go at it alone (or lose market share). Personally, I have never ordered from Amazon.com (I always ordered books from Barnes and Noble - had excellent service - or just went to the library for their great prices, which I pay whether I use it or not). http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11641703/ Jeff |
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