Free shipping at Barns & Noble? Don't buy DVDs from these guys

Free shipping at Barns & Noble on anything over $25 means free alright
they must give your goods to a blind sloth driving a postal truck
making deliveries. I've been waiting now for three weeks for something
that suppose to take 3 to 8 days. Standard shipping my ASS!

 

Wouldn't that be a post office problem? Seems like once B&N put your stuff
on the delivery truck it's kind of out of their hands.

 

It's called book rate. The post office offers this very cheap postage
and this is precisely what you get generally from places that offer free
shipping, unless otherwise stated. It can take a couple of weeks to
ship something.

 

Call 1-800-THE-BOOK and see if BN will resolve your problem.

-DVDfanatico

 

It's sometimes difficult to know just what the Post Office is up to.
I received several dvd's in recent months from the US (I live in
Canada) and they usually take about a week with postage under 3$, but
just the other day a dvd came from Seattle and it took almost 3 weeks
with the same postage as the other. Alternatively, I get dvd's from
France and they don't take longer than a week. Go figure.....

PL

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The idea with media mail (formerly "fourth class", I believe) is
that it moves on a space-available basis. The effect is that it
takes somewhat longer on average than first class or Priority Mail,
but there's A LOT more variability in shipping times, even between
the same two points. (In my MATH200 class, I would say that the
standard deviation is very much greater for media mail compared to
first class.)

If you're in Canada, you have to add in the variability of customs.

 

Ahhh...I wondered why media mail (thanks for the specification; I
couldn't remember the exact name) would often vary in delivery times. I
guess that makes sense now.

The lesson to be learned, though, is that if you don't have the patience
to wait for something, don't opt for the free shipping unless it's free
second day, priority, etc. shipping.

 

I order computer hardware from a place called Newegg.com and
when they ship stuff for free it's at my door within 30 hours
or less. The next time I order something that's coming from
back East thought I'll pay extra for shipping. I don't mind
waiting 8 days really I don't but what gets me is the place
where you buy it from doesn't even want to help find your
goods after they ship it really sucks.

Nick

 

Newegg generally sends FedEX on their shipments. Which means they have
tracking capabilities. But when you have something shipped media rate,
there is no tracking. So once Barnes & Noble gives your order to the
USPS, there is no way for them to track it down. There's also no way
for the post office to track it down either. That's the hand off for
getting stuff sent via media rate. If you want a guarantee, you have to
send it UPS, FedEX, or priority mail with tracking confirmation.

 

I thought media-mail tracking was available, but usps.com confirms
what you said. Delivery confirmation is available, but not tracking.

 

I have had both good luck and bad luck from Barns & Noble. You can track
the stuff on the comuter so there isnt any real big surprises where the
stuff is at.

It also depends which house they ship it out of. If it comes from the NV
one, I have to wait a while longer it seems being in WV. But some comes
from NJ or through Tenn it seems pretty fast. I have gotten things 3
days after I order it and sometime 3 weeks. It comes not only through
post office but also partial post.

I have had some problems where they have sent me completly the wrong
orders a few times and their books and dvds dont always come in perfect
order (broken bindings, broken dvd containers or riped plastic covers.)

But with my discount card, free shipping, and no tax, hard to find
availabilty, its overall is worth it on low end small realese items.

 

yeah, that all makes sense, and now that I think of it, I pay about
15Euros shipping per dvd from france, I guess that's why they get here
faster than it takes for a birthday card to get next door.
PL

Paul Lefebvre
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I finally found where my good are. The Postal Service finally
tracked it and it's in Bell, CA on it's way to my address here
in Southern Nevada. It's should be here by Wednesday or Thursday.
Damn pony express!

Nick

 

I thought their prices being higher than everyone else WITHOUT
shipping was enough for people to steer clear...

- Jordan

 

You're right their prices are very high but it was the only
place that had what I was looking for. Every other place
online were sold out.

Nick

 

It takes that long to walk next door? ;-)

 

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