Kathie Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi, I am just recovering from the shock of finding out there is no Amazon in Oz... Apparently amazon uk will deliver to Australia, has anyone any experience of this - what are the costs and delivery times like? And is there a cheaper alternative such as amazon.com? I'm an online shopahoilc, and this is not good news! Thanks, Kathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Most of us use amazon.com. the American site. Much cheaper than Australian books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry & Melanie Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi, I am just recovering from the shock of finding out there is no Amazon in Oz...Apparently amazon uk will deliver to Australia, has anyone any experience of this - what are the costs and delivery times like? And is there a cheaper alternative such as amazon.com? I'm an online shopahoilc, and this is not good news! Thanks, Kathy x Hi Kathy, Hubby orders from Amazon uk all the time....they also take off VAT at the checkout which more or less covers the postage and in some catagories the postage is free if you spend over a certain amount (which hubby usually does!). The delivery times are quite good...usually about 10 days. Hes got most of the Aussies in his office ordering from them!!! lol Melanie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Thank you!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 If looking for things like books rather than sticking to one amazon like amazon.co.uk use http://www.booko.com.au. It searches LOTS of book sites like amazon in uk, canada, usa, the different book depository sites etc and displays all prices including delivery. BTW until at least October 21st 2012 amazon.co.uk delivers free books, music and dvd's to Australia for orders of at least 25 pounds. And of course you save the 20% VAT so cheaper than buying from the UK. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200627060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Thank you - I'd never heard of booko before. Just had a quick look and liked what I saw so cheers fro that x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest59177 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Word for the wary - I too have tried these 'rate comparison' websites for books. Here are the gotchas: 1. When you figure in the shipment costs the price might not be that great. 2. The lesser priced books will almost always be international editions. 3. At least once I ordered a newer edition and got an older one. The site had misrepresented the info. A better idea might be to buy one of the used books from Amazon itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hi, I am just recovering from the shock of finding out there is no Amazon in Oz...Apparently amazon uk will deliver to Australia, has anyone any experience of this - what are the costs and delivery times like? And is there a cheaper alternative such as amazon.com? I'm an online shopahoilc, and this is not good news! Thanks, Kathy x I've ordered quite a few books from the UK site. But, Amazon will only post over books,dvd's and videos' to Australia. I've just had an order delivered and it only took about 10 days. Good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpot Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 This is where an e-reader comes in *really* handy. I'm just downloading books from the net, exactly as I would at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackboots Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Love amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk both really good though i use the Uk all the time for Films , books etc free super saver delivery most of the time as well ... The american one i use for my Kindle .. Brilliant !:wink: also really good on delivery i ordered last week a shed load for xmas presents and they emailed to say on their way so should get them soon . Also the book depository are good and free delivery on books as well , they also get here really quickly ... its worth the wait anyway . Books are a shocking price here your average paperback can be 21 $ which is bad it soon adds up, if your reading up to date books .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioban Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If looking for things like books rather than sticking to one amazon like amazon.co.uk use www.booko.com.au. It searches LOTS of book sites like amazon in uk, canada, usa, the different book depository sites etc and displays all prices including delivery. BTW until at least October 21st 2012 amazon.co.uk delivers free books, music and dvd's to Australia for orders of at least 25 pounds. And of course you save the 20% VAT so cheaper than buying from the UK. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200627060 Looking to buy some books and am spending over £25 but free delivery seems to have ended in January - does anyone know if there is a code for free delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I hate looking at Amazon.com....when you see the price of a Weber BBQ over there and they won't send to Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Hi, I am just recovering from the shock of finding out there is no Amazon in Oz...Apparently amazon uk will deliver to Australia, has anyone any experience of this - what are the costs and delivery times like? And is there a cheaper alternative such as amazon.com? I'm an online shopahoilc, and this is not good news! Thanks, Kathy x For most books, I find the US site cheaper than the UK one (some UK published books, which may be of little interest to US readers are either unavailable through the US site or are more expensive). A lot of the books I order seem to get shipped out from Hong Kong, so the advertised shipping times of 11-16 days end up being a week or so (although seems to be a lottery). Amazon.com (and, I believe, Amazon.co.uk) won't ship stuff other than books/CDs/DVDs. To get around these sorts of restrictions you could try one of the many mail forwarding services (I use http://www.vpost.com - a service offered by Singapore Post and http://www.borderlinx.com). These offer physical addresses in the US (and the UK and elsewhere) to which your goods are dispatched and which are then forwarded to you (for an additional fee, of course). Depending on the weight and physical dimensions of the items you're after, it can still be cheaper to get your stuff this way. Edited September 12, 2012 by Zman typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I hate looking at Amazon.com....when you see the price of a Weber BBQ over there and they won't send to Oz. http://www.priceusa.com.au/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I found a massive bookshop this morning and everything was five bucks. Can't see Amazon being much cheper than that, although they mght not have exactly what you require. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I was looking last night too and noticed the offer had ended. You could try the Book Depository instead? Looking to buy some books and am spending over £25 but free delivery seems to have ended in January - does anyone know if there is a code for free delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy79 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 any import charges on getting things sent to Oz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemsay Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Check out the Book Depository. http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/ They offer free worldwide delivery, and are generally cheaper than Amazon UK. They're a part of the Amazon group, so you're not dealing with a bunch of fly-by-night shysters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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