Online Shopping Help **READ FIRST**

[nanakopy87]

not only that.play-asia's shipping is free when you need to purchase more than 39USD and above only can get free shipping at yesasia

[gothicayu]

thats what i appreciate too about them because sometimes you just dont want to order 39$ at the time .... yesasia forces you to spend extra money to get free shipping when play asia dont. they are definatly better than yesasia.the costumer service is pretty good too. i never received anything damage from them .

[nanakopy87]

yes.they usually reply my queries within 24 hours ...i remember once i asked them about ayu's cd.they replied my mail within 30 minutes while yesasia take their own sweet time (fastest is 1 1/2 day) to reply my simple question

[gothicayu]

Originally Posted by nanakopy87

yes.they usually reply my queries within 24 hours ...i remember once i asked them about ayu's cd.they replied my mail within 30 minutes while yesasia take their own sweet time (fastest is 1 1/2 day) to reply my simple question

for me too they replied super fast . LOL about yesasia .
as for amazon i tried to buy japanese cd from there before and i must tell you i had the most awfull experiance. most sellers use automatic machine . it takes 24 to 48 hrs to get an answer and when you get it its like 30 to 50 questions ( that have nothing to do with yours) already type that they send to anybody for anything . an other time the seller was selling a japanese singer cd i simply ask is it OS (hk) taiwanese press , korean press of japanese press ? the guy didnt even know what he was selling and couldnt tell what press LOLLLLLL

play asia is very proffetional compare to amazon or yesasia

[nanakopy87]

yes,i agree with you.but if compare play-asia with yesasia and cdjapan and also hmv ,the only cons for play-asia is they don't pre--order for many stuffs like ayu's and many other artist.and it's not as fast as them also.i remember s/s OS version 1 or 2 weeks after the official release date

[nanakopy87]

i want to ask a question regarding cdjapan.
do they charge you first when pre-order a cd?
i wanted to pre-order a cd but it will release on end of october.so,they will immediately charge my card or will only charge when they shipped that item to me?

[LacusClyne]

^they will deduct the money from your card AFTER they ship your order.

BUT, if you pay via paypal, it will be deduct first when you place your order

[KarenPang]

I frankly prefer to pay CDJapan using PayPal because at least the amount that you see on your screen , it's the same amount that you will see in due time when you update your bank book

it's different for credit card where it's just an estimation amount that they gave & usually the amount deducted from you will be higher because of the exchange rate

[LacusClyne]

^is it? because i normally make a note down of the estimated prices and the actual amount deduced, there are times that the final exchange rate is better, especially during the period when the economic crisis just started, i know that i end up paying SGD$8 lesser, or on a average like SGD$3 lesser in this year

[gothicayu]

wow that's great saving.

[RainyDays]

Hey, so I'm thinking about buying You were.../BALLAD CD+DVD Version A but I'm not sure where to buy it from. On YesAsia it's $30, CDJapan and HMV's prices are around $20. What's with the price difference? And if its being shipped to Canada around how much is the shipping? Sorry but this is the first time I am trying to buy something there so I have no idea how it works. Oh, and all those websites include the poster right? Thanks in advance.

[~angel*ayumi~]

YA includes shipping with their price. (but be aware that the free shipping is only for orders over 39$)
When you add shipping to CDJ you usally have the same price as YA.
My advice is, if you order over 39$ take YA, if you want to order only one single, use CDJ.
I don´t have any expirenve with hmv, only thing I know is that they don´t accept Paypal and fold posters.

[nemesisyume]

I love using yesasia bcos I always do big orders so CDJapan would kill my wallet with just the shipping

[hidekirby]

Hi! What's nice with YesAsia is that you can have the free shipping option. CDJapan tends to charge more than the 2 others. However, I bought "You were... / BALLAD CD+DVD Version A" with HMV because eventually, it costs me 19.43 € (with shipping charges) while it would be 20.56 € with YesAsia. Not a big difference but if you're planning to buy more items it will be cheaper with HMV.
For example "Sunrise / Sunset CD+DVD" & "You were... / BALLAD CD+DVD Version A" costs me 29.52 € with HMW, while it will end up at 33.93 € with YesAsia (with free shipping!)...
Note that I'm living in France (but I don't know if it's really different) and that HMV folds posters.

[Crystal_Ageha]

I mentioned this in another thread, but CDJapan actually comes out a few dollars (USD) cheaper than Yesasia, unless you're buying over half a dozen items at one time or something. And this is coming from somebody who gets charged pretty much the most from CDJapan (I live in NE USA, and the shipping prices to there are incredible >_>'). So if you're just getting that and one or two other things, I'd skip Yesasia. I don't know much about HMV, but I have heard better things about them than Yesasia...

My advice is to just go through checkout if you're that concerned. Just go right before the page where you confirm the order, and it'll say the exact price you need to pay. Then just go from there.

[freedreamer]

unless u'd pay for speed then CDJ hahah

[nemesisyume]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

unless u'd pay for speed then CDJ hahah

didn't work for me took over 3 weeks with fastest...
maybe I was just unlucky all the times tho...

[hearted]

to me, YA is much and much more cheaper than CDJ, not only beacause of the free shipping but also the prizes

AND you get a free toy if you buy two japanese cds!! (even if its HK press )

[nemesisyume]

^I've never actually taken any of those toys with my orders
what are they like?

[hearted]

^i dunno, i never got them either ive always wanted to have the tarepanda one