Still time to buy from the UK?

cosgrove80 · 17-12-2008 5:25am #1

I know this is more of a consumer issue but I though it might be relevant to post here as a lot of bargains recently have been coming from UK sites.

What is the last date someone could have dispatched from the UK and still have it in time for Christmas?

With Amazon, for example, you can pay for special delivery but I'm talking about sites that use the postal system: Play, TheHut, Sendit, etc..

Has the deadline passed or do you think that you'd scrape by with a week?

seanybiker · 17-12-2008 5:47am

tough one. Id say ya might just make it

Jello · 17-12-2008 8:20am

CD WOW say order by today.

Moonbeam · 17-12-2008 10:09am

cd wow orders are taking ages and ages to arrive,my last lot shipped from Australia and took about a month.

jor el · 17-12-2008 12:35pm

It's unlikely that something posted in the UK from today onwards will arrive by Christmas eve, given that postal services on both sides of the Irish sea are up against the wall right now, I would say the deadline has passed.

If it's sent by courier, or by registered post, then they normally go quicker. Standard 1st class UK delivery normally takes 3-5 days, add another 2 days due to the time of year, and you're at 5-7 days. 5 day delivery would just make it, 7 wouldn't.

If you order from CDWow, then it's very unlikely that they'll even ship it by Christmas, let alone you receiving it.

MOH · 17-12-2008 12:51pm

I ordered a mouse off blahdvd 2 weeks ago yesterday, no sign of it yet.
And my last few play/thehut orders have taken over a week, and that's not at a rush period. So I'd say it's too late now. Unless you can get it sent to someone in the North and pick it up there (can do some Christmas shopping while you're up there!)

cosgrove80 · 18-12-2008 5:28am

Thanks for the replies.

I've just had stuff ship from play today so I'll hope for some Christmas magic

Still time to buy from the UK?

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