The Complete World At War DVD - [Now £17.99 @ Amazon]

Skid · 06-12-2009 10:50am #1

http://www.sendit.com/dvd/the-world-at-war-11-dvd-box-set/79332.html

I see it's also on offer at Zavvi for £17.95 + delivery
http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-world-at-war-11-dvd-box-set/79332.html

Apologies if this has been posted already, did a search, couldn't find it.
This is top quality - probably the definitive World War 2 documentary. Looks like a steal at this price. Hopefully I might get around to watching it from start to finish by next Christmas!

From sendit.com ...

The World at War was first broadcast 31st October 1973, when memories of the Second World War were still clear in people's minds and the war's veterans numerous. This unique television series was able to assemble these recollections, together with archive footage into one of the most powerful and successful historical documentaries ever seen. The voices of those that fought, worked or watched during the Second World War gave each episode a vivid sense of what it was like to be there and was the hallmark of the series.
Over 30 years on, the series is still widely acknowledged to be the definitive history of the Second World War - the best of its kind.

This 35 1/2 hour 11 disc box set contains;
- Original 26 Episodes.
- 8 Special Presentations.
- 3 hour 30th Anniversary Disc containing previously unseen interviews and retrospective interviews with the original production team.

GD · 06-12-2009 11:29am

Thanks very much. Thats my dads Christmas present sorted.

Agent Smith · 06-12-2009 11:59am

Jesus Christ i spent 130 or so on that last year and thought it was a great deal.

Everyone has to get this!

Trevord · 06-12-2009 2:26pm

That's a very good price. Paid about 40 euro on line 12 months ago.

pumbah · 06-12-2009 2:59pm

Thanks OP - was just about to order from amazon for £28. Glad I checked boards first!

SeanyMc22 · 06-12-2009 3:52pm

how does this compare to band of brothers?

Morgans · 06-12-2009 4:25pm

This is a documentary, and I don't think its wrong to say that if you are going to watch one documentary in your life, that this is probably the one it should be. At this price, its a steal. Bought it as a christmas present last year for over 100.

muppetkiller · 06-12-2009 4:50pm

Agree with everyone else here..it should be in every household...amazing boxset

InKonspikuou2 · 06-12-2009 5:40pm

Can't believe the price of this is so low. Had to order one.

Clareman · 06-12-2009 5:43pm

I got it from Zavvi for my father for Christmas, great price

Mossy Monk · 06-12-2009 6:12pm

I was always put off buying this because of the price. Not anymore

Dman001 · 06-12-2009 10:28pm

How much is delivery to Ireland?

Do Zavvi (or The Hut/Asda/Sendit) accept a Laser?

vestanpance · 06-12-2009 10:45pm

Dman001 wrote: »

How much is delivery to Ireland?

Free

killbillvol2 · 07-12-2009 1:05am

I remember this when it came out first in the 70s. As someone else said, if you only buy one documentary in your life this should be it.

Thanks OP!

he man rugger · 07-12-2009 1:10am

Thanks, I got some of these from the library being put off by the €120 price tag last year. This is a steal, the definitive documentary on WWII.

Tradnuts · 08-12-2009 12:26pm

Thanks so much for this,
i've always wanted to see it, £18, how bad!

oraiste · 08-12-2009 1:58pm

Thanks OP - just ordered a copy.........

Don't forget http://www.bethrifty.ie/Sendit for a further 3% off

Dman001 · 08-12-2009 2:14pm

vestanpance wrote: »

Free

Whoops I didn't realise that it is Sendit that is selling it, not Zavvi. I believe Zavvi charge something like 99p for delivery to Ireland.

maxim · 08-12-2009 2:16pm

How long would delivery take? Just wondering if it would be too late to order now.

FakePlasticMan · 08-12-2009 2:53pm

Excellent!! Well spotted OP. Thanks for posting :-)

Clareman · 08-12-2009 5:10pm

I ordered it at 9.18am on the 31st of November and it was delivered yesterday

spockety · 14-12-2009 10:29am

Clareman wrote: »

I ordered it at 9.18am on the 31st of November and it was delivered yesterday

31st November? :eek:

I ordered mine last Monday, still haven't received it, says it was despatched Tuesday.

Anybody else?

Clareman · 14-12-2009 10:38am

It's a special leap year don't you know this year........

I also ordered Rumpole of the Bailey at the same time, that was delivered 2 days later

InKonspikuou2 · 14-12-2009 12:56pm

spockety wrote: »

31st November? :eek:

I ordered mine last Monday, still haven't received it, says it was despatched Tuesday.

Anybody else?

Had mine despatched last Monday (Dec 7th) and still no sign of it as of yet. My account with them says no orders outstanding. I'll give it the 10 days they say to allow for before contacting them though.

noodler · 14-12-2009 3:01pm

Ordered mine on the 8th and it still says processing.

Wind-up merchants - clearly didn't have it in stock for me. Never going to get it in time for xmas now - have opened a querey 3 days ago but no response - they clearly just want me to cancel the order.

tricky D · 14-12-2009 3:08pm

Mine came in today. Ordered Sunday week ago. All in good working order i.e. no region issues.

Oral Slang · 14-12-2009 8:34pm

Just ordered 2 of these for presents.. Thanks a mil Op.

spockety · 15-12-2009 9:59am

Looks like it's 33 Euro now.

Skid · 15-12-2009 10:06am

spockety wrote: »

Looks like it's 33 Euro now.

Still £17.95 from Zavvi, I think their delivery charge to Ireland is 99p, maybe someone could confirm this?

http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-world-at-war-11-dvd-box-set/79332.html

Morgans · 15-12-2009 10:18am

£17.95 is a great price, but even at €33 it still represents a heck of a bargain to me.

InKonspikuou2 · 15-12-2009 12:43pm

tricky D wrote: »

Mine came in today. Ordered Sunday week ago. All in good working order i.e. no region issues.

Was this from send it? Could you tell me if it would fit in through a standard sized letter box or do they need to knock on the door to sign?

Cionád · 15-12-2009 12:55pm

SkidMark wrote: »

Still £17.95 from Zavvi, I think their delivery charge to Ireland is 99p, maybe someone could confirm this?

http://www.zavvi.com/dvd/the-world-at-war-11-dvd-box-set/79332.html

Yep, 99p delivery.

alastair · 15-12-2009 1:50pm

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

Was this from send it? Could you tell me if it would fit in through a standard sized letter box or do they need to knock on the door to sign?

Unlikely to fit through most people's postboxes. Mine arrived today and postman knocked.

HHH · 15-12-2009 2:54pm

@ alastair: When did you order yours if you don't mind me asking? I ordered mine the 7th of December with a book in the same order.The book arrived today, still no sign of DVD set tho. Should i be worried?

alastair · 15-12-2009 5:18pm

HHH wrote: »

@ alastair: When did you order yours if you don't mind me asking? I ordered mine the 7th of December with a book in the same order.The book arrived today, still no sign of DVD set tho. Should i be worried?

I ordered on the 6th Dec. I wouldn't panic yet.

tricky D · 15-12-2009 5:22pm

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

Was this from send it? Could you tell me if it would fit in through a standard sized letter box or do they need to knock on the door to sign?

Yup, sendit.

Won't fit through letter box and no need to sign.

quarryman · 15-12-2009 5:23pm

I'd love to get this for my dad as a Christmas gift.

If i ordered it from Zavvi would i get it in time for Xmas?

InKonspikuou2 · 15-12-2009 5:30pm

quarryman wrote: »

I'd love to get this for my dad as a Christmas gift.

If i ordered it from Zavvi would i get it in time for Xmas?

Depends. This time of the year there can be unforeseeable delays with the post. I ordered stuff from Amazon last Wednesday and i got it yesterday. It's a risk but if you are going to take it i wouldn't leave it longer than today. Zavvi have usually been 3-5 working days for me in the past.

quarryman · 15-12-2009 5:33pm

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

Depends. This time of the year there can be unforeseeable delays with the post. I ordered stuff from Amazon last Wednesday and i got it yesterday. It's a risk but if you are going to take it i wouldn't leave it longer than today. Zavvi have usually been 3-5 working days for me in the past.

Yeah, cutting it fine all right. Went for it anyway, i reckon it'll be less than the 18 days that are left.

HHH · 15-12-2009 5:44pm

quarryman wrote: »

Yeah, cutting it fine all right. Went for it anyway, i reckon it'll be less than the 18 days that are left.

Theres only 10 days left to xmas day if my calender is correct.:)

noodler · 15-12-2009 6:21pm

Zavvi say it is usually dispatch in 3 days which could be a problem.

Just tried to cancel my sendit order because they have been 'processing' the order for 7 days.

If Zavvi wouldn't dispatch til Friday then I would have no chance of getting i for Xmas.

Stupid sendit - wrecking my xmas buzz.

corblimey · 17-12-2009 5:31pm

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I see that my order (made 6/12) has finally 'despatched'. Just as I was about to cancel the f**ker. Now I don't know if it'll arrive in time for Xmas or not - it's a present for the old man. Nice one, sendit, last time I use those clowns, bargain or not :mad:

SeanyMc22 · 17-12-2009 5:52pm

corblimey wrote: »

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I see that my order (made 6/12) has finally 'despatched'. Just as I was about to cancel the f**ker. Now I don't know if it'll arrive in time for Xmas or not - it's a present for the old man. Nice one, sendit, last time I use those clowns, bargain or not :mad:

in the same boat man, i went to cancel yesterday and then got a mail saying 'failed to cancel' then today it was despatched...they were prolly jus too lazy to ship them out on time for christmas

InKonspikuou2 · 17-12-2009 5:56pm

I ordered mine on the 6th too. Late Sunday night i think. It was despatched on the Monday or Tuesday and i got it yesterday. So there may still be hope for those looking for it to arrive before Christmas. This was with send-it.

Skid · 17-12-2009 5:59pm

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

I ordered mine on the 6th too. Late Sunday night i think. It was despatched on the Monday or Tuesday and i got it yesterday. So there may still be hope for those looking for it to arrive before Christmas. This was with send-it.

Same here, ordered Sunday 6th December, despatched the next day, arrived yesterday.

noodler · 17-12-2009 6:22pm

corblimey wrote: »

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I see that my order (made 6/12) has finally 'despatched'. Just as I was about to cancel the f**ker. Now I don't know if it'll arrive in time for Xmas or not - it's a present for the old man. Nice one, sendit, last time I use those clowns, bargain or not :mad:

SeanyMc22 wrote: »

in the same boat man, i went to cancel yesterday and then got a mail saying 'failed to cancel' then today it was despatched...they were prolly jus too lazy to ship them out on time for christmas

Same boat as you two, finally dispatched yesterday after over a week of 'processing'.

I tried to cancel on Tuesday but they wouldn't let me as the order was "pending dispatch" according to them! Bloody cheek.

Anyway it took another 36 hours for it to be dispatched. A present for the oul lad to and I won't be using them again if it doesn't get here in time.

What clearly happened by the way is that they didn't have enough stock for all the orders and only got some more in this week. Nothing to do with being lazy and not bothering to ship.

amacachi · 17-12-2009 10:11pm

Ordered it yesterday for about 22 off Zavvi, already dispatched apparently.

noodler · 17-12-2009 10:33pm

amacachi wrote: »

Ordered it yesterday for about 22 off Zavvi, already dispatched apparently.

Wanted to but couldn't cancel the sendit one.

amacachi · 17-12-2009 10:38pm

noodler wrote: »

Wanted to but couldn't cancel the sendit one.

Should still get it around the same time. Can't wait.

Got a friend to order it about 4 months ago from Amazon and after about 3 weeks they decided they hadn't got it. Been lookin forward to this for ages.

johnny_adidas · 17-12-2009 11:00pm

sorry to play devils advocate here but i ordered 2 copies also knowing it was extremely cheap for what it is, but that there was a possiblity that countless others would do the same given the great price and that just maybe between this great demand, christmas post and what not it may not arrive in time. if it doesnt ill buy something else and give it to them for another occasion.
christ if i really needed it that badly id go buy it in a store. fair enough people bought it from sendit as they expected them to get it out the next day but seriously at that price its not like it wasnt going to be snapped up by everyone in the same situation. were you all going to buy it as a xmas present in the first place or just because it came so cheap?
have used sendit a lot in the last 2 years and they have been very good for almost all my purchases. again last christmas there was issues with resistance 2 for me i think. it doesnt mean that if they have a bargain next week on something im not going to order and if you think these guys are bad, try cdwow, at least your order is now on its way with a fair few days post delivery still to go!!!

rant over....god ive got to stop coming on here after beers

noodler · 18-12-2009 1:03am

johnny_adidas wrote: »

sorry to play devils advocate here but i ordered 2 copies also knowing it was extremely cheap for what it is, but that there was a possiblity that countless others would do the same given the great price and that just maybe between this great demand, christmas post and what not it may not arrive in time. if it doesnt ill buy something else and give it to them for another occasion.
christ if i really needed it that badly id go buy it in a store. fair enough people bought it from sendit as they expected them to get it out the next day but seriously at that price its not like it wasnt going to be snapped up by everyone in the same situation. were you all going to buy it as a xmas present in the first place or just because it came so cheap?
have used sendit a lot in the last 2 years and they have been very good for almost all my purchases. again last christmas there was issues with resistance 2 for me i think. it doesnt mean that if they have a bargain next week on something im not going to order and if you think these guys are bad, try cdwow, at least your order is now on its way with a fair few days post delivery still to go!!!

rant over....god ive got to stop coming on here after beers

I don't really know what you are trying to achieve with your defence of them here.

They adertised something at one price, didn't have enough stock to fufil the order (bare in mind this was well over a week ago) and kept that to themselves. They then refused to cancel my order 10 days after I made it on the grounds that it was oending dispatch (even though it said processing in my order status). It still wasn't shipp for two more days.

I have used sendit a bunch of times before but when a retailer is wrong they are wrong and no amount of wordplay will change that fact.

EDIT: You seem to be missing the point by the way, this has nothing to do with "christmas post". Our orders were not DISPATCHED until over a week after we ordered them. They told me, after two queries and after 2 full days, that they were out of stock and that is the reason for the delay.

The Complete World At War DVD - [Now £17.99 @ Amazon]

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