KoreanDVDs, shipping experiences?

mapson · 09-24-05, 08:22 AM

Place order on 8/31, didn't get confirmation on shipping until 9/12, still waiting as of today. I only ordered 3 discs and they were all in stock. They also sent an email saying they usually ship within 1-3 days. Lucky I didn't need those immediately. How did others do, I'm in the US.

logboy · 09-24-05, 11:14 AM

i got angry with them over 'crying fist' and 'a bittersweet life' which took almost a month to arrive after they *ahem* "shipped". ive already told them i will be going elsewhere (i.e dvdfromkorea ). having used both before and not experienced a problem, i would say i would expect either to be fine, but occassionally everyone has their bad days - theyre just damn annoying when youve paid to experience them.

Subgeniusguy · 09-24-05, 11:19 AM

I've been ordering more from http://www.dvdheaven.com/ lately. They seem to be having better deals and items are more often in stock.

andicus · 09-24-05, 01:16 PM

My Carnivale Season 1 arrived 1 week after it shipped. It took a couple of days after it's release to actually ship, but overall, not bad at all.

RichardW · 09-24-05, 01:34 PM

I've never had long waits when I ordered from them, but it's been over 6 months since my last order.

Gunde · 09-24-05, 04:24 PM

Generally there are no major problems with KoreanDVDs, but I would recommended using DVDfromKorea. Their prices are about the same but the customer support and shipping times are excellent!

dmpre99 · 09-24-05, 09:31 PM

I never had a probelm with koreandvds but i prefer dvdheaven their prices are just too good to ignore

the marshal · 09-24-05, 09:43 PM

I just placed an order on koreandvd on friday.I already ordered from them once, all dvd were in stock, 4 days to ship if I remember correctly. Took 2 weeks to arrive via airmail (Europe).

flashburn · 09-25-05, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Subgeniusguy

I've been ordering more from http://www.dvdheaven.com/ lately. They seem to be having better deals and items are more often in stock.

Funny you should mention DvdHeaven. In the past I have been completely satisfied with them. I placed an order about a month ago, and it took 3 weeks to ship, even though everything was showing up as 'in stock'. I had to pester them several times before they claimed it was shipped out. Each time they would tell me 'tomorrow' and that never happened. Since it only went out about a week ago, I haven't gotten my dvds yet.

TheBigDave · 09-25-05, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunde

Generally there are no major problems with KoreanDVDs, but I would recommended using DVDfromKorea. Their prices are about the same but the customer support and shipping times are excellent!

I'll second the recommendation for DVDfromKorea. I placed an order with them a few weeks ago. Good prices and it arrived in about 7 days.

Bill Geiger · 09-26-05, 01:58 AM

Haven't ordered from koreandvds in quite a while. I recently ordered from play-asia.com and was told the dvd would ship on the 3rd of October (showed a 7-15 day wait) for my Ice Age R2 DTS (Japan) but to my surprise it shipped on Friday (23rd). Emails from them on order status and shipment were a nice touch.

tali219 · 09-26-05, 11:42 AM

I also would like to recommend DVDfromKorea. I have ordered from all 3 major Korean retailers and based on my experience, DVDfromKorea ships closest to the DVD release date.

mapson · 09-28-05, 02:16 PM

Just a followup, dvds arrived today 9/28.

chente · 09-28-05, 03:41 PM

I ordered a couple of movies recently (9/13) including a pre-order that is listed as being available (9/23). I received notice that my package shipped (9/27). Everything seems normal. I'll post when I receive the package.

mapson · 09-29-05, 07:57 AM

Since yours had a pre-order, I would consider that normal as well, if yours didn't and everything was "in stock", then I'm sure you'd be a little peeved at the order/shipped date gap.

compulsive dvd · 10-05-05, 04:11 PM

The last order I placed through Koreandvds.com never arrived, so I had to dispute the charge on my credit card. Luckily I was credited. I had ordered from them previously and it was great. They threw in a free copy of Hellraiser 2. I'll give the other places a shot.

Slowpc · 10-08-05, 10:14 AM

I also have placed some orders with koreandvds.com and have not run into any troubles yet with them within shipping or processing.

mapasu · 10-09-05, 07:05 PM

Koreandvds.com is great. I'd recommend it. Got shipments from HK and Korea and no problems.

Vision of Love · 10-10-05, 05:36 PM

I, too, prefer DVDHeaven. Shipping usually takes a week for the order to get to me.

Plus one time on one order, I had to make 3 different changes to the items in the order and the shipping address. He could've been annoyed with me for all I know, but he made changes promptly and was very professional about it.

chente · 10-17-05, 02:22 PM

Tomorrow will be three weeks since my order shipped. Still no sign of my order. This is taking longer than the last 3 times I ordered from them.

chente · 10-19-05, 10:00 AM

Sure enough, I received it the day after I posted that they haven't arrived. Delivery took 3 full weeks. The DVD's were triple wrapped in bubblewrap inside a cardboard box and arrived safely with no problems. No additional customs or shipping costs. It took a week longer than the last couple of times I ordered but I'm happy with the service overall.

09-24-05, 08:22 AM	#1
mapson Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 369	KoreanDVDs, shipping experiences? Place order on 8/31, didn't get confirmation on shipping until 9/12, still waiting as of today. I only ordered 3 discs and they were all in stock. They also sent an email saying they usually ship within 1-3 days. Lucky I didn't need those immediately. How did others do, I'm in the US.

09-24-05, 04:24 PM	#6
Gunde DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Very far away.. Posts: 3,720	Generally there are no major problems with KoreanDVDs, but I would recommended using DVDfromKorea. Their prices are about the same but the customer support and shipping times are excellent! __________________ Spoiler: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120187/

09-28-05, 03:41 PM	#14
chente DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dark City Posts: 4,201	I ordered a couple of movies recently (9/13) including a pre-order that is listed as being available (9/23). I received notice that my package shipped (9/27). Everything seems normal. I'll post when I receive the package. __________________ My DVD Collection / DVD Trade List My HD DVD Collection / My Laserdisc Collection

10-08-05, 10:14 AM	#17
Slowpc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cape Cod Mass. Posts: 777	I also have placed some orders with koreandvds.com and have not run into any troubles yet with them within shipping or processing. __________________ My DVD Collection on DVDProfiler (Last updated: Some time ago)

10-09-05, 07:05 PM	#18
mapasu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FL Posts: 529	Koreandvds.com is great. I'd recommend it. Got shipments from HK and Korea and no problems. __________________ "If man had but a spark of true charity he would surely sense that all the things of earth are full of vanity!" --Kempis

09-24-05, 11:14 AM	#2
logboy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: england Posts: 975	i got angry with them over 'crying fist' and 'a bittersweet life' which took almost a month to arrive after they ahem "shipped". ive already told them i will be going elsewhere (i.e dvdfromkorea ). having used both before and not experienced a problem, i would say i would expect either to be fine, but occassionally everyone has their bad days - theyre just damn annoying when youve paid to experience them.

09-24-05, 11:19 AM	#3
Subgeniusguy DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TN Posts: 1,258	I've been ordering more from http://www.dvdheaven.com/ lately. They seem to be having better deals and items are more often in stock.

09-24-05, 01:16 PM	#4
andicus DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3,309	My Carnivale Season 1 arrived 1 week after it shipped. It took a couple of days after it's release to actually ship, but overall, not bad at all.

09-24-05, 01:34 PM	#5
RichardW DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 2,553	I've never had long waits when I ordered from them, but it's been over 6 months since my last order.

09-24-05, 09:31 PM	#7
dmpre99 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 364	I never had a probelm with koreandvds but i prefer dvdheaven their prices are just too good to ignore

09-24-05, 09:43 PM	#8
the marshal Cool New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Switzerland :) Posts: 28	I just placed an order on koreandvd on friday.I already ordered from them once, all dvd were in stock, 4 days to ship if I remember correctly. Took 2 weeks to arrive via airmail (Europe).

09-26-05, 01:58 AM	#11
Bill Geiger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philly Suburbs Posts: 12,897	Haven't ordered from koreandvds in quite a while. I recently ordered from play-asia.com and was told the dvd would ship on the 3rd of October (showed a 7-15 day wait) for my Ice Age R2 DTS (Japan) but to my surprise it shipped on Friday (23rd). Emails from them on order status and shipment were a nice touch.

09-26-05, 11:42 AM	#12
tali219 Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 230	I also would like to recommend DVDfromKorea. I have ordered from all 3 major Korean retailers and based on my experience, DVDfromKorea ships closest to the DVD release date.

09-28-05, 02:16 PM	#13
mapson Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 369	Just a followup, dvds arrived today 9/28.

09-29-05, 07:57 AM	#15
mapson Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 369	Since yours had a pre-order, I would consider that normal as well, if yours didn't and everything was "in stock", then I'm sure you'd be a little peeved at the order/shipped date gap.

10-05-05, 04:11 PM	#16
compulsive dvd Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 149	The last order I placed through Koreandvds.com never arrived, so I had to dispute the charge on my credit card. Luckily I was credited. I had ordered from them previously and it was great. They threw in a free copy of Hellraiser 2. I'll give the other places a shot.

10-10-05, 05:36 PM	#19
Vision of Love Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Around Toronto, Canada Posts: 237	I, too, prefer DVDHeaven. Shipping usually takes a week for the order to get to me. Plus one time on one order, I had to make 3 different changes to the items in the order and the shipping address. He could've been annoyed with me for all I know, but he made changes promptly and was very professional about it.

10-17-05, 02:22 PM	#20
chente DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dark City Posts: 4,201	Tomorrow will be three weeks since my order shipped. Still no sign of my order. This is taking longer than the last 3 times I ordered from them. __________________ My DVD Collection / DVD Trade List My HD DVD Collection / My Laserdisc Collection

10-19-05, 10:00 AM	#21
chente DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dark City Posts: 4,201	Sure enough, I received it the day after I posted that they haven't arrived. Delivery took 3 full weeks. The DVD's were triple wrapped in bubblewrap inside a cardboard box and arrived safely with no problems. No additional customs or shipping costs. It took a week longer than the last couple of times I ordered but I'm happy with the service overall. __________________ My DVD Collection / DVD Trade List My HD DVD Collection / My Laserdisc Collection