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Old 01-22-08, 10:19 AM
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Weird. Below the "Buy 1, Get Unlimited $1.99 CDs!" banner, I'm now getting-

J8E1-3 "Choose your 1 Free CD! No purchase necessary!"
J8E4 "Choose your 3 Free CDs! No purchase necessary!"

So maybe the original 'deal' was at least somewhat intentional...
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Old 01-22-08, 11:00 AM
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orders showing as shipping

mine show as shipping too. maybe this offer was from a disgruntled computer employee they let go. here's to hoping they "disgrunt" some more
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Old 01-22-08, 11:02 AM
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Pure speculation: BMG is trying to clear out existing merchandise to change their business model to be more like Columbia House, IE purchase mass quantities of "store quality" CDs at cut-rate prices instead of licensing individual titles and having them specially manufactured.

NOTE: J8Ex codes are now one time use only!

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Old 01-22-08, 11:20 AM
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Maybe it's a going-out-of-business fire sale?
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Old 01-22-08, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SFranke
NOTE: J8Ex codes are now one time use only!
So the question now is how do they handle the multiple orders that were placed before this restriction?

I only placed three orders, so I could make it work by reordering between my two accounts, but what about the people who placed more orders than that? Will BMG honor those orders?

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Old 01-22-08, 12:00 PM
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Uh oh. Now I'm getting the "Your Profile could not be initialized. Please try again later" message. My other account which I did not use to place orders this past weekend is working fine though.

Another ??? for me is that the orders I placed on Sunday showed as "shipped" on Monday afternoon, but late last night (after midnight) they mysteriously turned back to "processing".
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Originally Posted by sinned
Uh oh. Now I'm getting the "Your Profile could not be initialized. Please try again later" message. My other account which I did not use to place orders this past weekend is working fine though.

Another ??? for me is that the orders I placed on Sunday showed as "shipped" on Monday afternoon, but late last night (after midnight) they mysteriously turned back to "processing".
If you check BMG around midnight PST, the order status is often kaplooey because that's when they update their systems. I won't be too concerned if that's when you checked.
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Old 01-22-08, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SFranke
NOTE: J8Ex codes are now one time use only!
That sucks. I was thinking of going back for more orders - gotta get some more Jimmy Smith. It just struck me but maybe BMG is trying to liquidate the last of their inventory.

I placed an order yesterday for 1 CD - Neil Young - Zuma.

I have three orders pending shipment. We'll see what happens.

EDIT: BTW, is it possible to go back and place orders using accounts that I've closed online but I can still log into? Though, to be fair, at this point I'm really looking for stuff that I might want to buy...

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Old 01-22-08, 12:52 PM
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No error message on my account yet. I am done placing orders though, I think. Now that they've put that restriction I'd hate to push my luck and lose my account I've had for years.
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A part of me now thinks these codes are somehow related to the class action lawsuits plaguing BMG.
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Old 01-22-08, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by SFranke
A part of me now thinks these codes are somehow related to the class action lawsuits plaguing BMG.
Any more info or links on this? I haven't heard about any more lawsuits after the one that got settled a couple of years ago...
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There's this one lawyer who is always harassing BMG on account of their "misleading" shipping costs, purchase commitments, etc.. The hero compensates us victims with 1-3 80% coupons each time while he gets several millions for doing the work no one has demanded. A new settlement happens about once a year. He is probably the same guy who protects Blockbuster customers from their odious late fees that keep the working man in bondage. As an aside, I don't like him, and my theory is pure speculation.
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Old 01-22-08, 04:55 PM
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so has anyone had multiple orders shipped using this code, so far ive only had one shipped. Im scared 4 my life.
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Old 01-22-08, 05:23 PM
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All three of mine show as shipped, but I have not received an email confirmation on any of them.
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Old 01-22-08, 05:28 PM
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I got one of my orders today. 1 of the others has shipped. Another hasn't shipped yet.
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so has anyone had multiple orders shipped using this code, so far ive only had one shipped. Im scared 4 my life.
I received all 12 of my orders that shipped on 1/16. I have 11 more that shipped on 1/17 (according to the website) that I am waiting for. I have 9 additional orders that now all say "Not Shipped." 6 of these said "Processing" only a couple of days ago, so this concerns me...
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I just checked my order status again. Of the 12 orders shown (the earliest few are gone, I assume they just don't display them) all but 1 are now showing shipped with various dates from 1-16 to 1-18. Earlier today they had all said processing. The one other order says not shipped, but all three items are shown as being temporarily out of stock.
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so if an item is temporarily out of stock, what are the chances that they will eventually ship, for those who know BMG?
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so if an item is temporarily out of stock, what are the chances that they will eventually ship, for those who know BMG?
Typically, it could be a week or it could be never. Luckily, BMG only charges your card when they ship. I have three Emmylou Harris CDs on backorder.
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Originally Posted by sumdeus
I received all 12 of my orders that shipped on 1/16. I have 11 more that shipped on 1/17 (according to the website) that I am waiting for. I have 9 additional orders that now all say "Not Shipped." 6 of these said "Processing" only a couple of days ago, so this concerns me...
Orders always go from Processing->Not Shipped->Shipped. In my extensive experience with BMG over the last year, it typically takes them a maximum of two business days to process and ship out any merchandise that is in stock.
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I was able to get back into my locked account this morning and they were offering 3 free CDs if I switch to a paperless membership. So I did and made an additional order.
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Out of 4 orders, 3 shipped. As I mentioned before, three CDs are on backorder.
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Yep, 7 of my 10 orders now show as shipped. The other 3 show as Temp Out Of Stock. In the past, I've seen Out Of Stock orders ship in 1-2 weeks. However there have been cases where the never ship and you get a credit. Considering BMG's shrinking catalog, I would be surprised if these ever come back into stock.
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Old 01-23-08, 08:33 PM
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I was able to get back into my locked account this morning and they were offering 3 free CDs if I switch to a paperless membership. So I did and made an additional order.
Hmmm... mine is only offering 1! And this is on an account that has been open and in good standing for over 21 years!
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I got my first 2 orders today. 12 other orders have shown as shipped but I have not received them yet. SHould get them in the next few days.
My other 5 orders contain items that are Temporarily Out Of Stock so i will be curioous to find out if I get them or not.


1/25 Uppdate: Received 5 more orders today.

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