The Heir Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 You know, Scot, if you had an e-reader, this wouldn't be an issue at all. :Pyup what she said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 In the USA, and I just called amazon about my preorder, and they told me.... IT HAS SHIPPED !!!!!!Wow... after an 11 year wait, now it is just a matter of watching for the mailman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A song of rice and fire Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'm using the UK amazon and they now say my estimated delevery is July 13-14. I had picked the quickest delivery option because it had said it would arrive on release day. Should I be worried, or do you reckon it'll be fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecan Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'm in Seattle and really hoping to get mine on the 12th. I believe they have a small distribution center here and my guess is they will send it out on the 11th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 HP,In the USA, and I just called amazon about my preorder, and they told me.... IT HAS SHIPPED !!!!!!Wow... after an 11 year wait, now it is just a matter of watching for the mailman...I see you live in Dallas. When did you order and what type of Delivery did you request? Mine still hasn't shipped and is showing, "Not Yet Shipped". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 You might have to call them. I'm (basically) in Dallas these days and my order also says "Not Yet Shipped". They might just be waiting on updating the status until they know everything is out the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 HP,I see you live in Dallas. When did you order and what type of Delivery did you request? Mine still hasn't shipped and is showing, "Not Yet Shipped".Yup... My delivery still says Not Yet shipped in the que as well, but when I discussed it on the phone yesterday, I was informed that it was in the process of shipping. I was told that it would be highly unlikely to be delivered today, but there was a good chance of it being here on Monday.To nswer your specific question, I have mine on a 2 day order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Update.... Having been informed by email AND voice confirmation that they were going to ship this book to me on July 8th, I JUST called the customer service line to ask why my que status hadn't been updated. They informed me that I had been misinformed, and they were not planning on shipping this book until July 12th, meaning that I would receive my copy on July 14th. I am on hold now to speak with someone else about this, but I will probably be cancelling my Amazon order and purchasing this book through a local bookstore. This could very well be the last time I do any business with this company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My order also says "Not Yet Shipped", though the delivery date still says July 12th. I went with the 2-day shipping option, but I'm starting to get a little concerned that it won't get to me on the 12th unless it ships today. If it still hasn't shipped on Monday morning, I'm going to cancel and go with a local store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 I called amazon to ask about predicted ship date. They bumped me up to release date shipping for free. I'z a happy boy.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Update.... Having been informed by email AND voice confirmation that they were going to ship this book to me on July 8th, I JUST called the customer service line to ask why my que status hadn't been updated. They informed me that I had been misinformed, and they were not planning on shipping this book until July 12th, meaning that I would receive my copy on July 14th. I am on hold now to speak with someone else about this, but I will probably be cancelling my Amazon order and purchasing this book through a local bookstore. This could very well be the last time I do any business with this company. The supervisor just told me that they were planning on a delivery date to still be July 12th, but also told me that the books have not been shipped. I guess that if they ship them later today, then they could still make a 2 day delivery by Tuesday, but I am not going to chance it. I cancelled my order, and will be buying from a local bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heir Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 im pretty sure amazon has an in house delivery service for major cities .. most likely the books are at the warehouse and will just be delivered locally on release date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scabbard Of the Morning Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If you ordered release day delivery, Amazon will ship it on Monday with overnight shipping. I've ordered many release day deliveries from them and that's how it always works. They do it to avoid people getting it early. They used to ship on Friday and Sat and some people would get it on Monday, and that violates the street date, so now it's strictly ship on Monday overnight to ensure you get it on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saulot Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My order with Standard Shipping was scheduled for deliver July 15-July 18. I just cancelled that ordered, signed up for the one month free trial of Amazon Prime, and then signed up for the 2 Day Shipping, which now makes the delivery estimate July 12. Yay. I'm off from work on Tuesday for actually unrelated reasons, amusingly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric of Melnibone Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My order with Standard Shipping was scheduled for deliver July 15-July 18. I just cancelled that ordered, signed up for the one month free trial of Amazon Prime, and then signed up for the 2 Day Shipping, which now makes the delivery estimate July 12. Yay. I'm off from work on Tuesday for actually unrelated reasons, amusingly enough.This is what they want us to do-- they can perfectly well ship them to us on the release date for free, but they are using this as a bribe to get us to sign up for their Prime shipping option like you didI was extremely tempted myself but didn't, we'll see when it arrives with the free shipping option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Elric,They bumped me to release date for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kour Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just checked my Amazon order and it just shipped. Expected arrival is July 13th. This is with standard shipping and I didn't have to sign up for an Amazon Prime account. It's great that they are getting the books to people closer to the release date without any extra signup obligations.Can't wait. Now I just have to finish Stephen King's Hearts of Atlantis before it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Wolf Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Mine's being prepared for shipment, which means it should be at my door by Tuesday morning :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I live in the middle of relatively nowhere in New England, and I have a delivery date of the 12th (I have Amazon Prime and did the 2-day shipping with delivery on release date option), but it's still totally "not yet shipped" up. The nearest city to me is Boston, which isn't exactly crazy far away but is still at least two hours away on a good day, so not exactly in my backyard; it's not like there is a distribution center down the street from me. I just want them to ship the stupid thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosciuszko Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Things like this is why I have a Nook. I got tired of never being sure if the book would get there on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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