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The OFFICIAL "I JUST GOT MY DIRTY HANDS ON TTH" BEFORE ABYSS Thread

#181 Werthead

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 12:47 AM

Went into Waterstones today and was disappointed not to see it in the SF&F section. However, success! It was in the New Hardcover Releases section instead, with Â£3 off as well.

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#182 Gabriele

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 01:18 AM

Kurt Montandon;339618 said:

My TTH is being delivered by fucking DHL???

Christ, it'll never get here. Ever. Or if it does, it'll be six months late, and smeared in goat feces.

What's wrong with DHL? Amazon.de uses it, and so far - knocks on wood - no book or DVD has been unduly delayed, lost, or damaged, and I order about a hundred every year.

Probably even more since the main bookstore here has employed some illiterate morons :mad:

and I'm buying even German books via Amazon.

#183 Kurt Montandon

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 05:34 AM

Gabriele;339632 said:

What's wrong with DHL? Amazon.de uses it, and so far - knocks on wood - no book or DVD has been unduly delayed, lost, or damaged, and I order about a hundred every year.

Their American branch has a reputation as the worst of the four possible major shippers (FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL). Lots of lost, late, damaged, and mis-directed packages. That was a few years ago - maybe they've raised the quality since, but I'm not counting on it.

Oh, and they don't offer online package tracking, unlike FedEx and UPS (probably because if you could track your package, they wouldn't be able to hide what they did with it - like, say, routing it through Zimbabwe on a bicycle).

EDIT: I see that their website does, these days, have a tracking number section. I just haven't received a tracking number from Amazon.

#184 Illuyankas

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 06:10 AM

Finished it about 20 minutes ago. Abyss, it's awesome. I feel sorry that you can't read it yet.

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#185 stejen

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 09:32 AM

i got mine yesterday.
Went to bed at 00:45 i had to force my self to put it down.
And then i sneaked in another 1 hour this morning meaning i was late getting into work :mad:

#186 Ain't_It_Just_

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 12:17 PM

I'm worried it may not appear in my local bookshops.

When RG came out, did most bookshops have it? or was it an infrequent, slow trickle?

#187 Anomander Rake

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 01:58 PM

I can't believe it, they tried delivering it 2 minutes after I had left the house. :mad:

just my luck.

I can go pick it up from the local depot, but it says I have to wait 24 hours before trying. I think I'll go down a little before they close today, they normally have it back in by then.

#188 Tremolo

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 02:29 PM

Obdigore;339413 said:

So I just got to the point where that one guy with the sword and the other guy with another sword met up and were like 'lets go to this town where lots of people we don't know are' and they were like ok!

If you have read it, you will know what I am talking about. I am giddy and excited and I want to pretend I'm sick to leave work so I can keep reading since my lunch break is over.

Yea! I know exactly what you mean!

And when you know who popped out of nowhere and introduced himself in that bar! Totally awesome :mad:

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#189 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 02:40 PM

I've had it for a few days now. Unfortunately not had time to just sit and read it. Did I get it before Abyss though? I don't know...

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#190 Gabriele

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 03:55 PM

Kurt Montandon;339658 said:

I always get a tracking number and can follow every step my books take - on the Amazon site as well as the DHL one.

I think a lot depends on the people on top who run a company, and they seem to have replaced the morons with some decent ones here. And that way took a lot of customers away from UPS. :mad:

#191 Anomander Rake

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 03:56 PM

YIPPI KA YEAH, finally I have now got the book in my hands. I will probably not be on the forum for the next few days to avoid spoilers etc.

:mad:

#192 VigoTheCarpathian

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 08:19 PM

Just got it today from Amazon UK, and I live in fucking OREGON! By sheer coincidence, my Amazon order of NoK arrived too.

In the nick of time, too: I'm camping all weekend, with copious amounts of bourbon and scotch. Looks like I'm going to be ignoring my friends and nature for 3 straight days, steadily consuming strong drink and soaking up sun while reading, while not doing much else...

#193 Skywalker

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 08:26 PM

VigoTheCarpathian;340333 said:

Had you taken the least expensive shipping option, or the premium one?

(please say you went for the cheap one like me)

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#194 Sparkimus

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Posted 27 June 2008 - 11:05 PM

Well I thought I could wait until it hit US bookstores... I was lying to myself. I ordered it of Amazon.uk yesterday for around $35 freakin dollars. But at least I'll have it next week sometime.

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