ozzie version of amazon
 

I used Amazon a lot in the UK as it sells virtually everything at a really good price and with free delivery. They don't seem to deliver to Australia though. Anyone come across an Ozzie version of this?

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They do deliver here! Certainly books, DVDs, CDs, though some of the electrical stuff I know they won't do, so it depends what you're buying.
There isn't an Aussie equivalent.....though I think it would do well if they opened one, judging by the number of times the question gets asked on here!

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You can get the uk site to deliver but your best bet is to use the american site. I have bought stuff from there, most recently a kindle ebook reader and theres never been any problems delivering to aus. I still use the amazon uk site to deliver and wrap presents for people living in uk :p

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There is no Aussie version unfortunately. Amazon UK deliver books, CDs, DVDs to Australia. Amazon USA delivery more - some electronics for example.

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Last Christmas while searching for presents for the kids and OH I came across a few internet sites that do discount goods, obviously not the same as Amazon but home delivery was pretty fast.

www.crazysales.com.au
www.oo.com.au
www.factoryfast.com.au
www.dealsdirect.com.au

For books you can't go past: www.bookdepository.com

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I get my UK favourite DVDs from Amazon UK and they deliver to oz. didn't have to wait too long either.

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There is a Minnow in the lake :)

http://www.fishpond.com.au/

They do games and toys as well.

Check out the spiel.... ."all our prices are better than Amazon guaranteed"

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Amazon is big in the UK partly because of price pressure from grey imports, VAT free sales from Jersey, cheap delivery and being in the EU (market ten times the size of Oz). None of that exists in Oz.

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What kind of delivery costs are there for using amazon uk whilst in Oz? I know if you order in excess of £15 you get free deliveries in the uk.

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Borders have recently announced the same scheme. There seems to be a catch in that it only applies to one book. As we know it is better to order multiple books from Amazon as the shipping costs get cheaper. Don't know how that would work with this scheme.

I was just in Borders and they are promoting their new Kobo e-reader. It looks good, probably not as good as the Kindle but they are selling it for $199, which is a pretty good price. I might get one.

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I was recently pointed in the direction of www.thenile.com.au

It looks good, but I haven't ordered anything yet.

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get the amazon one instead its great and is on its second generation. It has a great store behind it as well, you can buy a book and have it appear wirelessly within seconds. Or if you dont like to buy them you can get books or documents and transfer them yourself for free

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Not even close to being better than Amazon.

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We've always ordered from Amazon USA for books. I'll definitely check out some of the others though I have used OO.com.au for quite a few things and their service is great.

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the bookdepository.com (also .co.uk) is good and offers prices incl delivery- so often cheaper here than Amazon.

And they deliver within a week- at least that has been my experience.

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Our Family Table by Julie Goodwin (Hardcover - 30 April 2010)

UK - Amazon.co.uk
£19.13 + £8.78 delivery = £27.91

AUS - Fishpond
A$39.97 + $5.99 delivery = A$45.96 = £27.68

That's close :D

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Oprah - Kitty Kelley (hardback)

amazon.co.uk - £17.46 + £8.78 delivery = £26.26 = $43.30
fishpond.com.au - $42.97 + $5.99 delivery = $48.96
bookdepository.com - $29.79 + free delivery = $ 29.79

That's not even close!

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Amazon.com US$15.00 + US$4.99 delivery = US$19.99 = A$22.21 = £13.38

It shows it is worth checking all options. ;)

Amazon UK and Fishpond are closer to each each other, but I always use bookdepository myself :thumbup:

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Wow - that's half the price of amazon.co.uk!

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Mass Effect 2 Xbox 360 game:

Fishpond.com.au : $99.97

Amazon.co.uk : £24.99 ($41.05 AUD)

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But don't forget to add postage costs ;)

Someone recently said we should compare RRP's not actual prices, I wonder if they would agree this time :lol:

Amazon RRP: £49.99 + £8.78 delivery = £58.77 = $96.97
Fishpond.com.au : $99.97 Free Delivery (over $45)


Funny pricing though from Fishpond.... :confused:

game-lane.com.au AU$ 57.50 +$6 delivery

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Game365.co.uk : £31.99 ($52.46) Free delivery to Australia

The reason why I didn't use RRP was because we were making a direct price comparison between Amazon and Fishpond.

I have to say, that 'game lane' price is extremely good for Australia.

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There are many such good pricings, we just need to look for them a fair bit more than in the UK.

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Things aren't always cheaper on Amazon. Just had a look at an Xbox game and when you add postage (Amazon.com AU$87) it's a lot cheaper to buy it online from CD Wow (AU$70).

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Why would you buy a game from Amazon.com (the US site) when you can get better prices from the UK?

I bought Mass Effect 2 today from game365.co.uk . Cost $52 including free postage to Australia. You just can't get better than that. (CDWow $75.56).

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But if you were buying 5 books then I reckon Amazon would be cheaper.

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Why buy from the UK for $52 when you can buy in Australia for $44.95 + $4.90 postage = $49.85 ? (or less with a discount code)
http://www.cheapgames.com.au/mass-ef...ox-p-2431.html

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And THAT is the thing for all to remember, no what what supplier we are taking about. :D

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Interesting developments:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/aust...-1225864730999

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Maybe Australia is, slowly, coming to the internet retail party!

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Sounds more like it is coming to us ;)

Even BigW now has an proper online store: http://www.bigw.com.au/bigw/home.jsp

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That's Mass Effect 1 not Mass Effect 2 of which the cost is $59.95 + $4.90 postage = $64.85 (and also not in stock). :thumbup:

For the record, Mass Effect 1 is $23.64 (and that's including postage to Australia).

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I prefer to buy games from overseas - you can guarantee that you don't get saddled with the sanitised/censored Australian nanny state version. Recent examples being Left 4 Dead 2, Dark Sector and Soldier of Fortune.


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Yep, ditto! :thumbup:

It's also a lot cheaper.

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The book depository gets my vote :thumbsup:

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Just came across this thread and would like to thank all for the links.They have been saved as favorites and used for reference when we arrive later in the year, which has saved loads of time trawling page after page :rofl: :thumbup:

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Emphasis on the "slowly" :D

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Because the game was even more expensive on Amazon.co.ukwhen I last checked plus .co.uk wouldn't deliver to an Australian address. (Game is Red Dead Redemption for the XBox 360 btw).

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Games are cheap in the US but right now, the exchange rate between the Aussie dollar and the Pound really favours us buying things in Pounds.

Amazon.co.uk don't deliver games to Aus anymore, although they will if you have an account with a UK address. 365games.co.uk deliver to Aus for free.

Red Dead Redemption $61.82 delivered from www.365games.co.uk/xbox-360-games/red-dead-redemption
At Amazon.com it costs $67.13 (AUD) + delivery to Aus.

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Thanks for that, I hadn't heard of 365games before. Have a karma thingy. :thumbsup: