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I have never bought anything on Amazon but I desperately need 2(200 x 100 cm) new matresses for my German size bed 2 x 2 m. I have found them on amazon.de as follows

http://www.amazon.de/Badenia-Bettcom...3700988&sr=1-5

but it says that shipment is only possible in Germany. Anyone got some advice how I can solve this problem?
Tia
Cheryl

P.S. I have also found a local producer who said he would make them for me but at € 175,- each; I wasn't too keen.....

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have you had a look on the Italian version - it looks like they might have the same thing

http://www.amazon.it/mn/search/ref=a...qid=1323712733

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You clever girl Lorna, didn't think of that, did I! Really showing my IT ignorance,:) I was so pleased to have found them here in Italy then I saw the price! Any idea why they charge 69,95 if you buy it in Germany and 83,77 in Italy?

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Yeah they have the same thing but instead of 70 Euro it costs 84 Euro.

However at least you can return it free of charge if they are not what you want. Also worth signing up to Amazon Prime, not sure if they do the 30 day free trial, as you will get things faster.

I ordered some toys on Thursday 8 and they were delivered on Sat 10th!

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Could be all manner of things, you need to check all the national sites to compare prices. Sometimes the IT site is cheaper.

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Just bought them this morning at 88 euros which in my eyes is still a bargain. Don't know what the IT site is and OH is getting a bit annoyed I'm spending so much time on the computer;) but I do think I have just discovered a whole new way of shopping:thumbsup:
Thanks for your help.

P.S.
order says they will arrive from 16-19th December ..... we'll see!

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In this case, IT just means the Italian site rather than the UK one.

It's worth checking out both sites in the future to see which Amazon has the cheapest price. Duffer noticed recently that some Lego kits were cheaper on Amazon Italy ... probably because Lego isn't as huge here yet as it is in the UK.
Other stuff is cheaper on the UK site and the UK site has a lot more products and choice in many departments.

Happy shopping :D

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Well, I wasn't exaggerating when I said I'm IT ignorant, was I:) Hope Duffer's comments won't be too harsh.:o

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No comment. Just a virtual slap.

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The difference might be due to shipping costs but is more likely due to tax differences between selling in Germany and Italy. I understand doing business in Italy is more expensive than doing business in Italy ...... unless of course you pay cash ...... but I guess that is no good for Amazon.

Nick

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Ouch.:rofl:
I thought IT meant information technology and you were sending me to some highbrow website....now if you had written Italian, then I would have known what you were on about:thumbup:

Mind you I am making progress (well, I think so) because I sent a mail to my sister and asked her what she thought of my new emoticon and she wrote back asking what is was...now if I had said Smilies.

Still, live and learn, I say.

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I think it may be the shipping costs too because after all they are coming from Germany and forwarders have one rate for national deliveries and another for abroad. Let's face it, I am not exactly round the corner down here at the end of the world..... Amazon says the goods were picked up on the 13th and should be here on the 19th.

Or maybe it's Monti's new VAT prices:eek:

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I'm afraid I need some more help:o
How do I trace the shipment? I have followed the instructions on the mail received from Amazon but it just says it was collected and give a shipment number and the forwarder is SDA. I went on SDA's website and put in the number but it says it's not correct. What now? Below is the number.

Numero identificativo della spedizione: 957571608024F

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The numbers that Amazon give out never ever work on the SDA tracking thing.

I've emailed both Amazon and SDA about this but they obviously haven't taken any notice.

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I don't get it , the numbers that Amazon give on their site click straight though to the courier .I did this this morning and warned my husband that SDA were on their way I could also see that my brother had received his stuff in Glasgow . I click on the number without going to the SDA site.

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Hi HEP,

Please tell me step by step what you do because I have tried with the mail I received from Amazon, as well as their website and also SDA's but nothing comes up, only that it is was picked up on the 13th in Germany and is now in transit.

Tia
Cheryl

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I go on the Amazon website , go to the ' Your account ' page and select ' open orders ' the order number is on the left hand side and if you click on that it will take you to the page with the latest information. I don't have any open orders at the moment - the last one turned up yesterday - or I'd send a screen dump . You'll probably find more info monday when the order should be local . Yesterady I definately saw ' out on van ' and the order was delivered after a few hours . Now I am worried about and order from marks and Spencers .. my first ever order got here in 3 days prompting me to order more things which haven't arrived and its over a week... :unsure:
anything is better than last years performance from the Royal Mail ..20 days from Exeter to Parma ..

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It's normal for the SDA (SAD) site to be a couple of days behind Amazon's online tracking because it's an Italian company, so they have a monkey who does the data input manually which then needs to be checked by an organ grinder before being passed onto the chubby Capo who signs it off so that the data can actually go online.

Have you also noticed, that unlike DHL or Fedex, when you enter the tracking number on SAD, instead of giving you the info you need straightaway, it launches another window in which you need to confirm that you want to see the info?! This gives enough time for chubby Capo's retarded cousin to press a button that accesses the data.

Anyway, I've ordered lots of stuff from the Amazon UK site and the SAD site appears to have the tracking info only when the parcel has entered Italy, for my parcels it's usually FRANCOLINO DI CARPIANO which I believe is in Milano. Then it's out for delivery the next day.

A good tip is to check the morning before the day Amazon says it's due to be delivered. They are pretty accurate with their estimates although recently the parcels have been out for delivery a day before the Amazon estimate.

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Good post

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[QUOTE FRANCOLINO DI CARPIANO which I believe is in Milano. .[/QUOTE]

Thanks Duffer for your valuable contribution, I was actually expecting some insults:rofl:
Anyway I can confirm that Francolino di Carpiano is in Milano (it's near the barriere Sud where the motorway (is it the A1 or 14 or something) latches on to the tangenziale. I used to drive past there every day on my way to work at Zibido San Giacomo. It's on an infamous road called "La Binasca" where the prostitutes gather round lit oil drums and wear extremely skimpy clothing even at minus temperatures.....

Such happy days - when I was working:)

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You're fat, you're stupid and your bum looks massive in that. And please, who did your hair? Stephen Hawkings?

Well you asked for it and it is the time of giving :p

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

That almost makes you sound like a working girl.


Duffer's a good'un when it comes to software and tecchie stuff.

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You were working on the La Binasca?

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Thought you were busy cleaning today:)

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:eek:is my webcam on?

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If it is, please switch it off.

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Who would give the best haircut? Stephen Hawkings, Michael J Fox or Andrea Bocelli?

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Francolino di Carpiano
In transito - 16 dicembre 2011 18:54:00

They're coming:thumbsup:

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Have fun breaking the mattresses in!

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delivered yet ?

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Last Sat. I ordered a present for OH from the UK site, when I was to pay at checkout got a message that it would be delivered after Christmas, so I paid for the fast delivery.
This morning the courier rang me to ask me to walk down to the bottom of the road, and collect the parcel as he could not climb up the icy bend.
It cost me, but at least it was a really fast delivery.

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NOOOOOO, but it says they are at Casarano which is nearby. I think I will give them a ring.

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Right, I know you are all hanging on the edge of your seats as to whether she got them or not , so I will put you out of your misery ..... they arrived today at lunchtime. Unfortunately the guests arrived yesterday so I had to make the beds with the old ones anyway and I am so knackered after getting everything ready, things will just have to stay like that!

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Hurrah ! pity it was a bit late