Integration

SentaiSan · 03-16-2014, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by PkmnMstr

Yeah, but being able to choose at time of purchase makes up for that imo. Plus at AmiAmi, I'm almost always doing joint orders with friends. So distributing shipping amongst items or just straight splitting makes it very reasonable. And when you import often enough, you pretty much know roughly how much shipping is anyway, it's not like they'll randomly charge you a lot more for no good reason.

Yes, and no. I guess my main beef is that now that I've begun shopping with HLJ, I'm a bit more jaded.

* Ami has the rigid order policy and most communications with them comes across like you're just bothering them. A few times they did what I asked without even responding to me. I had to log in and see that it had been done
* Ami has great discounts (better than HLJ in most cases) but severely overpriced shipping. This might be because they well-pack things into huge boxes, but still, the prices are up there (my last order was for $220 with $95 in shipping via EMS. A similar order @ HLJ cost me $50 to ship via Fedex)
* Ami offers order grouping when making new orders, and grouping previous orders when the releases are in the same month, but HLJ has the private warehouse where I order what I want, then ship what I want, when I want.
* Going with the last point, HLJ offers more and cheaper shipping options and tells you the prices up front (when ordering or moving from warehouse to shipping). I just personally feel it's a smoother process.
* The DX sell-out times are insane, but at least the restocks can be caught if you watch.

On the plus for AMI, they carry more product, meeting more needs, and are usually a few bucks cheaper than HLJ. They also have the point system which is cool.

Anywho... Not sure if it's the Amazon competition or what, but TRU has a lot on sale right now. Legacy Dragonzord is down to 59:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family

I think I'm going to cancel my preorder and reorder.

Also:

Gosei Great import $59: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family

Shinken Oh: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family

03-16-2014, 09:31 AM	#420
SentaiSan Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 334	Quote: Originally Posted by PkmnMstr Yeah, but being able to choose at time of purchase makes up for that imo. Plus at AmiAmi, I'm almost always doing joint orders with friends. So distributing shipping amongst items or just straight splitting makes it very reasonable. And when you import often enough, you pretty much know roughly how much shipping is anyway, it's not like they'll randomly charge you a lot more for no good reason. Yes, and no. I guess my main beef is that now that I've begun shopping with HLJ, I'm a bit more jaded. * Ami has the rigid order policy and most communications with them comes across like you're just bothering them. A few times they did what I asked without even responding to me. I had to log in and see that it had been done * Ami has great discounts (better than HLJ in most cases) but severely overpriced shipping. This might be because they well-pack things into huge boxes, but still, the prices are up there (my last order was for $220 with $95 in shipping via EMS. A similar order @ HLJ cost me $50 to ship via Fedex) * Ami offers order grouping when making new orders, and grouping previous orders when the releases are in the same month, but HLJ has the private warehouse where I order what I want, then ship what I want, when I want. * Going with the last point, HLJ offers more and cheaper shipping options and tells you the prices up front (when ordering or moving from warehouse to shipping). I just personally feel it's a smoother process. * The DX sell-out times are insane, but at least the restocks can be caught if you watch. On the plus for AMI, they carry more product, meeting more needs, and are usually a few bucks cheaper than HLJ. They also have the point system which is cool. Anywho... Not sure if it's the Amazon competition or what, but TRU has a lot on sale right now. Legacy Dragonzord is down to 59: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family I think I'm going to cancel my preorder and reorder. Also: Gosei Great import $59: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family Shinken Oh: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...entPage=family __________________ MegaPla: MiniPla Enthusiasts Group \|\| My Sales Thread & Feedback Last edited by SentaiSan; 03-16-2014 at 09:37 AM..