Topic: On-line Stores & Sellers

[Opus106]

Until Feb. 7 Abeille Musique offered it around EUR 13 or so.  But that's history now.

Winter will come around once again, my friend.

[Coopmv]

Winter will come around once again, my friend.

You must be paying a fortune to have CD's shipped to you From Europe ...   

[Coopmv]

German postal service doesn't handle international package delivery.  They have subcontracted that to DHL which is independent and not cheap.

I thought DHL is owned by Deutsche Post?

[Opus106]

You must be paying a fortune to have CD's shipped to you From Europe ...   

Actually, Abeille turned out to be fairly cheap considering the kind of discounts they were offering. Of course, I didn't bite this time around.

[Coopmv]

Actually, Abeille turned out to be fairly cheap considering the kind of discounts they were offering. Of course, I didn't bite this time around.

That place looks like it was running going-out-of-business sales - liquidation sales.

[Opus106]

That place looks like it was running going-out-of-business sales - liquidation sales.

They aren't likely to go anywhere now that they have GMG's undivided attention. They were probably just enticing us; and if so, they have succeeded admirably!

[Coopmv]

They aren't likely to go anywhere now that they have GMG's undivided attention. They were probably just enticing us; and if so, they have succeeded admirably!

I do not have any desire to buy anything from them since I only buy from the UK e-tailers, which generally have excellent selections when it comes to early music ...

[Opus106]

I do not have any desire to buy anything from them

Bummer. I think they just lost a quarter of their potential customer base.

( Just kidding.)

[Coopmv]

Bummer. I think they just lost a quarter of their potential customer base.

( Just kidding.)

BTW,  BRO offers great prices with dirt-cheap shipping for US buyers.  It provides me excellent opportunities to fill in some of the gaps in my collection, which are often not the most popular selections ...

[Antoine Marchand]

Winter will come around once again, my friend.

… and Plato will teach in the Academy again. The eternal return of the same.

Sometimes I forget you're writing from India.   

[Opus106]

… and Plato will teach in the Academy again. The eternal return of the same.

Yes, true, but then the world gets destroyed in 2012. So, the Abeille Winter sale will probably occur only once more.

Sometimes I forget you're writing from India.   

It's the interwebz, after all.

[Antoine Marchand]

It's the interwebz, after all.

Distances from Santiago-Chile to Chennai-India:

10,136.7 miles

or

16,313.4 kilometers

or

8,808.6 nautical miles

 

[mc ukrneal]

You must be paying a fortune to have CD's shipped to you From Europe ...   

Abeille was giving free shipping (to the US anyway) if you bought 16 or more items. So from that point of view, also a  big win.

[Bunny]

I thought DHL is owned by Deutsche Post?

? They operate in many other countries including the USA and Latin America, so they are more like Fedex or UPS than a branch of a national postal service. 

[Brian]

Crap. I gave Abeille Musique the wrong address. It's gonna get returned to them.

I don't speak French. What do I do?

[The new erato]

Crap. I gave Abeille Musique the wrong address. It's gonna get returned to them.

I don't speak French. What do I do?

Send them an email in English? I seem to remember someone mentioning that they scommunicated with them in English.

The other two alternatives:

- Take a crash course in written French
- moving to the location you submitted

somehow doesn't seem very practical.

[Antoine Marchand]

Send them an email in English? I seem to remember someone mentioning that they scommunicated with them in English.

The other two alternatives:

- Take a crash course in written French
- moving to the location you submitted

somehow doesn't seem very practical.

Third alternative:

- Q could probably help you with some nice email in French.

 

[The new erato]

Third alternative:

- Q could probably help you with some nice email in French.

 

That's wimpy.

[Antoine Marchand]

That's wimpy.

... yes, totally unadventurous and dull.

[Scarpia]

Send them an email in English? I seem to remember someone mentioning that they scommunicated with them in English.

The other two alternatives:

- Take a crash course in written French
- moving to the location you submitted

somehow doesn't seem very practical.

Google has a translation tool.  It' not advertised on their home page, you have to follow the links to more stuff.