Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[uteiki]

hey thanks for the reply guys. I called DHL this mornning and 1 minute later they just waived the charges...

What a load of BS.

basically if you do not call them & just pay for it, DHL will say thank you very much.

Originally Posted by kaiden

yeah i used dhl once to get some games faster from an online store in HK and they sent me a bill for $80? i cant remember what the charge was for, as it was so many years ago but the order cost me $100 shipped...

I've never used them every again - so full of sh-t.

I think you should consult one of those fair trading thingies though as that fee is an outright scam

Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

I've never heard of that before, I'd seriously question it, especially if you already have your stuff. if you were importing plants fine but toys?

I've never used DHL though so I have no experience with them.

[UltraMarginal]

Originally Posted by uteiki

hey thanks for the reply guys. I called DHL this mornning and 1 minute later they just waived the charges...

What a load of BS.

basically if you do not call them & just pay for it, DHL will say thank you very much.

good one, a lot of companies try to pull this sort of thing.

[Arcee]

Originally Posted by theheretic

Okay this is TF related. My MP-10 which I paid extra to have shipped faster is.... somewhere in the mail. My last tracking says "Processed Through Sort Facility, October 01, 2011, 5:49 am, ISC CHICAGO IL" and I haven't had any more updates on my track. So at what point should I be getting worried? I've had no trouble with postage coming out of the US before but my concern is that they've always had a track point in LA or Hawaii and this one seems to have stopped in Chicago and then gone nowhere.

It depends on whether you are using First Class or Priority or what?

If it's First Class, I'd say you won't see any further update on that, and you are lucky to see it "Processed Through Sort Facility"; my experience my First Class parcels always stay in the status "Electronic Shipping Info Received".

There is no actual tracking for all First Class even though they give you a tracking number. I've got quite a few of them, the longest took me 6 weeks on the wait; the shortest a week. So it's very likely that you receive two parcels at the same time though they maybe respectively posted with weeks between one another. And I've got one of my First Class arrived earlier than a Priority one thought they were posted at the same time.

So for First Class, now is definitely too early to worry about it.

EDIT: Just saw it you said "paid extra to have shipped faster"...Well, still, not necessarily, I did have my Priority seemingly sitting in the post office for quite a while when it's actually already got to Sydney. You never know. The thing I've concluded so far: it'll sure arrive in the end, but how fast/slow does not necessarily depends on whether it's shipped First Class or Priority. And status update are inaccurate.

If you are unsure, email the seller; he/she won't be able to do anything but after all they are located in US so can easily phone up USPS to inquire.

[jena]

Is there a general Transformers Prime discussion around here anywhere? I did a search and couldn't find one. I've only just started watching it (but I'm up to ep 20 already, holidays rule) and I'm in the mood for some discussion.

[Arcee]

Originally Posted by jena

Is there a general Transformers Prime discussion around here anywhere? I did a search and couldn't find one. I've only just started watching it (but I'm up to ep 20 already, holidays rule) and I'm in the mood for some discussion.

Here:
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=9

It's not one single thread; ppl are posting up after each episode and they are all under Ratbat's Transformers Reviews.

[jena]

Originally Posted by Arcee

Here:
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=9

It's not one single thread; ppl are posting up after each episode and they are all under Ratbat's Transformers Reviews.

I found those two for ep 23 and 24 but I'm not up to those yet and they're the only two I spotted. I also found a review discussion for eps 1-5 but nothing else.

[Arcee]

Originally Posted by jena

I found those two for ep 23 and 24 but I'm not up to those yet and they're the only two I spotted. I also found a review discussion for eps 1-5 but nothing else.

Maybe start a new one? I didn't really check it as I haven't started watching it yet...

[jena]

Originally Posted by Arcee

Maybe start a new one? I didn't really check it as I haven't started watching it yet...

I really think you should! Especially since Arcee is a main character If you're interested, full episodes can be found here http://www.youtube.com/user/Auroratron

[griffin]

There is a general comments topic here.
But do an advanced search for 'Prime' (in topic titles) in the Review section, and you'll find review topics for most episodes since #7.

[jena]

Originally Posted by griffin

There is a general comments topic here.
But do an advanced search for 'Prime' (in topic titles) in the Review section, and you'll find review topics for most episodes since #7.

Thanks griffin, helpful as always!