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YESASIA? or CDJAPAN?
k, so, i'm new to buying things online...and i was wondering which site was more reliable when shipping to the united states. yesasia? or cdjapan?
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with shipping, Yesasia is generally cheaper, but CDJ is faster and has more protection for your package. I use both, generally, YA is good when you want to order a lot of things, and CDJ is good when you want to order one or two things
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okay, thanks so much! that's all i needed.
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I wanted to know the same thing, thanks GRACE! :)
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you have to compare cd one by one because they have different price for the same item . cd japan shipping is a real pain though it takes 3 weeks to a month to get the cd . personally i never buy cd at yesasia or cdjapan because i think its expensive and they are both overprice .
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^that's not true about cdjapan, my cd took so fast to arrive, compare to hmv japan or YA.
if my order is a preorder item, sometimes it gets ship BEFORE release date and i received them ON the release date, when i'm using EMS(it reach me with 2 days!!!!), so i'm not complaining, i love the idea of getting my stuff the same day as it got on the shelves in Japan stores. |
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In my experience, YesAsia is slow and CDJapan is fast. I once received a CD a day before its actual release date! And that was through REGULAR air mail, not even registered or EMS.
For YesAsia however, I sometimes waited weeks for my items. That's why I only use YesAsia for stuff you can't get at CDJapan, which is basically: - overseas versions. CDJapan only has Japanese versions while YesAsia also usually stocks overseas versions like Taiwan or Hongkong press. - tour goodies. YesAsia has all of Ayu's latest tour goodies like AT08, PCDL08-09 and AT09. CDJapan never has goodies. Hope I helped you :) |
Hey, I have a question about ordering from YesAsia. ^-^ My mom's finally letting me do what I want with my money, even ordering international products. XD But uh, yeah, we're having a garage sale this weekend and I plan on using the money to order some Ayu CDs.
So, what's the difference between the Hong Kong versions of her CDs and the Japanese versions? I notice there's a significant difference in price (and from CD only to CD only, I know there's definitely a difference between CD and CD+DVD) |
aside from price , these are the differences between HK & Japan presses of her stuff
In a HK press (same thing goes for Taiwan press) - you get a chinese translation sheet . You obviously don't get that in a Japan press - DVD region code . HK & Taiwan's DVD region code's 3 while Japan's 2 so you have to make sure whether can your computer play region code 2 or 3 DVDs or not These're the 2 main differences . To me a HK press is slightly worse than the quality of a Taiwan press imo but that's the slightly picky side of me that's talking :laugh Since YesAsia doesn't sell Taiwan presses of her stuff (aside from Johnny's bands) , in terms of the OBI , it's almost exactly the same replica of a Japan press unlike Taiwan presses where you have a white background & blue words in the centre of the OBI strip |
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Thanks again. ^_^ |
and in terms of paper quality, japan version are better. The OS uses paper of poorer quality, thus in the long term you might see fading or sort faster then JP press.
so if you can afford the JP press, and feel that you would keep the cd for years, take the JP press. |
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a lot of people complain that japanese version are expensive but i dont agree with them . you can buy a used japanese version for the same price or even cheapper tahn those hk or overseas version.if you wanna save some extra bucks second hand cds might be a solution :yes |
^or for brand new copies, especially singles. There's always the ales at cdjapan or hmv japan.
I strongly recommend hmv japan in terms of sales, sometimes you get get a brand new single for as low as USD$6. and for the shipping rates, they have the most reasonable price, and they use register mail, which is quite fast(faster then YA's free shipping). For shipping to my country, singapore: 1 item-900 yen 2 item-900 yen |
its true the single price is good but the problem is the shipping is more expensive than the single. its not really a deal ...
if you add the shipping and the price of the cd than cdjapan and hmv are more expensive . in the end its still quite pricy but i agree they have a better costumer service than yesasia and also ship faster . personally i use itunes japan ( that way i dont have to pay for shipping ) or i buy used japanese version . |
talking about hmv jp, they only use registered mail shipping method or there are others?
and also for ready in stock item, is the total price show when we want to check out is really the final price or will it change for some reason? I was thingking to buy a book from hmv japan since the price including shipping is cheaper than YA but im afraid if its not actually the final price. |
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icic. thanks karen.
now i just worry about the final total price part. I scare if suddenly they will overcharge my debit card with "new"total price. |
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so let's say if the total cost you have to pay them's 1,900 Yen , if you punch that no. into XE.com , what you see on there , might not be the actual amount you have to pay the next time you update your bank book it's usually higher & sometimes lower , depending on the exchange rate |
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I'm afraid they will charge extra (in Yen) after i confirm the order and also the shipping price... |
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I ordered quite a lot of times from there & they never done that at all |
ohh,okay.so let say,(i'm stupid =.=")
item price is 5000 Yen and shipping fee is 900Yen,so the final price is 5900Yen. They will not charge more than 5900Yen right. |
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If I not mistaken I remember someone from forum has been overcharged with new total cost (which is much much much higher than the original cost) when she/he bought Deiji deiji diary from hmv japan, but I cant remember who. :dead2 I scare if this will happen to me, thats why Im asking here:P |
what you guys seems to forget is the total is in yens even if hmv will charge you exactly the price that you see , your bank will charge you some "extra fees " for the change .
thats what must have happen to the person who boght the vivi magazine . hmv dont extra charge but bank does ! |
i see...this is why sometimes the total price @ online receipt is different from the bank statement
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that's why nowadays if I can , I go with PayPal since the amount that I see on the net , it's the same one that I will see on my bank book |
If you want quality then go with the JP press. Don't be bothered with the price. It's worth it!:)
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i see...
hmm,they do charge some 'fee' too for using paypal... they charge it to the credit/debit card account for certain bank,in my country. |
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^ :yes on what Genie said
I ordered the Kami no Shizku photobook via HMV Japan a while back ago for a friend here as a gift & on the day when HMV Japan mailed out the photobook to her , I had to pay more than the estimated shipping fee that they quoted me |
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paypal do charge fees and sometimes their fees are more important than bank fee but again it depends wich option you pay for with your bank and paypal so you should check both of them and compare prices .as for the hude difference . as of price with the shipping the price that you see on the website is based for japan to japan but since when they ship international it cost, more thats why the price change when you checkout ( because the address doesnt have a japanese zip code ) its kinda like amazon.com .for exemple the flat rate shipping is 2.99 ( but the price that you see is for us) so if you check out with an address without a us zip code it will charge you 5.98 $ |
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the Kami no Shizuku photobook that I ordered , it wasn't a preorder item , it was a ready in stock item |
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before karen tells you how much more...
just to compare the shipping, hmv is safer then YA, especially for your country, since they tend to keep mail. and hmv use register mail, while you have to pay extra for register mail at YA, or the free shipping takes a long time for you.... |
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after they mailed out both items to my friend , it jumped up to 1,680 Yen still thinking if I want to buy the photobook locally at Kinokuniya for myself or not :innocent |
lol....do they inform you before shipped the parcel to you?
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& no the Kami no Shizuku photobook & KAT-TUN's LIPS single weren't for me . They were for ll moments ll :heart |
^they informed u as in they ask for ur permission to charge extra or just inform and then straight away charge ur debit card without you agreeing on the new price?
@lacus yea, Im trying to avoid YA becos of my previous experience. Wanted to buy at cdJapan but since they never list the item so now I opt for HMV japan :P |
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ohhhh...so you can't say NO :p
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^huh? they did ask your view. i think you can say no.
or Iyreen, do you know anyone who's coming to singapore? coz we have it in our local kinokuniya store for around RM170, it will be cheaper then hmv japan. |
opssss...sorry...my mistaken....i misunderstood karen's post...so sry =.=!
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^normally it will be better to call them.
like singapore, our website is not updated, but you can ask them to order for you. |
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hmv have great service i would totally recommand them .they are more profetional never got a problem with them. an other one that i would recommand is mu-mo they are also very profetional and have a great service. everything always arrive safely and well package . |
hmm,seems like quite a number of people don't like yesasia...do they refund to you for that damaged stuff?
i'm quite worry now...hopefully mine will arrive safely |
sadly not. i called them so many times its always busy when i finally got through i told them that my stuff arrived damaged , they told me it was my fault and i must have damage it myself i was like WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT??? even for the lost stuff they didnt give me a refund since it was free shipping ...my fault again ...they told me i should have choose a more expensive option to make sure it arrive safely .the guy on the phone was extremely rude .
considering how much i use to order and how faithfull of a costumer i was for the past few years i would have expect at least an exchange of damaged goods!!!!!! thats why i was saying i will never ever order from them again. ---->Iyreen i understand you !!!! we share the same pain lol compare to mumo or hmv my items never EVER got damaged a single time , its true the shipping is more expensive but its totally worse it ! |
gosh.thats rude...
guess this should be my first and last time buying from yesasia...i googled for "yesasia complaints" and found out that many is frustrated with their service ,especially customer sservice part. i guess its damaged because they don't use box?i ordered from play-asia and choose box+bubble wrap instead of envelope+bubble wrap.all arrive safely and no damage at all... |
nanakopy . exactly ! they just use those cheap envellope , those envellope break like nothing they can't hold heavy book . the photobook was damaged on both side because if that i was furious .
i think no mather what you order that is HEAVY boxes are necessary and even more bubble wrap .... there is actually many compalin about yesasia...i should have google about it before to order. i know many people around me that had a similar experiance , i told them to switch to hmv. |
by the way,you called them or email them?
HMV is using box or envelope? |
hmv envellope ( and cd japan if you order a cd and there is a poster than they will put everything in a box)
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ohhh.thanks ya,gothicayu...
guess that i'll usse hmv or cdjapan in the future...BIG NO NO for yesasia |
you're welcome :-)
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I never had any damaged or lost items from YesAsia o.o
A few of my friendīs packages got lost but they e-mailed YA and they got their stuff resend, and they also had free shipping. |
i guess need to depend on luck...but impossible for them to use envelope for books...hmm,maybe need to send them e-mail to REQUEST them to use box
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HMV Japan doesn't use boxes & etc to mail things out unlike CDJapan's
they usually tend to use those HUGE EMS padded envelopes to stuff whatever you order though them it can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it |
^ya, but their padded evelope is with bubblewrap and quite safe. I have not heard anyone who have crack cases from hmv before.
and about YA, their shipping is slower compare to other sites, but when it comes to packing. You can request for bubblewrap box(within for free shipping) in the comment section, i normally do that and have not get any damage items from YA. |
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i have always received my item in exellant condition with hmv. their huge ems padded envellope are great .they are enough tick to hold the cds and small books . well what i like about cd japan is that the poster never get damaged thanks to the box but if the cd doesnt come with the poster than i dont order it from cdjapan because the shipping remain a little bit pricy ( they have a good selection of jrock and visual kei though) . --->lacus i didnt even know you can request the bubble wrap box in the comment section that explain it all.thanks for this information. anyway after their rude costumer service i decided not to order again and plus with all teh complain on internet about them i prefer to avoid them.... seach for mumo or hmv you won't find complain like yesasia... that say it all . --->angel ayumi i guess it depends from where you order , where they ship and who will take care of you for the costumer service . for exemple in my old place depending who was working for the delivery day it was either in perfect condition or damaged like crazy. (no link with hmv or cd japan but i once order a used cd from yahoo japan auction , the cd had a crack because the guy forgot to put those bubble stuff , i contacted the guy to explain him , in exchange to excuse himself he send me a brand new one with A LOT of those bubble paper . i was like omg i didnt even expect that i just wanted a replacement case but the guy was super nice and send me everything brand new 0-0 . thats what i call an EXELLANT costumer service ) i think yahoo auction japan can be an other good alternative too to order stuff that are sold out on cdjapan,hmv, or mumo. especially the goodies and happy box they always sells too fast on mumo . every year i try to get those happy box.... i wonder if they will do it this year too. as for those who like video games i think play asia is the best for this section. for those who use a middle man when ordering from mumo , i havent seen review about them yet but they are a wonderfull company. you can try tower record http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/SiteManager.jsp and here is an other one i order from when i looking from sothing specific. the shipping for us is cheapper than yesasia . they ahve a huge selction of jpop and jrock cds . they even have magazines. http://www.jpophelp.com/scripts/news...ormattype=SACD a review that might be usefull . ( i didnt write that but if anybody know who please let me know and i will add the credit ) http://redracer.wordpress.com/2007/0...cdjapan-rocks/ but to me the smartest choice still remain to order from people from the forum if you find what you like because poeple here are kind , you can see pictures , its cheapper than those big company and you can have communication with the person that sells and im sure if you ask extra bubble wrap they will add it for you .AHS ROCKS !!! |
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I know because last year when I ordered both CD only's editions of BREAKERZ's Angelic Smile / WINTER PARTY , both of them came with a B2 sized poster each & HMV Japan stuffed both posters into the envelope in which I'm frankly OK with it It's not like CDJapan where they roll them nicely/proper & put them inside a bigger box I know for CDJapan's case as I bought BREAKERZ's GRAND FINALE single earlier this year & the 1st press item was a B2 poster again so yup |
i agree with you karenpang. i dont really care that they fold the poster ( because when i buy those shoxx magazine the poster come folded inside anyway, so i got used to it lol ) but if i know that the single or album will come with the poster i prefer cd japan because of the box and i would advice anyone to do the same if they care about the lines on the poster .
i wonder why hmv doesnt start to ship the cd and poster in a box too .it would be so much nicer and they would get more costumers. did you contact hmv about the broken case? maybe they could have replace it for you.good things you had an extra case :-) |
^i think you are just unlucky with YA's customer service. they are not that bad, or maybe it's the US site.
Although their tour merchadise seem over price, but if you were to order using middleman, it costs almost the same, just that YA's price is USD$1 to $4 more(except the umbrella when first listed, but come to think of it, the price at auction sites had gotten way higher then YA's, it's still okay). But during their sales period, the prices for tour goodies are amazing CHEAP!!!! some of them are even cheaper then the price on mumo, like the PCDL towel, and those ayupan x hello kitty pouches. so, don't give up on them yet! About their customer service, I once had a order, lost in the mail, since the items are already sold out, they gave me a refund. but i order from the global site, since i'm in Singapore. And, my friend had good experience with them, that time he order 30 pieces of 10th anniversary ayupans and it got lost in the mail, they resend them to him. |
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HMV Japan's probably lazy in a way or 2 that's why they rather stuff a poster & a CD inside the padded envelope & it's not the normal size . It's HUGE , it's even bigger than the ones I used when I sometimes mail things overseas to friends & ah I didn't contacted them about the broken CD cases because I already replaced the broken casings with new ones & I don't see the need to go after them on this matter it's different if they were to sent me a different CD from what I ordered though them :dead2 |
lacus,they fully refund or refund 50% of the total?do they delay the payment?like wanna check with the post office if really get lost-delay few weeks....
then wanna refund-check with banks or what-so-ever - delay few weeks like that? |
^it's a full refund, they gave me back in YEsasia credits, so i can use the refund for future purchase.
and it has been 1 full month after shipment, so it is lost. |
i see...i thought they will revert it back to your bank account...
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there is one thing that surprised me i was looking at avex taiwan http://www.avex.com.tw/4th/index.asp?cateid=2&subid= it seems they sell music online at eshop ( not sure if its mp3 or actual cd, i even saw goodies) anybody have ever use that website ?. how come they dont do that at an international level? itunes japan have surch an amazing selection of japanese music ... if only they could sell more jpop music on itunes europe and us that would be great .
by the way anyone know if ayu gonna have a new happy box coming soon? |
ya..i noticed that too...they sell only to taiwan and not international... >.<
(but its now closed) need to find middleman to get it...and another taiwan site that provides international shipping is www.books.com.tw but the shipping to outside taiwan is superb expensive.its almost the same price with that item @@ |
thank you nanakopy87 . that other webiste looks amazing, i didnt know about that one. they have a HUGE selection of books . i guess i will start doing my shopping on that one . as for the shipping mmmm i m sure if you ask somebody they must have some kind of cheap shipping ( via boat or like media mail ). i will search if its possible to get cheap shipping from taiwan if so its really interresting to buy books from there . they have really good prices.
i think all you need to do is to ship it taiwan to taiwan and than use somebody to ship it international. the price that they are giving for international seems high . it might be for fast shipping? |
gothic,where are you from?
i once tried to buy something from taiwan...it needs around 1 week to reach my country here,malaysia...but its very expensive(shipping fees) and i don't really buy for there anymore...unless i can find a good and reliable middleman who can charge me more cheaper :p just like that day i saw books.com.tw there selling ayu's PCDL sports towel for approximately USD30++ .this excludes postage...so,expect the price will go up to USD40 and above after include the shipping fee |
i m in the us.1 week is pretty good than that explain the expensive shipping . i know japan have those slow shipping for dirt cheap but it takes 3 weeks to a month. i wanna try to find if taiwan have the same system at the post office . in america we have media mail to ship heavy stuff for cheap sadly media mail can ony be use if ship within us .
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i see....you know chinese words?
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i m learning that's why this website is interresting.its easier to speak than read lol. i can find easily books in japanese but i can never find books in chinese. you can use babel fish to translate :-) (even though it give funny translation sometimes )
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hahahaha....the translation is funny...i don't use them,i can red but not very fluent ...lol...i don't like to use books.coom.tw because they need your passport ID and so on which i don't really like to reveal online ...this is why i rather let middleman to do it...
anyway,good luck in exploring this site :D |
well shipping fees in TW aren't cheap(especially for books), it might be almost the same, or even more expensive if you use a middleman. like china, taiwan prefer to use register(aka something like ems) mail, as lost mail or mishandling is common in taiwan, it might not be due to the staff's fault, as taiwan have a lot of natural disaters(floods for example). with a tracking code, at least they can know where's the item last seen.
as for taiwan avex shop, they can only ship within taiwan because japan side only gives them the lisense to sell within their country. I had enquiry them about that years ago, when they first start to sell tour goodies, along with other members from china, but that is the answer avex taiwan gave us. so i end up using a middleman from mumo |
thanks lalcus for those informations.that's a pity for avex taiawan becase they have a very good selection of cds and goodies. avex really need to open an "avex wolrd " for people that live outside of taiwan and japan.
it somewhat make sence though since ayu is only touring in japan and taiwan, they dont wanna take risk i guess spending a lot of money on something they dont know ... |
in case,if anyone wants to try www.books.com.tw
this is how they charge : http://www.books.com.tw/exep/qa/item..._id=0000000129 博客來寄送至海外地區運費之計算方式：【(基本費 + 商品定價8%~100%)*(1+ (兵險費率%+燃油費率%) in short, the amount you need to pay is [service charge(A)+ITEM PRICE BEFORE DISCOUNT(B)*ITEM charges 8~100%(C)]=(D) [1+(insurance 2%(E)+ fuel surcharge 15%(F))]=(G) (D)*(G)= (H) (H)+(I)=(J) note : (I) is the discounted price(if not discount,use back the normal price) (H) is your postage fee so lets say you wanna buy ayu's s/s single from there,http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020134375 you need to pay [(150+269)*8%=33.52 [1+(2%+15%)=1.17 33.52*1.17=39.2184 39.2184+269=NT308.22 so,the price for s/s single is 9.38065 USD (THIS IS THE PRICE FOR SHIPPING TO ASIA...different countries,different charges) hmm,its hard to understand this calculation....hope you guys can understand it :p in case no one can understand what i'm talking about,this is the page translated by google translate http://translate.google.com/translat...state0=&swap=1 |
i tried not to order books online as the shipping kills me, like normal manga cost like USD$8 with shipping to me(considering i get 5 volumes to cut down shipping cost), but i can jolly well get it in my local kinokuniya for USD$4.50 each, and that is without my membership discount.
buying books from a bookstore is well better, as they buy in lots and save a lot on shipping. |
wow manga are only 4.50$ brand new in singapour ????? omg i need to do a trip there lol its dirt cheap . here its like 7 or 8 dollars brand new+tax its almost 10$already T-T so i dont buy many manga because its expensive .
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$4.50 are for those taiwan chinese versions, japan version costs around USD$7.50, while english version we have the US one and the local version. the US costs around USD$7 to USD$8.50, while the local version around USD$5.50 only!!!
and yes all are brand new copies and including tax. i love to buy mangas, my sis and i have AT LEAST 300 manga in our room |
maybe i should give www.books.com.tw a try...since its cheaper than yesasia .lol.
but of course i won't order books online..like lacus said,the shipping fee is superb expensive |
unless you save up to a certain amount or get more friends to share, then order like 50 books/manga in a order, it's still worth it
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another useful thing that i had learned about cdj versus YA is that when you purchase a first press item on cdj, you KNOW that you got it. plus cdj will state how many copies they have left for ex: FP: 9 left until sold out etc. which is better for me since YA doesnt state it. their only answer is first come first serve. i preordered from YA for an item really early BUT i recieved the reg. edition of it. -___- i use YA only for goodies or cds that i dont neccessarily need it to be FP.
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pchan , i agree with you. cdjapan is WAY better for first press edition. with them you know excatly what you are getting+ the packaging from cd japan is really nice if the cd come with a poster it all come in a box.
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lol when I ordered my copy of BREAKERZ's GRAND FINALE single which came with a B2 sized poster as a 1st press goody , I was shocked that the packaging that CDJapan used was stellar & erm cardboard-ish :laugh
but I had to use a penknife to open the parcel as I had no idea how to dismantle it -_- |
karenpang LOL at least it was safe ;-)
ps : is it the guy from kabuto on your avatar ? he looks hot ! ps2: if you like daigo you should watch the one where he get kiss by miyavi , his face looks hilarious. daigo is just so cute |
avater - LOL :laugh
no that's ARASHI's Matsumoto Jun for you . He's on the Oct cover of Dazed & Confused (yes that's the title of the mag -_-) magazine & yes DAIGO's so funny . He loves to teach his dog how to do the WISH pose without fail :laugh xD |
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for daigo i never seen that video before , iwill have to look for that one lol sounds so cute |
the DAIGO clip(s) that I mentioned , I believe you can find certain portions of the clips on youtube because it's featured on ARASHI's Aiba Masaki's zoo show called Tensai ! Shimura Dobutsuen
sometimes DAIGO will appear on Aiba's show as guest & usually the times that happened , it's very funny in fact DAIGO & Aiba are on the same wavelength xD |
Frequent orderers from Play-Asia: Question
Anybody make orders from Play-Asia.com frequently? They have a few things in stock that I want that YesAsia doesn't. But since they sell Hong Kong versions, I want to be sure that there are no bootlegs. So, say, for Ayu products, is EVERYTHING from Avex?? I'm reluctant to trust what the site itself says, since there are so many fakes out there.
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Used them once, i used the cheapest shipping and it arrived fast. They have the price of cdjapan but the shipping of yesasia(actually even cheaper) which makes them a good site. They are 100 official just check if you are getting the HK version or Japan version they sell both.
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Well I generally prefer HK versions, or OS, Korea, etc., when available, because Japanese prices are so inflated. As long as the HK versions are still official Avex...
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play-asia is quite good ,imo.ordered around 5 times already and all reach in superb condition.and yes.they sell original stuffs only.no bootleg...i used the free shipping and chose box .and they came with my item wrapped with bubble wrap too...if the postman in your country isn't very careless,i think you can get your ORIGINAL stuff fast and no damage at all
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Thanks for the info guys!
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They're real good. I used them twice and my stuff came in excellent condition. They're are my backup if yesasia dosen't have it. Sometimes you could even get stuff cheaper then Yesasia, only a couple of bucks. The only issued I had was last order I had took about 2 weeks cause out of stock on Ayu's Asia Tour 07 dvd and alan cd when there website say they had in stock. I pay extra for shipping so I can keep track of my stuff, its faster and also I don't trust US Postal Service.
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Theres stuff can be alot cheaper than yesasia cuz yesasia inflates prices, playasia doesn't. Koda Kumi 3 splash first press was around 30 on yesasia, but the normal 18 on playasia.
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