Who owns Shiina stuff?

[frecklegirl]

Could you post those pictures to the Ringo Expo Product Reviews thread as well, Bongo? Just to make it more complete

[Ringo~Bingo]

^ done (first page)

I find the disc pretty difficult to remove unless you have long fingernails, also mine was rattling about the box as well.

[ShinjiPG]

Originally Posted by Ringo~Bingo

^ done (first page)

I find the disc pretty difficult to remove unless you have long fingernails, also mine was rattling about the box as well.

Mine wasn't.
Actually, how do you say it? Mine was "stuck" (I think)? Point is, it wasn't rattling, it was secure.

[Ringo~Bingo]

I suspect they were playing keepy up's with mine in the depot, such was the damage to the outer protective cardboard packing.

These boxes from CD Japan are usually flawless.

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[Glathannus]

Yeah, and they are marked as "Fragile" too.
What a disgrace.

[ShinjiPG]

My YesAsia orders always come in this condition:
- Item wrapped in bubble envelope 1.
- Bubble envelope 1 wrapped in bubble envelope 2.
- Bubble envelope 2 inside a strong plastic envelope with lots of tape sealing it.

It's good protection, but boy is it a pain in the ass to finally reach the contents.

[Ringo~Bingo]

YesAsia stuff always comes good for me (I buy DVD's) I think condition really depends on the courier who takes it at the destination country, in 99% of cases my stuff is flawless but if a specific branch of the courier firm deal with it then it's usually beat up a touch (inner city branch against the usual just-outside city branch), luckily it's a rarity and even luckier that the stuff is well protected.

[entrydenied]

Hey I have some updates concerning ordering from kronekodow.com.

The shipping service that I'm using finally received my shipment. And I noticed an FAQ at the end of the only email I received from kronekodow.

Basically shipment from kronekodow takes an approximately 2 weeks to reach (the destination in Japan) after payement is confirmed and processed. They only send 1 single email to tell me they've received my order. They do not send out confirmation emails, whether is it for payment or or shipping confirmations. I suppose you're supposed to just check whether they have billed you through your card and hope that it has been sent out.

The site itself provides a miserly record of some sort that only states your order number and whatever you have ordered. No address is stated. No invoices are given either. I think you have to email them or use their "contact us" service form if you want to check or change anything and that form is hidden in their FAQ page. (It might be easier for people who are more fluent in Japanese to locate though).

You can change your address in their customer data page but I'm not sure whether that affects your current orders.

[Ringo~Bingo]

Ringo File turned up today \o/ most surprising thing is the size! only 9 x 6 inches so it's small! and it's also hardback as well.

Edit: this thing is very very text heavy! it's about 350 pages but I'd be surprised if more than 40/50 of the pages were pictures, and it's size and structure make it near non-scan friendly unless you wanna trash it.

Edit: and you have likely seen 90% of the pics before as well, though it's a good read if you are studying Japanese and like Shiina.

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[miffunevii]

OMGyou have obtained since it?