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Blade Runner - The Final Cut (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Titans of Cult Exclusive #1) [UK]
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No they don't.
They'll use the same packaging regardless of the availability. The last copy they have will be packaged the same as every other copy. they aren't going to give preferential treatment to an out of print item and they also aren't responsible for funding your purchase from ebay should you have to go down that route...
You are really misunderstanding what I am saying. My point is that they should pack all their steelbooks so they arrive undamaged, so I shouldn't have to worry. I have an order arriving today with 2 mondos and the Drive 4k mediapack but I shouldn't have to think well if I order 3 at once maybe it will be in a box and actually arrive intact. They should arrive intact regardless of if I order 1 or 3 things.
Not from selling steelbooks though. They are making most of their money from hosting services, ripping off marketplace sellers and exploiting their drivers....
amazon.de used to have pretty brilliant 7"x7" boxes where the steelbook was safely secured in the middle of the box. Maybe not as good as the legendary play.com boxes with foam, but still pretty great. Those must have been too expensive though and so they went back to cardboard mailers. Quite a shame, but that being said, I didn't have a dented steelbook from amazon.de or fr. in a while. Amazon.com however is a different story
Yes they should and I totally agree that all steelbooks should have better packaging.
This doesn't change the fact that you shouldn't expect them to compensate you if you have to go down the ebay route..
It may also be worth pointing out that you used the phrase 'if they send me an out of print steelbook, one that I can't find anywhere but ebay' that actually implies that you DO expect it to be treated preferentially with better packaging than other copies, which they aren't automatically going to do....
Like I always say, steelbooks are just 1 of millions of different items amazon sells. They aren't going to set up a policy that says "when packaging item #1,236,454 (steelbooks), always use package size #382 (steelbook protector box).
They're going to use whatever package a steelbook fits in most likely using the smallest package they can.
They're not going to have a steelbook shipping and packaging department guy named Toby who only packages and ships steelbooks and knows how to properly take care of them.
And a Tracey who only packages Funko Pops in the proper boxes and so on...
Hasn't anybody ever worked in a warehouse for a company that sells thousands of different products?
Hasn't anybody ever watched a YouTube video of what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse? How many items you need to pick, pack and ship in a certain amount of time? Pick rates? You don't have time to walk the 15 minutes back and forth to a bathroom to take a piss which is why employees leave piss bottles lying around at their workstations.
You can't take the time to package carefully. Those who are slow get fired. That's why there is so much turnover there.
You guys gotta give up on those "if we complain enough or return enough damages then they have to change the way they do things" dreams.
SteelBooks have been around for over 10 years now. People have been saying the same things for over 10 years now.
Have you ever seen a report from Amazon saying "Jeff Bezos is pissed about the number of steelbook refunds we're giving"?
Get your heads out of your asses.
They're going to use whatever package a steelbook fits in most likely using the smallest package they can.
They're not going to have a steelbook shipping and packaging department guy named Toby who only packages and ships steelbooks and knows how to properly take care of them.
And a Tracey who only packages Funko Pops in the proper boxes and so on...
Hasn't anybody ever worked in a warehouse for a company that sells thousands of different products?
Hasn't anybody ever watched a YouTube video of what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse? How many items you need to pick, pack and ship in a certain amount of time? Pick rates? You don't have time to walk the 15 minutes back and forth to a bathroom to take a piss which is why employees leave piss bottles lying around at their workstations.
You can't take the time to package carefully. Those who are slow get fired. That's why there is so much turnover there.
You guys gotta give up on those "if we complain enough or return enough damages then they have to change the way they do things" dreams.
SteelBooks have been around for over 10 years now. People have been saying the same things for over 10 years now.
Have you ever seen a report from Amazon saying "Jeff Bezos is pissed about the number of steelbook refunds we're giving"?
Get your heads out of your asses.
Good post. Which in fairness, must give credit to Zavvi where its due for their steelbook packing policy.....Like I always say, steelbooks are just 1 of millions of different items amazon sells. They aren't going to set up a policy that says "when packaging item #1,236,454 (steelbooks), always use package size #382 (steelbook protector box).
They're going to use whatever package a steelbook fits in most likely using the smallest package they can.
They're not going to have a steelbook shipping and packaging department guy named Toby who only packages and ships steelbooks and knows how to properly take care of them.
And a Tracey who only packages Funko Pops in the proper boxes and so on...
Hasn't anybody ever worked in a warehouse for a company that sells thousands of different products?
Hasn't anybody ever watched a YouTube video of what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse? How many items you need to pick, pack and ship in a certain amount of time? Pick rates? You don't have time to walk the 15 minutes back and forth to a bathroom to take a piss which is why employees leave piss bottles lying around at their workstations.
You can't take the time to package carefully. Those who are slow get fired. That's why there is so much turnover there.
You guys gotta give up on those "if we complain enough or return enough damages then they have to change the way they do things" dreams.
SteelBooks have been around for over 10 years now. People have been saying the same things for over 10 years now.
Have you ever seen a report from Amazon saying "Jeff Bezos is pissed about the number of steelbook refunds we're giving"?
Get your heads out of your asses.
The other thing to remember, not that it matters to the defiant Karens in the wild, but to company employees at places like Amazon that do the picking, packing and shipping these are MOVIES. They're not collectors items. They're not expensive items. They aren't valuable. If they think about the actual item at all they're thinking that it's a movie (a DVD disc, a blu-ray disc) and it's going to play fine no matter what they ship it in.
Oh and one other thing. That minimum wage worker doesn't give a **** if it shows up at your place damaged. They did their job picking, packing and shipping it which is what they were paid to do and that's all that their supervisor gives a **** about as well.
Oh and one other thing. That minimum wage worker doesn't give a **** if it shows up at your place damaged. They did their job picking, packing and shipping it which is what they were paid to do and that's all that their supervisor gives a **** about as well.
To be fair, the appeal of this edition was down to the coasters...
I'd have bought 2001 as well, had I actually liked the film. I buy plenty of films I don't particularly like because the steel is nice, but I genuinely cannot physically put myself through watching that film again. Not even as a lullaby. It must be an age thing, but I cannot fathom how it gets so much praise.
Just to be clear, I am talking about 2001 and not blade runner lol i love blade runner, but 2001 was a serious snorefest for me. So anticlimactic as well. Felt like I lost hours of my life.
Mate I hate it too. I thought I’d get a copy to own to go with my other Kubrick films but I can’t stand it. Visually stunning but it bores me to death
This is why I don’t want manta to tackle it lol. Selfish but f**k it
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Agreed. 4K looked great, but boring as sin. I hope manta's version either gets cancelled or truely looks awful. I want to not buy it, but this is manta, not toc, sooo...
I just got my delivery today. Not the Blade runner, that is Friday. It was 2 mondo steels and the drive 4k media book. Came in an A2 sleeve with 2 flat and a steelbook ontop of those. One of the Mondos had a nice dent dead in the middle. (on captain americas shield ironically) but as this was in the middle and not an edge I was actually able to repair it, at least to a reasonable standard. Quite honestly I should probably complain cos its still ****, but I am not a total chode.
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