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Discussion in 'General AKB48 Discussion' started by Kyobu, Jul 23, 2007.

  1. infinitehippos

    infinitehippos Member

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    Received my election items ....

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    Types A, B and C of the CD plus the guide book (which actually turned up before the election this year for a change ... but not before my actual voting :))
     
  2. Puni

    Puni Member Stage48 Donor

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    Package Consolidation can save you money but you have to be careful.
    The cheaper shipping tarifs only apply up to a certain size and weight.
    By combining your items you might have exceeded a limit and got put into a tarif that charges you a lot. That doesn't however apply to tenso only. Have seen similar things at cdJapan.
    Sometimes changing to a different method might me an option. Have seen some cases where EMS was cheaper than regular shipping.
    I for one have used consolidation quite a lot recently. Most of the time it saved me money.
     
  3. pacmanamcap

    pacmanamcap Kenkyuusei

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    What Puni said. And also, by combining shipments you might have to pay Import fees and taxes in your Country. Shipping costs are part of Merchandise-cost, so they will get taxed too.

    And second: why use tenso?
    There are so many Marketplace-offers that can be sent to foreign countries.
    As I live in Germany, there are some Amazon.de Marketplace-Sellers from Japan, that have some good stuff.

    In the end, importing stuff is expensive, but cheaper than flying to Tokzo and getting the stuff in a local shop.
     
  4. pacmanamcap

    pacmanamcap Kenkyuusei

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    Again: why not use japanese Marketplace sellers, that ship internationally through Amazon.jp?
    It´s maybe not the cheapest, but convenient.

    Basically all Request hours are in large size boxes, tours come in Standard Dimensions, except for the depth of the boxes.
    Just Keep your eyes open and browse the offers regularly.
    You should get yourself the Revival Boxes from 2011 and 2012. they are sick!
    https://www.amazon.de/MINOGASHITA-TACHI--AKB48-SPECIAL-BOOKLET/dp/B008N3SNSW/
    Got one of These last summer for 70 incl shipping. that´s only a few euros more expensive than in Japan BOOK OFF stores.
     
  5. hiroto

    hiroto Next Girls

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    Oh yeah!!! :drool:

    The package arrived today and has a more emotive concert of Acchan. :flower:
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  6. JadeFlower

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    I missed to pre order Acchans album. Is there a opportunity to get the big bonus photos even if I didn't pre order?
     
  7. infinitehippos

    infinitehippos Member

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    Had a few things come recently ... some of which were released a while before but I had to have shipped to elsewhere and only received them myself now.

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    SKE48 - Chicken Line - types A-D (note that oddly out of four CDs three had the same internal photo!
    Nogizaka46 - Harujion ga Saku Koro - types A-D
    Nogizaka46 2nd Album - Sorezore no Isu - type A

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    Sashihara Rino Photobook - Scandal Addiction
    Tomonaga Mio Photobook - Hinata
    Fukugawa Mai Graduation Photobook

    And a few things from eBay ...

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    This years Takayanagi Akane election poster in photo and A3 sizes and one for one of the previous elections which I like in a larger photo size.
     
  8. Cristafari

    Cristafari Stage48 Admin Staff Member Stage48 Admin

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    I purposely delayed the package since I was camping in the mountains for most of last week. But it finally arrived this afternoon!

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  9. HogwartsHokage

    HogwartsHokage Kenkyuusei

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    Finally checked my package that arrived a while ago!

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    Maeda Atsuko - Selfish (Type D)
    AKB48 All Singles + 4 Piano Book
    Nogizaka46 Yasashiku Hikeru Piano Book
     
  10. infinitehippos

    infinitehippos Member

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    Had a few things since my last post ....

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    The 2nd Nogizaka46 Photobook "1 jikan okure no I love you" - very nice
    (HKT48) Kodama Haruka's 1st Photobook - Rock On
    (NMB48 grad) Yamada Nana 2nd Photobook - Nanairo - very, very nice and surprisingly a hardback book
    AKB48 Election Results Mook
    Couple of magazines

    I've also got Watanabe Miyuki's 2nd Photobook MW (not pictured)

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    Copy of Flash magazine
    Nogizaka 15th - Hadashi de Summer - types A-D
    NMB48 15th - Boku wa Inai - types A-D
    Keyakizaka46 2nd - Sekai ni wa Ai shika nai - types A-C

    I have to admit that I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to listen to them.
     
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  11. Spoony Rice

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    Just received my copy of Boku wa Inai Type-A
     

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  12. leocgomes

    leocgomes Member Stage48 Donor

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    Haruppi has just arrived.

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  13. Tsumu

    Tsumu Kenkyuusei Stage48 Donor

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    It's been awhile since last shipment and this one got me quite hyped. It includes some of the bookmarked pieces that I wanted to get but never got around to it.

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    AKB48 - LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai (Type A) - Regular Edition
    w/ CDJapan bonus (Sakura & Dasu) + Kodama Haruka

    AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru (Type B) - Regular Edition

    w/ Takajo Aki
    This is pure love. Akicha, Gondola Lift and Kimi no Senaka <3. Back in the day I missed the whole Request Hour 2012 for some reason and thus this single went to my "get-later"-list. I mean, it was just... five years ago. :whistle:

    Nogizaka46 - Hadashi de Summer (Type B)

    w/ CDJapan bonus (Saito Asuka selfie, 177x127mm) + Saito Yuuri

    LON - LONKABA - J-POP ZOO - Regular Edition
    I'm sure most of you are familiar with utaite LON (ろん). This is her album from 2015.
     
  14. Kiri

    Kiri Member Stage48 Donor

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    Just got this, late as usual. Too bad i didn't get Nagisa, or Lemon-Chan, or Konomin, or anyone but the one member i know nothing about, at least she's cute :^^;:.

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  15. infinitehippos

    infinitehippos Member

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    A few things since last time ....

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    AKB48 45th - LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai - types A-E - with pictures as shown
    HKT48 8th - Saikou ka yo - types A-C - with pictures as shown
    Ozaki Shihainin ga Naita Yoru Documentary Of HKT48 Blu-ray Special Edition
    Dotonbori yo. Nakasetekure! Documentary Of NMB48 Blu-ray Special Edition

    and a couple of magazines.

    I enjoyed both the documentaries
     
  16. Kiri

    Kiri Member Stage48 Donor

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    More stuff
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    Man, such a bad luck with the love trip photo, upcoming girls is full with girls that i like, but i got her. And it seems like if i want a photo of Yui i will have to buy it my self...

    Now i'm gonna spend the rest of the day watching all those dvd :hehe:
     
  17. infinitehippos

    infinitehippos Member

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    Had a few photobooks come ....

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    AKB48 Janken Guide Book 2016
    NMB48 Live House Tour 2016 Photobook
    Nogizaka46 Takayama Kazumi 1st - Koi Kamo Shirenai
    Nogizaka46 Nishino Nanase 2nd - Kaze wo Kigaete

    I found the NMB48 book better than I was expecting. The two Nogi photobooks are really nice, admittedly I am biased as Takayama is my favourite member of that group. I like how they tend to have more normal clothes pictures rather than relying on lots of swimsuit pictures like some other groups do at times.
     
  18. hiroto

    hiroto Next Girls

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    The package arrived today :) apparently the customs office made an inspection :cute: and less evil than the cover of photoboock of Mayuyu was not like the first photoboock :^^;:
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  19. Hedoko Akina

    Hedoko Akina Kenkyuusei

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    I recently ordered a Takamina Photo book as my very first AKB merch from Amazon. I was wanting a CD or a poster but when I saw that book I really wanted it. That was back in October 21 according to the shipping information. Then according to that same information it shipped on the 28th. The green bar that tracks the progress is past the middle mark so I may not have that much time left waiting. But I must admit it's a little troublesome. :hmm:

    I wondering if I should have went through amazon.co.jp.
    Perhaps it would have went faster? I honestly don't know though. :huh:
     
  20. Kiri

    Kiri Member Stage48 Donor

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    Amazon Japan is really fast, like 3 days in total. Depending on the stuff you are getting it might be not worth it tho, since the shipping is somewhat expensive ( Around 10$ for the first item and 5$ for every other item after that).
     

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