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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #175 on: January 16, 2016, 01:55:03 PM »
Quote from: thosava on January 16, 2016, 01:51:30 PM
I was looking at the prices for the CD box-set. Why is it a lot more expensive in europe? I found that it costs about 125 usd, but 175 euros? Where did other people pre-order from? (Especially if you also are norwegian?)

The answer seemed to be shipping costs. Put me off getting it completely. My Mrs was going to get it for me for Christmas but the stubborn bastard in me wouldn't let her.
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« Reply #176 on: January 16, 2016, 01:58:36 PM »
Yeah... I was thinking about it when i saw a price being about 1000 NOK, but 1700 NOK is too much for me.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #177 on: January 20, 2016, 09:18:07 PM »
When do you guys think it'll ship?
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #178 on: January 21, 2016, 12:04:07 AM »
I am Norwegian, and I ordered mine from Roadrunner in US. I might need to wait a little longer before it arrives, but I paid 199$ instead of  250€
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« Reply #179 on: January 21, 2016, 05:00:12 AM »
I'm also Norwegian, but i decided to only buy the regular CD. I'm going to preorder from a local record store (Platekompaniet). I won't get the digital download, but on the other hand they say they ship the album 1-2 days before release date. If i'm lucky i'll get it thursday  :angel:
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« Reply #180 on: January 21, 2016, 06:48:25 AM »
After playing for a while with the UK roadrunner site and adding fake addresses in several different countries just to see the shipping costs, I found out that for the same order the shipping varies from 15 euro (Greece) to 22 euro (Romania to the whopping 48 euro (Bulgaria). No need to remind that these 3 countries are right next to each other and are equidistant from the UK where the store/warehouse is supposedly located. Not to mention all our countries are a part of the EU too.

I wrote them a very nasty email explaining all this and got a vague and generic reply basically telling me nothing.

So they lose me as a customer from now on, sorry. I've been religiously buying all collectors editions ever since DT started doing them with BCSL, but this is a bit too much. Regular cd for me this time.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #181 on: January 21, 2016, 06:56:03 AM »
Quote from: hipodilski on January 21, 2016, 06:48:25 AM
After playing for a while with the UK roadrunner site and adding fake addresses in several different countries just to see the shipping costs, I found out that for the same order the shipping varies from 15 euro (Greece) to 22 euro (Romania to the whopping 48 euro (Bulgaria). No need to remind that these 3 countries are right next to each other and are equidistant from the UK where the store/warehouse is supposedly located. Not to mention all our countries are a part of the EU too.

I wrote them a very nasty email explaining all this and got a vague and generic reply basically telling me nothing.

So they lose me as a customer from now on, sorry. I've been religiously buying all collectors editions ever since DT started doing them with BCSL, but this is a bit too much. Regular cd for me this time.
Distance and whether a country is in the EU are not the only factors - another key one will be how much business there is between places. The price differential would suggest that a lot more is sent between the UK and Greece and the UK and Romania, which itself is more than the UK and Bulgaria. Which doesn't sound unrealistic. And in which case, delivery services are priced accordingly.

Now I'm not saying it's definitely not RR's fault, but it's quite probable that a large part of it, at least, is what the courier companies charge for delivery.
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« Reply #182 on: January 21, 2016, 07:06:38 AM »
Which leads to the fact that my ADTOE collectors edition was charged with 16 GBP for shipping which makes exactly 21 euro from the very same UK store to my very same home address.
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« Reply #183 on: January 21, 2016, 07:08:54 AM »
They updated the text:
Please note that the box set will ship in July 2016, customers will receive a copy of The Astonishing 2CD set on release date.

JULY???????? >:( >:(
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #184 on: January 21, 2016, 07:11:35 AM »
Quote from: hipodilski on January 21, 2016, 07:06:38 AM
Which leads to the fact that my ADTOE collectors edition was charged with 16 GBP for shipping which makes exactly 21 euro from the very same UK store to my very same home address.
Hmm, weird.

In that case, yeah I'm on your side.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #185 on: January 21, 2016, 07:27:22 AM »
Quote from: Panar on January 21, 2016, 07:08:54 AM
They updated the text:
Please note that the box set will ship in July 2016, customers will receive a copy of The Astonishing 2CD set on release date.

JULY???????? >:( >:(
  I still see delivery in March on RR's site.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #186 on: January 21, 2016, 07:27:52 AM »
Quote from: dream416 on January 21, 2016, 07:27:22 AM
Quote from: Panar on January 21, 2016, 07:08:54 AM
They updated the text:
Please note that the box set will ship in July 2016, customers will receive a copy of The Astonishing 2CD set on release date.

JULY???????? >:( >:(
  I still see delivery in March on RR's site.

Same here. I sure hope that March is still the target.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #187 on: January 21, 2016, 07:44:59 AM »
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« Reply #188 on: January 21, 2016, 07:56:31 AM »
It's July in the UK site indeed.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #189 on: January 21, 2016, 08:59:23 AM »
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« Reply #190 on: January 21, 2016, 09:14:55 AM »
I've been wondering the same thing - it's an odd price structure.  Especially if the CD version ends up having the AutoRip option added.
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #191 on: January 21, 2016, 09:17:53 AM »
Quote from: Chino on January 21, 2016, 08:59:23 AM
How is the MP3 digital download of this album more expensive than the CD??

https://www.amazon.com/Astonishing-2CD-Dream-Theater/dp/B018H6M7CW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453391887&sr=8-1&keywords=dream+theater+the+astonishing

The CD used to be $20. I guess the price for the CD dropped and they didn't change the MP3 price
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #192 on: January 21, 2016, 09:36:28 AM »
I want the vinyl edition soooo bad. But I have a really hard time justifying the price.
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« Reply #193 on: January 21, 2016, 10:00:17 AM »
I ordered the ultimate bundle with the vinyl, from US an UK.
I will keep 1 unopened in my book shelf, and play the CD & LP's and read the booklets on the other one, into pieces.
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« Reply #194 on: January 21, 2016, 10:20:59 AM »
Quote from: hipodilski on January 21, 2016, 07:56:31 AM
It's July in the UK site indeed.

What?
That's insane. I don't want to pay £120 to preorder a box set and get it 6 months after the album comes out regardless of whether you get the music on release day. Would anybody?
Really hope it's a mistake or at least 2nd batch will be delayed if you haven't ordered yet.
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« Reply #195 on: January 22, 2016, 07:32:01 AM »
Quote from: Awaken on January 21, 2016, 09:14:55 AM
I've been wondering the same thing - it's an odd price structure.  Especially if the CD version ends up having the AutoRip option added.

CD Version is down to $14.99 on amazon.com - really hoping auto-rip is added in the last week
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« Reply #196 on: January 22, 2016, 12:31:43 PM »
Does anyone happen to know if the iTunes download will come with a digital booklet? I've already pre-ordered there but if not I'm going to need to buy a physical copy eventually for sure.
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« Reply #197 on: January 23, 2016, 02:52:16 PM »
I really hope the digital downloads through RR to become available 3 days earlier like it happened with DT12. (double posting sorry)
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« Reply #198 on: January 23, 2016, 05:39:11 PM »
I never quite understood the pre-ordering thing in stores. Will they run out of copies so fast? Also.. WHY pre-order on iTunes instead of just buying it on the release day? I mean, they CAN'T run out of copies  :lol
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« Reply #199 on: January 24, 2016, 02:12:03 PM »
Has anybody received shipping confirmation from RR? A friend of mine says he did, I haven't received anything. And I preordered 1-2 hours from announcement.
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« Reply #200 on: January 24, 2016, 03:53:54 PM »
Nice surprise!
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« Reply #201 on: January 24, 2016, 09:29:19 PM »
I hope to get one tomorrow.
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« Reply #202 on: January 24, 2016, 10:02:17 PM »
Hey all I ordered The Astonishing Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set form the Roadrunner USA site and I am from Canada. I received an email on Friday Jan 22 stating that the The Astonishing 2CD Set and The Astonishing Gift has been shipped. It is really nice that even though the Box set will not be available on time I will still be receiving the album. I cannot wait to see what the free gift is going to be :)
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« Reply #203 on: January 24, 2016, 10:34:52 PM »
Quote from: SupermanJLU on January 24, 2016, 10:02:17 PM
Hey all I ordered The Astonishing Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set form the Roadrunner USA site and I am from Canada. I received an email on Friday Jan 22 stating that the The Astonishing 2CD Set and The Astonishing Gift has been shipped. It is really nice that even though the Box set will not be available on time I will still be receiving the album. I cannot wait to see what the free gift is going to be :)

Weird. I've not received any emails yet and I ordered way back on Christmas day. I hope the 2CD versions we Deluxe Box buyer's get for release week have already shipped...

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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #204 on: January 24, 2016, 10:36:35 PM »
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Quote from: Awaken on January 21, 2016, 09:14:55 AM
I've been wondering the same thing - it's an odd price structure.  Especially if the CD version ends up having the AutoRip option added.

CD Version is down to $14.99 on amazon.com - really hoping auto-rip is added in the last week
i really hope this sticks for a week or two since i won't be ordering it until mid-February  :lol
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« Reply #205 on: January 25, 2016, 08:44:11 AM »
Quote from: SupermanJLU on January 24, 2016, 10:02:17 PM
Hey all I ordered The Astonishing Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set form the Roadrunner USA site and I am from Canada. I received an email on Friday Jan 22 stating that the The Astonishing 2CD Set and The Astonishing Gift has been shipped. It is really nice that even though the Box set will not be available on time I will still be receiving the album. I cannot wait to see what the free gift is going to be :)

I received the same e-mail last Thursday & I live in Canada as well.
Not expecting to get this until sometime next week though.....
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« Reply #206 on: January 25, 2016, 09:38:38 AM »
Quote from: dream416 on January 25, 2016, 08:44:11 AM
Quote from: SupermanJLU on January 24, 2016, 10:02:17 PM
Hey all I ordered The Astonishing Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set form the Roadrunner USA site and I am from Canada. I received an email on Friday Jan 22 stating that the The Astonishing 2CD Set and The Astonishing Gift has been shipped. It is really nice that even though the Box set will not be available on time I will still be receiving the album. I cannot wait to see what the free gift is going to be :)

I received the same e-mail last Thursday & I live in Canada as well.
Not expecting to get this until sometime next week though.....

I agree I do not expect to receive this until next week as well. We can at least count on the digital download for release day :)
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #207 on: January 25, 2016, 09:46:53 AM »
I decided to pre-order with Amazon Prime, which I believe is normally pretty reliable. It also comes with auto-rip, so I should be able to download in the morning and start listening on my way to work!
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Re: The Astonishing -- Order and Pre-Order information
« Reply #208 on: January 25, 2016, 09:59:46 AM »
Quote from: SupermanJLU on January 25, 2016, 09:38:38 AM
Quote from: dream416 on January 25, 2016, 08:44:11 AM
Quote from: SupermanJLU on January 24, 2016, 10:02:17 PM
Hey all I ordered The Astonishing Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set form the Roadrunner USA site and I am from Canada. I received an email on Friday Jan 22 stating that the The Astonishing 2CD Set and The Astonishing Gift has been shipped. It is really nice that even though the Box set will not be available on time I will still be receiving the album. I cannot wait to see what the free gift is going to be :)

I received the same e-mail last Thursday & I live in Canada as well.
Not expecting to get this until sometime next week though.....

I agree I do not expect to receive this until next week as well. We can at least count on the digital download for release day :)


That's true...... ;D
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« Reply #209 on: January 25, 2016, 11:22:08 AM »
So... are the BOX SETS themselves coming with a 2CD set as well, or are they sending the 2CD set ahead of time, and we'll get an "empty" box sometime in March?
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