I HATE EVERYTHING
Nov. 12th, 2009 11:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
highlyeccentricFact: i need copies of the complete romances of Chretien de Troyes
Fact: I want the Livre de Poche parallel OF/Modern French editions, because they are Good Stuff.
Fact: Hachette's website says there's a boxed set, RRP 19 euro
Also Facts:
* Amazon US and Argentina want to charge me around a hundred dollar australian to ship a thirty-dollar book
* The co-op and Abbeys don't have any of Chretien's romances in stock, although they have other Livres de Poche.
* Amazon.fr say the boxed set ships "usually under two months" - but they have some kind of special on the individual books, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT EXCEPT THEY ONLY SHIP TO BELGIUM AND FRANCE.
So, I think to myself. I'm a co-op life member. They told me they can order stuff in, being as they exist to meet Australian academics' academic needs. I know they can get these books because I bought my copies of the Conte du Graal and Yvain from them!
No. The co-op tell me they can't get any Chretien books, and suggest I try Amazon.
*headdesk* HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET COPIES OF BOOKS FROM OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA IF YOU CAN'T?1
Caaaami... any chance I can use your address so that I can order from Amazon.fr, and send you the cost of forwarding it/them on to me via paypal?
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1. The government have decided not to lift restrictions on parrallel imports. This is all well and good EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE OBVIOUSLY NO ONE IMPORTS THINGS I WANT, LET ALONE PUBLISHES AUSTRALIAN EDITIONS OF THEM.
Fact: I want the Livre de Poche parallel OF/Modern French editions, because they are Good Stuff.
Fact: Hachette's website says there's a boxed set, RRP 19 euro
Also Facts:
* Amazon US and Argentina want to charge me around a hundred dollar australian to ship a thirty-dollar book
* The co-op and Abbeys don't have any of Chretien's romances in stock, although they have other Livres de Poche.
* Amazon.fr say the boxed set ships "usually under two months" - but they have some kind of special on the individual books, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT EXCEPT THEY ONLY SHIP TO BELGIUM AND FRANCE.
So, I think to myself. I'm a co-op life member. They told me they can order stuff in, being as they exist to meet Australian academics' academic needs. I know they can get these books because I bought my copies of the Conte du Graal and Yvain from them!
No. The co-op tell me they can't get any Chretien books, and suggest I try Amazon.
*headdesk* HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET COPIES OF BOOKS FROM OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA IF YOU CAN'T?1
Caaaami... any chance I can use your address so that I can order from Amazon.fr, and send you the cost of forwarding it/them on to me via paypal?
~
1. The government have decided not to lift restrictions on parrallel imports. This is all well and good EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE OBVIOUSLY NO ONE IMPORTS THINGS I WANT, LET ALONE PUBLISHES AUSTRALIAN EDITIONS OF THEM.