UK Anime Distributor Anime Limited Discussion Thread
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sniper_samurai
Railgun
Tbh mine wasn't well packed from AL either.
It arrived in an oversize UPS mailer padded with 4 small airbags(all burst) loose in the box and nearly broke out of it. Thankfully the set itself was also wrapped in bubble wrap and undamaged.
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
If I think about the UK retailers that I buy physical releases from, very few, if any, use bubble-wrap in their packaging as standard like Anime Limited do. Although, I would expect a business that sells boutique or collectible Blu-rays to use protective material.
Every place I buy from usually just sling it in a cardboard envelope or small box and that's it. Sometimes you might get a padded jiffy bag. To be fair though, I've never had anything (Blu-ray wise) damaged to the extent that I felt I needed to return it.
Thankfully it sounds like the bubble-wrap saved yours.
sniper_samurai
Railgun
The worst I got from AL was the Escaflowne UE. It arrived with a broken inner box and I got it replaced, which was also broken. Tbf the main issue with that was poor design rather than shipping damage.
ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
Anime limited are top tier with packaging from my experience all other U.K. stores are terrible and Amazon is the worst, if AL don’t sell something I’ll try to find a seller on eBay that’ll ship with a box and bubblewrap
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
According to a comment by Anime Limited on their Facebook page, Bleach (2004) set 2 is going up for pre-order next Thursday.
Not sure if they mean this Thursday coming or Thursday next week though.
Not sure if they mean this Thursday coming or Thursday next week though.
Dragon Slayer
The Wildcard
Why bother waiting for AL to update their listings, when AoL already have it available to pre-order. Not to mention its £10 cheaper so why pay the extra.
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
I didn't even know it was up on AoL. Thanks for the tip!
Although, I think the EB price might be 34.99 on ATA, and I have 10% off with them, so maybe I'll wait and see.
ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
Why not just wait for a sale on the bleach sets inbetween the CE boxes
RadFemHedonist
Mad Scientist
...I didn't think of that
(I'm not enough into Bleach to buy these anyway but your point is valid regardless)
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
Good point. Although, Bleach and Naruto are two series I don't mind paying full price for.
It's funny because I'm usually a huge bargain hunter, but when it comes to series I love and that I'll watch over and over again like Dragon Ball, Bleach, or Naruto, I go into "shut up and take my money" mode
Takei Daloui
Magical Girl
Everyone has those series. Some you just want to secure early and if the price is a bit cheaper elsewhere later on you just take the loss.
Others you'll hold out for that great deal.
Others you'll hold out for that great deal.
AHA-Lambda
School Idol
Sorry if already posted; Site refresh is live, details in the blog
One point of note, there is now a £3.50 delivery charge for UK orders under £50
One point of note, there is now a £3.50 delivery charge for UK orders under £50
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
Edit: May well have to order Bleach set 2 from AoL now. Can't see Anime Unlimited being worth it any more with the £3.50 postage for orders under £50.
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ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
Still no ioss and increased postage costs is a massive shame
Titan
Idolm@ster
If that's the case, they better start putting multiple Early Birds up at the same time, otherwise I will only be ordering from them during a sale, as there is no way I'm paying £3.50 per item.
I might do that as well. The annoying part is some of the AL Collector's Editions are only available on their website.
Joe
Thousand Master
So, the site update seems to be a good time to bring this up. I'll preface this by saying that I am not a lawyer, nor am I particularly knowledgeable in legal matters. That said:
In regard to AL's Anime (Un)Limited subscription service, there is currently only a single page about it on the site that I can find: the sign-up page (which I can only find via searching, it doesn't seem to be directly linked anywhere). There is currently no way to view your subscription info/status, nor a way to cancel it, and they don't send you reminders for upcoming renewals.
As far as I can tell, both of these facts mean AL are currently in violation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, where they are required to send notices of upcoming renewals, and allow an "easy exit" of a subscription.
In regard to AL's Anime (Un)Limited subscription service, there is currently only a single page about it on the site that I can find: the sign-up page (which I can only find via searching, it doesn't seem to be directly linked anywhere). There is currently no way to view your subscription info/status, nor a way to cancel it, and they don't send you reminders for upcoming renewals.
As far as I can tell, both of these facts mean AL are currently in violation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, where they are required to send notices of upcoming renewals, and allow an "easy exit" of a subscription.
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
This is a good point. There used to be a button on the account page where you could view the subscription and when it was initially paid, I seem to remember that there was a cancel button on it (but not 100% on that).
However, it seems to be missing on their new site. One option is to dig through your emails and try to find the email they send when you initially subscribed to see when its due for renewal. Then you may have to email them to cancel.
Hopefully they make it easier moving forward though. I can imagine they will be getting a lot of cancellations for it given the new postage costs.
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ussjtrunks
Straw Hat Pirate
A good point here is most early birds are under £50 people will just wait for sales to order multiple items with free shipping. Surely offering free shipping on early birds makes sense