What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
That's where the security tag goes.
Luna
Death Scythe
You mean like this black thingy in the middle of https://forums.animeuknews.net/attachments/dsc_0219-jpg.1697/ ?
I always thought the security thingies are just these metallic stickers as in https://forums.animeuknews.net/attachments/dsc_0221-jpg.1699/ oo
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Yeah, the metallic sticker is the security tag, I have no idea what the hole on spin is for. Maybe to stick your finger in and slide the box out, but most are loose enough that a little shake is all you need. All the StudioCanal slips on the the Studio Ghibli Collection have them as well.
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
ayase
State Alchemist
Or doesn't go more often than not, I can't remember the last time I actually saw one of those security tags holding a DVD or BD case closed. Even major retailers like HMV appear to consider them so much of a waste of time that they'd rather just absorb the losses from a few nicked copies, which I can totally understand.
Not that there aren't retailers who would benefit from using them. CEX (who'd rather waste everybody's time - employees and customers, by keeping the discs out of the cases behind the counter) springs to mind.
D1tchd1gger
Shrine Maiden
Don't remember ever seeing this on a DVD/Blu-Ray, interesting. Sainsbury's, as you can see, use a box for DVD/Blu-ray and have empty boxes for games which get swapped for the real one at the checkout.This is the more common method of security
IncendiaryLemon
Captain Karen
I work at one of the big supermarkets and we have these on all of our DVDs and BDs, we keep all the games out the back.
Watanabe Ken
Magical Girl
One time the lady at the checkout left one of them in the film I bought and I had to destroy the case just to watch itThis is the more common method of security
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Or you could have gone back to the store to get it removed.
Watanabe Ken
Magical Girl
Yeah but 11 year old me really wanted to watch Van Helsing and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
ye I got really lucky, and a used seller on Amazon JP sold it. Used up the rest of my luck for this year I think.
Shadow Cat
Death Scythe
Snow Miku outfit for my Kagamine Rin Dollfie
Decided to buy nust the outfit for a winder Rin and as I couldn't be justify the £450+ for a new dollfie
Decided to buy nust the outfit for a winder Rin and as I couldn't be justify the £450+ for a new dollfie
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
forgot to post I also received
Manyuu Hikenchou Volumes 1 and 2
Manyuu Hikenchou Volumes 1 and 2
Luna
Death Scythe
How did you get a Japanese seller to sell it to you? Or did you use a proxy for shipping?
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
I used a forwarding service. I put the address as my name, and then the address of the company. (I used Big In Japan), and shipped the parcel to them.
There is a 1000 yen fee (I had 2 packages so its 500 yen to forward + 500 yen to reship), and then selected what shipping I wanted. I picked EMS.
They then paypal invoiced me for 3700 yen, which is 1000 yen fee + 2700 yen ems mail fee, and it got shipped within an hour with a tracking number.
Honestly it was easy, and will be using them again in the future for cheaper used releases. (They also undervalue the item on the box, I didn't ask for this but its something they did so avoided customs)
Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
Not used BIJ for forwarding anything yet but I use them to get my figures because they undervalue.
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
ye they listed my forwarding order as 1 item worth 2000 yen despite the fact it was 3 items at about 8600 yen value.
Baggie_Saiyan
Thousand Master
This is pretty helpful! I'm gonna need a forwarding service when the Dragon Ball Super December Ichiban Kuji's open in Japan.
Lambadelta
Mad Scientist
if you use them be sure to double check their forwarding service guide page to ensure you do everything perfect :3
The package was well boxed with strong paper at the bottom, bubble wrap package in middle, and newspaper/strong paper mix till the box is full, and package cna't move from the center.