Ordering from Amazon.fr?

Pirate · 05-01-2006, 07:22 PM

Has anyone ordered from Amazon's French site? There are a few discs that I want, but I'm not even sure if they'll ship to the US. Are there other sites that sell French DVDs?

Thanks

plissken99 · 05-02-2006, 02:51 AM

As long as your not buying from a private seller, they will ship them to you. I've ordered from their co.uk and .de stores with success, no reason to think .fr would be any different.

Pirate · 05-02-2006, 04:43 AM

Is there a way to translate the site into English?

plissken99 · 05-02-2006, 05:46 AM

Heh, thats the fun part. Be familiar with the US version of the site, and the check out process, know what the yellow buttons say, all the others are just like it, but with different languages. Then, do the check out on the .fr site, and translate all the test you can, by entering it here. http://babelfish.altavista.com/ It's tedious, but it works.

Pirate · 05-02-2006, 01:58 PM

Thanks. plissken.

dugpa · 05-05-2006, 09:18 PM

I've ordered from Amazon.fr, uk, jp and de all with no problems. The stuff usually arrives in a week too. You can always use google's auto translator for the site. But all the Amazon's work the same, so if you're used to ordering with amazon.com in the US, it's pretty easy to figure out what buttons to push and info to give to order from the other ones.

Dassy · 05-06-2006, 08:53 AM

Dugpa hit it on the head.

Amazon Fr Great,Google.

Wesly Moore · 05-19-2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plissken99

As long as your not buying from a private seller, they will ship them to you.

Some of the private sellers will ship to the U.S. as well, so don't rule them out. As I recall, you will be stopped and warned during the ordering process if the seller cannot or will not ship to your address on file.

KenJ · 06-15-2006, 03:36 PM

If the seller says international shipping they will ship to the US, if shipping isn't specified they won't. When they won't the system won't let you complete the transaction.

Pirate · 12-27-2006, 10:42 PM

For those of you who have ordered several DVDs from amazon.fr, what percentage would you say has English subtitles? There are a few films I want to get, but most state the language as French and do not list any subtitles.

Thanks.

dugpa · 12-30-2006, 06:32 AM

There's really no set way to know what percentage have them or not, that's a huge sample to pick from. All the French dvds I have are of American movies and thus the soundtrack is in English and subtitles aren't needed. Best thing do to is both look at the specs on Amazon.fr and also check dvdbeaver for info on the discs.
BTW, I just bought Elephant Man on hd-dvd from Amazon.fr and it got here in three days. But I did pay for the fastest shipping option.

mpclark31 · 12-31-2006, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratehunter

For those of you who have ordered several DVDs from amazon.fr, what percentage would you say has English subtitles? There are a few films I want to get, but most state the language as French and do not list any subtitles.

Thanks.

You could check here . They usually say whether the DVD has subtitles or not.

05-01-2006, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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plissken99 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dallas, Ft Worth	As long as your not buying from a private seller, they will ship them to you. I've ordered from their co.uk and .de stores with success, no reason to think .fr would be any different. __________________ “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Snake Plissken Plissken's DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray collection And Plissken's home theater

05-02-2006, 04:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
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05-02-2006, 05:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
plissken99 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dallas, Ft Worth	Heh, thats the fun part. Be familiar with the US version of the site, and the check out process, know what the yellow buttons say, all the others are just like it, but with different languages. Then, do the check out on the .fr site, and translate all the test you can, by entering it here. http://babelfish.altavista.com/ It's tedious, but it works. __________________ “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Snake Plissken Plissken's DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray collection And Plissken's home theater

05-02-2006, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Thanks. plissken. __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

05-05-2006, 09:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
dugpa Nothing But the Best Join Date: Sep 2004	I've ordered from Amazon.fr, uk, jp and de all with no problems. The stuff usually arrives in a week too. You can always use google's auto translator for the site. But all the Amazon's work the same, so if you're used to ordering with amazon.com in the US, it's pretty easy to figure out what buttons to push and info to give to order from the other ones. __________________ DVD collection LD collection Will rent this sig space for blu-ray discs.

05-06-2006, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dassy Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK	Dugpa hit it on the head. Amazon Fr Great,Google. __________________ DvD Buyer since 97!

06-15-2006, 03:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
KenJ Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Coast, USA	If the seller says international shipping they will ship to the US, if shipping isn't specified they won't. When they won't the system won't let you complete the transaction.

12-27-2006, 10:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	For those of you who have ordered several DVDs from amazon.fr, what percentage would you say has English subtitles? There are a few films I want to get, but most state the language as French and do not list any subtitles. Thanks. __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

12-30-2006, 06:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
dugpa Nothing But the Best Join Date: Sep 2004	There's really no set way to know what percentage have them or not, that's a huge sample to pick from. All the French dvds I have are of American movies and thus the soundtrack is in English and subtitles aren't needed. Best thing do to is both look at the specs on Amazon.fr and also check dvdbeaver for info on the discs. BTW, I just bought Elephant Man on hd-dvd from Amazon.fr and it got here in three days. But I did pay for the fastest shipping option. __________________ DVD collection LD collection Will rent this sig space for blu-ray discs.

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