Question for UK people

[bubosquared]

So I pre-ordered HBP on AmazonUK, and according to the website, the estimated delivery date is 15/16 July 2005. I realise of course that getting the book on the 15th is a crack dream, but I seem to recall Amazon being really good about delivering on the day itself. Am I remembering this right? Also, is next-day delivery done by courier or by post? I'm asking because the 16th is a Friday and I'm having it sent to my work address, which of course means that if it's not delivered on the 16th, I'm not getting it until the following Monday.

Comments

[wibbble]

The estimated delivery date is when they expect it to be in your hands, not when they expect it to leave the distribution centre.

E will be tortured: my mother's pre-ordered it from Amazon, but it'll be sent to her address in Gourock...

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but the official release date is the 16th, so I doubt I'll be getting it on the 15th. :D

Don't know when the book is supposed to get from Gourock to here, but I'm ordering two copies (one for me, one for my youngest brother), so E's welcome to borrow my second copy until you guys get yours.

[wibbble]

*grins*

Amusingly, the book will probably ship from Amazon's warehouse in Gourock anyway. ;o)

E went 'gleeeee!' when I relayed that to her. :o)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Do you know if it's delivered by post or by courier? I'm assuming the latter, but one never knows.

Heee! I'll probably finish reading my copy by the end of my work day, if it's delivered early and not too many people call, so I'll be annoyingly squee-ish and bursting to spoil someone, but I promise I'll restrain myself. :D

[wibbble]

Amazon use both, pretty much randomly. You can tell once it's been dispatched - it'll say on the status page.

*grins* I don't really care about spoilers - I'm not planning to read it. ;o)