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

[much-reality.livejournal.com]

Post, unless you order special delivery, I think. Costs more but is faster. But last time I knew a stack of people who got them from Amazon on publication day, using standard delivery terms.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Well, I selected the quickest delivery possible, which should be next-day and which Amazon claims could get me the book the day before it actually comes out. Heh. So I should be getting it on publication day, I think.

[wibbble]

That sort of thing isn't unheard of. A lot of people got their copies of Mac OS X 10.4 a day or two before the official release date because of how the shipping worked out.

The Amazon warehouse in Gourock probably already has stockpiles of the books ready to go out. If you get lucky, it could easily arrive on the 15th. :o)