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rastiqueca



Joined: 04 May 2008
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:50 pm Reply with quote
Hi All,

I am new to all of this and newly discovered the world of "ANIME" and I am a huge fan but I need to find out what or where is the most trusted site to buy anime online or any available to go to in Canada. Recommendations anyone? Wink
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BladeDragoonZETA



Joined: 31 Jan 2008
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:02 am Reply with quote
hello

you may introduce yourself here:
animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39486

then if you're looking for info about buying anime check out the retail section.
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Mmsven



Joined: 29 Aug 2007
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Location: British Columbia, Canada
PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:18 am Reply with quote
Buying anime in Canada just sucks ass. I buy from rightstuf.com via mail order. It takes a whole 4-5 weeks but its worth saving 2x the amount of money. I don't recommend using a credit card cause you will have interest and extra fees up the ass with these credit companies.
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Zalis116
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:40 am Reply with quote
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ikillchicken



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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Location: Vancouver
PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:42 am Reply with quote
I've found that your best bet is to just order from www.rightstuf.com or www.animecornerstore.com. For me in Vancouver, stuff takes about 2 - 3 weeks to arrive. You're going to pay almost half what it costs to buy from within Canada though. You may want to watch out for getting charged duty and taxes for importing from the US too. I rarely get charged anything more that the odd $5 handling fee or maybe sales tax. Thats only on very big orders though. Still, I can't promise it's the same in other provinces so if you would tell us where you're located maybe someone could give you more accurate information.

If getting it quickly is a big issue to you, there are sites in Canada. www.amazon.ca has a decent selection of anime. You will definitely pay a lot more than with US sites though.
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sj21



Joined: 17 Mar 2008
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:25 pm Reply with quote
I'd say rightstuff.com and bestbuy.com
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Veoryn87



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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:36 pm Reply with quote
Another good place is deepdiscount.com. It's not soley anime and it might not have everything (I haven't had a problem though), but they only sell brand new, legit dvds at pretty good prices. Shipping is also free, but it might take a, average of two of weeks for you're shippment to get to you.
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freakcan



Joined: 06 May 2008
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Location: Alberta, Canada
PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:22 pm Reply with quote
I have ordered twice from www.rightstuf.com. Both times I have had to pay shipping even though I qualified for their "free shipping". Most recent order was $20 for a $300 order. Shipping time was pretty fast though, a little over 1 week.

www.bestbuy.ca has some ok prices, depends on the title. Shipping is fast and cheap, I got my order < 1 week, and $2 per disc/bundle.
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Keonyn
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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:49 pm Reply with quote
May want to look in the actual stickied post on the top of this forum that pretty much covers reviews for online retailer sites.
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