Da'am, 13 days to door is great.
How did you know about the FT orders refused at Chinese customs? Did that show up with you checking tracking, or did FT tell you when you inquired?
I have two orders from FT shipped mid-March that are "still on a plane" apparently... after 2.5 weeks. If I don't see them on radar this next week, I'll becontacting FT myself.
Thanks for that. I've been using EMS which happens to show the same info as packageradar... packages left China airport 3/16 and 3/17 and have no updates since. One in transit 19 days, the other 20.I use 'packageradar.com' for tracking my orders from China, gives the most info and showed on their as denied at china customs, that's when contacted FT, and they said they knew and was sending it back with the same tracking number, I will contact them again Monday and see what they say this time.
I wondered about doing the same, but then ended up ordering that extra Ragnar and a couple decks whose ETA got delayed, so I guess I'll see sooner than not! But yeah, in a couple months things might be 'worked out' on FT's end.Im going to wait a while..
maybe a couple months.. then I am going to try buying a nice rbt and see what happens..
11, ya know I am pulling for ya!
I wondered about doing the same, but then ended up ordering that extra Ragnar and a couple decks whose ETA got delayed, so I guess I'll see sooner than not! But yeah, in a couple months things might be 'worked out' on FT's end.
I wondered about doing the same, but then ended up ordering that extra Ragnar and a couple decks whose ETA got delayed, so I guess I'll see sooner than not! But yeah, in a couple months things might be 'worked out' on FT's end.
that person was implying the whole medical device vs tobacco product we as an industry could have argued for for a new classification rather than kick the can down the road and i do understand the statement but i also know that no matter what we did back then nothing would change what "big brother "wants to do. hell doing so could have allowed it to happen faster who knows. we're all in the same boat in terms of my two FT orders one is almost here the other had to update since it arrived at a ems departure point both ordered early march but we must not forget how series china is over there holiday breaks.I used to use a track17 for mine.. but I just don't know.
I have more than enough setups and tanks/drippers.. I just don't feel the urge to rush out..
or the hassle of getting funds back on a customs snatched package.. mb in a few months tho, my vote of confidence might come back..
Seems to me only a few of us hanging out and posting.. like we are limping.. I just hope those on a quest to get setups can find something and learn from sites like this..
Keep up the documenting, 11 The more we all know, maybe the better..
What ticked me off was reading from an "old timer" a few weeks ago, she said we all brought this on ourselves.. Good thing I was not and am not active in her tiny world.. but eventually *the regulators/gov* will own what they want.. we all can not fight it.. but we can leave bits of info to help newbies.. so instead of aggravating us all with stupid thoughts.. leave info to help.
Yeah, it is bad, but the blame game only goes so far.
that person was implying the whole medical device vs tobacco product we as an industry could have argued for for a new classification rather than kick the can down the road and i do understand the statement but i also know that no matter what we did back then nothing would change what "big brother "wants to do. hell doing so could have allowed it to happen faster who knows. we're all in the same boat in terms of my two FT orders one is almost here the other had to update since it arrived at a ems departure point both ordered early march but we must not forget how series china is over there holiday breaks.
Could not agree more. No matter what anyone did we would have found ourselves here b/c vaping is not a US-based industry, but from China. Tobacco was huge from the early 1900s on, esp once movies and television glorified smoking. So they had the money, resources & incentive to protect their industry (even once it was revealed smoking was harmful) through PACs and other means.that person was implying the whole medical device vs tobacco product we as an industry could have argued for for a new classification rather than kick the can down the road and i do understand the statement but i also know that no matter what we did back then nothing would change what "big brother "wants to do. hell doing so could have allowed it to happen faster who knows. we're all in the same boat in terms of my two FT orders one is almost here the other had to update since it arrived at a ems departure point both ordered early march but we must not forget how series china is over there holiday breaks.
Ha! That's true. But I had two orders arrive a week ago that were shipped days after the two that have dropped off the map. I opened a ticket this morning with FT to see what they say... maybe they can find them somewhere. All the trackers I checked had the same info. "Processed through the [China] airport" though the language makes it unclear if they actually ever left or not.we're all in the same boat in terms of my two FT orders one is almost here the other had to update since it arrived at a ems departure point both ordered early march but we must not forget how series china is over there holiday breaks.
Yes! But when I saw it I was buying a Ragnar and had no idea the Hadron was a Steam Crave AND Yihi mod or I would have gotten it immediately! Now they are all out of stock everywhere. I could kick myself!Got my fingers crossed @"11" , and that Hadron, that was one I was eyeballing earlier but didn't pick up. Nice mod.
The FT order might still show up. I have one that landed in my county several days ago (shipped 6 weeks ago) and has been playing pinball around distribution centers.Still nothing on my fasttech order, has put me off ordering from them again now.
But today I did make another order with sourcemore, last one came quick, so taking the gamble again
My order (Thelema) that shipped on 3/13 is finally out for delivery today, so took 6 weeks to my door. It can take longer than the guidelines suggest which are general. That order had free shipping, but the Drag 3 that shipped the same day also had free shipping and was here a week ago. Free shipping, particularly, varies and can take awhile (if that's what your order has).waiting on number 2 almost 30 days at which point FT and i will be at war..
Waiting on a Mjolnir RDA that I ordered from FT on April 2. I submitted a ticket at FT yesterday and they told me to be patient - that with the shipping method I chose, tracking won't be updated until the package lands in the destination country.
I have an order exactly like that, shipped 3/30. Tracking won't appear until it hits Compton. Once it does, it's just a few days away from your door, depending on which side of the US you're on. It'll come.
FT again changed the ETA on the backpack to "Restocking (?)" - so putting a WTB ad in the Trading Post... have little hope FT will find any at their suppliers.
Dang, quite the harrowing story there, I'm glad I was safe up here in Eastern WA at the time. I do remember the riots and fires and all that..not much happened here though. I was in my mid-20s around then. Not much in the way of gangs here then, the Bikers and local Italian mob made sure of it. Once they fell apart, everything changed and now the hispanic and other small-time gangs pretty much run the city. Drug-fueled crimes and gang spats are an everyday thing.OT: @CaFF Many MANY years ago I worked in Rancho Dominguez which is adjacent to Compton. For those who don't know, Compton is a rough area, home of the Bloods, rival gang of the Crypts. At the time, (anyway), the Bloods pronounced Compton, "Bompton" as they would not use "C" since they associated it with the Crypts. Their gang colors were red, the Crypts, blue. It wasn't unusual for someone to be shot in a drive-by for wearing the wrong colors in the wrong part of the city, with these two major gangs at constant 'war.'
This was in the early 90s on the heels of the Rodney King acquittal. (Which, that night of the "not guilty" verdict for the officers who beat him, I was waiting for my roommate to get home so we could drive from our beach cities home to the AMC church, 30m NE, and protest with the gathering crowds. While waiting for her to get home from work I watched on TV, a live helicopter shot, of poor Reginald Denny being pulled from his long-hauler and beat with thrown bricks to his head. I knew right then we would not be safe, and we ended up not going... that night riots ensued. Was a very eerie time and an especially hairy night.)
So was in this tumultuous period I was leaving work and needed gas, and not knowing the area, took the biggest busiest street N looking for a station. Before I knew it, I was in Compton... and realized I was wearing a blue sweater. It's not like I'd be confused for a Crypt, being a white girl, but I was on edge until I got clear of the area. I still associate Compton with those memories.
Dang, quite the harrowing story there, I'm glad I was safe up here in Eastern WA at the time. I do remember the riots and fires and all that..not much happened here though. I was in my mid-20s around then. Not much in the way of gangs here then, the Bikers and local Italian mob made sure of it. Once they fell apart, everything changed and now the hispanic and other small-time gangs pretty much run the city. Drug-fueled crimes and gang spats are an everyday thing.
PS: it's Crips, not Crypts.
Hell yeah...I got a $40+ salt nic order expected in from TX to here on the end of the month, and a $60 flavorings order due on May 1st.Woohoo!!!!! FT now says the Hadron backpack is ready to ship!!!!!
(@lordmage Chosen Sons reminds of Sons of Anarchy - great TV series!)
.... and, per Eciggity this morning, USPS did not file yet, so the Apr 27 deadline has been vacated and there's still time for vape gear to get thru minus issues. That's one good morning!
That's fantastic! Yes, once it clears customs you know it's just a matter of time.My Mjolnir RDA from FT is now in the hands of DHL and has left the Compton sorting center. I was beginning to believe it would never show up.
It'll probably be another 5-8 days before it gets to me, but I'm just glad to know it's on home turf now [...]
Snuggling a āis good medicine... Or a . Or even your new gear.Hell yeah...I got a $40+ salt nic order expected in from TX to here on the end of the month, and a $60 flavorings order due on May 1st.
Keep on keepin' on....now, I'm gonna go snuggle a kitteh, get some sleep and forget all this crap. ;-)