China Airmail (i need a straight up answer)

[Adik Ted]

I made an order with Absolutely e-cigs 13 days ago and the EMS tracking info is shown below. I'm assuming the delay is down to the UK postal strike but going by the info below can I assume it's left China?


Timing Site Status
2009-10-26 17:58:00JIADING Posting
2009-10-27 09:56:001844 Despatch from Sorting Center
2009-10-27 20:16:25SHANGHAI Arrival at Sorting Center
2009-10-27 20:58:35SHANGHAI Despatch from Sorting Center

 

[ProfessorDaffy]

Update:

I received my package today. WOOT!

Everything was fine, except I was given a dud atomizer. I guess I have to go through this whole process again, for an atomizer. Lol.

Anybody know any U.S free quick shipping companies? I just need to purchase a few atomizers. Thanks.

The Widow ships free and is a good source for actual Joye juice...

Widow's Beadwork

Rockmountainvapor will only ship free if you spend over $14. Do you think you can spend $14?

Rocky Mountain Vapor you have reached the mountain top of electronic cigarettes!

I do most of my shopping through heaven-gifts, but it's always good to have a US backup!

--Prof Daffy

 

[b00gym4n]

Cool thanks I will order some atomizers from U.S suppliers so it can get here quicker as well as return my defective atomizer back to China and forget about it. It will most likely get here in 20 days, but I wont be needing it in a hurry. Btw I returned a defective atomizer for this one and what do you know i get another defective one. Lol. Oh well, good thing i have a 6 month warranty.

Hope the rest of you get your package soon.

Btw grape e-juice from HG is by far my fav. I've tried almost everything else and it's not that great...

 

[dezblack]

fyi:

Timing Site Status
　 2009-10-29 17:00:00 FUZHOU Posting
　 2009-10-29 17:06:52 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:18:21 FUZHOU Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:41:37 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 22:18:00 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center

Healthcabin put my order in same-day, great service! however EMS apparently is holding my package for some reason =\ ugg!

 

[Kelemvor]

note for german customers like me, EMS is not an option ! all orders will pass through the GDSK delivery service which bills a variable, unknown fee for their "Service".
its really strange that this guys can work like that for years now. do a little google and you find out more about them.

only registered airmail is ok, and cheaper btw, most orders arrive in 9 days, some sooner, some later. but at least i get them for what i paid for on the heavens-gift website.

 

[Kurgan]

Still waiting on mine from the 23rd, for what it's worth. I assume it's reached the UK so its probably just being drop kicked around the royalmail distribution centre until the strike's over.

On the upside though, I just won a competition with a local distributor and bagged myself two free 30ml bottles of liquid, so there'll be no killings tonight.

 

[martha1014]

I placed an order on 10/1. It was shipped from Hong Kong on the 14th. Then it says processed through and left our Jamaica, New Zork on the
the 20th. There has been no movement since the 20th. That was l6 days ago. I think I may as well give up on this order.

 

[Deathbox]

UPDATE: i just received my order from China. everything was perfect. when they actually did tell me they filled my order it took about 4 days to receive it. all in all it was a great experience, i just wasnt familiar with the process of ordering from China. i recommend ordering from Shenzhen Kanger.

 

[eZiggy]

fyi:

Timing Site Status
　 2009-10-29 17:00:00 FUZHOU Posting
　 2009-10-29 17:06:52 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:18:21 FUZHOU Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:41:37 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 22:18:00 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center

Healthcabin put my order in same-day, great service! however EMS apparently is holding my package for some reason =\ ugg!

If you are tracking yourpackage

from Ems's website you wont see any

updates! Go to the USPS.com and use their

tracking system for your shipment with the same

tracking # EMS provided you with.There you

will see the arrival of the package to one

of the USPS ISC centers in US,then it

will be moved to your PO and finally to your mailbox.

 

[CHUCKLEHEAD]

JUST recieved my juice from eastmall!!!!!!! unbelievable> 220ml 69$ shipped>>1 week

 

[shasta]

fyi:

Timing Site Status
　 2009-10-29 17:00:00 FUZHOU Posting
　 2009-10-29 17:06:52 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:18:21 FUZHOU Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 19:41:37 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-10-29 22:18:00 FUZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center

Healthcabin put my order in same-day, great service! however EMS apparently is holding my package for some reason =\ ugg!

I ordered on Oct 25th and am getting the same info. Order was filled right away. Shows FUZHOU and nothing else.

It is a starter kit, so I was very anxious to receive it and give e-cigs a try! Especially since I'm going to a concert tomorrow night with 2 non-smokers in a non-smoking venue.

 

[shasta]

Detailed Results:

Foreign International Dispatch, October 26, 2009, 8:41 pm, FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
Foreign Acceptance, October 26, 2009, 5:00 pm

Just checked USPS and it still shows dispatch from FUZHOU and nothing else.

I am new to this and was thinking I would get this package within a week. It's been almost 2 now. It is a starter kit. I will know next time not to order from China if I'm in a hurry. I ordered some carts & juice from somewhere else and have them already but no e-cig to use them with.

 

[dezblack]

USPS:



Your item left FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP on October 29, 2009. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.



Detailed Results:

Foreign International Dispatch, October 29, 2009, 7:41 pm, FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
Foreign Acceptance, October 29, 2009, 5:00 pm

 

[eZiggy]

USPS:



Your item left FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP on October 29, 2009. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.



Detailed Results:

Foreign International Dispatch, October 29, 2009, 7:41 pm, FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP
Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
Foreign Acceptance, October 29, 2009, 5:00 pm

My shipment usually took 6-7 days after ordering. Ordered only from healthcabin, shipped from FUZHOU China peoples rpblc and received here in NY.

 

[halfevildruid]

Since we are posting trackings, here is my most recent orders. (ems)

first order as of right now:

Class: Express Mail International®
Status: Foreign International Dispatch

Your item left FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP on October 22, 2009. No further information is available for this item.
Detailed Results:

Foreign International Dispatch, October 22, 2009, 7:53 pm, FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

Foreign Acceptance, October 22, 2009, 5:00 pm
as you can see it never made it to San Francisco, which is where it always goes first

I requested they resend my order, and if I get 2 deliveries I would pay for the second one as well:

Label/Receipt Number:
Class: Express Mail International®
Status: Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.

Detailed Results:

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

Foreign International Dispatch, November 03, 2009, 7:41 pm, FUZHOU EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP

Foreign Acceptance, November 03, 2009, 5:00 pm

I have ordered 20-30 times from this supplier always gotten delivery in 4 to 6 days. Until now the one exception was the China National Holiday, which took 13 days, but I expected a delay.
This is definitely out of the ordinary. I wonder if it has to do with lots of large orders stocking for xmas?

 

[eZiggy]

I have ordered 20-30 times from this supplier always gotten delivery in 4 to 6 days. Until now the one exception was the China National Holiday, which took 13 days, but I expected a delay.
This is definitely out of the ordinary. I wonder if it has to do with lots of large orders stocking for xmas?

You must be right about xmas stock ups. This is out of the ordinary!

Hope all of you get your orders in your mailboxes soon.

Waiting game is the worst thing!

 

[googled]

Heres' few examples from the three main Chinese/HK suppliers I use :

Heavens Gifts EMS
Ordered 2009-08-20

2009-08-22  17:16:00  	BEIJING		   		Posting  
2009-08-22  17:19:00 	yonganluyingyebu  		Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-08-22  22:28:55 	BEIJING  			Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-08-23  01:02:05 	BEIJING  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-08-23  23:28:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-08-23  23:28:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Handed over to Customs  
2009-08-25  11:09:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Released from Customs  
2009-08-26  06:17:00 	UNITED KINGDOM P21941  	Arrival at Delivery Office  
2009-08-26  12:50:00 	UNITED KINGDOM 			Delivery  

Eastmall EMS
Ordered 2009-09-04

2009-09-06  15:04:00  	SHUNDE   			Posting  
2009-09-06  15:46:00 	RGQYLS  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-09-06  18:31:16 	SHUNDE  			Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-09-06  18:38:00 	SHUNDE  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-09-06  21:28:00 	GUANGZHOU  			Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-09-06  23:37:00 	GUANGZHOU  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-09-09  17:27:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-09-09  17:27:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Handed over to Customs  
2009-09-10  13:28:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Released from Customs  
2009-09-11  02:16:00 	UNITED KINGDOM P21941  	Arrival at Delivery Office  
2009-09-11  11:09:00 	UNITED KINGDOM 		 	Delivery  



Deal Extreme EMS
Ordered 2009-10-17

2009-11-03  18:41:00  	SHENZHEN   			Posting  
2009-11-03  19:23:00 	SHENZHEN  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-11-03  20:16:45 	SHENZHEN  			Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-11-03  20:28:01 	SHENZHEN  			Despatch from Sorting Center  
2009-11-05  23:47:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Arrival at Sorting Center  
2009-11-05  23:47:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY PF  	Handed over to Customs  
2009-11-06  19:00:00 	UNITED KINGDOM COVENTRY TRA  	Released from Customs  
2009-11-07  03:23:00 	UNITED KINGDOM P21941  	Arrival at Delivery Office  
2009-11-07  08:51:00  	UNITED KINGDOM 	 		Delivery

The DX order was a *lot* of different items, mostly modding related and they were waiting on supplier despite listing as 'in stock' on the site. You can check which items are actually immediately available and cancel and re-order leaving the waiting items off.

 

[Kurgan]

Order arrived today from HG - so that makes 14 days (or 16 since the order was made on a weekend). That's pretty decent considering there's a RM strike on.

 

[googled]

Yeah my current HG order is taking longer than usual. Probably for the same reasons.

 

[Cheezit]

Ordered 10/26 with the cheap shipping. Arrived today. Actually not bad, but I think I overestimated my patience. Next time I will pay for EMS.