Sometimes a wrap or two of dental floss under the oring can expand it just enough for a tight fit.
I buy almost all hardware from FT. I like to do a bit of customizing. FT selection of dollar items, spare parts, orings, etc. is vast, nobody else comes close. I don't mind a long wait. Where they have been weakest for me recently is mods. Those seem to be coming from other suppliers because FT has discontinued or the price is too high. Everything I'm getting these days is for the sake of vaping as a hobby, not for the stockpile.
I wish I could find what I need stateside. But I can't. Supplies are dwindling and even California-based vendors are now either refusing or restricting shipments to California addresses.
Scroll to the bottom of the main page and click on "coupons."
No coupons there for the Topside Dual, thank you for the info though. If anyone is looking, they have an Hcigar VT Inbox DNA75 Squonk box in Yellow Camo (gold) in stock for $74.95
HCigar VT Inbox DNA75 Squonk Box
I think someone was looking for one of these...?
They don't specialize in vape gear. They must do a huge volume, so I guess the delay is understandable. Didn't think of that before. Wish I had.
I bet half of FT's business is ecigs and have of that goes to the US. They have to be using the same shippers as everyone else. Ordering not-in-stock items or devics with batteries adds some days to shipping.
Not necessarily,a lot of the other Chinese vendors are using 4PX,which i have not seen as an option on FT.
I don't think they can be using the same shipping method as other places. My last package ordered early May shipped the next day, took 5 days to get to Shanghai airport, then sat at the airport for a couple of months. That seems to be the case with a lot of FT packages. Most of the time delay is just sitting at the airport waiting for transport.
They must be cheaping out on something. I never understood how they could offer really cheap prices plus free shipping on packages that might only cost a few bucks. I wish them well though. They provide a great service with a huge range of replacement parts and so forth, stuff that sometimes wasn't available anywhere else.
Regarding a few Fasttech orders I placed between June 22 and June 28. Half of the orders arrived earlier this week. The remainder are due to arrive by Monday (unless it gets stuck in customs). It seems that the USPS Expedited Service to the USA seemed to make a difference of a few days versus the United States Express ePacket, but not a huge difference.
Ultimately the big variable was when things actually became ready to package. Some items took a while to restock, exceeding their ETA by several days. Eventually they just split the shipment.
I have a few orders placed between July 7 - July 12. We'll see how that goes. The holdup now for me is the Brunhilde MTL RTA. Seems to be taking a few weeks to restock.
I am personally cautiously optimistic that if I had to place another order to arrive before the big September question mark, I still have time.
Ultimately the big variable was when things actually became ready to package. Some items took a while to restock, exceeding their ETA by several days. Eventually they just split the shipment.
I have a few orders placed between July 7 - July 12. We'll see how that goes. The holdup now for me is the Brunhilde MTL RTA. Seems to be taking a few weeks to restock.
I am personally cautiously optimistic that if I had to place another order to arrive before the big September question mark, I still have time.
When you guys order a lot of items from FT, do you make it as one big order. Or do you split it up into a few smaller orders? The reason I ask is that I am planning on making my first FT order and I have about 10 items or so in my cart.
My order was placed May 9
"shipped" May 19
Tracking has been "Pre-Shipment - Processed Through Facility
ZHENGZHOU EMS, CHINA" since the day it "shipped".
I have always kept my order under $100 each. Just something I feel safe with. But probably not necessary.
For each item FT will show the stock status or estimated ship date. If you are in a hurry don't include things with a far away ship date. Also, including any product with a battery may slow the order while it waits for transportation that allows batteries on board. If a package takes extra weeks to reach me I'm not concerned. It's getting a bit over the top for me. I've got all these cool rigs and variations but still can only puff on one of them at a time.
Nothing with a battery in this order. Mostly just some doggiestyle RTAs, some extra tanks, parts, ect. And some other odds and ends like premade coils. None of these items I am in a real hurry for. I just didn't know if one larger order would have more of a chance of getting held up during shipping and/or customs.
I got my second sxk Haku riviera rdta clone from ft today. Ordered on 6/2. It should have shown Monday, but spent the week bopping back and forth between two local POs before they got it to me [emoji3]
Anyhow, I've been loving the performance of #1 on the Pulse X, bought #2 for use on one of my Alchemist mech squonkers. A stellar RDL vape, leakproof if you plug the fill hole with a bit of rayon.
One tank on the Alchemist confirmed what I expected. I've ordered #3 for my long term stash[emoji106]
Anyhow, I've been loving the performance of #1 on the Pulse X, bought #2 for use on one of my Alchemist mech squonkers. A stellar RDL vape, leakproof if you plug the fill hole with a bit of rayon.
One tank on the Alchemist confirmed what I expected. I've ordered #3 for my long term stash[emoji106]
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