Coronavirus and ordering from China

[stols001]

I don't quite know how like, our current political factions and whatnot are conducive to the normalcy of ANY postal system.. It would be the most dangerous (for the bride) time to purchase a mail order bride. She would arrive emaciated and suffocated.

Don't do it

I'm not ordering anything from overseas ATM-- the question is, how will our collative decisions on that impact the election? It's basically a China ban without being one.

Fiendish. Now if only I knew who was doing it, then I could evaluate who was the most Machiavellian candidate, but so far if I possibly can I am voting "aliens" even if I have to write it in. If enough of us do it, they might show themselves and teach us about government.
Anna

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

It would be the most dangerous (for the bride) time to purchase a mail order bride. She would arrive emaciated and suffocated.

I read an article the other day about how mail order brides are gaining weight purposely to make it through the mail. By the time they get to their destination they're about the same weight as they were in their pictures.

https://www.theMOBherald.com/sometimes-gaining-weight-is-a-good-thing.html

 

[Territoo]

FT is taking so long with my current order that I decided not to buy their dead rabbit clone. I just purchased an authentic one from sourcemore. It's the first time I've purchased from them. Watch the sourcemore order beat the FT one.

 

[Terri McVeety]

FT is taking so long with my current order that I decided not to buy their dead rabbit clone. I just purchased an authentic one from sourcemore. It's the first time I've purchased from them. Watch the sourcemore order beat the FT one.

It will-they get to the US quickly but will linger in Chicago for a long time. Just recently I’ve started seeing a “cleared customs” tracking status on my shipments. SM, vapesourcing and 3F are moving nicely.

I really don’t understand why nothing is coming out of Zhengzhou

 

[stols001]

I have a mod from Sourcemore I need to check on. They are usually reliable but not THIs time. Gah.
Anna

I hate "Shipping issues"

 

[IgnorantCig]

My two FT packages have been stuck in limbo for about a month now in Zhengzhou with no signs of life or updates at all.

One package finally woke up yesterday and it was shown as being processed through ISC Chicago, and it's supposed to be delivered on Wednesday, or at least that's what USPS tells me. I will of course not believe it until I am actually holding the package in my hands.

That second package was ordered about a week after the first package, but it seems to have been luckier than the first package in making its way through the system. The first package is still taking a vacation or in a coma in Zhengzhou according to the updates.

If I do receive a package on Wednesday, then that's not bad at all, because 5 weeks from FT is pretty good, considering all of the chaos that has been going on.

 

[englishmick]

My package raced through Zhengzhou to Shanghai. Last entry was Shanghai - delivered to airline, a month ago. Today I checked on 17track and it had changed to delivered by airline. Note the subtle difference.

I was happy for a moment then I realized the date was the same. After a bit of googling I figured out the Chinese characters were unchanged. Maybe 17track changed their translation. The China Post tracker says delivered to air transport.

I believe until a week or so back Chinese planes were still flying to the US but China wasn't allowing US airlines to fly to China. Supposedly Trump gave them an ultimatum to allow US airlines to start flying to China and they refused, so he blocked Chinese airlines from flying here. Which seems fair enough although I have no idea why airlines would want to fly in either direction since travelers aren't allowed to travel. That's what I read, don't know if it's true. If it is then packages might be stuck over there for a while.

 

[zoiDman]

In searching for some of the Terminology that is shown in 17Track results, I came across this sight that gives a somewhat More Detailed description of what is going on.

PackageRadar - track the delivery process of your online orders. Package tracking made easy!

 

[englishmick]

Bit of good news I guess. I'm pretty sure my package will be chosen for the first flight from Shanghai.

"June 15 (Reuters) - The United States and China will each allow four weekly flights between the two countries, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Following the Chinese government approval, Delta Air Lines said it would resume passenger flights to Shanghai from Seattle next week via Seoul, and once weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit beginning in July."

 

[Vinnybagodoughnuts]

nvm

 

[Territoo]

Well my Wish order of spare glass for my tanks came in today. No movement on my FT order. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when Wish can beat you in shipping.

 

[SlowTalker]

I just put in a new FT order. Of the three I had going, one arrived yesterday (after a 4,000 mile round trip joy ride to Portland - not FT's fault), two are still sitting at the Air Port in China.

This time I paid extra for expedited shipping.

 

[SlowTalker]

FT is taking so long with my current order that I decided not to buy their dead rabbit clone. I just purchased an authentic one from sourcemore. It's the first time I've purchased from them. Watch the sourcemore order beat the FT one.

My asMODus Rose Finch Mech Mod arrived from Sourcemore today. Ordered May 31. Not bad.

 

[Territoo]

My asMODus Rose Finch Mech Mod arrived from Sourcemore today. Ordered May 31. Not bad.

I'm glad to hear that because I have a Sourcemore order pending, too.

 

[SlowTalker]

Thought I should mention, those Sourcemore Rose Finch Mech Mods are missing the spare magnets. Spare pin, yes. Magnet, no. Mine anyway. For the price, not complaining.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Thought I should mention, those Sourcemore Rose Finch Mech Mods are missing the spare magnets. Spare pin, yes. Magnet, no. Mine anyway. For the price, not complaining.

You should send them an email, a good chance they will send you out another one.
Sourcemore are very good with fixing up there mistakes.
I've bought two from there with no issues

 

[SlowTalker]

Thanks. I'll give that a try. The spare pin was inside the tube the mod comes in. I think the glue up the side of the box has gone so if the magnets were in there loose they might have dropped out. I'll let them know. Maybe they have a pile of escaped magnets laying around.

 

[Boudica]

Well my Wish order of spare glass for my tanks came in today. No movement on my FT order. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when Wish can beat you in shipping.

Hmmm, I'm starting to get a wee bit frustrated now, have 2FT orders, one ordered 3rd March and the other ordered 4th April. Am tracking on 4, yes four diff tracking sights, all say different things. I wish "in transit to NZ'' actually meant flying through the sky right now. And also wish departed country of origin means....left China. Funny thing is I ordered product that @ the time was out of stock here, now 90% of it IS now available here and honestly the price difference is pretty minimal.

 

[stols001]

Can you get a refund from FT and order it where you are (I have no idea, I have never had to request a refund from FT) If my Sourcemore mod doesn't get here soon I will not be very happy.
Anna

 

[borno]

Thanks. I'll give that a try. The spare pin was inside the tube the mod comes in. I think the glue up the side of the box has gone so if the magnets were in there loose they might have dropped out. I'll let them know. Maybe they have a pile of escaped magnets laying around.

mine had no extra magnets either, maybe they don't include them now.