Coronavirus and ordering from China

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Uncle Willie

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My package(s) are in the top third quadrant, somewhere in the middle .. :eek:

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Hmm. :closedeyes: I never really thought about ordering anything from China as I believe it would take to long to get here to the USA? I mean have you ever ordered anything from that App WISH - it takes like MONTHS - for items to get to you even though the item is like a Penny. o_O But I would just buy here in the USA I mean there are thousands of shops and online stores that need support during this time? If I wasn't able to find something I would just get something new or something similar to what I wanted. There is definitely a lot of things on the market these days to try and see if they are what your looking for? :lol:
I mean if your worried Why Worry, and if your Not then Why Worry ~~ :thumbs:

Some stuff is Hard to Find in B&M Shops.

Like Replacement Coil Heads for not so current tanks. Or Replacement Parts/Glass for Atomizers. So sometimes buying from a Non-Local is Not all that much of an Option.

My rule is if I Need it Now, then State-Side sites are the 1st I check. But if it is something that I'm Not in a Hurry, then FT is a good source to get things.
 

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1 ~ 4 Weeks is a pretty Standard answer. Give it a Couple of Days and see what happens.

FT (or Any other retailer) doesn't like it when there is a Problem with a Shipper. Because once the Package is picked up, they Don't have much control over what happens to it. But they get the Blame for the problem.

FT has some Pull with their Postal Carriers. Because of the Sheer Volume of packages they ship per year. And Many times it is just enough to get a Package going again.

Or to get a Package declared as Lost. So they can either Re-Ship or Refund.

I haven't reached out to Anniepan yet. If I am still getting no movement at the end of the week, I will reach out to Anniepan. Gotta make that package move!
 

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I haven't reached out to Anniepan yet. If I am still getting no movement at the end of the week, I will reach out to Anniepan. Gotta make that package move!

Since I am sending out Positive Waves to get My package out of the Loop it is in, I'll send some for Your's also.

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I had to send a complaint to the webmaster from Bpost,i mean how can they not have a form to fill out in English?
Tried with 4 different browsers and it still gives me ''page could not be found'',it's in french,dutch and Netherlands but no English.

13 days and counting for a package from Belgium to Spain? they just sent one dude with new Nike shoes to walk all the way here? gee...

Told the webmaster to fix their website,been like this for days and English is kinda more used than French or Dutch so why not have it available?

Oh well,guess I'm back to the waiting game...
 
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I had to send a complaint to the webmaster from Bpost,i mean how can they not have a form to fill out in English?
Tried with 4 different browsers and it still gives me ''page could not be found'',it's in french,dutch and Netherlands but no English.

13 days and counting for a package from Belgium to Spain? they just sent one dude with new Nike shoes to walk all the way here? gee...

Told the webmaster to fix their website,been like this for days and English is kinda more used than French or Dutch so why not have it available?

Oh well,guess I'm back to the waiting game...


Hope this gets some action for you real soon, I'm not even going to look at the tracking anymore...it never changes.Today the courier pulled up right outside my house.....Oh the thrill, the total excitement and joy of him debussing from his van... almost at my stairs...Me shooting out the door like greased lightening to greet him...then...the thrill was sadly SEVERELY FLATTENED as he turned and walked up my neighbours steps, :grr::grr::grr::mad::mad::mad::-x:-x:-x. Oh well hopefully soon:banana:.
 
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Hope this gets some action for you real soon, I'm not even going to look at the tracking anymore...it never changes.Today the courier pulled up right outside my house.....Oh the thrill, the total excitement and joy of him debussing from his van... almost at my stairs...Me shooting out the door like greased lightening to greet him...then...the thrill was sadly SEVERELY FLATTENED as he turned and walked up my neighbours steps, :grr::grr::grr::mad::mad::mad::-x:-x:-x. Oh well hopefully soon:banana:.

I'm sorry but the way you described it made me laugh,not laugh at you but at the situation itself...all i could picture in my mind was something like this:

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Total slow mo moment,you running to the door looking like the hoff' :lol::lol:
 
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I'm sorry but the way you described it made me laugh,not laugh at you but at the situation itself...all i could picture in my mind was something like this:

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Total slow mo moment,you running to the door looking like the hoff' :lol::lol:


Tee he hee, speed this up x999 and it would be more realistic :lol::lol::lol:. Honestly I sprinted out there all hyped up and the cat AND the courier were both looking very startled!!! It went through my mind "oh the tracking is all wrong...it's here, it's here". Next minute, boom, reality strikes as I see Mr Courier is actually carrying a carton of poncey wine to my neighbour, bahha. Oh well we live in hope eh:lol::lol::lol::nun::nun::nun:.
 
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I want to place a FT order, but I'm reluctant to since there's been no movement since 5/3 on the order I placed last month. Is it too soon to contact them about it?

If Nothing has happened with your Package in 3 Weeks, I would Start a Ticket on it.
 

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I have 2 orders last seen in ZHENGZHOU, one shipped 4/8 and the other 5/3. Both have another "processed through" entry in mid May. I think I'll be happier just forgetting about them until I'm surprised by a packet in my mailbox, maybe in July or September.
 

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I was lucky to have made an order for coils with FT 3 months ago and I did receive that package about 2 months ago.

I have 2 more orders from them that I'm waiting on, but things are obviously totally messed up now, so it is what it is. I'm not going to sweat it. There is obviously absolutely nothing that I can do about it.

If I need more coils, and I will need more very soon, then I guess I'll just go to a B and M shop and pay the premium. I'm not even sure if the ones by me are open yet though, I'll go find out later on today maybe.

If the stores are still closed, and they very likely might be, because of my location, then I guess I'll be boiling a few used coils. Not sure how much that'll help, but it's worth a shot.:)
 

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UPDATE:

Looks like my Package did Another Loop on the ZHENGZHOU Merry-go-Round. That's the 4th time. LOL.

I got a reply from FT on the Ticket I started Yesterday. Annie said that it looks like it is being Kicked Out in a "Security Check". So she said she will try to contact the Post and see if it can get passed along.

Else, have it Returned and then try Another shipping method.
 

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If I need more coils, and I will need more very soon, then I guess I'll just go to a B and M shop and pay the premium. I'm not even sure if the ones by me are open yet though, I'll go find out later on today maybe.

If the stores are still closed, and they very likely might be, because of my location, then I guess I'll be boiling a few used coils. Not sure how much that'll help, but it's worth a shot.:)

What about an online US retailer? Would be more expensive than FT but probably less expensive than B&M.
 
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