Suppose you were ordering an item that you could only find on these sites. Both are sketchy, but given no other option, which would you order from?
fasttech or vaporbreak?
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I have used fasttech on several occasions. Other than long shipping times, I had no "sketchy" experiences. I have not used vaporbreak.
Other than the lengthy shipping time, fasttech has been great. Even their customer service for returns and credit has been good.
Also had a good transaction focalecig.
Vaporbreaks prices look good though.
Also had a good transaction focalecig.
Vaporbreaks prices look good though.
FT is good place but free shipping from HK takes a long time, longer if its not in stock.
I have 3 different orders en route from Fasttech at the moment .. if that tells you anything.
Just wanted to chime in. I haven't used Vaporbreak, but I do have several completed orders with FT.
Assume a month before you see your stuff, if it arrives sooner, so much the better! (For me, they've been consistently around 21 days from order to mailbox).
Look carefully at the stock status. "In stock" is obviously in stock and usually ships within 24 hours (assuming you're ordering on a business day).
"Ships next day" seems to mean that they are NOT in stock, but they're expecting a shipment THEIR next business day, so expect at least two business day's delay before getting your shipping notification.
"Ships in X days" seems to mean that they are expecting a shipment in X-1 days. Be careful of things that have extended times, it's not uncommon to order something, see its status go to "restocking", and your item gets delayed by another day or two. Or a week.
They honor their warranties, but be aware that you won't get a replacement overnight. If you need to return something, you open a claim ticket, get your RMA number, and ship it back to Miami (they have a center there that handles US returns). Your replacement won't ship until the returned item gets logged in at their Miami terminal, so expect a two to four week delay for your replacement.
Hope this helps!
Assume a month before you see your stuff, if it arrives sooner, so much the better! (For me, they've been consistently around 21 days from order to mailbox).
Look carefully at the stock status. "In stock" is obviously in stock and usually ships within 24 hours (assuming you're ordering on a business day).
"Ships next day" seems to mean that they are NOT in stock, but they're expecting a shipment THEIR next business day, so expect at least two business day's delay before getting your shipping notification.
"Ships in X days" seems to mean that they are expecting a shipment in X-1 days. Be careful of things that have extended times, it's not uncommon to order something, see its status go to "restocking", and your item gets delayed by another day or two. Or a week.
They honor their warranties, but be aware that you won't get a replacement overnight. If you need to return something, you open a claim ticket, get your RMA number, and ship it back to Miami (they have a center there that handles US returns). Your replacement won't ship until the returned item gets logged in at their Miami terminal, so expect a two to four week delay for your replacement.
Hope this helps!
I have bought many, many orders from fast tech. I've never had any issues. I've had orders take 4 weeks and some that took only 10 days to get to my door. The products are always as described.
The way I order:
I keep all my orders under $30. If anything were to get ceased at customs it keeps loss to a minimum.
I put like/like products in the same shipment. For example, all my same day orders go in the same order. All my "ships in 7days" goes in another separate order. I've been doing this and it works way better. Everything seems to ship flawlessly this way. If you just order them together you could be waiting weeks just to get everything to ship out together. Not a smart idea.
I also always read reviews. This gives you an idea of the real life quality of the product.
The way I order:
I keep all my orders under $30. If anything were to get ceased at customs it keeps loss to a minimum.
I put like/like products in the same shipment. For example, all my same day orders go in the same order. All my "ships in 7days" goes in another separate order. I've been doing this and it works way better. Everything seems to ship flawlessly this way. If you just order them together you could be waiting weeks just to get everything to ship out together. Not a smart idea.
I also always read reviews. This gives you an idea of the real life quality of the product.
Good idea, I also thought about that. Considering that it is free shipping, there is no real advantage to putting everything in one order. Makes more sense (to me anyway) that if one was ordering 5 items from fasttech, you'd do it in 5 orders. That way, if an item or two is out of stock or whatever, they won't hold up the delivery of the other items. Also, orders with juice or batteries have different shipping requirements, so that might hold them up as well...
The shipping times are the only major drawback that i have noticed , if there was a Fasttech that delivered lightning fast i wouldn't buy from anyone else .
There IS one Chinese company that has warehouse facilities in and ships from somewhere in the US - for the life of me, I can't recall the name.
If U do use FT, then try and forget about tracking because they are never current and up to date, but if U must then use www.17track.net that includes USPS as well....also
now U cannot but any lithium batteries at FT, as of yesterday
if U want ego batteries , U must use SG Post for shipping and expect a 12-25 day delivery to your door once its shipped from FT
if no batteries , liquids, and just other hardware use epacket China Post shipping for fastest delivery...5-15 days usually to the USA
K..that company is angel C...and in LA and has very limited products..just some mods
now U cannot but any lithium batteries at FT, as of yesterday
if U want ego batteries , U must use SG Post for shipping and expect a 12-25 day delivery to your door once its shipped from FT
if no batteries , liquids, and just other hardware use epacket China Post shipping for fastest delivery...5-15 days usually to the USA
K..that company is angel C...and in LA and has very limited products..just some mods
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like many people have said FT always comes through, it does take awhile, usually about a month or so
i love the free shipping from FT and I think i read that vaporbreak had some issues ID theft
another thing I like about FT is I'm starting to order random electronics from them, i'm actually waiting on a brass gp paps along with a cell phone battery bank haha
i love the free shipping from FT and I think i read that vaporbreak had some issues ID theft
another thing I like about FT is I'm starting to order random electronics from them, i'm actually waiting on a brass gp paps along with a cell phone battery bank haha
I use fasttech very regularly. Yes the waiting time is quite long, but they are good on their word as a business.
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I also order from fasttech regularly. Only had a shipping issue once and their customer service took care of me right away. The latest order I placed was for some Origen v2 clones. Received it 7 days later (today). The usual delay though either comes from the item not being in stock or the package being stuck in Chinese or American customs which FT has no control over.
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