Greenhorn ordered a Reo Grand

[of944]

Waiting for the package was a little bit annoying. Maybe the following tracking infos are from interest for some other european people. Especially for some other Germans. Btw I ordered the Reo Grand on July 23, 2014. There were two shipping options on reosmods.com. I was not sure about the difference, so I've chosen the cheaper 'International Shipping flat rate' for $23.95.

My tracking informations from USPS

July 23, 2014	Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS
July 23, 2014 , 2:17 pm	Acceptance	ALFRED, ME 04002
July 23, 2014 , 5:45 pm	Arrived at USPS Origin Facility	SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074
July 23, 2014 , 11:50 pm	Departed USPS Facility	SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074
July 26, 2014 , 5:08 am	Arrived at Sort Facility	ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
July 26, 2014 , 5:08 am	Arrived at USPS Facility	JAMAICA, NY 11430
July 26, 2014 , 10:49 am	Processed Through Sort Facility	ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
July 30, 2014 , 7:07 am	Processed Through Sort Facility
July 30, 2014 , 7:07 am	Customs Clearance
July 30, 2014 , 5:08 pm	Customs clearance processing complete
July 31, 2014 , 5:08 pm	Attempted Delivery Abroad	We attempted to deliver your item at 5:08 pm on July 31, 2014.

My tracking informations from DHL

23.07.2014 14:17	United States	The shipment has arrived at the parcel center of origin
26.07.2014 10:49	United States	The shipment will be transported to the destination country and, from there, handed over to the delivery organization. (Homepage / online shipment tracking: )
30.07.2014 07:07	IPZ-Ffm, Germany	The shipment has arrived in the destination country
31.07.2014 17:08	Saulheim, Germany	The shipment has been processed in the parcel center of origin
01.08.2014 03:36	Rüdersdorf, Germany	The shipment has been processed in the destination parcel center
01.08.2014 09:52	Berlin-Neukölln, Germany	The shipment has been loaded onto the delivery vehicle
01.08.2014 19:02	Germany	The shipment is being temporarily stored in the delivery depot until delivery
02.08.2014 07:18	Berlin-Neukölln, Germany	The shipment has been loaded onto the delivery vehicle
02.08.2014 16:42	Germany	The shipment is being temporarily stored in the delivery depot until delivery
04.08.2014 08:57	Berlin-Neukölln, Germany	The shipment has been loaded onto the delivery vehicle

P.S. I was able to use the USPS tracking number also for DHL

 

[Izan]

Yeah, my Reo Grand silver vein arrived after 13 days!!! #christmas^2

Congradulations!!!
That is a VERY handsome machine!!!


Cheers
I

 

[pwheeler]

Wonderful, you finally got it! It's nerve wracking enough awaiting delivery here in the states, I can imagine the agony of waiting for international delivery! That's a mighty nice looking Reo you bought! Congratulations

 

[Big Hitter]

Wow, great looking set-up. Glad I only have to wait 2 days to get my stuff ........ 2 weeks would be tough waiting.

Congrats, and great story. You are one of the lucky ones that got to try one before you buy.

EDIT: ..... ^^ although that denied you the pleasure of opening the box and going "Wow this is smaller than I thought"

 

[ChrisEU]

Glad you got it this fast - sometimes the people at IPZ Frankfurt (Internationales Paket Zentrum) take 2 weeks to process REO parcels =) It will then look as if the parcel is stuck in New York - but actually it's already in Frankfurt, waiting to be scanned.

Flat rate vs. Express to Germany: Usually the flat rate packages slip through our customs - but they almost always fish out the express ones. Unfortunately for us Europeans, there is no insurance on the flat rate shipping method, so if a parcel gets lost there's nothing to do about it but hope that it finds its way back to Rob. There are not many cases of that happening, though, and I know of quite a lot of people using the flat rate without a problem.

US law is different from EU, as far as I can tell, while in the EU the vendors are responsible for a delivery into our hands, in the US they only have responsibility until they can prove that they shipped. Robert is in the US, so their rules apply. Choose flat rate at your own risk =/

 

[olefolks]

944, welcome. Your taste in Reos is outstanding. Now, which one will you order. Might take two, three days before you decide.

 

[X-Puppy]

Welcome to REOville of944!

It's a happy place!

Very nice "first" choice, you have good taste!

 

[super_X_drifter]

Congrats. That's a slick looking setup

 

[redeyedancer]

Congrats of944 thank you for sharing

 

[of944]

Some of you were absolutely right: One Reo is not enough! The second arrived 20 minutes ago and is already vaping like a boss.



Some facts:
+ It's a SL/LP Reo Grand black wrinkle
+ Delivery time from Alfred to Berlin: 12 days
+ 0,9-1ohm coil: Kanthal A1; AWG 28, 6 wraps on a 1/16" drill bit
+ Using a little bit of Koh Gen Do (this stuff is perfect for me; I had "big" problems with regular cotton balls)
+ Twisted Flavors Sub Zero 15%; 50/50 base; 12mg nic

Damn, the air hole of this RM2 is on the opposite side. First time I hear it gurgling ... LOL ... must play with the o-rings ...

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Congrats again, very nice collection you've started.