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ScandaLeX

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GB taking a long time to ship batteries shouldn't be surprising to any of you; especially if you like buying out of China. Remember when FT had to stop shipping batteries or find a way to do so without going thru HK Post.
I never ordered anything from GB & stopped ordering from FT (China) about 2 yrs ago.
If you wanna shop cheap & avoid long ship times, have a look at Angelcigs- they're the US arm of FT.
Apologizing for misinformation. Angelcigs is not part of FT. They're in China with a US warehouse in CA.
 

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Apologizing for misinformation. Angelcigs is not part of FT. They're in China with a US warehouse in CA.

No worries.
Ive spent a ton with Angel.
Its a reputable site.
Shipping can get pricey, and you have to shoot them a reminder email sometimes to get shipping started, but I recommend them often. Good customer service and easy to deal with returns.
 

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No worries.
Ive spent a ton with Angel.
Its a reputable site.
Shipping can get pricey, and you have to shoot them a reminder email sometimes to get shipping started, but I recommend them often. Good customer service and easy to deal with returns.
Yes they are good & I've placed maybe 10 orders with them. I've never had to shoot them a shipping reminder email. How long had you been waiting before you had to give them a nudge?
 

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Yes they are good & I've placed maybe 10 orders with them. I've never had to shoot them a shipping reminder email. How long had you been waiting before you had to give them a nudge?
China is on point.
The US warehouse slips sometimes.
5 business days after ordering "in stock" items, if I dont see shipping info I ask "whats up?"
They always ship right away after I nudge em.
;)
 
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When I ordered, I chose the LA warehouse to order from. Can any of you tell from this shipping notice if in fact it did ship from Los Angeles? If it did, I shouldn't have any problems.

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When I ordered, I chose the LA warehouse to order from. Can any of you tell from this shipping notice if in fact it did ship from Los Angeles? If it did, I shouldn't have any problems.

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That LT number you covered up looks like it might be a customs number and the CN would be China. Try pasting the whole number into the USPS tracking and see what tracks.
 

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Doesn't show anything yet.
It can take a few days before the local PO scans it for the first time, and the USPS is kind of slow on the updates as well. I really think that if that is your tracking number that they have sent it by international mail, but probably USPS International.
 

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It is being sent registered air mail.
I'm wondering that if we start having problems getting legal items from China, what problems are stateside vendors going to have getting their shipments?
If the borders close to importing I think everyone will start having issues. For myself, I decided that I will stick with domestic purchases until things shake out. If the item makes it into the country, I don't anticipate any delivery problems buying from a US store. I don't know what arrangements the retailers will have with their suppliers if the shipment gets stopped, but I hope they will get better service than an individual who made a small, personal purchase from overseas.
 

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I recently placed an order with them. It was an inexpensive order for a few drip tips at a really good price. I used their free mailing, and didn't even bother with the extra money for a tracking number. It arrived after 3 weeks, and the customs form was filled out as "vapor accessories". No idea if that's what the customs code is supposed to be for e cig stuff, but no hang up.

Having said that, I would probably avoid a large order from overseas unless I'm confident it will get through as the money saved by buying there would be more than offset buying by simply US and not having it seized at the border.
 
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