So custom released my E cig shipment but...........................

[tech180]

So I got a letter saying my e cig shipment was released (It was held by US customs). So the FDA was ordered to release shipments but get this, you have to pay a storage fee! $1200!!!! For 5 Ego-Ts. If it wasent paid they where just going to keep it and sell them.

Pretty messed up uh? Not fair to me at all.

 

[jj2]

It doesn't surprise me at all and completely unfair, but when was the last time government was fair about e-cigs.

Sorry for the misfortune.

 

[Allen_B]

Where are you located and where did you order from?!

 

[classwife]

Seriously ?? $1200.00 ???? Wow !

 

[tech180]

I am located in Washington state and I ordered them directly from the factories inhttp://hksinca.en.alibaba.com/ Shenzhen China where 90% of all our PVs come from. I use to be a distributor of e cigs and even have my own private labeled brand, so I order direct on a lot of stuff. This was a small sample order from them that was held about 7 or 8 months ago.

A pretty communist thing for them to do IMO.

 

[dvk]

Wow thats ridiculous!

You could probably get a good year's worth (or a few months with lots of modding) supply of e-cigs, juices, etc.

 

[UntamedRose]

So your a supplier?

 

[tech180]

lol, yeah I know right. They where charging a per week storage fee knowing that eventually it would be higher then the merchandise was worth and they could keep it for free. Its a big scam really and I would like to see a class action lawsuit agents the FDA for this.

 

[HeadLikeOrange]

That is... odd. Obviously thousands of e-cigs pass from China to the US every week. And I really don't see why the FDA would bother with selling your 5 eGos.

Bad luck, though. Sorry to hear it.

 

[tech180]

So your a supplier?

I use to be. I use to distribute to all the local smoke shops in my area until the FDA screwed me and started holding all my shipments. They pretty much screwed me on that business.

I do however have about 1500 private labeled and customized 510 kits sitting in storage I need to do something with, lol.

 

[tech180]

That is... odd. Obviously thousands of e-cigs pass from China to the US every week. And I really don't see why the FDA would bother with selling your 5 eGos.

Bad luck, though. Sorry to hear it.

Its not the FDA that keeps them, its the place that stores the held products. The FDA just gives these private companies the right to keep your stuff and charge insane storage fees. So it was really who ever stores stuff for DHL.

This was also a package held before the FDA was forced to stop taking shipments.