So I ordered something from Fastech...

[KODIAK (TM)]

...back in June. I'm curious. Do they strap packages to the backs of sea turtles then point them toward the USA?

I'm not a young guy anymore. Should I consider revising my will to leave it to someone when it arrives? I've already got my nursing home picked out with a postal forwarding address should my house be sold before it shows up. Imagine my demented joy at "the home" when I get a package I had no knowledge of ordering. I'll think it's my birthday.

It's just coil and wicking material (no batteries). I think I saved like 40 cents. God, I will never do this again.

 

[bluecat]

All depends.. how much did it all cost. If it was under 20 bucks and you were to cheap to spend 1 dollar extra on the upgraded shipping then yes it will be a long time. 45-90 days if not longer. There is a one armed man paddling a raft across the pacific for those that don't pay the extra dollar.

Most of my stuff from them come in 6 days from my shipping notification. I even had a 5 day order.


Not sure why you would try to save 40 cents by buying something from China... but hey mate it's your dime.

 

[realsis]

I just received a order I placed from fasttech in April it is now sept. I waited 5 months for my order! !! Now, I don't know about you but 5 months is far too long to wait for a order! In fact I already bought the item I ordered from the states after waiting two months... there are other places with sale items that don't make you wait a half a year for type order!! I will NEVER order from them again!!! I am not joking here I waited five months for a nemisis!!! Ended up buying a hcigar nemisis two months into waiting.. what the heck!! Five months for a order!! No thank you!! I'm so DONE with fasttech. Five months is a joke!!

 

[Griff.J]

Always choose the ePacket shipping option for 2 dollars more (maybe it's 1 dollar more in the US, no idea). Only if there are no batteries in your order or it doesn't allow you to use the ePacket shipping option. I always take the ePacket to Canada Post, 2 dollars for shipping and it gets to me in a week. I know there is also ePacket for USPS as well.

 

[Griff.J]

I just received a order I placed from fasttech in April it is now sept. I waited 5 months for my order! !! Now, I don't know about you but 5 months is far too long to wait for a order! In fact I already bought the item I ordered from the states after waiting two months... there are other places with sale items that don't make you wait a half a year for type order!! I will NEVER order from them again!!! I am not joking here I waited five months for a nemisis!!! Ended up buying a hcigar nemisis two months into waiting.. what the heck!! Five months for a order!! No thank you!! I'm so DONE with fasttech. Five months is a joke!!

My Fasttech Nemesis is actually better than my HCigar... But I use the HCigar because I wanted the 'No Logo' clone (doesn't have any of the Atmomixani markings on it, just blank metal)..

 

[twgbonehead]

...back in June. I'm curious. Do they strap packages to the backs of sea turtles then point them toward the USA?

I'm not a young guy anymore. Should I consider revising my will to leave it to someone when it arrives? I've already got my nursing home picked out with a postal forwarding address should my house be sold before it shows up. Imagine my demented joy at "the home" when I get a package I had no knowledge of ordering. I'll think it's my birthday.

It's just coil and wicking material (no batteries). I think I saved like 40 cents. God, I will never do this again.

I wouldn't order anything from FT if the order wasn't at least $15. Doesn't make sense. On the other hand, I've ordered tons of stuff from them and (until my wife finds out) will continue to do so.

Orders in the $5 range using their standard shipping ARE sent by sea-turtle. You need to take into account how difficult that is, though.

Every morning, thousands of small wicker boats are dispatched into the pacific, piloted by enterprising fishermen looking to feed their families through the burgeoning live-sea-turtle trade. It's a perilous lifestyle. These brave men, women and children brave harsh conditions to make sure that only mature and hardy sea-turtles are incorporated into the shipping channels.

After the open-bidding market, the selected sea turtles have the packages "installed". (Can't really go into the details on this family-friendly forum)

From there, they are shipped to Fukishima and released into the water. Their natural sensitivity to high levels of radiation causes them to depart post-haste in the general direction of the western coast of the US.

These brave turtles suffer many hardships on their journeys. Many get trapped forever in the "whirlpool of trash" that lurks in the mid-pacific. Others run afoul of vicious Korean sea-pirates, looking to steal their precious cargo and copy the logos from them. These logos are then re-sold to Chinese factories.

Once these heroic creatures reach the shores of the US, their job is far from finished. They must sneak past Border Patrol and Environmentalists (both of whom attempt to send them back from whence they came) and make their way to the nearest asylum operated by the USPS. Once they arrive, they can breathe a sigh of relief and rejoice that their mission has been accomplished.

For an extra buck or two they just throw it on a plane.....

 

[EBates]

Sorry to hear your issue.
Have you contacted FT? They will contact the folks at the shipping company and/or reimburse/re-ship the order.
I recently had an order that "stalled" in China for like 3 weeks (according to tracking info). The day after both FT and myself sent inquiries as to the where bouts of my package. The USPS shipping info was updated and the package delivered that day. So, yes the order took close to a month to get to me. But, the fault was not with FT, it was USPS.
FYI for coil and wick material, the sources I use are CVS/Walmart for sterile cotton balls (~$3), and Temco for Kanthal wire (100ft roll ~$5 and free fast shipping).

 

[bluecat]

I just received a order I placed from fasttech in April it is now sept. I waited 5 months for my order! !! Now, I don't know about you but 5 months is far too long to wait for a order! In fact I already bought the item I ordered from the states after waiting two months... there are other places with sale items that don't make you wait a half a year for type order!! I will NEVER order from them again!!! I am not joking here I waited five months for a nemisis!!! Ended up buying a hcigar nemisis two months into waiting.. what the heck!! Five months for a order!! No thank you!! I'm so DONE with fasttech. Five months is a joke!!

You have the right to do whatever you want. Heck I have orders take over a week in the US. I have had companies in the US send me broken stuff 3 times in a row.

Customs in a pain.. theirs and ours. They probably tested it out in Hong Kong or it maybe it was a crate of " no no items".

 

[Harlen]

In the description if it has 7 day's to proses your order you know that the are going to ship it at least 8 day after you have payed for it . They drive to the local market buy your item if they can get it cheep, and ship it . Some of these shoppes are just people trying to make a dollar . Read the fine print !
Always pay the little extra shipping to get it faster.

 

[zoiDman]

Just a Word of Warning about Fasttech.

If you get something that Doesn't Work or is Wacked, you have to start a Support Ticket within 5 Days if you want to get your Money Back. After that, they will only do an Exchange or Store Credit.

I got Burned on some of their Crappy Hana Clones.

 

[DebiK]

I paid for the ePacket. Got my fasttech order in 15 days.

 

[williamclarkonet]

Be careful from buying from fasttech. They have been know to sell fake products as genuine.

 

[twgbonehead]

Be careful from buying from fasttech. They have been know to sell fake products as genuine.

I have to disagree here. FT either uses the word "authentic" or "Style" in their descriptions. When they say "authentic", it seems to be true. When they say "style", it is either a clone or a counterfeit. FT is also up-front about saying things like "Although this item is labeled as "made in USA" it is not".

On the other hand, I bought a couple of mods from a US site that were "genuine". Total crap, not just counterfeits, but really cheap counterfeits.

So when you say:

They have been know to sell fake products as genuine.

Can you provide a link? Can you show an item on FT that you believe is fake, but being sold as real?

Or are you just parrotting something you heard from someone sometime?

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Are you sure Mrs. Kodiak didn’t mistake the package as turkey trussing supplies? She has been known to mistake vaping stuff for other things and tossed them.

 

[InTheShade]

Be careful from buying from fasttech. They have been know to sell fake products as genuine.

I've never seen or heard this before. I've always lauded FT for being honest in their descriptions. If they say genuine, then they are.

Are you referring to a specific incident here?

 

[bluecat]

I have to disagree here. FT either uses the word "authentic" or "Style" in their descriptions. When they say "authentic", it seems to be true. When they say "style", it is either a clone or a counterfeit. FT is also up-front about saying things like "Although this item is labeled as "made in USA" it is not".

On the other hand, I bought a couple of mods from a US site that were "genuine". Total crap, not just counterfeits, but really cheap counterfeits.

So when you say:



Can you provide a link? Can you show an item on FT that you believe is fake, but being sold as real?

Or are you just parrotting something you heard from someone sometime?

I can't believe it happening either over at FT. It may slip in but the rapid forum boys and girls over there would have it covered in no time that it is a fake. Thsoe people are insane about catching fakes.

 

[bluecat]

Hey man gonna add this too but is a bit off topic as it is not FT but is was a Chinese purchase. I may had stated it before so if I did please forgive me.

I had purchased a 50 cents HDMI cable on Amazon. It stated 5 day shipping. Well needless to say it was coming from China. It never showed up and it was only 50 cents w/free shipping. I forgot about it. 3,4 or 5 months later my wife called me at work and said .. ummm there is this package here at home with your name on and all this strange writing on it. Does someone hate you?" I thought what? I said open it up. She said no way it may be a bomb. I thought well if you really think it is a bomb why do you have it in the house. When I got home that night I opened it up and dangit, it was that HDMI cable.

I about peed my pants laughing. She was right though there was Chinese writing everywhere on it and it looked very strange.

 

[Steamix]

...back in June. I'm curious. Do they strap packages to the backs of sea turtles then point them toward the USA?

Sea turtles is express delivery - regular shipping they just drop outside the factory door and wait for the continental drift to take care of it


Worst I had was 10 weeks, on the average I've got my stuff ( in Europe ) in about a month.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

My first FastTech order was a Patriot clone that was under 6 bucks with free shipping.

It took about 6 weeks to arrive though I was surprised it got here at all. Three subsequent orders of coils, a Nautilus clone and something else was received long before that Patriot...

Last order of 30 kanger single coils came in 6 days of ordering.

 

[Roscoe01]

If u buy from your local B&m you won't have to wait. Anybody who orders from fasttech has no right to complain about lack of jobs in your country.