The FastTech Thread for All FastTech Posts (Part 2)

[papergoblin]

It's not Fasttechs fault,but shipping is really screwy right now.I had a package shipped 11/24 and it just finally made it through customs yesterday.I had another order shipped 12/18,and it cleared customs yesterday.Almost a month apart,and coming through the same day.I figure either it took a long time to get a full plane to send,or customs in Chicago was really far behind,and just starting to get caught up.I kinda think it may be a customs backup,since 99% of all my China orders have always went through Chicago,but the last few months they kept getting redirected to New York,these 2 coming now are the first out of about 20 to hit Chicago in the last several months.

Well I placed two orders, one has been pre-shipment, processed through Beijing since 8th and the other since the 20th, neither have shown any signs of movement. This has been the longest it has ever taken me to get something from FT, just don't know which post or customs is slowing it down, as I have no idea where any of it is, lol. Guessing I'll see something by end of January, I hope, crazy since neither order has batteries. Only reason I placed an order later was to see if it beats the first one.

 

[b.m.]

Well I placed two orders, one has been pre-shipment, processed through Beijing since 8th and the other since the 20th, neither have shown any signs of movement. This has been the longest it has ever taken me to get something from FT, just don't know which post or customs is slowing it down, as I have no idea where any of it is, lol. Guessing I'll see something by end of January, I hope, crazy since neither order has batteries. Only reason I placed an order later was to see if it beats the first one.

Yeah,that's the thing with mine,i really don't know for sure where that first one got stuck,i can only assume it was customs,but who knows.It said Origin post is preparing shipment for weeks,but never changed until after it left customs and hit a distribution center in Chicago,so i don't even know how long that one sat in customs.

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

That long wait time probably had a lot to do with the Christmas rush season. Things should get back to normal in the next couple of weeks when they clear the backlog out.

Just in time for Chinese New Year

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[b.m.]

Just in time for Chinese New Year

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I forgot that was getting close,guess i need to get my next few orders in here soon before they add an extra month to my wait time haha.

 

[b.m.]

I was worried about stuff going through LA getting caught up in their wildfire madness, but I haven't heard of it happening.

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I was worried about that too.I ordered a few things off ebay that i didn't realize were shipping from California,and they both went through distribution centers in LA,i thought for sure they would be delayed,and was concerned since they were Christmas presents,but they went in and out just as normal.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Agree.
The 3F pkg I thought was lost, shipped 11/24, made it into customs today.

Still showing no movement for my package from FT shipped on Nov 18 and accepted by China post on Nov 20. Track 17 says it left china for chicago. Another FT package shipped on Dec 15 is in my mail box today.(this one came in at NYC) Makes no sense to me.

 

[puffon]

Still showing no movement for my package from FT shipped on Nov 18 and accepted by China post on Nov 20. Track 17 says it left china for chicago. Another FT package shipped on Dec 15 is in my mail box today.(this one came in at NYC) Makes no sense to me.

I was wondering if your package had showed up...

 

[stols001]

The variegated whims of packages and where they go mystifies me completely. I usually don't track my FT stuff, I just check my orders every month or so (once I've forgotten about them) and go from there. I haven't had a missing package yet, but I did get a mysterious "delayed" option from USPS on one thing, I assume it's stuck in customs.

I have to say, I give the win to 3FVape for being slightly faster, but FT has never lost or not-delivered a package, although they sometimes aren't timely. I ordered from a few new sites over Christmas (clearance section) will be interesting to see how long those take.... New orders with new vendors.

Anna

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I was wondering if your package had showed up...

Thanks for thinking of me. The FT rep says as soon as the po declares the package lost they will either reship it or refund me. It just can take up to 60 days. So I keep hoping it will surface somewhere.

 

[ceeceeisme]

Just in time for Chinese New Year

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Yikes! I forgot about Chinese New Year. I just hope I get my Black Friday shipment from GearBest before then

 

[Burnie]

Thanks for thinking of me. The FT rep says as soon as the po declares the package lost they will either reship it or refund me. It just can take up to 60 days. So I keep hoping it will surface somewhere.

I found it

 

[puffon]

FT mail room after a holiday sale...

 

[oplholik]

Funny, or maybe not so funny.

 

[Bigbob2322]

FT mail room after a holiday sale...

There's my package, the guy on the right has it. LOL

 

[Northernshrink]

That reminds me Chinese New Year can’t be far off no ordering for 3 months or you’ll wait 6........

 

[oplholik]

Wonder if those guys are trying to figure out where all that goes?

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

No scanning devices in their hands, so maybe they are just looking for their own?

 

[Nailz]

I just had 1 order just ship and made 3 more orders just now, wanted to get them in while was a coupon code still active, also had 3 gift certificates to use up.

Got a steal on the sbody vapedroid with DNA250 chip, with coupon brought it down to $50, and then had $12 in rebate points, so only cost me $38 out of pocket

Now the long wait starts

 

[Nailz]

Out of all 3 orders last night, the droid is the one I am most looking forward too, and already got a shipped email for it this morning

May the shipping gods be with me and I see it before easter

 

[papergoblin]

Got an update today, my order that was sitting pre-shipment from Dec. 8 has arrived and departed Miami, per USPS with expected delivery Jan. 2. So while slower than I've had before, not horribly so for this time of year I guess, at least it's in the US and if it disappears now, I can do something about it.

Just so everyone knows, the only reason it's showing up now, is because yesterday I dropped about $80 on Twisted Messes's site, lol.