The FastTech Thread for All FastTech Posts (Part 2)

[Kaiser Bob]

+1 I did ePacket vs HKP mid Feb and HKP took 2 days to get my stuff to the ISC so next 3 order HKP and only hang up was USPS

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[doctadrea]

Not sure what you mean. It's like not all rectangles are squares but all squares are rectangles. Not all attys will fit a VTR but all attys will fit anything else.

I can't tell if you're joking or not... but no. You are incorrect.

 

[cindycated]

Just found this, in case it might be useful to anyone:

What are the available shipping methods?: FastTech - Gadgets and Electronics - Worldwide Free Shipping

Shows which methods are OK for liquids, batteries, etc. Has anyone experienced any discrepancies, particularly with liquids and batteries? (i.e., went through fine even though it said "prohibited")
Or should I just stick to domestic for those?

Here's another one from their FAQs:
http://support.fasttech.com/FAQ/what-items-are-restricted-or-potentially

My eyes have always just jumped right into the products and never even noticed their FAQs up there before - pretty helpful...though I don't know how true they are in real life.

 

[Jc61990]

Personally I would never buy eliquid from China, I buy mine local where I see it made in front of me. Batteries can be a hit and miss, I have actually seen clones of mnke and vtc batteries that are no where near the limits of the authentic ones

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[Kaiser Bob]

IIRC batteries are going the be the real deal from FT, they have several customer bases to satisfy on those items.

 

[cindycated]

I DIY all my liquids, but know a few people that are addicted to Liqua...but since it seems to be getting phased out anyway...
Guess I was wondering more about how they're doing with shipping batteries these days, and came across their FAQs. Just thought I'd share.

My nephew's recent order (coupla months ago) took 1 1/2 months and got opened and picked through - they pulled out his Menthol Liqua and the batts from his mod kit, so was looking into why this might've happened, and how to avoid it next time.

 

[Corpse]

Yeah, customs services aren't very fond of batteries and nicotine liquids. I'm gonna guess it's the same both in Europe and the U S of A...

 

[crxess]

Yeah, customs services aren't very fond of batteries and nicotine liquids. I'm gonna guess it's the same both in Europe and the U S of A...

Nothing to do with Customs Likes/Dislikes - Has EVERYTHING to do with Mode of Transportation.
World wide Agreement - Batteries must be shipped under special conditions/packing. Many Aircraft do NOT meet requirements.

As for E-liquids - They fall under Flammables
For some reason China considers Flavors and Perfumes the same thing. Much like until recently everything Shiny was Stainless.

 

[Nailz]

crxess just wanted to say thanks for recommending the $14 kayfuns, built all 3 today and all are good, threads all good on all 3 and vaping good, really good deal for the money

 

[JoeDerty]

Don't buy there battery's pay a little bit more and get them faster. my battery's shipped 2/15 and there still sitting in china

 

[Jarbs]

Don't buy there battery's pay a little bit more and get them faster. my battery's shipped 2/15 and there still sitting in china

i got batteries off of ft and they took a month to receive them. no big deal, wasn't in a rush to get them.

 

[f1vefour]

i got batteries off of ft and they took a month to receive them. no big deal, wasn't in a rush to get them.

It's more a possibility they may not be authentic than a shipping issue to me.

 

[MisKate]

Me too. Shipped March 6th via Singapore Post. No idea where my order is. Tracking only shows "origin post preparing shipment" & "in transit". I expected a few weeks wait but this is ridiculous.

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Woo hoo! My order left San Francisco sort facility 3/30!! Now it just has to make it across US to Illinois!

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[Jarbs]

It's more a possibility they may not be authentic than a shipping issue to me.

they have the same possibility of being not authentic from ft as they do from anywhere else.

 

[DancingHeretik]

My March 25th order, which has already been shipped:

 

[DancingHeretik]

My March 26th order. Waiting on the KSD Novice.



My March 30th order. Already in Packaging.


I paid 61 cents shipping on the last one. I saw that they only had one 2-Post Stand left in stock and just grabbed a couple of things fast before checking out. I didn't have time to decide on anything else to get it over $20. I wanted to catch it before it went Out of Stock! Everything else I had in my most wanted wishlist would take 5 days to be in stock.

 

[Maggiemw]

Some very nice choices, Dancing Heretic!

I have the bottles, the aluminum stand, the screwdriver set, the pouch and the flush cutter - all very useful, well made things.

I've used the precision screwdriver set on a number of non-vape related projects, like removing hard drives from old laptops to create external drives, and they are really efficient. Being a not very bright little old lady, at first I didn't realize that the bodies of the screwdrivers turned separately from the tops FOR A REASON, and once I figured that out, even the most stubborn little screws started to unscrew...

Enjoy!

 

[f1vefour]

they have the same possibility of being not authentic from ft as they do from anywhere else.

I buy my Sony batteries directly from Orbtronic, so no they don't.

 

[JoeDerty]

My order just got to NY so 10 days in customs

 

[crxess]

I hate me......Well my bank account does anyway.


And 10 minutes later I found and bought:
New Nitecore I4 V2 Intellicharger for AA 18650 18500 14500 18350 16340 18700 | eBay

Cheaper than Fasttech with free shipping and 18 mo. warranty