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Pretty amazing I think. Earlier this year the post office had thoughts of shutting down Saturday delivery service.

I do have prime from Amazon, mainly because my wife is a book reader and gets a free e book every month. At 10 bucks per e book over 12 months... the 80 bucks a year for prime is a no brainer. Everything else is just a perk to us.

I do know I order when I feel like ordering. If I don't get it in 2 days I have no issues with it. If I want it overnight I will pay for overnight.
 

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Not bad.




Not bad? You should go to the corner store and blow your bank wad on scratchers. Your luck is running.

Every time I play the lottery, I am out 20 bucks. Then i think what could I have bought for vapemail for that 20 bucks I just gave to the government on a lottery that was set up to help fund education but went to their general coffers. Then I get frustrated and take the wife to dinner and drinks.

So now I am out even more and it is one big circular frustration :)

Geeesh now I am sounding like a Directtv commercial... probably find me in a ditch. I better go get directtv. :toast:
 

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New record for me by HK post! I ordered an ohm meter with my kayfun 3.1 clone, and it was eventually split for shipping. It was "accepted" on the 8th, and is in my mailbox now on the 13th!! My kayfun hit acceptance yesterday, I think, so I hope it comes as quickly!!

PS....there were no updates after acceptance until it was delivered.
 

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I personally believe HK post just doesn't process international packages everyday. They wait and wait and then they push everything through. If you happened to get your package to them just after they processed, it will wait there until they decide to process again. If your package gets there luckily just before they process again, it goes quickly.

That is just a guess, but sometimes it sits in acceptance for 4 or 5 days, and sometimes t flys thru. No real rhythm or reason either.

It is just part of the price of doing business direct from china.
 

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This is that Lambo Bagua you seek. It's not stainless though. ;) If you like the new Camaro you can't be that picky :p

Lol, not to worry...I don't like the new camaro, infact. My first 2 cars were a 74 camaro and a 67 camaro...the name just stuck for 15 years ;-)

I wouldn't mind the chrome plated brass, the only problem is that one in the link you sent was an 18XXX mod and I want a 14XXX mod...so again the search continues...:unsure:
 

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I personally believe HK post just doesn't process international packages everyday. They wait and wait and then they push everything through. If you happened to get your package to them just after they processed, it will wait there until they decide to process again. If your package gets there luckily just before they process again, it goes quickly.

That is just a guess, but sometimes it sits in acceptance for 4 or 5 days, and sometimes t flys thru. No real rhythm or reason either.

It is just part of the price of doing business direct from china.

Rumor has it HKP processes over a million parcels a day...

Based on a few tid-bits a couple weeks ago when FT staff had an internal soap-opera moment exposed... I suspect that 4-5 day lag is more directly related to the time gap between FT changing status to "shipped"... meaning packaged and electronically entered and when the packages actually leave FT and arrive at a HKP office.

I also wonder if FT delivers to a sub-station and then there's a delay from when packages finally make it to the HKP sort facility at the airport. I estimated FT's warehouse is over 70 miles from the HKP sort facility based on google maps. How many trucks and hands does it pass through before it arrives at the actual shipping processing at the airport??
 

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Most recent order - 10 days from purchase to delivery in Nashville, TN.

Not a huger order, a little RBA, some drip tips, a couple of carto tanks and some earbuds. The earbuds aren't 510 threaded, though. :D

It took longer to get the shipping address and RMA to return a bottom coil glassomizer that didn't survive the tip from a previous order, but the replacement is on the way now. They're definitely losing money on that deal, reimbursed $5 in shipping to return the defective item and sending a new one. All for a product that retailed for under $9.

I've gotta say, for the margins these guys are making, it seems like pretty good customer service. To put the hand in the other shoe, how many US retail operations do free shipping to China and have support staff fluent in Chinese?

The pyrex carto tanks are pretty good, although the included cartos do have some ridiculously large slots in them.
 

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We musta hit their sweet spot or they were tired of searching packages the time ours went through.

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Yep. Let the good times roll! lol

By the way, my ohm meter seems to be a great piece; Especially for the price. The threads on it are good...
 

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So my K103 finally got here yesterday..threw a battery in it, put a tank on it and....nothing. I tried it with flat top and button top 18350 and nothing is working. Anybody else grab one of these? If so is it working for you? I really don't wanna have to go through the hassle of sending it back

This:$19.62 K103 E-Cigarette Starter Kit at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
And have you looked at it to see if the firing pin or whatever needs adjusting...looks pretty straight forward and doesn't look like much could go wrong with the thing...hmmm odd
 

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Lol, not to worry...I don't like the new camaro, infact. My first 2 cars were a 74 camaro and a 67 camaro...the name just stuck for 15 years ;-)

I wouldn't mind the chrome plated brass, the only problem is that one in the link you sent was an 18XXX mod and I want a 14XXX mod...so again the search continues...:unsure:
$6.14 M11 Mechanical Mod - 1*14500 / 510/eGo threading at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping <-would be a great stealth rig but have to be careful in a pocket

Not mechanical but a "serviceable" eGo battery
$12.15 Kamry eCab V2 Electronic Regulated MOD / Battery Compartment at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
 
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Well my last two are on the way. No batteries or juice in either.
28th order has left HK 10th (#8)
31st order has left SF 10th (#9)
Should have both next week.
Will hold off for a while on any more as I don't need anything.


Well my last 2 orders with FT have been delivered. Going to put in my 6 new 18650 batteries in the power bank and see how long I can go just using it to charge everything including my phone. Then hook it up the the solar charger and see how many hours it takes to charge the batteries back up, I figure at least a few days.

Only thing I can think I still want (but don't need) is something that takes an 18650 that I can put my Fogger V2 on top of, that will look right, looks kind of funny on an iTaste VV V3.0. But it will take some research to figure out what I want.

Another thought on FT problems with HKP, is the Description on the label. Even my non-vape order said "Electronic Parts", and it was 2 pen fishing poles and 2 bottle opener rings, nothing remotly electronic there. Just a thought about their problems.

Vape On
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So my K103 finally got here yesterday..threw a battery in it, put a tank on it and....nothing. I tried it with flat top and button top 18350 and nothing is working. Anybody else grab one of these? If so is it working for you? I really don't wanna have to go through the hassle of sending it back

Does the battery jiggle around inside when you have it all tightened up?
 

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