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[KenD]

Anyone had any experience at all with Sweden Post?

I've tried Sweden Post once. I live in Sweden, and the package arrived slightly slower than a package sent on the same date with Singapore Post (which seems to work great with shipments to Europe) As far as I know, Sweden Post does not officially accept any batteries so it's strange that your egos where sent by that route

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[RANGERmsr]

Oh you lucky son of gun!! I also ordered on Christmas day and opted for epacket delivery, but I have no further status since 12/29 processed at origin blah, blah .. I was just over on FT forum in one of the shipping status threads and there are a couple of people with epackets shipped on 12/26 that are not showing any further "computer movement". There is a chance that it is in US customs and the tracking just hasn't updated, but boy am I jelly!

Based on epacket feedback, they seem to have the best movement these days ...

I'm right there too. I love Christmas gifts from/for myself . Of course the kids and the Wife made out like bandits this year lol. They did deserve it though.(they have been VERY nice)

I ordered one of these

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1552300

and here is where it got to as of today.

Destination Country - Usa:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:47201

4-01-03 13:15, Processed through USPS Sort Facility, FLUSHING, NY 11351,

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

2013-12-26 10:27,Processed Through Sort Facility, SHENZHEN EMS, CHINA2013-12-25 13:17,

Acceptance, CHINAOrigin Country - China:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:472013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 到达处理中心,来自深圳市沙河速递营销部

2013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 离开处理中心,发往USJFKF2013-12-25 14:13, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 离开处理中心,发往深圳市

2013-12-25 13:17, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 收

So,... not bad considering the holidays. The KFL+ clone that I got from VB the other day hasn't left my hand (well, the Wife makes me put it down for bed). Can't wait to get this one for the other hand! lol

Edit: well that copy paste didn't go as planned :homy: but maybe you can still get the idea

 

[ZeroOhm]

still waiting on my Taifun order on November 19th.

This sucks lol

FT? Ordered mine 18 Nov, FT Shipped it 30 Nov with SGP, Delivered UK 14 Dec ...... If it was ordered from FT it's an ongoing fiasco, I didn't raise a ticket until the day after I received it for the chrome plated deck other vapers had already raised tickets before they had actually received them as news hit all TF GT orders sent were plated (to my knowledge). FT stated they would send SS decks as advertised which they shipped to me 25 Dec.

12 Dec I ordered a TF GT SS Tank Shipped 13 Dec with SGP Delivered UK 3 Jan

In the last few days some vapers have received there replacement SS decks and reports are there plated again!

The SS Tank is reported to only fit to to base not the top! I can't verify this as I don't have my TF here but given what's happened up until now nothing would surprise me, it will be a while before I get my replacement deck to check.

Given the 45 days for PayPal I have opened a dispute already if I am fortunate and everything is good I can always close it otherwise it's in the ring with FT although I am concerned with PayPal about there E-cig policies it may be so you have no protection when buying vaping gear and then vendor will be awarded which will make buying vaping gear from China/HK a rather precarious pastime. I i lived vapeside (US) i wouldn't bother given what some retailers sell gear for.

How long have your deliveries taken to the UK?

I ordered on the 23rd, it said dispatched on the 30th and I selected Swedish post, how long do you think it will take?

30 Dec? with Swedish Post to the UK? I ordered a APV from a Chinese retailer on the 4 Dec, Shipped 5 Dec with Swedish Post didn't get to the UK until 30 Dec pretty sure there using transport by ship And don't get me started on the reported fire with there tracking servers! Swedish Post tracking!!!!

I do a simple Micro coil 8 wraps 30Ga around a 22ga blunt needle - gives about 1.8ohm - using a Kicked mod so no problems there. Piece of Cotton Ball rolled out for wick. Works Fantastic.

Many thanks for the tips look forward to building MicroCoils and Cotton the FT KFL looks pretty good atleast it's vaperable after cleaning and replacing the screws with SS, O rings and PTFE tape

I've tried Sweden Post once. I live in Sweden, and the package arrived slightly slower than a package sent on the same date with Singapore Post (which seems to work great with shipments to Europe) As far as I know, Sweden Post does not officially accept any batteries so it's strange that your egos where sent by that route

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So let's get this straight It's actually slower for a Swede to get there order sent with Swedish Post to Sweden than with SGP there is no hope for anyone! I can only hope that my 4 orders from FC shipped with Swiss post don't take 2 months! What has happened to European postal services?!

Hail the almighty Yuan, Long live the dragon vapemail!
As Yoda may of said 'May the vape be you!'

Seeking the vaping nirvana since the 30th September 2013

Vape on!

 

[David Muffmucher]

How long does it take them to mail an order out? I placed my order on 12/27/2013. It's STILL NOT SHIPPED. Grrr!!

 

[ZeroOhm]

I'm right there too. I love Christmas gifts from/for myself . Of course the kids and the Wife made out like bandits this year lol. They did deserve it though.(they have been VERY nice)

I ordered one of these

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1552300


and here is where it got to as of today.

Destination Country - Usa:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:47201

4-01-03 13:15, Processed through USPS Sort Facility, FLUSHING, NY 11351,

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

2013-12-26 10:27,Processed Through Sort Facility, SHENZHEN EMS, CHINA2013-12-25 13:17,

Acceptance, CHINAOrigin Country - China:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:472013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 到达处理中心,来自深圳市沙河速递营销部

2013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 离开处理中心,发往USJFKF2013-12-25 14:13, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 离开处理中心,发往深圳市

2013-12-25 13:17, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 收

So,... not bad considering the holidays. The KFL+ clone that I got from VB the other day hasn't left my hand (well, the Wife makes me put it down for bed). Can't wait to get this one for the other hand! lol

Edit: well that copy paste didn't go as planned :homy: but maybe you can still get the idea

Oh how fast US vapers get there orders ..... Been impressed with it needs a bit of work but that's how it goes with clones O Rings, SS Screws replaced i'm a bit worried about the fill screw as this ToBeCo clone has a cheap counter sunk galvanised one and the SvoeMesto KFL has a completely different screw and won't fit. I bought a couple of genuine SM KFL spares kits so swapping out everything else is no problem. Some PTFE tape should do but i may look into drilling out the fill screw hole and then using the proper fill screw with an O ring as the orginal is.

Who makes the VB KFL clone? I really want to see them all now Hcigar and EhPro ones too.

Hail the almighty Yuan, Long live the dragon vapemail!
As Yoda may of said 'May the vape be you!'

Seeking the vaping nirvana since the 30th September 2013

Vape on!

 

[ZeroOhm]

How long does it take them to mail an order out? I placed my order on 12/27/2013. It's STILL NOT SHIPPED. Grrr!!

Who? FT, CB, VB or FC etc ?

Hail the almighty Yuan, Long live the dragon vapemail!
As Yoda may of said 'May the vape be you!'

Seeking the vaping nirvana since the 30th September 2013

Vape on!

 

[Maggiemw]

How long does it take them to mail an order out? I placed my order on 12/27/2013. It's STILL NOT SHIPPED. Grrr!!

Did you check the "ships in X days" or ETA on your order? Your order form will tell you if the item is ready to ship or not.

 

[Maggiemw]

I'm right there too. I love Christmas gifts from/for myself . Of course the kids and the Wife made out like bandits this year lol. They did deserve it though.(they have been VERY nice)

I ordered one of these

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1552300

You'll really enjoy it, I think! I know I do.

Between the Lite, the 3.1 and the Eternity clones, my desk is cluttered and I am happy. Nothing else is getting used at all. I may end up giving away a whole bunch of PTs et al.

 

[Exile]

It should be here tomorrow! (18 days)

2014-01-03 Processed through USPS Sort Facility, DALLAS, TX 75398
2014-01-02 Depart USPS Sort Facility, LOS ANGELES, CA 90009

2013-12-30 Processed Through Sort Facility, ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS)
2013-12-27 Processed Through Sort Facility, SINGAPORE S?5, SINGAPORE
2013-12-27 Despatched to overseas (Country code: US)
2013-12-16 Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article)
2013-12-15 Order Placed

Its been about 2 weeks now, and it looks like my order just hit the US. Now get it to my mailbox!

 

[Nikkita6]

I'm right there too. I love Christmas gifts from/for myself . Of course the kids and the Wife made out like bandits this year lol. They did deserve it though.(they have been VERY nice)

I ordered one of these

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1552300

and here is where it got to as of today.

Destination Country - Usa:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:47201

4-01-03 13:15, Processed through USPS Sort Facility, FLUSHING, NY 11351,

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

2013-12-26 10:27,Processed Through Sort Facility, SHENZHEN EMS, CHINA2013-12-25 13:17,

Acceptance, CHINAOrigin Country - China:Tracking Consuming:0 Millisecond,

Cache Time:2014/01/03 20:23:472013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 到达处理中心,来自深圳市沙河速递营销部

2013-12-26 10:27, 深圳市, 离开处理中心,发往USJFKF2013-12-25 14:13, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 离开处理中心,发往深圳市

2013-12-25 13:17, 深圳市沙河速递营销部, 收

So,... not bad considering the holidays. The KFL+ clone that I got from VB the other day hasn't left my hand (well, the Wife makes me put it down for bed). Can't wait to get this one for the other hand! lol

Edit: well that copy paste didn't go as planned :homy: but maybe you can still get the idea

Thanks for sharing ... I had heard over on FT that some epackets were being processed through NY as opposed to the usual LA, which suits me perfectly as I live in NY. You are like the fourth person that I have spoken to who ordered and shipped the same day as me, so let's hope that somehow my package just missed a scan or two, but was on the same plane as yours.

Oh and I hope you love it once you receive it!

 

[DancingHeretik]

I can't believe it. The 2 packages that left the USPS sort facility in Los Angeles on the 2nd arrived in my mailbox on the 3rd.

So, that's SG Post, one ordered on Dec.5 (but not actually picked up until about the 16th) and the other ordered on Dec.17. Both arrived in San Antonio, Tx on Dec.3rd.

Here's a picture of my haul:



It's mostly adapters, beauty rings, and drip-tips. There are a couple of atomizers and an auto battery I want to try to see if they're worth ordering more of. And, the main event is my beautiful new blue e-pipe:


I'm surprised that I actually like it as a pipe too. But, I mainly bought it as a gripper.

I've already checked all the adapters, beauty rings, and drip-tips. Everything fits as it should except for one of the beauty rings. The purple beauty ring won't screw on right. But, the other 6 beauty rings screw on fine. And, all the adapters screw on as they should. I really, really like this drip-tip: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1484001. But, this drip-tip (https://www.fasttech.com/p/1531900) is so small that it looks stupid on anything bigger than a regular cartomizer.

I'll have to charge the battery and wash out the atomizers before I can comment on those.

But, I have already tried out the e-pipe (https://www.fasttech.com/p/1559001). It works fine, both in pipe mode and in gripper mode.

 

[albcig]

so, yeah!

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1/10007195/1593600-aqua-style-rebuildable-atomizer

 

[Burnie]

Are the pictures of your package in your account page real or just computer generated? If it's real that's a pretty cool idea. Mine looks legit but the item description doesn't seem to have enough items on it.

On the description of "ALL" my orders, including one of just empty bottles, all it said was "Electronic Parts", not sure how empty bottles are electronic parts. They don't list (at least with my 15 or so orders) what is really in the package, which could be the problem with some of there shipping woes. 100's of packages a day shipped and everything labeled as "Electronic Parts", Hmmmmmmm

Vape On

 

[SimianSteam]

Aqua finally shows up, but it's only $3 less than the exact same one from 101Vape. Meh.

Does anyone in the US have an ePacket via China Post package that's been held up for a while? I've got two that show "Processed through sort facility - Shenzhen EMS China" on Dec 13th, nothing since.

 

[Maggiemw]

On the description of "ALL" my orders, including one of just empty bottles, all it said was "Electronic Parts", not sure how empty bottles are electronic parts. They don't list (at least with my 15 or so orders) what is really in the package, which could be the problem with some of there shipping woes. 100's of packages a day shipped and everything labeled as "Electronic Parts", Hmmmmmmm

Vape On

Actually, Burnie, I understand and WANT FT to label things as electronic parts. Normally my country has anti-ecig rules in place, more against eliquid than anything else, though. So if I don't want hassles with Customs by overtly flaunting the fact that I've got ecig stuff coming in, it is better for me if the package contents reads "electronic parts". FT does it to avoid us having import problems...nice of them, in fact.

The only time I asked FT for a true invoice and a true description on the packages was for my tablet, so that if Customs opened it, they would only charge me VAT on the real price of the tablet and not on their estimate of its value.

 

[PLANofMAN]

Aqua finally shows up, but it's only $3 less than the exact same one from 101Vape. Meh.


Does anyone in the US have an ePacket via China Post package that's been held up for a while? I've got two that show "Processed through sort facility - Shenzhen EMS China" on Dec 13th, nothing since.

Did you check USPS? (I'm assuming you're American).

 

[SimianSteam]

Did you check USPS? (I'm assuming you're American).

Yup. I've got Package Buddy on my phone (Something any Android-using vaper should have. Automated stalking!). No movement since the 13th. Got another going via HKP that's been stuck in "Processed Through Sort Facility - Hong Kong Air Mail Center" since the 20th, and a fourth that's got the same from HKP since the 30th.

Guess I just got lucky. LoL.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

I can't believe it. The 2 packages that left the USPS sort facility in Los Angeles on the 2nd arrived in my mailbox on the 3rd.

So, that's SG Post, one ordered on Dec.5 (but not actually picked up until about the 16th) and the other ordered on Dec.17. Both arrived in San Antonio, Tx on Dec.3rd.

Here's a picture of my haul:



It's mostly adapters, beauty rings, and drip-tips. There are a couple of atomizers and an auto battery I want to try to see if they're worth ordering more of. And, the main event is my beautiful new blue e-pipe:


I'm surprised that I actually like it as a pipe too. But, I mainly bought it as a gripper.

I've already checked all the adapters, beauty rings, and drip-tips. Everything fits as it should except for one of the beauty rings. The purple beauty ring won't screw on right. But, the other 6 beauty rings screw on fine. And, all the adapters screw on as they should. I really, really like this drip-tip: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1484001. But, this drip-tip (https://www.fasttech.com/p/1531900) is so small that it looks stupid on anything bigger than a regular cartomizer.

I'll have to charge the battery and wash out the atomizers before I can comment on those.

But, I have already tried out the e-pipe (https://www.fasttech.com/p/1559001). It works fine, both in pipe mode and in gripper mode.

Nice I see you have a 510-X in there, and that new pipe...SWEET!

 

[Burnie]

Does anyone in the US have an ePacket via China Post package that's been held up for a while? I've got two that show "Processed through sort facility - Shenzhen EMS China" on Dec 13th, nothing since.

Yes but mine was (order 25th, ship 27th) acceptance 30th and processed through 31st, nothing since, but it's only been 4 days. I was hoping with the quick "processed through" it would be in the US already. Ow Well, it gets here when it gets here. I do have vape mail coming today from a classified purchase, so at least I am getting something.

Vape On

 

[RANGERmsr]

Oh how fast US vapers get there orders ..... Been impressed with it needs a bit of work but that's how it goes with clones O Rings, SS Screws replaced i'm a bit worried about the fill screw as this ToBeCo clone has a cheap counter sunk galvanised one and the SvoeMesto KFL has a completely different screw and won't fit. I bought a couple of genuine SM KFL spares kits so swapping out everything else is no problem. Some PTFE tape should do but i may look into drilling out the fill screw hole and then using the proper fill screw with an O ring as the orginal is.

Who makes the VB KFL clone? I really want to see them all now Hcigar and EhPro ones too.

Hail the almighty Yuan, Long live the dragon vapemail!
As Yoda may of said 'May the vape be you!'

Seeking the vaping nirvana since the 30th September 2013

Vape on!

The VB clone came in a ToBeCo box. So I assume its tobeco. Actually, it is a nice piece of hardware. I set it up first try, and I started carrying it the next day. It does have the cheap screws, but I'm working on the fix (new screws ss). It arrived full of machine crud (swarf), but after a thorough cleaning it is performing very nicely.

This one did have the dreaded 'whistle'. I ended up drilling out the air intake to 5/64th, but only the fist part of the channel up to the airflow adjustment screw channel. No more whistle, and the airflow adjustment works great.

I haven't had any leaking from this one. I still plan to replace the fill screw though.