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Well I made a rather large order from fasttech on the 20th and at last check it was departing from San Something CA and in features says international letter I hope that doesn't mean something bad.. At any rate ill be able to let everyone know how well they do as far as the vamo 2 kit, several ego batteries vv and regular 1100's, several different clearos and dc tanks, 3.0 clearo replacement carts, the $12 kanger protank, vanilla & Coffee flavored dek. Juices. So anyway hopefully it will all arive safely at my door in a day or 2 and I will jump right in to all of my new goodies and report back to you as soon as I can. . I just couldn't resist the prices and at $125 for 20 items and a 45 day 100% money back return policy I figured what the hell.. I've heard from so many others here on the ECF having great luck especially with the vamo's some saying they found better quality and durability in their fasttech vamo's vs the more expensive ones purchased here in the states. . As I said we shall see. .

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Well I made a rather large order from fasttech on the 20th and at last check it was departing from San Something CA and in features says international letter I hope that doesn't mean something bad.. At any rate ill be able to let everyone know how well they do as far as the vamo 2 kit, several ego batteries vv and regular 1100's, several different clearos and dc tanks, 3.0 clearo replacement carts, the $12 kanger protank, vanilla & Coffee flavored dek. Juices. So anyway hopefully it will all arive safely at my door in a day or 2 and I will jump right in to all of my new goodies and report back to you as soon as I can. . I just couldn't resist the prices and at $125 for 20 items and a 45 day 100% money back return policy I figured what the hell.. I've heard from so many others here on the ECF having great luck especially with the vamo's some saying they found better quality and durability in their fasttech vamo's vs the more expensive ones purchased here in the states. . As I said we shall see. .

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Advice for the future, it might be a good idea to try to split large orders down into several different ones. I don't know what the US rules on import taxes are but if a large parcel is stopped by Customs they would charge you for everything in it. Better to have a few smaller parcels so if one is stopped you would only pay duty on a part of your orders. I know in the UK there is a limit on what you can import before they charge you duty, I had a pair of shoes from the US stopped once and had to pay about 30% to get them released.
 

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Well I made a rather large order from fasttech on the 20th and at last check it was departing from San Something CA and in features says international letter I hope that doesn't mean something bad.. At any rate ill be able to let everyone know how well they do as far as the vamo 2 kit, several ego batteries vv and regular 1100's, several different clearos and dc tanks, 3.0 clearo replacement carts, the $12 kanger protank, vanilla & Coffee flavored dek. Juices. So anyway hopefully it will all arive safely at my door in a day or 2 and I will jump right in to all of my new goodies and report back to you as soon as I can. . I just couldn't resist the prices and at $125 for 20 items and a 45 day 100% money back return policy I figured what the hell.. I've heard from so many others here on the ECF having great luck especially with the vamo's some saying they found better quality and durability in their fasttech vamo's vs the more expensive ones purchased here in the states. . As I said we shall see. .

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San Francisco perhaps? :p All of them are sent as a Int letter btw.

I have yet to have any issues with customs and haven't heard anyone else having issues. But as Ref sais, it's better to split up big orders just in case.
 

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Advice for the future, it might be a good idea to try to split large orders down into several different ones. I don't know what the US rules on import taxes are but if a large parcel is stopped by Customs they would charge you for everything in it. Better to have a few smaller parcels so if one is stopped you would only pay duty on a part of your orders. I know in the UK there is a limit on what you can import before they charge you duty, I had a pair of shoes from the US stopped once and had to pay about 30% to get them released.

At $125 he should be fine. Most cases I have heard of was for packages label at $250+. Also, I don't know if package size has any effects on them charging customs but a letter package should have no problem.
 

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At $125 he should be fine. Most cases I have heard of was for packages label at $250+. Also, I don't know if package size has any effects on them charging customs but a letter package should have no problem.

I just found a calculator online, it should be ok less than $200 for US import.

For UK buyers it seems you have to pay 20% VAT on any value and duty if its over £135 if stopped by Customs.
 

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Advice for the future, it might be a good idea to try to split large orders down into several different ones. I don't know what the US rules on import taxes are but if a large parcel is stopped by Customs they would charge you for everything in it. Better to have a few smaller parcels so if one is stopped you would only pay duty on a part of your orders. I know in the UK there is a limit on what you can import before they charge you duty, I had a pair of shoes from the US stopped once and had to pay about 30% to get them released.

I think that's what I will start doing. Both my orders had quite a few items in each...from now on, I'll just make 2-3 smaller orders. That way, if one ever gets lost in transit, I will only be out of part, not the whole order.

When you split your orders, how long in between each order that you make, do you wait to make the next one?
 

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I think that's what I will start doing. Both my orders had quite a few items in each...from now on, I'll just make 2-3 smaller orders. That way, if one ever gets lost in transit, I will only be out of part, not the whole order.

When you split your orders, how long in between each order that you make, do you wait to make the next one?

About 3 minutes :) . I think FT is like a big warehouse operation, they get a picklist print off for an order and pick, pack and ship it, they don't have people checking to see if things are going to the same person. I haven't heard of them combining separate orders.
 

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I have 2 Ego VV 1100Mah batteries as well as an x6 1300 Mah battery. I just received two 18650's in about 10 days so shipping didn't take too long. I just started vaping 2 weeks ago and I already like FastTechs prices. I will be ordering a SVD and a Vamo3 within a week or two. I want to see how the Ego's and x6 perform first. Also will order a couple ProTanks and Iclear 30's to check them out.
 

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I use the Posted iPhone app. Or try a 3rd party tracking website. Sometimes it takes a few days before it registers with HKPost site.

My SVD supposedly shipped June 20th, and it doesn't show on the HK post. The previous order, some T4, shows as shipped, although not yet in the Correo Argentino website. I'm guessing 10 days for it to arrive, so I don't think I'll see anything before the end of the month.
 

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At $125 he should be fine. Most cases I have heard of was for packages label at $250+. Also, I don't know if package size has any effects on them charging customs but a letter package should have no problem.

Back a long time ago, when there were no import restrictions, I used to make enormous orders to Health Cabin to take advantage of the free shipping, and one day I almost had to hire a customs agent to get the package out... Whenever I order I try not to spend more than 100 bucks in one stroke.
 

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I love the itaste MVP. Wish it checked resistance, but the fact I can use my cellphone charger on it is great and I love the size of it. And the battery life is ridiculous.

I'm curious - just how long IS the battery life? How does it compare to a Vamo in 18650 mode, for instance? I value long battery life very highly. Will the new Itaste do resistance checking, do you suppose?
 
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I'm curious - just how long IS the battery life? How does it compare to a Vamo in 18650 mode, for instance? I value long battery life very highly. Will the new Itaste do resistance checking, do you suppose?

I think the new MVPs will have vw and resistance check - that's what I read anyway.
 

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Thanks - that's very helpful.

When chainvaping, at an average 1.5/1.8 ohms at 8/9 W an 18350 800 mAh lasts me 4 hours. I prefer an 18350 mod as the eVic or the Smoktech Sid.

This reminds me: 1 puff=1% battery. So it's 100 puffs per battery for me
 
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Well I made a rather large order from fasttech on the 20th and at last check it was departing from San Something CA and in features says international letter I hope that doesn't mean something bad.. At any rate ill be able to let everyone know how well they do as far as the vamo 2 kit, several ego batteries vv and regular 1100's, several different clearos and dc tanks, 3.0 clearo replacement carts, the $12 kanger protank, vanilla & Coffee flavored dek. Juices. So anyway hopefully it will all arive safely at my door in a day or 2 and I will jump right in to all of my new goodies and report back to you as soon as I can. . I just couldn't resist the prices and at $125 for 20 items and a 45 day 100% money back return policy I figured what the hell.. I've heard from so many others here on the ECF having great luck especially with the vamo's some saying they found better quality and durability in their fasttech vamo's vs the more expensive ones purchased here in the states. . As I said we shall see. .

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When it arrives have a look at the customs declaration.

It will probably say "Gift" and the value will show a fraction of what it actually is.

Wish they would stop doing that or at least provide an option to declare the true value if wanted.

If that gets noticed(never has in hundreds of INT parcels)it's us who get landed with the consequences.
 
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