What is going on with Chinese post?

[Punk In Drublic]

Ordering from the US when i am in the UK is a non-starter, again it comes down to postage, the cost of getting anything from the states is ridiculous, i can order from anywhere else on the planet and delivery is a fraction of the cost.

Seriously! And I live right next door to them. $50 to ship a $10 squonk bottle. I myself after seeing that quote. And when I politely inquired whether this was an error or joke, I was given the shipping details. Just to confirm I wasn’t being taken for a ride I looked it up with the same courier and it was $50!!

 

[Opinionated]

Everything you have just put in that post i would agree with so why not just post the section about Tarrifs instead of all the anti Xi Jinping stuff and then when someone says it's rubbish get defensive. You posted it on here not me! Personally if i had sent messages to a friend and found out they had shared those messages with a forum they would be an ex-friend.

1) I didn't think anything she said was any big shock to anyone ..

2) I asked permission to post her words.

3) What I am surprised about is people's responses here I guess..

maybe we should just pretend life is always a bowl of roses and the communist government in China treats their people right and that no one steals

I don't know... I just posted what she said. But sure - if it offends people I'll sure delete it.. it just seems weird to have to do so...

 

[Tim Wiseman]

1) I didn't think anything she said was any big shock to anyone ..

2) I asked permission to post her words.

3) What I am surprised about is people's responses here I guess..

maybe we should just pretend life is always a bowl of roses and the communist government in China treats their people right and that no one steals

I don't know... I just posted what she said. But sure - if it offends people I'll sure delete it.. it just seems weird to have to do so...

I don't agree with how a Communist dictatorship controls its peoples i just don't believe someones vaping device taking forever to arrive has anything to do with anti western politics.

 

[billthetroll]

1) I didn't think anything she said was any big shock to anyone ..

2) I asked permission to post her words.

3) What I am surprised about is people's responses here I guess..

maybe we should just pretend life is always a bowl of roses and the communist government in China treats their people right and that no one steals

I don't know... I just posted what she said. But sure - if it offends people I'll sure delete it.. it just seems weird to have to do so...

I 100% agree with you and the writer of that paper.people don't like the truth that China is communist and hates us.if they can find anything to mess with us they will.I don't always agree with trump, I didn't even vote for him, but he has the whole China thing right.people are acting kinda shocked and that's funny

 

[charlie1465]

They are from China, so I asked..

It is security related somehow, it's Beijing sending packages back to FT etc, so something is going on..

China and some new tariff might explain it..

How this person feels about the Chinese government we can debate all day.. I'm not planning on it however. It's one person's opinion who lived under that rule and got out... I have no experience to speak on the matter.

I was looking mainly at what they think was the reason for the recent pile up, and the thought process was there is a new tarrif.. that is worth sharing regardless.

I have family from China and Hong Kong so I do have a bit of insight. I agree that it may be a new tariff of some kind but it's difficult to think that it is applied to outgoing mail? Maybe it's incoming mail and this is creating bottle necks.

I know my response was abrupt but I get fed up with seeing inflammatory language like that. It is so typical of dissidents and escapees and helps no one in a moving on sense...

We're still friends I hope

 

[billthetroll]

I don't agree with how a Communist dictatorship controls its peoples i just don't believe someones vaping device taking forever to arrive has anything to do with anti western politics.

I think ,it's just my perspective.it's all about making it hard on the consumer.we complain, someone pays attention, hopefully the country making things hard gets their way on wherever it is they want.but I don't see just vaper mods being used, it would have to be a lot of popular products for a huge disruption to even matter.like Chinese cars or something.plus it's being assumed we're even going to start getting our stuff who knows we might not get anything, might just get whatever sneakes though.we don't seem to know at this point.I've seen a couple people I think* saying hong Kong post is trying to kick out packages not just e packet.but I only seen a couple of them.

 

[Eskie]

Another possibility, pure speculation as who knows what goes on behind closed doors, is that one of the issues being negotiated is the low cost of China mail, sticking the USPS with lower reimbursements for delivering Chinese goods. It goes back to that postal discount thing offered to developing countries, which realistically China should not qualify for. That's why Chinese shipping can be so much cheaper than orders from say developed nations not offered those steep discounts on mail. Perhaps China is sending a message of what would happen to shipping times if they were forced out of that treaty. It could be a way to send a message through American consumers who begin to complain about delays in mail from one of the largest trading partners the US has.

It could be a way of providing pressure because tariffs only indirectly affect China, as those tariffs are paid by the US consumer, not China, with the goal of making domestic products appear more competitive as US produced goods become closer in retail price as Chinese goods become more expensive. The reality is that it's still money coming our of Americans' pocket, not China.

Again, a shot in the dark. That's or some sort of internal Chinese issue we're not privy to.

 

[Jebbn]

......but I get fed up with seeing inflammatory language like that. It is so typical of dissidents and escapees and helps no one in a moving on sense...

This line made me pause.
I think Ive had enough internet for the day.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

It would take a lot of applied "hassle" to affect economic numbers, but swaying people's opinions on tariffs and trade treaties is also about information warfare, too.

We have had a great deal in having FT and other low-cost suppliers in the past. We may be losing that. It would be great if vape products were made here in the U.S.

The bigger picture, and long-term view may be the most accurate.

Could be a bummer to us Vapers.

 

[Tim Wiseman]

We have had a great deal in having FT and other low-cost suppliers in the past. We may be losing that. It would be great if vape products were made here in the U.S.

Shouldn't that be

We have had a great deal in having FT and other low-cost suppliers in the past. We may be losing that. It would be great if vape products were made more in other countries across the globe

I'm from the UK on this page alone we have a Canadian an Australian and Charlie from France wasn't this forum even founded by an Englishman. Yes it might be good for Americans but you seemed to be speaking on behalf of all of us as if this is an American forum.

 

[Tim Wiseman]

I have family from China and Hong Kong so I do have a bit of insight. I agree that it may be a new tariff of some kind but it's difficult to think that it is applied to outgoing mail? Maybe it's incoming mail and this is creating bottle necks.

I know my response was abrupt but I get fed up with seeing inflammatory language like that. It is so typical of dissidents and escapees and helps no one in a moving on sense...

We're still friends I hope

@Opinionated is still your friend and my friend, we are all friends we can debate and disagree about topics but we are still all friends!

 

[b.m.]

It seems maybe things are getting back to normal over there.I had 3 different packages from 3 different suppliers,all shipped end of May,2 made it to me in 6 days,the 3rd a good sized order from Ft that includes a mod,went through Chicago customs in 6 days,and will be here Monday,and that one went through Beijing.Could be i just got lucky,but with 3 different ones,it seems they are maybe getting things worked out.

 

[mcduffy]

My Fasttech order shipped on May 28 by United States Express ePacket arrived in Chicago this morning with expected delivery given as Tuesday, June 11. Just a day or two later than my last couple of recent Fasttech orders.

 

[billthetroll]

My Fasttech order shipped on May 28 by United States Express ePacket arrived in Chicago this morning with expected delivery given as Tuesday, June 11. Just a day or two later than my last couple of recent Fasttech orders.

Mine was us e packet too.

 

[Tim Wiseman]

Mine was us e packet too.

Someone did tell me the "e" in the e packet was short for express! lmfao

 

[billthetroll]

Someone did tell me the "e" in the e packet was short for express! lmfao

Lol

 

[jim_87]

Must have just been a big backup or something. I just checked, and both my orders are moving again.

 

[billthetroll]

Must have just been a big backup or something. I just checked, and both my orders are moving again.

Let's all prey to whatever high power we believe in that this is the begging of smooth sailing lol.

 

[Tim Wiseman]

Let's all prey to whatever high power we believe in that this is the begging of smooth sailing lol.

I hope not that means the plain ditched in the ocean, the slow boat from China doesn't exist anymore just the pile up in sorting facilities going nowhere fast. Everything goes by plane these days only cars, tractors, or if you ordered 1000 widescreens etc do things get shipped literally.

 

[puffon]

Hard to tell where this one is..Beijing or Shanghai?

6/6 arrive at Shanghai
6/7 left Beijing sent to Beijing at 03:27
6/7 arrive at Shanghai again at 03:28 a minute later

Oh well....maybe it will update on 6/10