YIPPEE, I am in heaven......

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When did you purchase it lashmn? How long did it take you to get it? I see you also live in Florida

I just noticed you live in the Sunshine state too... nice to meet ya neighbor. lol...

I just read the rest of this thread.... That really sux for you... I hate to hear that one...My heart goes out to you for your loss. I hope that it will just be in your box one day and that will be a surprise that you will not expect... I was tracking mine and it never even said inbound only that it had been accepted in Greece and the next thing I knew it was here. Less than a week.... So yea I would guess it probably is in some mail workers possession.. and that mutha fer is not even knowing what it is... that is the sad part.
 
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oh no! now i'm worried lol... mine said it was scanned incoming at JFK too! if they're THAT far behind i wont see mine for weeks! mine was scanned on friday.

i think the best fix is will be when imeo gets his US distributor online & stocked...

at that moment maybe i'll order another GG but my anxiety kills me to hell waiting for stuff... specially not knowing where it is. i feel for you youtube. cause i know how much it drives me nuts. i'd have rather spent 50 more dollars to go with ups/fedex/dhl.

i was told by USPS that the fact the packages are sent via "registered" mail hides some shipping information. which is probably an added service that may or may not be removed... i asked imeo and he said that this was the only way to send them :(
 

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When I first ordered my GG Transformer, it took 10 days to get to New York...... For some reason, it got held at New York for 8 days...... Then it took 2 days to get to Providence Rhode Island......
Then it turned around, went back to New York...... Then it turned around again and came to Providence.......
Took a total of 22 days...... Never found out why it got held up in New York, or went back...... But it was definately worth the wait......
 

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Yippee, Yippee, Yippee!!!!!!!!!

I am officially a GG Club Member. MY GGT arrived today and I am truly in heaven. This is by FAR the best vaping experience I have ever had. The taste is amazing and there is so much vapor. All of this is on a 14500 with my very first 901 atty because I didn't have my batteries charged and ready. That was planned for tomorrow as I didn't expect the package to arrive in 14 days since I had heard it took twenty

I can't wait to try 6v and also the 18650 big mutha! and I still have to try a cartomizer and my 801 with adjustable flow and and go back over the features. CAN YOU TELL I AM EXCITED!!!??? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Thank you, IMEO!!!

Lynn


One question: I only can figure out two configurations-the Trans and the Grant. Does the end cap with the atomizer come off to make it even smaller?

yes sweety, the cap can be put on the first section (where the button is screwed) and it can be much smaller than Grant):)

I am so happy that you are in heaven, I am a little more further than that !!! You made me really happy :thumb::thumb:
 

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Just out of interest, I checked pricing and you're looking at $100 MINIMUM to send this kind of package from Greece to US via UPS.
We can see why the cheaper service is more unreliable if the decent courier services charge this much - huh?

i have to contest this because during the shipping poll i did my own research and if i recall correctly is was about 50 US dollars to go from Athenai Greece to My Office in California. Via Padded Envelope. Yes these can be shipped padded envelope, they're build strong enough right? if they're shipped in a box I'd be surprised, and annoyed all at the same time. I've gotten all kinds of things undamaged in padded envelopes...

EDIT: USPS for the FAIL, they're even working today on a Wednesday, UPS delivered though. My dad's a vet, he's working today as well. Must be nice USPS.

I like how they scanned my package incoming on Friday morning (7:58am) and I got notification of it the following Monday night. No tracking events since then.

If my package gets lost like the youtube commercial, i doubt i'd ever order another GG. i could have a pv like this made by now for 150 dollars. WITH paying someone to do it.

Don't get me wrong, i think the GG's are beautiful LOOKING PV's. The problem is really USPS right now. I've had my protege for a month now, and even with fixing it myself, edges not being deburred, and flaws in my opinion that just aren't the right way to do things... i'm second guessing every ordering a gg.
 
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i have to contest this because during the shipping poll i did my own research and if i recall correctly is was about 50 US dollars to go from Athenai Greece to My Office in California. Via Padded Envelope.
I was checking on the UPS Greek site, from Athens, to a residential US address and it came up with several options - the cheapest of which was 70 euros.:)
 

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I was checking on the UPS Greek site, from Athens, to a residential US address and it came up with several options - the cheapest of which was 70 euros.:)


From UPS Greece.


UPS Express Saver
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Guaranteed By: By End of Day Monday 16 November 2009
Rates UPS Express Saver 30.30 EUR Fuel Surcharge
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3.79 EUR Shipment Total: 34.09 EUR

Rate estimates are based on export rates from the origin (Ship From) country.
Rates may vary at retail locations. Result estimates calculated by UPS: Wednesday 11 November 2009 5:46 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)

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Shipment Information


Shipment Details Ship To: SAN BERNARDINO, 92404, UNITED STATES Ship From: 16561, GREECE Shipment Date: Thursday 12 November 2009 Total Shipment Weight: 1 kg Customs Value: 100.00 Destination Type: Commercial Number of Packages: 1
Duty Type: 02 - Non-dutiable


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Package Details Package Actual Weight Dimensions / Packaging Declared Value Notices 1 1 kg Not Entered /
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34.09 Euros = 51.025912 U.S. dollars
 

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maybe it was putting the correct customs value that pushed it up then.........

ServiceLatest Pickup Time:Delivered By:Total
(All Packages) UPS Express Plus
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16 November 2009 - Guaranteed 110.87 EUR*

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12 November 2009
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16 November 2009 - Guaranteed 71.49 EUR*

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By End of Day
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16 November 2009 - Guaranteed 69.69 EUR*

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19 November 2009 - 78.02 EUR*

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Result estimates calculated by UPS: Wednesday 11 November 2009 5:53 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)
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Shipment DetailsShip To: SAN BERNARDINO, 92404, UNITED STATES Ship From: 15126, GREECE Shipment Date: Thursday 12 November 2009 Total Shipment Weight: 0.5 kg Customs Value: 125.00 EUR Destination Type: Residential Number of Packages: 1 Duty Type: 09 - Low value



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Package DetailsPackage Actual Weight Dimensions / Packaging Declared Value Notices 1 .500 kg 15 x 20 x 5 cm /
My Packaging 125 EUR
 
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i don't know why your #s are coming out so differently. i think that the package dimensions you're giving are throwing it off... if you give it dimensions like that it will think you're sending a box with those demensions. it's not accurate for a padded envelope. i even changed the postal code to the same one you have. and put 125 euro as value. still the same.

the only thing that has been bugging me was that some customers want better shipping, even from greece, let alone a us distributor. the options are there, UPS, Fedex, and DHL run around greece, and definately inside the US... i dont see why 95% of the eCig websites DONT USE ANY REAL PACKAGE COURIERS.

if i want to PAY extra for shipping... WHY NOT? i would have DEFINITELY paid the difference on the shipping for the gg slim, and had peace of mind. i would normally pay the difference for anything i order online... try filing a claim with usps. even ask vendors about usps, it's SO hit and miss.

i can't imagine shipping anything anywhere can't be done more than one way. i mean he lives in Greece not Antarctica. he lives in a populated area of some sort to be able to do his day job that I've heard he does... so there is probably a UPS pickup option for businesses out there.

i'm positive the PVs will fit in a SMALL padded envelope, mark it off saying it's a flashlight, and it will feel like a flashlight too.

i'm done with the ranting about this, maybe i'll rant about how great it is when-ever i get it... still just another 3.7v device with a short battery life. sure it's small... so are auto or manual batts. they're 3.7v too, and last for a couple hours. gg slim just looks cooler.

if i had known the shipping conundrums about the "GG" line i would have bought some other PV or pre-ordered a passthrough from PS, or even just bought something for my car, which actually deserved 150 dollars more than this cause... i wonder how much imeo is making off a slim... 150 us dollars is a lot of money...


if this thing doesn't flat out amaze me it'll be for sale shortly after. only reason i got the slim was the bottom button and the size, that and someone highly recommended it to me...
 

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i don't know why your #s are coming out so differently. i think that the package dimensions you're giving are throwing it off... if you give it dimensions like that it will think you're sending a box with those demensions. it's not accurate for a padded envelope. i even changed the postal code to the same one you have. and put 125 euro as value. still the same.
Sorry man, you can't use their UPS envelope for anything other than documents.
They have what's called a pak which is the padded one - but again, they say for flat items and documents only and using one of these bumps the price back up to 100 dollars again.
There is no way to cheaply ship stuff like this around the world, other than the ones we know about that aren't quite as quick or reliable as we'd like - you get what you pay for.

If it doesn't arrive soon and the tell you it's lost, I am sure Imeo will sort you out - no problem.

the only thing that has been bugging me was that some customers want better shipping, even from greece, let alone a us distributor. the options are there, UPS, Fedex, and DHL run around greece, and definately inside the US... i dont see why 95% of the eCig websites DONT USE ANY REAL PACKAGE COURIERS.

if i want to PAY extra for shipping... WHY NOT? i would have DEFINITELY paid the difference on the shipping for the gg slim, and had peace of mind. i would normally pay the difference for anything i order online... try filing a claim with usps. even ask vendors about usps, it's SO hit and miss.
No need to get bugged - the shipping prices are huge the workload is also huge and people won't pay for it - it's as simple as that.


i can't imagine shipping anything anywhere can't be done more than one way. i mean he lives in Greece not Antarctica. he lives in a populated area of some sort to be able to do his day job that I've heard he does... so there is probably a UPS pickup option for businesses out there.
Yes, there are plenty of other options at a cost - a cost that people won't pay.

i'm positive the PVs will fit in a SMALL padded envelope, mark it off saying it's a flashlight, and it will feel like a flashlight too.
No problem, except not in UPS envelopes or "paks", sorry.

i'm done with the ranting about this, maybe i'll rant about how great it is when-ever i get it... still just another 3.7v device with a short battery life. sure it's small... so are auto or manual batts. they're 3.7v too, and last for a couple hours. gg slim just looks cooler.
No need to rant at all, I know you're upset you haven't got it yet - and about shipping in general - we all are, but that's life. It ain't your faut, it ain't mine and it ain't Imeo's either. It is what it is.


if i had known the shipping conundrums about the "GG" line i would have bought some other PV or pre-ordered a passthrough from PS, or even just bought something for my car, which actually deserved 150 dollars more than this cause... i wonder how much imeo is making off a slim... 150 us dollars is a lot of money...

Now hang on - it's totally unfair and indeed not correct to blame any of this on Imeo or the GG line in particular. This is a postal issue from Europe to the States - simple as.


if this thing doesn't flat out amaze me it'll be for sale shortly after. only reason i got the slim was the bottom button and the size, that and someone highly recommended it to me...

It's a bloody good device, but it's not worth getting this pent up about it, come on...........

I think you're really getting very frustrated and taking it out on this particular supplier here for whatever reason. This stuff is out of his control. Did you really want pay an extra 100 dollars just to ship this item? I think not.
 
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the monk you said that you will not buy again from me because of the shipping time and I told you that I will have a USA seller soon.

You said that you wanted another shipping option and I told you that no one will pay 50-100 dollars for it, so its useless

You said that Slim is another battery holder. Yes it is but we care about the external look of our things and its an exellent device, you know that so you bought it.

You said that you will buy from PS. I know that you can do it and you are free to do it any time.

Also you wonder about how many money I make from Slim. This is an red herring with the other matters and I dont know why you are asking. Is this an issue for you? If it is an issue, I make 15 euros.

I think that there is no reason to continue this conversation. Please be patient until we see what will happen and if you dont receive your package I will send you your money back.
 
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I love GG and it is not Imeo it is the USPS I know this ... Imeo sent my GG fast it got to the USA fast and the USPS dropped the ball in NY ... GG is a top quality PV and I love it! and will purchase more ... It will be nice when he can send a large shipment to a supplier here in the USA were we can purchase and get domestic shipping to us ... but for now We are at the mercy of the USPS!! .....
 
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I agree with YouTubeCommercial...... Imeo sent my package the day I paid him, of course, I paid him early in the day, his time...... The package arrived in New York in 5 days..... For some unknown reason, New York held it, procesed it to Providence, where it turned around, went back to New York, and then on to me......
Imeo had nothing to do with it after he mailed it..... If the USPS did not mess up, I would have got my package in one week...... That is very fast.......
If you had the honour of owning and using a GG, you would know, it is worth the wait.......
I invite you to read my other posts on GG Products and Mr Imeo.....
I have nothing to do with the GG Company...... Just a GG owner.......
I love my GG Transformer and the service I get from Mr Imeo......
I own several PV's and the GG is the Rolls Royce of the GG's I assure you......
I get very angry when I hear people degrade GG and Mr Imeo...... We are a GG Family and a very proud family...... You are welcome to join that family, or you can go buy a PV that can't even come in at a close second place......
Mr Imeo practically gives his GG's away...... He works when he is tired....... He works when he is sick...... If you want his blood, you should go elswhere.......
Again, I absolutely love my GG.......
 

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I agree with YouTubeCommercial...... Imeo sent my package the day I paid him, of course, I paid him early in the day, his time...... The package arrived in New York in 5 days..... For some unknown reason, New York held it, procesed it to Providence, where it turned around, went back to New York, and then on to me......
Imeo had nothing to do with it after he mailed it..... If the USPS did not mess up, I would have got my package in one week...... That is very fast.......
If you had the honour of owning and using a GG, you would know, it is worth the wait.......
I invite you to read my other posts on GG Products and Mr Imeo.....
I have nothing to do with the GG Company...... Just a GG owner.......
I love my GG Transformer and the service I get from Mr Imeo......
I own several PV's and the GG is the Rolls Royce of the GG's I assure you......
I get very angry when I hear people degrade GG and Mr Imeo...... We are a GG Family and a very proud family...... You are welcome to join that family, or you can go buy a PV that can't even come in at a close second place......
Mr Imeo practically gives his GG's away...... He works when he is tired....... He works when he is sick...... If you want his blood, you should go elswhere.......
Again, I absolutely love my GG.......

Totally agree, leave him to be creative and not blame him for delivery he cannot do anything about!!!
 

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He Imeo, you are up early...working hard for our desires...you are too good....going to bed late....up early....inventing.....reply to all the mails....handling the orders......too much!!! you should delegate some of the regular work....you are an artist....

:D:D:D:Dthanks friend, I am really trying very hard:thumb:
 
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