Thank you so much for documenting this! I was trying to checkout with Paypal, so now I’ll try the normal checkout button - but I still want to pay with paypal, hopefully that’s an option.
I remember the first couple of times I did it about a year ago I got so confused on the shipping it is a wonder my packages did not get sent to Mars on a slow rocket ship. :person_facepalming: …
Let us know if this shipping works out any better for you than your last experiences… I surely hope it does. :+1:
I sure will let you know about the EDC25 ‘mrstealyourgains’. Thanks for the heads up on the code too… it was a real good one. . It push me on over the edge…………
I had issues with Banggood shipping. If you have a second line in your address (i.e. an apartment number or anything...) it will get left off the shipping address. If that is crucial to receiving it, you will not receive the package.
Interesting, I live in an apartment and I’ve ordered from Banggood many times and never had any issues. Always used their free shipping and received my packages within 2 weeks. Very pleased with Banggood. I’ll happily pay a few dollars more to order from them over Gearbest.
We all do realize that “Business Days” are working days… M-F right? 5 of the 7 days in a week in other words.
So in the shipping times mentioned in the copy and paste below… I have put the actual time in weeks .
Available Shipping Methods……Estimated Shipping Time……Shipping Cost (weight:0.34 kg)
Unregistered Air Mail……….15 - 35 business days = 3.0 - 7.0 weeks ………….$0.00
Registered Air Mail………….15 - 25 business days = 3.0 - 5.0 weeks ………….$0.67
Priority Line……………………7 - 12 business days = 1.4 - 2.4 weeks ………….$1.78
………USA Express……………7 - 12 business days = 1.4 - 2.4 weeks ………….$1.78
Expedited Shipping…………… 3 - 10 business days = 0.6 - 2.0 weeks ……………$9.03
If “Free Shipping” is chosen, it of course takes the longest; 3 to 7 weeks. Go the “Expedited Shipping” route and you should get it in less than a week up to 2 weeks. While the other choices are in between the two mentioned. <span class=“week. a than longer been never has it “Expedited”, by me to sent been have that things few the on Personally”>
Whether it be Banggood, GearBest, AliExpress, FastTech, or whomever…… Once they have shipped the package, it is out of their hands.
They have done all they can do at that point to insure the timely delivery of said package.
While most likely the vast majority of us usually get our packages in a fairly timely manner… considering for us in the USA they are coming from half way around the world…… sometime “stuff” just happens.
Again, whether it be Banggood, FastTech, GearBest, etc., etc……… once they have shipped it there is nothing they can do to fix it when “stuff happens”. All they can do at that point is refer to and follow the policies they have in place for dealing with packages that may never show up.
If it is my package that the “stuff happened” to… I may be irritated or whatever. But that is just the breaks of the game and I will have to “wait it out”.
No use me getting mad at the ‘vendor’ if they shipped my package out in a timely manner and I have not received it yet.
No use me getting mad at the ‘vendor’ when they adhere to their policies on how to deal with a package that has not arrived yet and will not make an exception for “me”.
It might be good if we all rethought this whole matter and made some adjustments to our attitudes if they need it. I know I sure have as of late. :+1:
I mean like someone so aptly said in a prior post……. it is only a flashlight.
My .02
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EDIT:
Please note, the above commentary is “my opinion” only about this subject. (that along with a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee… maybe. . )
IF it happens to not be the way you see or look at it or your opinion, no big deal at all. This is only “my” view point., nothing more.
OK, lets keep track and see how this order of mine from GearBest plays out.
Order placed Mar 20, 2017 17:26:08 PM. Shipping is Priority/USA Express
Here is the latest Tracking Info……… (updates to follow, for anyone interested. … )
I do notice it took this one 5 days to leave the “warehouse” in China… we shall see what the end result will be though.
Date……………………………Status…………………………Location
April 4, 2017, 11:05 am Delivered, In/At Mailbox GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 8:07 am Out for Delivery GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 7:57 am Sorting Complete GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 7:01 am Arrived at Post Office GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 4, 2017, 5:31 am Departed USPS Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 3, 2017, 8:32 pm Arrived at USPS Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 3, 2017, 7:17 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805
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2017-03-30 10:09:28 Departed warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 11:10:06 Received at warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 10:57:00 Received at warehouse HUNSTVILLE AL 35824
2017-03-29 10:00:00 Arrived at Customs
2017-03-29 07:05:00 Arrived into the US
2017-03-26 21:04:00 Awaiting International flight-Airline Inspection
2017-03-25 18:19:12 Departed warehouse SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518048
2017-03-24 07:40:12 Order Information Received SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518057
2017-03-24 07:40:12 Received data SHENZHEN GUANGDONG 518057
Received my latest GB shipment via IB on Saturday. It got here quickly, the only thing is IB changed the USPS number once it got out of their facility. myib.com showed the correct information the entire time, though.
That is just downright crazy. Both arrived on 2-23 somewhere in the USA. Makes me wonder if they might have been on the same truck, plane, or whatever and something happened to it??
This package is screaming toward it’s destination…………. me. … :innocent:
I hope the address label does not burn off from the scorching pace here in the home stretch………