The BLF GT70 "Giggle Monster" is here! 7,500lumens, 1,500m throw! Group buy Closed!

Try using a desktop if you aren't and use a different browser. I had to stop using Fire Fox and use chrome which worked flawlessly.

hazG,

Thanks for the tip. I tried both before contacting Lumintop. Turns out the browser was fine, I put in the discount code when I was just ordering the accessories (since they were out when I ordered my light). According to Lumintop, this will block checkout. They manually removed the discount code from my cart and charged me $12.00 (egads!) to ship the items with my light. Maybe it goes towards additional packaging. Still less than full retail.

Back in April, when I bought my bag and cap, there was no extra shipping fee. This was a seperate order by itself. It came in an envelope in 3 weeks.

So I’m wondering why they are charging the $12?

I'm not sure but it surely seems that there is someone at Lumintop that doesn't understand the agreed free shipping and other charges. Yes, it was nice of them to give us the steepest discount but it seems that they have made it up with other misc. charges. While it's not going to kill anyone it violates the spirit of the agreement. $12.00 that seems to be really high. I'm not sure what to suggest. Certainly share your thoughts with T/A. I"m not sure what he can do but he might have a better insight in getting things back to what you expected.

I am wondering, I received the email for the CW lights and a mention that says the NW will be ready in about 2-4 weeks and that email was sent on 8-13.

My question is, Should I keep checking that link in the email to see if they added the NW’s, OR are they going to send another email that the NW’s are available now …?

The other thing I noticed was “Parts”, did they change their minds? No parts?

Most likely all my questions have already been answered so I’m sorry for asking again, I looked around but being such a long thread now it’s sort of hard to find specifics.

Thanks All

They will send everyone another round of emails when the conversion kits and NW lights are ready for sale.

TA has mentioned that Lumintop does not want to sell the reflectors and lenses seperately. Something about them being easily damaged in shipping. I have not heard anything about the carriers. Maybe TA knows more about the carriers.

Thank you JasonWW,
I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions, the thread was just to long to read every post.
As far as reflectors, besides having hundreds shipped to me and only one being damaged, and that was by customs, I don’t think that’s a great excuse.
But, for all the troubles they had early on they may be a bit spooked and surely wouldn’t want to replace one due to shipping.
There packaging though is second to none, so a small box with a similar foam similar to the big light shipment and most likely no damage.
So I’ll wait for my NW email, Thanks Again Jason…!!
Gary

Lumintop should DHL him a tailcap. This is despicable behavior from Lumintop for a $220 dollar flashlight he purchased in good faith.

After reading his post on Reddit, I was the one who suggested he stop by here and ask, knowing Lumintop watches these GT threads, and has 3 user accts here. Hopefully Neal can pull strings and get Lumintop to stop screwing around making hollow excuses, and get this BS handled.

You are talking about ordering the strap and lens cover correct? That doesn’t seem right, I am guessing it is the automated system adding shipping.

Apparently they can’t change that part of the checkout process without breaking the rest of the site and it is easier to refund the extra shipping after the fact. At least that is why there is the $2 charge on the CW GT70. I assume the same applies to these as well.

Very strange, I will ask lumintop about this.

Yes, another email will be sent when the NW and conversion kits are available.

I am pretty sure that the carriers will be available at that time as well.

I agree, I am not sure how the reflectors would be damaged in shipping but they just don’t seem to want to offer them for sale for some reason. I have pushed them on it about as far as I can at this point sadly. A matter of pick your battles.

I agree and they have at this point. Although they should of done it some time ago.

Waiting 30-45 days is much more understandable then you might think though. I ave had countless packages I have sent internationally take that long and longer to arrive along with taking that long to receive.

30 days is the minimum I even consider worrying about a package being lost myself. I don’t even generally check the tracking number till then.

The boss at lumintop is not very understanding about these matters though.

Ok, I just got an update on your order, it was as I suspected, the system just tacks on the shipping automatically.

They will be sending you a refund for the $12.

Ok, the batteries are officially listed for sale on the same page as the GT70: http://www.lumintoponline.com/lumintop-blf-gt70-p1490866.html

They are $43 for a set of 8 button top 30Q cells.

Simply order them ASAP and they will ship with your order next week.

These can ONLY be shipped with your order (inside the light), they CAN NOT ship them separately due to customs cracking down on lithium battery shipments.

I would place your order for them by Monday to be on the safe side that they do indeed get added to your order.

I had them hold all shipments until them to allow people to add the batteries but after that there are no guarantees (although going off the past track record, the orders will be packed during the week and handed off to the package forwarder at the end of the week, so it should be ok to around mid week but best to order them early).

If it is too late to add them to your order then you will be refunded for the batteries.

For those that have been waiting for the batteries to be available to place your orders, you are now welcome to place those orders!

I, too, got hit with the $12 shipping with my order.
So, Lumintop just hit everyone with $12 shipping and then its up to each one of those who got hit to ask for a refund?
I sent message to Lumintop through their contact page asking for the refund of $12 shipping charge to my order.

Texas_Ace, do you know when they will be shipping the cool white version? Mine says “Wait for shipping”.

I just got confirmation that they will be refunding the $12 to everyone. Although they are doing it by hand so if they miss you send Leo@lumintop.com an email and he will sort it out.

I would give them till the end of the week to get these refund processed before worrying about it personally.

The orders should start shipping next week. In the past they hand off the orders to the package forwarder at the end of the week.

Thanks!

How much was the new lights supposed to cost?
I’m seeing $325 and somewhere I read it was $200 something? Are they refunding the differences.?
I sent an email to Leo asking him about those of us who are waiting for the NW lights to be ready to ship and if buying the 30Q cells now and having them hold them until the NW’s are ready to ship is the right way to do this or is there going to be cells available just for the NW lights.?
Hard to beat $43 for 8 30Q’s.
Thanks
Gary

Oh ya, one more suggestion for the wish list of parts, how about switches, I’m forever getting lights that the switch eventually fails on me and finding the proper replacement can be impossible at times .