FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public

my 7A order is now also fulfilled i see, thanks Neal! looking forward this light.

there are 3 tints now on Neals page, 3D, 1A and 7A.

There is still the ā€œFW3A Color Temperatureā€ poll result in the first message to help Neal figures which tint would be more popular and would sell better :wink: :

https://civs.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_678530b4efc73364

My 3D hit New Jersey today and has a USPS tracking number now. Says it left shipping partner and is awaiting the package.

I ordered on the 27th of April. Figured I will get it mid week, next week. So not bad really. 19 or 20 days. I can live with that for free shipping. I never choose expedited shipping anymore. I get it a few days quicker but not really worth the extra money. I am also never in that big of a hurry. Now if it was the only light I had I might be impatient. I learned all those patience waiting on Ali, BG, and GB orders.

The wife ordered a phone case off Ebay from a overseas company. Had some crazy estimated delivery time of 1 to 3 months. Letā€™s just say my wife never really reads the details of a purchase. She just gets excited and hits the ā€œBuy Nowā€ button. Three and a half months and this case hits the mailbox. She had to give it away. She forgot about the order and had a new phone by time it arrived. She also had the same problem with dog collars. By time the puppy collar (10lbs) got here it didnā€™t even fit the dog (50lbs) anymore.

She is getting better at reading the details but, she still has new grips on the way for a gun she doesnā€™t have anymore. :slight_smile:

I just have to chuckle and shake my head. Greatest woman in the world. She has the ability to put up with me so, she can do no wrong in my book.

Not sure if this poll is supposed to do it or not, but a lot of email addresses and/or real names are visible when you click on the ballot report. :open_mouth:

Ahem. The first sentence of the poll description:
ā€œPlease put your forum username in the ā€email address or other recognizable identifierā€ box.ā€

But if someone is so careless to enter their personal email address or whatever personally identifiable info to some poll on the internet thenā€¦.

Received my FW3A in the post today. Very fast delivery to Australia as I always get from Neil (and that was the standard delivery).

And here it is in the wild!

Bl**dy Yodel has lost my FW3A!

ā€œAccording to the tracking your parcel has not been scanned for some time. As such I would need to request for a base search to be conducted in order to locate your parcel. To ensure a speedy process, kindly provide me with the contents of your parcel so that I may share this information with the depot.ā€

Anybody else in the UK get one through Yodel?

My Luxeon V triple board is waiting. I'm a bit concerned about the heat, as this light doesn't have a thick shelf like my D4 does. We'll see.

Wow thats not good :frowning: hope it turns up!

Mine has been sat in my local Yodel depot since the 4th and still no delivery date :cry:

Thatā€™s the exact same story with me! My tracking number: JJD0002249006507938
2019-05-04 13:51 Your parcel has arrived at your local depot
2019-05-01 04:48 LONDON Arrived at LHR, Custom clearance processing.
2019-04-30 23:55 HONGKONG - HONG KONG Departed Facility in HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2019-04-30 17:50 HONGKONG - HONG KONG Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2019-04-30 05:49 Guangzhou,Flyt Expressā€™s sorting centre Item in transit
2019-04-30 02:13 Flyt Expressā€™s sorting centre Item received
2019-04-29 00:00 Your parcel will be with us soon

Seriously, screw Yodel. Worst delivery service in the UK. They lost my limited edition Thrunite Ti at Christmas a few years ago. Iā€™m sure the driver just pocketed it.

I paid in full for my two lights on April 30th, with expedited shipping, and not had a word since. No shipping notice, no tracking, nada. Am I one of many in the same boat, or have I done something wrong? Iā€™ve had the Order Received email which says Iā€™ll get a shipping notice so quite surprised Iā€™ve heard nothing. Anyone else left in limbo or am I being impatient? :slight_smile:

Hi DrHook59,
Check into your account at NealsGadgets and you should see tracking code there.

Obligatory ā€œYay my 7A FW3A shipping email has arrivedā€. Nobody cares, but Iā€™m just as excited as everyone else is!

Considering that I was quite far down the list, and the limited quantity of 7A at the moment, Iā€™m impressed at how quickly it was made ready to ship!

Thanks Jiffy - just done that and it says the order is unfulfilled. I thought you had lights to ship when I ordered, so Iā€™m wondering why I paid the $10 expedited shipping now. Sigh. But hey, not a biggie. Still looking forward to the lights. Been a while so a little longer wonā€™t mean a lot.

:slight_smile:

Thatā€™s pretty good time to the Local Yodel Depot. :+1:

To bad the guys at the Local Yodel Depot donā€™t seem to be in any big rush to get the package delivered to your doorā€¦. :person_facepalming:

Oh well, at least itā€™s close; which is of little consolation I imagineā€¦ :frowning:

LOL! Me!

Aye it was very quick there. Two days from Hong Kong to London. Three days from London to local depot. Yodelā€™s webchat guy said:
ā€œAccording to the tracking your parcel has not been scanned for some time. As such I would need to request for a base search to be conducted in order to locate your parcel. To ensure a speedy process, kindly provide me with the contents of your parcel so that I may share this information with the depot.ā€

Iā€™ve contacted NealsGadgets through Messenger so will see if they can follow it up.