i've ordered a little thing (UF head band strap) 9 days ago and it's still listed as "back ordered" in my account status. should i cancel the order? Lamentably KD has no chat option. since i dont need/want the strap urgently, i am tending now to cancel everything before i get involved in some stupid KD waiting game which i experienced before with DX: i had waited for 2.0 months(!!) for back ordered silicone oil and it was never shipped because DX never got the stuff from the supplier. thanks for some opinions or sharing of recent KD experience so that i get a picture of what i should expect from them. i am a first time KD customer, and i havent seen the UF head band strap elsewhere.
The head band headband is a good quality item. Very good actually, and i like it a lot. Problem is, without a proper headlamp the headband (or the holder) is of no use because there is good way to tilt (or swivel) the beam, e.g. onto the ground 2 meters in front of you. Even if you have a cap (Chadwick's idea), and yes, Xeno, Klarus P1A, Quark, etc. (21.5-23.0mm bezel fit fine!) blablah,
... the beam would point straight ahead of you or even upwards lol. This headband REALLY requires a L-shaped form factor flashlight or the Quark prism+diffuser lens:
What's the deal with the blurry photo's in the search results? Also, they're blurry on the product page until mouse-over. It seems to be happening with more and more items. It's rather annoying.
The last three orders from KD all came sooner than expected. They all shipped within 1 day of placing them. I always e-mail them and ask about the items I want first and after their reply I place the order. So far it's working as it should and KD is now my go to instead of DX, for the stuff I can't get here in the US. (KD and CNQG that is).
The second one was registered and showed up yesterday. The rest is still missing. At the same time, I placed an order with regular delivery at CNQ, arrived today. So, not impressed.
Ordered some empty p60 drop ins and a few different drivers, Paid for registered shipping.
Order was shipped out on july 24, received it yesterday Aug 1st. Now thats fast on my books. Don’t mind paying 3 bucks extra if it’s going to show up that fast
Everything i ordered i am happy with
I haven’t ordered from KD for a while, but I’ve ordered ~20 LEDs and several drivers from them and have found their products to be good quality, shipping times reasonable (3-4wks), prices decent and CS good. I just wished they had more tint options (their “warm white XM-L T6 LED” is somewhat suspicious).
Ordered a P60 XML drop in around the middle of September. Had it by end of the week.
Just done another 2 orders with them, payment processed and dispatched the same day.
Again, a little Gerbs waits for the mailman!
Only gripe is the website - the photos and the descriptions are bad
According to tracking - Kaidomain order has left Hong Kong and is on its way!
However, my DX package has not yet been sent.
Both packages ordered the same day, about an hour apart.
I placed an order with Kaidomain on November 28, and never heard another thing from them, my emails went unanswered. 4 weeks later, this morning (Dec. 26) I get an email telling me that my order shipped and I should go to "my account" for more information. I can't believe it took them 4 weeks to process and ship my order, NEVER AGAIN will I buy from this company.
My most recent order arrived yesterday about a month after ordering. That should be acceptable from a Chinese vendor, but maybe I've already been spoiled by Lightscastle and Fasttech.