Im having huge slow downs on everything from China at the moment, im not even getting to customs on my tracking, though it could be the same.
Banggood, Aliexpress via E-packet or anything else.
Ive been on a huge torch buying run this year.
Back in Feb when China was closed down, i had no issues. In fact Banggood was coming faster via “E-packet”, though it seems they had changed to a different provider as it wasnt coming via Auspost when it got here.
Since March when China got back to work, i havent had anything arrive. Ive got about 10 different packages in transit using all methods, nothing.
No updates when they hit Australia, some Aliexpress e-packets only show leaving the warehouse/distro in China and nothing more.
Sofrin wont give me the time of day even though ive been waiting 6 weeks for e-packets that dont appear to have left China (but maybe they did?).
All i can think is that Australia has a HUGE and slow backlog of containers waiting to be opened and processed and they simply dont have permission or the staff to do it.
The only packages that seem to get through is the premium delivery option from NealsGadgets - 3 x FW3A/FW1A lights arriving today on Fastway apparently
Yep, I had something get to me from the first entry on the tracking to in my parcel locker in 6 days - was incredible! Now parcels are sitting there for aaaaages.
March 23, Posting
March 25, Despatch from Sorting Center GuangXiZhuangZuZiZhiQuNanNingShi 53004300
Yep, thats what im getting from Aliexpress on epacket.
Ive got one even waiting from the 8th March, finishes on the same line but a different location.
GuangDongShengGuangZhouShi 51040034
I had some AliExpress standard postage even arrive since then, but i think they have stopped now too, though its harder to tell as they usually take 4+ weeks.
So many things i want, including my new Soldering Iron so i do the mods i have sitting here!
I am also waiting for 5 deliveries from Banggood - earliest was shipped Feb 14. 5 deliveries from various Aliexpress dealers & 2 from eBay.
I guess that because there are no/few passenger services from China to Australia the parcel are just sitting somewhere waiting & waiting for services to be resumed - maybe.
I asked for one to be shipped from Australia, needed it in a hurry, paid a bit more for item & paid for delivery only to get tracking info that item was actually shipped from China.
Only getting lies from China. Once they have your money its all over. Money in the only thing that matters to these dealers.
This is getting ridiculous.
My ROT66 shipped from Banggood on the 23rd March, hasnt hit Australia.
My pre-ordered BLF LT1 shipped on the 8th April, just hit the local courier for delivery tomorrow.
Both AU Direct Mail.
Doesnt give me confidence on the missing items….
Im happy something is getting here, but id rather the items i ordered previously to arrive in order!
I was expecting shipping delays. Still doesn’t make it easy to swallow. I ordered some switches from BG on 26th feb > shipped 27th > received today almost 8 weeks later.
I’d like to buy products produced in Taiwan , US (or other) in future. I realize cost may be more and shipping won’t be any faster (possibly even slower??) but I just want to boycott the Chinese Communist Regime by not dealing with them. Unfortunately sooo much is produced in China.
….of course, I’ll still have the urge when to buy lights which aren’t produced anywhere else e.g. Hank’s KR4
Meanwhile I’ve had a few of my banggood orders arrive in the past few days.
BLF LT1, ROT66 and some diffusers. All late March I think.
The AU express stuff still came from Fastway though, not AusPost.
All my Ali express (e-packet or Ali express standard shipping) except one still haven’t shown up.
A Nitecore USM4 arrived yesterday from Ali, but it was a delayed shipment a week later from the other stuff, so seemed to miss the “black hole month”.
I’ve also had things from April arrive already from BG, it appears AU express from Banggood is fine now(just add a week) , as long as you missed the black hole of March.
Hey lads i found these on clearance they are MR16 globes using a MTG? The store is Sparky direct a Queensland company, Apparently they are using a Cree MTG inside them. $3.95 each seems like a good price not sure if its a MTG2 or the original inside some one would have to buy one and check. Also it could be a 12v MTG doesn’t really matter now as we have decent 12v drivers.
On a side note, i think all my orders back from March ended up coming.
I got a refund on a few of them, they turned up weeks later. Probably 10 weeks + total.
Things are way better now though.
I’ve got something coming from Convoy that I bought March 26 - Simon mentioned that if the time expires and you get a refund, it comes out of his pocket, so I’m happy to wait a bit more. If it was coming from AE’s bank account, I wouldn’t give a shit and would get a refund immediately.
I gave up on E-parcel/EMS for a while, used Ali Express postage. Took ages and went via Singapore i think, but it was still faster than eparcels that went missing for 2 months.
Only one im waiting for a while on now is my SP36 BLF, apparently it his Australia last night
