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Shiningbeam 6% off code: cpfuser

Brian is a great guy.

cpfuser implies...that you're a CPF user...

I have purchased many lights from Shiningbeam and have always been happy with the products and the service .

I used that code on my last order. I still feel a little dirty.

Placed an order yesterday, a few hours later my order was confirmed, another hour later I received a tracking number. Now that's as fast as it can only get!

Considering the $6.00US for shipping, I can't complain, not-at-all. That's in the €4.50EUR ballpark - mind you, you cannot even send a regular packet for that in Germany, let alone intl' shipping.

Then again, I got burned badly by lighthound.com - they had charged me a WHOPPIN' $32.95 for shipping. McGizmo switch, small tube of Nyogel, couple of GITD lanyards. All came in a padded envelope. A padded envelope! thirty-frickin'-two dollars! I mean, c'mon... they can't be serious!

I have to say Bryan is partially responsible for my flashlight addiction, the first real flashlight I got (not counting the about 10 Maglights I have had for years) was a Romisen RC-C3 with the neutral emitter, at the time I did not know any better but wow what a nice light. The color on this little beauty is amazing it looks just like an incandescent, I still use this light every night as a night light I give it a twist and tail stand it and it lights up the whole bedroom with a very pleasant glow. My next real light was the S-Mini I skipped on the neutral because I wanted maximum brightness and at the time I was waiting months for DX to still ship my orders. I get my orders from Bryan in two days mostly, three maximum but they always ship the same day. Everything I have ordered has worked and is excellent quality, what more can you ask. I recently got a neutral 14mm XM-L that is absolutely amazing. The prices are a little bit higher than the other guys but in this case you get what you pay for. I had an issue with my S-Mini I e-mailed Bryan, about two hours later I get a return e-mail try that with DX. When my non flashlight friends ask were can I get this or that I always recommend Bryan because non enthusiast don't want to wait weeks and sometimes months for stuff that might not even work when you get it. So basically you can't go wrong with Shiningbeam.

I'll bet I've purchased a dozen lights from SB .

Great service every time .

By the way , SB has this light on clearance right now ,

Romisen RC-G2 II Neutral White WW LED Flashlight in Black

Price: $15.75

I own two of these and if you don't have one , or any light with a 5C tint , this is a bargain .
I wish all of my lights were 5C tint .

I love the speed of shipping from SB and his communication with his customers is unparalleled. As long as you make a decently sized order, the $6 shipping isn't that bad. :)

I've ordered rc-n3 and g2 switches, a couple holsters, an RC-G2 and an X-Thrower. The X-Thrower (not really a budget light?) came with some extra goodies as well, a lanyard, spare switch, rubber for tailcap and a holster.

btw the rc-n3 switches were also a near perfect replacement for the switch on my Ultrafire s10 in case anyone is looking for such a part :)

I have always wondered if they had a walk in shop. Since its near enough to me it would be nice to have a local place I could just walk into and pick up a driver or switch. The shipping is fair already, but i'm in Brooklyn at least twice a week.

If SB had more variety I'd buy ALL my stuff from them. Simply the best dealer!

IF you live in the US.

When I'm there this August I have a bunch of orders for him. And Lighthound.

Shipping kills the deal outside the US.

Don?

They have charged me six dollars (£3.63GBP), for intl.' shipping to Krautland.

You are perfectly right in one point though; vendors from North America are well-known for notoriously inflating international shipping charges to the most ridiculous numbers... Guess how often some ebay-seller quotes "59 dollars 1st class priority air mail", and when I receive the parcel after six-to-ten weeks, the stamp reads like "$19.98 international economy". Great, just f*cking great. 30-plus dollars for some additional crosses and a sign on some stoopid form at the post office.Wish I could earn money that easy.

so I am very happy over "just six bucks".

Also keep in mind the bird bringing that parcel over the big pond burns fuel in excess of six bucks... MUCH more!

Now, I can offer you to shop for your stuff at shiningbeam and then ship it to Scotland. Hate to see someone unable to get the parts he likes, especially if he has helped me out on QTC pills before like you. Don, no extra shipping charges from me... I owe you that. I'm serious, even if I'll be burning some money that way.

Simon

p.s.: padded envelope arrived today, took a total of four business days. Everything was packed individually, the driver boards and emitters had additional wrapping. I couldn't ask for more.

edit: removed some of my pointless ranting from my wall of text above

^ what he said (Í think...)

6$ is not that bad. It's bad if ordering one driver or emitter. But for orders over 30$ or such... It's no biggie. And for those half a dozen dollars you get really fast shipping.

Just that for over $30 you'll surely have to pay full customs, VAT and transportation fees. And non-bulk HK Post (and JP post etc) beats USPS every time for fast shipping to Europe.

I was once sent something as EMS with USPS, what a disaster: it went around and around in the US for two weeks before leaving (then it took only one day to reach me).

Orders from outside EU that are under 45 euros come duty- and VAT-free here. That's around 60$. For that, one can buy a lot of budget lighting stuff.

Not in the UK - the value allowed now is £15 - around US$24. It was dropped from £18 in the last Budget.

The alleged excuse was DVDs coming from the Channel Islands which aren't part of the UK, except when they are. When it comes to VAT they aren't.

U don't happen to mean play.com do you? I shoveled money to them big time in my younger years. Once the were the place to get games and other entertainment. Nowadays I prefer Amazon.co.uk.

Looks like Bryan stocks Jetbeam lights now. Including the 2x18650 XML. If that BC40 would be 10$ less I would be all over it. But now it goes over the magical duty-and-VAT-free-import-from-outside-EU-limit, so I'll have to pass fo now.

Other thing to notice is that only the neutral S-mini is back in stock, not the R5.

With my limited searching so far, I've found Shiningbeam to be quite competitive. I'm tied between them and Goinggear folks for my 1st led purchase. It's about $1.50 less @ Goinggear after shipping/discounts, yet considering I live in Ontario, Canada I'm guessing shipment would be faster via Bryan [New York] than Goinggear [Georgia].

Besides, Bryan replied to an email I sent within 2 hours, so I appreciate the prompt service.

I've looked at Canadian options, i.e. j2ledflashlights and another one I don't recall, but I wasn't impressed with the prices let alone options available.

Marc

Jetbeam BA20 or ITP SA2, here I come! haha.

Shiningbeam has been my best overall shopping experience. Fast shipping, great prices for a US seller and excellent customer service.

Their website isn't easy to navigate and selection is limited but I would still enthusiastically recommend them.