I’ve been happy with both vendors.
About 4 years ago Fastech was the best vendor that anyone had ever seen .They put many U.S. vendors to shame. After a couple years of excellence they suddenly hic-upped and complaints started to mount . I think they are back to a normal chinese vendor status. I just completed an order with them that included having to deal with their customer service which went thru very smoothly .
Just checked my latest order from Fastech on Dec-5, 2017 and still not here. Waiting 3-4-5 months or more is very common for me in Canada if I order from them, but unless I need something right away I always use their free shipping.
Don’t think I ever got anything from KD, but did lots from FT, rarely if ever any problems.
As mentioned, any returns are to the US, so no big-bux costs shipping overseas only to have it disappear into the æther and not have your refund go through. You ship it via usps, get your receipt, snap a pic and send it to FT, and you get immediate credit for the shipping cost. Really really painless.
Everything is tracked, and if over whatever amount, always free (tracked) shipping.
The BLF discount works for almost everything flashlight-related, I think, so factor that into prices.
Thanks for input guys. Both of these sites have a light I want. Klarus XT20 2000 lumen version. I seen lower lumen Klarus XT20 1200 and 1550 respectively. Can any verify of Klarus XT20 2000 lumens exists?
KD - I have a negative experience with it. Poor communication. Ordered p60 drop in - driver was faulty. Got in touch with them, they did promise to send another one, which never arrived. FT - more orders here, few tickets solved quickly and reasonably. The only negative impression left after last year father’s day: I had a phone in my basket with a 10% discount on it. Unfortunately I was disturbed by guests and didn’t pay straight away. The next day price went to normal. I did ask for discount - reply was negative. Of course it is my fault, but …… (Got the same phone later from different vendor even cheaper.)