Yes, the remaining orders are the first priority for sure. I am in no rush to send out the next round of PM’s, they will happen when they happen. They can save up some reflectors in the mean time.
Yep, the tint is really great, I love it personally. It is only when you try it side by side with a CW light (which most other throwers are) that it looks warm.
That doesn’t make the GT any warmer then it was before the comparison, only your perception of it.
I’m sorry TA, but I don't take that. I can understand the small box for weight purposes but NO PROTECTION at all??!! Protective foam does not weight anything...
It is not only crazy to do so (ship the head totally unprotected in just a carton box) but also unrespectful to the buyer. Am I so wrong here??
EDIT: to me it doesn't matter anymore as there is not one scratch to find (luckily) but for other people in feature package sending you should tell them, period.
The size of the box can be a larger factor then weight in many cases, I know in the US first class mail (which is basically the same as registered mail elsewhere) is graded into tiers by size and if it is over a certain size, it can not ship via that method and you have to use another method that generally costs 2x the price.
Not saying it is ideal or that the packaging was good, just saying they must have had a reason for doing it that way. They have proven they are more then willing to overpack the heck out of these lights so I don’t see them skimping on it without a reason.
Could also be partly for customs, customs will generally pay much closer attention to a big well packed box vs a plain smaller one.
Is your light damaged?
I haven’t received my light yet, but if it’s damaged due to inferior packaging will Lumintop take responsibility?
So that's it then, It's an isolated case, case closed??
They must have a reason for it NOT to use the same plastic protection as for the tube because of customs??!!(yes the tube had the minumum plastic protection)
Nope, that's crap, they where in a hurry and just put it loose in a box, they forgot the thin plastic foam. But that doesn't matter anymore as for me the light came in totally undamaged (luckily)! It’s just for future buyers and for LuminTop to take a bit more care please! You could pass this on to them...
Uhm oh, it’s 5th january lunar calendar
Where is my tracking code 
I am sure they would.
Not so much case closed as I can’t do anything about it as everyone is still on vacation.
I will mention it to Neal when they get back that they should be better packed. Although it is to be expected that registered mail will not be packed to the same level as DHL as well, although the packaging you got is indeed below what I would like to see for sure.
OMG it’s already here! That was quicker then i expected. Shipped on feb 12, delivered in my mailbox today feb 20 - both registered parcels, no batteries. That’s probably one of the fastest delivery i’ve had from china in four years.
Big big scare regarding the head packaging. As soon as i grabbed the box i could feel something heavy was loose inside… but i could not imagine the head was bare from any protection, except on the lens side where there was three layers of padding at the bottom of the box:
I feel very very lucky the head did not suffer during it’s travel. Quite unbelievable. I’m stunned anybody would actually ship anything just like that, even less such an expensive piece of flashlight. No bubble wrap, not even a thin plastic wrap and no stuffing at all. I’m a wood worker/turner and often trade or give away wood blanks, and i do a better job at packing them.
All in all it’s working and no damage to report.
I wish someone mentioned it was SO BIG! - lol :partying_face:
The bag’n cap are a perfect fit. :+1:
Now… bring on the night please! :smiling_imp:
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Looks like one of our British friends is trying to make money out of it, and quite a lot 350 USD !
Thank you TA
If you please can take a quick look at this guy's post #18261 https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/42408/18177
That's exactly the same packaging as I've got, except for the white PROTECTIVE foam underneath the head.
If my GT-head also had that white foam underneath, together with some plastic wrap like the for the tube, it would be more "suitable" for sending a package over seas that could possible get a little bit whet.
Cheers
I don’t mind the tube is packed in just a bubble wrap and cardboard, but at least the head should have been packed a littlebit more careful, now it’s bare in the box!
The least they could do is add some bubblewrap around the head and some sealed air to fill the gaps and prevent it from shaking
NOT from UK:
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Item location:
Cerkno, Slovenia ”
We have seen three lights now packed in a VERY poor way. It seems the registered lights for at least France, Belgium and The Netherlands were packed this way. It is a real shame they sent the head without any kind of protection in a poor cardboard box. As one can see there was plenty of room to put the head in some bubble plastic. So, it can not be because of the extra weight or the size of the box. Also chances that customs would open the box would not have been different when the head was wrapped in bubble plastic. I’m very disappointed in the way they treated EU customers who choose registered shipping especially if you know how the lights shipped by DHL were packed.
I agree, it is not ideal and I will mention it.
I am not making a big deal out of it because there is simply nothing that can be done about the packages already shipped and nothing I can do about future shipments until they return.
The first offer is from him, perhaps sales promotion… :money_mouth_face: 80GBP = 111.95 $ …
Today I finally received my package containing my GT (registered without batteries, delivered by DHL) in Germany.
I paid for it on Dec 3th, so this baby took 11 weeks (79 days) to get to me.
Because the package said it was sent by an address in Germany, I had no VAT to pay.
Now to the GT: This thing is a big, hefty and very impressive monster and definitely worth the waiting.
The LED on mine is spot on, and the anodizing has no imperfections. It seems the reflector is V2 (only slight lines if you explicitly look for it from the right angle).
The switch LED is only visible in the dark, but that is what it´s meant for, right? ;)
Here it is with its little Brother the Utorch UT02. And even on the mirror finish of the UT02, you can see machining marks if you look at it from the right angle.
http://imgur.com/a/eDF2c/embed?pub=true&
Huge thanks to Texas_Ace and the whole BLF team including Neal and Lumintop. You all did a great job. Hopefully, we also will hear back from TheMiller anytime soon.