Extra shipping to specific countries where there’s a high cost seems fair. I just wanted to make sure there’s not some sneaky fee being added to later orders.
Hey… I don’t know what “IRRC” means either… it was a typo. :person_facepalming: … My bad.
IIRC = If I remember correctly
if IRC = If I remember correctly
And quite possibly I did not remember correctly.
I know I read somewhere months ago that shipping to certain countries was extremely high and that even ‘free shipping’ to those countries would have to be subsidized by the buyer.
I honestly thought I remembered that was mentioned & discussed in this thread. But as I stated…. maybe I remembered wrong. But I know it was discussed somewhere & I shall try to find where that was.
IIRC this was brought on by the BLF GT when Lumintop lost their rear ends on shipping quite a few of those lights.
I honestly do not think Neal is trying to pull a fast one or make “extra profit”. That kinda makes him sound like a thief, And I for one DO NOT think Neal is a thief.
I think he is trying to cover legitimate cost so it does not come out of his pocket, as was rumored to have happened with part of the BLF GT’s.
Is it completely out of place to suggest that if the idea of paying an unexpected $3 is that upsetting, maybe just don’t order the light? I’ve dropped any number of purchases at the “pay now” screen after I finally got to see the shipping cost, and didn’t like it. Usually that’s $8-$20 “surprise” charges (one place, $25 for a small UPS package from Arizona to North Carolina, when $10 is the most that could cost). $5, I might grumble. $2-3, unless it’s a $5 item, probably not.
And, yeah, “target price” is really not something to take as more than a rough estimate.
I've received a tracking number from Neal that shows "Item received" to a sorting center in China. I expected it to basically be a "label created" type of thing, and was very surprised. Last I heard, shipments wouldn't begin until May 8. Time to play the "wait and see" game.
I also just got a tracking number. But based on experience I wouldn’t be surprised or bent out of shape if it took a month to get to me.
As an aside I don’t really know why I bought the flashlight since I don’t really have a need for it. Although irritating my adult kids is certainly a fun thing to do
Ordered 1 of my 2 in XPL 3D, hoping the SST-20 option is available soon to order my second, honestly I would almost prefer the branding on the second once so they’re easier to differentiate by sight.
No worries. I was planning to explain the mechanism so people wouldn’t be expecting a second message, and by sheer coincidence you provided a perfect example.
In case it's not known here, Martin told me that Neal had a few 3D's on hand, so the shipping notices are legit, assuming all you that got a tracking # ordered 3D's.
Dear reader, if you find yourself thinking about posting private group-buy codes in public, just remember… PURULENT GENITAL FURUNCLES.
Maybe karma exists, maybe it doesn’t. But if genital furuncles are involved, is it really worth finding out?
No, there isn’t another round of PMs coming. The list doesn’t have data on who wants which emitter, and it’d be a little rude or spammy to send messages to everyone again. So it’s probably best to keep an eye on FW3A news, because SST-20 should be announced when it’s ready.
Last I heard, I think Neal found a FD2 tint bin. Hopefully it’ll be a little more rosy than the FB4 bin found earlier.
The elliptical one is the best choice for biking. That’s what I’m using on my bike, anyway.
I like saying your name. It’s a fun word.
I’m quoting this because that’s a great article.
Most of us don’t really need it. To merely fill a need, we could go to a local shop for whatever cheap light they have. But there are plenty of other valid reasons to get one. I’m guessing the majority of us are here because we enjoy it, not because we actually need more lights.
However, that said… I use this particular light a lot. It gets more runtime than the entire rest of my collection, unless I count the Q8 I use as a bedside candle.
Although few would admit it, that’s probably the reason why many people are here. Sometimes a light in the darkness is exactly what we need, even if it’s not strictly for the purposes of seeing at night. Because what we have here is a community, and it serves a lot of purposes which aren’t strictly about converting electrons into photons.
As a hint, there are actually 24 or 26 scenarios, depending on which version of the puzzle is attempted. But it may be possible to reduce it to 12 or 13 scenarios and still fill the requirements, which Random Dan may have done.
I’ll run this through my test script to check it. Even if the script reports failed cases, it looks pretty close. I expect there should be at least one solution which can identify the fake but can’t determine whether it’s lighter or heavier… but at a glance, I’m not totally sure if you’ve found such a thing or not.
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I’ll run this through my test script to check it. Even if the script reports failed cases, it looks pretty close. I expect there should be at least one solution which can identify the fake but can’t determine whether it’s lighter or heavier… but at a glance, I’m not totally sure if you’ve found such a thing or not.[/quote]
I thought the specification said we only needed to identify the coin, not necessarily determine light or heavy. The only stone which I could identify as the misfit but not classify as light or heavy would be 13 since I never weighed it. I could fix that and then I’d need to use the dummy weight.
Yeh, just 4 and I was working to 12 diamonds. After seeing Dan’s first 2 answers I went back and checked mine again and of course discovered it was flawed. I was only half heartedly thinking about it then. Luckily at that point I got save… err … I mean distracted by the family The more I look at it the more I come to the conclusion it’s out of my league
Well put, I signed up here for GB deal but I enjoy some of the banter that goes on around here, and I’ve learned a thing or two. The collaborative nature of the projects and the friendly environment is why I keep coming back. You and all those involved who keep BLF what is right now is very much appreciated.