I’m a sucker. I ordered another of the same light I’m waiting on (SD03), although the price has gone up a buck since I last ordered one.
The new order says: “Will be shipped within: 4 days 20 hours 57 minutes” by Singapore Post.
Huh. It was over $18 today on Ali.
But I used the search tool and it came up for around $16.
They’re teasing me.
And, interesting, hovering the mouse cursor over the March order’s tracking link gets “hand over to airline” for the 3/29 date, rather than “departed country of origin” — that’s different.
So it probably is still sitting in China rather than out over the Pacific somewhere.
My 3/31/20 order arrived in about 3 weeks. My 4/17 order is still in transit though it appears to have arrived in the states on 5/6. Just pulled the trigger on the LH351D C8F kit. We’ll see how long it takes, I guess.
I love my C8Fs. I just built two of my 18650 hosts today. With rain all week and my wife taking over my office, I’ve had some time and so after getting in some XLP HI leds from Sofirn last week, I got busy on three year old projects.
But the new LH351D C8F I got last month is really a superb light, bright, yet with fantastic natural light. You’re gonna’ like that light I bet!
My LT1 tracking just popped that my package landed in L.A. on 5/4. Still waiting for movement from there. All in all, not a bad trip, and Sofirn has always been super solid for me. They’re a great company.
Destination
Origin - Tracking consuming: 64 ms
2020-05-04 15:30
LOS ANGELES - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Arrived at destination country
2020-05-03 06:51
Shipment information sent to FedEx
2020-05-03 06:51
Shipment information sent to FedEx
2020-05-03 06:51
Shipment information sent to FedEx
2020-04-23 01:33
Last mile=> FEDEX, number xxxxx
2020-04-22 23:33
Departed from Yanwen Facility
2020-04-21 16:37
Process completed in Yanwen Facility
I can’t seem to catch a break… after that 38 day wait in China, it made it to the U.S. on Sunday, it’s now been three days since it left PA and hasn’t made any progress. I live on Long Island, so three days is quite excessive. I guess the USPS isn’t doing much better locally than China Post is doing internationally…
I have faith in the Chinese market and optimistic on my orders eventually getting to my door.
As the air cargo flights are reduced and the priority is for PPE, the logistics of booking a transport is most probably frantic. From the broker’s view, the scheduled shipping flights that are re-routed / cancelled / or prioritized make for heaps of merchandise that await a newer transit schedule. The tracking may not follow suit, may stall at some place, or just not be accountable anymore.
There is this exposé Air Cargo Coronavirus Problem by Wendover Productions. The airline industry has adapted to the demand, but the personnel has slowed with the outbreak (my take). Re-routing and other problems make the delivery times erratic. And the shuffling makes a more recent purchase gets thru before an older one.
I’ve got orders since March 1st idling somewhere. I don’t dare order anything last past 2 months, the waiting is just exacerbating. The irony; I have the time to work on some projects.
I may have spoke too soon as there has been no movement since it supposedly landed in L.A. on May 4th. Not holding out much hope of receiving it for my camping trip on Friday.
It took an LG UV-led from Simon 28 days from ordering to my letter box (no parcel, letter mail).
That’s about a week more than a year or so ago. Not bad, given the times we live in.
Before that, two separate parcels from Banggood made it in 39 days.
Letter mail from KD and FT was delivered in a bit over 7 weeks.
But I have a feeling that the (lack of) speed started almost a year ago.
When some world leaders got mixed up in a pissing contest.
All in all I would say that speed is up to normal, only normal isn’t what it used to be.
The above was about mail coming from China.
T&T shows that parcels within EU for no apparent reason come to a halt for a week or more.
Can’t imagine the Commander in Chief coming over to rattle my parcels in search for contraband.
Color me shocked and in love. Get to work today and there are 2 Sofirn SP10S flashlights here that Sofirn sent to me from the Sofirn store in NY. (I have had a single one on order since Jan 21st still stuck in China). There was no note or paperwork, just 2 brand new well packed excellent SP10S flashlight kits (with charger). If anyone starts a “Best vendor thread” of companies that have gone “above and beyond” to take good care of their customers please add this post to it and make sure Sofirn is on top of the list.
I guess Sofirn has no leverage with the shipping companies once a package gets to the airline.
My March 21st order is still claiming after 3 weeks to be somewhere between China and the US.
And a few subsequent orders haven’t even gotten that far. Oh, well.
I believe that much of what is shipped from China by e-packet mail has traveled on commercial airliners in the hold under the passengers. Air travel is down 96% for the same time a year ago. At the same time the freight aircraft are in huge demand and those shipping rates have multiplied several times over what thay used to be. So much so that our simple, inexpensive flashlight orders are never going to come fast until the airline industry recovers some.
they are not kidding it does take many moons, my prize light was shipped out by skilhunt on 4\10, on 4\13 it got to SHEN ZHEN, United States Dedicated Service, there has been no update since then,
