Who named Fasttech

As I mentioned above in Post #35: “So, also over the past 7 weeks there have been 4 orders with Banggood, all have arrived, and all took less than 4 weeks. Likewise over the past 7 weeks there have been 6 orders with AliExpress and none have taken over 4 weeks to deliver.”

Here is a listing of my 6 orders with FastTech that have caused my grief:

Hope that helps people. I’m NOT ordering from FastTech again until these delays change. You have been warned - so it’s recommended to think twice before ordering from FastTech.

Wow thats terrible obviously they have no respect for the customer. Thats why I only ordered one cheap light to see for myself how there shipping is. Some store in the US could make a whole lot of money it they carried Some of the brands only the China sites carry.

And you’re being banged very good :smiley:

So its all your fault :laughing:
When they first started out they were somehow delivering in two weeks, many members were complimenting them though we had no idea how that was happening.
These days i don’t care as long as i get it as PayPal no longer has a 45 day dispute window, its 180 days.
So if my next order takes two months like the last one i won’t complain or swear off Fasttech.

After covid is done and things return to normal i would expect the standard one month on the slow boat.

Okay, quick summary of my order.

Placed 06-07, shipped 06-11 after parts were being collected. 2 parts were out of stock and I was asked whether I wanted to substitute, wait, or cancel. Chose to wait. The rest of the order except for those 2 doodads was shipped, got a pic of the wrapped package, the tracking number matches, etc. The other package will hopefully ship in a few days. (And I’ll get a pic and tracking number for that, too.)

So, not bad at all, given that a) I was kept informed of parts being OOS and asked what I preferred to do, b) the partial shipment was sent as to not hold up the entire order because of 1-2 no-shows, and c) I’ll eventually get everything even though it’ll cost FT to send 2 packages vs only 1.

No fake tracking numbers, no black hole of information or email, nothing… bad. Everything above-board, kept in the loop as to what was going on, legit tracking numbers, etc. So, yeah, that kinda inspires confidence, no?

@Lightbringer I'm glad you are having a successful order with FastTech. They communicated very well and they got that one order out in only 4 days. That's great! And I hope for your sake that the trend continues for you as I read that you won't order from AliX because they charge tax and FastTech does not. It pisses me off too but I put up with it. To each their own I guess. Here's wishing you continued good luck with your FastTech orders!

In the past 8 weeks I've placed these 6 orders with FastTech and about 20 orders with AliX, and a few with Banggood. All of my AliX orders are being delivered within 2 to 4 weeks.

As for me, here's an update on my 6 FastTech orders as of today:

The order with the April 11th date should be delivered early next week. As for the other FastTech orders we'll have to wait and see.

The whole purpose of my posts here is to try and help. I want to pass on my recent experience so others may make informed decisions and give y'all a heads-up before you place an order with a vendor. Just trying to help.

I finally received my order from Fasttech. So they ask how they did.I told them 42 days to receive package longest wait by far. So first they tried to say it was shipped Aliexpress I then pointed out it was not. So there response to that was spend more on shipping lol

Remember the good old days when Chinese products would arrive from china wrapped in brown paper and tied with string? The address was also hand written. Those were the days.

…and then the Pony Express came along.

2021-06-11 04:50
The Item is at the shippers warehouse

Can anyone tell me the next stage of tracking? This is the 3rd tracking number they gave me. As the last 2 have been rejected. How long does it take to change to the next stage?

I’m waiting for 6 knives from them.

No, not talking to myself… :laughing:

Quick followup, got my goodies a coupla days ago, so 19 days, or under 2wks. 2 items not-in-stock were refunded less’n a day after I said okay (vs waiting, etc.), everything went smoothly. No complaints.

It spent about a week (over?) in a sorting center in LA before being sent on its merry way, so that’s stateside, not overseas.

I’m… happy. :laughing:

I’m waiting for 6 knives from them.

Ordered : Monday, May 17, 2021

They tried to ship it 6 times but no luck but 7th time got lucky. 5 months

2021-09-15 08:05 The consignment has arrived in the country of destination
2021-09-15 08:05 The item has arrived in the country of destination
2021-09-14 04:47 The item is on transport to the country of destination
2021-09-13 13:31 The item is at the PostNL sorting center
2021-09-13 13:31 The item is processed at the PostNL sorting center
2021-09-07 17:53 Consignment received at the PostNL Acceptance Centre
2021-09-07 14:00 The shipment is handed over in bulk, final acceptance of goods to be confirmed
2021-09-01 10:23 The item is ready for shipment
2021-08-30 09:48 The item is pre-advised to PostNL
2021-08-23 10:17 The Item is at the shippers warehouse

What happened the first 6 times? Customs?

I was told my last knife order with them got returned repeatedly due to export customs failures.
After some chatting with customer support they changed to a different shipping method it successfully got to me.

I probably won’t order knives from them again anytime soon (such a headache!), but I do appreciate their persistence in getting me what I ordered.

Yeh, ain’t their fault, and at least they tried… repeatedly. :laughing:

Stopped at NL Post Honk Kong end due security reasons.

That explains some things. For a time, when I’d add a smallish (sub 3”) knife to my order, the shipping choices that come up would be insanely expensive. Anything for standard shipping would be grayed out. Not spending $30 shipping for a $15 knife. I’ve had no problem from other sources, like AliExpress. I suspect that FastTech is lacking the packing know-how to minimize customs flagging of their packages. My last package was just a few USB-C cables and USB-C to 3.5mm adapter (Baseus, and works on Android) and it took almost 4 weeks to reach me. Plastic bag envelope. Items were bubble-wrapped. But the label printing was terribly small. I think they chose the slow boat from… you know.

2021-09-21 21:05 Heathrow Worldwide DC, United Kingdom, Item has left our International Processing Centre.

I should get this soon maybe tomorrow or the next day. Not bad for 6 knives at a cost of $32.85 shipped.

Sanrenmu 4077MUC-SBE1 x1
Sanrenmu 4110SUX-LY x2
Sanrenmu 4112SUX-LR x2
Sanrenmu 4112SUX-LM x1

Got the knives today well worth the wait.

C’mon man. Fasttech needs you bad.
They will probably have to close the company.

PS: I’ve been buying from them for 9 years.
When they only had 358 items.
Without a glitch.
I buy around 10k a year. e-Cigs and lights.
If they have to close because of you,
I will lose my preferred status.

Cheers.

I like fasttech.