GB for the "discontinued" Olight O'pen

LED Flashlights – General Info Multiple AAA Flashlights
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I had a little run around with GearBest. Don’t really know what they were trying to accomplish, but I am glad that it worked out. Hear is a copy of the conversation with them. Kinda humorous.

Ticket: AT*
Post by: Admin(flower)
Order Number: WW
Subject: Change product(s) for your order WW
Message: Dear customer,

Thank you for your time and understanding.
We are sorry to let you know that we have problem with following product(s).It is can not meet demands.We are afraid that we can not offer you recently.

sku * quantity * productName:
LL0138401 * 1 * Olight OPEN Cree XP-G2 LED 3 Modes 180LM LED Pen Pocket Flashlight Torch

In order to bring the greatest actual benefit for our customers and build a long-term relationship with you.We offer you following options regarding the unavailbale items.

1.Exchange for points worth 1.2 times the item price and shipping fee of the unavailable product(s).
2.Exchange for product(s) of equivalent value.

Which is your preferred option (please choose only one)?

If you prefer to exchange the goods, it is recommended that you choose the items which are marked that can be shipped within 24 hours.
We kindly ask you to give us the link of the product and advise the size/color to us so we can handle the order for you accurately.Your help will be much appreciated.

Please accept our sincere apology for the inconvenience brought for you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards
Support Center
State: Waiting for your reply
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Here was my reply:

Gearbest Customer Support At :11/13/2014 01:38:11 AM
Please refund my money in full. Thank you.
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And here is their reply:

Gearbest Customer Support At :11/13/2014 07:03:11 PM
Dear Thomas,

Thank you for your time.

We just got the item, it had been packaged,and shipped out,sorry, we can not cancel it, we will update the tracking number soon.

Thank you for your waiting.

Best regards
Flower

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Received my o’pen. Declared value was 19.98$. Don’t know if it’s a random number or what it would costs without shipping but for me it was at least a safe value.

Really like it. Bright enough, nice feel, good quality what I expect from olight.

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I received my O’pen too.
Great looking light, plenty bright on AAA’s.
It comes in really good looking retail packaging, it would make a good gift.
Thanks for the deal.

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Glad to hear things are arriving. In 3 days it will be a month since mine was supposedly shipped and I have not had any other China order take this long. My first GearBest order too.

I am beginning to worry. No update to 17track since 11/14 (14/11 for Europeans) when Netherlands post supposedly shipped it to the destination country. USPS reports “Not Found” per 17Track and using the tracking number on the USPS tracking site gives a orange “ALERT” message and a additional message which reads “USPS Tracking™ is unavailable for this product for NETHERLANDS”.

This is the first time I have seen the USPS give this orange alert warning format rather than simply state that the number is not in their system or give tracking information.

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At least I got this tracking today.

2014-11-26 11:42 The item has arrived in the country of destination

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Sorry - I got my 2 lights earlier this week (a red and a blue).

My wife “liked” (not loved) the red one, which is unusual (she thinks that my fascination with lights is “silly” :laughing:… she actually is carrying it in her purse now :)…

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Rich, if you haven’t had any orders take a month before then you’re lucky. 6-8 weeks has been the norm for most(fast tech and EE X6 being notable exceptions). I hope you get it soon though. This is a nice looking light but at ~$30 was just a bit too pricey for me. I am not a collector! I’m a modder, really!

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Almost all of my orders have been from FastTech so maybe I have been spoiled.

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Ordered on 10/27, received 11/24. It’s a nice pen light that I’m quite satisfied with. The switch is a bit stiff but on the plus side, that will reduce the likelihood of accidental pocket activation. Thanks Old-Lumens for putting this GB together.

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I have a question. There’s mention of some kind of lock out, pointing to the area around the switch. I thought you might be able to twist the end to lock out the button, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

So what is the “lock out function” that their talking about? It’d be nice to have that to prevent the light from coming on accidentally in her purse.

Thanks,
Jim

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

EDIT: I figured out what they meant about the lockout. The threads are anodized, so you can lock out the light by loosening the part of the body that has the button to lock out the light.

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I am impatiently anticipating my blue O’pen…

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red one was in my mailbox weds.
almost seems brighter than my Preons.
If I pd. $40 or $50 for this, I wouldn’t be very happy.
But this was a great deal at this price.
it will make a nice dress shirt pocket light.
thanks again Old Lumens for your troubles bringing us this deal.
Jim

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My blue one came today, sweet light and just in time.

Thanks!

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Got my blue one today also. Thanks to O-L for the group buy

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Just received my blue Olight penlight today. Arrived with box and light in perfect condition. Took just over a month, but all is perfect.

Thanks OL and Gearbest!

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Got home from work last night to find my blue one in the mail box. Love it! :slight_smile: Thanks Old-Lumens for setting this up…. It must be a good one since my better half said to me last night “ohhhh, what’s that?”. :open_mouth:

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My two arrived in good shape today, a Red and a Blue. All of mine including the original Black one do not have the front section glued to the battery holder tube. Not able to remove bezels though so far. Overall I think that the O’Pen is my favorite penlight due to the overall shape which most closely resembles a tail click operated ballpoint pen. The biggest disadvantage has always been the price which is why I was happy to see this sale. For medical use checking eye reactions I suspect that the lowest setting may be on the high side too.

I remember reading somewhere that the very top cap that clamps the pocket clip on could be used to lock out the light. Not on any of mine but the threaded split at the plated ring just below the bottom end of the pocket clip does provide a lockout and the ability to change modes using a twist type user interface rather than the rear switch if desired. Be nice IMO if more lights offered multiple colors of anodized finishes.

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I finally received my red O’pen a couple of days ago. Very nice.

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No pen for me yet :frowning:

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Anyone manage to stick a high CRI 219 or XP-G in one of these yet?