After joining this forum and reading up on a few flashlights I went ahead and made a few purchases
However as of today none have arrived here yet so I thought I would list a few to see if these are normal delivery times
First DX.com
15th March - Order received for one of these
[sold out] SKY RAY 6 x Cree XM-L2 T6 3-Mode Cool White Light Flashlight - Black (4 x 18650) US$ 25,76 free shipping @ DX
SKY RAY 6 x Cree XM-L2 T6 3600lm 3-Mode Cool White Light Flashlight - Black (4 x 18650)
And 4 “TrustFire Protected 18650 3.7V ”3000mAh” Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries (Pair)“:http://www.dx.com/p/trustfire-protected-18650-3-7v-3000mah-rechargeable-li-ion-batteries-pair-120476#.U29L7vldU5Y .
17th March - Partial shipment (of batteries)
2nd April - Full shipment
Nothing here yet , I raised a ticket with them on 23rd April and got this response
Dear Customer,
We apologize for the late reply in the delivery process, there is a heavy backlog of tickets recently .
Typically it may take 14-30 working days (i.e. Mon-Fri, excluding public holidays in Hong Kong and in your country) to deliver the package.
If after 4 weeks from shipment the order still hasn’t arrived you may contact us and we will follow up on the package
Or you can go you to local post office to have a check if they have got your package but have not told the receiver to get the pakage.
We strive to make sure the items reach you smoothly and safely. We appreciate your patience.
Best regards
Sincerely Ellen
Another DX order .
5th April - Order received Trustfire Flame 14500 battery x2.
7th April - Order shipped
EDIT 15th May - Order of batteries arrives
5th April - Order confirmation for two of these Only ($4.52USD Delivered) LED Zoomable Flashlight CREE XM-L T6 800LM 3-Mode@MyLED.com
14th April - Shipping confirmation
Still nothing
LightsCastle
9th April - Order confirmation for one of these UltraFire LW-12L2 Cree XM-L2 T6 7920LM 5-Mode Flashlight-Grey+Silver(3*18650/3*26650)
And four of these “TRUSTFIRE RECHARGEABLE 3.7V ”5000MAH” 26650 LI-ION BATTERIES (PAIR)“:http://www.lightscastle.com/product/trustfire-rechargeable-3.7v-5000mah-26650-li-ion-batteries-pair-610153 .
15th April - Order status changed to shipped.
6th May - Order status changed to shipped.
Gearbest.
28th April - Order confirmation for Opus BT-C3100 V2.0 LI-ion NiCd NiMh LCD Smart Intelligent Battery Charger with EU Adapter - Black .
29th April - Order shipped.
Are these normal times to wait? The last thing I bought from DX which landed was a Fandyfire Warrior which came in three weeks so I was expecting around the same again
The first batteries from DX were supposedly shipped on 17th March which is now looking like a very long time ago.
I will update as/if they arrive.
EDIT 1 - 15th May - Order of batteries arrives from DX.com 14500 batteries.
EDIT 2 - 21st May - Order from Lightscastle arrives, however it is the wrong light, I ordered ULTRAFIRE LW-12L2 CREE XM-L T6 7920LM 5-MODE FLASHLIGHT but in the bag is a ULTRAFIRE LW-9T6 9*CREE XM-L T6 6050LM 5-MODE FLASHLIGHT. I have emailed Lightscastle to inform them of their mistake and asking them to ship the correct unit I ordered and paid for.
Upto now they have had good email responses so I hope they will resolve this for me.
Any ideas of what to do in this situation?
EDIT 3 - 22nd May - Order from DX.com for 4x 18650 batteries arrives (Order placed on 15th March, shipped on 17th March)
EDIT 4 - 23rd May - After opening Paypal dispute (on 45th day for one and 46th day for second torch) myLED have refunded fully for first $4.52 and a partial refund for second (I guess as over Paypal threshold they didn’t feel the need to fully refund, however something is better than nothing) £1.98 after a £1.01 Adjustment fee
EDIT 5 - 2nd June - Well my C3100 finally landed today, well a note from the post office did, saying I had a customs charge to pay
Went to collect and found I had a £15.05 ($25.21USD) charge to pay comprising of £7.05 VAT and £8 Royal Mail Handling Fee
Looking at the package I notice that Gearbest has put the value as $59.15 not the price I paid , which means I had to pay VAT on the full price
So the original price of $41 (£24.47GBP) became a lot more expensive after that
EDIT 6 - 18th June - Finally my SRK from DX arrives , just over 3 months to get to the UK.
EDIT 7 – 21st August – Finally my UltraFire LW-12L2 Cree XM-L2 T6 7920LM 5-Mode Flashlight-Grey+Silve from Lightscastle arrives 84 days after ordering it.
Well after the order going in on the 29th May, the torch has arrived at the wife’s works today I hope its correct and working this time.
Not bad to say I originally ordered it in March