[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Mecallie · February 16, 2018, 4:03pm

Did you ask for it via the Google form? I also asked but heard nothing. Or did you send a pm?

Mecallie · February 16, 2018, 4:24pm

well Franz, the thing is, those last 50 members who are waiting on the GT are a small minority, as are the ones that paid a lot more due to wrong invoice. The other much bigger group of members who have the GT are happy with the GT and their mission is completed. They are modding it already. That’s the way it is. This is a GB to learn from. In future GB maybe the manual could be more specific about how a GB works.

Waitingtime: 1-6 month, depending on howmany fans are blowing in the factory’s office (the wind is blowing the lists from the table.)

Personal stuff of the people working at the factory, like marriage, flue, reflectoriatitis (workers get sick from looking in a OP reflector) and smuggling lights out if the factories.

Annual change, holidays, long weekends, employers that don’t return, wind direction, exchange rates, shipping costs, unknown countries (some factories use an old map) and tax issues may delay or block shipment and increase costs of transport.

Weekend activities of the factory staff, mostly presented by girls named Shirley. The use an old roulette wheel to determine who will be in the next shipping. The zero means that others than GB can buy the flashlights.

Chinese mentality in doing business, a cultural exploration.

In the lead of the GB is a team of coaches with backgrounds in complex communication and management challenges that never sleep and watch clips of the Dalai lama.

If you write this in a disclaimer no one will be complaining, calling others cry babies or ask for a refund.

Problem solved.

I think the first batch where 555 users right? 50 (where did you get that number?) + the ones that overpaid is ~10 percent. That is not a very small minority.

The big problem here is the difference. If everyone was still waiting, fine. But some of you have already worn down their lights whilst others have no idea when theirs will even be delivered.

I also participated in the Q8 GB: no problems there. So dismissing the complaints as “those of a small minority”. And implying that a GB always works like this with a “you could have known, but next time we’ll put it in big print for those who can’t think on their own” kind of statement is just not fair.

fonfan · February 16, 2018, 4:26pm

Answers to email.

Kingjohn · February 16, 2018, 7:00pm

LOL, thank you for this post!

JasonWW · February 16, 2018, 11:06pm

Mecallie:

well Franz, the thing is, those last 50 members who are waiting on the GT are a small minority, as are the ones that paid a lot more due to wrong invoice. The other much bigger group of members who have the GT are happy with the GT and their mission is completed. They are modding it already. That’s the way it is. This is a GB to learn from. In future GB maybe the manual could be more specific about how a GB works.

I think the first batch where 555 users right? 50 (where did you get that number?) + the ones that overpaid is ~10 percent. That is not a very small minority.

The big problem here is the difference. If everyone was still waiting, fine. But some of you have already worn down their lights whilst others have no idea when theirs will even be delivered.

I also participated in the Q8 GB: no problems there. So dismissing the complaints as “those of a small minority”. And implying that a GB always works like this with a “you could have known, but next time we’ll put it in big print for those who can’t think on their own” kind of statement is just not fair.

From post #1:
A 5th shipment of 185 lights went out on Feb 9th. This includes registered packages. So this means about 800 of the 850 lights have shipped. The next shipment of reflectors should take care of the last 50 orders.

This is the 50 people being refered to.

I don’t know what is meant by people getting a wrong invoice and paying more. I’ve never heard that. Maybe someone can explain it to me?

With the Q8, there were no setbacks or delays with getting the flashlight components. Thorfire could crank out 500 lights a week so people did not have to wait very long to get their light shipped.

Franz · February 16, 2018, 11:42pm

I would like apologize to Bozlight29, I misumdertood his comment and I was rude with him.

Sorry

Tuigali · February 17, 2018, 1:35am

Haven’t had a shipping notification for some time,
I had three returned to sender due to customs issues, not heard anything since….?

Texas_Ace · February 17, 2018, 1:59am

No one has heard anything as they are on vacation for CNY. We hope to get back on track by the end of the month.

Keisari · February 17, 2018, 2:18am

Via the Google form, got a reply via email later the same day IIRC.

Lopan · February 17, 2018, 4:32am

Have you checked your spam folder? I got an email from Martin with the tracking number, subject is “gt”. It was classified as spam.

Theodore41 · February 17, 2018, 4:49am

I had a email from Martin with a word registered,and a empty box. So I was sad.When I sent this email to a friend to see the empty box,suddenly the box got two numbers when the email arrived to my friend.
Finally he sent me back the email and now I can see myself the numbers and check the parcels by 17track.Magic.

G0OSE · February 17, 2018, 4:31pm

Good news (for me at least) my registered one has landed in the UK and is at nearby RDC, I have a feeling it will be here on Monday…….for it to be there it must have been through customs already.
I’ll update tomorrow.

NikolaS · February 17, 2018, 4:43pm

Good news! That was fast for registered shipping only a week if was shipped out on 9.Feb like all others :+1:

G0OSE · February 17, 2018, 4:47pm

Indeed it was, so fast I hope it skipped customs altogether……maybe that would be too much to ask :money_mouth_face:
The service is a 48hr one, so it’s either Monday or Tuesday.

Flying_Luminosity · February 17, 2018, 4:57pm

That’s good to know. Mine hasn’t shipped yet which is understandable, since I ordered it late. But at least I know what to expect in terms of shipping times, once the remaining ones are sent out.

Asbestos · February 17, 2018, 9:12pm

Still patiently waiting. Keep up the good work guys!

WaylonJennings · February 17, 2018, 9:38pm

Does anyone know the highest number to have been sent a PM about being able to order their GT?

Kingjohn · February 17, 2018, 10:40pm

That would be me.

(Your task will be, to search my name in the first posting to get to the number)

Mr.Scott · February 17, 2018, 11:03pm

PMs have been sent through #1049.

Waylon - I see you at 556 and 1374.

JasonWW · February 17, 2018, 11:05pm

From post #1.
The next group (3rd batch) to purchase lights (#1050 and up on the list or who signed up after 10/23/17) will get their PM/ emails after Chinese New Year which means late February.