Bye-bye FastTech hello HealthCabin.

[daveyboy37]

Well i had just been planning on buying a few more iClear30's (around £7.50 if you order 3 or more) from myepack but also wanted some spare tubes and also some drip tips for my iClear16s but couldn't find any on there.
I then remembered a while ago one of the mods, possibly Perpetua mentioning www.healthcabin.net being good for spares tubes etc...
OMG... a boxed iclear 30 for £4.43 www.healthcabin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1189_1192&products_id=8239
unboxed for £4.15 www.healthcabin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1189_1192&products_id=8246
Each one with choice of colours

Also a minimum of a further 5% off the total order.
£11.50 for DHL (2-5 day shipping)

So 4 iclear30's, 5 drip tips for my 16's, 4 spare tubes for the 30's and a large ego carry case. £31.80 shipped.

My new Chinese supplier found... Bye-bye SlowTech.

[Griff]

daveyboy37 hope all goes well with your order from HC.

The last few orders I placed with HC were returned by Beijing Airport for reason best known to them as they didn`t contain batteries or liquids.

HC were on the ball with their customer service as all orders were fully refunded.

Griff

[Karma]

Griff HC have stopped doing China Post again due to parcels being returned Blummin annoying when they have a sale on

DHL shipping will be fine although I think more likely to be hit by customs

[daveyboy37]

Dec 24, 2013 15:23:12 GMT Griff said:

daveyboy37 hope all goes well with your order from HC.

The last few orders I placed with HC were returned by Beijing Airport for reason best known to them as they didn`t contain batteries or liquids.

HC were on the ball with their customer service as all orders were fully refunded.

Griff

Thank you. What shipping method did you use?

Edit.... I think Karma just answered

[daveyboy37]

Dec 24, 2013 15:28:31 GMT Karma said:

Griff HC have stopped doing China Post again due to parcels being returned Blummin annoying when they have a sale on

DHL shipping will be fine although I think more likely to be hit by customs

Well if I do get hit by customs and the duties are upto £20 then there's nothing lost.

I do love how things like ego cases, spare tubes and drip tips have at least a 500% mark-up in the UK.

[fagin]

Local vendors have to pay little things like tax, VAT, NI, living wages, rent, council tax etc as opposed to employing small children fed sawdust and kept in boxes overnight.
Personally I'm happy to pay a little more, get things quickly, have back up if I need it, and be able to communicate with vendors - all of whom post here.

[daveyboy37]

Dec 24, 2013 15:41:29 GMT fagin said:

Local vendors have to pay little things like tax, VAT, NI, living wages, rent, council tax etc

As do we all

as opposed to employing small children fed sawdust and kept in boxes overnight.

A little far fetched

Personally I'm happy to pay a little more, get things quickly, have back up if I need it, and be able to communicate with vendors - all of whom post here.

As am I. However there is a fine line between UK vendors making a living and ripping people off.

[Jerri]

I've ordered a few times with HC. Always waited 6-8 weeks then been told its been sent back and refunded.

On the ball with the refund but the 2 month wait I could do without. So I'm sticking to FT in the future. Never waited more than 3-4 weeks for my FT orders.

[fagin]

Dec 24, 2013 16:09:43 GMT daveyboy37 said:

as opposed to employing small children fed sawdust and kept in boxes overnight.

A little far fetched

Ya think? When I was a young 'un, we would have given anything for a box and some sawdust.

[Deleted]

Postage and customer service has been great from here
www.chinabuye.com/gadgets/cigarette

[Bluefish]

How long do these last you? I have been using the same spheroid for the last year + and still going strong.

[newdawn]

Dec 24, 2013 15:41:29 GMT fagin said:

Local vendors have to pay little things like tax, VAT, NI, living wages, rent, council tax etc as opposed to employing small children fed sawdust and kept in boxes overnight.
Personally I'm happy to pay a little more, get things quickly, have back up if I need it, and be able to communicate with vendors - all of whom post here.

There's every chance the supplies we're paying extra for in the UK are the same ones Asian suppliers offer for less.

[fagin]

You're most probably right. And we know Jason keeps Grizwald locked in a cupboard when he's not mixing, so bang goes another of my theories.

My bottom line is I want something, I want it now. I have a problem, I want it sorted yesterday.

[daveyboy37]

Dec 24, 2013 23:53:51 GMT newdawn said:

Dec 24, 2013 15:41:29 GMT fagin said:

Local vendors have to pay little things like tax, VAT, NI, living wages, rent, council tax etc as opposed to employing small children fed sawdust and kept in boxes overnight.
Personally I'm happy to pay a little more, get things quickly, have back up if I need it, and be able to communicate with vendors - all of whom post here.

There's every chance the supplies we're paying extra for in the UK are the same ones Asian suppliers offer for less.

Absolutely they are... The vast majority of our vaping gear is Chinese made. The original point I was making was simply that some UK companies such as Myepack are extremely cheap and yet make a profit and so they should.
My issue is with UK vendors who multiply that profit margin by 10 fold, 20 fold and some even more.
Myepack, VapeEscape and one or two others will always get my custom.
The ones who choose to massively overprice their stuff...well I honestly don't care about them. I certainly won't pay those prices just because they're vendors on this forum.

[newdawn]

Dec 25, 2013 0:20:28 GMT daveyboy37 said:

Dec 24, 2013 23:53:51 GMT newdawn said:

There's every chance the supplies we're paying extra for in the UK are the same ones Asian suppliers offer for less.

Absolutely they are... The vast majority of our vaping gear is Chinese made. The original point I was making was simply that some UK companies such as Myepack are extremely cheap and yet make a profit and so they should.
My issue is with UK vendors who multiply that profit margin by 10 fold, 20 fold and some even more.
Myepack, VapeEscape and one or two others will always get my custom.
The ones who choose to massively overprice their stuff...well I honestly don't care about them. I certainly won't pay those prices just because they're vendors on this forum.

I totally agree.  I just wasn't buying the assumption that UK goods were made under better circumstances than Asian goods when the goods are the same.