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  #3056160 29-Mar-2023 11:37
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Anyone from here buying from temu? Ignore the free shipping ends at midnight banner, it's continued on for a fortnight so far

 

https://www.temu.com/

 

 

 

Some decent deals considering it's free shipping on orders over $15 and has a bunch of whats already on aliexpress, they give a $5 credit if it's not 'shipped'(packaged) in 5 days and a full refund plus shipping the goods if it's not shipped in 15 days. They aso give a $5 credit if it arrives after the delivery window has passed.

 

 

 

My first order took 9 days to arrive, my second on March 18th got a $5 credit for not being shipped after 5 days and it now says shipped but no further tracking updates since the 24th when a # was allocated. Not sure if I get a further credit if it arrives after the delivery window on April 2nd or not. 




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  #3056166 29-Mar-2023 11:49
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loceff13:

 

Some decent deals considering it's free shipping on orders over $15 and has a bunch of whats already on aliexpress,

 

 

We're obviously not buying the same sort of things from Ali. I searched for some of my recent purchases and none of the top search results contained what I was after, with one exception. I searched for a brass nipple. I was pleasantly surprised that the first search result was exactly that. Unfortunately, every other result thereafter was not the sort of nipple I was looking for. NSFW, if you work with a bunch of prudes.


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  #3056181 29-Mar-2023 12:28
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With the current cold snap moving through the motu there are plenty of brass nipples about.

 

 




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  #3056306 29-Mar-2023 19:39
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In this case more of a "what hasn't arrived yet", this is a question about Banggood shipping from Australia. Ordered some woodworking stuff about two weeks ago and the result has been exactly like a dropshipping con, first about a week of the item being prepared for shipment with nothing happening despite the estimated shipping date being a day after it was ordered, then an NZ Post tracking number was allocated but still nothing had shipped. This is identical to a dropshipping con where they play for time while it goes from China to the alleged shipping country and gets repacked for "local" shipment. Has anyone else experienced this from Banggood with shipping allegedly from Australia?

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  #3056374 30-Mar-2023 07:34
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Wakrak:

 

Now waiting for: 

 

Mi Band 7 + 2x skins ($65 delivered) 
Essager 60W USB-C to USB-C cable ($3.24 d)
Essager 100W USB-C to USB-C cable ($2.75 d)
40kg limit portable electronic hook scale ($3.41 d)
Toocki 75W USB-C car charger x2 ($19.01 d)
ORICO Docking station (4K @30Hz, USB 3.0 x3, PD 100W x1, RJ45 GigE x1) - $26.05 delivered. 
Tuya wi-fi temperature & humidity sensor with backlight ($19.89 d)

 

 

Toocki 75W USB C Charger 

 

Ordered March 24, Arrived March 30. That was quick. 


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  #3057273 31-Mar-2023 19:31
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Is anyone else waiting for packages handled by Czech Post? If so, you might want to check your tracking to see if there has been an update.

 

I am now seeing tracking entries from February 22 through to March 28th, indicating packages are "Pending border clearance". I check packages regularly, so it doesn't seem plausible that I could have missed these entries.


 
 
 

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  #3057347 31-Mar-2023 21:44
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The last updates on mine, ordered early Feb, were a departure notification from Prague (allegedly) on 27 Feb and then a border clearance notification on 11 March. Since then nothing.

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  #3058931 4-Apr-2023 13:15
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Is there a reason why recent packages have been showing pending border clearance. I’ve ordered packages from Aliexpress in the past and it has never shown that?

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  #3058988 4-Apr-2023 13:49
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Depends who its going thru as to what states it will get. I have seen some pretty weird biosecurity inspection ones on some parcels in the past, not recently tho.





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  #3059213 5-Apr-2023 07:18
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A good mail day. Total spend: $74

 


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  #3061580 11-Apr-2023 17:16
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neb: This is identical to a dropshipping con where they play for time while it goes from China to the alleged shipping country and gets repacked for "local" shipment. Has anyone else experienced this from Banggood with shipping allegedly from Australia?

 

 

It finally arrived, with a NZ Post label on it, and I can't see anything else under it. The entire address is "Name, Street, Suburb, AKL North Depot", so there's no way this originated from any supposed "AU Warehouse", it couldn't even have come from outside Auckland. The From address is a PO Box at Auckland Airport and a fake phone number.

 
 
 

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  #3061584 11-Apr-2023 17:27
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neb:
neb: This is identical to a dropshipping con where they play for time while it goes from China to the alleged shipping country and gets repacked for "local" shipment. Has anyone else experienced this from Banggood with shipping allegedly from Australia?
It finally arrived, with a NZ Post label on it, and I can't see anything else under it. The entire address is "Name, Street, Suburb, AKL North Depot", so there's no way this originated from any supposed "AU Warehouse", it couldn't even have come from outside Auckland. The From address is a PO Box at Auckland Airport and a fake phone number.

 

Yeah thats what they put on it and drop into the post stream locally. If you can get to the underneath one it will have the long tracking number on it. I have been told the sticker is put on in China when they bag them up.





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  #3061601 11-Apr-2023 18:22
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That's actually the only sticker on there, there's a Veiko picking sticker with an SKU and item description:

 

 

 

 

and then a NZ Post label, nothing else:

 

 


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  #3061700 12-Apr-2023 07:18
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loceff13:

 

Anyone from here buying from temu? Ignore the free shipping ends at midnight banner, it's continued on for a fortnight so far

 

https://www.temu.com/

 

 

 

Some decent deals considering it's free shipping on orders over $15 and has a bunch of whats already on aliexpress, they give a $5 credit if it's not 'shipped'(packaged) in 5 days and a full refund plus shipping the goods if it's not shipped in 15 days. They aso give a $5 credit if it arrives after the delivery window has passed.

 

 

 

My first order took 9 days to arrive, my second on March 18th got a $5 credit for not being shipped after 5 days and it now says shipped but no further tracking updates since the 24th when a # was allocated. Not sure if I get a further credit if it arrives after the delivery window on April 2nd or not. 

 

 

 

 

After seeing your post (had not heard of them before ) I gave them a whirl.

 

 

 

Very impressed. Goods arrived 6 days before they stated delivery window closed. I ordered several items from different sellers and they all arrived in one package - which I noted had an East Tamaki address on the label (which you also use for returns).

 

 

 

I see they are still promoting Free Delivery.


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  #3061734 12-Apr-2023 10:07
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steve2222:

 

After seeing your post (had not heard of them before ) I gave them a whirl.

 

 

 

wondering what makes them better over alixpress? pricing seems to be a bit more so is it cause the offer local returns?

 

 


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