Fasttech Shipping Time To South Africa
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Just an update. Package no 1 took a 16 Days (including weekends) to arrive in my hands. (total of 24 days if you count when order was placed)
Packages are man-handled? 
I hope to get mine un-man-handled, fingers crossed here
Initially I was looking for some ceramic tweezers, ended up ordering plenty of other stuff as well - with their prices, it's hard to ignore the temptation
Wanted to ask you guys - I'm in Pta and took the suggested option offered (Airmail with Tracking). Delivery address is set to my home addy, can I expect home delivery to happen (eventually), or would you suggest I go get it from the Customs Office?
How will I know when it has arrived at customs, and whether it arrived at customs in Pta? (Also, if you go collect at customs, it's probably best to expect to pay import tax right? What amount could I expect to be paying on tax?)
I hope to get mine un-man-handled, fingers crossed hereInitially I was looking for some ceramic tweezers, ended up ordering plenty of other stuff as well - with their prices, it's hard to ignore the temptation
Wanted to ask you guys - I'm in Pta and took the suggested option offered (Airmail with Tracking). Delivery address is set to my home addy, can I expect home delivery to happen (eventually), or would you suggest I go get it from the Customs Office?
How will I know when it has arrived at customs, and whether it arrived at customs in Pta? (Also, if you go collect at customs, it's probably best to expect to pay import tax right? What amount could I expect to be paying on tax?)
I received 2 packages so far and both were fine. They generally send you a slip to collect at PO. customs charges is anyone's guess. My R400 parcel was R39 and my R1200 parcel was R19. Depends on who checks your package and what mood they are in... 
You can phone ems and ask them to keep your parcel if you would like to collect it there. Just use your international tracking number. You should be able to collect from them as soon as your status says "from customs"
You can phone ems and ask them to keep your parcel if you would like to collect it there. Just use your international tracking number. You should be able to collect from them as soon as your status says "from customs"
its been a full calendar month for me and still nothing has arrived ....
I received an email from Cape Mail that my parcel will arrive at my local P.O on Friday and I will be able to collect on Saturday...
Lies!
Woman's day so the post office is closed today! grumble grumble no coiling the aqua for me yet ...
I received an email from Cape Mail that my parcel will arrive at my local P.O on Friday and I will be able to collect on Saturday...
Lies!
Woman's day so the post office is closed today! grumble grumble
no coiling the aqua for me yet ...
Okay
I'm looking at getting a bunch of stuff in from Fasttech. It would be a biggish order R4000 to R5000.
What's the best way to get it shipped as I see they have a number of options. I'm in hectic rush for it but would like to stick in either the free or minimal delivery charge if possible but I would like to ensure it arrives in a reasonable time frame and is actually gets here (if you get my drift) as I have heard of a number of shipments that just don't arrive.
What are duties like on items?
Are batteries allowed or safe to ship?
Should I split the orders?
Any other info would be greatly appreciated
I'm looking at getting a bunch of stuff in from Fasttech. It would be a biggish order R4000 to R5000.
What's the best way to get it shipped as I see they have a number of options. I'm in hectic rush for it but would like to stick in either the free or minimal delivery charge if possible but I would like to ensure it arrives in a reasonable time frame and is actually gets here (if you get my drift) as I have heard of a number of shipments that just don't arrive.
What are duties like on items?
Are batteries allowed or safe to ship?
Should I split the orders?
Any other info would be greatly appreciated
I have gotten 2 packages from them with no issues. Shipped via their reccomended method. Longest I waited for delivery was 4 weeks after shipment was sent. They sometimes take long to pack a shipment. Waited 2 and a half weeks for them to pack the one that was sent Friday. As far as I know batteries are going to be an issue.
Oh, and duties are anyone's guess. Depends on who processes you parcel. My expensive parcel genetated less duties than my cheap one. 
Does that mean you cant order a hana clone(mini)? Since they come with a battery.
Yup. follows the same route as battery shipping. Someone on here bought batteries through them and iirc received them, it just took very long. So you can buy the hana clone, just dont expect it to get here quick. When you checkout they usually warn you that you have batteries and tell you how the item will ship.
@baksteen8168 i see. So you can order them but they get shipped differently and will probably take a lot longer than other items.
So best thing is to order them separately from other items?
So best thing is to order them separately from other items?
This is what I have been told too.
Have never ordered batteries from them, but if I did, I would do it this way.
Never ordered from focal. What's their shipping charges like?
Was in contact with fasttech about batteries and the problem is only with open cylindrical batteries. Any mod like a hana or n spinner or something with built in batteries are good to ship
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Weird. I tried ordering Xbox 360 charging packs (which is a built in battery) and got told that It would ship the slowest method. Maybe they found a company that is willing to ship these differently?
Jip I believe they found a way around some of the issues. You will see when you check out the normal recommended shipping option is missing and another one pops up. They told me they are working on the problem with shipping and maybe they are going in the right direction
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as per their site it's free shipping same as ft
Thanks, will check them out.
A tip. When ordering from fasttech, check that it says "Ship next day" next to the price. Some items only ships 5 or 10 business days after the order has been placed. I learned this lesson after my first order. If you're willing to wait, then fine, otherwise exclude the items that will only be shipped after a certain number of days. That's how I shop at fasttech.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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