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Second order from Steve CF Pepsi

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Made a more detailed order process post a little before (with exact times and everything this is just a simple one, just incase someone ever has noob worries about some sort of hangup)

12/24: Checked with Steve about stock, was told it would take about 5 days

12/26 Ordered a CF Pepsi on Jubilee paid in full on my Amex, but if you're uncomfortable with that you can just use the Virtual card feature most companies have. Alternately you can use Bank Transfer or crypto if you prefer(plus you get a discount), I just prefer card to keep track of my spending in a centralized place.

If you've been an RWI member for over a year and have some sort of reputation, I believe you can also use Paypal

Took 5-6 hours for the payment to actually clear

12/29 Got an Email from Steve about seeing a major flaw during the QC pic shoot, so they reordered for me and sent that one back. From what I gathered from a screenshot they attached the dial paint was peeling.
 

silentelephant

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Jan 3- received tracking number (label says it was created on Jan 2, so it probably already shipped out by the time I received the tracking info
 

silentelephant

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Holy shit, just decided to check the tracking info after making the update

It already arrived stateside

2 days since the label was actually made and it got here, I'm absolutely blown away. This isn't china to California, it's China to Illinois in 2 days. Honestly expecting the watch to be delivered in just a couple days
 

silentelephant

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After more research, it's a horseshit update

1. I just realized it says it arrived 7 hours in the future

2. Fast track express Inc is a known shit tier USPS shipping partner

3. If you go to "LTEXP Tracking" on Google and type in the number, it says the package was just accepted in Shenzhen

That's pretty disappointing but I can't blame Steve because a USPS partner is incapable of making accurate tracking updates
 

Evox

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Shipping in China can be a strange and chaotic experience. Unless you are a big time exporter, with agents on the ground to oversee everything.


It amazes me that packages make it to their destination.
 

silentelephant

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Shipping in China can be a strange and chaotic experience. Unless you are a big time exporter, with agents on the ground to oversee everything.


It amazes me that packages make it to their destination.

Wow that was a really interesting watch, I wonder how anything gets where it's going in one piece!
 
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Evox

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I approved my QC pictures a day after you and still haven't recieved a tracking number yet.
 
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Evox

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After more research, it's a horseshit update

1. I just realized it says it arrived 7 hours in the future

2. Fast track express Inc is a known shit tier USPS shipping partner

3. If you go to "LTEXP Tracking" on Google and type in the number, it says the package was just accepted in Shenzhen

That's pretty disappointing but I can't blame Steve because a USPS partner is incapable of making accurate tracking updates
What kind of progress has it made since arriving in Shenzhen on the 4th?
 

silentelephant

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What kind of progress has it made since arriving in Shenzhen on the 4th?
Nothing major it says it arrived at the airport yesterday I think, from what I found from someone else's tracking info through LTexp, it'll say arrived at airport, there's no shipping updates about the plane departing or arriving or anything like that it just goes directly to "waiting for customs clearance"
 
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@Evox

Got an update this morning, saying 1/9/23 18:45

"ORD, Item is arrived destination and awaiting customs clearance"

Mine arrived at the airport on 1/7 and departed airport 1/9 (China time). Here it was 1/8 when it flew into the aether. Hopefully you're in the home stretch.
 
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silentelephant

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@Evox GOD BLESS the USPS tracking just updated 😌 guess I won't be losing my second Pepsi after all, nothing has been updated on the LTexp tracking though guess there's a huge delay with it


Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility

BEDFORD PARK IL DISTRIBUTION CENTER

January 12, 2023, 9:09 am
 
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Did it say customs cleared immediately, or does it say "ORD, Item is arrived destination and awaiting customs clearance" ?

If yours says cleared then I guess I got double fucked on my Pepsi's 😅
Mine arrived at ORD on the 11th, 2 days behind yours, so maybe it get's through customs tomorrow (?) But given it's the weekend I suspect it won't happen.
 

silentelephant

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Mine arrived at ORD on the 11th, 2 days behind yours, so maybe it get's through customs tomorrow (?) But given it's the weekend I suspect it won't happen.
Keep an eye on the USPS tracking, the LTexp tracking still hasn't updated that it cleared customs or went to a USPS facility. I imagine customs works 24/7 so it might get processed this weekend I think , but I'm not too sure about MLK day 🤔
 

Evox

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Keep an eye on the USPS tracking, the LTexp tracking still hasn't updated that it cleared customs or went to a USPS facility. I imagine customs works 24/7 so it might get processed this weekend I think , but I'm not too sure about MLK day 🤔
I actually get USPS updates automatically. In each step of the way it keeps giving me some variation of this message:

Your item arrived at a shipping partner facility at 10:54 pm on January 11, 2023 in JAMAICA, NY 11430. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.

That was the message I got when it arrived in Chicago. I had thought my package would be processed through Jamaica, NY (?) But LTexp tells me it's awaiting customs clearance at ORD, Chicago. So I've no idea.
 
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