Cautionary tale

Cautionary tale

This topic has 8 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 27 February 2020 at 21:30 by old mart.

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26 February 2020 at 08:23 #19638
John Rutzen
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26 February 2020 at 08:23 #454349
John Rutzen
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I'm fitting dro to my milling machine. I ordered the bits from Banggood after doing research . I received one scale last week. The delivery time on the other bits? 27th April! Apparently they send different parts of the same order by different methods.
26 February 2020 at 08:36 #454350
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Banggood ar not a supplier they are just a web shopfront for many suppliers so you have no doubt bought items from more than one hence the different delivery. Add in new Year & Virus problems and who knows when your items will turn up but you got them cheap..
26 February 2020 at 08:51 #454352
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I wouldn't bet too much on anything arriving from China in the coming month/s. Coronavirus is getting pretty crazy over there.
26 February 2020 at 10:49 #454372
Steviegtr
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I ordered 2 toolholders from China 2nd Feb. Gave 4th March as delivery. But they turned up last week, which was a surprise.

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26 February 2020 at 11:08 #454377
John Rutzen
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O well , they could turn up sooner then. The parts were all from the same seller but maybe that doesn't mean anything.
27 February 2020 at 01:55 #454450
Enough!
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Probably only had the one item in stock. Needed to reorder the others from Wuhan.
27 February 2020 at 09:42 #454462
Douglas Johnston
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I would be very wary about ordering anything from China at the moment. With the shutdown of large areas due to the virus and restrictions on flights it could be a bit of a lottery. I have a couple of small items that were ordered a month or so ago and I don't expect to see them any time soon. However, my slight inconvenience is of no matter compared to the struggles to contain the virus. The whole world could soon be in the grip of this virus and it seems to target old people like myself and probably many on this forum, so we should all take care.

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27 February 2020 at 21:30 #454549
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My recent ebay purchases from China don't seem to have been affected, maybe I have been lucky.
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