Waiting for new toys with excitement - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Deathwish
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 08:07:38 pm
content: Am I the only one who orders new toys from abroad and then sits there waiting in excitement tapping his fingers exasperatedly for them to come whilst ignoring all other things he has to do. The wait is infernal.It's not like they are anything worthy or even techie or of any real note, just that they are new toys. I forget things from China take weeks and expect them to appear as if domestic parcels in a couple of days !

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 08:11:45 pm
content: Quote from: Deathwish on May 11, 2015, 08:07:38 pmIf you didn't you would be the only one

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 08:23:59 pm
content: I forget I ordered them, SAPO takes so long. Excitement on getting a parcel from Mbuso at the post office!

author: JacquesBBB
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 08:42:15 pm
content: I have a simple solution to this problem which applies particularly to ebay orderings from China at very low prices.This is from a personal experience.Just order something everyday for 3 months.Then you will receive something regularly, and are no longer in the "waiting" state.The only draw back is that you have to keep a record of all theses orders if you want to be able to complainwhen one of them do not arrive.

author: Rick Law
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 12, 2015, 01:44:38 am
content: Quote from: Deathwish on May 11, 2015, 08:20:49 pmThe worst is more than just the initial wait.Close to a month after ordering, the ePacket tracking finally got to "Out for delivery". This means it is in that day's mail. Normally, after delivery even if it is just left at the door, it would have been updated to "Delivered."Postman came by, nothing. The next day, nothing; the next day, nothing...Two to three weeks gone by, it was still "Out for delivery". Finally, I contacted the seller and ask him to claim insurance. He asked me to wait a bit longer.After waiting for another 10 days and it was still "Out for delivery", he agreed to ship me a replacement with my next order. So, I made an order for a part I need for the next project the next day.So, 30 more days later, that is total 60-70 days gone by since the initial order, I finally got the item - the replacement shipment arrived. So excited I skipped my "before I turn on check", and lo-and-behold, with all the excitement, I did connected it wrong (to 5V instead of 3.3V) and blew it in just a few minutes. Now I know that TFT screen wants 3.3V, but will work on 5V for a few minutes...Oh, the initial order was still "Out for delivery" when I got the replacement. This time, it has a "no further update" comment. They should just put down "&*(^%$*(!!!! Damn thing must be LOST" as comment instead of "no further update".

author: Ecklar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2015, 02:03:09 am
content: Quote from: Deathwish on May 11, 2015, 08:07:38 pmJust order stuff every day. Then you don't need to wait for some satisfaction once the stuff starts arriving.