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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
No problem brother :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Semantics:
Anyone in the states whose order shipped on 3/04 get theirs yet? I'm still waiting.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] h0bnail:
Looks like that lot has been delayed in the states due to the envelope/return address issue. Mine was shipped on 3/11 and arrived in Georgia in 4 to 5 days.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jtc42:
Got my black titanium last week, only just had chance to grab a photo though. Feels amazing! Will definitely be ordering more!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Semantics:
I am pleased to announce that my black envelope arrived and the skin looks great! Will be ordering the black titanium next.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Ya Mudda:
Need a vote! Black titanium or black carbon fiber? Will be going with official bumper.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Crap Username:
BT:good:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Black titanium

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
@lorddanny

Here you go brother

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] lorddanny:
Thanks!

Ooo, i still think im split! the BT comes across as kind of greyish? it looks similar to the grey edges of the bumper or if this just the photos? I much prefer Black > Grey when it comes to phones.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
The black titanium has a bronze hue in the light which the pics were taken directly under the light over my over for reference. I would say the black titanium is closer to the black band around the N4 but not as dark. I don't think it matches the grey of the bumper at all but that's just me.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] lorddanny:
yeah i understand it not being grey as the bumper, but do you think it matches as in the whole theme of the phone? (3 different colours not too much?)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Wilbyjasoz:
dBrand,

Sorry but that doesn't work for me. The skin is bent and has a crease in two corners as I documented here. It was damaged upon arrival and was shipped in an unsealed envelope. Either it was damaged during the intial packaging by someone on your end or it was damaged in the mail because you did not seal the envelope and give it the proper protection it needs. Either way, this is not my fault. I shouldn't be expected to go out and spend more money and buy a hairdryer and try to fix something that was broke before I even received it in the hopes that it "might" look ok. It's damaged. dBrand should either send a replacement or give me a refund.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] quicksand10:
Have you tried applying it on your phone before posting this? dbrand said that it should go away. If it doesn't, borrow a hairdryer from a friend and try that? If you'd rather not bother a friend for this, go into a public washroom and use one of those handdryers.

Also, in the >60 pages of this thread that I've been through, this is the first time I see someone complaining about such an issue. I would be hard pressed to blame it on their insufficient packaging...

Post some pics of your attempts please :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I think it looks pretty good but I like the black bumper with the silver titanium or black titanium more. If u wanted to buy both the yellow poetic bumper or any other poetic and a lg bumper I may have a solution for u. It would cost u as much to buy one of each the way I can show u and just the lg bumper regular. Pm me if interested

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Wilbyjasoz:
I have not tried applying it yet because I already applied another skin to my phone. And I love. It's great. But I plan on leaving it on for while and then I will switch to another one. So I really don't want to take it off now and risk damaging a good one in the process and then having two damaged skins. Putting these things on is sort a delicate process.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
This ^^^

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Take it down a couple of notches, Sir... we'll send you a new one. We were just trying to give you some pointers so that you wouldn't have to wait another 950,000 days for the USPS to deliver a replacement. Taking a look at your original photos, this was clearly a problem that stemmed from the fact that the envelope was never sealed (totally our fault).

We're honestly surprised it made it 522 miles without the item falling out of the envelope! What probably happened is a USPS employee got curious as to what was in all these thousands of black envelopes, saw an opportunity to see the contents without breaking Federal laws, and over-zealously removed the skin from the vinyl sleeve (while in the process, bending the f*ck out of it).

That being said, let one thing be perfectly clear: We would never, ever, send out a unit was not in pristine condition. That's just not how we operate. Expect your replacement to ship out tomorrow morning.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Wilbyjasoz:
Great! Thank you for your quick response. I appreciate you addressing the situation. I'll take it down a couple notches now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Thank you, Sir. Sorry if I come off harsher than the female Robot. She'll be back soon.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Wbroshea:
Not that anyone asked, but my opinion is that you should still post pics of the skin applied. If the crease doesn't come out then its fair that you get a replacement. If the creases do come out without the use of a hairdryer, which I fully believe they will since this is 3m Di Noc, the only honest thing to do would be to pay for the replacement that wasn't needed as the product wasn't damaged.

Just a side note, I find it hard to believe that the process of swapping is "delicate" considering someone just a few posts prior stated that it took a total of five minutes to swap the two skins.

Just my two cents
[Nexus 4 Accessories] alex_mx:
Hi dude.

Hi Envy, I'm from Mexico too, and I just placed my order the Tuesday, and I just wanted to ask you how long it takes the arrive to get into your home?, and in what state of Mexico are you???
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Elsydeon:
Completely agree with this. The way dBrand operates, there's no reason why you couldn't just install the skin and if the flaw is still visibly there, snap a pic of it, post it here, and they'll take care of you lickity split (well, they already did take care of you now). At the very least, you can start enjoying the black titanium skin if it comes out ok.

The swapping process is stupid easy, it took longer for me to get good angled pics of the two skins I posted pics back to back of, than it was to swap the skins. All it requires is to lift one corner, then peel both sides simultaneously, and then go slow and steady as you peel around the Nexus logo. I was none too gentle with mine and the delicate E and S portions still came off fully intact. This material is not weak sauce stuff.

Side note, does anybody have any new upclose shots of the white carbon fiber? Wish I had ordered that instead of the white leather, which just looks a little bland and flat in texture in real life. But in the few pics I've seen so far of the white CF, it also doesn't seem like it has as much visible depth to the strands as the black CF.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yup I agree with every word u typed. Same with the above post from elsydeon. :thumbup::thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] ohyeahar:
Hey dbrand,

When do you expect the new colored leather skins (i.e. the ones that are dyed at 3M) to be available for sale? I really liked the blue leather until it started chipping near the edges. Fortunately, I also have a black carbon to switch to. It’s great, but I think I prefer the colored leather.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
I think they said two months? But don't quote me on that.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] joesatri:
Hi Robot,

Trying to purchase but seesms that XDA coupon is not valid..

Thanks,
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Crap Username:
The coupon is "eXDAclusive"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rreno:
It should be dbrand not dBrand, actually.

Female robot said that they emphasize on the "db" as mirror bla bla bla.

*not being any solution of the issue, just passing by. 15 days since my #20583-order shipped, received nothing. patiently waiting.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kaiur:
just arrived my Titanium Black

Sent from Canada past Monday, five days to cross the Atlantic to my office, fine.:D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] iggy111:
Great customer service.

Well done robots
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Knolly:
Still waiting on my skin shipped on Mar 4th, anyone else's skin in the US still MIA?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] atz6975:
N4 delivery : 9 days

Break back glass : 7 days

dbrand delivery Canada-France : 3 days.

Apply skin : 2 min 54s

Joy : instantaneous

Thanks : forever

Bottom line: C'est amazing !
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Awww....I was waiting for dbrand skins = "PRICELESS"

:silly:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] davwman:
Excuse my lack of geographical knowledge, but is dbrand anywhere near Unibroue brewery? If so make sure you have some LA fin du monde on me(with my next skin purchase of course;))
[Nexus 4 Accessories] coolmen777:
Ordered Saturday (March 16), shipped Monday (18th), delivered today 03/23 to Sacramento, CA. Still came in black envelope, but didn't slow down the shipment process for me.

Installed the skin fast, but after taking off, I noticed that the LG sticker with IMEI number also got removed from the phone (now stuck to the back of the skin. Installed back again (with sticker attached) and it doesn't look nice (little bump in the middle). Are you guys removing that sticker or what? Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] strikelight:
Heh.. Yer supposed to remove the protector that ships with the nexus4 before applying the skin.. (You DO realize the imei was on a protector, right?)

The skin itself is a protector, no need for redundancy.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] coolmen777:
Wow, I know I did remove the back protector, but IMEI sticker didn't remove with it (looked like it had glue on the back and was stuck to glass back of the phone). Will have to remove and carefully try to separate sticker from skin. Thanks for fast reply.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 1u4n:
Ordered mine last Friday, and got my set today here in So. Cal. Thanks, A Robot!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Really????

Y Gawd Y :rolleyes:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] drew_grant:
Ordered mine on 3/15. Shipped Monday and haven't received it yet. Not really complaining but damn it I am impatient!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We can take some White CF shots, but honestly for some reason the texture just doesn't show through in photos. In real life, the texture has just as much depth and light-reflection as the Black CF, it just doesn't translate in photos.

Our 3M rep is on vacation till the 26th. We'll order it as soon as he's back and it'll be 4 weeks from then.

1. Thank you.

2. We took a look and it seems you live in Indonesia. Hopefully it arrives soon. Thanks for your patience.

F*ck yeah.

Merci, mec.

Best thing to do is remove the skin (use a pin to pry in-between the skin and the device), then use a pair of tweezers to separate the IMEI sticker from the adhesive side of our skin.

California has the most efficient USPS system in all of the US. It's also the furthest geographical location from Toronto in all of the US. Conversely, New York has one of the slowest USPS systems in the US and is the closest geographically to Toronto. Irony much?

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting Tuesday, we are going to be making daily drives to the US (more specifically, the New York side of Niagara Falls). All US orders will be sent from within the US border, using US stamps. What does this mean for you? Wait times will decrease from 2 weeks to 2-5 days.

dbrand inc.: The best company on the entire f*cking planet.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
I wish I could give you guys a giant hug and a colossal pat on the back. You guys are unbelievably mother freaking awesome!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
A custom we did for a special Torontonian:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Elsydeon:
Thanks dbrand, I think I can take your word on the white CF. Went ahead and ordered one to add to the collection. And thanks a lot for continuing to raise the bar for customer service, despite what I can imagine is an insane order load by now!

P.S. been meaning to ask this, but did you guys actually give your female robot a break cause DownTownJeffBrown asked for that as a special request? If so, you guys are some seriously cool mofos.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We sure did! She's earned it... her PR skillz are unparalleled.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FaithCry:
i'm from toronto but this is what you call QUALITY customer service.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Let me say that again for you. "dbrand inc.: The best company on the entire f*ucking planet".

Love you guys u f*cking rock SRSLY :mr-t:

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If they did then they are an amazing company. I just felt that my love of this company was due to her interaction with us so I felt it was a good custom request :p

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:thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] gobslotch:
My Skin took about 20 calendar days to come in to Alabama. Was it worth the wait? Oh god yes. I got the titanium and it feels sooooo good. Also as an added bonus it now stays on my wireless orb without sliding. Win/WIN!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Zurginator:
Would someone kindly send me (or post) a super-high-resolution picture of the Black Titanium back on the N4? Preferably in a 3/4 view or something of the sort?

I need it for photoshopping, so I can see what design I want to go with. Thanks. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
If I had a camera that takes pics that high I would do it for u. I'm sure someone has a camera that is capable of that and can help u out.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
Is this female robot..... Hot? O_o

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
You decide ;)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
Hmmm, I was thinking more along the lines of..... :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I liKe your better or there is this and its a wallpaper ;)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] h0bnail:
IWHI

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
:p

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] quicksand10:
I received my orange leather and black titanium skins this week along with my EverySewOften microfiber pouch. Pics incoming soon!

I have a consumer DSLR, but no macro lens... I'll try my best to post some closeups :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mastersork:
Skin

Ordered my dBrand skin! They looked great.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
zombie_custom
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Pic no workie :confused::(
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Crap Username:
Here it is.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Shizt...

So far I've spent $55 on 3x replica bumpers (black, red, and white), $10 on 3x XtremeGuard front/back protectors, $145 on 2x wireless charging Orbs, $25 on a powerbank, $5 on velvet pouch, and $5 on waterproof pouch. $10 on dbrand Black leather. That's $255 for accessories alone. Adding the black titanium, red leather, and white carbon fiber I'm planning to order, it would almost get me an 8GB N4.

I really gotta slow down on these impulse buying.

Damn, I just remembered, I haven't bought the SlimPort! Bye, bye beer money.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Dude u don't even wanna know what I have spent Lol :o I have a slimport too :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Lol. I feel you, brah.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] govari:
Hey, is it possible to order the gold skin? If not yet, when will it be.

I wanna buy my wife a Nexus 4 and wanna apply it on before I give it to her.

Thanks a lot for your reply.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I think we both can comfortably join an tech addicts group now. Tech addicts anonymous 12 step group. But hey why work hard for your money and not spend it on what u enjoy :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Zurginator:
I'm sure whatever you do will work fine. It's just important I have the entire back visible, as several of my patterns use all available space.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mbh87:
How well do the colored leather skins hold up?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
The white and black hold up perfect for all of eternity. The other colors have at times had issues with the color chipping (none of mine have) but currently if u buy any of the colored leather skins u get buy 1 get 2 of the same color free. So if yours does fade or chip u have 2 more to use :D dbrand will also have new colored leather skins in a month or so to replace the current colors. But u can't beat getting 3 skins for $9 at the moment.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] mobbarley:
OMG I want a custom one with gold lettering like that on black leather. Are you guys still taking custom orders?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
They'll be fine for about a month or two before you see slight chips of colour start to come off. It usually happens around the edges, as that's where the layer of coloured ink is most exposed and therefore the must vulnerable.

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We're always taking requests for custom orders, we're just not always accepting them. If your design catches our eye, or you're willing to pay a premium, we usually put you on priority.

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^ this.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
With a bumper, all good?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] quicksand10:
Here are the pictures for the orange leather and the black titanium (slightly crumpled edge on the bottom right, but, like it has been said, I'll put the blowdryer on it when I decide to switch from my orange one!)

Zurginator, let me know if this is alright. If you want me to take more snapshots, I'd be happy to oblige!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
The "crumple" you see on the bottom right is the same amount of creasing you would experience if you were to remove the cutouts on your own. The only reason this crumple exists is because we remove the cutouts for you. Absolutely no hairdryer will be necessary, it will be 150,000% gone as soon as you apply the skin. For some reason, the only material these pre-application creases are visible on are titanium and black titanium.

It's been fun chatting with you all over the last week. Fembot will be back in about 4 hours. Goodbye, XDA forums.

Signed,

A Lambobot
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Goodbye lambobot :flipoff2: :eek::p:D:beer:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] lassykk:
Website down for anyone else?

Wanted to order one there now but can't seem to?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yes I can confirm that on my end

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] tyraelasd:
Mate where did u get that awesome nexus pouch? Your cover looks fantastic btw
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
I'M BACK, XDA!!!!!!!!

First off, thank you so much Jeff for getting me a week off!!! Caught up on some much needed sleep while still getting paid. It was superb.

We migrated to a dedicated server this morning. The nameservers were propagating for about 3 hours and we had some downtime. Everything should be good to go now.

Looking forwards to getting back in with the community... I got a lot of reading to do. Hopefully Assholebot wasn't too harsh with you guys?

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PS: If anyone uses imgur, throw us an upvote. We're trying to get imgur to sell these skins in their store: http://imgur.com/gallery/CPN77. And yes... they would be available for the N4 as well :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Your welcome it was the best custom request I could think of. :D I'm glad my favorite robot is back though we missed u.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] joesatri:
Right.. so i've been following this thread since it was 70 pages long, not for the skins (although they are great and I might get one...) but because it was a good read :)

Somehow i've missed something in-between..?

Jeff / Robot - can you please share the whole story ? (or is it in a post i've missed..?)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Basically I dealt with Jeff during the inception of his custom skin. In an order he placed, his special request was "Give the female Robot a week off with pay." Bossman obliged.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):D:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):p:):):):):):):):):):):):thumbup::):):):):):):):):)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] quicksand10:
Thanks lambobot! ;) :highfive:

I got the pouch from EverySewOften: http://www.everysewoften.com/nexus-4-sleeve/nexus-4-snugfit

And thanks for the compliments, really loving that pouch & orange skin combo atm!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] eep02b:
Ok guys, I'm planning on ordering a skin or two tonight, and after combing through this thread, I can't seem to find many pics of the skins with the black and grey poetic bumper. I'm specifically looking for leather, black titanium, and black carbon fiber with the poetic bumper. Can anyone help??

-EP
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
When I get home I'll take pics with my black poetic with black leather, black titanium and black carbon fiber. For sh*ts and lulz If anyone else wants pics with any bumper of any color let me know and I'll get it done tonight. Chances are I have the bumper type and color u may want to see.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Dude, could you please take pictures of:

1. Red replica bumper with red leather

2. White replica bumper with white leather/carbon

3. Black OEM bumper with black titanium?

I'll be forever grateful.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] rojiblanko14:
Here is a picture of my Nexus 4 with titanium skin and black/gray poetic bumper!

Cheers from DFW!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] eep02b:
Pretty sure this pic is bumperless...

-EP