yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Amro90:
I've had a green leather for about a month now. The color seems to be rubbing of a little on the edges.

I don't really like the feel of the colored ones. Mine feels a little sticky somehow and it's a bit too coarse. The black leather and titanium skins definately feel much better to the touch.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
I have read them say that Monday at midnight is the best time to email them.

Worth a shot. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PieWai:
Monday Midnight in their local time?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] exb0:
Mine was shipped on the 9th. Still waiting for it :(
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mohamed.qadiqadi:
Egypt

10 days and it arrived in Egypt.Awesome...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PcFish:
What's the typical lead time on a custom order? I paid last week and was told it would be started over the past weekend. But no order number or anything.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] fatum2002:
I wouldn't be so sure - none of my two skins (carbon and b leather) has this problem. However, the carbone one has non-precise cutting of speaker.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PrinceShiva:
Same here, almost a week since I asked for a custom skin and haven't received any reply yet.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Did you try customs[at]dbrand.com?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] URPREY:
I sure they appreciate you contributing to their backlog by sending them multiple messages. I would ignore you too.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I have 6 skins and even dbrand says that they are a mm short all the way around. Now I'm talking about the edges so maybe we are talking about 2 different things then.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Toronadian:
Been reading this thread and gotta say, some of those custom skins you have are pretty awesome. Just a quick question, how much did it cost you guys? Thinking about a skin in general but I'm still liking the glass back of this phone.

As a follow Canadian, props to you guys, dbrand.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Depends on the skin... Its not cheap but its well worth every penny IMHO.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Well in CAN it's a bit cheaper right? LOL

It's not the cost of the skin that you currently see on the site. It is on a case by case basis, but to echo DTJB, it's worth every penny, even though I haven't gotten my custom in yet lol. But I have full confidence it's going to look as good, if not better than was was posted here :).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PcFish:
Oh man I was so confused when I paid Paypal last week. I paid around $3 more after converting from USD.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wendellc:
Same as mine
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We'd go with the titanium. We're releasing an updated 100% scratchproof version of the colours in a few weeks.

Still sifting through emails, we'll get to this by the end of the night.

LOL

This. The updated colored series will be 100% scratchproof. It will also not be UV-coated, meaning the "feel" will be exactly the same as the rest of our line-up.

We're finishing all pending customs tonight.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey guys! So a few things:

1. Attached is a shot of the new 5 colours. In case you aren't up to speed, the reason we're changing it up is because our old coloured leather series was coated with a layer of UV ink. This left it vulnerable to scratching. The new series is dyed each colour, straight from 3M. This means that if you were to do a cross-section, you would find that the material is red/orange/yellow/green/blue all the way through. 100% scratch and fade-proof.

2. The updated colours do not include pink or purple. The minimum order quantity from 3M for a custom colour is about $1.2 million dollars per colour. That being said, we can only offer what 3M puts on the market (and they don't offer pink or purple).

3. We will be rebranding the coloured series as "True Colour", not "Coloured Leather". Again, the reason for this is because we can only offer what 3M puts on the market. They don't offer the leather textures in colours beyond white/black. While it does have texture to it, it definitely isn't as leathery as the current black/white leather series.

4. Grip? It has the same grip as the white leather. Certainly not the sticky feel that the current coloured leather series has, but it's still more grip than the black leather. More than enough to keep your device stable on a flat service.

5. We're officially at capacity. We're going to fill the remaining custom orders and will be cutting back on the amount of requests we accept. Don't worry though, we're well on track to get the Customs available officially on the website. Once the interface is up, anyone and everyone will be able to put in custom requests. This doesn't mean every request will get accepted, however it means we'll have 2-4 dedicated Robots who will do nothing but make custom skins. It'll improve your chances of getting a custom exponentially.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] adamboyd83:
Got my black CF the other day. Loving it so far! Thank you dbrand!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Can you guys please do us a huge favour and vote for what you want to see as the new material? Voting for Matte B/W means both will be released at the same time.

Survey
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Done

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
<3
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
:) Go mahogany!!! I would pay double for it if u ever had a sample.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We do have a sample! Place an order for 2 skins before the night is up and put "MAHOGANY SAMPLE" in the Special Instructions. We can get it out in 7 hours.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I'll go do it now!!!! Thank u!!! U just made my day errr night I mean :p

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OK done I'm so excited :D:thumbup::beer:

Order # 28709

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Wooooo!! Just packed it myself. I burst into the cutting room all like "HEY!!!! STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND CUT THIS."

I also went ahead and included small sample bits of silver CF, gold, and a super secret unannounced material. Lemme know what you think and how long it takes to arrive.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Wow that's awesome....now I want some wood :silly:;):D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ahhh now I'm super excited I'll defiantly let u know what I think of all of them. And OMG that mahogany looks amazing

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] mmegalodon:
Yeah that looks pretty sharp :cool::thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] hiz99:
I voted for matt b/w but after seeing the wood, I would definitely take that one
[Nexus 4 Accessories] asdfghjkzxc:
wow! looks fantastic.

btw thanks for the customs reply. as earliest as possible i'll give an order.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] exb0:
Can someone check if mine is shipped? or if there's some problems?

#25627
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey exb0!! There's definitely no problems. You ordered on the 7th, it was shipped out on the morning of the 8th. Both the order confirmation and shipping confirmation should be in your inbox. Delivery to Malaysia is likely slower than the reset of the world, so expect it to arrive in about 3 weeks. Let us know if it arrives sooner!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] exb0:
Thanks ! :D was just a little worried :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PieWai:
Do you have pictures of these new materials?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Attached. The Matte B/W are exactly as you'd expect. #000 and #FFF with a matte finish. The matte is (relatively) resistant to scratching. What we mean by scratching is normally you'll find that the "matte laminate" material used by "competitors" turns to gloss at the sight of a fingernail scratch. Our material is matte 100% through-and-through, meaning even if it scratches off, it's just more of the matte material underneath.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Bloodflame:
Wow! That looks awesome!! Maybe you should consider a whole wood line: mahogany, maple, oak, pine, etc. :D I'm sure that would definitely turn some heads: "whoa, you have a wooden phone?!" :eek: :laugh:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
While that would be ideal, we like to keep the consumer hungry and desperately coming back for more ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] undercover:
Applaud you for honesty. We all know that's how it's done, but no bastard admits it. :thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Chughes13x:
Jeff you're super lucky. I hope you enjoy! I will definitely be buying the mahogany as well!

Also Dbrand, don't mean to be a bother, but could you take pics of the matte black and/or matte white as well? These are the skins that I'm especially waiting for...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] formicae:
Opening a goth bar and calling it this.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Awexit76:
Oooooooooo mahogany is nice! I'm addicted to dbrand. I need this. Like the new colours too. Time to order some cf to go with my silver and black titanium, 2 reds 2 blues and green. Any more mahogany samples?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PcFish:
I'd just like to use this post up to mention how awesome it is you stay connected with the customers/fans through here.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Oracle.:
Hey, just wondering if the new version of the black carbon fibre skins are available to order now? Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
No

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
w00t! It's awesome for me too, PcFish.

Like DJB said, not yet. There's about 1,500 black CF units left before we crack the new roll. We'll absolutely make sure to make a size 7, bold, underlined, italicized post once it's in use :)

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Not sure if anyone here is a CoD fan, but we're probably going to be starting a new weekly segment on our FB page where we drop some CoD gameplay.

Story of my life: I sit around all day and hear the boyBots swear/cheer from the main warehouse. It's where the big TV is and where they do their whole CALL OF DUTYYYY thing. Not gonna lie, I've gotten pretty familiar with the game and sometimes they even let me play (I suck). It's fun to watch them though, the Boss is some sort of major league gaming pro, so I'll usually pull up a chair when he grabs the controller. If anyone is interested, check out the footage below from a domination game on raid.

[YOUTUBE]wlqO6YSMf_Q[/YOUTUBE]

Let me know if you guys enjoyed it and I'll post up another one!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mobbarley:
how much are those customs running $?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
It really depends on the complexity of the design. If you want to get a proper quote, email customs[at] or info[at]dbrand and someone will give you an estimate.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
[MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION] (fembot)

I got my replacement n7 back black cf skin and its in perfect condition. Thank u so much for sending out a replacement right away. Your guys customer service is the best I've ever encountered and u guys should have seminars on customer relations for other companies. Seriously u guys rock :D:thumbup::beer:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] TooSlo:
I had a special request for an order that ended up not being able to be filled and a normal black carbon skin was shipped out to me. If anyone is interested in one, let me know and I'll send it your way if you pay shipping.

Edit: Someone has PM'd me about it, but I'll let people know if that falls through. Hopefully it finds a good home that isn't in the bin.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Faideelah:
PMed you for it :cyclops:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
[MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION] DANG order placed last Sunday night, Shipped out Monday and got to me today in Texas. Even though I was quoted 7-14 biz days due to the wonderful USPS. Looks great on my phone!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Spectacular! This is the new efficient cross-border delivery system we're using. It has definitely proven to alleviate the issue of extreme Canada -> US order delays. Glad you got it so quick! Especially glad to know you're in Texas, as this was one of the most heavily affected states.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Mohit12:
Hey. If I order one of your skins on the 22nd, will it reach me by the 29th? Also, will you accept it if the shipping address does not match the billing address? I'm from India but I need this shipped to Florida.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I don't think they will guarantee u any shipping time frame other than 14 business days. As once it gets shipped its out of there hands. I can tell u living in the USA that 7 days (only 5 of those are business days btw) is pushing it. Why don't u order now instead on the 22nd and that will help your chances of getting it by the 29th?

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Hope my mohagany sample gets here that fast. That will go out on Monday right??? I'm dying to see it and those sample pieces u had cut for me. I'm more excited for this skin than any of my other ones. In fact I'm more excited for this skin and any accessory I own for my nexus and that's including my wireless charging orb :D:beer:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] darthaled:
Yeah! I vote for the wood line! I definetely want the new wood skin!!

I placed my first order on Tuesday 04/16, I can't still waiting for the arriving package :D

From Italy
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Mohit12:
Can't order now due a few reasons. Any way of buying these locally in a store for roughly the same price?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
No there is no store that sells these. Only dbrand in Canada has dbrand skins. If u are going back to India after the 29th why don't u have it shipped to India?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Mohit12:
I thought I'll apply it ASAP. And I think shipping to India will take a very, very long time. Oh well. At least the shipping is the same charge worldwide.

DBrand, you'll be receiving an order from me soon. Great skins! Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
While it will likely arrive by the 29th, there is no guarantee. Your best bet if you want it super quick is to email is before you order and we'll send it via UPS overnight.

They actually went out on Friday morning. I took a look and it seems they didnt email you because it was marked as a special "already sent" item. Expect it to arrive some time next week.

Unfortunately we only sell via our eCommerce project. We're in talks with a heavyweight distributor who would shelf is at every major retailer you can imagine in the US and Canada. They love the product and the price is right, but we're still weeks away from signing any contracts (and even more weeks away from the physical distribution of the goods).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
Do you have small ultra light planes that you use for the deliveries now? :-p Yes I was amazed especially being in Texas.

Edit:

After looking at other products you might offer I was wondering if you might ever offer the front cover for the Nexus4?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Mohit12:
Hey. That's alright. I guess I'll just ship it to India. Could I get an email about the new skins as well please?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Weird. I got a custom ordered and shipped on the 9th and still nada. Dang you USPS!!

[MENTION=3353270]dbrand[/MENTION], did you take a trip over the border on this one or did you ship it from Canada? I think the last email said you shipped from your warehouse in Toronto. Oh well... I have my pebble watch with the same imperial logo to match!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Even better :D:thumbup::beer:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Since March 25th, all US orders utilize the cross-border delivery system. Hopefully it'll arrive soon!!

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We're participating in the CISPA 24 hour blackout protest. F*ck CISPA. Expect the site to be down on Monday the 22nd.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
+1

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
I've got myself a custom moustache skin from them (some guy here said it was awesome, thanks!), and I must applaud their quick response and great customer service. You bots are awesome! :D

And another 3 more days before I officially call it lost post. Shipped on the 10th, been 11 days.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Awesome! Glad you finally got it. Did you get the drawing too? Post a pic on our Facebook page of the drawing and the skin! We'd love to see how it looks applied on your phone.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Nope, still OTW here! Last time a package was sent from the US, it bounced back with an 'invalid address'. But another package from the US also has been able to make it to me. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
My n7.... I'm still working on the front. I have to cut my BSE screen protector so that it will work with my front dbrand carbon skin. But the back looks amazing :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Nice! ^^
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mountainloafers:
Can't believe silver cf has so few votes...

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Oh hell, that mahogany is the bomb! And what's this super secretness all about? Ya'll need to spill those beans! :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] FKNtrashbag:
I'm out of the loop since I haven't been lurking the forums as often the past 6 weeks... But I see that there is a survey going on. I voted Mahogany :laugh:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Good call :D:thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Luigiesin:
Dbrand,

Last night I ordered the silver titanium... I don't like using bumpers on my phone....

Does it comes with some kind of glue to stick it to the back of the N4?

Also how long would that take to arrive to Los Angeles, California?

Invoice ID: 11515-1366525100-[dbrandinc]

Thanks

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ROM: PA 3.15

Kernel: Franco #666/r126

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
My custom moustache skin came in the mail today. 12 days, or 10 business days if you like. I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!1!!1!!111!

BRB for pics :)

White titanium BG, black titanium moustache. 33CAD$, taxes and shipping included.

Their crazy precision:

//nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
WOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Luigi!

The titanium vinyl has patented 3M adhesive on the back of the material. It'll stick right onto the phone and come off without residue if/when you decide to remove it. Time to the US used to be 7-14 business days, but we've started utilizing a new delivery method which sees arrival usually around a week. Noticed that you provided your Invoice ID and not your Order ID... did you get a Order Confirmation email from us? Check your spam folder if it isn't in your inbox... it should have been delivered to the [MENTION=1536759]ddre[/MENTION]ss you provided during checkout.

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Check out our homepage and spread the word! We must stop CISPA!!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
It's a picture of a little gap between the moustache and the skin.. It's there but it's negligible!

//nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Luigiesin:
Hi there! Thanks for the response...

I've looked in my spam folder and haven't received anything but the PayPal confirmation I sent you. Maybe because the order was last night on the weekend?

Could you please check? It's under the name of Luis Gonzalez.

Thanks!

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Kernel: Franco #666/r126

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Checked it out and it should have been delivered to your gmail. In any case, we PM'ed you the order confirmation. It's going to ship out in about 3 hours.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Luigiesin:
Found it... Weird, it went to another folder.. LOL!

Order Number: 28933

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ROM: PA 3.15

Kernel: Franco #666/r126

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
My favourite picture so far!

//nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Heh thanks! There's absolutely no way I'm gonna hide this gentleman inside a case! Either bumper, Ringke Fusion or nude :cool:

//nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Dave11:
Nice well fitting skins. I'm amazed with the speed of delivery though ordered 17th, shipped 18th and arrived today in the post, UK. Nice one. I'll be recommending you guys to friends as well.

Dave.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PieWai:
So I've just sent my mail for a custom, let's see what will come out of it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kpjimmy:
Nothing on the weekend for my custom. :crying: Shipped the 9th and nothing yet. Robot can you confirm with me please on where you shipped my custom order? Because its' custom, there was no order number, from what I can remember. It was the imperial custom one. I ask because I don't check my personal mail box at home all to often lol.

I have yet to receive my mail drop for today....hopefully it's mixed in there! :fingers-crossed:

EDIT: Got today's mail and still nuttin' honey. LOL
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Got my moms s3 white leather and my n4 white carbon. But the best part was my special request "a pimp robot drawing" :D:thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] flightsimmer:
My white carbon skin just came in the mail as well! It took me a few minutes to get it aligned correctly, thanks to really crappy lighting in my apartment, but now it's on and looking perfect!

One thing,.... Did you guys switch to white envelopes overall or just ship my white carbon skin in a white envelope just to match? :laugh:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I think in the us they are trying out shipping in white envelopes to see if we get them faster. Mine came in white also BTW :cool:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] saveferris91:
White envelopes travel faster?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
Yup its a pretty well known fact.

Mine was in a white one by the way.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yup that's what they were saying awhile back. Something about the machines they use read the white envelopes better.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] melcali:
Damn that aint right. Just because an envelope is black? Effin racist ish.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] saveferris91:
Yeah that makes sense. Maybe they should try red envelopes, red always goes faster right? Maybe put some racing stripes on there too. And neons.

OK, I'll stop derailing the thread now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
LOL
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
White OEM bumper with white cf :cool:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Noooooooooo, I just got my custom, don't make me get the white CF!!!!!!!!

//nexus⁴
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Doooooo Ettttttttttt :D:thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dirtyhamster73:
Holy mother of sweet baby Jesus and all the baby lambs! That is sexy!!!!!