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[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidfoshizzle:
Any plans for a micros...wayed:D skin?

NEXUS 4 USER
[Nexus 4 Accessories] fluidd:
Love my CF White skin.. But waiting on the black titanium.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] IcOpRo:
Is that with the OEM bumper?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] fluidd:
Yes
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I'm 16630 and I don't get that email :(

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] FKNtrashbag:
I think we broke the robot :(
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Envy93:
instead ansaese

Did you checked in your spam folder?, I have Gmail and it was there man ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Haha you-re right. Its in the spam folder.

Regarding shipping, does dbrand use expedited/trackable shipping? How long would it think to reach Jakarta?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] qsec:
No trackable shipping, the shipping cost would be much higher with tracking.

Got mine in Sweden in 7 days. No idea how long it would take to Jakarta tho.

Maybe someone else knows?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] pekinesis:
Yeah I got this too last night :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Dbrand what about my replacement i never got an email like u said i would

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Sending it out with the other 1,000 shipments we haven't sent yet. As soon as we're caught up this time, we'll be caught up for good. A lot of new Robots are on the job. Sorry to everyone for the delays.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Thanks a million u guys are great

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I checked your website (which is not optimized for mobile btw), but can't find anything about warranty...

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
What do u need warrenty for nothing should go wrong and there reusable

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We have no warranty. If some crazy sh*t goes wrong like the vinyl spontaneously combusts, let us know and we'll make it right.

Mobile optimization (aka rezponziv dezign) is high on the priority list. Stay tuned.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Warranty is useful if there's a manufacturer's mistake, like they forgot to make a hole for the camera. Without warranty you're basically ****ed.

Hahahah thanks for the reply. I'm not worried, though. Was just curious.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Ah not really hes a really nice man and will replace it aslong as uve proof of purchase or a picture id presume

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
False. We don't manufacture faulty units, and if by some crazy anomaly you do get a faulty unit, we always replace it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] cyanide911:
I searched but I couldn't see any pics of the Nexus 4 with the titanium cover on. Any links? I can't decide between Carbon and Titanium...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Check there facebook maybe

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Al_Drac:
Or just check the 2nd page of the thread...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Riggers97:
Thanks mate! I think I'll get one ordered soon and I'll post some pics in the near future!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
I got my titanium skin too and absolutely love it. I think it matches the phone impeccably fine with the bumper. Beautiful. Gonna recommend to everyone

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Goog1e Phone:
how long is it taking you guys to receive the skins? I ordered on 1/15/13 and still haven't received it. Been 10 days =/ ....I'm located in SF/Bay Area, California.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ceejay83:
Didn't you get the email from them saying there would be a delay in shipping?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] wilsonlam97:
I've become a big fan of their precision cuts.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abs_tract:
I couldn't decide on the titanium or black carbon one...so I just ordered both!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] worldpeaceman:
How long does it take to deliver, I am going to pick the black carbon one it looks pretty nice from the pictures.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
Took me one week from purchase date to get mine in the Midwest. This was when it was 8 bucks too

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jpde:
Could you take a couple of pictures maybe? :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
XDA!!!!!!!

We noticed a lot of traffic coming from the XDA forums, so we figured we'd make an official dbrand inc. account to handle any questions the community may have. Instant email notifications are on, so expect quick responses to all of your posts. Feel free to ask us anything. ANYTHING. Not anything though. But seriously guys... anything.

Signed,

A Robot
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abs_tract:
Hi dbrand

I ordered 2 skins yesterday, how long is shipping to the UK?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mlynch01:
Love these skins, I have the carbon fiber and ordered the leather one a couple of days ago. Hopefully I have it in a few more days. Much props to you guys at dbrand.com
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
abs_tract!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We'll ship your order out first thing Monday morning (unless we already shipped it out Friday). Delivery overseas (we are in Canada) takes between 7 and 14 business days. HOWEVER, we have an inside man at Canada Post who we've started giving all our envelopes to directly. We've seen a tangible cutback in the delivery times. Recently, an order to New Zealand got delivered in 5 business days. Keep your fingers crossed and maybe do some weird-voodoo-occult-worship-magic... it'll be there in no time. (Warning: dbrand inc. does not endorse the practice of weird-voodoo-occult-worship-magic).

Love you.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abs_tract:
Sounds good! You guys are awesome!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] vindikleuk:
I hate you, dbrand. I've always disliked the idea of having ANY skin on my phone, but I'm afraid I won't be able to resist for a couple more weeks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
It's okay, we hate every other skin on the planet too. They're all a bunch of overpriced, low quality, poorly fitted, non-textured stickers. WE ARE DIFFERENT, SIR.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] kcbboy:
Would you guys be able to make one that emulates the nexus 4 back? I like the fact that these hide the LG logo.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey kcbboy!!!!!!!!

We're not sure what you mean by "emulate the nexus 4 back." If you mean what we think you mean, then no. There's no way to imitate the holographic shimmery-ness of the N4 on vinyl. Your best bet for that is to get a clear protector. If you meant something else, clarify and we'll respond. Btw, thanks for starting this thread.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] richteralan:
Any coupon code for the XDA community?:laugh:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jpde:
I've got a slightly different request.. I'd like to see a skin that is a bit less flashy. Don't get me wrong, the skins on your website do look good, but they also scream "Hey, I've got this skin on the back of my phone"... and I'd like something more subtle, which might be what kcbboy was going for as well. Maybe something that is nearly all black with a bit of texture (but not leather)? Or something along those lines.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I was talking about the benefit of warranty in general term. Not particularly, and certainly not, about dbrand.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] topanga:
apparently I have a black envelope waiting for me at home... it will be a purple leather and white carbon one and I will post pics later. I should get my bumper today too AND my replacement N4- perfect timing.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
When did yours ship? On the 5th maybe?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] anansei:
To DBrand Robot: Status

Hi Robot -

Can you check and verify the status of my shipment for me. It would be coming from Toronto to Boston, MA -

Thanks

Order #15703
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Check your email in exactly 4 minutes, 20 seconds.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] topanga:
No on the 8th, but I'm in Ontario so I didn't expect it to take long.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 918273645ams:
Hello Robot ~

Can you please check the shipment status of my skin (order number 16523)

It's a custom one so I know it should take longer but I'm just curious.

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Finalizing/shipping 16201 to 168xxx today.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Looks like my dbrand is finally....shipping.

Yeeaaaah :cool:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Any body getting shipping confirmations?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] HBS27:
How long before you guys will be taking custom orders again? Just need an approximation so that I know.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidfoshizzle:
What kind of customizing is available?

NEXUS 4 USER
[Nexus 4 Accessories] JN9391:
I haven't been keeping up with this thread for 20+ pages now :(. Is dbrand still working on the wood skins?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] xSunny:
15727 <--- 8 days to new york still not here.. dBrand help? please
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Its been 8 days for me too. I'm in Chicago order #15660. So I wouldn't feel to worried

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] FKNtrashbag:
As far as I know, yes. I'm very interested in these as well.

If I remember correctly, the robot mentioned that it would be a couple of weeks before they get to look at the 2013 catalog with all the different types of wood prints they have available.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
Guys, give it at least 2 weeks before you waste their time. They have no tracking numbers so there isn't really anything they can do. They're shipping these things internationally for $3. Sometimes things get held up at the borders. Just be patient. :)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] xSunny:
Well hopefully I get it tomorrow I don't mind waiting.. Would just like to have it before then later but its cool.. I know they busy getting these things out! Which is great and hope mine is good enough that I can order another one lol
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ROCKSTAR XS:
Mines a custom skin and its been 6 days for me. Order number 15786 I'm not stressing though lol keep up the good work robots.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
Yeah, they're still a start up company, so I'm glad to see no one is getting upset that their order is a bit delayed. Either way, they'll pull through!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Nexus 4:
Do we have news about the Black Titanium?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I agree I'm being very patient. Love this company and how they keep the prices down for us. I was just showing the other member that it's normal for his order to not be there yet.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I'm starting to hate my bumper-equipped Nexus. I couldn't put my phone safely on a table without first checking for sands, pebbles or thumbtacks which may crack the weak glass back. Ich brauche mein Black Leather skin JETZT!

Although, no pressure, man :D

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea totally. You can't blame them for shipping times. People in Europe get them faster than some in Canada or the US so that shows u how crazy shipping times can be lol.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] plaktoets:
Isnt the bumper embedding the device in such a way that the back is lifted slightly from the surface when you put in on the table?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yes
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Stennan:
Hey robot, could you perhaps create a mailing list for the new materials? Good way to gauge interest and if the people on the list get first in line there would be a lot of interest. I'm sure it will be easier to schedule your production if you know roughly how many skins of each phone you will need at launch.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
Yes. But only slightly. But if there's a pebble or thumbstack on the table, then I'm ****ed.

Edge of a table is also my greatest enemy.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] topanga:
some pics of the carbon white and the purple leather

http://imgur.com/a/17Udx
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
I doubt this is a problem. Right now, their delays are in keeping up with orders, not scheduling for future orders. They're in full-swing assuming that they have infinite orders and are trying to get out as many as possible as quickly as possible. They have even stopped offering some products (custom designs) because they're so busy. If anything, managing this list would take them additional time because they now have two different ways/systems to manage orders.

IMHO, just be patient and that's the best thing we can do to get the new designs as quickly as possible. :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] xLUCAJx:
Mine shipped on the 8th and I live in Detroit, MI, USA and still have nothing yet shouldnt be to much longer I believe.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Any body got shipping confirmation t

The last day or two

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] fairlight2x:
Titanium looks good. I will have to get one if I scratch the back glass.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Were are you dbrand??

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] roswell782:
Probably at the office and hard working :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
I bet he's off playing Foosball...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gavin-phelan:
Lol probably

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Crisisx1:
Day #10 since I ordered my black carbon skin...still nothing :(
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Sorry for being AFK.

1,000 orders shipped. Thank you to everyone who has put up with the delays over the last week. Expect an email notification in about 4 hours 20 minutes. This week we moved into a larger lair and now have more than enough trained Robots to provide quick turnaround times.

To everyone who has ordered recently, not received their order, and lives in the United States, please have a little extra patience. The United States Postal Service is garbage. If you see 10 business days still without an arrival, email us with your Order ID and we'll make it right. Please just understand that for $3, standard snail mail is all we can offer. If anyone out there would rather pay $25.00+ for 2-day FedEx, that is always an option... just email us before you order.

Haven't read through the last 5 pages, but we're going to go recharge and come back in a few hours to respond. Maybe drink some battery acid, pwn Kasparov in some chess, engage in a little human genocide. You know... normal Robot sh*t.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Nexus 4:
Hi there,

Do we have some news about the dark/black titanium? :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jabbeboy:
Dbrand: Is it possible to remove the vinyl and then put it on the piece of paper that I got with the vinyl. And it will still be no problems to attach it on the back after a few weeks?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
Yup. That's what I did. Just place it under a book so that it won't curl up.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
It's on the way. Soon as it arrives, we'll let you know.

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Absolutely!!!!!!!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] swervinc:
Excellent

I just got my titanium skin and I love it :). I will definitely be recommending these skins. Can't wait for the black titanium :D. Came to the UK in 5 days!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Fr3lncr:
Ordered Monday and got shipping confirmation this morning. Should have mine in 3-7 days!

Ordered two skins (Carbon black and black leather) plus a custom one. They said they were swamped with custom orders and wouldn't do it but made an exception in my case based on what I had asked for. Will upload a pic when I get it. Hope it turns out.

Great customer service and glad they are swamped actually as everything so far shows they deserve the business.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] SanGreal1807:
Does anybody come from the UK? What about the shipping time?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] topanga:
Did you look through the thread? Lots of answers on this already including someone two posts above you.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jabbeboy:
Okey Great.:laugh:

How hard is it to remove the vinyl? Any tip?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
Just confirmed, these play nicely with the Nexus 4 Orb in pretty much all ways. Still charges just fine (didn't doubt that) but the more worrisome thing is that the slanted Orb still "hangs" onto the phone just fine! This is naked + DBrand skin. I'll test with official bumper + skin tonight if nobody else beats me to it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
the numbers are growing,

not just on your screen.

think somewhat deeper,

you'll see what we mean.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
Okay, Robot. Now that I have my Orb, you TOTALLY need to sell skins for it! I doubt it'll be profitable for you guys to make 500 test runs to perfect it, but you still so totally need to do it! And totally do it with 2 options:

1) Nexus cutout

2) Built-in NFC tag

I'd order one and again not use the coupon code if you did (in case that $0.90 was enough incentive)!!! ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
We're a little confused... You want us to make skins for the orb itself? Unfortunately the orb has faaaaaaaaaar to much curvature for our material to adhere to it without bunching up at every 1/8". It literally just wouldn't work unless we made two dozen thin strips that you would stack and align one by one to get full coverage. For carbon fiber, that would mean you would have to align the textures properly as well. Wish we could do it, but it simply isn't feasible.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
It's okay, little confused robot. I mean a skin to put in between the "sticky rings" on the orb on the front only (keeping the sides/back black). See my attached photo - the matte area is "in between" the rings (where it says Nexus). It would be pretty cool to have my charger match my phone!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] HBS27:
I don't know of there would such a demand for that because

1. Not everyone is going to buy this orb

2. It is not financially viable for dbrand to put time and money into this
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
I totally agree! That's exactly why I said "I doubt it'll be profitable for you guys to make 500 test runs to perfect it". But I can dream, can't I? And I even have a confused little robot entertaining my dreams!! ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... now we see what you mean. To perfect this skin wouldn't take more than 3 tries. They're perfect circles and we have a fancy new digital micrometer. Just measure the width of each ring and poof, all done. if we get our hands on an orb we'll make a special XDA orb skin, only available for XDA members. Sound like fun?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
Its very easy. But I suggest using a needle or a blade to get the initial lift off the back. If you use your nail you might damage the vinyl. Easy nonetheless! :)

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
I'd totally buy one!! Only concern: How does the adhesive hold on rubber? Because the matte areas are also rubber.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Kryptyx:
Best support ever!!!

So, I figured I would have a little fun with the "Robot" when I went to check the status of my delivery. I sent my message in binary and got a hex encoded response.

Blurred the response since it contains some personal info.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
WANT! I WANT IT!.

I'll order it together with the black titanium skin for the phone.

And please make it $5 for the Orb skin :D

Question: Which skin is the thickest between leather/titanium/carbon fibre?

EDIT: My black leather skin is shipping! Hooray!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
Here are some photos to help have an idea of dimensions for the Orb skin. I'll get photos later when I can supply them with calipers, but this is the best I can do at my desk right now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
They're literally all about the same. The colo(u)red leathers are thicker than the others, and perhaps black/white carbon fiber are slightly thicker than the other grayscales. To be honest though this is all talking in less than 1/100th of a millimeter differentials.

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Don't worry about it man, we have a digital micrometer which is basically a ruler that digitally reads us the exact length down to 0.001 millimeters. As soon as we can get our hands on an orb we'll make the skin. Don't expect it any time soon though, there's a lot of other more important things on the horizon (read: black titanium).
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaxidian:
You keep using contractions. I thought robots didn't use contractions???
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FKNtrashbag:
Hmmm... I wonder if my order got lost in the mail.

I made my order February 1st, it was shipped out on the 5th, and now it's the 15th. I probably live no more than 60km's from where it would be shipped from...

I'm not even mad though... Just impatiently patiently waiting :P And I got a great job offer today :victory: So can't even be mad over $40.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] topanga:
congrats on the job offer, I generally wouldn't worry about shipping timeframes, but that seems really strange seeing as how you are in the GTA. Sounds like a Canada Post fail to me.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
That's way too long. Send a response to your Order Confirmation explaining that you haven't received anything yet and we'll make it right, eh?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FKNtrashbag:
Like I said, not even mad - which is why I'm not even going on a rant or contacted you guys yet. It's obviously a Canada Post fail, which is out of your control. Still, I'll send a reply to my order details. Just don't make it a rush order because I was thinking of giving it until Tuesday next week until I contacted you guys :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Wish we had more customers like you and less customers from Kazakhstan who put "near teh bus stop" on their delivery address and rage when we don't provide $50 FedEx shipping for $3.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] fluidd:
Very easy.

As instructed by dbrand, use sharp razor and carefully gently pry the edge of the skin from the corner and lift gently and slowly, then take off slowly. I put a piece of green painters tape over the nexus letters, so when I take off the skin, none of the letters will rip.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Nice. As another pro mentioned, a pin works just as well as a blade and is usually more readily available.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] G1ukos:
Just I wait the titanium one -_-
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jabbeboy:
Okey. Awsome;) Thanks for a quick answer;):fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TooSlo:
Rad. I'll be ordering a few skins after I make sure the N4 I'm buying today is in good condition. So glad I checked XDA today for accessories!

Additionally: I have an android-crush on dbrand's robot. <3
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Crisisx1:
Finally got my skin ...looks awesome but it seems to come a bit short at the bottom I can see a bit of glass...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] powerdoesntrun:
Exactly how thick are these skins? And could someone with the poetic bumper tell me whether the bumper sits on top of the skin or if they don't overlap at all?

My phone, with the bumper, slides off my charging orb, but I'm thinking maybe these skins could add enough thickness the phone's body, that it might be just enough to make it come in contact with the rubber charging surface. The carbon fiber one looks like it could even add some texture, which might help add resistance. (From my testing, it looks like two post-it notes provide about minimum additional thickness required to make it work)

Thanks.

update: From the pics, it look like it fills the whole back of the actual phone, so it I imagine it would rest underneath the bumper, so it probably wouldn't help.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] MFoged:
It does indeed rest underneath the cover with the poetic bumper. Here is a picture.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nshaikh:
I did order from dbrand, three of them actually. What is surprising is I am here in India. I order from them on7th and I got the back cover on 15th. I shall be putting some picture.

all I would like to say is thanks for the quickest delivery ;)

dbrand recommended.