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Gearbest bailing on Thailand?

Discussion in 'General Thailand Vaping Discussion' started by zougou, Aug 20, 2017.

  1. zougou

    zougou Thread Starter Well-Known Member

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    I was just perusing the Gearbest site and noticed that anything vape related is marked "cannot ship to Thailand" where they usuallly give the shipping cost. GB has been my reliable supplier since FT quit shipping here, sorry to see them go, although hopefully this is a glitch or something temporary.
     
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    If they have stopped shipping here (no surprise, really), doubt they'll restart until the laws change here...whenever that is.


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    zougou Thread Starter Well-Known Member

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    I agree with you, SD. When I was composing that message, I should have put "hopefully" in quotes, or maybe just written "hopelessly".
     
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    All of the smokers i know, collegues and friends, who are non-vapers, will say ignorant stuff like "that is worse than smoking because you're using chemicals" and "smoking is better it's easier and basically the same". You attempt to educate them but you know how stubborn thais can be. So basically if none will educate them, they remain ignorant (as in they are fine with smoking poisonous tobacco forever), vaping will not get the support it needs. Nothing will change here. Rip.

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    Hitting "like" hardly seems appropriate. I've got my FB style crying face emoji on right now. One of the major suppliers still ships to the Land of Sad Faces, but open forum, so no names, no pack drill.
     
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    They did leave the Overseas vendor section here too....
     
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    This kind of no shipment to.... happened in Europe as well last week, with Austria. But few days later GB repealed and continues to ship to Austria... They didn't explain why. Perhaps its only temporary for Thailand as well.
     
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    I see they won't even ship batteries which have other uses than vaping :(
     
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    zougou Thread Starter Well-Known Member

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    Meanwhile, local websites, no not Facebook pages, full slick websites, offer a wide range of vaping gear--at twice the price. Possibly the same influence that lets them operate extends to the ability to pressure Chinese companies like Fasttech and Gearbest.
     
  10. Rick O-Shea

    Rick O-Shea iStick Fanboy

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    You can order batteries from GearBest. I haven't ordered any, but there is the option for shipping to here from a Chinese warehouse.
     
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    Yeah I thought it was showing OK yesterday. But today I couldn't. Just tried again and can? very odd. Too late now. Ordered the HG2 from TV Shop. Not to worry.
     
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    Send their customer service an email via the site. I've ordered batts from GB before, too.
     
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    This time tried and it worked. Funny. I had China selected before too. Ordered a set now.
     
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    Rick O-Shea iStick Fanboy

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    As far as vaping goes... I contacted a few reps on Skype (a matter of who answers first), and June said "because your country doesn't allow us to ship ecigs to you."
     
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    Very few of those sites left operating today. I expect the few that remain are just clearing their stock. I really expect all those sites to go dark very soon. The penalties are far too severe to justify the risk.
     
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