Thanks muth for going the extra mile.
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F*ck 'em. As soon as this is getting more popular the first shops will start using bitcoins or something. Itās been working well for years.
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Thanks for the heads up @muth. I knew about the GC workaround due to the FT - Aspire - Paypal spat thatās been going on for a few years. If I hear any more updates about other vendors, Iāll post here.
The anti vape weasels just keep drilling more and more holes in our boat.
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Itās not the banks. Heck, they donāt want to lose business but they also donāt want trouble in the form of penalty fees and violations of the law. They are being enforced by governments imposing bans.
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Thanks for getting that FT GC information out. I have the new Dvarw MTL Facelift in my cart so Iāll be looking into a GC this time around. Shinyitis forever! 
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That would be great. Thx d_fabes 
And weāll keep plugging them up. Screw them. I donāt care about violating their damn regulations. We have a right as adults to choose which smoking cessation method we want to use. I have a few more choice words but Iām trying to be a lady.
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I grabbed a life preserver as the boat left the dock. I stocked up. I should be ok.
I share your sentiment about the regulations & regulators.
On the good news front, I understand FTās shipping times have improved dramatically. 2 to 3 weeks now. You wonāt have to wait as long, for your new Dvarw!
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Thx, thatās great news. In all honesty I have plenty of gear and nic but thatās just it, Iām a gearhead and canāt resist a good deal on something Iāve been wanting. I guess I could get all positive and look at it as challenging and interesting to stick it to the anti-vape nazis.
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Nothing wrong with ladies being feisty, muth. As shown by all of the support you get on this site. Standing oneās ground is admirable whoever it comes from. Sometimes a swearword is the appropriate thing to use. Keep up the good work, maam. And thanks for bringing this to our attention. For once Iām glad to be in the UK, as we donāt have these insane laws on vaping. Yet.
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For once? Is there something I should know? Donāt think I havenāt thought of living in the UK, Ireland or Scotlandā¦or Italy. The UK seems light years ahead of the US when it comes to vaping. I hope it stays that way. Best wishes to you.
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And I love how they label the return addresses. Itās like who the heck is Alvin Wong Lee in CA? 
Never once have I seen Fasttech on any of my packages. But I fear I speak out loud too much. Shall we keep hush now? 
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Is that what they call drop shipments? I do know what you mean and it got here pdq; so I canāt bitch much. And nope, whatever they are doing itās working.ssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!LOL!
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Well, hereās the definition of drop shipping. Not sure how FT would be using it.
What does drop shipments mean?
Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesnāt keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product using the dropshipping model, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer.Jan 3, 2020
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Or FedExās version.
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I stand corrected. I do know some stuff actually appeared with tracking #s originating in like maybe Rosemeade, CA. And it did get here pretty quick, considering.
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Hi @Steve68
I am just up the road in Bonnie Scotland and I share the āyetā from your post. Esp given the fact that the nasty party (Tories) have just abolished PHE, a stalwart supporter of the harm reduction angle. I see interesting (and not in an encouraging way) times ahead for the Brit eCig scene in the coming year.
I think now would be a good time for INDIVIDUALS in the UK to start lobbying their respective MPās (Individual approaches to politicians are a little more effective because they know we have a voteš”) re any negative changes suggested by the forces of darkness
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@Muth, I actually mentioned this to the CS person I chat with in FT and asked her about PayPal . She told me that as far as she is aware , there is no problem. I mentioned about you guys complaining on this issue . Or perhaps, FT is playing a deaf ear .
Well at the moment we here in down under are still lucky. I just bought a whole heap of stuff from FT (Aug) and AliExp (last week). The FT order has just landed and I should get them sometime this week. Some items from AliExp has landed . I have received my Smok Procolor which I am happily puffing on now and of course playing with all the colour settings .
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Yes, thatās great. You did see the above posts showing messages from Gearbest and Heavenās Gifts? Those were sent to the Canary Islands and US, respectively. They were cancellation orders due to PayPalās policy on e-cigs. Does AUS have a ban on vape gear/juice like the US and itās PMTA? Ourās went into effect Sept. 9.
I have items in my FT cart, so Iāll soon find out. FTās response to me is that they do not identify the products. I left it at that because they didnāt seem to think it a problem, like you said. Maybe they have a āwork aroundā and if they do, great. I let sleeping dogs lie.
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With all my google fuing this morning I came upon this website. Itās a payment processing company which also happens to be partnered with CASAA. They specialize in med/high risk merchants who sell smoking and other paraphernalia, etc. Based in Florida, doing business internationally. They can quickly help a merchant whose account has been suspended by PayPal. Sounds promising to me!
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