Ordering Gear

**tbjake34** · 12-27-2007, 11:14 AM

Ok so I am going to order my gear through an international supplier. What I am wondering is would it be a good idea to order registered airmail? You have to sign for it and you have to use your real name... If I order unregisterd it can take months for it to come.. What do you guys think?

**RBIZZY** · 12-27-2007, 11:16 AM

me personally, i would never use my real name.....

**cache49** · 12-27-2007, 11:17 AM

I have things sent to my proper address and proper name...but, from what I understand the penalties here are quite slack comparred to the states...Dunno man??

**Dukkit** · 12-27-2007, 11:20 AM

im in the states. i ordered from an international and got it registered. took 7 days to get all my packages. with no problems. now that was 2 years ago when i was using that supplier.

**samcam** · 12-27-2007, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by tbjake34

Ok so I am going to order my gear through an international supplier. What I am wondering is would it be a good idea to order registered airmail? You have to sign for it and you have to use your real name... If I order unregisterd it can take months for it to come.. What do you guys think?

I just received an international order registered, had to sign for it and only took two weeks. I only order once a year and order enough for two cycles.

This was the third time ordering from this supplier and am very comfortable doing so. I figure at worst if it does get snagged I will just get a seizure notice and will lose my gear, at that point I will probably order domestic.

IMO, unless you are ordering huge amounts every months from several different countries, they aren't going to waste to much time with you, although I could be wrong.

**Bigmax** · 12-27-2007, 11:36 AM

yeah you're wrong bro...all it takes is one pack to get seized whether its small or large and your addy is red flagged...

**samcam** · 12-27-2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Bigmax

yeah you're wrong bro...all it takes is one pack to get seized whether its small or large and your addy is red flagged...

If you were refering to my post...I fully understand your addy would be flagged, I simply meant that I doubted they would have a full blown out raid on a small one time order- but I could be wrong.

**Bigmax** · 12-27-2007, 11:55 AM

lol...thats why i said you are wrong...there have been instances where a door has been kicked for a small seemingly meanless pack...it all depends on how busy they are and they are looking to accomplish...

**samcam** · 12-27-2007, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Bigmax

lol...thats why i said you are wrong...there have been instances where a door has been kicked for a small seemingly meanless pack...it all depends on how busy they are and they are looking to accomplish...

o.k., sorry for giving bad advice.

**Bigmax** · 12-27-2007, 01:27 PM

^^^ dont be silly bro..no need to apologize...there are experiences everywhere and thats why WE are all here to learn more!!!!!

**rodgerj** · 12-27-2007, 02:50 PM

fcuk man. From all I have read so far on ppl getting scammed online & packs getting snatched it all seems too much of a risk. Every site I come across that supposedly has anything is in the US or Europe, nothing where I am (Canada) so it would have to come through customs. I checked with two online sources today, one guy wanted me to post him the money first and wait to hear back?!?

As if losing money is not bad enough, there is no way I can chance getting flagged as I am not a citizen here yet.... I thought about approaching one of the bigger guys at the gym but I would probably just get bitchslapped around the changing room and car park. In England it was easy as almost every gym I went to it was fairly open. Back then I was not interested (still a teen) and now I am ready I happen to live in fckin small town. You guys that have the domestic option are lucky, not sure why you would risk buying international.

**Bigmax** · 12-27-2007, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by rodgerj

fcuk man. From all I have read so far on ppl getting scammed online & packs getting snatched it all seems too much of a risk. Every site I come across that supposedly has anything is in the US or Europe, nothing where I am (Canada) so it would have to come through customs. I checked with two online sources today, one guy wanted me to post him the money first and wait to hear back?!?

As if losing money is not bad enough, there is no way I can chance getting flagged as I am not a citizen here yet.... I thought about approaching one of the bigger guys at the gym but I would probably just get bitchslapped around the changing room and car park. In England it was easy as almost every gym I went to it was fairly open. Back then I was not interested (still a teen) and now I am ready I happen to live in fckin small town. You guys that have the domestic option are lucky, not sure why you would risk buying international.

Bro welcome to AR...after that rant...care to inroduce yourself??..after all it was your first post....lol

**tbjake34** · 12-27-2007, 03:27 PM

Well thanks for the advice.. But I went ahead and placed a small order so I will see what happens.

**Big** · 12-27-2007, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Bigmax

Bro welcome to AR...after that rant...care to inroduce yourself??..after all it was your first post....lol

hehe I was thinking the same thing. Welcome

**Big** · 12-27-2007, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by tbjake34

Well thanks for the advice.. But I went ahead and placed a small order so I will see what happens.

Good luck bro.

**KJSolid** · 12-27-2007, 04:18 PM

Hey man, keep us posted on whether or not everything goes well. I noticed you are in Wisconsin. I am in Illinois and debating on ordering internationally as my suppliers are all washed up since I moved back to Illinois. I will be interested as I am nervous about placing my first order online.

**rodgerj** · 12-27-2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bigmax

Bro welcome to AR...after that rant...care to inroduce yourself??..after all it was your first post....lol

Yeah I just did an intro in the new person section. Sorry, man.....

**tbjake34** · 12-27-2007, 04:51 PM

I will keep you guys posted. Everything is going smooth so far.

**celticd** · 12-27-2007, 06:39 PM

is it a nitemare ordering international from the states n canada
it seems to be a game of catch n mouse as to weather u get ur postcard or not
in ireland u could send an ak47 threw the post and probably still get it
is it getting harder n harder to get through? will it ever lapse a little in the future
p.s. hope u av a good luck story friend

**tbjake34** · 01-27-2008, 04:53 PM

I know this thread is old but I did get my gear about 2 to 3 wks after placing it. Everything went smooth.

**hobbs9963** · 01-27-2008, 09:22 PM

Cool.

**Rotary** · 01-28-2008, 01:28 PM

I used EMS Shipping. Got my pack in 4 days.

**scaramouche** · 01-28-2008, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by tbjake34

Well thanks for the advice.. But I went ahead and placed a small order so I will see what happens.

you should be ok, i mean imagine the millions of packets the us mail deals with every day, you probably have a greater likelyhood of getting it on with j-lo than u have of getting ur order siezed