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Did you have to pay any extra special charges in addition to what you were originally billed when the package arrived?
Here's something else I noticed. If you look at the Wizard USB product page, it says it comes with a free 18650 battery among other things.
"Battery is included in the package."
But, the page also says, all Wizard USBs ship from China. Elsewhere on the site, it says, no batteries will be part of any shipment from China, so you don't get a battery if you order the Wizard.
Why then do they even offer a free battery if you can't ever get one? What kind a scam* is this?
Then I noticed the website says all shipments to North America come from the Canadian office. :thinking:
Terms of Shipping
A month or two ago, a mechanic was looking for a headlamp. I recommended a Wizard USB and told him it came with a free battery. His package arrived from China with no battery he said. The mechanic didn't even get the correct model that he ordered but decided to keep in anyway.
I don't know if I can trust anything AT says on their website, so I'm asking their customers now. (I want to, but AT is making this difficult.)
Anyone who can share their recent experiences with AT Wizard USB shipments or AT in general, I'd appreciate knowing what your results were. I'd like to get this headlamp, but I feel like I'm playing some kind of lottery.
*Clarification: I don't really believe Armytek is perpetuating a "scam". I just believe it looks that way because of issues of confusion inherent in language at their website. Something lost in the translation to English I believe. I will admit, some of the blame rests on my comprehension. Even so, a retailer needs to be very careful about the way they communicate with their public.
Here's something else I noticed. If you look at the Wizard USB product page, it says it comes with a free 18650 battery among other things.
"Battery is included in the package."
But, the page also says, all Wizard USBs ship from China. Elsewhere on the site, it says, no batteries will be part of any shipment from China, so you don't get a battery if you order the Wizard.
"Wizard Pro Magnet USB are shipped from China by Express Delivery (FedEx/DHL) only. "
Shipments from our office in China
Shipments from our office in China
- If the shipment is not for free then it can be sent by Airmail (2-4 weeks) $US10 or FedEx/DHL (2-5 days) $US30.
- Note: we do NOT ship orders including batteries and/or grease from China.
Why then do they even offer a free battery if you can't ever get one? What kind a scam* is this?
Then I noticed the website says all shipments to North America come from the Canadian office. :thinking:
Terms of Shipping
- All shipments to North America are shipped from Canadian office. The orders to all other countries are shipped from our office in China.
A month or two ago, a mechanic was looking for a headlamp. I recommended a Wizard USB and told him it came with a free battery. His package arrived from China with no battery he said. The mechanic didn't even get the correct model that he ordered but decided to keep in anyway.
I don't know if I can trust anything AT says on their website, so I'm asking their customers now. (I want to, but AT is making this difficult.)
Anyone who can share their recent experiences with AT Wizard USB shipments or AT in general, I'd appreciate knowing what your results were. I'd like to get this headlamp, but I feel like I'm playing some kind of lottery.
*Clarification: I don't really believe Armytek is perpetuating a "scam". I just believe it looks that way because of issues of confusion inherent in language at their website. Something lost in the translation to English I believe. I will admit, some of the blame rests on my comprehension. Even so, a retailer needs to be very careful about the way they communicate with their public.
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