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Tony the Tiger

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I order my Pilot Custom 823 from Tokyo and my TWSBI Black Diamond 580 from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA-- within 15 minutes of each other on the evening of 5/7/15. The 823 got here yesterday. The 580 was scheduled for a delivery of 5/11/15, yet it's still not here. Assuming there are no issues with it, I wonder why it's taking so much longer, but from a much closer distance away. Btw, for a pen to leave Tokyo and arrive in Shreveport in only 4 business days is pretty amazing, if you ask me.

 

Tony

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The package from Japan likely flew all the way to Texas then by truck to you where as the California package probably went ground all the way. Also some vendors pick from shelves and ship very quickly and other spend several days in internal processes before the package is ever out for shipping.

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I got my two Pilots from Japan and in my hand in 4 days flat (Tokyo suburb - Tokyo - Dubai - Abu Dhabi - to me). But from Spain it is 10 days now no news.

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I ordered my Platinum off Amazon from Bunkidou on May 9. The anticipated delivery date was June 26. I just received an e-mail notification that it has been delivered today (May 13)! That's four days and it includes a weekend!

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Wow, that quick from Japan.Oversea shipping scares me in that there seems to be no recourse if something goes wrong.The prices though are very tempting.

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What Pakman said.

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I order my Pilot Custom 823 from Tokyo and my TWSBI Black Diamond 580 from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA-- within 15 minutes of each other on the evening of 5/7/15.

 

What I find impressive is that you buy a new pen every fifteen minutes. Good going!

James

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