Lock picking practice kit

Kenny Logins

Nesta99 wrote: »

Anyone have experience of using of using Tmart and the reliability etc. as an aside?

Yeah, no problems, but see post above about AnPost.

2smiggy

no problem either with them, but ya I remember the delivery time was ages. When the package arrived I had no idea what it was. Like a surprise for myself

fdevine

Someone did a comparison on here not so long back between Chinese orders being sent to UK & PM'd here or direct to here with AnPost and there was only a 3 or 4 day difference, which is negligible.

Generally I don't have any major delays with tracked items being delivered expeditiously by AnPost although I had a non-tracked item show up this week after being ordered at the end of November. Whether that delay was transit or AnPost I can't say.

I do know that TMart orders have been significantly quicker to arrive here than AliExpress ones but AliExpress stuff generally bounces around China for a month before its onward journey.

RobbieTheRobber

Eh I ordered two for you know, well lets just say research purposes.

dodzy

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Eh I ordered two for you know, well lets just say research purposes.

I'd have been shocked if you passed this opportunity up

Nesta99

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Yeah, no problems, but see post above about AnPost.

Thats reassuring and thank you! After buying a few items based on this thread and the lack of anyone saying to stay clear i didnt do too much looking at Tmart. After I got a couple of odd looking emails that wont be opened and did a quick search the reviews were bad about Tmart. I can wait happily enough for the orders as long as they do get here at some point in the next couple of months.. Without the heads up on An Post possibly being part of the delay I would be rushing to contact Tmart too quickly!?

fdevine

Nesta99 wrote: »

Thats reassuring and thank you! After buying a few items based on this thread and the lack of anyone saying to stay clear i didnt do too much looking at Tmart. After I got a couple of odd looking emails that wont be opened and did a quick search the reviews were bad about Tmart. I can wait happily enough for the orders as long as they do get here at some point in the next couple of months.. Without the heads up on An Post possibly being part of the delay I would be rushing to contact Tmart too quickly!?

Once they have your email address you'll get at least an email a day with deals or offers or sales or whatever.

Nesta99

I can assure you they are not deals from Tmart. agroservcomp.ro and xupit.com with 'i was amazed' Malware all the way imo. They arrived just after i signed up. It could be coincidence of course. I do take care with online shopping with appropriate anti-virus, running in protected page. I have one bank account (if i dont use paypal) that i just lodge the exact amount to if purchising anything on card etc. So I was worried more about not actually getting the items than getting a card wiped out or something and these mails didnt help. But the posts above have reassured and i will post my own experience especially if an issue arrises from TMART that in any way backs up the negative reviews online.

eoin1539

Nesta99 wrote: »

I can assure you they are not deals from Tmart. agroservcomp.ro and xupit.com with 'i was amazed' Malware all the way imo. They arrived just after i signed up. It could be coincidence of course. I do take care with online shopping with appropriate anti-virus, running in protected page. I have one bank account (if i dont use paypal) that i just lodge the exact amount to if purchising anything on card etc. So I was worried more about not actually getting the items than getting a card wiped out or something and these mails didnt help. But the posts above have reassured and i will post my own experience especially if an issue arrises from TMART that in any way backs up the negative reviews online.

I've bought loads of stuff from Tmart and never had a problem with them. Ordered a case for my PS3 controller before and it didn't fit, I chatted them and they had no problem just refunding me the money straight away.

mickotoole

Hey, has anyone received their package yet? I got an email with a tracking number but it leads me nowhere (i.e. no record of the package with any courier).

Star Lord

I got the notification of it shipping on April 22nd, so I'd not expect it yet. Tracking number is a China Post tracking number, last status translates in Google Translate as:
2017-04-23 14:33 Dongguan City Post cross-border electricity business international packet processing center, leave, the next stop [Dongguan Center]

mickotoole

Star Lord wrote: »

I got the notification of it shipping on April 22nd, so I'd not expect it yet. Tracking number is a China Post tracking number, last status translates in Google Translate as:
2017-04-23 14:33 Dongguan City Post cross-border electricity business international packet processing center, leave, the next stop [Dongguan Center]

Mine was shipped on the 18th but there is no record of it as per tracking number supplied.

Star Lord

mickotoole wrote: »

Mine was shipped on the 18th but there is no record of it as per tracking number supplied.

When I clicked the tracking link, I got nothing, but clicking on "China Post" from there gave me the tracking details.

unkel

€8.02 incl. shipping with the GD5 code. Thanks OP, that's a cheap toy

deadimmortal

Various other alternatives - some cheaper too https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20170510102815&SearchText=lock+practice

ozmo

I've played with that transparent lock - and its a lot easier than (decent quality) real life locks - there are no what are called spool or pick resistant pins in it - but its a great starting point intro to the hobby.

Anyone interested in learning how to use them - there is a free meetup event on in Dublin every two weeks here ->

https://www.tog.ie/calendar/

stampydmonkey

Got mine Thursday. Yet to play with it....can't wait

Kat1170

ozmo wrote: »

I've played with that transparent lock - and its a lot easier than (decent quality) real life locks - there are no what are called spool or pick resistant pins in it - but its a great starting point intro to the hobby.

Anyone interested in learning how to use them - there is a free meetup event on in Dublin every two weeks here ->

https://www.tog.ie/calendar/

Just let yourself in :D

Nesta99

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Got mine Thursday. Yet to play with it....can't wait

I ordered fairly quickly after the thread was opened so hopefully the few things i bought are not too far off being delivered if you have recieved you locking pick set. I had a couple of things already delivered from a New Jersey warehouse but nothing that had to be shipped from China. One of the items that i got was damaged and when I contacted TMart a pic of the damage and they straight away agreed to send out a replacement which arrived yesterday. The damage doesnt make the item unusable just that it isnt 100%. Not being able to track things is a pain and i have seen a few things that were bought on impulse for not that much more and on a site i am more familiar with and tracking is available. So far so good though even if i did have my concerns initially on the negative reports on TMart. It would be heading for near 6 weeks since the order i think.

soc

Still waiting here. Ordered on 18/04.

StillThinking

soc wrote:

Still waiting here. Ordered on 18/04.

Same as that, ordered for husbands birthday which was today, told him what it was and it was in the post so he's happy out

dastardly00

I'm still waiting also.
Ordered on April 12th and received shipping confirmation on April 22nd.

DANNY2014

dastardly00 wrote: »

I'm still waiting also.
Ordered on April 12th and received shipping confirmation on April 22nd.

Snap... I'm expecting it any day now...

dastardly00

DANNY2014 wrote: »

Snap... I'm expecting it any day now...

I've ordered one other item previously from Tmart and it never arrived so I personally wouldn't be surprised if my kit never shows up!

ozmo

soc wrote: »

Still waiting here. Ordered on 18/04.

Can be anything up to a couple months for delivery... but so far they have always arrived for me from them.... eventually.

Nesta99

dastardly00 wrote: »

I've ordered one other item previously from Tmart and it never arrived so I personally wouldn't be surprised if my kit never shows up!

Dont say that as i bought a couple of things and one not the cheapest of items either!

Zimmerframe

I ordered a few other bits of crap with the lock, got everything except the lock yesterday.

jonerkinsella

I ordered mine the day the thread was started and I still ain't got it.

_John C

I wouldnt worry about, could still take another couple of weeks. Ordered mine 11th April, Shipped 18th April. Still early for this kind of stuff with free p&p from China. Ive gotten items before that have taken 8 weeks to arrive from Dealextreme. But sure what can ya say. Cheap items and free postage

extra-ordinary_

jonerkinsella wrote: »

I ordered mine the day the thread was started and I still ain't got it.

Ordered mine the same - 11/04 - it arrived today.