Silly HLJ!

Two weeks ago I ordered a bunch of wheels, the new Z and since HLJ had it in stock, the Sakatsu PE set for the S2000. The Z isn't in stock yet, so I wasn't expecting it any time soon. Today I got to my mailbox, and hello, what do I have here?

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HLJ box! Hooray! And it's small, so shipping was probably reasonable. Good on HLJ!

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Pretty close fit! I'm impressed with HLJ's economy on this one; they're usually not very thrifty with shipping materials and size and usually pass that cost on to the consumer (a very sad me).

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But wait! The box is fuzzy! Weird. But I won't hold that against them. But wait, where's my PE! I will hold that against them. No PE in the box.

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Hey! I hadn't noticed that I'd brought two HLJ boxes in from the mail. What's in the second box?

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My PE! Yay! So much for them having been thrifty though. Double the shipping, double the fun! Sike! But wait, there's a silver lining!

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Oops! Sakatsu, you silly guys, you accidentally packed two S2000 shift knobs in my package! Gosh, perhaps I should post it back to you. Wait, nah, I really wanted to get another shift knob for my Celica project - thanks for saving me the hassle of hunting your just-shift-knob package. That alone is almost worth the double shipping.

Happy day!

Hah!!! At least it wasn't ONE magazine in the larger than tami box, shipping box I got once. Wow..at least your PE came safe and sound:)

Are those GTC and GTV the new 2007 release?

lol after reading ur thread , i just ordered some parts from them LOL

that is indeed strange. They usually just throw the P/E and other small items like that inside a model box, or just slide it in between two boxes.

The reason they send small items in large boxes is so they can be shipped and not lost. If they were to ship an envelope it WOULD get smashed and bent, that is a guarantee.

yeah,
hlj make sure the item arrive safely and sound
just like my slr mclaren kit
a big box but open it's half empty and lots of transparent plastic bags around it
it took 3 days from japan to malaysia and even the postman is shock!

Are those GTC and GTV the new 2007 release?

Yes, and if anyone was wondering (like I was), the GT-Vs and GT-Cs are the full 19" wheels, the same as the TE37s and CE28s, while the others I got, the Wedsport SA-70s are smaller, 18" wheels like the Blitz Technospeed Z4s. This was exactly what I was looking for, and I was very pleased with them. Good on Aoshima for doing the right thing, and putting not only wheels, but a variety of wheels and - most importantly for someone who makes more S2000s than Ferraris or Skylines - a variety of sizes!

I read that entire post and no Z:shakehead
Volk wheels FTW!!

Cool! Now finish that Celica or I'll tell Scott Hards about the extra shifter! :lol:

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That's great!!! A WHOLE FREAKING box, just for the PE set, and the wheels were packed so tightly into the other. That's hilarious!!!

One small PE set in that box??

That has got to be the most retarded thing I've ever seen. Someone must have their head up their a$$ over there :shakehead

I read that entire post and no Z:shakehead

Yeah, imagine my disappointment too! I don't have enough projects going on all at once, I really needed a new kit! :banghead:

They've done this to me too with a pair of tweezers in a big box :screwy:

-Mikko

I have the same - I've ordered 2 sets of Acustion air valves - the shiping of one set is 1200 yen, they calculated it twiece because of two sets and send them in a large cartoon boc. I understand the fact that they want to send it safely, but the postage cost paid in the post office is 800 yen, that makes 400 yen for the cartoon. But why I have to pay postage cost for the second pack of valves if the do not increase the weight and do not need a larger box.

Earning on postage costs makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable.

ohh sounds like another reason why HLJ isn't one of my favorite shops...

sigh my order hasnt shipped yet :(

hey will, this happened to me also, they are just wasting our shipping money, and the natural resources paper,,,,,,,,

I've had similar happen to me also. I can understand them sending it in boxes that aren't easily lost (but then why can't we have the option of insurance...), but I've had PE parts put in a separate BIG box that got delivered on the same day as few magazines in a sturdy envelope - both from HLJ, and both from the same order over the net. What the...

Perhaps something shifty is going on...