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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: only on April 13, 2012, 10:41 am
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Should have a bunch of people receiving orders soon and want to gather all of the reviews and also update people on new brands and prices.
Here are our current listings (other brands coming soon):
Doina King Size - $12.80 per carton (10 packs x 20 cigarettes) - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/e3d2f553d8
L&M Red Label - $19.19 per carton (10 packs x 20 cigarettes) - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/ddb7638def
Chesterfield Red - $17.98 per carton (10 packs x 20 cigarettes) - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/65168b8db7
Lucky Strike Silver - $20.49 per carton (10 packs x 20 cigarettes) - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/4061cf3e99
Marlboro Red - $25.59 per carton (10 packs x 20 cigarettes) - silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/51514a903a
Feel free to ask questions and leave us your feedback. Thanks a lot!
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Well I might as well get the ball rolling here! I haven't yet ordered from them here on the Road, but I've ordered a number of times from their clearnet site and am completely satisfied, both with the service and the price. Delivery times do vary, but the products have always arrived!
Don't hesitate to give these guys your business! :)
- grahamgreene
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ordered in Feb from the site, still no cigs, still no "love letter" so still no refund :( friend ordered twice, first order arrived, second didnt.
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We have never received a single complaint from customers paying with bitcoins - how are we supposed to know there is a problem?
Please PM us the mentioned order IDs and we'll make it right for you!
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Can you get hold of Bensons & Hedges gold.
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PM sent (i have contacted you by email before) by no means am i blaming you my friend got his so i know you are definitely legit, also just to say i did get the chance to try the cigs from the pack my friend did receive and they were perfect smokes (lucky strike red) so no need to worry about them being some dodgy fakes or anything, just be aware that those uk customs dicks seem pretty hot on cigs these days, if youre in the mainland EU though youll probably get them through fine. its a shame really as if i could be sure i could get them through regularly id be buying them all the time
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interested might order some next week.
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Can you get hold of Bensons & Hedges gold.
We're trying very hard to get gold of them. As soon as we do we will post about it in this thread.
PM sent (i have contacted you by email before) by no means am i blaming you my friend got his so i know you are definitely legit, also just to say i did get the chance to try the cigs from the pack my friend did receive and they were perfect smokes (lucky strike red) so no need to worry about them being some dodgy fakes or anything, just be aware that those uk customs dicks seem pretty hot on cigs these days, if youre in the mainland EU though youll probably get them through fine. its a shame really as if i could be sure i could get them through regularly id be buying them all the time
PM replied and order will be resent tomorrow - it probably just got lost in the mail and we trust you as a buyer!
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thank you very much for the quick help
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How much does delivery usually take to western EU?
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How much does delivery usually take to western EU?
Anywhere between 5 and 20 business days.
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Can you guys get Newport regular length menthol's in a box?? And if so how much for a carton and do you do carton discounts for like 10 or 20 cartons or even a master carton? That would kick ass and I would really be interested.
Thanks
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Will you consider offering rolling tobacco?
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Will you consider offering rolling tobacco?
would also be interested in this
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Can you guys get Newport regular length menthol's in a box?? And if so how much for a carton and do you do carton discounts for like 10 or 20 cartons or even a master carton? That would kick ass and I would really be interested.
Thanks
Unfortunately no, it's highly unlikely we will be able to get it - it's not imported to our country. To see the complete list of brands, check http://www.cigs.eu/brands
Will you consider offering rolling tobacco?
We are actually considering listing rolling tobacco and are preparing for uploading it both to the clearnet and here. Shouldn't take more than a week or two (trying to source the best stuff on the market).
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I think this is a great idea. I hope you earn a strong reputation by the time I figure out this whole SR thing and start buying things. So far I only see one buyer's feedback on your vendor page.
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received my ciggies, two cartons (20 packs) of marlboro´s red :). obviously no problems shipping to finland, arrived in a week from ordering. product seems legit, tastes like marlboro should and packaging has quality printing and embosses. i don´t think these are counterfeit, eastern europe just has very cheap cigarettes :)
i will be using him from now on for all my cigs, compared to 50€/carton i have to pay in here this is a veryvery good deal for me :). full recommendations for this guy!
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Wow! Some cheap cigarettes would be fantastic. We do get people selling these cheap imported EU brands in real life. They are sold in my local pub but prices here are way better.
I have seen many of the brands mentioned on the link to the brands of cheap cigarettes.
Benson and Hedges gold are VERY pricey.
Rolling tobacco would fantastic. Golden Virgina is the most popular but be wary as there are tons of fake pouches of low grade tobacco which is weighed and stuffed into the pouches here. Its easy to import a ton of crap tobacco and print up the pouches here or order them separately. The result is real nasty smoke and you have to be concerned over fake cigarettes. Every brand known to humanity has been faked. But I'm sure that those sold here are legit ones because user feedback would be instantly full of coughs and splutters.
Thanks for the service you offer and for the prices its WELL worth grabbing some of the cheap EU brands as they cost 1 BTC in real life (£3.50)
Rolling tobacco would be brilliant. It could be an easy money maker also if the price is right.
I will keep an eye on this thread and hope for some UK brands to be sourced. There are a few brands which are as good as the cheap UK brands we see now. No more No 6 out there! I loved to ask for 10 No 6 and a packet of Rizla. Memories!
PS - cannot believe people have given me bad Karma! All I've done is jest a little. You would think I had slept with someones sister and found the coke stash and left the toilet seat up.
I'm down with the Buddha.
:)
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I have ordered some smokes from this guy and if his product is the real thing, my whole family are ready to order. I only like smoking Bensons and I get the real thing for £42. My mum, dad, brother all smoke cheaper brands at about £30. If this vendor comes up trumps I could could make a few bob in my area.
20 No6 tipped....... them were the days, my memory is not so hot at present, can anyone remember the price?
PS. If only is reading this, get my order out of processing so I can test the goods.
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received my ciggies, two cartons (20 packs) of marlboro´s red :). obviously no problems shipping to finland, arrived in a week from ordering. product seems legit, tastes like marlboro should and packaging has quality printing and embosses. i don´t think these are counterfeit, eastern europe just has very cheap cigarettes :)
i will be using him from now on for all my cigs, compared to 50€/carton i have to pay in here this is a veryvery good deal for me :). full recommendations for this guy!
Thanks a lot for the review, enjoy your cigs! :)
Thanks for the service you offer and for the prices its WELL worth grabbing some of the cheap EU brands as they cost 1 BTC in real life (£3.50)
Rolling tobacco would be brilliant. It could be an easy money maker also if the price is right.
I will keep an eye on this thread and hope for some UK brands to be sourced.
We will try to source rolling tobacco and UK brands as soon as possible. It looks like we will have to import them though, so this will take a while :(
I have ordered some smokes from this guy and if his product is the real thing, my whole family are ready to order. I only like smoking Bensons and I get the real thing for £42. My mum, dad, brother all smoke cheaper brands at about £30. If this vendor comes up trumps I could could make a few bob in my area.
20 No6 tipped....... them were the days, my memory is not so hot at present, can anyone remember the price?
PS. If only is reading this, get my order out of processing so I can test the goods.
Thanks for the feedback! Your order has been dispatched today (yesterday was a public holiday).
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Fast shipping to Germany, good packaging, no problems.
I'm happy, thanks a lot :)
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Can you guys get Newport regular length menthol's in a box?? And if so how much for a carton and do you do carton discounts for like 10 or 20 cartons or even a master carton? That would kick ass and I would really be interested.
Thanks
Unfortunately no, it's highly unlikely we will be able to get it - it's not imported to our country. To see the complete list of brands, check http://www.cigs.eu/brands
Will you consider offering rolling tobacco?
We are actually considering listing rolling tobacco and are preparing for uploading it both to the clearnet and here. Shouldn't take more than a week or two (trying to source the best stuff on the market).
Rolling tobacco would be awesome because there is no way that a carton of smokes is going to get past Canada Customs. Even if you have to rip up all the individual cigarettes of a particular carton (like Lucky Strike) I wouldn't mind just so the package could get in. Tobacco in Canada is waaaayyy freaking over taxed... and to add insult to injury they ban smoking almost everywhere nowadays!! Hypocrites. Anyways, you would be providing a needed service. Thanks!
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I placed an order for 4 cartons during the 420 sale.
I'll update as soon as I receive them.
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Rolling tobacco would be awesome because there is no way that a carton of smokes is going to get past Canada Customs. Even if you have to rip up all the individual cigarettes of a particular carton (like Lucky Strike) I wouldn't mind just so the package could get in. Tobacco in Canada is waaaayyy freaking over taxed... and to add insult to injury they ban smoking almost everywhere nowadays!! Hypocrites. Anyways, you would be providing a needed service. Thanks!
We have actually (successfully) shipped to Canada only recently! I will try to persuade the customer in question to confirm it here.
Even if you're that skeptical, I would still advise you to give it a shot! You don't risk anything, after all - we will fully refund you if the cigarettes get stuck at the Customs.
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Rolling tobacco would be awesome because there is no way that a carton of smokes is going to get past Canada Customs. Even if you have to rip up all the individual cigarettes of a particular carton (like Lucky Strike) I wouldn't mind just so the package could get in. Tobacco in Canada is waaaayyy freaking over taxed... and to add insult to injury they ban smoking almost everywhere nowadays!! Hypocrites. Anyways, you would be providing a needed service. Thanks!
We have actually (successfully) shipped to Canada only recently! I will try to persuade the customer in question to confirm it here.
Even if you're that skeptical, I would still advise you to give it a shot! You don't risk anything, after all - we will fully refund you if the cigarettes get stuck at the Customs.
Hell: that's an offer I can't refuse. I'll place an order asap. Cheers.
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I placed an order a couple weeks ago, processing took FOREVER, I just hope shipping is better as I don't think theres a way to track my shipping.
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Also, please please please try and get turkish royals! I will be a customer for life if you can get camel turkish royals
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Hell: that's an offer I can't refuse. I'll place an order asap. Cheers.
Yay! :)
I placed an order a couple weeks ago, processing took FOREVER, I just hope shipping is better as I don't think theres a way to track my shipping.
Please be specific. You placed your order on Friday, and we had a public holiday on Monday, so I am afraid you're overreacting a bit.
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Hell: that's an offer I can't refuse. I'll place an order asap. Cheers.
Yay! :)
I placed an order a couple weeks ago, processing took FOREVER, I just hope shipping is better as I don't think theres a way to track my shipping.
Please be specific. You placed your order on Friday, and we had a public holiday on Monday, so I am afraid you're overreacting a bit.
Sorry, I didn't mean to make it seem like I was trying to bash you or overreact, but I think you have my order mixed up w/ someone elses, cause my order was:
From: Cigs.eu <support@cigs.eu>
Subject: Cigs.eu - Order #2464
Date: April 15, 2012
which is about 2 weeks ago
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Sorry, I didn't mean to make it seem like I was trying to bash you or overreact, but I think you have my order mixed up w/ someone elses, cause my order was:
From: Cigs.eu <support@cigs.eu>
Subject: Cigs.eu - Order #2464
Date: April 15, 2012
which is about 2 weeks ago
Dude, you placed your order on the clearnet and paid for it with a freaking credit card! What does it have to do with Silk Road at all? It's completely unrelated. We had delays in processing credit cards and you were informed about this in advance. So please stop misleading people over here.
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Placed an order on 4/20...
Any feedback on shipping to Australia?
Paying $15 for a deck of 20 really burns a hole in the pocket...
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Placed an order on 4/20...
Any feedback on shipping to Australia?
Paying $15 for a deck of 20 really burns a hole in the pocket...
I didn't quite understand your question. Have you read "5) Shipping info" - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/0c4e5b2a71 To make it simple for you, you placed your order 5 business days ago and the delivery can last up to 35!
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Yes I've read it.
Curious to know if anyone else has ordered to Australia before.
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Got mine today, fast and pro shipping. Will easily order again!
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Curious to know if anyone else has ordered to Australia before.
I've ordered cigs from OS into Australia before but customs have always stopped them and won't release them until you pay the duty that is owing on them.
I also ordered from 'only' during the 420 sale but this time I just bought 1 carton. My previous orders from clearnet sites where much larger so I'm hoping a single carton might slip through.
I agree it's bloody ridiculous the prices we pay down here. You're paying the same for a pack of 40's or 50's than you do for a whole carton from 'only'.
Anyway, fingers crossed for both of us. :)
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Got mine today, fast and pro shipping. Will easily order again!
Are you in US?
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Curious to know if anyone else has ordered to Australia before.
I've ordered cigs from OS into Australia before but customs have always stopped them and won't release them until you pay the duty that is owing on them.
I also ordered from 'only' during the 420 sale but this time I just bought 1 carton. My previous orders from clearnet sites where much larger so I'm hoping a single carton might slip through.
I agree it's bloody ridiculous the prices we pay down here. You're paying the same for a pack of 40's or 50's than you do for a whole carton from 'only'.
Anyway, fingers crossed for both of us. :)
Arrived today to Australia! I'd say it took no longer than 7 days all up.
Very pleased! Inconspicuous package!
The days of ridiculously priced, absurdly taxed cigarettes are over!
Will do business again. ;D
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Ordered myself a carton of winston blues to Eastern US. He sent them out very quickly. Will update upon arrival
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No delivery as of yet, Only says it's been 8 days since dispatch but theres only 5 days till finalisation.
Way too fucking high to come up with any sort of maths to that above statement. But all's still looking good. Just hoping UK Customs doesn't ruin my shit.
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Got my ciggies safe and sound to NZ, really fast shipping to. DEFINATLY the real thing as well, ive smoked PLENTY of snide cigs in my time, and these aint them !
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Carton of marlboro reds - Less than 30 dollars and and about a week to Canada? Booya! Good packaging too!
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Thank you all for the great feedback! :)
Please stay tuned as we will be listing some rolling tobacco in the next couple of days!
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Got my second order from this guy today, 2 cartons of cigs succesfully sent to Scandinavia :). I will go back for more, great vendor.
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Would be very interested if you could get legit john player blues, That would be awesome, as an American who has no access to these amazing smokes this would be much appreciated. Also If anyone has any recommendation to good brands to try tell me, much appreciated.
Also its kind of annoying when you see how expensive the shipping is, i would prefer if the cost of a carton would rise and the shipping cost was lower
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Am I right in thinking that if you order through cigs.eu (clearnet site not SR) to the UK you are covered by the 100% refund policy? I have ordered through SR but have now realised that Only's vendor profile page states that UK customers will only receive a 50% refund upon a seizure/import duty tax request.
Also its kind of annoying when you see how expensive the shipping is, i would prefer if the cost of a carton would rise and the shipping cost was lower
Yeah, I find this annoying too. I'm guessing its because you dont pay a % to silk road on the shipping cost? Is there a way of seeing how much shipping costs without having to add it your basket first? Maybe it should be included in the item description?
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Got my second order from this guy today, 2 cartons of cigs succesfully sent to Scandinavia :). I will go back for more, great vendor.
Thanks for the feedback, puff with pleasure! ;)
Would be very interested if you could get legit john player blues, That would be awesome, as an American who has no access to these amazing smokes this would be much appreciated. Also If anyone has any recommendation to good brands to try tell me, much appreciated.
Also its kind of annoying when you see how expensive the shipping is, i would prefer if the cost of a carton would rise and the shipping cost was lower
Nothing else except what we have listed here: http://www.cigs.eu/brands
Additionaly, we will be listing some rolling tobacco tomorrow!
Concerning the shipping fee, why don't you take the total cost in calculation instead? We can make the shipping fee less expensive (or even free), but the price of the carton will have to rise then. Or is it just morally satisfying to have a "free" delivery? :)
Am I right in thinking that if you order through cigs.eu (clearnet site not SR) to the UK you are covered by the 100% refund policy? I have ordered through SR but have now realised that Only's vendor profile page states that UK customers will only receive a 50% refund upon a seizure/import duty tax request.
Also its kind of annoying when you see how expensive the shipping is, i would prefer if the cost of a carton would rise and the shipping cost was lower
Yeah, I find this annoying too. I'm guessing its because you dont pay a % to silk road on the shipping cost? Is there a way of seeing how much shipping costs without having to add it your basket first? Maybe it should be included in the item description?
Here on the road it's 50% refund upon seizure for UK customers and 100% refund for everybody else.
Regarding the shipping fee, please read above. Should we make the price "shipping inclusive"? How is that going to change anything? :)
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Regarding the shipping fee, please read above. Should we make the price "shipping inclusive"? How is that going to change anything? :)
No. Set it at whatever shipping costs :P
How come every but the UK is 100%? Do you find our customs tend to seize more often?
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Regarding the shipping fee, please read above. Should we make the price "shipping inclusive"? How is that going to change anything? :)
No. Set it at whatever shipping costs :P
How come every but the UK is 100%? Do you find our customs tend to seize more often?
Yes, your customs office is way too picky! The fuckers stop ~1-2/10 of all the parcels we send to the UK.
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Thanks for the reply only
Here on the road it's 50% refund upon seizure for UK customers and 100% refund for everybody else.
Does this mean you offer the 100% refund to UK customers on your clearnet site?
In regards to the shipping cost, i dont mind whether its included or added on. It would just be helpful if you could see how much its going to cost in total without having to add it to your basket to see the postage options. And then remove it again afterwards. It would be easy to list postage costs in the item description with a cost per unit, cost per unit postage and a total cost so the buyer can see the breakdown. I must admit I was shocked when I first saw how much postage was.
Glad to see you will be listing some rolling tobacco! If my current order arrives I may have to make a second order :)
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Thanks for the reply only
Does this mean you offer the 100% refund to UK customers on your clearnet site?
In regards to the shipping cost, i dont mind whether its included or added on. It would just be helpful if you could see how much its going to cost in total without having to add it to your basket to see the postage options. And then remove it again afterwards. It would be easy to list postage costs in the item description with a cost per unit, cost per unit postage and a total cost so the buyer can see the breakdown. I must admit I was shocked when I first saw how much postage was.
Glad to see you will be listing some rolling tobacco! If my current order arrives I may have to make a second order :)
Nope, we don't.
Well, the shipping cost is the same for all the brands, so to compare cigarettes between each other you simply look at the price. But yeah, I will seriously consider adding all the costs together, and the breakdown in the comments :)
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Additionaly, we will be listing some rolling tobacco tomorrow!
VERY keen!
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Arrived today to Australia! I'd say it took no longer than 7 days all up.
Lucky you.
Unfortunately nothing has arrived for me but it's only been 13 days so I'm not too worried just yet. But if anyone's ciggies are going to get stopped at customs it would have to be mine. :)
I'll post again when they get here.
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Same situation as you ozbow, mines been a little longer I think. Had to extend the auto finalize time anyway!
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I'm very happy to see vendor only on the Road, I just received my Davidoff Classics and they're my favorite variation too :-) Shipping was quite prompt, got the package in Canada in about a week (IIRC) which is great. I wish they had Davidoff Magnums (favorite brand ever) but Classics do nicely, and you really can't beat the price.
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7 days to the US. Fucking spectacular shipping time :D
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Ordered.
Was asked to FE. Will see what happens.
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Hello only,
Thanks i received the package it is great! congrats!
I wonder if you can get the camel essential flavor listed ?
That would be fantastic,
Cheers,
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I honestly didn't think my carton would make it to the states, but it arrived only 1 week after "in transit". The Camels barely taste different than domestics, but they seem to burn a little faster. Regardless, the price can't be beat. Thanks!
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Anyone got any shipping times to the UK? Seems to be around 1 week to US so I'm guessing it will be similar
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Anyone got any shipping times to the UK? Seems to be around 1 week to US so I'm guessing it will be similar
i wouldnt count on that im still waiting 3wks i think its been.............. with no customs seizure letter or product.
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Anyone got any shipping times to the UK? Seems to be around 1 week to US so I'm guessing it will be similar
i wouldnt count on that im still waiting 3wks i think its been.............. with no customs seizure letter or product.
Glad it's not just me waiting, even the orders i placed with the clearnet site before Only joined here haven't arrived yet :(
I've had no love letters though and as i have 5 orders in transit it's highly unlikely they'd all get nabbed so I'm still expecting them to get here eventually.
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Anyone got any shipping times to the UK? Seems to be around 1 week to US so I'm guessing it will be similar
i wouldnt count on that im still waiting 3wks i think its been.............. with no customs seizure letter or product.
Thanks for the reply tottenham... but that wasn't quite what I was hoping to hear haha
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Glad it's not just me waiting, even the orders i placed with the clearnet site before Only joined here haven't arrived yet :(
I've had no love letters though and as i have 5 orders in transit it's highly unlikely they'd all get nabbed so I'm still expecting them to get here eventually.
Does anybody know the official procedure if customs intercept? I have read in a few places that what happens is they send the love letters and you can return to sender or pay the tax, but i cant find any info on this on any customs or related websites. Im worried that if you have had this many not delivered then maybe they don't contact the recipient on every occasion.
According to section 2.5 on the webpage below you are allowed to send 50 cigarettes as a gift but I cant find what happens if you exceed this limit...
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&propertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000014
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I think it's just slow shipping, I know the address i used isn't flagged and it's almost inconceivable that they would nab every order I've placed over the last few weeks. At least one would get through and as each order is for different brands I know what order they should arrive in.
Just wish they'd hurry up :)
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Been waiting a long ass time in comparison to the people leaving feedback. I was one of the first to order I believe, but it's been about 2-3 weeks to UK. No love letter, no package, no nothing. Only says it can take up to 31 days, and since ordering I've seen he only refunds 50% to UK customers with proof of seizure. Starting to think I won't see any cigarettes, letter, or refund :(.
Sucks to be the one in ten interceptions! Least it wasn't drugs though :D
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Similar story here as well. Placed an order 3 1/2 weeks ago to the UK and still havnt received anything. No letter from customs or any cigs. Have been in contact with there clearnet customer service, but still waiting for a reply 3 days later. Not looking great :(
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A lot of UK-ers waiting long long times. This bodes badly, as a couple of people in the feedback said they received in 3 days to the UK.
Tin hat time. They could have discovered one, noted the packaging, seen another, thought this is odd, raised it to a manager. Saw a third and thought yeah there's something not right here. And are now selectively pulling out all of them? A couple will obviously slip through the net, but if Only has had to update to saying he only does 50% refunds to the UK, this must be a pretty big issue.
I'd like to remain optimistic though. Hopefully they'll be here by Saturday, otherwise I'll definitely have my tin hat on.
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Had my tin hat on for a few days now :)
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Another UKer here, I have made 3 orders with only, he has had been one of the best for communication on here and I do not think it is his fault but I have received one carton out of the 4 I have ordered so far, fingers crossed they will make it. one is 2-3 weeks and the others are only one week in.
The first lot I received came in 3-4 days.
Anony
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I am very sorry we have such a lousy delivery time to the UK. It's a bit contra-intuitive, but the smokes arrive to US/Canada twice (sometimes three times) as fast.
Please allow some more time and be rock solid sure that we will stick to our terms!
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Looking forward to them only :)
Did anything come of your rolling tobacco you was going to list?
Anony
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I'm at 24 days to the USA currently...hope something comes soon.
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Been getting my cigys of only for a month now, always get in under 5 days, first time was 3 days if thats to be believed to ireland!!!
loving the camel full flavour but think im going to test out some lucky strike next, cant wait !!
cheers only, u been fantastic!
peace
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I've no doubt they were dispatched, just concerned they've been intercepted. And Mordeth are you talking N. Ireland? If not it could just be that UK customs are dicks.
Though saying that I received a standard serviced from Canada in a day... Weirdos.
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Yes Northern Ireland, so its UK customs .. And usually its a day extra for ppl in northern ireland as opposed to southern england. So really that first time i ordered was like 2.5 days. was amazing. Only is teh man!
The longest time ive waited was 5 or 6 days cant remember which it was but that was because he ran out of my brand (camel full flavour) but they still came under a week. Top Notch!
I wonder what these Red Lucky Strikkes will be like compared to Camel Full Flavour. Anyone think Lucky Strikes are nicer ? Also been hearing good things about these French smokes called Gauloises... which is the nicer version of them? is the strong as smoothe as silk as the lights/reds are supposedly ?
cheers/peace
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Bought some smokes from Only.
Brand: Doina
Onion: http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/e3d2f553d8
Price: ฿2.77
Purchased on 8th May
Received on 16th May.
Destination: United Kingdom.
Package fitted through my door perfectly, woke up to a nice parcel sitting for me to open. To my surprise it was the smokes. ::)
Will be buying some Luckystike's for my next order. Can't wait to use Only again.
As for the Doina, they are an acquired taste I think.. Haha.
Parcel & contents.
http://i.imgur.com/dhsyq.jpg
Thank you again, looking forward to more business in the future.
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Yes Northern Ireland, so its UK customs .. And usually its a day extra for ppl in northern ireland as opposed to southern england. So really that first time i ordered was like 2.5 days. was amazing. Only is teh man!
The longest time ive waited was 5 or 6 days cant remember which it was but that was because he ran out of my brand (camel full flavour) but they still came under a week. Top Notch!
I wonder what these Red Lucky Strikkes will be like compared to Camel Full Flavour. Anyone think Lucky Strikes are nicer ? Also been hearing good things about these French smokes called Gauloises... which is the nicer version of them? is the strong as smoothe as silk as the lights/reds are supposedly ?
cheers/peace
Very jealous of your success rate. I would stick with Camel Blues, best cigs about :)
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Anyone got any shipping times to the UK? Seems to be around 1 week to US so I'm guessing it will be similar
i wouldnt count on that im still waiting 3wks i think its been.............. with no customs seizure letter or product.
Thanks for the reply tottenham... but that wasn't quite what I was hoping to hear haha
sorry i was mistaken order was shipped lol (i wished) april 16th 9am still no product no love letter no nothing
but with EXTREME caution from this Vender.............. he now says i must wait another 14days or some bullshit before it can be resolved and what i get a 50% refund.
i could offer the crown jewels on sr every1 buys i dont del shit but get a lot of 50% ????????
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sorry i was mistaken order was shipped lol (i wished) april 16th 9am still no product no love letter no nothing
but with EXTREME caution from this Vender.............. he now says i must wait another 14days or some bullshit before it can be resolved and what i get a 50% refund.
i could offer the crown jewels on sr every1 buys i dont del shit but get a lot of 50% ????????
I hate when people lie. Hey dickhead, I told you to wait another 14 days 6 days ago. And guess why! Did you fucking read the "Vender" terms?
Now fuck off.
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agree with only here, give it time it shall arrive :)
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Sorry for being excessively rude - I just hate receiving tons of messages and threatening emails from illiterate dicks with no patience.
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As someone who also has been waiting a long time. Chill the fuck out dude. Look at his feedback, he clearly isn't a scammer. Cigarettes are just one of the main focuses of customs officers, mainly due to how ridiculously cheap they are in comparison. A business importing these and circumventing the UK tax would make a fucking killing.
Wait the allotted time, and then you'll get the 50% refund. But to be fair I hope Only takes the bad feedback on the chin and just lets you lose out on your 15 quid.
On another note Only, do you ever receive packages back? Or are they just seized. I'm guessing you've had your fair share of interceptions so you know how it works. Perhaps it'd be good to write a bit in the OP about what people should expect?
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On another note Only, do you ever receive packages back? Or are they just seized. I'm guessing you've had your fair share of interceptions so you know how it works. Perhaps it'd be good to write a bit in the OP about what people should expect?
It depends on the country. Australian customs, for example, send the seized packages back. Same goes for Austria and some other countries. On the other hand, the UK Border Agency does not. Also, the success delivery rate to the UK is the worst. This is why it's merely a 50% refund for the UK customer, unfortunately. Other countries, on the other hand, have had a pure 100% success delivery rate along the years: Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, to name a few. US and Canada are pretty good in this respect as well.
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I ordered the nonfilters from your site. I'm hoping they get into 'MERICA!!!!
What is the difference iin price between SR and the clearweb site? I would have just ordered from SR, but you donh't have non filters listed here/
if it's a few bucks to pump my stats here up a bit, I'll do it. I hope they get here no issues because it would be nice to save a hundred bucks a month on smokes. that means MORE DRUGS FOR MY FACE!!!!!!!!
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If you can't find a particular brand listed on the road, please contact us and we will list it right away.
Not everything is listed yet because we're too busy packing and dispatching orders to you guys :P
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Wish yall could carry american spirit non filters. Best cigarettes I've ever smoked. But, I don't mind being a fancy European sir.
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I too ordered on 420 and am still waiting (UK).
I would also like to chip in and say I would be very interesting in B&H Gold and rolling tobacco.
Here's hoping
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I've just received a love letter :(
Wish they told me what brand they've seized so I know whats still in transit :(
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Yay, they got the first order but the second has just arrived :)
Definitely be ordering more :)
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I've just received a love letter :(
Wish they told me what brand they've seized so I know whats still in transit :(
What country are you in PlutoPete? Please dont say america
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I've just received a love letter :(
Wish they told me what brand they've seized so I know whats still in transit :(
What country are you in PlutoPete? Please dont say america
I'm in UK, our customs are red hot on tobacco because the government tax it so much :(
The fact that the second order arrived shows they aren't foolproof though :)
All the other UK buyers still waiting, don't worry, the package that was nobbled , and the one that arrived, was ordered from the clearweb site before only started vending here, so really long delivery times doesn't mean they aren't coming :)
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um, should I have ordered from here instead of the clearweb? they didn;t have non filters here.
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It depends on the country. Australian customs, for example, send the seized packages back.
I don't want to start any sort of argument here because I'm hoping 'only' will come through and will become my ciggie vendor for life but the above statement is simply not true.
I have been ordering ciggies over the net to Australia for a long, long time and they ALWAYS accept the cigarettes but they won't release them to you until you pay the duty that is owing. It is then your choice to pay the duty and the ciggies will arrive in your letterbox a few days later OR you can ask for them to be sent back to the sender (but if the sender is unreachable or is fake then you may be liable for a 'holding' fee until you pay the duty that is owing) OR deny ordering them which will result in them being returned or destroyed. In the 100's of packets I have received over the years they have never once returned them to the sender without being in contact with me first. I don't know whether 'only's customers have been telling customs to return the 'seized' packets but it is definitely not an automatic thing. You can even look on the Aussie customs website and read their official documents which will support my experiences.
I know 'only' is far more experienced in the cig business than me (so please don't take offense at this post) but I do know what I'm talking about regarding cigarettes coming into Australia as I've have been through the exercise many, many times. I can even post up a copy of the letter they send regarding how they work out the duty that is owing but here is a brief excerpt from my most recent order of 4 x 200-pk cartons (which wasn't from 'only' btw):
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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Your imported goods have been assessed by Customs and Border Protection. Import duty, taxes and other charges have been calculated and your assessment is now ready for payment.
Comments: Undeclared Cigarettes
Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarillos and Cigarettes of Tobacco or of Tobacco Substitutes (Cigarettes containing tobacco - Not exceeding in weight 0.8 grams per stick of tobacco content)
Customs value: $80.00
Transport & Insurance: $10.00
Duty Rate: 0.0% + $0.3468x per stick
Volume Amount: 800
Duty Payable: $277.xx + ($36.xx GST) = $314.xx
Full payment is required before your article can be released from Customs and Border Protection control. Your article may be returned to sender, if full payment is not received by the due date.
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(I've replaced some digits with 'x' to anonymise it slightly)
They give you a month to pay before sending back or destroying.
Hope this helps other Aussies in understanding the process and deciding whether it is worth the effort. I must admit that my hit rate is pretty low (probably less than 10% of my orders have made it through customs untouched).
I thought I would give 'only' a shot to see whether his method was any more successful but as I haven't received them yet I'll hold judgement. :)
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@ozbow you are definitely right, the customer needs to request the "return to sender thing" in order for it to be sent back. However it is also important how the vendor disguises the smokes, and we're pretty good at it actually, so you can expect your 10% success rate to increase dramatically.
Full disclosure: there are three problematic countries at this moment - Australia, UK and Ireland (the least problematic one). Still, we get a great number of orders from these three countries and are happy to say that more than half reach our customers untouched.
Let's wait and see.
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I thought it was funny how Only said I probably wouldn't like the cigs I ordered. Cheap ass non filters. Said they were really harsh.
haha. I used to smoke hand rolled crap, very harsh. Now I smoke top notch non filters. I'm tired of spending a few hundred a month though.
Only, what is the best non filter you sell on your site? Were either of the other two packs any better? If I get this package, I'll put in a order for another carton or two. I'll be ordering from you all the time. I might even get some friends to start ordering through me through you.
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My package showed today, if I'm not mistaken today was day twelve.
I love it.
The cigarettes are fresh and taste just fine. They meet my nicotine needs.
Hate to give up my turkish golds, but I just can't argue with the price.
I will certainly be a repeat customer.
question: is "blue" the euro-equivalent to "lights?"
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My package showed today, if I'm not mistaken today was day twelve.
I love it.
The cigarettes are fresh and taste just fine. They meet my nicotine needs.
Hate to give up my turkish golds, but I just can't argue with the price.
I will certainly be a repeat customer.
question: is "blue" the euro-equivalent to "lights?"
Country?
Just a heads up guys, please when putting delivery times put your country. Or at least a vague description (eastern to western europe) because 12 days would be excellent to the moon, but not domestically to Moldova.
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Only, what is the best non filter you sell on your site? Were either of the other two packs any better? If I get this package, I'll put in a order for another carton or two. I'll be ordering from you all the time. I might even get some friends to start ordering through me through you.
The non-filter ones are all pretty damn harsh :D Don't know, never tried any of them, haha. I would say go for Astra Non-Filter next time.
question: is "blue" the euro-equivalent to "lights?"
Yep, except for the Gauloises. The Blue Gauloises are stronger than the Red ones, French weirdos that they are, haha
Country?
Just a heads up guys, please when putting delivery times put your country. Or at least a vague description (eastern to western europe) because 12 days would be excellent to the moon, but not domestically to Moldova.
I believe PsilocybinTendencies is from midwest US (he mentioned it in the other thread).
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I believe PsilocybinTendencies is from midwest US (he mentioned it in the other thread).
This is correct.
In an inebriated haze last night, I posted the same review twice on two different threads, thinking "I thought I posted this review already but it disappeared!" LOL
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I believe PsilocybinTendencies is from midwest US (he mentioned it in the other thread).
This is correct.
In an inebriated haze last night, I posted the same review twice on two different threads, thinking "I thought I posted this review already but it disappeared!" LOL
:)
Quality
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Received my package today in the netherlands, about 1 week after ordering.
I ordered gauloise blues, and got the real deal. Good quality cigarettes, not fake ones, with proper tax labels from the country of origin on them. Nice bonus: these cigs don't seem to have the flame retardant paper that makes them go out when you forget about puffing on them for half a minute, will order more :)
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I wanted to add something.
This might be because I don't normally smoke Camel Blues, or maybe it's because they use different chemicals in the tobacco in different countries, or it might be from the temperatures the cigarettes were exposed to during transit, or who knows why, but me and one other person have been smoking these, and we both feel like they burn REALLY fast. Much faster than any tobacco we purchase domestically.
Still buying again though. Prolly gonna try a different brand this time. Never had a galouise before, intrigued, but not sure i wanna drop for them, how are they compared to marlboro reds? camels?
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I don't really like the taste of marlboros, but blue gauloises would be comparable to full flavor camels i suppose.
As far as burn rates go: both the US and EU adopted legislation that require cigs to be self-extinguishing in recent years. This is accomplished by adding flame retarding substances to the paper, but makes cigs somewhat clumsy as well. As the country of origin for these smokes is just outside the EU, apparently they don't produce cigs compliant with this safety standard, which most smokers would consider beneficial.
To me they taste and burn like cigarettes here used to until a few years ago, which is more of a plus then a con.
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I don't really like the taste of marlboros, but blue gauloises would be comparable to full flavor camels i suppose.
As far as burn rates go: both the US and EU adopted legislation that require cigs to be self-extinguishing in recent years. This is accomplished by adding flame retarding substances to the paper, but makes cigs somewhat clumsy as well. As the country of origin for these smokes is just outside the EU, apparently they don't produce cigs compliant with this safety standard, which most smokers would consider beneficial.
To me they taste and burn like cigarettes here used to until a few years ago, which is more of a plus then a con.
That could be why, maybe I'm just not remembering how fast cigarettes used to burn...
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Placed an order for some Camel Blue and received them in about 7 days, all the way from Moldova to New Zealand! Prices are awesome and smokes are legit. Thank you!
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IME Camel Blues do burn a little faster than say Mayfair. Though not a huge difference.
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Hi
I am after Marlborough Superkings and Sterling. I would also be happy to see Golden Virginia rolling tobacco.
SLS
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I don't really like the taste of marlboros, but blue gauloises would be comparable to full flavor camels i suppose.
As far as burn rates go: both the US and EU adopted legislation that require cigs to be self-extinguishing in recent years. This is accomplished by adding flame retarding substances to the paper, but makes cigs somewhat clumsy as well. As the country of origin for these smokes is just outside the EU, apparently they don't produce cigs compliant with this safety standard, which most smokers would consider beneficial.
To me they taste and burn like cigarettes here used to until a few years ago, which is more of a plus then a con.
That could be why, maybe I'm just not remembering how fast cigarettes used to burn...
Thats quite likely, since these self-extinguishing cigarettes have been mandatory in the US for several years (depending on state i suppose). In most of the EU they were introduced about a year ago and the difference was noticeable at the time. Since i travel to the middle east and asia from time to time i notice the difference in how cigs burn sometimes.
This is not something to be concerned about at all: It IS a difference with what you're used to in america, but not a sign that there is anything -wrong- with the cigs.
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I don't really like the taste of marlboros, but blue gauloises would be comparable to full flavor camels i suppose.
As far as burn rates go: both the US and EU adopted legislation that require cigs to be self-extinguishing in recent years. This is accomplished by adding flame retarding substances to the paper, but makes cigs somewhat clumsy as well. As the country of origin for these smokes is just outside the EU, apparently they don't produce cigs compliant with this safety standard, which most smokers would consider beneficial.
To me they taste and burn like cigarettes here used to until a few years ago, which is more of a plus then a con.
That could be why, maybe I'm just not remembering how fast cigarettes used to burn...
Thats quite likely, since these self-extinguishing cigarettes have been mandatory in the US for several years (depending on state i suppose). In most of the EU they were introduced about a year ago and the difference was noticeable at the time. Since i travel to the middle east and asia from time to time i notice the difference in how cigs burn sometimes.
This is not something to be concerned about at all: It IS a difference with what you're used to in america, but not a sign that there is anything -wrong- with the cigs.
Most definitely not. I plan to order again. Right now in fact.
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12 business days to canada. thanks.
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Good packaging, extremely good communication, shipped to central US in 10 days. The Gauloises Blondes are one of the best cigarettes I have smoked in the world. Doina brand is extremely inexpensive and very smokable, though it may only appeal to smokers who can appreciate the utilitarian value of them.
Every step of the order, we were contacted and kept informed. The person handling SR relations for their group is very easy to talk to and dedicated to good business practices.
Will be ordering again soon and often. Last night I passed these around at a party and everyone wanted to buy some from me. They offered $7 USD per pack. I told them I would give them a big discount at $6, they were ecstatic and want to order cartons. LOL :) Once you smoke Gauloises, your American cigarettes will taste like shit, fair warning.
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Thank you very much everyone for your feedback! You're making it less and less about the money and I'm beginning to feel just plain happy to make your lives a little bit easier :)
With regards to the self-extinguishing cigarettes sold in Western countries, I guess it's definitely not something "organic" they add to the paper!
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I made an order from the clearnet site: less than 1 week to a country near Germany.
Cigarettes are genuine and delivery very fast. Packaging is stealth.
Thank you cigs.eu!!!
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11 days ago I ordered. I just smoked my last cig and i'm hoping when I wake up I'll have a carton sitting on the dppr step. I can't afford to be blowing so much cash on packs here. Damn things are expensive as fuck!
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Disappointed about having to finalize early, even though for my first order I did not have to.
But no risk, no reward! And my first order did arrive which I was very pleased with!
Godspeed!
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The seller says there is a 1/5 chance of the parcel getting seized at the UK border. Any reason the risk is so high, or is risk always higher getting stuff sent into the UK? And are you supposed to sign for the parcel? Its not as if a sleeve of Malboro can fit through my letter box.
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Well Only has a customer as long as they are vendors here! I ordered on a friday and six business days I got my smokes in Canada! super stealthy packaging and great price..
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well bitchin news, 12 days after ordering, they arrived. I did not have to buy another pack.
and as for the smokes, nice. Taste good.
Only said I might not like the brand because they are a bit harsh. Everyone seems to like them. In fact, some people will put down their american spirits and camels just to bum a second one off of me.
Leana non filters.
Love em. Love the weird pack. Love the weird words. I love weird. Just another thing to make me unique.
Thanks Only
I'm giving out your URL to people that ask about them. If you start getting lots of order from my town, it's my fault :)
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The seller says there is a 1/5 chance of the parcel getting seized at the UK border. Any reason the risk is so high, or is risk always higher getting stuff sent into the UK?
The UK is pretty notorious for its customs control on smuggled cigarettes. Cigarettes in the UK are more expensive compared to most other EU countries, making it a prime market for smuggling. From time to time a container of smuggled fags is intercepted in holland, and in virtually all cases its final destination was the UK, not the netherlands or any surrounding country. I guess being an island also makes it easier to intercept things since you don't have dozens of highways carrying all sorts of goods in and out 24/7.
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hey there only, i got a question.
how about regular old cheapo pall mall reds, if ya cant find my turkish golds?
I buy pall malls when I don't have much to spend, and they work just fine.
Bother only if you can get them for a really good price though, I saw you posted some parliaments recently, I wouldn't pay that price for pall malls.
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Pall mall positioned itself as a bit of a discount brand in europe in the last couple of years. I wonder if this extends to the eastern european origin of these cigarettes though.
Also, received another shipment today that was dispatched monday - delivered within a week to holland :)
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Hi,i've got two question,how do we know that the cigs are not copies ?
And another question,Is it possible to have a english or french message on the packs please ? ( i mean the warning message )
Thank you
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I bought a carton from the clearnet site. Took almost a week to northern EU. Very nicely packed! Do indeed burn slower than local cigs, which I dont mind. That FSC-stuff has ruined a lot of brands taste. I just wished more menthol varities like Lucky Strike Menthol.
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Ordered 1 carton to Australia
Customs got it
Shattered
Will not order again
I am a fool for FE
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xtc43, Trippyskies, CX, somahaoma, Ben, Buho - thanks for your feedback guys! Also, Ben, thanks for clarifying the UK situation for me :)
hey there only, i got a question.
how about regular old cheapo pall mall reds, if ya cant find my turkish golds?
I buy pall malls when I don't have much to spend, and they work just fine.
Bother only if you can get them for a really good price though, I saw you posted some parliaments recently, I wouldn't pay that price for pall malls.
We have no Pall Mall's unfortunately! Feel free to pick something similar from the same price category - http://www.cigs.eu/filter_cigarettes?sort=p.price&order=ASC&page=5
Ordered 1 carton to Australia
Customs got it
Shattered
Will not order again
I am a fool for FE
How come you're "shattered" when we openly write about the possibility of smokes getting seized in Australia on our info page? Even more strikingly, you gave us 1/5 and bitched here without even contacting us. Well, maybe it's a good thing that you didn't read the Terms before ordering - you are not aware that you're entitled to a 50% refund...
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any news on the shisha, Only?
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Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
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Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
I've a number of orders in transit with Only, some of them longer than 30 days, but I'm not worried because the order that arrived from him took well over 30 days to arrive. My second order got nabbed by customs :(
Both of those orders were placed on his website before he started vending here, I don't know why they take so long when other people get them within a week, I just put it down to me living in the arsecheek of europe :)
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Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
I've a number of orders in transit with Only, some of them longer than 30 days, but I'm not worried because the order that arrived from him took well over 30 days to arrive. My second order got nabbed by customs :(
Both of those orders were placed on his website before he started vending here, I don't know why they take so long when other people get them within a week, I just put it down to me living in the arsecheek of europe :)
Well I am in the UK, one of the major trading arms of europe. I have had post arrive from the island of Tasmania (from family) during the christmas period in less than 30 days. I am bitterly dissapointed tbh as I really wanted somewhere to order cheaper cigs from.
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Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
I've a number of orders in transit with Only, some of them longer than 30 days, but I'm not worried because the order that arrived from him took well over 30 days to arrive. My second order got nabbed by customs :(
Both of those orders were placed on his website before he started vending here, I don't know why they take so long when other people get them within a week, I just put it down to me living in the arsecheek of europe :)
Well I am in the UK, one of the major trading arms of europe. I have had post arrive from the island of Tasmania (from family) during the christmas period in less than 30 days. I am bitterly dissapointed tbh as I really wanted somewhere to order cheaper cigs from.
Lol, I'm in UK too :)
I Think they get stuck at a container port for ages sometimes.
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I have ordered on their official website several times. Never had any problems and no package took longer than 10 days to arrive
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Only's vendor page claims that just 1/10 packages to Australia gets seized so naturally shattered to be in 10% that does. Dont have access to a scanner so cant scan customs letter for refund.. Really dont wanna be fucking around with customs at this time.. and by the time i pay $80 I coulda just gone to the store n handed over hard-earned for smokes with known quality.. boohoo poor fucken me :P ;D
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I'm a retard.
He does have pall malls!
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Only's vendor page claims that just 1/10 packages to Australia gets seized so naturally shattered to be in 10% that does. Dont have access to a scanner so cant scan customs letter for refund.. Really dont wanna be fucking around with customs at this time.. and by the time i pay $80 I coulda just gone to the store n handed over hard-earned for smokes with known quality.. boohoo poor fucken me :P ;D
You don't need a scanner, a decent pic is fine :)
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Plutopete you have given me a bit of hope here. Still waiting on on cigs or a customs letter from an order dispatched over 30 days ago. Really confused as to how it can ever take this long but hey. Have placed another order since my first and they have not arrived after 15 days yet so fingers crossed. I am losing a bit of faith but you never know it could be a nice surprise. these were all shipped to the UK btw
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any news on the shisha, Only?
Yes, I can get it for you for around 40-45 bucks (incl. delivery) for 10 packs (50gr each) - brand Al Fakher. There are shitloads of flavors though (Grape, Cherry, Chocolate, Cigar, etc.), so let me know in which one you're interested exactly and I will list it for you.
Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
Sorry to have disappointed you mate, but if you read our Terms again attentively we're talking about 30 BUSINESS days there, eh? And even then, we're talking about successful delivery within that time-frame. If your smokes have been seized, the UK Border Agency can delay the process even more by being very slow with sending the letter informing ya about that. So just sit back, relax and wait for the smokes, or the seizure letter. Of course I'm sorry for not being able to provide a quicker service for British folks, but I'm afraid no-one can - your customs office is seriously nazi.
Only's vendor page claims that just 1/10 packages to Australia gets seized so naturally shattered to be in 10% that does. Dont have access to a scanner so cant scan customs letter for refund.. Really dont wanna be fucking around with customs at this time.. and by the time i pay $80 I coulda just gone to the store n handed over hard-earned for smokes with known quality.. boohoo poor fucken me :P ;D
The 90% thing is just a statistical truth (we sell mostly on the clearnet, remember?). I'm hoping you're willing to change your review as well - don't see where we "fucked" you over.
Plutopete you have given me a bit of hope here. Still waiting on on cigs or a customs letter from an order dispatched over 30 days ago. Really confused as to how it can ever take this long but hey. Have placed another order since my first and they have not arrived after 15 days yet so fingers crossed. I am losing a bit of faith but you never know it could be a nice surprise. these were all shipped to the UK btw
I feel your pain man. I am now thinking of stopping selling to the UK alltogether, which is a shame, cause fuck knows how, but there was a guy (I think even on this thread) who received his order in 1 day (!). And not only him, there is a bunch of people who keep receiving their orders in under one week. So this is fucking surreal, and I, myself don't understand what is going on.
@everybody - I can provide individual proofs of dispatch with date stamps if they will make you feel a little bit better. Again, worst case scenario is you'll get a seizure letter and we will give you a partial 50% refund, as promised.
Also, I need some advice here - should I stop selling to the UK/AU/NZ (the problem regions), cause I see my rating continuously going down even if I stick 100% to my terms and try to respond as quickly as possible, which is pretty discouraging :(
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I think it's as simple as this - all you need to do is provide some sort of proof that you shipped the order, then it's at the customers own risk, i.e. no possibility of a refund.
Maybe you could start sending orders with tracking? I don't care if I have to sign, the worst that will happen is I'll get a fine and I'm pretty happy to take that risk. I'm in Australia by the way.
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I think it's as simple as this - all you need to do is provide some sort of proof that you shipped the order, then it's at the customers own risk, i.e. no possibility of a refund.
Maybe you could start sending orders with tracking? I don't care if I have to sign, the worst that will happen is I'll get a fine and I'm pretty happy to take that risk. I'm in Australia by the way.
Tracking doesn't work at our national post unfortunately (they're a bunch of incompetent assholes) but your solution sounds reasonable. I just hope the conversion is not gonna drop like crazy. Also, I can as well say bye-bye to my 100% rating on SR, but it was going down even with the refunds in place anyway :(
ANNOUNCEMENT
As of today (June 9, 2012) customers bear 100% of the risk. I promise to be very objective about the delivery rates to different countries and will update the Terms soon. At this moment, the only problematic ones are: UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Almost never had any problems shipping to Canada, US and Continental Europe. We will continue to share the risk on all the orders placed before this date.
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No worries Only I appreciate this is really out of your hands. I was just hoping that 1 of my 2 order may get through. Have you considered the fact the UK customs may have identified your packaging and are searching for it when screening packages? Sorry if I sound condescending it is just I am unaware of your packaging and this could be a possibility.
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As of today (June 9, 2012) customers bear 100% of the risk.
Does this include orders currently in transit that were shipped before you made this decision?
If someone established a more regular buying relationship with you and has had plenty of successful deliveries would you consider bending this policy?
Also, only, you shouldn't worry too much about your vendor rating. It's a known fact on here that anything except a 5/5 takes way too much out of a vendors ranking.
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Hopefully only will reply on here, I opened an escrow dispute 7 days ago with no reply as of yet.
I have 3 pending orders that I made on 1st May (Yes way over 30 days ago)
Luckily I have not finalized early as I have not received the cigarettes or a notice from customs stating they have been seized which is what is required by law in the UK should customs or the border agency seize them.
I did not finalise early as I ordered them before the seller started requesting people to finalize early.
I am bitterly dissapointed to have not received them as I would have been a good regular customer for only.
Sorry to have disappointed you mate, but if you read our Terms again attentively we're talking about 30 BUSINESS days there, eh? And even then, we're talking about successful delivery within that time-frame. If your smokes have been seized, the UK Border Agency can delay the process even more by being very slow with sending the letter informing ya about that. So just sit back, relax and wait for the smokes, or the seizure letter. Of course I'm sorry for not being able to provide a quicker service for British folks, but I'm afraid no-one can - your customs office is seriously nazi.
The 90% thing is just a statistical truth (we sell mostly on the clearnet, remember?). I'm hoping you're willing to change your review as well - don't see where we "fucked" you over.
@everybody - I can provide individual proofs of dispatch with date stamps if they will make you feel a little bit better. Again, worst case scenario is you'll get a seizure letter and we will give you a partial 50% refund, as promised.
Also, I need some advice here - should I stop selling to the UK/AU/NZ (the problem regions), cause I see my rating continuously going down even if I stick 100% to my terms and try to respond as quickly as possible, which is pretty discouraging :(
Well the 30 working days will be up on Monday, I would also like to add on May 1st you still had 100% refund guarantee, that is why i took the risk and ordered from you. I could of shipped a container from china of copies which apparently according to some of your recent feedback these are in 30 working days.
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everything went fine, ordered 2 packs, doijna and lucky, don't like the doijna much, to hard stuffed for me but the luckys were very good. order 2 packs again, hope all will go fine again! Ur my Man for Tobacco!!!
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No worries Only I appreciate this is really out of your hands. I was just hoping that 1 of my 2 order may get through. Have you considered the fact the UK customs may have identified your packaging and are searching for it when screening packages? Sorry if I sound condescending it is just I am unaware of your packaging and this could be a possibility.
Well, it's certainly not the case as we have been selling smokes for the past 4-5 years and it doesn't look like that the situation got worse. The mentioned success delivery rates still hold. With regards to your orders, just allow some time man. If it's not going to be the smokes, it will be a seizure letter and we will refund you as promised.
As of today (June 9, 2012) customers bear 100% of the risk.
Does this include orders currently in transit that were shipped before you made this decision?
If someone established a more regular buying relationship with you and has had plenty of successful deliveries would you consider bending this policy?
Also, only, you shouldn't worry too much about your vendor rating. It's a known fact on here that anything except a 5/5 takes way too much out of a vendors ranking.
No, it doesn't - we still share the risk on the orders currently in transit.
Well the 30 working days will be up on Monday, I would also like to add on May 1st you still had 100% refund guarantee, that is why i took the risk and ordered from you. I could of shipped a container from china of copies which apparently according to some of your recent feedback these are in 30 working days.
It now starts to look that you doubt us dispatching them in the first place. If this is the case, let me know and I will mail you the proof of dispatch.
Also, FYI, 30 business days (from the day of the dispatch) will pass on Friday, not on Monday. Give it time man.
everything went fine, ordered 2 packs, doijna and lucky, don't like the doijna much, to hard stuffed for me but the luckys were very good. order 2 packs again, hope all will go fine again! Ur my Man for Tobacco!!!
Thanks mate! Yeah, Doina's are pretty rough :D
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Ok thanks only for your quick response. I appreciate it. I was reading the other day that it is legal to post cigs to the UK (200 or less) and not have to pay duty if it was from a friend and for personal use. Is this true and if so how can customs be sure this is not the case when they are sent from you.
Thanks
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Ok thanks only for your quick response. I appreciate it. I was reading the other day that it is legal to post cigs to the UK (200 or less) and not have to pay duty if it was from a friend and for personal use. Is this true and if so how can customs be sure this is not the case when they are sent from you.
That's not true as far as I know, where did you read that?
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Read it whilst doing some browsing on cigs sent from abroad for personal use. Having just done some further reading I retract that comment. Silly me. Oh well going abroad soon so just going to have to pack a suitcase full and hope for the best haha
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Its not true indeed. You can carry 200 cigs across the border yourself, but not have them sent by post or even mail them to yourself. To benefit from this tax exemption you must cross the border yourself carrying the cigarettes. Between EU member states that numbers goes up to 800 cigarettes, but you still need to bring them in yourself.
So sure, you can get in a car with 4 people and bring 3200 cigs from poland to germany legally, but you cannot legally mail a parcel of 800 each even if you were in poland when you mailed it out.
As far as practical mail ordering goes: I'd strongly suggest changing package form factor and sender address regularly. There was a pretty succesful operation sending cigs from switserlands free trade zones into the EU a few years ago. That eventually failed because all their packages looked identical and were eventually recognized and intercepted by customs.
There are plenty of methods of arranging 10 packs of cigs into a parcel, and i suggest more variation before customs get overly suspicious.
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Yes, I can get it for you for around 40-45 bucks (incl. delivery) for 10 packs (50gr each) - brand Al Fakher. There are shitloads of flavors though (Grape, Cherry, Chocolate, Cigar, etc.), so let me know in which one you're interested exactly and I will list it for you.
cherry sounds good.
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Hi there Only,
do you sell any DUNHILL yet?
thanks
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Unfortunately nothing has arrived for me but it's only been 13 days so I'm not too worried just yet. But if anyone's ciggies are going to get stopped at customs it would have to be mine. :)
I'll post again when they get here.
Been away for awhile so I haven't been able to update my post until now but I just want to let other Aussies know that I received my cigs from only with no probs. They did take over a month to arrive but fortunately customs didn't touch them so of course I'm very happy. Sure beats paying over $100 for a carton!
All I can say to other Aussies is that there should be no reason that your order doesn't arrive because it is not illegal to order cigs from OS. You won't get a fine or anything. The worst thing that could happen is that you will be asked to pay the duty that is owing on the cigs.
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Its not true indeed. You can carry 200 cigs across the border yourself, but not have them sent by post or even mail them to yourself. To benefit from this tax exemption you must cross the border yourself carrying the cigarettes. Between EU member states that numbers goes up to 800 cigarettes, but you still need to bring them in yourself.
So sure, you can get in a car with 4 people and bring 3200 cigs from poland to germany legally, but you cannot legally mail a parcel of 800 each even if you were in poland when you mailed it out.
As far as practical mail ordering goes: I'd strongly suggest changing package form factor and sender address regularly. There was a pretty succesful operation sending cigs from switserlands free trade zones into the EU a few years ago. That eventually failed because all their packages looked identical and were eventually recognized and intercepted by customs.
There are plenty of methods of arranging 10 packs of cigs into a parcel, and i suggest more variation before customs get overly suspicious.
True that. I don't know if you heard of our homies, Yesmoke, who were doing it from CH and got royally fucked by Big Tobacco.
We modify the "look" of our packages every three months - thinking of making it tubular this time ::)
cherry sounds good.
Here it is - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/c70b45694a
Hi there Only,
do you sell any DUNHILL yet?
thanks
They have been listed for a few weeks already (quite pricey though - they're considered "l33t" in Eastern Europe) - http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/7147d2a609
Unfortunately nothing has arrived for me but it's only been 13 days so I'm not too worried just yet. But if anyone's ciggies are going to get stopped at customs it would have to be mine. :)
I'll post again when they get here.
Been away for awhile so I haven't been able to update my post until now but I just want to let other Aussies know that I received my cigs from only with no probs. They did take over a month to arrive but fortunately customs didn't touch them so of course I'm very happy. Sure beats paying over $100 for a carton!
All I can say to other Aussies is that there should be no reason that your order doesn't arrive because it is not illegal to order cigs from OS. You won't get a fine or anything. The worst thing that could happen is that you will be asked to pay the duty that is owing on the cigs.
Thanks for the review mate!
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Do you have any regular Dunhill (not fine cut)?
maybe Dunhill blue or silver?
thanks
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Do you have any regular Dunhill (not fine cut)?
maybe Dunhill blue or silver?
thanks
Unfortunately not, just these ones - http://www.cigs.eu/dunhill_cigarettes
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True that. I don't know if you heard of our homies, Yesmoke, who were doing it from CH and got royally fucked by Big Tobacco.
Yeah, i remember that - must have been 10 years ago by now?
If i'm not mistaken, when you ordered a carton from them, they would ship 5 little boxes with 2 packs of cigs each. Its certainly a good way to send a carton of cigs in a package that looks nothing like it, but i suspect this got a bit too detectable when these identical packaged poured in by the thousands :D
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True that. I don't know if you heard of our homies, Yesmoke, who were doing it from CH and got royally fucked by Big Tobacco.
Yeah, i remember that - must have been 10 years ago by now?
If i'm not mistaken, when you ordered a carton from them, they would ship 5 little boxes with 2 packs of cigs each. Its certainly a good way to send a carton of cigs in a package that looks nothing like it, but i suspect this got a bit too detectable when these identical packaged poured in by the thousands :D
Yes, correct - about 10 years ago. Well, it proved to be not very effective in the end, so the way we do it seems to be more reliable (for now at least).
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In 4 days to the netherlands!! :D pretty cool the smokes are perfect! thanks alot!
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In 4 days to the netherlands!! :D pretty cool the smokes are perfect! thanks alot!
Thanks a lot, tretah!
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Package hit today.
I need to learn to be patient.
I ordered the Doinas and they weren't what I expected.
I don't really feel the smoke in the bottom of my lungs the way I do other brands. It's kind of like breathing flavored, visible, air. But they do satisfy my nicotine needs pretty well, for a buck eighty a pack... Next time I'll be sure to upgrade a little.
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I promised a review of only weeks ago. My personal experience with him, being completely new to Silk Road was nothing but pleasant from the order to it arriving.
Only helped out with a few features of the payment such as early finalizing, which is something he took his personal time out to reply in detail to me about. My greatest anxiety before deciding to order was "border protection" or customs in Australia. They are notorious for catching everything that goes through and the government has funded a lot of expensive equipment for detecting illegal imports of any goods whatsoever, and there's also the random checks. All this becomes intensified when there is some kind of "scare" [i.e. a gun passing by customs- which did actually happen while my cigarettes were in transit] which amplifies security. It was a relief getting a nicely packaged carton's worth of Lucky Strikes which are hard to get in Aus, and even harder to get at a reasonable price. After doing the maths a few times, it was clearly worth the chance of receiving a customs letter in the mail asking me to pay import duties and GST- but this never happened.
As it stands, I pay $125-$128 for 200 cigarettes[8 packs to a carton x 25 cigarettes per pack] which are Benson and Hedges "Rich" from the store. "Why the brand change?" you might ask- well I am nostalgic and have always wanted to see what Americans are killing themselves with. With the bitcoin exchange rate at the time of my first purchase from only [I'm not sure whether or not he has pinned his price to a dollar value or a bitcoin value]was ~$46 for the whole exercise/ test run which had an equal amount of cigarettes and I was lucky in a sense that the cigarettes were genuine and not nearly as harsh or sickening as the current brand I smoke which was up until now the only cigarette I could stand the taste of.
Of course, I knew once the package was shipped by only it's really in the hands of the postal service and in my experience overseas shipment to me in the past from ebay and such have been truthfully dismal in regards to global location and the time it takes for packages to arrive regardless of their size and the total wait time was 10 working days with a weekend shoved in between. I have heard rumours of people importing the Lucky Strikes legitimately but selling them for $7 a packet.
The avenue 'only' has provided to me personally is completely invaluable though it does carry the risk of your package never arriving in some countries- the rules for Australia is that you can import a limited number of cigarettes but you will have to pay import duties and tax [GST] to have it released by customs if they check your package. Until I find 'only' is circulating his packaging on a regular basis [monthly] I've decided to do the transaction the hard way and just one carton at a time as i run out, or just before depending on what's affordable and is worth the risk.
Honestly, I can understand how frustrating it can be ordering something then not receiving it but there is a 50% refund for some countries that he offers, which is more than you'll get from a lot of other people.
If you can't afford the loss then don't risk it in the first place, there's no reason to blame 'only' for something that's out of his/her control [the postal/shipping/freight company/customs]- as long as he has sent the package in a way he/she describes in the original post and dispatches it when he says he will or upon receiving the payment from you, then what is really the problem? For now, I've switched to LSOR's because it gets delivered to my door and [so far-touch wood] I haven't had to pay any more money to the Aus government.
I'd just like to say a very big thanks to 'only' for helping out an unknown, and I'm pretty fucken happy my first post is in defense of his reputation and not against it, and I'll happily take the time out to write about the services and products that "only' has provided so far. Hopefully this has been a fair rendition of my experience, and for any Australian potential buyers I recommend 'only' if you are in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of heading down the path of importing.
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Package hit today.
I need to learn to be patient.
I ordered the Doinas and they weren't what I expected.
I don't really feel the smoke in the bottom of my lungs the way I do other brands. It's kind of like breathing flavored, visible, air. But they do satisfy my nicotine needs pretty well, for a buck eighty a pack... Next time I'll be sure to upgrade a little.
I am very happy to hear you have received it and I am again sorry for the lengthy delivery - I wish it depended on me :-\
Yes, Doinas are not exactly the best smokes on Earth (hence the price) although there are some dudes from the US hooked to them, so it's a matter of taste I guess. Go for Luckies or Gauloises next time :)
I promised a review of only weeks ago. My personal experience with him, being completely new to Silk Road was nothing but pleasant from the order to it arriving.
Only helped out with a few features of the payment such as early finalizing, which is something he took his personal time out to reply in detail to me about. My greatest anxiety before deciding to order was "border protection" or customs in Australia. They are notorious for catching everything that goes through and the government has funded a lot of expensive equipment for detecting illegal imports of any goods whatsoever, and there's also the random checks. All this becomes intensified when there is some kind of "scare" [i.e. a gun passing by customs- which did actually happen while my cigarettes were in transit] which amplifies security. It was a relief getting a nicely packaged carton's worth of Lucky Strikes which are hard to get in Aus, and even harder to get at a reasonable price. After doing the maths a few times, it was clearly worth the chance of receiving a customs letter in the mail asking me to pay import duties and GST- but this never happened.
As it stands, I pay $125-$128 for 200 cigarettes[8 packs to a carton x 25 cigarettes per pack] which are Benson and Hedges "Rich" from the store. "Why the brand change?" you might ask- well I am nostalgic and have always wanted to see what Americans are killing themselves with. With the bitcoin exchange rate at the time of my first purchase from only [I'm not sure whether or not he has pinned his price to a dollar value or a bitcoin value]was ~$46 for the whole exercise/ test run which had an equal amount of cigarettes and I was lucky in a sense that the cigarettes were genuine and not nearly as harsh or sickening as the current brand I smoke which was up until now the only cigarette I could stand the taste of.
Of course, I knew once the package was shipped by only it's really in the hands of the postal service and in my experience overseas shipment to me in the past from ebay and such have been truthfully dismal in regards to global location and the time it takes for packages to arrive regardless of their size and the total wait time was 10 working days with a weekend shoved in between. I have heard rumours of people importing the Lucky Strikes legitimately but selling them for $7 a packet.
The avenue 'only' has provided to me personally is completely invaluable though it does carry the risk of your package never arriving in some countries- the rules for Australia is that you can import a limited number of cigarettes but you will have to pay import duties and tax [GST] to have it released by customs if they check your package. Until I find 'only' is circulating his packaging on a regular basis [monthly] I've decided to do the transaction the hard way and just one carton at a time as i run out, or just before depending on what's affordable and is worth the risk.
Honestly, I can understand how frustrating it can be ordering something then not receiving it but there is a 50% refund for some countries that he offers, which is more than you'll get from a lot of other people.
If you can't afford the loss then don't risk it in the first place, there's no reason to blame 'only' for something that's out of his/her control [the postal/shipping/freight company/customs]- as long as he has sent the package in a way he/she describes in the original post and dispatches it when he says he will or upon receiving the payment from you, then what is really the problem? For now, I've switched to LSOR's because it gets delivered to my door and [so far-touch wood] I haven't had to pay any more money to the Aus government.
I'd just like to say a very big thanks to 'only' for helping out an unknown, and I'm pretty fucken happy my first post is in defense of his reputation and not against it, and I'll happily take the time out to write about the services and products that "only' has provided so far. Hopefully this has been a fair rendition of my experience, and for any Australian potential buyers I recommend 'only' if you are in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of heading down the path of importing.
Wow, thank you for you great review - it's pleasant to see that at least somebody takes a rational and constructive approach to his purchases! Please be aware, however, that I was forced to change the Terms on the 9th of June (which will affect the orders placed after that date and makes it entirely within my discretion whether I refund a customer or not). There are many reasons for that, but mainly because even when refunded the 50%, most of the UK&AU customers continued to feel "ripped off" and gave me negative reviews which made the refund policy pretty much uneconomical and useless. What I will do instead is I will offer proof of dispatch for every carton I send out, so that everybody knows that I continue sticking to my part of the deal :) And it's easier this way - UK, AU, NZ and IE customers will simply know there is a risk in it, but after a quick math exercise will still be inclined to order!
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Hi all.
The matter of the 50% has been resolved and so now all is well and I can fully recommend only as a vendor :D
Happy smoking everyone!
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all i know is i got my smokes no problems
fuck you customs man !!
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I am very happy to hear you have received it and I am again sorry for the lengthy delivery - I wish it depended on me :-\
Yes, Doinas are not exactly the best smokes on Earth (hence the price) although there are some dudes from the US hooked to them, so it's a matter of taste I guess. Go for Luckies or Gauloises next time :)
I'm just happy that I can still receive international packages. I had my reasons to be worried. As for brand selection, I only went with the doinas because I masterfully shorted myself on bitcoin. Next time I think I am going to take your advice and shoot for the Gauloises.
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I was really loving this service. I got my first order of 200 camels in 3 days ffrom silk road. Then the next 2 came in under a week, 1 in 5 days the other in 6 or 7 as only had to restock camels but still got them in under a week. So i got 3 packets alll in under a week to the UK but now its been a month since my last order on silkroad and just over 2 weeks since my order on clearnet as only thought it would be better to order on clearnet which is true its cheaper but what is going on. Ive got no sezuire letters posted to me and i would of thought that if i got 3 packets all in under a week that by 32 days id of gotten a sezuire letter as it has to have been sezied. I always get packages from eastern europe like serbia within 10 days usually between 5 and 10. What is going on with the UK orders :/// i was really loving onlys cigys.
Has anyone in the UK ever received there order after 30 days ? or if someones gotten a custom letter how long as that taken to come since there order?
Id really like to order again and get but i just dont understand anymore. What is going on in the UK? Has anyone in the UK gotten an order recently ?
peace
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It seems to me that [Only] has a 100% successful delivery rate to the U.S., and shipping times to the U.S. seem to be rather quick as well. I plan on placing my first order with [Only] today. I'm sure everything will go accordingly, as I am positive he is a trusted and legitimate vendor. I'll update with a review when it arrives.
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I promised a review of only,
My personal experience with him, being completely new to Silk Road and his website was nothing but pleasant from the order to it arriving. Only helped me out whit the payment that was very pleasant :).
I have a good experience with Only
I ordered 2x now and everything was in good order received in the Netherlands
The cigarettes are the same as ours
"Only I am a regular customer" ;D
I can recommend Only to everyone :D
Only keep up to good work ;)
Regards,Ruud2012
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I was really loving this service. I got my first order of 200 camels in 3 days ffrom silk road. Then the next 2 came in under a week, 1 in 5 days the other in 6 or 7 as only had to restock camels but still got them in under a week. So i got 3 packets alll in under a week to the UK but now its been a month since my last order on silkroad and just over 2 weeks since my order on clearnet as only thought it would be better to order on clearnet which is true its cheaper but what is going on. Ive got no sezuire letters posted to me and i would of thought that if i got 3 packets all in under a week that by 32 days id of gotten a sezuire letter as it has to have been sezied. I always get packages from eastern europe like serbia within 10 days usually between 5 and 10. What is going on with the UK orders :/// i was really loving onlys cigys.
Has anyone in the UK ever received there order after 30 days ? or if someones gotten a custom letter how long as that taken to come since there order?
Id really like to order again and get but i just dont understand anymore. What is going on in the UK? Has anyone in the UK gotten an order recently ?
Sorry to hear you haven't received your last order! Well, only 2 weeks have passed so there is still plenty of time for you to receive it. If not, it could be that the UK Border Agency got it and you will be informed in written form about that (and refunded 50%). For now, I can provide proof of dispatch if it will make you feel better.
It seems to me that [Only] has a 100% successful delivery rate to the U.S., and shipping times to the U.S. seem to be rather quick as well. I plan on placing my first order with [Only] today. I'm sure everything will go accordingly, as I am positive he is a trusted and legitimate vendor. I'll update with a review when it arrives.
Yep, no problems with US customers so far.
I promised a review of only,
My personal experience with him, being completely new to Silk Road and his website was nothing but pleasant from the order to it arriving. Only helped me out whit the payment that was very pleasant :).
I have a good experience with Only
I ordered 2x now and everything was in good order received in the Netherlands
The cigarettes are the same as ours
"Only I am a regular customer" ;D
I can recommend Only to everyone :D
Only keep up to good work ;)
Regards,Ruud2012
Thank you, thank you - doing my best :)
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hey only, just a quick question.
I ordered a carton of gauloises from you that was shipped on thursday (the 14th) to Paris.
I know that you're shipping times in the EU are highly variable (3-20days).
I'm leaving Paris (where on I ordered the carton to) on the 5th of july. I know that you don't have that much control as to when packages will arrive, but in your opinion, based on past experiences, when should I expect it to arrive?
Thanks Ondine
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I was really loving this service. I got my first order of 200 camels in 3 days ffrom silk road. Then the next 2 came in under a week, 1 in 5 days the other in 6 or 7 as only had to restock camels but still got them in under a week. So i got 3 packets alll in under a week to the UK but now its been a month since my last order on silkroad and just over 2 weeks since my order on clearnet as only thought it would be better to order on clearnet which is true its cheaper but what is going on. Ive got no sezuire letters posted to me and i would of thought that if i got 3 packets all in under a week that by 32 days id of gotten a sezuire letter as it has to have been sezied. I always get packages from eastern europe like serbia within 10 days usually between 5 and 10. What is going on with the UK orders :/// i was really loving onlys cigys.
Has anyone in the UK ever received there order after 30 days ? or if someones gotten a custom letter how long as that taken to come since there order?
Id really like to order again and get but i just dont understand anymore. What is going on in the UK? Has anyone in the UK gotten an order recently ?
peace
I too have had this problem, it has now been 35 "working" days since I placed 3 orders. I have $160 in escrow and the UK border agency haven't sent a thing. They are required by their own internal policies to send the notice of seizure. I have had nothing. When I placed the order way back on the 1st May there was nothing about 50% refund upon notice of seizure being sent. Now they are refusing to even offer the 50% (which tbh I am not really willing to accept as these were not the terms I entered into) because they want the seizure notice. Which I clearly stated in all correspondence has NOT been received.
They can provide "evidence" it has been shipped but I too can produce a document stating I'm the President of the united states, doesn't mean its real.
If they think I have received them, why don't they consider the following fact;
Why would I not want to order from them again if I had received the cigs? They are much much cheaper than what we have to pay in the UK over the counter. Why would I order 5 cartons then be done with it? I really did want to use Only as my sole supply of cigs to save me money. But this has been the worst buying experience I have ever had on both the clearnet & on onion sites!
PS I also like how people are now required to FE with 5/5 feedback and the stats have now dropped to 93, so I am obviously not the only person having trouble with this vendor.
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I finalized early at the vendors request.
Unfortunately my order to Aus was seized by customs and I received a letter saying if I wanted them, I could pick them up if I paid $xx.xx (I can provide proof of this if anyone is skeptical, or suggests ulterior motives).
I'm not concerned with a refund as it was only a handful of BTC and it's not really a big deal.
Just letting other Aussies know my experience, so they can make an informed decision.
If you're an Aussie and want to give it a shot, I suggest maybe using a different name/address like I did, to avoid unwanted attention in the event that the same happens to you.
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Yeah they definitely are lying about 100% shipping success to the USA. There are at least three people in the other threads who haven't gotten anything after well past the 35 day mark and are in the US (myself included). I ordered sometime in the beginning of April and have yet to receive any notice that they were intercepted at customs...it's been like 70 days.
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only is a bully and gets people to erase there posts about not getting there packages if they want a refund...therefore there are probably lots of people who havnt said shit and left good reviews cuz they wont get a rfund back if not. i called him out on posts getting deleted before, i guess its fair game. people should know his succes rates arent good though...maybe they were before.
beware of this guy. oh and im in america too and my shit never came (7wks or so), don't really give a shit and not erasing shit for 4 btc or whatever it was...i'd rather out the fool.
onh, proof that he sucks from a "satisfied customer" (i wouldve bleeped out the dudes name if he had just erased his posts but he actually went ahead and RECOMMENDed the dude just for a fifty refund even though he says it was the worst experince on here. if you recommend shit vendors so other people will lose btc just so you can get yours then you kind of suck..., not how forums should work in my op)
http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=358950d3474d45e7f40e3cf1ea12aecb.jpg
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hey only, just a quick question.
I ordered a carton of gauloises from you that was shipped on thursday (the 14th) to Paris.
I know that you're shipping times in the EU are highly variable (3-20days).
I'm leaving Paris (where on I ordered the carton to) on the 5th of july. I know that you don't have that much control as to when packages will arrive, but in your opinion, based on past experiences, when should I expect it to arrive?
Thanks Ondine
A carton should arrive to France till then, no worries :)
I finalized early at the vendors request.
Unfortunately my order to Aus was seized by customs and I received a letter saying if I wanted them, I could pick them up if I paid $xx.xx (I can provide proof of this if anyone is skeptical, or suggests ulterior motives).
I'm not concerned with a refund as it was only a handful of BTC and it's not really a big deal.
Just letting other Aussies know my experience, so they can make an informed decision.
If you're an Aussie and want to give it a shot, I suggest maybe using a different name/address like I did, to avoid unwanted attention in the event that the same happens to you.
Sorry to hear that. I am frank about the risks, so everybody is making an informed decision IMO.
Yeah they definitely are lying about 100% shipping success to the USA. There are at least three people in the other threads who haven't gotten anything after well past the 35 day mark and are in the US (myself included). I ordered sometime in the beginning of April and have yet to receive any notice that they were intercepted at customs...it's been like 70 days.
Except you, who else? Give me their nicks. Also, you still didn't give me your SR name.
only is a bully and gets people to erase there posts about not getting there packages if they want a refund...therefore there are probably lots of people who havnt said shit and left good reviews cuz they wont get a rfund back if not. i called him out on posts getting deleted before, i guess its fair game. people should know his succes rates arent good though...maybe they were before.
beware of this guy. oh and im in america too and my shit never came (7wks or so), don't really give a shit and not erasing shit for 4 btc or whatever it was...i'd rather out the fool.
onh, proof that he sucks from a "satisfied customer" (i wouldve bleeped out the dudes name if he had just erased his posts but he actually went ahead and RECOMMENDed the dude just for a fifty refund even though he says it was the worst experince on here. if you recommend shit vendors so other people will lose btc just so you can get yours then you kind of suck..., not how forums should work in my op)
http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=358950d3474d45e7f40e3cf1ea12aecb.jpg
My version of the truth is a bit different - http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=6500022f4be205ecf9ad220d8f7121f1.png and http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=08b06b74101856c593a5d7419935258e.png As you can see, it was totally Racoon's initiative to do it, and I wasn't 'bullying' anyone. He's been lying in that private message you posted.
Also, I have a gut feeling that you're not being very honest. Tell me your tx# so I can tell everyone if it's 7wks or not.
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No reply to my comment from only. Shock, maybe it will take 7 days to reply like it did to the last dispute.
It looks like the seller isn't smelling of roses anymore.
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No reply to my comment from only. Shock, maybe it will take 7 days to reply like it did to the last dispute.
It looks like the seller isn't smelling of roses anymore.
Dude, what's your problem? How do I know you haven't received them and now you want your money back? I have PROOF I dispatched them to you. Do you have proof you haven't got them?
This is all small talk.. I will just stick to the Terms I had back then when you ordered - refunding 50% only in case they get seized, which they didn't. Any more questions?
Also, what a retarded argument:
If they think I have received them, why don't they consider the following fact;
Why would I not want to order from them again if I had received the cigs? They are much much cheaper than what we have to pay in the UK over the counter. Why would I order 5 cartons then be done with it? I really did want to use Only as my sole supply of cigs to save me money. But this has been the worst buying experience I have ever had on both the clearnet & on onion sites!
I hope I don't have to explain why it is retarded..
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Its hardly retarded its pretty simple infact, If you had offered the service you say you do I would return as a customer, not try and rip you off for 1000 cigs.
My problem is I haven't received what I ordered and will constantly continue to express my displeasure at your service until I either receive them or get my refund.
As previously stated 3 times on these boards alone the UK Border Agency have NOT sent me a notice of seizure. So as far as I am concerned they have not been sent.
It also seems more and more people are speaking out about not receiving their orders & getting bullied into deleting comments to get their refund.
Like I said I could provide evidence that im the president of the united states, with a nice little certificate and all. Your customer service has been shocking, I have waited and waited and still nothing.
Good Luck to anyone that orders from you in the future they will probably need it, your sales page and profile are full of lies. You even admitted stretching the truth on another forum about your 5 years experience....
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See, I knew I will have to explain it to you :)
Your argument is retarded because:
1) You have zero past transactions, I will repeat - ZERO;
2) You can rip me off for 1000 cigs now, and register another brand new account and rip me off again and again. Do you feel like you got the idea in general terms, or should I elaborate it further?
YOU simply CAN'T PROVE you didn't receive them (being a newbie, plus to everything) while I CAN PROVE I have provided the promised service.
And I didn't bully anyone into deleting comments (you must've missed the screenshots above). About the experience, can you elaborate? How did I stretch it?
I'm so tired of this empty chit-chat.... Again, I am not refunding you. Not until you can prove they were seized. That's my policy, and you agreed with it, so stop making a fool of yourself!
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Just my 2cents, my order arrived in 9 days within Europe and everything went smooth and perfect, packaging very decent and good communication during the process.
Thnx guys!
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Will repost my experience from a month ago.
Cigs came after 10 days to the usa.
will order more in a few weeks.
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See, I knew I will have to explain it to you :)
Your argument is retarded because:
1) You have zero past transactions, I will repeat - ZERO;
2) You can rip me off for 1000 cigs now, and register another brand new account and rip me off again and again. Do you feel like you got the idea in general terms, or should I elaborate it further?
YOU simply CAN'T PROVE you didn't receive them (being a newbie, plus to everything) while I CAN PROVE I have provided the promised service.
And I didn't bully anyone into deleting comments (you must've missed the screenshots above). About the experience, can you elaborate? How did I stretch it?
I'm so tired of this empty chit-chat.... Again, I am not refunding you. Not until you can prove they were seized. That's my policy, and you agreed with it, so stop making a fool of yourself!
This is where I now believe I should have ordered from you on Black Market where I normally buy my wares. More fool me for wanting to try Silkroad as it is the most active forum.only is a bully and gets people to erase there posts about not getting there packages if they want a refund...therefore there are probably lots of people who havnt said shit and left good reviews cuz they wont get a rfund back if not. i called him out on posts getting deleted before, i guess its fair game. people should know his succes rates arent good though...maybe they were before.
beware of this guy. oh and im in america too and my shit never came (7wks or so), don't really give a shit and not erasing shit for 4 btc or whatever it was...i'd rather out the fool.
onh, proof that he sucks from a "satisfied customer" (i wouldve bleeped out the dudes name if he had just erased his posts but he actually went ahead and RECOMMENDed the dude just for a fifty refund even though he says it was the worst experince on here. if you recommend shit vendors so other people will lose btc just so you can get yours then you kind of suck..., not how forums should work in my op)
http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=358950d3474d45e7f40e3cf1ea12aecb.jpg
No I read that correct as English is my first language.
If you prove it with your "shipping document" I am pretty sure I can prove your document is easily made! So why should anyone take your documents as honest, when your clearly not an honest vendor.
A post from one of your team on the bitcointalk forum
@Matthew - Thanks for the feedback. It is me personally who is in the online tobacco business for 5 years (i.e. warehouse, customer support - 2 people employed, good reputation in the eyes of the postal office, processing companies and customers) - it's the domain name and the 'brand' that are new. Yes, maybe there is a bit of bluff involved, but it is certainly not a lie. I am now in the process of converting all my other (4 in total) websites to accepting Bitcoins as well (first one registered in 2006). The reason for having a couple of shops instead of just one is purely a SEO one (different keywords, different countries), in case you wonder. Same explanation goes for the "About Us" page - the website is brand new. Concerning the template for the OpenCart open-source cart, it is not free actually, and even if it was, it still looks nice in my opinion!
@terrytibbs - yes, the Facebook profile is fake. And the online sale of cigarettes is a shady business.
So you do bluff your way through business....... Yeah good policy that one :-\
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@Trippyskies, @DreamerSR
Thanks a lot and enjoy your smokes :)
@deltaanon
As you can see, it was totally Racoon's initiative to do it, and I wasn't 'bullying' anyone:
http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=6500022f4be205ecf9ad220d8f7121f1.png
http://xfq5l5p4g3eyrct7.onion/view.php?image=08b06b74101856c593a5d7419935258e.png
Regarding the shipping document, if that is not a proof then nothing is, and you have a 0 past transactions count.
Please stop wasting my time.
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Just placed an order today. The lucky strikes and gaulouises.
First time ever ordering more than one carton. And I'm excited to get to try two new brands I've never tried before.
*crosses fingers for it to be a fast one*
the lucky strikes do have filters, right?
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Ordered from the UK end of may and still not had any parcel or letter from customs. How long does it typically take for UK customs to send out a letter if they intercept a package?
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2nd Camel Blue order with Only, just as good as last time. got here in 5 days (Northern EU) 8)
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Another good order here - 2 cartons received after 6 days that included a weekend. Keep up the good work i'd say! :)
One thing to note with the current shipping method: a 1 carton order will fit the mail slot, a 2 carton order will not. Ordering single cartons could be more practical since you don't have to be at home when the mailman shows up.
I'll be ordering again for sure, seems like a good deal going on here!
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Just placed an order today. The lucky strikes and gaulouises.
First time ever ordering more than one carton. And I'm excited to get to try two new brands I've never tried before.
*crosses fingers for it to be a fast one*
the lucky strikes do have filters, right?
Thank you for yet another order! :) Yes, most of the smokes we sell are filtered (Luckies too). You can see the filter tip (or the lack of it) on the photos - www.cigs.eu/brands
Ordered from the UK end of may and still not had any parcel or letter from customs. How long does it typically take for UK customs to send out a letter if they intercept a package?
UK is fucked up - it can take up to 6-7 weeks to receive either the order or the letter. They're pretty slow with sending it out.
2nd Camel Blue order with Only, just as good as last time. got here in 5 days (Northern EU) 8)
Thanks for the review! :)
Another good order here - 2 cartons received after 6 days that included a weekend. Keep up the good work i'd say! :)
One thing to note with the current shipping method: a 1 carton order will fit the mail slot, a 2 carton order will not. Ordering single cartons could be more practical since you don't have to be at home when the mailman shows up.
I'll be ordering again for sure, seems like a good deal going on here!
Thank you, Ben! Does it really fit? I guess it depends on the mail slot (some are really tiny). Enjoy the smokes! ;)
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Thanks for your great review, toelessJoe, I'm glad you like them! :)
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Thanks for your great review, toelessJoe, I'm glad you like them! :)
shit, I noticed I made a bunch of spelling mistakes and went to modify but hit remove instead - so here's my review, again...
I just wanted to say that I ordered two cartons of smokes from the clearnet website - mostly because I didn't have enough BTC at the time.
I placed the order for a carton of Marlboro Golds (Lights) and a carton of Gaulouises Blondes (Lights)
Ordered on Wed the 13, they shipped on Friday the 15 and they arrived on (I believe) either Tues the 19 or Wed the 20. So, it was like 6-7 days until they arrived - and that's with the 2 days processing before they shipped - super fast! And I was wondering how they would be packaged - and it is great! no crushed packs or smokes - arrived in 100% condition and you could not tell by the box that there was two cartons of smokes in them. Well done, sir!
I live in the upper mid west USA. and I had read it could take something like 3-6 weeks. I figure mine was 6-7 days - so the price of shipping was more than fair, considering how well it was packaged and how far it had to travel and how fast it arrived.
The smokes are the real deal. Smooth as can be - factory smokes and great tobacco. Another good thing is I really don't think they have that fire safe papers - you know the kind that makes your cigarette die out if you are not constantly taking a drag every 15-20 seconds.
I love how the Gauloises are like 22 fucking bucks - and even with the 10 dollar S/H it's still like half of what I would pay here.
Cheers, I couldn't be happier.
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I ordered some cigs from the UK on the 420 sale and nothing arrived. Good coms with only and he agreed to a 50% refund :)
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I have now ordered several times by only
and I have everything received
no problem
I come back,
greetings Ruud2012
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With the current packaging system an order for 1 carton fits my mail slot, one for two cartons does not. Its not a big problem for me though since parcels are usually delivered in the beginning of the evening when i'm often at home.
Delivery has really been like clockwork though - it takes 4 working days between shipping it out and receiving it here, which is a lot faster than most shipments coming in from a similar distance.
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hey all.. i don't post much, but i thought this information might be useful to some of you.
i placed an order with only in the 420 sale. only was patient and polite, we kept extending the finalize date, and over 2 months later i received a seizure letter from UKBA. if i had to guess why this took so long to arrive, i'd point the finger at UKBA. shit, it took them a week to post the letter once they'd printed it.
cheers, edgarb.
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hey all.. i don't post much, but i thought this information might be useful to some of you.
i placed an order with only in the 420 sale. only was patient and polite, we kept extending the finalize date, and over 2 months later i received a seizure letter from UKBA. if i had to guess why this took so long to arrive, i'd point the finger at UKBA. shit, it took them a week to post the letter once they'd printed it.
cheers, edgarb.
UKBA means you're in the UK? Placed an order that never came in mid-April too and was wondering why I still haven't gotten a customs letter but I'm in the US so maybe they take a couple months to send that too.
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Probably. It's not that these cigs are shipped slowly at all, but the time between customs seizing your order and notifying you are anyone's guess. I had some shipments seized in the past here in the netherlands (not from only) and notification took just a week or two. This can be very different between countries though, and also depend on how busy customs are at any given moment.
If you are given the choice between paying duty or returning the item to sender, picking the latter is probably the best option. I'm sure only will work something out with you if the package actually gets returned to him, so nothing more then shipping cost has been lost.
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dayday, Ruud2012, Ben - thanks :)
hey all.. i don't post much, but i thought this information might be useful to some of you.
i placed an order with only in the 420 sale. only was patient and polite, we kept extending the finalize date, and over 2 months later i received a seizure letter from UKBA. if i had to guess why this took so long to arrive, i'd point the finger at UKBA. shit, it took them a week to post the letter once they'd printed it.
cheers, edgarb.
Yes, not only that they seize them - they are also extremely slow with sending the seizure notices >:(
Really sorry about that. Please scan it and send it to me to get the 50% refund.
If you are given the choice between paying duty or returning the item to sender, picking the latter is probably the best option. I'm sure only will work something out with you if the package actually gets returned to him, so nothing more then shipping cost has been lost.
Definitely.. it's a 100% refund if they get back to us! Unfortunately the UKBA destroys the seized goods.. asses!
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Just received UK seizure letter today too - was it always a 50% refund for UK or did this change from 100% at some point?
I ordered these back in April and thought I'd seen someone mention something earlier in this thread, but either way Only was good to deal with and sent proof of postage when requested.
Good guy, but HMRC sure do love taxes. Maybe I'll give it another go some day.
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Sounds like they send out the letters in batches, I got one too, for an order from late may :(
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Definitely.. it's a 100% refund if they get back to us! Unfortunately the UKBA destroys the seized goods.. asses!
That's very unfortunate indeed. I believe dutch customs will mostly return items to sender if they do not pass customs for tax reasons, and recipients don't want to pay import duties. Illicit substances would be destroyed, but things like tobacco or alcohol shouldn't be, as they are perfectly legal to import, only the tax paperwork is missing.
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Just an update, finally got a UK seizure letter a few days ago from an order end of may. Judging by the date on the letter, took them a little while to get the letter sent out -_-
Unfortunate I guess. Baffles me how they're able to catch cigarettes so easily (judging by the last few posts on this thread) but I've never had a problem with the illicit stuff coming through. As someone said, they must really love their taxes ^_^
Edit : Received the 50% refund no problem from Only as promised :)
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I guess shipments of cigarettes are just more easy to identify by just looking at them. A carton of cigarettes is just rather bulky and light, making it stand out more then a shipment of some tablets in a bubble envelope that looks like it could just contain a cd jewel case or something similar.
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Just popping in to report success to Australia, order was handled professionally and took about 9 working days :)
Trying my luck again tonight so we'll see how it goes!
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FE'd an order to UK 12 days ago but nothing has arrived yet. Ordered something from holland since then and it arrived safely. Ive never lost a single order while on SR, I always read the forum reviews but I didnt this time, just the listing reviews, I took the chance, I think if I read this thread I probably wouldnt have ordered as it seems that orders to UK rarely arrive. I am still hoping it arrives, its fading though reading this thread, fingers crossed, its too early to talk about refunds, if they turn up I will definitely leave a post on this thread. I always have little faith but have been proved wrong every time, I hope this is the same. More than that though I hope my address wont be flagged as a dodgy one for future mail, that would be regretable. There are reviews from names I trust on this thread who say they arrived and are genuine but these are all none UK names as far as I am aware and vendor was prompt and polite.
Will update as time goes on.
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I'm so sorry for you UK people. That shit sucks.
Today is day fourteen for me and my package of 20 packs just arrived.
I ordered the Gauloises Blue and Lucky Strikes. The Gauloises definitely give me that feeling in my lungs like I just inhaled a cigarette, and they taste good. They are "blondes" though, I thought the blue packs were full flavored, was I mistaken?
Next pack I crack open will be the Luckys.
Anyway thanks again for another successful order only! I fucking love paying 2/3 the price I'd pay at home, and getting to try new brands from around the world at the same time!
Liberté Toujours? Fuck yea!
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2nd order and 2nd success!!! ;D
It took longer to arrive but I received it and that's the main point.
Too bad about the prices increasing ( my second order was 7€ more for the same product) but that still way cheaper than local prices :)
My 3rd order is already on its way.
Thank you cigs.eu!!!
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They have been arriving like clockwork to the netherlands for me :)
As far as prices go: I think they are listed in fixed amount of us dollars, not bitcoin. I have been ordering for a couple of months by now and never noticed any significant change in USD price.
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They have been arriving like clockwork to the netherlands for me :)
As far as prices go: I think they are listed in fixed amount of us dollars, not bitcoin. I have been ordering for a couple of months by now and never noticed any significant change in USD price.
I order on their clearnet website as the cigarettes are not for me and I don't want the person I order for to know about SR... ::)
I did not compare the prices with the ones on SR I thought it was the same.
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Awesome service! the guys a legend. so cheap... delivery was quick about 2 weeks, customer service 10/10 !!! and the smokes were pretty awesome.
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australian here.
ordered a carton of cigarettes off this guy a few months ago, never received, didn't bother trying to resolve as i was willing to take the risk to begin with for the great price. did get a letter from customs saying something along the lines of "you can pick your cigarettes up for $80". just ignored it lol
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The lucky strikes are great. Best brand I've tried so far for the price. They are just like an american cigarette, and until I find a better brand I like those are my go to brand.
Get my camel turkish golds only please! If u can get those I will order 2-3 cartons every two weeks, indefinitely, forever.
Until then your still getting my business so I need brand recommendations. Right now its looking like my next order will be a carton of luckys, a carton of camels, and a carton of l&ms, but what else would you suggest?
I didn't much care for the gauloises, there is something funky about the paper/filter I think.
Also don't think you've lost my buisness when I don't order through silk road, I'm sick if paying bitcoins fees for tobacco so I'm going to give the clearnet site a shot next round.
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I guess everyone has their own preferred brand. I've been ordering gauloises for some time and can assure you they are of good quality. If you simply do not like gauloises they will not be better then any you buy locally though ;)
One thing i was wondering about though: Can you get any camel mediums? I used to fancy those, but haven't seen them online much. They come in a box that is yellow to orange - bit more orange then the box full flavour/strength camels are sold in.
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reading back through all the posts, i decided to give you a shot.
my concern is the customs office as i'm in the uk. have you thought of wrapping the decks in tin foil?
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Thank you everybody for your feedback, I am happy when you are happy! :)
Get my camel turkish golds only please! If u can get those I will order 2-3 cartons every two weeks, indefinitely, forever.
Until then your still getting my business so I need brand recommendations. Right now its looking like my next order will be a carton of luckys, a carton of camels, and a carton of l&ms, but what else would you suggest?
We can only get what's on our internal market, and there is no Camel Turkish Gold, I'm afraid :( I think they don't even produce them for this region as I have never even heard of them! Give the following a try (if you haven't yet):
http://www.cigs.eu/chesterfield_cigarettes
http://www.cigs.eu/classic_cigarettes
http://www.cigs.eu/marlboro_cigarettes
reading back through all the posts, i decided to give you a shot.
my concern is the customs office as i'm in the uk. have you thought of wrapping the decks in tin foil?
Thanks for your order!
We have tried putting the cigarettes in tin foil in the past, but it only made things worse unfortunately. Probably the fact that they couldn't scan the packages was flagging them automatically.
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Argh.
Okay, plan.
Can I call on all of you to pretend to be eastern europeaners who went to america and liked my brand of smokes, and wish for it to be introduced on their market? We could all write letters to rj reynolds and socially engineer this into happening because they assume one letter equals how many that don't write in, right? Ill prepare a form letter and everybody just mail it in.
Of course, I'm trying to be funny. I don't think I have the charisma to get all of you to write on rj reynolds behalf for me... do I?
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Argh.
Okay, plan.
Can I call on all of you to pretend to be eastern europeaners who went to america and liked my brand of smokes, and wish for it to be introduced on their market? We could all write letters to rj reynolds and socially engineer this into happening because they assume one letter equals how many that don't write in, right? Ill prepare a form letter and everybody just mail it in.
Of course, I'm trying to be funny. I don't think I have the charisma to get all of you to write on rj reynolds behalf for me... do I?
Haha, believe me, you have the charisma :)
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Got the Doina premiums and have ordered a few times now, always impressed fast delivery and never a problem, highly recommend this vendor
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Has anyone tried the Al Fakher Cherry shisha? Cant wait to test it out.
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was a bit nervous about the olympics, but i got them!! :) the camels have a strong, rich, real tobacco taste! i like them a lot, but you've got shitloads of other brands and i'm one curious bloke :D what else would you recommend?
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Hi,
I have just received Red Gauloises, that' s about the only brand I regularly smoke.
Shipping was extremely quick (inside EU), the package very professional, and the cigs look and taste like the real thing (even better I think, maybe they don't have not yet used the new EU paper - to prevent cigs from burning on without being smiked)
I will surely buy again fresh to your mailbox and cheaper, too :)
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was a bit nervous about the olympics, but i got them!! :) the camels have a strong, rich, real tobacco taste! i like them a lot, but you've got shitloads of other brands and i'm one curious bloke :D what else would you recommend?
Vlad
Have you had many successful orders? I'm tempted but I heard the majority of UK deliveries get seized. I reckon it's still worth it if half are seized as you're still saving on shop price but any more than that and it's not worth the hassle.
Cheers
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was a bit nervous about the olympics, but i got them!! :) the camels have a strong, rich, real tobacco taste! i like them a lot, but you've got shitloads of other brands and i'm one curious bloke :D what else would you recommend?
Vlad
Have you had many successful orders? I'm tempted but I heard the majority of UK deliveries get seized. I reckon it's still worth it if half are seized as you're still saving on shop price but any more than that and it's not worth the hassle.
If it Helps I have placed an order on here and an order on the clearnet site and neither came through to the UK. From what I experienced and other peoples comments on here the 1/5 seizure rate to the UK stated is not quite right.
Cheers
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was a bit nervous about the olympics, but i got them!! :) the camels have a strong, rich, real tobacco taste! i like them a lot, but you've got shitloads of other brands and i'm one curious bloke :D what else would you recommend?
Vlad
Have you had many successful orders? I'm tempted but I heard the majority of UK deliveries get seized. I reckon it's still worth it if half are seized as you're still saving on shop price but any more than that and it's not worth the hassle.
Cheers
this was my first order, and yes, i've heard about the tax man and i will not be very surprised if it happens to me eventually. but even if the next two ones get seized i will still be paying less for the first batch compared to buying it from tesco, so why the fuck not :)
only, just don't get too comfy, i still want my fags ;D
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Just want to say that I've just placed my 5th or 6th order.
I order two cartons of Gauloises Red/Blondes each time.
I'm in the US and have not had any problems with ordering from the clearnet site or deliveries.
Used to smoke Marlboro Lights or the 72's.
Now I just order two cartons every few weeks and will continue to do so until... ???
Cheers - love these Gauloises and like saving money when a pack is over $5 here.
oh, these do not have the new rolling papers that makes the cigs burn out (fire safe) - which is also nice.
Shipping times are good and never had a crushed pack or cigs.
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Has anyone tried the Al Fakher Cherry shisha? Cant wait to test it out.
Got my shisha today. Legit stuff just like cigs. Very wet and nice. I should probably clean my hookah cause I cant get much taste. I have a non-washable hose so might be that as well. Any tips?
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Got my shisha today. Legit stuff just like cigs. Very wet and nice. I should probably clean my hookah cause I cant get much taste. I have a non-washable hose so might be that as well. Any tips?
get a nammor hose off hookah-shisha. they are washable with a huge easy draw. and get a phunnel bowl, it keeps hookah clean and juices in bowl.
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Thanks for the glowing reviews, everyone! ;)
Got my shisha today. Legit stuff just like cigs. Very wet and nice. I should probably clean my hookah cause I cant get much taste. I have a non-washable hose so might be that as well. Any tips?
Glad it arrived wet and stuff :D
My intuition tells me it's the non-washable hose that is to blame. As m3bimmer suggested, get a washable one instead.
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was a bit nervous about the olympics, but i got them!! :) the camels have a strong, rich, real tobacco taste! i like them a lot, but you've got shitloads of other brands and i'm one curious bloke :D what else would you recommend?
Vlad
Have you had many successful orders? I'm tempted but I heard the majority of UK deliveries get seized. I reckon it's still worth it if half are seized as you're still saving on shop price but any more than that and it's not worth the hassle.
Cheers
this was my first order, and yes, i've heard about the tax man and i will not be very surprised if it happens to me eventually. but even if the next two ones get seized i will still be paying less for the first batch compared to buying it from tesco, so why the fuck not :)
only, just don't get too comfy, i still want my fags ;D
Thanks Vlad and Rightonion. I reckon it's gotta be worth a punt. Will leave till after the Olympics and post up my (hopefully!) successfull delivery
Cheers gents
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Well I had another successful order with ONLY this time I ordered one carton of Winstons and it was shipped on the 23rd of July and arrived at my place in Canada on August 3rd. Packaging was great, and well the smokes are smokes. I appreciate the quick and prompt service and communication with this vendor is always good!
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wasn't too lucky with my second order to the UK :( seized, but I got a 50% refund, thank you only! giving it another shot.
UKBA don't you fucking dare touch my ciggies again, you useless cunts!
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Anyone had any luck to the UK recently? Had 2 packages stopped so far, but no customs letter so no refund. Wondering if it worth persisting?
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Not to the UK, but to Austria.
I have received 4 boxes in record time, I just haven't fetched them from the post-office yet.
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Lucky man, but unfortunately the UK has much stricter customs than the continent when it comes to tobacco, or i just have really bad luck :(
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seized again, UK is a no-go, really >:(
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Not to the UK, but to Austria.
I have received 4 boxes in record time, I just haven't fetched them from the post-office yet.
as a chain-smoker i can't do anything else than envy you!
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seized again, UK is a no-go, really >:(
Yeh I thought as much. Real shame, could really do with those cigs. Think Only should maybe think about updating that 1/5 seizure rate to the UK. From my experience and other is doesnt seem to be quite right
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sorry for you UK guys :(
On a positive note: I have just smoked some of the "Doina Premium Gold", they are very good imo, much better than the description might let you think. I don't find them "rough" at all, for me they are an easy smoke with a very good taste.
Those are completely brown btw, the paper and the filter (the filter is darker and tastes a bit sweet).
Compared to f.e. Marlboro Red those are way better imo.
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ordered 3 more cartons last week.
ended up settling on lucky strikes as my new brand. lost count of how many orders i've placed with only. this is shaping up to be a pretty stable relationship.
US is a definite go.
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I have tasted the other local brad cigarettes now, and they are all very good.
I recommend you try those, I for example almost exclusively smoke Red Gauloises, but any of the cigs only sent me was at least as good. (I have ordered Red Gauloises from her/him, too, tasted exactly the same as the ones I buy officially).
Cheaper, more convenient, good quality!
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Vladimir & rightonion, I am really sorry about this! It's getting impossible to get through HM Customs & Excise :(
Everybody else, thanks for your reviews!
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Vladimir & rightonion, I am really sorry about this! It's getting impossible to get through HM Customs & Excise :(
Everybody else, thanks for your reviews!
Its ok just slightly frustrating because on both my cartons, both from your clearnet site and here, I did not receive a love letter despite waiting a couple of months so have lost out on my fair share of money.
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Hey only (and whoever else), question:
Last week I ordered 3 cartons which is the largest order I've tried so far.
Yesterday 2/3 arrived.
Is this natural, or cause for concern?
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Vladimir & rightonion, I am really sorry about this! It's getting impossible to get through HM Customs & Excise :(
Everybody else, thanks for your reviews!
Its ok just slightly frustrating because on both my cartons, both from your clearnet site and here, I did not receive a love letter despite waiting a couple of months so have lost out on my fair share of money.
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Hey only (and whoever else), question:
Last week I ordered 3 cartons which is the largest order I've tried so far.
Yesterday 2/3 arrived.
Is this natural, or cause for concern?
That's perfectly normal as we dispatch a maximum of two cartons per parcel. You should receive the third one in a few days, as it has been sent right after the first two :)
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Just reporting in another succesful shipment of 2 cartons to the netherlands - still working like clockwork shipping them here!
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Some customs looks to be more zealous than others. Several successful boxes delivered to FR in quick 8 days each time. fingers crossed that things won't change. Thank you Only, for your work and great supply.
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Thanks for reaching out, Ben & toto. The successful delivery rate to the EU (excl. UK) and US is perfect indeed :)
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I would just like to say Only was kind enough to provide me with a 50% refund on my 2 cartons that did not arrive to the UK.
Very good customer service. Good to see a vendor looking after to his customers.
Thanks again Only
Regards
Right
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My first order to germany goes in duty. Anybody order from germany here?
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Just give it a go - success rates to continental europe seem to be excellent so far, i doubt germany would be any different.
I'm not sure how there packages are routed exactly, but it seems that they make it into the EU freetrade zone just fine, and from there on there are no further customs checkpoints to worry about.
This probably also is the reason why the UK is problematic since they are likely to arrive by plane there and be inspected by UK customs instead of general shengen area customs.
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Just to add my slight blurb on an already extensive list of happy buyers.
Ordered 3 times from Only. On my fourth currently. :D
He/She/They are incredibly courteous when dealing with messages, always prompt and polite. They were willing to discuss options and have always been on the mark with fresh tobacco at a low price with brands that I cannot get in my country anymore.
I now dread going to the cornerstone because it just means that I am waiting for another shipment of smokes from Only.
-Cheers and keep it up!
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Hehe.. that's recognizable indeed. When i buy a pack of cigs from a store here i start wondering why its (over, by now) 2 times more expensive then having it delivered to my mailbox.
I'm used to getting cigs imported even before SR, and on the rare occasion i buy a pack in a bar or supermarket here i'm surprised by how expensive they have become.
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I trust this seller 'Only'
After FE, delivery time to the Netherlands was 1 week.
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Sounds fairly typical - usually the time between the shipment being sent and getting here is 4 working days - amazingly fast compared to packages coming from comparable distances. I don't usually finalize early, but with Only its been (probably well over) a dozen transactions without a single problem,
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Finalized early as required, shipment made it to Canada in 7 days exactly as advertised. excellent product!
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Fast and safe delivery (7 working days to Germany), superb tobacco product, I'll be back, that's for sure! Thanks guys and keep it up, we need you!
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Thanks everyone for the reviews!
Looks like we're back online, so let's get rolling! :)
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I promised a review of only weeks ago. My personal experience with him, being completely new to Silk Road was nothing but pleasant from the order to it arriving.
Only helped out with a few features of the payment such as early finalizing, which is something he took his personal time out to reply in detail to me about. My greatest anxiety before deciding to order was "border protection" or customs in Australia. They are notorious for catching everything that goes through and the government has funded a lot of expensive equipment for detecting illegal imports of any goods whatsoever, and there's also the random checks. All this becomes intensified when there is some kind of "scare" [i.e. a gun passing by customs- which did actually happen while my cigarettes were in transit] which amplifies security. It was a relief getting a nicely packaged carton's worth of Lucky Strikes which are hard to get in Aus, and even harder to get at a reasonable price. After doing the maths a few times, it was clearly worth the chance of receiving a customs letter in the mail asking me to pay import duties and GST- but this never happened.
As it stands, I pay $125-$128 for 200 cigarettes[8 packs to a carton x 25 cigarettes per pack] which are Benson and Hedges "Rich" from the store. "Why the brand change?" you might ask- well I am nostalgic and have always wanted to see what Americans are killing themselves with. With the bitcoin exchange rate at the time of my first purchase from only [I'm not sure whether or not he has pinned his price to a dollar value or a bitcoin value]was ~$46 for the whole exercise/ test run which had an equal amount of cigarettes and I was lucky in a sense that the cigarettes were genuine and not nearly as harsh or sickening as the current brand I smoke which was up until now the only cigarette I could stand the taste of.
Of course, I knew once the package was shipped by only it's really in the hands of the postal service and in my experience overseas shipment to me in the past from ebay and such have been truthfully dismal in regards to global location and the time it takes for packages to arrive regardless of their size and the total wait time was 10 working days with a weekend shoved in between. I have heard rumours of people importing the Lucky Strikes legitimately but selling them for $7 a packet.
The avenue 'only' has provided to me personally is completely invaluable though it does carry the risk of your package never arriving in some countries- the rules for Australia is that you can import a limited number of cigarettes but you will have to pay import duties and tax [GST] to have it released by customs if they check your package. Until I find 'only' is circulating his packaging on a regular basis [monthly] I've decided to do the transaction the hard way and just one carton at a time as i run out, or just before depending on what's affordable and is worth the risk.
Honestly, I can understand how frustrating it can be ordering something then not receiving it but there is a 50% refund for some countries that he offers, which is more than you'll get from a lot of other people.
If you can't afford the loss then don't risk it in the first place, there's no reason to blame 'only' for something that's out of his/her control [the postal/shipping/freight company/customs]- as long as he has sent the package in a way he/she describes in the original post and dispatches it when he says he will or upon receiving the payment from you, then what is really the problem? For now, I've switched to LSOR's because it gets delivered to my door and [so far-touch wood] I haven't had to pay any more money to the Aus government.
I'd just like to say a very big thanks to 'only' for helping out an unknown, and I'm pretty fucken happy my first post is in defense of his reputation and not against it, and I'll happily take the time out to write about the services and products that "only' has provided so far. Hopefully this has been a fair rendition of my experience, and for any Australian potential buyers I recommend 'only' if you are in a similar situation to myself and are thinking of heading down the path of importing.
Thank you for posting this. I'm a soon to be customer of Only's from Australia as well and had some concerns as expected. I've heard A LOT of good things, but your post was exactly what I was looking for. This has given me 100% confidence in Only's service, and from my recent communications with him, it's evident why people love this man.
I need to get bitcoins into my account. NOW.
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I can't wait to start ordering Those lovely Moldovan non filters again.
I keep seeing this sexy Moldovan girl walking around here and it reminds me of them. It reminds me that I can get 10 packs for the price of 4 packs.
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Hehe.. perhaps this is creating some marketing for tourism to moldova as well :)
Seems like a nice country to visit in any case, perhaps an option for somewhere coming spring or fall.
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Nah, we've got nothing interesting to see really, except the high concentration of very beautiful women, but I better be silent abt this! I like to keep them for myself :P