December 4, 20205 yr Purchased on a whim! Makita battery powered reciprocating saw. Didn't really need one but... https://m.banggood.com/Cordless-Handheld-Electric-Reciprocating-Saw-Saber-Saw-W-or-12X-Blades-For-Makita-18V-Battery-p-1723641.html? 3-5 days from the Czech Republic. We'll see! EDIT: Just found it on WISH for half what I paid! ? https://www.wish.com/c/5f23f92e7c363e2a618f53da? Edited December 14, 20205 yr by Onoff
December 4, 20205 yr Author Trying to cancel a Banggood order, even though you apparently can.....what a mission! Talking to a service bot that states 24/7 working. So wtf does it say "Beyond working hour"? The site, well I'm finding it horrible to navigate. The English is pretty poor. Not sure tbh if I've managed to cancel the order or not. The status says "processing". Lesson learnt...probably not!
December 4, 20205 yr Would recommend people read reviews for this site before ordering https://www.wish.com/c/5f23f92e7c363e2a618f53da? As very poor and a lot of unhappy people!
December 4, 20205 yr Author 23 minutes ago, JOE187 said: Would recommend people read reviews for this site before ordering https://www.wish.com/c/5f23f92e7c363e2a618f53da? As very poor and a lot of unhappy people! Read reviews first? Nah, I don't have much excitement in my life.
December 4, 20205 yr Also available for about £10 if you scroll down ... UK seller too .!! I thought Wish was a reseller portal anyway and not the actual retailer ..?? so what you have seen may actually be on Banggood / Aliexpress etc.
December 4, 20205 yr Author Trying to cancel a Banggood order, even though you apparently can.....what a mission! Talking to a service bot that states 24/7 working. So wtf does it say "Beyond working hour"? The site, well I'm finding it horrible to navigate. The English is pretty poor. Not sure tbh if I've managed to cancel the order or not. The status says "processing". Lesson learnt...probably not! ?
December 4, 20205 yr Author Give them their due they've come back acknowledging I want to cancel, asking why and if there's anything they can do to keep my order etc. I've just said I made a mistake. See what transpires.
December 4, 20205 yr A bit off topic... I see a lot of "Makita" products at less than half the normal price. Are these genuine? What's the catch?!
December 5, 20205 yr Author Well I'm impressed. No quibble refund via PayPal when I cancelled my order with Banggood.
December 5, 20205 yr On 04/12/2020 at 12:46, Conor said: A bit off topic... I see a lot of "Makita" products at less than half the normal price. Are these genuine? What's the catch?! Nope they are copies - some even have the name “Matika” on them in the same font ..
December 5, 20205 yr On 04/12/2020 at 12:46, Conor said: A bit off topic... I see a lot of "Makita" products at less than half the normal price. Are these genuine? What's the catch?! The cheap models I got off ITS come without any packaging. Each part (drill, battery, charger) was just in a plain brown box. At least the Screwfix impact driver has full branded packaging.
December 5, 20205 yr Author 4 minutes ago, daiking said: The cheap models I got off ITS come without any packaging. Each part (drill, battery, charger) was just in a plain brown box. At least the Screwfix impact driver has full branded packaging. You can't seriously be worried about the packaging??? How does it all perform?
December 5, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Onoff said: You can't seriously be worried about the packaging??? How does it all perform? I’m not ? I was just mentioning in passing. (Although I was underwhelmed by a 3Ah battery when I undid the shed and put it back together)
December 6, 20205 yr Author On balance, my overall experience (I ordered then cancelled and got refunded) with Banggood, is such that I would definitely order from them again. Still confused by the variation in price for what on the face of it is the same thing on Banggood and as @PeterWfound a 1/3 the price on Wish. The youngest daughter as an aside ordered a dress via AliExpress and that turned up/is fine.
December 6, 20205 yr Mickey Mouse tools can also knacker genuine batteries so just buy genuine or cut things by hand I had my big recip off eBay, nearly new, for £60. Still going strong after 3+ ( maybe more ) years of rigorous abuse. Edited December 6, 20205 yr by Nickfromwales
December 6, 20205 yr Author 4 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Mickey Mouse tools can also knacker genuine batteries so just buy genuine or cut things by hand I had my big recip off eBay, nearly new, for £60. Still going strong after 3+ ( maybe more ) years of rigorous abuse. I know but I'm a sucker for cr@p and a perceived bargain. Down to 3 clone batteries now and tbh they seem pretty indestructible.
December 7, 20205 yr Author I've gone back and ordered one of these recip saws from Banggood. A couple of quid cheaper than the one I cancelled. The Wish link was a bit misleading I think. On the face of it £7.95 or whatever. Now gone up to £14 odd. With these sites the low price to grab your attention can be just for the blades. Or in the case of Wish the cheap price is for the 1000rpm model. Go for 3000rpm and it's nearer £30. I've ordered from Banggood (3000rpm) at £26.
December 11, 20205 yr 10 minutes ago, Onoff said: Just ordered a fake Makita 18V grinder for £23. It's orange......... Please update when you get to use it... I've a 125mm one sitting in my wish basket. I'm tempted to take the punt as wel as majority of these tools will never be used again after my build is finished.
December 11, 20205 yr Author 56 minutes ago, Conor said: Please update when you get to use it... I've a 125mm one sitting in my wish basket. I'm tempted to take the punt as wel as majority of these tools will never be used again after my build is finished. Will do. This is worth a watch:
January 9, 20215 yr On 14/12/2020 at 19:16, Onoff said: The grinder arrived, it's very.....orange Have you given this much use yet...... what's the verdict?
January 10, 20215 yr Author 13 hours ago, JFDIY said: Have you given this much use yet...... what's the verdict? Tbh I've only cut some Goldscrews down with it so far. Still handy for that. The recip saw has seen the most use.
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