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The Grasshopper Shipping Poll
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Uncle Tippy
Member
Got the address confirmation today for my June 23 2015 preorder, one SS.
Vapor_Eyes
taste buds
Stick with the dark grey. I'm waiting on a plain Ti myself.
MoneyVapeTheWorldGoRound
OG Vape God
June 22, 2015 preorder confirmation!!! 
Justpassedu
Well-Known Member
Late May Pre-order , Finally got my shipping confirmation. I have tried my best to stay away from the forum in anticipation for my hopper. It's been a long wait. Here's to hoping we all get them soon and in working order.
AgentXero
Well-Known Member
Stick with the dark grey. I'm waiting on a plain Ti myself.
Haha okay! No but for real I'm concerned about the wear and tear look on the colored Ti units. Think I'm switching, sorry to disappoint!
Vapor_Eyes
taste buds
The wear and tear was the main reason I chose plain Ti. Even though the colors are nice, anodized coatings are eventually going to wear through after enough use.
Scratches and scuffs are much less noticeable on bare metal. And if it got bad enough I'm sure you could lightly buff out any small surface scratches.
No hard feelings on the switch, I have a stainless steel model that's holding me over just fine. I hope you're hopping soon!
vapviking
Old & In the Way
I agree w/you about the wear & tear and scratches. I have a Pax2, green, and it's a beautiful thing, but it does have some small scratches and at its' ends the finish is worn off. So, it's green with aluminum-colored wear marks. It sees pretty light use.
I've worked with hand tools a lot in my life so I'm prone to looking at the hopper's shell as a fine tool. I've never been very color conscious when selecting a tool.
And so, my order is for a plain Ti and a SS. And two as gifts that are SS.
Vapor_Eyes
taste buds
I would also like to add that the plain Ti seems more stealth to me. The colors are so pretty they are bound to draw more attention to the pen. I like my plain utilitarian look.
Now if there was a nice dark matte black I might be tempted to get one of those, but only if it had a black clip.
Now if there was a nice dark matte black I might be tempted to get one of those, but only if it had a black clip.
moondog
It's an obsession but it's pleasin'
I second that.
tr33sPlease
Well-Known Member
I upgraded...it ended up only being $3 since I paid the first $7 for regular shipping when ordering originally...worth it for peace of mind for me.
Just put in order today 7/11/16 for a Blue TI. Really curious to see how long it really takes since June 2015 is now shipping, and the website says I should expect an August 2016 ship date.
Hopefully the last 12 months have had relatively few orders to fill and I'll get mine soon! Seems plausible since many people may have heard of the delays by the 2nd half of 2015.
Hopefully the last 12 months have had relatively few orders to fill and I'll get mine soon! Seems plausible since many people may have heard of the delays by the 2nd half of 2015.
moondog
It's an obsession but it's pleasin'
My January 2016 order is still showing a July ESD. In my mind, this means one of 3 things:
1) There were so few orders in the rest of 2015 that those will all go out this month.
2) As I predicted a while back, they are ramping up production to LUDICROUS SPEED!!!!
3) There's another shipping date adjustment in my future.
But since there was no change in my ESD in mid June (as they said there might be), I'm thinking it's gotta be option 1 or 2. Especially if they say you'll have yours in August.
BadDog No
Well-Known Member
Love your optimism guys. Guess I'm just a glass half empty kind of guy, but that August estimation for new orders just looks sleazy to me. There was a spike in orders in early March since HL announced there would be a price increase and some of us (OK, me...
) were worried that the lifetime warranty might be going away. I've been bumped from June to July to, well, guess what...
March 9, 2016, 9:19 a.m. 7 $201.00 In Progress August 2016
) were worried that the lifetime warranty might be going away. I've been bumped from June to July to, well, guess what...March 9, 2016, 9:19 a.m. 7 $201.00 In Progress August 2016
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Ordered May 22nd 2016. Still have August 2016 eta ship date.
Gregori
CannaBoss
LOL. A year and a half late for preorder. But if you order now, you'll get it next month? Aren't they overly optimistic again?
They were two year late, now one and a half. So there's a real progression. But don't fool yourself believing the HL deadlines. We know what they're worth.
BUT don't give up! I've been using mine for 5 months and it's my daily driver since then!
They were two year late, now one and a half. So there's a real progression. But don't fool yourself believing the HL deadlines. We know what they're worth.
BUT don't give up! I've been using mine for 5 months and it's my daily driver since then!
Mr. Me2
Well-Known Member
And the race is on...
I was curious who would get theirs first, you or me since our preorder dates are so close, and you're in Brazil and I'm on the east coast US. And then I upgraded to priority (paid last night), which may not make a difference.
The order may impact it - I'm a ss and plain ti. I see you listed a (plain?) ti.
So let's see...
lovecrush
http://goo.gl/EsKJzJ
Nah, I'm 200% sure you will receive yours first. I think in the end of this month/early august I might get mine on the post office, after getting taxed on customs.
PS: yes, it was a bronze but I changed to plain ti
If we guess there are 6k+ hoppers in the wild now and we know we are on invoice #18,000+ and they say they shipped about 2000 hoppers in June?
Now, my Nov 2015 order has a #24,000+ invoice number. So I guess 2000 hoppers were sold from June to November in 2015?
What are the most recent invoice numbers now?
By my thinking, hopper labs may be caught up in a few more months, at this rate.
Wishful thinking anyways.
Now, my Nov 2015 order has a #24,000+ invoice number. So I guess 2000 hoppers were sold from June to November in 2015?
What are the most recent invoice numbers now?
By my thinking, hopper labs may be caught up in a few more months, at this rate.
Wishful thinking anyways.
Mr. Me2
Well-Known Member
Wow, you made my head spin! Unfortunately, we don't know how many hoppers correspond to the number of invoices.
And @lovecrush, I'm hoping we have a photo finish in about a week! A guy can dream...
Mister G
Deceptively Old Fart
My hopper was a 15 month lead time. It is now more like 12-13 months. If they can catch up by one month, each month, then purchased now with an August ESD could be estimated to ship at the end of this year.
But if any of their new techs break a nail working the pick and place machine, that's all out the window.
But if any of their new techs break a nail working the pick and place machine, that's all out the window.
Sorry for that. We do know how many backers there were initially and how long it took to get through them.
Based off that, I guess one hopper for every 3 invoices.
Edit: just a guess, probably on the low side.
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