[Funs Puzzle] ShuangRen(霜刃) review :)

Ironically, I posted on the cubicle's thread about whether they would have a preorder. A few days later, I got impatient and preordered it from hknowstore literally right before they put it up on the cubicle

I wish there was no censor on this forum lol
 
Or take a sticker-less cube and sticker the sides with an incorrect colour, see what effect that has on recognition.
 
MarcelP said:
There is no delay
There is delay, we want to perfect the mold
There is no delay, shipping in two days
There is delay, shipping at the 7th..

Okay sound a bit like the public transport in Holland. You will not know what happens untill transport arrives.. ;)
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You think this is bad, you should've been around before 2008 when everyone was waiting for V-Cubes ;) In 2004 they said "3 months"...
 
I have mailed hknowstore in the mean time.. the two weeks, when they said two weeks last time I mailed, have well passed, so.. I asked for an update. I'll let you know what answer I receive.
 
uniacto said:
HKnow store.

it's based in hong kong, what do you expect?
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Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region, meaning its different from China. British left HK with the basic law, so HK can remain an International Financial Center, where trade is quick and trust worthy. And basing a shop in HK actually increases the speed. Cube retailers have to wait for Chinese manufacturers to ship out the products, then assemble it, and ship it to you. HK and China have direct shipping, and don't have to wait weeks for the ship to arrive. For your information, Chinese shops on taobao have already been selling it for 3 days, for around 65 RMB. Less than 10 USD. So before you say anything against Hong Kong, read its history. All mass-produced cubes (except v cubes and maybe calvin puzzles) are produced in China. Without the cheap production cost, all cubes would be the prices of v-cubes. So even tho its known for being non-trustworthy, give it credit for producing great and cheap stuff.

I have to admit HKnowstore has crazy prices.But shipping has never been a problem for me because of my geographical location.
 
HKnowStore get me cubes to the UK in about 1 week typically. I think this is exceptional for free shipping 6000 miles.

China based shop's free shipping frequently take over 2 months.
 
CY said:
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region, meaning its different from China. British left HK with the basic law, so HK can remain an International Financial Center, where trade is quick and trust worthy. And basing a shop in HK actually increases the speed. Cube retailers have to wait for Chinese manufacturers to ship out the products, then assemble it, and ship it to you. HK and China have direct shipping, and don't have to wait weeks for the ship to arrive. For your information, Chinese shops on taobao have already been selling it for 3 days, for around 65 RMB. Less than 10 USD. So before you say anything against Hong Kong, read its history. All mass-produced cubes (except v cubes and maybe calvin puzzles) are produced in China. Without the cheap production cost, all cubes would be the prices of v-cubes. So even tho its known for being non-trustworthy, give it credit for producing great and cheap stuff.

I have to admit HKnowstore has crazy prices.But shipping has never been a problem for me because of my geographical location.
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I wasn't meaning to be offensive to Hong Kong. My family is from there. I was just telling him that the shipping is obviously not going to be extremely fast, since it's based on the other side of the world. (for someone who lives in Virginia, anyway)
 
Lchu613 said:
Yup, lol. But I also wonder if a cubicle preorder woulf be much faster, since they have to get the cubes from china anyway...
Anybody know?
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I think it depends on where you live. Hong Kong is in the South Western part of China, so it would be relatively longer to ship to the US (and other places in the Eastern or is it western? hemisphere) This is just my opinion, but I wouldn't preorder. Preorders usually costs an uneccessary amount more than when the cube is in stock. But that is just my point of view, since I DO live in China, so I get my cubes relatively quickly, even quicker than most preorders. In fact, for Fangshi, Mr. HN is selling them to ppl outside of China. I don't know the price, but you can PM: "funs puzzle" to ask him about it. It won't be a preorder any more, cos its already out.I was talking to him the other day, and he said that he would be delighted to sell to me if I lived outside of China (he didn't know i lived in China, :P).

Off-topic: My shuangren will hopefully arrive tomorrow...
 
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