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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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EdisEdward

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Feb 4, 2013
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Mac2me said:
I've placed several orders with him thru ebay and always received tracking info for each order. Believe the tracking was stated in a "shipped" email and ebay lists the tracking on your account summary details. Have you followed up with the post office yet? Sometimes the tracking info can be stalled. If the post office lost it I can see he's under no obligation to refund or ship another set though. That's crappy it's lost. I bet you have bands waiting for the adapters. Hope it shows up.
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What's the "new style" adapters
 
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Armski

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May 28, 2015
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pocky said:
My package got lost from freedomoclock. Of course he is the ONLY seller with the new style adapters. No refund no offer to ship another set. Just tells me to check my mailbox.
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My adapters from him broke, after many emails back and forth 'Lily' stating she would send replacements if i purchased another, i agreed and double checked once i purchased 1 she would send replacements for the broken ones as promised as they didn't want to pay for the shipping (odd), she then changed her tune to no we will not replace the broken ones. I replied that this was a bad business practice and i will not purchase anything from that store again... No reply... Guess they really don't give a damn. Charge back with paypal is my only advice. I may do the same.
 
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dfine1966

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Armski said:
My adapters from him broke, after many emails back and forth 'Lily' stating she would send replacements if i purchased another, i agreed and double checked once i purchased 1 she would send replacements for the broken ones as promised as they didn't want to pay for the shipping (odd), she then changed her tune to no we will not replace the broken ones. I replied that this was a bad business practice and i will not purchase anything from that store again... No reply... Guess they really don't give a damn. Charge back with paypal is my only advice. I may do the same.
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I curious, first, which type of adapter did you buy? What broke? The one like the Apple version or the the spring bar version? How long after did it break. I think you have 14 days to return it. You also could

I have the spring bar version. I had a problem with the first pair (the adapter was very loose locking into the watch), and Lily, without any question, sent out a new pair for me right away. I received it in a couple of days. Second pair was fine. I was very polite in my messaging to her and she was very gracious. She apologized for the problem and I said that it was fine. I was very happy with the service. I am sorry you had a bad experience.
 
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Armski

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May 28, 2015
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Englishman in NY
dfine1966 said:
I curious, first, which type of adapter did you buy? What broke? The one like the Apple version or the the spring bar version? How long after did it break. I think you have 14 days to return it. You also could

I have the spring bar version. I had a problem with the first pair (the adapter was very loose locking into the watch), and Lily, without any question, sent out a new pair for me right away. I received it in a couple of days. Second pair was fine. I was very polite in my messaging to her and she was very gracious. She apologized for the problem and I said that it was fine. I was very happy with the service. I am sorry you had a bad experience.
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Both of my locking mechanisms broke, i have the springbar version. the black lock that locks the adapter to the watch broke, so it no longer clicks and locks in place. I did not have a problem with the actual springbar itself. Just the mechanism to lock to the watch. I've always been very courteous with all correspondence on ebay and yes it usually works to your favor. However it seemed as if Lily was under some type of stress or just flat out having a bad week when i emailed her. Initially she offered to 'half-help' then went back on her word and just flat out said i can't help and no follow up when i emailed i was very disappointed and i still wish to replace my 2 bad adapters so i require purchasing more (i was going to pay!). No reply.

Mine broke with minimal use, i have 14 bands. So maybe used them 3-4 times.
 
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toph2toast

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Feb 24, 2011
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annay49 said:
Groupon has a great deal on Milanese and Link bands today. They're on sale and also have a coupon code "Save10" which gives you another 10 dollars off. This also includes free returns. The sale ends today!

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-ipm-stainless-steel-metal-link-bracelet
https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-steel-mesh-milanese-loop-band-for-apple-watch
https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-ipm-luxury-stainless-steel-mesh-apple-watch-strap
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Does anyone know if the milanese loop/metal mesh bands on groupon come with the adapter? The pictures don't show one.

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ludachrisvt

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Aug 6, 2008
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Mojopin

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ludachrisvt said:
Hey guys wanted to show off my two bands. One is a classic aviator "laco style" band from fluco: http://www.amazon.com/Fluco-Aviator...sr=1-4&keywords=aviator+fluco#customerReviews

The other is a calf leather stitched band from fluco: http://www.amazon.com/Fluco-Leather...1_26?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1436814464&sr=1-26

The adapters came from utica guy.
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sweet love that Fluco may grab one, thanks for sharing! My adapters are Luuvit I'm guessing they'll work fine!
 
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antnee

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Got my "click" adapters from our friend in Utica really fast with my new baseball glove band off eBay. image.jpg image.jpg
 

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ruffage

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Sep 23, 2013
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near the powercore
MrBTec said:
Thats the same case I got. Is there a UK supplier of the strap and adapters?
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Im in the UK too. Bought them both from eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271796790...49&var=570623005599&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281722899...49&var=580727779244&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Also bought a screen protector skin from Bestskinsever which wraps down past the screen. It's a brilliant finish and the Spigen case stops the edges of the skin from being exposed.
 
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MrBTec

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Jul 10, 2015
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ruffage said:
Im in the UK too. Bought them both from eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271796790244?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=570623005599&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281722899703?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=580727779244&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Also bought a screen protector skin from Bestskinsever which wraps down past the screen. It's a brilliant finish and the Spigen case stops the edges of the skin from being exposed.
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Thanks Ruffage - got them ordered!!!
 
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waxlabo

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Sep 21, 2014
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Anyone have a problem with adapters not fitting through the band, especially metal or stainless steel bands?
 
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NAYo2002

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Apr 16, 2011
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I can't believe I got this for $45. The material feels very high end. HOCO "black" from Amazon but it's really space grey.

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