So I've compiled these comments, and I can confidently say that this company is indeed acting as the middleman from Chinese manufacturers and marking up the price. If you've bought from AliExpress then the shipping delays should come as no surprise, LTP is just buying time with the whole making them in-house excuse.
Durhamskier wrote:
CMattos wrote:
I ordered a kit back in May and it took me 8 weeks to receive it.
Anytime I read that, I can't help but wonder if they're just taking orders and forwarding them to overseas suppliers (i.e. China) and then forwarding them once they get them. It would explain the long lead times on orders.
Also anyone who has bought from AliExpress and such knows about the sizing disparity, as the post here makes it painfully obvious
TulkasTri wrote:
I wanted to show people what I meant with the 2 suits being different sizes even though they are both "XS": 
Ben, the owner gave his word 1 month ago that they were going to replace the kit () 1 month ago, he told my friend he would send a replacement within 2 days of phone call. Nothing was ever sent, no kit, no calls, no apologies, no gift card, ZILCH.
With regards to my order:
They send me an email earlier in the week, after I told them I wanted to cancel, and that I had contacted AMEX to dispute the charges, and they told me that they had actually shipped my kit last week, but the mistakenly shipped it to Florida, and they said that they could create a shipping label to ship it from Florida to me, but they suggested it would be better if they shipped the kit back to them, so they can inspect it and make sure everything was OK with it. To be honest, this just seems like they were trying to buy time to get my kit done last minute. It's been 15 weeks and I haven't received anything.
As an added bonus: Our Club Leader spoke to Ben with these concerns, and Ben is insisting I have not been waiting 15 weeks for my order; which is fucking hilarious since I have a confirmation email from 8/25 when I placed my order.
lovethepain: Try using this tool, http://howlongaago.net/date/2017/august/25
As such, they probably order in bulk to reduce their costs, hence why there is more than one GUS tri kit floating around
TulkasTri wrote:
Hey guys, a little bit of an update. After I opened the dispute with AMEX, eventually LTP delivered my stuff (about 6 months after placing the order). I decided I was not going to wear the kit, as a matter of principle, so it had been sitting in my closet since then. A few weeks ago a friend messaged me asking if I had let someone borrow my LTP kit, to which I responded "of course not", and he sent me this:
How do I know that's my kit? Because it has my name on it: "GUS", the dude in the photo's name is Robert. Proof:
So, maybe part of the delays with my kit is that it was shipped somewhere and was used for what looks like a photo shoot. No clue if that dude used it for something else. So basically, I ended up with a $300 suit that was delivered after 6 months, and had someone else's ass in it prior to mine.
I wouldn't be surprised if their online customer service is also outsourced to China, since from what I read it is very hard to get into contact with them. Their phone personnel may be legit from the US but they're probably in on it as well.
zedzded wrote:
DFW_Tri wrote:
Latest delays from a 12/28 purchase...I was in no rush so I didn’t care too much about the delay, and knowing the typical delays, I didn’t follow up as quickly as I might have otherwise done. And I paid for my patience with them as we all have. 
That is terrible.
Here's a little article I read about this phenomenon that is sweeping through Instagram. I get ads all the time about "trendy" clothing or accessories and I have always been skeptical, especially with how so many people I find on instagram are trying to push a "brand" and the ridiculous mark up compared to more established brands like Nike, etc/
https://www.theatlantic.com/...stagram-feed/550136/
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lealsergio: Apr 24, 19 11:26