Word of warning: Cheapest Nato straps

Perdendosi · Jul 3, 2020

househalfman said:
C'mon guys, CNS is straight up lying about where their straps are made. Some of their straps are decent, good even, but there's absolutely no way they're made anywhere outside of China. Not that it's news to anyone...

Where does she say that any of her straps are made anywhere other than China? The only other designation of origin is that her Kvarnsjo leather, where the leather is described as Swedish. Kvarnsjö Gray
In her FAQ, she says there's a leather maker who makes leather from "fallow deer".

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But the rest of the stuff, there's no designation of origin that I can see.

Miggyd87 said:
Im waiting on order placed on June 6th. Shipped on June 9th. Used free/no tracking shipping.

Spent ~$11USD as a test run for their store based on the several "warning" threads about CNS.

3 weeks plus a few days....nothing arrived. Well see when (or if) the straps ever arrive. I will update when something shows up or if not what comes of it.

It takes about a month, 5 weeks with the mail halts with Covid. Mine took about a month.

Spartans · Jul 3, 2020

This is one of their elastic straps on sale that I'm wearing right now. I think it was 5 bucks. VERY comfortable and just right in terms of blending in with the watch design.

If it last a year or two of continuous wear, fantastic. Five bucks very well spent.

What exactly are people expecting for the cost of a cup of coffee?

Miggyd87 · Jul 4, 2020

@Perdendosi

Thanks for the heads up. No complaint on my end, was just stating I have an order headed my way, and stating the time frame.

JohnM67 · Jul 4, 2020

Just received an order from them. Sweden to the Middle East, eight days end to end which I don't think is bad considering current disruptions.

CaptainD · Jul 4, 2020

My order shipped end of May arrived this week-24 days in transit- about the same as pre- COVID orders made during the past year.
Quality/price ratio seems pretty good for all that I've received.

NightOwl · Jul 4, 2020

Can you not filed a dispute with your credit card company to recover the funds?

NightOwl · Jul 4, 2020

I recently bought a bunch of bund straps from them. Not the best quality but defiantly useable and not throwaway leather. Either the quality of their leather has improved or there’s a large variation between various leather goods that it’s a roll of the dice if you get usable leather or not. For the price, it’s worth a gamble.

watchcrank_tx · Jul 5, 2020

NightOwl said:
or there's a large variation between various leather goods that it's a roll of the dice if you get usable leather or not.

This is my guess, but even the seemingly good leather straps from them didn't hold up well.

JohnM67 · Jul 5, 2020

Field testing one of their quick release leather straps that just arrived.
Looks ok, IMO.

Miggyd87 · Jul 8, 2020

My order just arrived. Took just under a month. Bands appear as described. Will report back after I wear them a bit.

Here is what I purchased:
Tropic Star in 20MM for $5.95 (on sale)

Tropic Star (20 mm)

Tropic rubber watch bands made from an authentic 1960´s mold. We have many models and colors in stock. Fast worldwide shipping.

www.cheapestnatostraps.com

Rubber Strap Plain in 20MM for $5.95 (on sale)

Rubber Strap Plain (22 mm)

Technical information: Measurements: 20 cm / 7.87 inches in length (12 cm x 8 cm) and about 4.3 mm thick at the lug end. The strap width at the buckle is 2 mm less than the spring bar width. Material: TPU rubber with a stainless steel buckle.

www.cheapestnatostraps.com

Review in this thread:

UNOFFICIAL: CHEAPEST NATO STAP REVIEWS

PLEASE READ! The idea of this thread is to be succinct and orderly. If you would like to contribute with a review: please do so following the form of the initial review. I was thinking how it would be beneficial for everyone looking to buy from Cheapest Nato to have a reference of strap...

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Posts 14 & 15

Spartans · Jul 8, 2020

CaptainD said:
My order shipped end of May arrived this week-24 days in transit- about the same as pre- COVID orders made during the past year.
Quality/price ratio seems pretty good for all that I've received.

Where the heck is the black with the orange stripes hiding on their site?

mplsabdullah · Jul 24, 2020

mplsabdullah said:
I've bought from CNS a few times. Only real issue for me is the delivery time however I knew to expect that based on what I've read on here before. The $5 (usually $4 or less with coupons) nato straps she sells are (IMO) as good as the commonly available $10/$11 ones available from sellers here in the USA. I received an email from a popular US based seller about a current sale. Put a few in my cart and applied the coupon. Then realized I could get about 8 straps from CNS for the price of 3 from the US based seller. I decided the wait in shipping was worth it to me and ordered again from CNS. Normally I don't get a "shipped" email from CNS until at least a few weeks after ordering however this time I received a "shipped" email the next day. I try to forget about CNS orders and look at it as pleasant surprise when they arrive.

I would never try their leather based on what I'd expect for the price and what I've read on here. I've thought to try their rubber straps and then decided against it.

Just a quick follow up to this. Yesterday I received the nato straps I ordered. So it was about 21 days which is usually how long previous orders have taken to arrive. No quality issues with these so far that I can tell.

To sum up, I'm still satisfied with CNS as a retailer.

leviathan40 · Jul 27, 2020

Just ordered about 5-6 straps ... let's see how long it takes for them to get to Switzerland. Also took a cheap leather one 24mm ... to see how it behaves ... pricewise was peanuts ...

TheBearded · Jul 27, 2020

leviathan40 said:
Just ordered about 5-6 straps ... let's see how long it takes for them to get to Switzerland. Also took a cheap leather one 24mm ... to see how it behaves ... pricewise was peanuts ... View attachment 15367040

Their leathers are garbage.
Their adjustable single pass are ok.
Their Paratrooper straps are ok.
Their SEAL Straps are their highest quality. Love em.

leviathan40 · Jul 31, 2020

My straps just got shipped. From frankfurt.

leviathan40 · Aug 5, 2020

Aaannnddd straps came in today! So far im very pleased ...

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d_himan · Aug 5, 2020

I ordered in the first week of April, paid extra for tracking. They sent it without tracking and returned back the difference.

I reminded them a week back that I still haven't got the straps. They sent the straps again with the tracking number this time - did not take any additional money.

Not bad at all.

PAUL H. · Aug 5, 2020

I have had no problems with CNS....can not beat the price / discount....although I will say I think C&B's perlon are superior quality......cheers p

Word of warning: Cheapest Nato straps

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d_himan

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