So for helicopters, I don't think you realize that they are shipped from China :). When I ordered helicopters, I read what others were saying and got spare battery and replacement parts, totally worth it and not too much.
Lately even those, 'China Post' packages arrive fairly quickly within 3-5 days which is amazing.
Yeah, totally know that they're shipped from china, except for the ones that are staged at amazon's warehouses.
I've got a couple batteries on order that I ordered before Kid burned out the tail motor that still haven't arrived. His came with a bunch of spare plastic parts, but not the electronic bits. Some day I'll replace the rotors and he'll see what undented leading edges can do for him.
I've gotten a bunch of stuff through China Post shipping, and never had them faster than a couple of weeks.
Lately even those, 'China Post' packages arrive fairly quickly within 3-5 days which is amazing.