Bad e-cig from dealextreme

**accordeur** · 03-09-2008, 06:29 PM

After reading Tropical Bob's experience with his e-cigar from dealextreme, I ordered the e-cigarette. It is a much cheaper built unit than my e-cig from ............ You have to suck very hard to get very little smoke. The atomizer shuts off way too early meaning very little smoke and the taste is really awful, like stale air from a used bath towel. The threads are not the same as the e-cig, because I would of kept it just for the extra batteries. So I sent an email asking to send me a replacement or a refund. I specified that if a new one did not work any better I wanted a refund. I also ordered a e-cigar which is still back ordered after 2 weeks. I have also ordered an NJOY and can't wait to see if it will perform better that the e-cig from ............ The ........... is not bad, tastes good but it's just not quite enough smoke. Has anybody else tried the e-cig from dealextreme? Can I expect a replacement to work better? Thanks

**TropicalBob** · 03-09-2008, 06:36 PM

Oh boy am I sorry to hear that. My dealextreme e-cig package should arrive this week. It's the two-for-$36 deal.

My e-pipe from E-Cig is now two months old and working fine. I fill it with 24mg extra high nicotine in chocolate flavor! My e-cigar is a month and a half old from deadlextreme and it's an improvement over the e-pipe. It travels with me everywhere (I ordered a hanging pouch and carry the e-cigar in it).

If I just blew $36, I'll be unhappy!

**accordeur** · 03-09-2008, 06:59 PM

I guess you ordered the 2 mini-cigs. I just ordered the regular e-cig. It really does not compare to the ............ Hope the cigar works better. I guess the fact that the cigar is semi-automatic means you can get the atomizer going for long enough to get a good drag? On the e-cig.deal, the atomizer stops in mid puff, you can even hear it shutting off. Plus you have to suck like crazy, enough to give you a headache. Very disappointing. Plus, being in Canada, if I have to return it to Hong Kong, I wonder what the shipping will be. At least if the threads had been the same, I would of been able to use the batteries with my ........... one. Oh well, I guess we are the frontrunners so.... Thanks. I'll let you know about the NJOY and e-cigar when I get them.

**markab** · 03-09-2008, 10:10 PM

Hi Accordeur,
I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with youe Dealextreme product. On their site I found five different e-cigarette models: A white one, A box set one (comes w/ 24 carts), a two per. package set, and two brown ones (a manual & automatic model, these look more like e-cigars than e-cigarettes). Can you please clarify for me which one you ordered? Thanks,

Mark

Originally Posted by accordeur

After reading Tropical Bob's experience with his e-cigar from dealextreme, I ordered the e-cigarette. It is a much cheaper built unit than my e-cig from ............ You have to suck very hard to get very little smoke. The atomizer shuts off way too early meaning very little smoke and the taste is really awful, like stale air from a used bath towel. The threads are not the same as the e-cig, because I would of kept it just for the extra batteries. So I sent an email asking to send me a replacement or a refund. I specified that if a new one did not work any better I wanted a refund. I also ordered a e-cigar which is still back ordered after 2 weeks. I have also ordered an NJOY and can't wait to see if it will perform better that the e-cig from ............ The ........... is not bad, tastes good but it's just not quite enough smoke. Has anybody else tried the e-cig from dealextreme? Can I expect a replacement to work better? Thanks

**accordeur** · 03-09-2008, 10:30 PM

I got the white e-cigarette with 5 cartritges. Not the minis. Really cheap. I doubt the replacement will be better but you never know.

**TropicalBob** · 03-10-2008, 12:07 AM

The DealExtreme e-cigar I refer to is what they call an e-cigarette. It's not a cigarette and I have no idea why they so label it. The one I use is the fully automatic model, activated by suction. It really hasn't given me any problems except I'd like more vapor, but that's true of every device I've seen. I get more smoke from a tiny sip of my real pipe than I do from turning my cheeks inside out sucking on the e-pipe!

**TropicalBob** · 03-15-2008, 02:34 PM

See review and problem with Health mini cig in Reviews section.

**rdix33** · 02-15-2009, 01:23 AM

Good to know.

**aasupplyny** · 02-15-2009, 02:12 AM

Whats the avg delivery time for an order from dealxtreme to an US address? (I know the site says 12-17 days)

I checked the status of a week old order and it just says "contacting suppliers".

**dc2k08** · 02-15-2009, 02:38 AM

I'm waiting 2+ months for a web cam which was part of a large order I made in december. I got a mail from them last week that explained that Chinese New year holidays has tied them up and a lot of manufacturers are not back on the throttle. I think the state of the economy has disrupted their business though with so many factories closing and it's getting harder for them to source their products. maybe I'll never see my web-cam.