I have one question to ask. How many Provari owners are "exclusive" provari owners? Not many. Why is that? Because even ProVari owners like to try out "what's next". And I'm not talking about the guy who has a mech mod. I'm talking about the people who have multiple regulated mods, like ProVari, MVP, Vamo, etc....But I just wonder why is it, that ProVari owners are so insecure in their purchases that they have to bash everything else out there, (while secretly buying them)
I'm not insecure about my purchase of two Provari's. In fact, buying them were two of the best decisions that I've ever made in my nearly 2 years of vaping.
After purchasing my first Provari, a standard size, I was looking for a shorter mod that was more pocket-friendly when outside of the house. I purchased two different model variable voltage box mods which were indeed more pocket-friendly, but more often than not when leaving the house I still grabbed for the bigger Provari because I preferred it over the other two. It provided me with a better vape. Those two VV box mods are currently collecting dust in a drawer.
I awarded myself a second Provari (a mini this time) for my 1 year anniversary. Now I finally had what I was searching for when I bought the above two VV box mods. A pocket-friendly Provari.
I also have won a Smoktek Mini ZMax and an iTaste MVP in the last year. I use the MVP at work because I have to, due to the nature of my work. I rarely use the Mini ZMax because I don't care for the 33.3 Hz rattlesnake chip it has.
So yes, I use the MVP because I have to. Otherwise, my two Provari's get all of the rest of my attention.
And when Pbusardo mocks Provari owners by donnig a cloak and performing rituals to the God of ProVari before he begins his review, you know that's saying something. Yes, Pbusardo "gets" it. But even he didn't mention that the device was not without it's flaws.
If I recall, the only "flaw" PBusardo found was he would have liked a "clicky" button. That's hardly a game-changer when choosing a mod.
It's worth mentioning that he is often seen at the Vape Bashes sporting his black Provari Mini. In many of his demo videos of juice attachments, he uses a Provari as the mod used during the review. When testing the ohms of a juice device during a review, instead of using a multimeter or ohm meter, he often puts it on his Provari to test the ohms. It is no secret PBusardo is a fan of the Provari.
And that's not even taking into account that in addition to the 159.00 for the base model ProVari, they want to charge me 20 bucks for a paint job, 15 bucks for a different color LED, and another 20 bucks for an extension cap. Talk about getting soaked.
FYI....
Provape doesn't apply the carokote paint finish on the colored Provari's in-house. They outsource this job to another company, which costs Provape $20 to do. This additional cost is passed on to ONLY those customers who desire a colored Provari.
The default LED color is red. Their LED supplier charges Provape $15 additional for the green and blue LED's. This additional cost is passed on ONLY to those customers who desire either a green or blue LED.
Would you rather Provape raise the price of the basic Provari an additional $35 across the board so that they can cover their additional costs and force all customers to pay for something they may not want? Provape is a small manufacturing company and can not afford to give options away for free.
$25 for the battery extension cap is a typical price for such an accessory. AltSmoke charges $25 for the extension tube for their Silver Bullet, which allows one to put a Kick into the SB along with the 18650 battery it uses. I never hear of anyone complaining that AltSmoke is "soaking" their customers for this optional extension tube.
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