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Keeno

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Imeo, ceramics at COV were gone in 1.5 hrs. I can't imagine how long the wick will last. I know you think there is plenty to go around but there just is not enough.
I know you are doing your best but it's so frustrating for use to have to put our Penelope on the shelf because the demand is 10x more than the supply. Just saying...

Try less than 17 minutes before being sold out....the moment I received my notification I went to COV and perhaps made the mistake of putting a few items in my cart and shopping around a bit. Unless one has a broken or cracked ceramic I don't understand the need to order more than a couple of these even if you have multiple Pene. I had two in my cart and one was in case someone on the forums happened to need one. Regardless, Imeo seems to have a steady stream of supply going out as he is very aware of our needs.:toast:
 

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If demand is that high suppliers should simply restrict a max quantity per customer so everyone gets a chance for reuping on supplies, or jack the price up to curtail demand. I like the former option though : )

I Agree with the restriction. We have had Penelope for a month. Wick that came with it...gone. Can't get more. Ordered some from Idaho but still not here. I know I went thru the wick that came with it prematurly because of learning curve, but seriously? Would like some more. Stuffs like gold in the us.
 

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Was able to pick up 60ft of wick and 3 premade wires at cov tonight , the check out process was a little frustrating though because it kept giving me an error message on the wire of the wrong quantity, that's what I call flying of the shelves! I should have enough wick now to last me awhile : )
 

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You've got to be kidding me. This is the second time I didn't get notified and the third (possibly fourth???) time they were sold out before I got on CoV. I can understand people wanting to buy enough to last since the wick and wires sell out so quickly, but if everyone keeps buying like this, half of us will never get any.

I have resigned myself to the fact that I will probably not get the wires and I am not heartbroken about it because I have gotten pretty decent at making my own and I bought a lot of r and nr wire from Ebay and Twistedjewels before the Ody and Penelope were shipped. But wick.... it is a pain finding good wick. I tried the stuff from McMaster Carr, but it is actual rope and hard to seperate and I ordered some stuff from Germany but it looks and feels nothing like the stuff that Imeo sends out.

People....please stop hoarding all of the goods. I realize that there are other options such as bamboo and cotton yarn, but I would prefer to use the recommended, tried and tested, wick. Soon some of us will have to resort to vaping cut up athletic socks (sarcasm). Actually, has anyone tried athletic socks yet? :blink::evil:
 

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The 3.5mm wick sounds great. And I'm wondering if bish is going to try a double or heck even a triple with THAT.

With all that said, the stock is FLYING off the virtual shelves at distros (COV). They are selling out in MINUTES. Not hours. The issue is akin to a storm coming and people buying up bottle water. There are so many Penelope's, Odys out there that people are seeing the stock available and buying up dozens of whatever happened to be in stock. Why? They are afraid that this stuff will not be in stock for more weeks or whatever. Ad frankly as much as I hate to say this, I don't freakin blame them. If you can get 20 packages of wick, you get them. If you want premades, you get them. Buy some raw silver and kanthan but buy up the premades just in case. If the stock ever flattens out where it's constantly available, then they just won't order rapidly because they have a supply and know that they can COUNT on it remaining available.

I am not sure how the supply is overseas, but in the U.S., it's like a lottery. You see it? You buy what you can. And that's why it's never available to some of us. How would anyone like to purchase a car but it uses custom oil filters. Now you can drive it, but eventually you WILL need to replace the oil and filters. What are we to do, rinse the wicks? Boil yarn? Separate strands of 1/4" wick?

The product is there. For some it's a learning curve. For others it's a mastered art. Either way you will need replacement supplies. They are NOT around. Frustrating to MANY people I'm sure.

And releasing a mod is great. But I've read how people have penny and ody sitting on the shelf making it as useful as a paperweight.

Imeo it's a great product when you master it. The stuff has to keep a steady flow to all suppliers. Regularly. Mesh may be an option.
 

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Its the same overseas, i buy my stuff on the .co.uk site.
Items went up at 10.20 pm i toss everything i wanted in cart and checked out...took me 5 minutes.
While i was doing that a friend from me on dutch forums filled up his cart to (he has no paypal). I log on his account to check out with my paypal and the premade wires and wick was taken out his card allready and sold out. That was 5-6 minutes after they been put up, lucky he still had some ceramics for his penelope and ody, ill give him some of my wire.
 

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Its the same overseas, i buy my stuff on the .co.uk site.
Items went up at 10.20 pm i toss everything i wanted in cart and checked out...took me 5 minutes.
While i was doing that a friend from me on dutch forums filled up his cart to (he has no paypal). I log on his account to check out with my paypal and the premade wires and wick was taken out his card allready and sold out. That was 5-6 minutes after they been put up, lucky he still had some ceramics for his penelope and ody, ill give him some of my wire.
wow. You have to either be fast or have inside scoop.

Wow.... I musta blinked too long cuz I flat out missed out myself! I have to admit when I heard Imeo ordering the wick by the kilometer, I thought "what is he gonna do with that much wick?".

It seems pretty clear now the answer to my question is sell it and do so quickly! :laugh:
I wonder if someone has a stash somewhere in a basement. :?:
 

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Unless one has a broken or cracked ceramic I don't understand the need to order more than a couple of these even if you have multiple Pene

I'm with you on that one. I only have 1 spare ceramic for each . . . heck, I'm still using the original cracked one in my Ody, anyway :lol: Sure, I've had opportunities to stock up, but frankly I know there are a lot of people with NO spares so I've pretty much left the stock alone. Those things are quite durable, so I haven't felt the need to buy a whole bunch and thus leave a bunch of other people out in the cold, just having one spare in case of an unforeseen accident is enough for me
 

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All right Killjoy1
Someone can not normally vaping in the absence of the necessary parts.
And who keeps it in stock ...
As to the remarkable work of Lope de Vega "Dog in the Manger" ...
I'm with you on that one. I only have 1 spare ceramic for each . . . heck, I'm still using the original cracked one in my Ody, anyway :lol: Sure, I've had opportunities to stock up, but frankly I know there are a lot of people with NO spares so I've pretty much left the stock alone. Those things are quite durable, so I haven't felt the need to buy a whole bunch and thus leave a bunch of other people out in the cold, just having one spare in case of an unforeseen accident is enough for me
 

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What the heck!! I cant believe that all the stuff is sold out AGAIN on COV!!! Bruce at COV is gonna have to put a limit on peoples orders from now on. This is crazy. I bet that somebody bought stuff that they're not going to use for years to come. Then here we are with no supplies at all. Hopefully COV will get in some more stuff fairly quickly.
Imeo, you're going to have to send 10Xs the amount that you are currently sending. The products that you send to Bruce are literally flying of the shelves. Imeo, when you think you are sending enough supplies to Bruce, double it, then double it again, and then double that. Hopefully that would be enough for most of us to get some precious supplies.
 

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Once there is a shortage of goods, it is necessary to make the restriction on vacation in one hand.
If there are glitches in the system will not order the sale and will go for 5-10 minutes.
we are all working people.
do not always have time to sit at the computer.
Chance should be for everyone.
. While only a few win
 
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a big quantity of premade wires and wick comes very soon woz. I am prepared now!:)
What the heck!! I cant believe that all the stuff is sold out AGAIN on COV!!! Bruce at COV is gonna have to put a limit on peoples orders from now on. This is crazy. I bet that somebody bought stuff that they're not going to use for years to come. Then here we are with no supplies at all. Hopefully COV will get in some more stuff fairly quickly.
Imeo, you're going to have to send 10Xs the amount that you are currently sending. The products that you send to Bruce are literally flying of the shelves. Imeo, when you think you are sending enough supplies to Bruce, double it, then double it again, and then double that. Hopefully that would be enough for most of us to get some precious supplies.
 

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Wow.... I musta blinked too long cuz I flat out missed out myself! I have to admit when I heard Imeo ordering the wick by the kilometer, I thought "what is he gonna do with that much wick?".

It seems pretty clear now the answer to my question is sell it and do so quickly! :laugh:

I kinda thought the same till I realized the numbers of devices this would have to be split amongst and how much some vapers hoard. It isn't just GG stuff attys cartos batteries mods of all types. I think it has to do with availability. With smokes you could pop down to the local store and buy when you need it but you can't with e-cigs.

Honestly by my calculations there are about somewhere between 5000 and 7000 GG rebuildables floating around. 3500 Penelopes (at least) at least 1500 Ody and iAtty (can never remember their production run. But let's just say 6000 rebuildables. I am guessing to keep up with demand we would probably need something like 15-20 meters of wick. So about 100000 meters or 100 km or about 62ish miles of wick.

Granted these are just my guestimates but given I know some people would order hundreds of meters if they were available it seriously wouldn't suprise me if my numbers are fairly accurate.
 

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yes, I need them budly SS.
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The 2mm wick is not my mistake as you know, yes?:)
Thank you Imeo. Releasing two rebuildables at the same time is difficult. I agree with several of the people on here, you need a vacation.

I was making a new coil last night and realized that I also received 2mm wick with either my Penelope or Odysseus. Slightly frustrated.
 

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numbers are not wrong fright. The exact number is 5000 devices, so yes we need a lot of wick!
I kinda thought the same till I realized the numbers of devices this would have to be split amongst and how much some vapers hoard. It isn't just GG stuff attys cartos batteries mods of all types. I think it has to do with availability. With smokes you could pop down to the local store and buy when you need it but you can't with e-cigs.

Honestly by my calculations there are about somewhere between 5000 and 7000 GG rebuildables floating around. 3500 Penelopes (at least) at least 1500 Ody and iAtty (can never remember their production run. But let's just say 6000 rebuildables. I am guessing to keep up with demand we would probably need something like 15-20 meters of wick. So about 100000 meters or 100 km or about 62ish miles of wick.

Granted these are just my guestimates but given I know some people would order hundreds of meters if they were available it seriously wouldn't suprise me if my numbers are fairly accurate.
 
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