so, I just have to vent this because it's just been making me so insanely mad. here's my story.
I have the worst luck with small electronic gadgets, it seems. i've never had an ipod for more than 3 months, as each one has been stolen out from under my nose. once, it was just yanked out at a party from the stereo WHILE it was playing, one was in my glove box, hidden away, but thieves are psychic and my window got smashed in. but this is nothing compared to my problems lately.
starting september, i was getting dissatisfied with my alpha mod in the power department. even with good LR atomizers, it just wasn't delivering. decided i wanted to try variable voltage to determine what my particular picky brain wants. i ordered the prebuilt VV box mod from madvapes.
well, it arrived DOA. i did everything right, dialed it down, put a normal, verified working atty on it - nothing. switch on and off, dial up a little, nothing. fiddled with it for a day, emailed madvapes. well, i had to go through a series of inane emails, verifying YES, i did dial down, YES, i have the right batteries, YES i am not an IDIOT, this thing is dead and I want an RMA. after about 3 weeks of this (!!! yes, THREE WEEKS, sometimes having to email TWICE to get a response), they finally give me an RMA and I mail it in. two weeks later, still not a peep. I mail them, they say they haven't got it yet. i had written the ID # on the box, mailed it correctly.. geez. well, after two more emails, they sent me a new one.
aha, it works! it was such a relief, it all being over after a month, and i LOVED the thing! i vaped it in the car, at work, at the bar, at home - i was so thrilled at the response and flavor. the next morning, i set it on the coffee table as i go to let my dog out of his crate. i walk to the bathroom, start brushing my hair, and within those 60 seconds, i hear a *crunch*. oh lord. i walk into the living room, and the dog has simply picked it up, munched it right in half, and is just standing over it on the floor, looking placid and calm.
well, now what. i'm not quite in the mood to order from madvapes again, so i just buy some nice new attys for my alpha - some ciscos, some ikenvapes. i learn to love my alpha for the 5th time.... until something weird happens. the plunger starts.. rising. the gap between it and the battery housing is growing by the day. at first i thought it was my imagination but now it's getting so remarkable my friends have noticed.
well, sometime in january, it finally just FALLS APART. yes, what i thought was a fairly indestructible, metal, mechanical mod - it just toppled into little pieces. i guess the spring housing became disconnected somehow. i guess i've had it 2 years approximately but... i'm kind of crushed. i have nothing left but stock 510s.
well, i'd been working 50+ hours a week, making killer overtime, and liked the VV box mod so much, i decided i was ready to commit to variable voltage. in late februrary, i spent an evening doing research, and after some consideration, decided to invest in a beautiful black satin provari. oh, i was so excited. it took 7 days for it to be built, shipped to me a couple days after that.
it arrived as i was getting in my car. my postman and i are very friendly, so he just walked up to my window to hand me my package. i was thrilled but i was also late, so i refrained from opening it and went to work. all day i am dreaming about my beautiful provari. i had just bought a whole new slew of tips, drip shields, juices - everything to make it all complete and new and wonderful again.
after a very busy friday, i decide to get one drink with some work friends. there is a bar across the street, a 40s-60s year old crowd, which means awesomely hilarious karaoke and friendly atmosphere. as we sit down, i start gushing about my new toy, and my friend reminds me that i can use it now! he's right! i go to my car, get the thing, put an atty on it, bring it inside. i play with the dials, my friends ooh and aah, and i take maybe a drag or two. then - i'm called to the karaoke stage.
now i'm positive i put the thing back in my pocket. if i did not, i would have left it standing upright at the table. well, after my song is over, we decide it's all time to leave. it's been approximately one hour. i even check the table before we go, notice my friend left his cigarettes, hand them to him and head out. 10 minutes later and i'm on the highway, so i reach into my pocket to find my new love.
IT'S GONE.
i pull over and call the bar. it's only been 15 minutes. thankfully, they answer. the waiter remembers me and checks my table. he says it hasn't even been bussed yet, but there is nothing there but empty drinks. he looks under the table, asks the patrons around. nothing. i even talked to several of them and they remember me too.
my friend is still nearby, so i call him to do me the favor of looking in person. he checks the bathroom, the stage, the parking lot, everywhere. no dice. leaves his number too, just in case.
i get home and i tear apart my car for over an hour. i even tear apart my house just in case it was in a funny pocket and fell out when i got home. nothing. nothing. i am so furious i am about to cry.
i went to the bar the next day at opening, and ask if it turned up after the bar was cleaned. the waitress was so .....y, i had to practically bark at her to check the back office to see if it was found. after ms. bad attitude gets back, she says no, it's not here, and won't even take a message for the bartender whom i talked to last night. fine. whatever.
it's gone. it had to have been swiped. there is no other way. either it was swiped from the table as we got up to karaoke if i stupidly sat it down alone, but i'm positive it was in my pocket. most likely it fell out while putting on my jacket or getting up, something similar, dropped to the floor and was THEN ganked. but really... who in the hell would know what it was?? these were all hardcore smokers, older people, and i would expect less theft from them than say, a 20s something nightclub like MY age group.
i'm crushed. i'm smoking cigarettes again in between vapes. i'm tempted to mail provape and beg for some small discount to buy a new provari, but it's still going to take a week or two to comfortably afford. meanwhile, i am shedding a single tear as i use a single 510 battery on a lonely, lonely day.
I have the worst luck with small electronic gadgets, it seems. i've never had an ipod for more than 3 months, as each one has been stolen out from under my nose. once, it was just yanked out at a party from the stereo WHILE it was playing, one was in my glove box, hidden away, but thieves are psychic and my window got smashed in. but this is nothing compared to my problems lately.
starting september, i was getting dissatisfied with my alpha mod in the power department. even with good LR atomizers, it just wasn't delivering. decided i wanted to try variable voltage to determine what my particular picky brain wants. i ordered the prebuilt VV box mod from madvapes.
well, it arrived DOA. i did everything right, dialed it down, put a normal, verified working atty on it - nothing. switch on and off, dial up a little, nothing. fiddled with it for a day, emailed madvapes. well, i had to go through a series of inane emails, verifying YES, i did dial down, YES, i have the right batteries, YES i am not an IDIOT, this thing is dead and I want an RMA. after about 3 weeks of this (!!! yes, THREE WEEKS, sometimes having to email TWICE to get a response), they finally give me an RMA and I mail it in. two weeks later, still not a peep. I mail them, they say they haven't got it yet. i had written the ID # on the box, mailed it correctly.. geez. well, after two more emails, they sent me a new one.
aha, it works! it was such a relief, it all being over after a month, and i LOVED the thing! i vaped it in the car, at work, at the bar, at home - i was so thrilled at the response and flavor. the next morning, i set it on the coffee table as i go to let my dog out of his crate. i walk to the bathroom, start brushing my hair, and within those 60 seconds, i hear a *crunch*. oh lord. i walk into the living room, and the dog has simply picked it up, munched it right in half, and is just standing over it on the floor, looking placid and calm.
well, now what. i'm not quite in the mood to order from madvapes again, so i just buy some nice new attys for my alpha - some ciscos, some ikenvapes. i learn to love my alpha for the 5th time.... until something weird happens. the plunger starts.. rising. the gap between it and the battery housing is growing by the day. at first i thought it was my imagination but now it's getting so remarkable my friends have noticed.
well, sometime in january, it finally just FALLS APART. yes, what i thought was a fairly indestructible, metal, mechanical mod - it just toppled into little pieces. i guess the spring housing became disconnected somehow. i guess i've had it 2 years approximately but... i'm kind of crushed. i have nothing left but stock 510s.
well, i'd been working 50+ hours a week, making killer overtime, and liked the VV box mod so much, i decided i was ready to commit to variable voltage. in late februrary, i spent an evening doing research, and after some consideration, decided to invest in a beautiful black satin provari. oh, i was so excited. it took 7 days for it to be built, shipped to me a couple days after that.
it arrived as i was getting in my car. my postman and i are very friendly, so he just walked up to my window to hand me my package. i was thrilled but i was also late, so i refrained from opening it and went to work. all day i am dreaming about my beautiful provari. i had just bought a whole new slew of tips, drip shields, juices - everything to make it all complete and new and wonderful again.
after a very busy friday, i decide to get one drink with some work friends. there is a bar across the street, a 40s-60s year old crowd, which means awesomely hilarious karaoke and friendly atmosphere. as we sit down, i start gushing about my new toy, and my friend reminds me that i can use it now! he's right! i go to my car, get the thing, put an atty on it, bring it inside. i play with the dials, my friends ooh and aah, and i take maybe a drag or two. then - i'm called to the karaoke stage.
now i'm positive i put the thing back in my pocket. if i did not, i would have left it standing upright at the table. well, after my song is over, we decide it's all time to leave. it's been approximately one hour. i even check the table before we go, notice my friend left his cigarettes, hand them to him and head out. 10 minutes later and i'm on the highway, so i reach into my pocket to find my new love.
IT'S GONE.
i pull over and call the bar. it's only been 15 minutes. thankfully, they answer. the waiter remembers me and checks my table. he says it hasn't even been bussed yet, but there is nothing there but empty drinks. he looks under the table, asks the patrons around. nothing. i even talked to several of them and they remember me too.
my friend is still nearby, so i call him to do me the favor of looking in person. he checks the bathroom, the stage, the parking lot, everywhere. no dice. leaves his number too, just in case.
i get home and i tear apart my car for over an hour. i even tear apart my house just in case it was in a funny pocket and fell out when i got home. nothing. nothing. i am so furious i am about to cry.
i went to the bar the next day at opening, and ask if it turned up after the bar was cleaned. the waitress was so .....y, i had to practically bark at her to check the back office to see if it was found. after ms. bad attitude gets back, she says no, it's not here, and won't even take a message for the bartender whom i talked to last night. fine. whatever.
it's gone. it had to have been swiped. there is no other way. either it was swiped from the table as we got up to karaoke if i stupidly sat it down alone, but i'm positive it was in my pocket. most likely it fell out while putting on my jacket or getting up, something similar, dropped to the floor and was THEN ganked. but really... who in the hell would know what it was?? these were all hardcore smokers, older people, and i would expect less theft from them than say, a 20s something nightclub like MY age group.
i'm crushed. i'm smoking cigarettes again in between vapes. i'm tempted to mail provape and beg for some small discount to buy a new provari, but it's still going to take a week or two to comfortably afford. meanwhile, i am shedding a single tear as i use a single 510 battery on a lonely, lonely day.
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That sucks!
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