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brandeeashlynn

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I just want to say abettersmoke is an awesome supplier. The customer service is great and when you buy quanity the dicount kicks in. They have been very prompt about shipping issues and gave me free stuff just for being patient:D. They only sell the m401. and the starte lits are alittle pricy but for spare parts they have decent prices. I am willing to pay a few more dollars for the kind of serviice and care they provide. Btw the batteries i receved form them works just as well as puresmokers due and i dont notice much of a cuttoff either:D. And here is one of the emails that they sent as proof lol. I am not affliated with them in any way just a very satisfied customer. Dear Brandee,

Today I spent an hour with the Postmaster as there was apparently a huge mess up with all of our shipments that went our during the Snow storms on Monday. Nevertheless your package as well as others are missing, the post office cannot tell us where your package is because they never scanned or metered them before they forwarded them to your local post office. We are not sure if it will make it to you or be returned to us. All of our packages were apparently processed without postage by our local post office. Since the post office will insure the package on our end there are two things that could come out of this. The first is that you will receive the package as normal. The second is that it will be returned back to us for processing of postage. In lieu of the second and since you have been so patient with us we have processed a second order for the batteries and free gifts which will ship tomorrow. We are expecting the package to be returned back to us so we are going to get a head start and send you a second order today. As far as your order for the Main Wall charger and cord that package was sent on 3/4/09 and has been confirmed and en-route with no issues.

As a result of this incident with our post office we have decided to change our shipment practices that we will no longer use commercial processing by the post office and we will process all of our postage in house again until we can resolve our issues with the post office or switch to another carrier. We would like you to let us know if you do receive your first order from us so we can cancel our investigation and claim with the post office. There will be no need to return any packages to us should you receive duplicate orders.

I will be personally handling this issue until it is resolved to your satisfaction so if you have any concerns or questions please feel free to give me a call. I hope you understand I will be doing everything I can to keep on top of this issue, as well as all of our orders while protecting your interest as our customer. If the results of this transaction are not to your satisfaction I would urge you to please let me know so I can re-evaulate what-else we could do that would be reasonable in order to keep your business.


David Proulx, CEO
A Better Smoke
 
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stpeters

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Since PureSmoker is cleaned out until after the move, and given that I think they are doing just fine in the popularity division, I thought I would pimp ABetterSmoke (www.abettersmoke.com) and let y'all know they are having a sweet special right now:

MARCH MADNESS PACKAGE** - AN OVER $50.00 VALUE !
BUY ANY M401 OR M402 KIT AND RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR ORDER
OFFER ENDS MARCH 31ST OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
Limit one March Madness Package Per Order Quantity Discounts Do Apply

1. "FREE CARTRIDGES" - BUY ANY M401 OR M402 KIT AND GET THREE BOXES OF OUR MOST POPULAR FLAVORED CARTRIDGES IN YOUR ORDER FOR FREE . THAT'S 15 CARTS
CURRENT SAMPLER PACK INCLUDES: ONE MARLBORO BOX, ONE MINT BOX AND ONE. VANILLA OR COFFEE FLAVOR BOX
SPECIAL EDITION KIT ORDER WILL RECEIVE ALL BLACK, STANDARD WHITE KIT ORDERS MAY RECEIVE MIX BROWN & BLACK CARTS.

2. "FREE ACCESSORIES" - BUY ANY M401 OR M402 KIT AND GET A CARRY CASE AND A CAR PLUG - CAR PLUG COMES AS A USB PLUG ADAPTER ONLY - SEE PARTS PAGE

3. "FREE SHIPPING" - BUY ANY M401 OR M402 KIT AND GET FAST FREE USPS PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING ON YOUR COMPLETE ORDER ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.

**Limit one March Madness Package Per Order, Quantity Discounts will apply on kits, accessories, & cartridges however only one MARCH MADNESS package will ship with orders of at least one M401 or M402 Starter Kit.

So you get the same value now for your dollar as you would at Puresmoker when buying a kit. Check out the case though - I would have to say that I much prefer it to any of the others out there:

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One extra battery, one extra cartridge, and you don't have to disassemble your cig to put it away!

I say we 'spread the love around' with the vendors and help out the little guy as well as the homecoming king. Having options is always a good thing.
 
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Thanks for the heads up on ABetterSmoke. I am new to the site, and new to electronic cigarettes. I have been reading the great wealth of information on this site for the past several days and decided to give the M401 from ABetterSmoke a try. I just ordered their special addition version this morning. I will get back with some thoughts on the product & supplier as soon as I can.
 

SnarkyClark

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I ordered a few spare parts from abettersmoke and have to say, the experience was top-notch. The order shipped the next morning, and got from MD to WA in three days. There was a small error in my order, and they promptly responded to my email and shipped out the right items with a postage-paid mailer to send the wrong ones back in.

Can't get better customer service then that... so the higher price is justified if you value that sort of thing. Crazy fast delivery and epic customer care is my abettersmoke experience.
 
After several days with A Better smokes 401, I can say the product is solid, and David is a top notch seller. After some concerns on my part, about performance, David sent me out another atomizer. Turns out it was a combination of me being a newbie, and various parts breaking in. Nevertheless, David was most interested in me being a satisfied customer, and went to great lengths to help me out. Highly recomended.
 
I've decided to give them a go.

However I noticed they don't sell straight up e-liquid on this site.
Are the carts on the 401 & 402 models re-fillable?

Sorry if this is a noob question, but I don't actually own an e-cig yet, so I had to ask.

Also is the March Madness promotion still in effect as of today?

Yes, to both questions. The carts are easily re-filled. According to the website, March madness sale is still going on.
 

soylantgreen

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I changed my mind about buying from these guys. Their M401's seem WAY too pricey for the device they're selling. ($89 for the basic, $99 for the black)

Unless I'm mistaken these are the same type/model of e-cig you can get @
Electronic Cigarette Portal

for $116 for a pack of 6 e-cigs. That roughly $19 per cig.

Unless I'm mistaken that's about a 400 - 500% markup?
 

RW_Robert

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I changed my mind about buying from these guys. Their M401's seem WAY too pricey for the device they're selling. ($89 for the basic, $99 for the black)

Unless I'm mistaken these are the same type/model of e-cig you can get @
Electronic Cigarette Portal

for $116 for a pack of 6 e-cigs. That roughly $19 per cig.

Unless I'm mistaken that's about a 400 - 500% markup?


Good find, has anyone else had any dealing with them? I would love to see a review on the black M401's from one of our forum review experts.:D
 

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I changed my mind about buying from these guys. Their M401's seem WAY too pricey for the device they're selling. ($89 for the basic, $99 for the black)

Unless I'm mistaken these are the same type/model of e-cig you can get @
Electronic Cigarette Portal

for $116 for a pack of 6 e-cigs. That roughly $19 per cig.

Unless I'm mistaken that's about a 400 - 500% markup?

Centraltrade has a minimum order of $500 and that could be as much as $700 or more when you add in shipping. There has been forum posts about Centraltrade's stuff getting seized by customs and they are trying to lay low at the moment. Customer service is also rumoured to be terrible.

Buying in bulk always gives you a better price. I agree that abetersmoke's prices are high but they seem legit according to the comments so far. Perhaps they cater to a different market group that prefers good service and to be able to buy locally.
 
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