i think codyjo was actually getting his point across without coming across as being a snob. which is exactly what i said initially. "grubby bottom feeders," "use of cost as justification".... i mean i guess in your world there should be nothing that caters to people who are not as affluent. this is america, last i checked. some people actually like walmart and mcdonalds for certain items, and a mom and pops store for other items. i personally choose and prefer the walmart route for my vapegear, i get the variety and experience without sacrificing the coin i do not have at the moment. once settled into a career, im sure i can get the premium stuff, but right now, that would seem unwarranted and irresponsible on my end to spend hundreds of dollars on each mod and atty. i like to have several different tanks with different juices at all times. i feel with the money i put into my 7 mods and dozen genesis attys, i could have gotten one or two solid mods and maybe 2 genesis attys in the high end spectrum. most likely 3 devices total. i would not be satisfied with that limited of variety, that's just me. a watch, a car, a tv, a toothbrush - these are things i am happy with just one solid working model of. but i like my variety in vaping. and i think i maximized what money i had so i will be satisfied for a long time, till i can get myself a Noble1 or caravella or Arrow Atty down the line.
you should be honestly ranting about big chain stores, not china-made vape gear, which is a fraction of a drop in the bucket of the world's economy anyway. it keeps me happy, and i'm sure i'm not making anyone starve when i order my clones. people like you will always exist and people like me will always exist. so there will ALWAYS be a demand for high end, quality gear for discerning individuals, just as there will continually be demand for the affordable knock-offs. don't for a second think that people like me advocating knock-offs will actually bring down the designer-mod industry. it won't happen. why do people still sink thousands of dollars into rolexes when seikos tell the same time, look decent, and can be gotten for 65 bucks? by your logic, rolex would go the way of the dinosaurs and cheap garbage watches would be the sole occupier of the consumer watch industry. but that's just crazy....
you should be honestly ranting about big chain stores, not china-made vape gear, which is a fraction of a drop in the bucket of the world's economy anyway. it keeps me happy, and i'm sure i'm not making anyone starve when i order my clones. people like you will always exist and people like me will always exist. so there will ALWAYS be a demand for high end, quality gear for discerning individuals, just as there will continually be demand for the affordable knock-offs. don't for a second think that people like me advocating knock-offs will actually bring down the designer-mod industry. it won't happen. why do people still sink thousands of dollars into rolexes when seikos tell the same time, look decent, and can be gotten for 65 bucks? by your logic, rolex would go the way of the dinosaurs and cheap garbage watches would be the sole occupier of the consumer watch industry. but that's just crazy....
