Authentic Kraken price?

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Vaslovik

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So... I had the day off from my gruesomely exhausting job, and I'd heard about The Vape Store here in Cape Coma. It's gotten some very good reviews, and I resolved to go visit them. They have two stores here, and in both they have actual gennies. That's a rare find where I live, a vape store that has gennies, so they got my attention. The first of their stores I went to had an authentic Kraken, which is something I've been wanting.

I have no authentic vaping gear at all, having been dirt poor for most of my vaping career, but now that I've gotten a halfway decent paying job (but only halfway) I'm wanting nice things for myself, and that Kraken is one of them. They want $129 for it. I think they also have a Vapinaze AC9, something else I've been lusting after for a couple years.They also had an authentic Kraken at the Del Prado store. So I know where there are two of them now within easy driving distance.

So, being burnt out from work and real crispy around the edges I have no idea what the price should be, is that a good price for that authentic Kraken? They have one in each of their two stores here, and they aren't going anywhere soon I'm pretty sure. They also have some Z-Attys, but they want ungodly prices for those, $295. Uh... I think not.

A word about the Vape Store(s) here. Cheerful friendly staff in both stores, but the one on Del Prado has beer, and you can drink it at their counter while they horse around and blow wall clouds from the stacked 26650 monster mech and act like happy young people should. You can talk to them, and they have a pool table, and to me it looks like a first rate hangout for vapers who are tired of bars.

I had a couple beers there, and struggled with the urge to just pull the trigger on that Kraken. I wanted to check around on the price first.
 
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RickCain

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I have an authentic Kraken if you are interested.

V1.1 Brass

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Yes that brass Kraken is pretty, but my mech isn't a brass one, and I want a Kraken that matches my Stingray, and those in the stores here do. They told me to stop back tomorrow and talk to the guy who might give me a deal on gennies there. I might just do it and finally have an authentic something in my collection.
 

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I would say go ahead and pull the trigger, so long as you can verify it as authentic! I believe the Kraken used to be about $200 USD when it first came out. Considering the time that has passed and the extra cost of buying at a B&M, they actually have a pretty damn good price on it as is. I would see if you could get them down to $100 though ;D Have fun with it! I never could get my Kraken to behave (it was crappy clone anyway).
 

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Oh WOW, the wick holes on this thing are so tiny can can't get a wick into them! What's up with that? They are so incredibly tiny compared to my RSST it's insane! Who vapes with that skinny a wick? I'm a bit shocked here.

minutes later.... okay, got it built, had to shrink one of my wicks a bit but it vapes great! You can hear the air sucking in through the vent but it's vaping great, 400 mesh, 26 kanthal, 5/4 wrap, 07 ohm.
 
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Well it is pretty small compared to the RSST's I've been using for the last two years, but no matter, it's working really great. I can't believe people have trouble setting this genny up. I'm a straight mesh girl, I don't do silica at all, and I prolly won't mess around with that SS rope they sent with it. Maybe some time when I'm bored.
 
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