Buying from Fogwind Direct

[Heatingman]

Just ordered an Alliance V2 Atty from them directly online. In order to complete the purchase, I had to upload a selfie, and a photo of my drivers license.

I have ordered lots of stuff online and never had to do this. Is this going to be the norm? Or is it due to them being the manufacture?


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[Cheallaigh]

it's the joys of being regulated and sadly going to cost businesses customers through them having to make people jump through hoops to buy now.

 

[Heatingman]

Revision. They're E-verify company apparently wants another photo. I told them to pound sand.


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[Cheallaigh]

the vendors are having to use various routes for proof of age... welcome to why I wont place any orders south of the border for me...
List of vendors Age Verification requirements.

 

[r77r7r]

I'd contact them directly if you really want that product. Sometimes they can find a way.

 

[Heatingman]

We'll see. Im pretty sour about the whole thing right now. I feel like a criminal or something. I did send Fogwind an email about it, but who knows.

Its seems the fun police are destroying vaping now too. What's next on their list of things to wreck? Backyard barbeque's?



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[Heatingman]

I guess what I am most upset about is that they got my credit card info and processed the order before any age verify crap was even bought up. Super sketchy.


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[Cheallaigh]

yep, some do have it posted on their main pages, some don't. I figure if you have to use it since aug 8th... at least be open about it.

 

[Heatingman]

The process should be as follows. shop, put selections in cart, submit order.

Then age verify or whatever, then ask for money.

Not take money then - hold money hostage to leverage pictures.

Here's the kicker. I uploaded my selfie, and an up close pic of my DL - as requested in the allocated file directories. Then sent it along. A few minutes after I made my OP about the topic, I recieved an email with a request for a selfie and my ID in the same photo. And thats when I began to see red.


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[Cheallaigh]

I honestly don't blame you... just keep in mind, while they could have set it up better, they are being forced to do this by the FDA... makes me worry when regs finally hit us up north.

 

[Cheallaigh]

this is why I rba besides the obvious flavour factor and I will be DUY juice as soon as I can make my hubby understand it wont blow up the house etc...

 

[Heatingman]

A co-worker has the Alliance V2 by Fogwind which is why I wanted it to begin with. Its an RDA - and a really nice one. I have a few, but this one is the best design as far as on the go functionality goes (we're pipe-fitters) that I have seen.

I DIY - juice and build coils and such, I even rebuild coils that are not meant to be.

But - I wanted a really nice dripper and this is it - I can get it online elsewhere, but direct was way cheaper.... or so I thought.


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[Cheallaigh]

I think I will avoid a full out rda... probably just get a kanger dripbox and squonk eventually, with the amount I vape and all the driving I do for our garage having a decent tank makes more sense.

 

[Heatingman]

I have tanks too, and use them the most, but when I quit analogs a month or so ago, I found making vaping into a psuedo hobby helps me stay with it. So I try everything.


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[Cheallaigh]

what's pseudo about it really? it's a valid hobby period.

 

[Heatingman]

I did not mean that in a negative way- I guess I should have just said hobby. My other hobbies are just a little more involved I guess. Blacksmithing, and tool making.


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[dcfluegel]

for what it is worth, have not been impressed at all with Fogwind or their practically non-existent customer service - Vapergate originally partnered with them to create/ produce the alliance v2 series and they parted ways based on Fogwind's shady mcshadiness... Vapergate has gone on to produce some absolutely stellar rdas (Masons - and the Mason Advocate is one of my personal faves) - Fogwind... meh.

 

[dcfluegel]

i think Vapergate may still have some Alliance v2s on their site as well

 

[Heatingman]

The vapergate version has a slightly different build deck. Also like I said, I already paid for it and have seen it first hand. So I want it. Fogwind is in the same state I am. If I have to, I will drive there and sort it out one way or another. I will look into the Advocate.


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[Heatingman]

Update. Just picked it up local. Now I will cancel the online order.


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