CigEasy Go-Go Review
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Do people usually put the results of their review in the title?
Seems like there would be no point in watching the video, no?
Edited to include my review of the review.
#1 - Misleading carto info. You make no mention of the horizontal coil system, however you make reference to it being "like other cartos, and they have burn issues...".
#2 - The Manual Tirade. Grab your old 510 manual, even an eGo manual. They both make smoking cessation, and health claims. My 510 was even called "healthy cigarette". Look on alibaba, etc. The e-cig descriptions are full of health claims.
#3 - The Hair. Also, are you sure it's a hair? Fibrous material is closely associated with different glues, stickers, etc. But even if it is a hair, one hair would not make me condemn an eating establishment, product or company. God forbid if you're ever the recipient of a hair in your food. I really feel for the staff of the restaurant ever having to deal with the fact that you're "really angry".
Vapers on regular cartos are used to the fact that one or two in a pack of 5 may be duds. No one as of this posting has ever complained of getting a dud. I would take a "hair" in a well designed, multi-use carto, over the expectation of defective materials every time.
Seems like there would be no point in watching the video, no?
Edited to include my review of the review.
#1 - Misleading carto info. You make no mention of the horizontal coil system, however you make reference to it being "like other cartos, and they have burn issues...".
#2 - The Manual Tirade. Grab your old 510 manual, even an eGo manual. They both make smoking cessation, and health claims. My 510 was even called "healthy cigarette". Look on alibaba, etc. The e-cig descriptions are full of health claims.
#3 - The Hair. Also, are you sure it's a hair? Fibrous material is closely associated with different glues, stickers, etc. But even if it is a hair, one hair would not make me condemn an eating establishment, product or company. God forbid if you're ever the recipient of a hair in your food. I really feel for the staff of the restaurant ever having to deal with the fact that you're "really angry".
Vapers on regular cartos are used to the fact that one or two in a pack of 5 may be duds. No one as of this posting has ever complained of getting a dud. I would take a "hair" in a well designed, multi-use carto, over the expectation of defective materials every time.
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I'll go ahead and chime in. While the title stated what was inevitably going to be the end result of the review, I clicked on it and watched it in its entirety. Having recently purchased the gogo, I was intregued as to what could cause it to deserve a fail?
I bought the gogo after watching it explode on to the ECF. I also was thinking about purchasing a mod. And finally, because I've been a loyal customer to Frank over at cigeasy for almost 2 years.
The final result of my purchase is this: Good e-cig. It has not replaced my love of the kr808 system, and it has not become my e-cig of choice, as many who have it claimed it would. Of course that is completely subjective, and it only applies in my situation.
I started having button issues on the second day, and spent a considerable amount of time here on the ECF digging for information on that problem. I found it, and all it takes is some fussing with the rubber button and its good as new. I have to repeat this from time to time, which imo... shouldnt have to be done more than once. If that. But I can let that slide.
As roland pointed out, I would think the reviewer should have made absolutely sure that what he thought is a hair, is not just a peice of fiber. Yes its black. Like an eyebrow hair. The fact remains, one doesnt know what other fibers are being used in the factory that put the carto together. And also as roland pointed out, the instruction manual is a non issue imo.
I dont think I could find it as easy to dismiss an entire e-cig unit based on a possible hair in the carto, or a "bad" instruction manual. If everything else about it is otherwise top notch, then its throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Too harsh imo.
My review is this: It didnt fulfill the hype I had read. Thats just me, and my own opinion. Subectivity is the culprit. My particular unit came with a "button issue", on both batteries, two days into use. Not a deal breaker. Others my never have such an issue, evidenced by the time I spent trying to get info about it. It puts out vapor like a steam engine, as promised. The batteries last very long, as promised. And the cartos hold 3 mL's of juice, as promised. Is it the little engine that could, but didnt? Not at all. It did what it is supposed to do. Do I like it? Yep. AmI going to be a part of the "Go-Go Nation"? Nope.
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I bought the gogo after watching it explode on to the ECF. I also was thinking about purchasing a mod. And finally, because I've been a loyal customer to Frank over at cigeasy for almost 2 years.
The final result of my purchase is this: Good e-cig. It has not replaced my love of the kr808 system, and it has not become my e-cig of choice, as many who have it claimed it would. Of course that is completely subjective, and it only applies in my situation.
I started having button issues on the second day, and spent a considerable amount of time here on the ECF digging for information on that problem. I found it, and all it takes is some fussing with the rubber button and its good as new. I have to repeat this from time to time, which imo... shouldnt have to be done more than once. If that. But I can let that slide.
As roland pointed out, I would think the reviewer should have made absolutely sure that what he thought is a hair, is not just a peice of fiber. Yes its black. Like an eyebrow hair. The fact remains, one doesnt know what other fibers are being used in the factory that put the carto together. And also as roland pointed out, the instruction manual is a non issue imo.
I dont think I could find it as easy to dismiss an entire e-cig unit based on a possible hair in the carto, or a "bad" instruction manual. If everything else about it is otherwise top notch, then its throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Too harsh imo.
My review is this: It didnt fulfill the hype I had read. Thats just me, and my own opinion. Subectivity is the culprit. My particular unit came with a "button issue", on both batteries, two days into use. Not a deal breaker. Others my never have such an issue, evidenced by the time I spent trying to get info about it. It puts out vapor like a steam engine, as promised. The batteries last very long, as promised. And the cartos hold 3 mL's of juice, as promised. Is it the little engine that could, but didnt? Not at all. It did what it is supposed to do. Do I like it? Yep. AmI going to be a part of the "Go-Go Nation"? Nope.
-VP
My reply to your criticism:
I dunno about anyone else. But speaking for myself. If you serve me a fly in my soup, I'm not coming back. A long time ago (before I did reviews) I received a 510 cartridge with a caterpillar behind the filler. I just never did business with the vendor again.
As a reviewer- I report this stuff to the larger community. Thank god this is the only really negative experience I've had.
I'm not sure what this means. I'm not commenting on mean time before failure.
Here's bullet points:
1. The manual most likely violates FDA rules. It should not be shipped with the unit.
2. One carto out of two I received had a hair (or "fiber") in it's wrap. Considering good juice mixing facilities use negative pressure systems and dust filtration when making juice. Why should I accept someone's hair (or something that appears to be someone's hair) in a fresh carto directly out of the sealed plastic wrap.
3. Based on those two issues. I would not buy the unit. It vapes well however.
If it works for you- great.
But continuing to try to spin my review into something it is not, means that both the manual and the hair get far more exposure. When the point, should be, that users of this device might want to report to the vendors that they won't buy it if the manual makes the claims it makes.
Issues such as I'm simply *reporting* have a larger impact on our whole community (and other vendors who follow the rules). This is why I'm making a stand on this product.
You are misrepresenting what was said. I stated that I didn't know about THIS carto, but that other polyfill around fabric designs had known burn issues.
Genuine Joytech eGo, eGo-T, and I believe my first Joyetech 510 kit do not make those claims. None of the KR808 kits I have make those claims. Tornado doesn't make those claims and neither does Totally Wicked. Neither does Ovale USA. My Riva kit did not make those claims. Neither does Blue Cigs, Janty, or any of the major players- including ALL of the American juice producers (minus 2 or 3 who were addressed by the FDA in recent months.).
I dunno about anyone else. But speaking for myself. If you serve me a fly in my soup, I'm not coming back. A long time ago (before I did reviews) I received a 510 cartridge with a caterpillar behind the filler. I just never did business with the vendor again.
As a reviewer- I report this stuff to the larger community. Thank god this is the only really negative experience I've had.
I'm not sure what this means. I'm not commenting on mean time before failure.
Here's bullet points:
1. The manual most likely violates FDA rules. It should not be shipped with the unit.
2. One carto out of two I received had a hair (or "fiber") in it's wrap. Considering good juice mixing facilities use negative pressure systems and dust filtration when making juice. Why should I accept someone's hair (or something that appears to be someone's hair) in a fresh carto directly out of the sealed plastic wrap.
3. Based on those two issues. I would not buy the unit. It vapes well however.
If it works for you- great.
But continuing to try to spin my review into something it is not, means that both the manual and the hair get far more exposure. When the point, should be, that users of this device might want to report to the vendors that they won't buy it if the manual makes the claims it makes.
Issues such as I'm simply *reporting* have a larger impact on our whole community (and other vendors who follow the rules). This is why I'm making a stand on this product.
I have to agree with Michael, but maybe or maybe not for the same reasons.
It's a buyers market in the e-cig business.
With so many products to choose from, it's not just enough to produce a product that's "different" than the competition.
You have to provide a product that's priced competitively, works reliably, has an elegant sales presentation, marketed in a friendly and courteous manner, and a solid warranty.
And that's just the points I can think of off the top of my head.
New products have to be judged not only on their own merits, but they will inevitably be compared to older, more established products. If they can't meet or beat those established standards, they're going to find themselves struggling to make a long term market growth. Because once the "new toy" sales surge is over, the only thing that is going to keep your customer base stable and growing is reliability, warranty, and a first rate customer service experience.
The other problem I have with the Go-Go, and while it's a small one I do think it needs mention is compatibility. Hopefully that will change, but in the mean time I have a problem with the lack of adaptors and/or compatible components available for it. So until that situation is taken care of, I'll have to take a pass on the Go-Go.
Oh, and one other thing concerning cartomizer reliability:
I can only speak for myself, but in the 100+ joye 510 cartos I've used since I've started using cartos, I have had ONE dud carto - period. Some may have lasted longer than others, but all in all a 1% failure rate I can live with.
But if it were to approach the 20 to 40% failure rate rolandpibb is stating as "normal", I'd go ballistic. So I don't know what type he is using, but I can tell you real quick that if I had that kind of failure rate in ANY product I used, disposable or not, I'd be screaming bloody murder from the rooftop.
And I sure as h-ll wouldn't be buying any more of them.
It's a buyers market in the e-cig business.
With so many products to choose from, it's not just enough to produce a product that's "different" than the competition.
You have to provide a product that's priced competitively, works reliably, has an elegant sales presentation, marketed in a friendly and courteous manner, and a solid warranty.
And that's just the points I can think of off the top of my head.
New products have to be judged not only on their own merits, but they will inevitably be compared to older, more established products. If they can't meet or beat those established standards, they're going to find themselves struggling to make a long term market growth. Because once the "new toy" sales surge is over, the only thing that is going to keep your customer base stable and growing is reliability, warranty, and a first rate customer service experience.
The other problem I have with the Go-Go, and while it's a small one I do think it needs mention is compatibility. Hopefully that will change, but in the mean time I have a problem with the lack of adaptors and/or compatible components available for it. So until that situation is taken care of, I'll have to take a pass on the Go-Go.
Oh, and one other thing concerning cartomizer reliability:
I can only speak for myself, but in the 100+ joye 510 cartos I've used since I've started using cartos, I have had ONE dud carto - period. Some may have lasted longer than others, but all in all a 1% failure rate I can live with.
But if it were to approach the 20 to 40% failure rate rolandpibb is stating as "normal", I'd go ballistic. So I don't know what type he is using, but I can tell you real quick that if I had that kind of failure rate in ANY product I used, disposable or not, I'd be screaming bloody murder from the rooftop.
And I sure as h-ll wouldn't be buying any more of them.
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