Consider slowing your Fasttech roll
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They are carto tanks BUT most people I have talked to say do NOT use the carto that comes with it as it is pretty low quality. So it is a good idea to put in your own carto.
CHelle really with the right tools and a little practice setting up a carto tank is not difficult.
Hardest part for me is getting the carto punched right and that is because I don't have a GOOD punch.
I ordered an MVP, 10 EVODs (Stainless) and five lightning cables. 10 days from order to delivery, but one of the EVODs looked like a CE5 with a clear mouthpiece and eight wicks. What is the name of that mystery clearo???
Unfortunately, they stuck the item number sticker directly to the clearo plastic leaving a sticky residue. I'm not going to quibble over this one error, even though I prefer BCC over top coil. The MVP came with two iClear 16s that I may end up giving away.
Unfortunately, they stuck the item number sticker directly to the clearo plastic leaving a sticky residue. I'm not going to quibble over this one error, even though I prefer BCC over top coil. The MVP came with two iClear 16s that I may end up giving away.
I am just awaiting my first one, two... okay three orders form them. I am sure some of the things I ordered from them are not going to be quite up to what their name brand counterparts are going to be, but I accept the risk. If you buy pants at wally-world you know they are not going to be as good as some of the middle of the road ones you can get other places. It's about realistic expectations.
Plus it's nto good to give ALL our business to FT anyway. We do still need to support other venders out there if we want them to survive.
Plus it's nto good to give ALL our business to FT anyway. We do still need to support other venders out there if we want them to survive.
It was a CE6 they sent instead of an EVOD:
$2.33 CE6 Electronic Cigarette Round Mouth Atomizer (1.6mL) - translucent / 2.4
$2.33 CE6 Electronic Cigarette Round Mouth Atomizer (1.6mL) - translucent / 2.4
Exactly. I do not order everything from fasttech. In fact that is the only order I have made with them. They are however a good source when you just need the odd small thing and are not worried about the quality. A tank is a tank is a tank. Unless you want glass or something fancy not much difference between cheapo and expensive. I'd rather get my cheapo supplies at a good price so I can buy the expensive things I want from people like madvapes or provape a little bit sooner.
As for the iffy vivi nova. Well you don't have to hang around ECF long to know that knockoff Vivis are pretty iffy. I got it working without leaks though it took work to do. I am not loving it but that is a different issue. That is me not loving the draw on it.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. In the end you might end up spending 3 times as much to get a quality product somewhere else to replace the broken ones. As a experiment I ordered something from them the other day after a thread went kaboom. If I am wrong I will admit it. It has not been shipped yet, so it may be a while, and I will update.
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Which is the purpose of my thread. I think some of you would be well off to heed what I'm saying. Otherwise, your "savings" on products that will work and that you need, are going to be eaten up by the crap you buy.
I've seen the various Fasttech fan boy threads. People buying all willy nilly and whatnot. Much of that stuff is crap. Read some honest reviews (Fasttech doesn't seem to be in any hurry to post negative reviews on their site). Judging by some of the posts, I'm betting we have some serious Dollar Tree shoppers on this forum.
So far, the only thing of value I've gotten from Fasstech were ego type batteries, USB charger and one CE5+ clearomizer (who knows if that's good I only got one), The tanks, tank cartos, vivi novas, clearomizers, aluminum tin case, liquid, lanyard, etc were all very crappy. Hence, the title of this post. "SLOW YOUR ROLL". Let some reviews come in, and don't waste your money.
I know Fasttech doesn't make these items. What does that have to do with anything? Oh yeah, you can buy the same crappy stuff from an American vendor. No doubt. And stay away from that stuff too.
i disagree where ecig stuff is concerned...when there are ppl out there selling $10 (wholesale) worth of product for $299.99 and it can *still* be total crap whether you paid $4 or $40
please no one jump on me about "buyer beware" and "they should know better" or "if they pay that much they deserve to get ripped off!" blah blah blabbity blah....ppl who don't know....don't know, the seller does
That's just it. We do know. Or we can know. If threads like this one weren't hijacked by fan boys.
I think you may be a bit quick to judge.
If ordering from a place with the full knowledge that 50% is probably crap and then posting that I was pleasantly surprised it wasn't makes me a fan boy then you have a rather different definition of fan boy.
I made one order and it went well. If I do another it might or might not do well I don't know. I simply call things as I see them and so far it has been ok. Is it top quality no. Didn't expect it to be.
It depends on the logic of the argument, if you are saying pay a premium for genuine branded goods that is one thing, but saying don't buy the knock offs from FastTech for a dollar buy them from a local vendor for five dollars is a different thing.
I have a Miele washing machine as I know it is German engineered and comes with a 10 year warranty as standard, it comes at a price and I am happy to pay for quality. However, when most of the eCig stuff is Chinese made I see no issue with buying the same thing direct rather than buy it from a local company who are just marking it up 300% and then charging me to deliver it.
WE know...we are a small percentage of the ppl who are vaping/using ecigs. I have met several older ladies that were smoking while i was vaping and told me how much they paid for their MINI ego and ce4...that they weren't using...
yes everyone needs to make a living but not at an unreasonable markup just because people don't know any better....
i don't see a dang thing wrong with getting more for your money and i HAVE purchased things at the dollar tree (like that's a bad thing?)....why would i pay $20 for a office chair backrest for my clients at bed, bath, and beyond when i can get it for $1? LOL
there really isn't much difference between a FT clearo and a "name brand"....especially if FT is selling *the* name brand...pretty much all comes from the same specs from the same factory.....
I am actually bitter that i spent like $50 on vivi novas (NOT from FT) only to find out that they were utter crap....had i spent less i wouldn't be bitter but i would still hate them....AND...what i replaced them with is less expensive (again NOT from FT) LOL
i keep saying "NOT from FT" to make it clear that i am not a "fan boy"...especially since i am a girl....but at the risk of being repetitive...FT isn't the problem...
Just thought I'd give a little update on my open ticket with FT. They offered for me to keep the scratched K100 for a discount, (unknown discount at this time). Sure, I can take that money and buy some paint that hopefully matches, I already have files and sandpaper. The unknown threaded clearos (for sure not 510) are going to be sent to Miami for a refund. Miami! No customs form, no waiting in line at the PO. It sounded like they want to inspect it and see what the heck it fits.
So maybe they'll have a little quality control in the future. Keep telling them the problem, maybe stuff will get better. Or maybe it won't but at least I'm getting some money back. These kind of things are not worth my time though. I think I 'saved' $7 on the K100. BFD.
So maybe they'll have a little quality control in the future. Keep telling them the problem, maybe stuff will get better. Or maybe it won't but at least I'm getting some money back. These kind of things are not worth my time though. I think I 'saved' $7 on the K100. BFD.
Just blatant speculation, but perhaps FastTech is buying batches of products rejected by the manufacturers' quality control process and selling them dirt cheap, knowing that a certain fraction of the products will prove to be defective. However, since they're getting the QC rejects so cheaply, the cost of dealing with returns is such that selling the questionable products remains profitable.
Again, it's just blatant speculation but it could explain why FastTech has an (anecdotally) unusual DOA rate.
Again, it's just blatant speculation but it could explain why FastTech has an (anecdotally) unusual DOA rate.
This and the one above it. Knowing what your money actually goes to and deciding that a "insert name here" and "insert another name here" are actually the same thing and buying the cheaper of the two is not wrong. We need places to help keep the prices in check unless you want to see the next "godly uber tank from gold uber company" be 40 dollars or 50 dollars when it's really only worth about 14 msrp.
Like I said you do need to share you money, but there is not reason to throw it down a toilet.
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