really happy i did research first. almost got scammed in the mall. wound up getting a 4* 510 starter kit a zigcigs.com
Do Not Order "Free Trials"!!!
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dont get blu they get you for the money found that out the hard way.. but now i got a 510 and a RiVa and LR-EM5 atomizers so it's making my vaping experience way better with the 510 let alone the low resistance atomizer or the riva, just have to say, do the research it's definitely worth it.
But I never believe in anything being free...ITS AMERICA, will always try to get some money out your pocket one way or another 
I ordered one of those trials didnt notice the fine print at 1st they where going to charge me $89.95 after the trial period and then $80.00 a month there after for 40 carts
felt that was way steep found some info about awesomevapor.com which sold a kit for $46.00 with no recureing costs so I ordered that one and sent my trial back and haven't been happier.
felt that was way steep found some info about awesomevapor.com which sold a kit for $46.00 with no recureing costs so I ordered that one and sent my trial back and haven't been happier.
Damn I feel dumb!
I got an e-mail from directecig.com thanking for my $89.95 order. I canceled within 2 minutes of getting the e-mail. I have to return the "Free" trial kit within 3 business days. Luckily I had no $$ in that account. I will see if my bank is going to charge a $29 "fee" for my stupid mistake.
I got an e-mail from directecig.com thanking for my $89.95 order. I canceled within 2 minutes of getting the e-mail. I have to return the "Free" trial kit within 3 business days. Luckily I had no $$ in that account. I will see if my bank is going to charge a $29 "fee" for my stupid mistake.
This is so true, I've heard so many radio commercials for one of these trials, I feel bad for the people that get suckered into this because they aren't informed.
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Don’t feel badly, we learn from our mistakes!
Sorry to hear you got suckered in.
Happy that your account was empty! Just so they couldn’t bleed your account dry!
But, literally thousands of people get suckered in like that every day!
After over 2 decades of doing research & testing of products for individuals and businesses, I can tell you that too many people are so eager to get a "Great Deal or A FREE Deal " that they never look for the little faint grayed out text that says, TOS or Terms Of Service.
I wrote an article not too long ago, in which I told others that the "TOS" is where all the really Good and Important Information about what they are about to get into is hidden.
I'm going to break a rule I've had about not sharing my tactics for uncovering
“A Skunk” or “A Bad Apple” in the world of business, and share with you a way to find out what’s really in that “Incredible Offer”.
A trick I've used for years online –
When I get an email offering some incredible deal I go to the site, not to purchase, but to find out what new ways of covering up facts are being used. At first I’m greeted with a page that has a form on it that they want me to fill in with name, address, phone, email address, etc.,.
So, I fill it out because that's usually the only way anyone can get to the "TOS" page.
But!........Here's the trick, I fill it out with all fictitious information except for an email address which I use only for these offers.
Then they take me to the page where they want my Credit Card Number and that's when I'm able to locate the “TOS “ page with all the catches to the offer.
The Words “Terms Of Service” or the “TOS “ abbreviation for the legal page is always very faintly colored.
The Words or The Abbreviation might be located near the bottom of the box to fill in the Credit Card Number.
But, more often than not it is located at the very bottom of the page somewhere.
And…….it always says that I'm about to give them permission to use my Credit Card Number to repeat bill me every 14 days, 30 days, or so on. It also says that I only have a certain amount of days to try the item, return it or they will start billing right away.
See I got to the "TOS" page and found out what I wanted to know and never gave them anything but an email address I use just for this purpose.
So go set up a free email account and use it only to find out about the Terms of The Offer before you take them up on it!
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Along with a one-time-use credit card I have a plug-in in Firefox called TrashMail.net that allows me to establish a disposable email address. I can set it up to receiver a certain number of emails and set it to expire after a set amount of time. This is the email address I use when I register at various sites and place orders.
Basically it's just a forwarding service.
Check it out at TrashMail - Free disposable email addresses.
Basically it's just a forwarding service.
Check it out at TrashMail - Free disposable email addresses.
Thanks for the post..It really helps..I think the only thing we could stop these scams is to be wise and not be fooled by them.
Oh man I really wish I would've read this thread or even known about ECF a year or so ago. I've had to charge back on my credit card on more than one occasion and ended up just getting a new one as a result of one of these free trials. I went for one with this company called Smart Smoker and even returned the starter kit in good time. They still charged me, I contested it and then several months down the line they started charging me for their monthly refill plan even though I never signed up for that in the first place! I was looking online to see if I'm the only mug to be duped like this and it turns out that Smart Smoker have a reputation for terrible customer service and charging for free trials that have been returned. Click here for more people who've had the same problem with Smart Smoker. Thanks for the great topic and helping countless others to avoid the hassle of dodgy free trial. I think the lesson here is AVOID. Smart Smokers go to ECF! 
Wow , ive seen these free trials everywhere , glad i didn't fall for it , Glad i bought my eGo from happy vapor , because jack is a guy to trust , recommend happy vapor to any first time buyers .
I hear them advertise it on the radio. This one is one of those "you only pay shipping and handling" deals.
I wouldn't order this, and I wouldn't get cartomizers from the mall. How lame.
I wouldn't order this, and I wouldn't get cartomizers from the mall. How lame.
I know of more than a few people that have fallen for this *cough not me cough*. It seems that there should be a way that companies could not be allowed to scam people like this. I guess this thread is a good start to stopping it eh?!?
I was about to order a free trial until i read this post!
Thanks guys and girls!
Thanks guys and girls!
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