Do Not Order "Free Trials"!!!

[Sambo]

Sure there not based in Nigeria......cheers for the heads up

 

[pharaoh1976]

It seems like a scam....

 

[isisrose1968]

When I was first looking for my pv I saw quite a few of these, but when I was reading everything I didn't like what I was seeing and I usually am leery or anything "auto shipping." I had a gut feeling these were "scams." Thanks for the info.

 

[lanbiaoli]

Thanks for posting. it is helpful for me .

 

[janan]

Moderators: Can we get a sticky on this subject? It doesn't have to be this post, but this warning should be one of the first things prospective new users see. These scammers are giving the whole industry a bad nam

 

[DonutHands]

thanks for the heads up

 

[pnguin]

I can back this up. I work customer service for a bank and have disputed many charges due to free samples.

 

[DSS61]

Thanks for the info

 

[webfloater2.0]

total scam. they take your card info for shipping and then bill you like over 100 bucks if you dont return your "trial" in 30 days....

 

[40yeartobaccoman]

This is very good advice. I learned a few years ago about "free trial offers". It only took several calls with the offering company, several consultations with my bank and finally direct bank intervention to get the offering company to set things straight. I don't know if these free offers are the same so I just avoid all of them.

 

[MexiPina]

When my friend told me that she bought an ecig kit from 7-11, I absolutely wanted to have one too.. but a better, cooler on than hers, lol. So I did a mediocre search and found the GreenSmoke website. I was extremely tempted to sign up for the free trial - but the price, YIKES!! And a very small selection of flavors..

So glad I didn't fall into the "free trial" trap! The other day, I saw a guy fall for the "shopping mall kiosk" trap.. I was so tempted to whip out my 510 and direct him to ECF but my shyness got the better of me.. Next time I will exclaim praise for ECF - whether or not the salesperson loses a customer because at least the vaping world will have another happy vaper!

I'm new to vaping - 2 weeks & 2 days analog free with my purple led Joye 510 from Cignot! =) Just ordered a kit for my boyfriend and I can't wait for my new juice flavors to arrive!

 

[SCORPIUS]

thanks for the heads up

 

[blk]

As we all know,there is nothing really "free" anymore.

 

[mikael b]

Thanks for info

 

[Briachas]

My GF recently fell for that scam. She is currently battling to get $110 refunded. GOT TO READ THE FINE PRINT.

 

[mikeK]

Thanks for posting!

 

[murodman]

thanks for the heads up man

To all new members that are thinking about getting into the world of PV's (e-cigs)...

Do not order "free trial" offers. Most of these companies offering so-called free trials are thought of as scams by most members of this forum.
I use the word 'scam' loosely, as they are operating under all the policies and conditions laid out in the fine print of their contract, so they are a legal operation. However, the shady practices they use qualify them as scams to me.

They will suck you in with the offer of free goods. Then, once they have your credit card number, you're hooked. After the 'trial period' expires they will charge your card for the device. Usually charging way more than the device is selling for elsewhere.

They will also start you on a plan to send you a supply of prefilled carts each month and automatically charge your account.

Many of these are selling inferior models at triple (or more) the cost that they can be purchased from one of the many suppliers listed on this forum. Do some research on this forum, and determine what model suits your needs best. Then make an informed purchase from a reputable supplier.

If you have already purchased and received one of these 'free-trial' offers, return it immediately! The trial period typically starts when they ship the product not when you receive it, so you don't have much time to act once it's in your hands.

Moderators: Can we get a sticky on this subject? It doesn't have to be this post, but this warning should be one of the first things prospective new users see. These scammers are giving the whole industry a bad name.

Edit Note: To anyone wishing to reply to this post and share their experiences, that will be helpful to others as well. However, please refrain from calling out any company by name. I would hate to see this much needed information have to be taken down due to posts that break any forum rules. I think just mentioning a company as a "free-trial supplier" is enough to cover all such companies. There are many of these companies out there now, and some even seem to change their name on a regular basis. The one that advertises on my local radio station has altered their name twice in the last 6-8 months, yet have the exact same script in their commercial (with just the name changed).

 

[rootwhacker]

I ALMOST got burned with one of these schemes. I signed up online when I was first exploring ecigs. When they called to "confirm my identity", their questions gave me the feeling that I was being scammed. Luckily, I had used a gift card for the purchase. Later that night, I nearly max'd out the gift card by buying a starter kit from a reputable supplier. In about a week, I received the "free sample" pack and the starter kit. Just for fun, I looked up the statement for the gift card online and see that "someone" has been trying to charge to it every couple of weeks since the original purchases in July. Good luck, there's only $2 left on the card!

On a side note, I can say that using the gift card to get into the ecig world and stop smoking was about the best gift I could have given myself. And this site rocks!

 

[coffeetime]

Thanks for posting.

 

[shanesmith0112]

Nothing in life is ever free. I had to find out the hard way, please don't fall for these advertisements with the empty promises.