Do Not Order "Free Trials"!!!

[Chris316]

My girlfriend showed me one of these offers when we were first looking into getting started vaping. Being the terminal skeptic I am, my "too good to be true alarm" started sounding. I wasn't about to divulge my CC info without knowing exactly what I was getting into. Just as originally stated they ultimately wanted WAY more than their cheapo product was worth, but they too cowardly to come right out and say it. Seems like the ecig world is littered with all kinds of quick buck vendors trying to cash in on the new craze. Its like navigating a mine field for someone looking to get into vaping. BEWARE OF THE QUICK BUCK VENDOR! Fortunately, my suspicious nature and thirst for knowledge prevailed. After a short run with the blu (Also WAAAYYY overpriced) I stumbled across the ECF and its vast array of knowledge and experience. We're now making ridiculous amounts of vapor with 510s and eGo-Ts, and at a reasonable price I might add. The vendors I have found in the community are some of the most customer care oriented people you could hope to do business with. They really appreciate the value of a solid customer base and are in it for the long haul. Also, much to my girlfriend's chagrin, I now have a massive juice lab on the kitchen table Thanks ECF

 

[krijmo]

My friend's mom almost ordered from one of these sites. And once a month they send you automatically 5 cartos a month and charge you 70 bucks! Its outrageous!

 

[trade092]

I don't think the free trial are good either

 

[jgjones21]

Whenever you see the word "Free", it should be an automatic sign that it is definitely NOT free.

 

[northhar]

I am new to e-cigs. I am happy that I never got caught by this type of offer. this site is great.

 

[Rudnae]

I guess they're just using the ole, classic scams on a new market, typical. Well at least we have this site to help and as previously mentioned hopefully prevent some from being taken in! This site is mighty!

 

[soula]

Man, 113 pages in this thread. I can't read through it all to know if what I post has already been said =/

Anyway free trials (not just for cigarettes, but in general, whether it be for coffee or internet faxing or whatever) arent THAT bad.

Theyre tricky in that they automatically charge you after a trial period, but these days, everyone has a smartphone on them, right? So just set a reminder in your phone right before your trial is up and you'll be charged, to cancel the trial on time. Or in addition, you could use the 'disposable' credit card # that some cards offer. Then you could try something for the cost of only the time spent canceling the subscription.

On the other hand, many items that need a free trial program just to get people to buy them, probably arent worth their salt..

 

[Eli Huffman]

I was about to order one off a tv commercial, but then i did some research and realized it was a bad idea. I'm glad i found this site!!

 

[azdave]

Hi all-

New to ECF, although I have been trolling on and off for a while. I too saw the "free trial" offers but I figured they were to be avoided. So glad I did!

Looking forward to interacting with everyone here!

Dave

 

[projectz]

Thanks for the heads up..

 

[36tinybells]

If you are wanting a way to try ecig without much cost and to avoid these scams, I found mypvshop on this forum and got a 501 starter set (ok I got 2 - but I tend to jump in to things full on) for just under twenty dollars each. The customer service is great.

 

[DammitDoll]

Those guys on tv and in ads really make me mad. I almost bought from the 'freebie' guys but luckily did some research first.

 

[Lindsknits]

Those "free trial" offers almost put me off of e cigs all together, because they seemed so scammy. I am glad that i decided to look further into e cigs. I really think the free trial scams are hurtful to people who could be helped by vaping because they can put people off the idea.

 

[d_sten]

Good to know

 

[SpiffMaster]

I wish I had found this site before I even discovered e-cigs in the mall. It's great to discover e-cigs but it was expensive and not the quality of the e-cigs I have now. Thankfully I never ran across the "free-trial" bit.

 

[marcusvapous]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll let all me friends know who are new to this.

 

[LEDshine]

cant get anything for free

 

[Shadow4196]

Thank you for the heads up. I'm glad I checked here.

 

[canlin]

This is very good to know. I'm new to all of this - haven't bought anything yet, but am looking. I need to quit smoking for good and thought this would be the way to do it.

 

[Aflatoxin]

Glad to see this up front. It's a real pubic service. Starter kits are a nice way to go if you are new to e-smoking. My advice is simple, you should never spend more that $90.00 on a starter kit. Shop around. Web search engines (google) are your best friend, along with this forum (EFC).