E cig equipment from china

[Ratha77]

Hi all,

i recently came across equipment available for import from china, quite reasonably priced.
items such as egos c , t , start dusts, kangers, all kinds of accessories.

Do you guys think these are knock offs? They look pretty legitamte, and aren't the
items we buy from local suppliers just imported from china anyways?

What do you guys think?

 

[Ghostrider]

I think you need to read through the forums some more and then revisit your decision to buy from them.

 

[Caridwen]

Pretty much everything comes from China. If you want authentic "Joye" products, on their website they list suppliers that sell their products.

I have purchased from China. I found when I just started out vaping, it was easier to deal with a supplier here. Most answer questions within a day or so and do offer a warranty on their products. If I had a problem I could post here in their forum or shoot them an email. If I happened to get a bad battery for example, most just sent it out without having me even having to return it.

Maybe wait till you're more familiar or want to buy in bulk. I pretty much have only dealt with registered suppliers so I'm not all that familiar with how other suppliers deal with CS issues. Maybe good but I've had no experience with that.

 

[jacurtwong]

if u just want use buy yourself,i think better buy from local dealer unless u buy in bulk,because the waranty is a big issue.

 

[Ratha77]

Yes I hear ya. Just in case I new to send something back.
It just looks like the price is right. Also the shipping is usually
Free, all the way from china, where as shipping charges
From within Canada here alone are like 10.00 for
A couple measly 30 ml bottles.

It just bothers me how bad I get fleeced on the
Shipping around here.

 

[Ratha77]

I think you need to read through the forums some more and then revisit your decision to buy from them.

Well basically when I buy from a local vendor
I'm buying the exact same product. The only
Thing I'm forgoing is the customer service.

Buy the cost offset may be worth it.

 

[Ratha77]

Pretty much everything comes from China. If you want authentic "Joye" products, on their website they list suppliers that sell their products.

I have purchased from China. I found when I just started out vaping, it was easier to deal with a supplier here. Most answer questions within a day or so and do offer a warranty on their products. If I had a problem I could post here in their forum or shoot them an email. If I happened to get a bad battery for example, most just sent it out without having me even having to return it.

Maybe wait till you're more familiar or want to buy in bulk. I pretty much have only dealt with registered suppliers so I'm not all that familiar with how other suppliers deal with CS issues. Maybe good but I've had no experience with that.

Thanks for the informative reply. I appreciate it.
I
May give it a try in the future. For now all my
Hardware was purchased here in Canada online.
And juice I purchased in the US.

 

[kiwivap]

Depends on the item. Usually the shipping costs are well below the cost of what I ordered - whether from the States or China. And my orders aren't big.

 

[KerryK]

I have bought from China and have been both pleased and disappointed. I agree with the advice on sticking local until you know your hardware quality better and can determine the good from the bad.

That said, ask ECF before any purchases, lots of experience here to help you make a better informed decision.

 

[tj99959]

Don't forget that in Canada you have a customs issue with e-cigs. So be careful with what is included in an order or you may never get it.

 

[cedric212]

With the 50% to 100%+ mark-ups ($9 DuD in China vs. $18 "MonsterMesh" in US) and ridiculously limited warranty periods offered by US venders (mostly 30days or DOA), I ended up purchasing most of my hardwares from venders in China. When you can get a VAMO for the cost of a 1300mah Spinner, it's a no brainer.

 

[gorn]

Have you experience with. Canada Customs when you buy juice from the US?

 

[Caridwen]

Have you experience with. Canada Customs when you buy juice from the US?

Gorn, after you have 5 posts, we have a big, very active Canada subforum. Not that you have to post there, but some of the members there might be able to help.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

 

[gorn]

Hi cardidwen. Thanks for the greet. I will certainly check out the Canada forum. Thanks for the lead.

 

[Reaperman]

I'm fairly new, but used one of my favorite chinese gadget sites for most of my early purchases (~2 months ago). I've been pretty happy with them, since they had 900mah ego sets for as low as $12 shipped, but one of my ego sets came with a 100% dead ce4. Looking at the money saved, I just wrote that off as the cost of doing business and didn't bother with the return.

Turns out that even if it did work, I'm not much of a ce4 fan anyway, and it didn't cost much for me to find that out.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

It's one of those things you are going to have to research and decided on your own. Personally, I haven't been happy with most items I received in the the States. To me, it's over priced, and since I have nothing local to go to, I have to rely on delivery anyway. In fact, I just now received an Ego Upgrade Mod from China.. in 5 days.. No mater where I ordered it from here in the US, to get it here sooner would have cost over $25.. for something I spent $15 for.

 

[Ratha77]

Depends on the item. Usually the shipping costs are well below the cost of what I ordered - whether from the States or China. And my orders aren't big.

I would have to agree with this
In fact I find shipping from China
More reasonable than anyone in the states or Canada for some reason

 

[Ratha77]

With the 50% to 100%+ mark-ups ($9 DuD in China vs. $18 "MonsterMesh" in US) and ridiculously limited warranty periods offered by US venders (mostly 30days or DOA), I ended up purchasing most of my hardwares from venders in China. When you can get a VAMO for the cost of a 1300mah Spinner, it's a no brainer.

I agree with you on this front

 

[tj99959]

Have you experience with. Canada Customs when you buy juice from the US?

Health Canada has a thing about nicotine. If you order from China has juice included with the order chances become good that customs will confiscate the order. So if you want your PV don't order juice too.

 

[VapingViking]

I have ordered most of my vaping gear from China. Most of the things I've bought so far have been of decent quality, and well worth the money. A lot of the Chinese vendors operate with free shipping worldwide, regardless of the value of the order. The free shipping option normally means China Post, which is painfully slow (3-6 weeks in my experience). I normally put in a few small orders every month. Some of the orders just to stock up on expendables, and other orders to try out some new stuff. If you do your homework and check the vendor's reputation, either here at ECF or by a quick visit to resellerratings.com or similar, buying gear from China could be an easy and fun way to save a few bucks. And of course, read up on the customs regulations to see if you should keep the value of each shipment below a certain limit, and/or nicotine free etc.