E-cig's on healthconsumernews.com

[Leelah]

Not sure if this has been posted yet or not, but I thought I would share:

E-Cig Consumer News - Health: The Future Of Smoking

 

[markfm]

Trying to pull people in to a monthly automatic purchase. The kind of thing warned about by:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/65772-do-not-order-free-trials.html

$10 up-front S&H, $100 after 10 days, $75/month auto debit (incl. S&H)

 

[Vocalek]

Mark is correct. This is not a news story; it is an "advertorial". Here is the applicable "fine print" from the bottom of that page.

*By clicking to order, you agree to our terms and conditions and are enrolled in our Smart Plan monthly autoship program. Your credit card will be charged $9.95 to cover the shipping & handling for your Risk FREE Trial of the Ignite E-Cig™ Electronic Cigarette Kit, this $9.95 S&H fee is non refundable. If after 10 days of order you love your Ignite E-Cig™ Kit and have not returned the item with a valid RMA number, your credit card will be billed for the full purchase price of each unit ($99.99). If your Ignite E-Cig™ Free Trial kit is not returned within 10 days, your credit card will be billed the purchase price of $99.99. Upon placing your order, you will be enrolled in the Smart Plan automatic shipment program, which will automatically send your refill cartridges and free bonus gifts every thirty days and bill your credit card $59.99 plus $14.99 S&H. Simply call customer service at (866) 700-8565 to cancel your enrollment at any time.
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This site is in no way affiliated with any news source. As mentioned at the top of this web page, it is an advertisment.

I don't know about you guys, but I am not spending $75 a month on supplies. And they don't even tell you how many cartridges they are sending or how much liquid is in each. It's possible that an average user would run through the "month's supply" in a week or two.

Note that the product has to be returned within 10 days of placing the order. Is there any guarantee that your order would have even arrived by the time the 10 days are up?

 

[Shortstuff116]

It's so unfortunate that such scams exist, but they do and they will continue to screw good people out of their hard-earned money and they'll end up with a bad taste about e-cigs.

If I were to ever see a kiosk that is selling overpriced and inferior e-cigs they will get a fast lesson from me.

 

[Leelah]

I was not posting this for the advertisement or to get people to buy their products. I actually didn't even notice that. As with most articles I read on the internet, I don't pay attention to the bull on the sides of the screen. I was posting this because I thought the article was informative.

 

[bassnut]

I was not posting this for the advertisement or to get people to buy their products. I actually didn't even notice that. As with most articles I read on the internet, I don't pay attention to the bull on the sides of the screen. I was posting this because I thought the article was informative.

Usually when the article provides a name brand e-cig with a link to the website, it's an advertisement in the guise of news.
I do appreciate your effort, though.
Occasionally you'll see these clowns posting in the comment sections of legitimate articles with lines like "Hey everybody, I've been using the XYZ e-cig and it really works!" while providing a link to the seller.