eGo-$35?!? Is this for real?

[SimpleSins]

I might be over stepping the bounds of this post but! I really feel newish vapers need to understand that they could be buying just the attys and then going straight to a common battery mod.
Ego, Riva, aren't bad but you could do alot better for your money.
If youd just look past brand names and read, read, read. Youd see where all veterans end up. And it's not "Joye-Janty Ego".

Just speaking for myself here, with no disrespect intended, from a newbie perspective (not even a week), if I'd have tried to do a mod to get a lot more for my money, I'd have never even started. The head swims with all the terminology as to the actual stuff....atties, cartos, batts, drip, drops. Then you get into all the electronic terminology...ohms, resistance, volts. I'm not an electrician. I type for a living. Shocking as it may be to some, I do not have a voltmeter in my home. And, largely, I don't know what I want yet. Do I want something that's going to produce a lot of vapor? I don't know what a lot of vapor is in the vaping world. Do I want a good throat hit? I won't know until I've experienced it (or not). Long battery life? Sure. What am I willing to give up for a 36 hour battery life? I don't know yet.

I started with a standard eGo kit. I did not need to be a journeyman electrician to get the pieces to fit together or to make pretty clouds. Someday maybe I'll want to embark on the wide world on modifying everything, but I think it's much easier, and therefore increases the chance of success off tobacco, to have a good 'all in one' kit that is as easy to ask for as the pack of Virginia Slims at the Kum-n-Go.

 

[Fitdiculous]

^^^

I agree and in a similar position.. actually I haven't even started vaping yet and in the midst of researching still... at this point I almost don't even want to think about mods etc... just want a simple kit that will get me going and maybe down the road if I'm curious or it makes too much sense I will start modding

 

[Quikijiki]

it just went up today, now $40.

 

[Ricco]

Anyone deal with this company? They have some pretty nice stuff(even non0ecig related). I am tempted to get another eGo at that price if it is a legit Joye.[/QUOTE]

Hey,
Ricco here from The ATL (Atlanta) for those that don't know.
I have just ordered the ego and a replacement Atty for a 801 from :

bigboxstore.com/

So far tax,tag and title came to $49.64 for the ego and $8.07 for the 801 Atty.
I will keep you informed as to my experience with them. I took the cheap shipping that is quoted at 7-21 days.
Ricco

 

[Ricco]

Anyone deal with this company? They have some pretty nice stuff(even non0ecig related). I am tempted to get another eGo at that price if it is a legit Joye.

Hey,
Ricco here from The ATL (Atlanta) for those that don't know.
I have just ordered the ego and a replacement Atty for a 801 from :

bigboxstore.com/

So far tax,tag and title came to $49.64 for the ego and $8.07 for the 801 Atty.
I will keep you informed as to my experience with them. I took the cheap shipping that is quoted at 7-21 days.
Ricco[/QUOTE]

 

[Ricco]

I received it in the mail today 8/16/10 and it is an eGo and charged. It is not a knock off. It is great quality workmanship. I started vaping as soon as it showed up. I will be doing business with them again. They are really fast to reply if you have questions. I was able to track my order with USPS.com which usually I can't. So I knew it was going to be here this am. The ego is AWESOME! and for the price I got it . I will order again. Count on it. I plan to order the case as soon as they are in stock.

 

[Upinthehills]

Thanks for letting everyone know, Ricco. Heaven Gifts has a good sale on eGos and mega eGos now, I think the 900 mah are $18. Of course, the shipping is high, so if you want to order there, order a lot so the shipping is worth it.

 

[beachbird2]

Well I just ordered one so will see. I found a discount code of LETO but only for 5% ($1.74 or so). Also cheapest shipping is over $9 for delivery in 7-10 days airmail so sounds like its coming from China. Does anyone know who/where Joye Ego is made?
I expecting good things from this -- the forum is full of good reviews on the ego over the 510 which I normally use.

Okay I received. Here's my story. Was full kit which included 2 manual eGo batts, 1 atty, 5 carts, and charger. Problem #1: Very slow shipping -- can't go by their claim of 2-5 day shipping, and if you do not contact them, they do not get back to you. My order stayed in perpetual "being packed" for 7 days +. Problem #2: atty DOA. Contacted co. Problem #3: I have had several email contacts with them. They do not have a very good command of the english language and you have to guess/assume what they are trying to say. Their first response (8/13) to my dead atty was to quickly apologize and say another one is on the way. Problem #4: I have not yet received the replacement yet; but have received emails stating that my order is completed.

At one point, I asked them if I could use my regular 510 attys with the eGo batts to see how the batts worked. They responded no, they did not work together. It was my understanding that they were supposed to. In any case the eGo batts I received do not work any better (than regular 510 batts.) with my reg. 510 attys as far as vapor production goes. Anyone have any contrary experience with regard to this?

All in all, I'm not sure how this is going to work out yet, but has become very labor intensive to try and get a working eGo out of this deal.

 

[beachbird2]

I received it in the mail today 8/16/10 and it is an eGo and charged. It is not a knock off. It is great quality workmanship. I started vaping as soon as it showed up. I will be doing business with them again. They are really fast to reply if you have questions. I was able to track my order with USPS.com which usually I can't. So I knew it was going to be here this am. The ego is AWESOME! and for the price I got it . I will order again. Count on it. I plan to order the case as soon as they are in stock.

And this was from BigBoxStore? Do you always have such good luck? (or maybe mine was just bad.) LOL

 

[LowThudd]

Okay I received. Here's my story. Was full kit which included 2 manual eGo batts, 1 atty, 5 carts, and charger. Problem #1: Very slow shipping -- can't go by their claim of 2-5 day shipping, and if you do not contact them, they do not get back to you. My order stayed in perpetual "being packed" for 7 days +. Problem #2: atty DOA. Contacted co. Problem #3: I have had several email contacts with them. They do not have a very good command of the english language and you have to guess/assume what they are trying to say. Their first response (8/13) to my dead atty was to quickly apologize and say another one is on the way. Problem #4: I have not yet received the replacement yet; but have received emails stating that my order is completed.

At one point, I asked them if I could use my regular 510 attys with the eGo batts to see how the batts worked. They responded no, they did not work together. It was my understanding that they were supposed to. In any case the eGo batts I received do not work any better (than regular 510 batts.) with my reg. 510 attys as far as vapor production goes. Anyone have any contrary experience with regard to this?

All in all, I'm not sure how this is going to work out yet, but has become very labor intensive to try and get a working eGo out of this deal.

Wow. That sucks. Well, the only thing I can comment on for sure is that joye/janty eGos ETC are the same voltage as the 510, so similar vapor production is to be expected. The important thing is, do they last @3-5 times as long as the 510? They should.

 

[beachbird2]

I might be over stepping the bounds of this post but! I really feel newish vapers need to understand that they could be buying just the attys and then going straight to a common battery mod.
Ego, Riva, aren't bad but you could do alot better for your money.
If youd just look past brand names and read, read, read. Youd see where all veterans end up. And it's not "Joye-Janty Ego".

These guys are playing catchup with whats really going on. And of course they can't with big production. The atomizers are the weak link in the chain now. And thats all these companys are good for at the moment

deej:
Please tell me where the vets end up so maybe I can skip some steps. I'm totally frustrated with all this at the moment. I was 2 pack a day smoker, began vaping about 4 months ago and have never looked back, but I have to say I have not seen much of a savings yet with having to replace everything so often. I've had attys that have lasted only about 1-2 weeks. I have constant concerns with vapor production. I love the vaping when it works but it has become a total pain in the yaz. Am I just on this side of the learning curve or what?

 

[cyberwolf]

I might be over stepping the bounds of this post but! I really feel newish vapers need to understand that they could be buying just the attys and then going straight to a common battery mod.
Ego, Riva, aren't bad but you could do alot better for your money.
If youd just look past brand names and read, read, read. Youd see where all veterans end up. And it's not "Joye-Janty Ego".

These guys are playing catchup with whats really going on. And of course they can't with big production. The atomizers are the weak link in the chain now. And thats all these companys are good for at the moment

To each his/her own. I have vaped for over a year and have been through the M401, RN4081, 901, 801, KR808D-1, 510 and about a dozen homemade and premade mods. The eGo has now been my primary vape for the last few months. The LR atty is what finally made 3.7v perfect for me and the size and design of the eGo makes it the perfect battery. Just one opinion, but I think the eGo would be a pretty darn good starter kit.

 

[Wench]

To each his/her own. I have vaped for over a year and have been through the M401, RN4081, 901, 801, KR808D-1, 510 and about a dozen homemade and premade mods. The eGo has now been my primary vape for the last few months. The LR atty is what finally made 3.7v perfect for me and the size and design of the eGo makes it the perfect battery. Just one opinion, but I think the eGo would be a pretty darn good starter kit.

Same....
I went through all the model's, have owned at least 6 mod's.
Currently happy with a Ego while the mod's are sitting on a shelf as back up.

 

[Waterdoctor]

Beechbird, I too have suffered the Bigboxstore.com experience. Their communication is terrible and while I did receive what appears to be a legit version of the Joye Ego kit, both batteries have stopped working after ONE DAY!!!!

I have sent Bigboxstore.com an email to advise them that they had better come good for the junk that was sent to me or I will certainly voice my opinion to all forums inquiring about this seller. I am not going to go through the hassle and added shipping expense of sending this garbage back to them either.

I don't expect a comforting reply, actually I don't expect one at all.

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

wow $35 for ego kit with 2 batts.

 

[Superstargoddess]

Damn, if that's true then I wish I would have seen that before I ordered mine for more than that. ><

 

[Vini]

Beechbird, I too have suffered the Bigboxstore.com experience. Their communication is terrible and while I did receive what appears to be a legit version of the Joye Ego kit, both batteries have stopped working after ONE DAY!!!!

I have sent Bigboxstore.com an email to advise them that they had better come good for the junk that was sent to me or I will certainly voice my opinion to all forums inquiring about this seller. I am not going to go through the hassle and added shipping expense of sending this garbage back to them either.

I don't expect a comforting reply, actually I don't expect one at all.

OP, you have to be carefull when placing order in China.
Unless you know someone who can provide reference on quality of product and customer service - don't order there.
I personally know people who bought electronics from different companies located in China, trying to save 20-30 bucks, and than getting not working (or working for few days) product. Most of the time there is no phone # or English speaking people. If they don't answer your emails - what you gonna do? File a complaint with BBB?

 

[The Big Chief]

I dont trust any company selling e cigs that sells other stuff NOT e cig related. That just shows they swoop up whatever products to make a quick sale, and probably wont carry them long, so CS could be an issue.

 

[The Big Chief]

I'm with vini here also. Ive ordered from a few china suppliers, only 1 came through with quality product, and thats healthcabin.

 

[ddavis7426]

Hey buy from an American dealer thats fast and appreciates the business.

www.Ivape.net has the kits for $49 and with a code you can get 5% off (look it up- I think its 'EvenBetter' exactly as typed).

Joe also has 5 -10ml flavors of juice for $25 and flavor of the month this month that I enjoyed as well.

Joe is reachable by phone if needed which I like.