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Just a heads up for everyone.

I received my order from VapeNW today. I purchased 2 iSticks, one blue for myself and one pink for my mom. And I purchased 2 mini nautilus's. All on the same day this was ordered for a total of $109.96 on 10/24. Today I received my package, only to find ONE ISTICK AND ONE tank!

My order clearly states 2 batteries and 2 tanks, and also the price of $109 should have given that away. I have sent them an email, still waiting for reply. I swear to god I always run into problems buying off of ebay. Anyone have advice?

Probably swamped with orders and made a mistake. Let's see how they respond.

Agreed that price should be a dead giveaway.
 
Probably swamped with orders and made a mistake. Let's see how they respond.

Agreed that price should be a dead giveaway.

Most likely the person packing the boxes does not even look at the prices. Although aggravating for the buyer, it is actually a pretty easy mistake to make. The box packer was probably tired or something and not paying close enough attention. The true test of an online vendor, IMO, is how quickly they rectify mistakes.
 

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Most likely the person packing the boxes does not even look at the prices. Although aggravating for the buyer, it is actually a pretty easy mistake to make. The box packer was probably tired or something and not paying close enough attention. The true test of an online vendor, IMO, is how quickly they rectify mistakes.

They have one job......lol jk but not jk! I just hope they don't think I am telling stories, as this is the first time I have received a "partial order." I took pictures of the package, it just came in a small envelope, as well as the invoice. Not sure how else I could prove my case. Unless they can track the weight of the package during shipping, that would be a dead giveaway as it would have been half the weight it should have been....
 

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These are a great little mod the size is perfect it feels better then any I can think of. Works great lots of battery capacity and plenty of power. I love it unfortunately I showed it to my wife and she said can I try this. I've been trying to get her of twists and stick batteries because they do not last long and she forgets to charge them. So after a few hours I'm like would you like me to order one and she says yes you can have this back when mine comes. :(
 

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They have one job......lol jk but not jk! I just hope they don't think I am telling stories, as this is the first time I have received a "partial order." I took pictures of the package, it just came in a small envelope, as well as the invoice. Not sure how else I could prove my case. Unless they can track the weight of the package during shipping, that would be a dead giveaway as it would have been half the weight it should have been....

My guess is that the rest of your order will show up tomorrow.

I received a partial shipment as well. I am guessing it is more of an issue of the USPS then VapeNW.

I have had success using VapeNW on a previous order for an istick.
 

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These are a great little mod the size is perfect it feels better then any I can think of. Works great lots of battery capacity and plenty of power. I love it unfortunately I showed it to my wife and she said can I try this. I've been trying to get her of twists and stick batteries because they do not last long and she forgets to charge them. So after a few hours I'm like would you like me to order one and she says yes you can have this back when mine comes. :(

Happy wife, happy life. :p
 
Quick Question...

Has anyone got a dual coil (1.0-1.2 ohm) running on the iStick? I have The Big Dripper clone and I was wondering how a dual coil fired at 20 watts. I remember building a dual coil on the MPV 2 and it took forever to fire at max watts.

I know I know...get a mech mod or a high wattage box. I want a high watt box but I'm waiting for the race to slow down and quality to improve before I drop that kind of cash on a box mod and the associated batteries, chargers, etc.

Really waiting to see what the MPV 3 looks like. With the SVD 2.0 using a DNA 20 chip, I think the new MVP will use some sort of DNA chip. I'm hoping for the cheap model to use the DNA 20 and the more expensive one to use the DNA 40.
 
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Just a heads up for everyone.

I received my order from VapeNW today. I purchased 2 iSticks, one blue for myself and one pink for my mom. And I purchased 2 mini nautilus's. All on the same day this was ordered for a total of $109.96 on 10/24. Today I received my package, only to find ONE ISTICK AND ONE TANK!

My order clearly states 2 batteries and 2 tanks, and also the price of $109 should have given that away. I have sent them an email, still waiting for reply. I swear to god I always run into problems buying off of ebay. Anyone have advice?

I understand why people are giving VapeNW the benefit of the doubt- but I do think you should be a bit concerned, and follow up forcefully. Throughout this thread, there have been quite a few people that had bad experiences with them; and their ebay feedback is terrible over the last month.

Now many others, including myself had fine experiences with them; fast shipping and no problems. But I think it's the luck of the draw. I get the feeling that they bit off more than they can chew with their istick orders. But compared to totally reliable vendors that carry this, I think everyone should tread lightly when ordering from them, and tread even more lightly when recommending them to new people that just pop in this thread. My two cents.
 

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I understand why people are giving VapeNW the benefit of the doubt- but I do think you should be a bit concerned, and follow up forcefully. Throughout this thread, there have been quite a few people that had bad experiences with them; and their ebay feedback is terrible over the last month.

Now many others, including myself had fine experiences with them; fast shipping and no problems. But I think it's the luck of the draw. I get the feeling that they bit off more than they can chew with their istick orders. But compared to totally reliable vendors that carry this, I think everyone should tread lightly when ordering from them, and tread even more lightly when recommending them to new people that just pop in this thread. My two cents.

I ordered a couple from their website while on pre-order. I also tossed in a few mini Protanks (clear). My order didn't ship until well after people here who ordered after I did. Email responses were very slow and short. Finally got my order and the clear tanks were purple. I think they may have been out of the clear because they tossed in a few clear replacement glass tanks. They were actually the full size though, not mini. I didn't even say anything to them after that as one of my clear protanks cracked and I was happy to get the spare the same day it broke. Not a great experience on my end but ended "well enough". I would order again if the price was significantly less than a competitor and I was not in a hurry.

I ordered the mini pros to give away anyway.
 

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Someone posted a Pre-Order for an IPV Mini Pre-Order for a Hundred and a Half.

Here is another Pre-Order I came Across.

IPV Mini Pre Order

This is Probably $20 ~ $25 more than the Final Price will be. But Much More Realistic than that $150 one.

WARNING: I know ABSOLUTELY Nothing about this Company. And am Not Making Any Recommendation that they are Reputable. Don't send me Hate Mail if you get into this Pre-Order and things go South on you. Or if the IPV Mini turns out to be a Ginormous POS.
 

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KFL hits harder, so I was initially coughing for a few days after I first got it, and got a sore throat when I was using it a lot. I'm afraid this could be a gateway to further nicotine addiction, because my first day with it I got so dizzy once that I almost threw up. I went back to using my protanks as primary devices, with the KFL as an occasional strong hit.

I don't have a Kayfun...but...I had the same experience when I got my (first) Nauty with BVC coils. I had been using (over a year) 12mg...but it knocked me on my azz!

So...I scored some 6mg. from the B&M down the street...and now I can chain-vape my Nauty's just like the rest of my toppers.

I don't build. I can't build. I dun wanna build! Don't make me build!

I feel the same way about my joose (especially since it's so inexpensive at places like E-Liquids, E-Cigs, Electronic Vaporizers )...

I don't DIY. I can't DIY. I dun wanna DIY! Don't make me DIY!
 

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Someone posted a Pre-Order for an IPV Mini Pre-Order for a Hundred and a Half.

Here is another Pre-Order I came Across.

IPV Mini Pre Order

This is Probably $20 ~ $25 more than the Final Price will be. But Much More Realistic than that $150 one.

WARNING: I know ABSOLUTELY Nothing about this Company. And am Not Making Any Recommendation that they are Reputable. Don't send me Hate Mail if you get into this Pre-Order and things go South on you. Or if the IPV Mini turns out to be a Ginormous POS.

I quickly lost interest when I saw the price and size when it was first mentioned. It's much bigger than an Istick. If I remember correctly, it was the size of a MVP2.
 

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Forgive me for asking but what is dry burning? I have heard that term a couple of times now.

Hi Lynn. What kind of clearomizer are you using? You can find many good tutorials on YouTube that will take you step-by-step through the process. Just don't forget to rinse your coil after dry burning--many people skip this last step, for some reason, but you really want to remove any traces of ash from your coil head before you reinstall it.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dry+burning+coils
 

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I quickly lost interest when I saw the price and size when it was first mentioned. It's much bigger than an Istick. If I remember correctly, it was the size of a MVP2.

Same here. iStick didn't set a lot standards in other areas and left a few things to be desired, but it does convincingly demonstrate that there is a sizable group of vapers that enjoy the small form factor. It is easy to carry, easy to conceal, easy to use, and that opens the door to a lot of less experienced users. At least for the nearest future, I think the box mod that goes the "small" route will be measured against the iStick
 

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It they have 1,00 Ω or more, you can. It's questionable their results, as with so low resistances it gets harder to control the excess of power. But you can try.

If they have 0,999 Ω or less, you cannot. There is a software protection in place, any atomizer with less than 1,00 Ω won't fire at all. Even if the iStick is able to measure their resistances (I've seen 0,6 Ω).

So with your 1,0 Ω heads, if they go beyond 1,01 Ω, they'll work.

The resistance measurement system is a nice trick on the iStick. It probes, as long as the screen is up, with a pulsating current of about 100 mV to "see" the atomizer and its resistance. If there is a measurable value, it shows it in real time. If not (shortcircuited or no atomizer at all) it shows "0,00 Ω", so you can tighten your atomizer checking it in real time, if it is connecting or not....

Thank you!
 

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I quickly lost interest when I saw the price and size when it was first mentioned. It's much bigger than an Istick. If I remember correctly, it was the size of a MVP2.

If a Pre-Order like the one I linked to is going for 80 Bucs, then I would say the final Mass Market Price should be about 50 or 55.

For that price, I would consider it.

For $150? No Friggin Way.
 
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