Fast tech is not the "real" price

[schuff]

Sorry, I just have to rant a little. I work at a vape shop and at least once a day someone will come in and say something along the lines of "you guys know you way overcharge right?" I look confused as one of the reasons I agreed to work for / support this B&M is it's the most fairly priced one I've ever seen. Literally every mod in there is within $10 of the online prices found on all of the ecf suppliers sites. So I reply something along the lines of "which one is way overpriced" and then show them online prices of online stores and they say "no dude you gotta go to fast tech." At this point I just about give up.

People I don't care if you personally choose to use fast tech but please also realize these are not authentic (even if they say so) and thus obviously are cheaper.

Thanks for letting me rant via the internet.

 

[BlueSnake]

All I can say is some people have to learn the hard way. What I think is so weird about this is I bet those same people don't walk into other types of stores and tell them their prices are too high.

 

[Rin13]

Some things I will buy from them and some I won't. It's one of those hit and miss things. Some things are built like complete and utter crap... and when the people that are complaining get one of those, they will understand. They also take FOREVERRRR to ship.

 

[schuff]

All I can say is some people have to learn the hard way. What I think is so weird about this is I bet those same people don't walk into other types of stores and tell them their prices are too high.

Of course they don't. Technically everything in wal-mart can be found cheaper on Amazon.

 

[Rickajho]

I don't know who made the Kool Aid - and then made everyone drink it - but the point that is always lost on the totally clueless is: If you want it, you just bought it - so what's the problem? If you want it - maybe two to five weeks from now or not at all if it doesn't make it past customs - then why are you even standing in a vape store?

There's a price to be paid for everything - including convenience. If someone can't comprehend that point then why are they even walking into a vape shop, let alone .....ing about prices?

 

[Kollin6618]

All I can say is some people have to learn the hard way. What I think is so weird about this is I bet those same people don't walk into other types of stores and tell them their prices are too high.

Well I kinda disagree since I worked for an electronics store and would hear all the time that Amazon was cheaper but we price matched. That's different though since you can have the item shipped and to your door quickly. Fasttech however takes forever to ship and can be unreliable at times from I hear. Still waiting on an order I placed 2/9.

 

[Fergie]

Sorry, I just have to rant a little. I work at a vape shop and at least once a day someone will come in and say something along the lines of "you guys know you way overcharge right?" I look confused as one of the reasons I agreed to work for / support this B&M is it's the most fairly priced one I've ever seen. Literally every mod in there is within $10 of the online prices found on all of the ecf suppliers sites. So I reply something along the lines of "which one is way overpriced" and then show them online prices of online stores and they say "no dude you gotta go to fast tech." At this point I just about give up.

People I don't care if you personally choose to use fast tech but please also realize these are not authentic (even if they say so) and thus obviously are cheaper.

Thanks for letting me rant via the internet.

The Innokin SVD's are authentic. But I see your point. Shipping times leave something to be desired though.

 

[2coils]

FT carries some authentic items but you really cant compare the two (B&M here, online in China) they are so different in so many ways, I wouldn't know where to start. If people want to shop FT, so be it ( I even buy an occasional item). I love going to B&M's, its a whole different experience. Just the idea of going to hang out with other vapers, try liquids, talk vaping, customer service etc...is priceless IMO!!

 

[Rin13]

I don't even know if/where we have B&M's around here. Vaping is not very popular here. (Cleveland)

 

[grimlock1974]

Sorry, I just have to rant a little. I work at a vape shop and at least once a day someone will come in and say something along the lines of "you guys know you way overcharge right?" I look confused as one of the reasons I agreed to work for / support this B&M is it's the most fairly priced one I've ever seen. Literally every mod in there is within $10 of the online prices found on all of the ecf suppliers sites. So I reply something along the lines of "which one is way overpriced" and then show them online prices of online stores and they say "no dude you gotta go to fast tech." At this point I just about give up.

People I don't care if you personally choose to use fast tech but please also realize these are not authentic (even if they say so) and thus obviously are cheaper.

Thanks for letting me rant via the internet.

My co-worker is one of those idiots. Guy smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day before i got him into vaping. Now he will complain about having to spend $10.00 on a 5 pack of atomizers at the local B&M. He gets all upset because they won't match FASTECH's price on the cloned atomizers. Trying to explain to him why the prices are so low at FASTECH compared to the local B&M is like talking to a brick wall.

 

[LoveVanilla]

And, if you need advice or technical expertise, forget about it! When you buy B&M you are paying for convenience, certainty, expertise, and their overhead. You would be pretty low intellect to think their prices should be the same. And, when you buy at local B&Ms, you're helping to develop and support a domestic eco system for vaping -- and one that directly supports you.

 

[Jingles]

I don't even know if/where we have B&M's around here. Vaping is not very popular here. (Cleveland)

I heard there was new vape store in Middleburgh Heights called Euphoria. I haven't been there yet, so I know nothing about them. I think there's a couple down in Akron too. Columbus has AltSmoke, but that's a 3 hour drive away. I order online, but haven't ordered from FastTech in over a year. I prefer to support American businesses.

 

[Rickajho]

I don't even know if/where we have B&M's around here. Vaping is not very popular here. (Cleveland)

I don't even have one in metro Boston! But that doesn't mean I jumpted on the FT choo-choo either, just because it's there. Long before FT showed up I already established relationships with on-line USA vendors and knew what to expect for price, quality of items and customer service. I'm not the guy who abandons those places to save $2.31 on a Kamry K100+, just because I'm being "ripped off man!" for all of $2.31. Really, some times check prices at FT against USA vendors and get a perspective.

And I also get my thingy of choice delivered in three days.

Almost never pay shipping because I'm almost always over the minimum order $$$ in order to get free shipping.

But this is - and isn't - a bit OT. The point is if you are only shopping price right down to "FT has it .01 cheaper!!!" there are a lot of ways to get ripped off. And getting the cheapest thing at the lowest price is one of those ways when you get your FT crap and it turns out to be not such a real deal either.

 

[Rickajho]

The Innokin SVD's are authentic. But I see your point. Shipping times leave something to be desired though.

I say: Take the amount you supposedly saved buying at FT, divide that by the number of days it took to receive your order, and then decide if that "daily inconvenience surcharge" was really worth the wait.

 

[element9633]

I say: Take the amount you supposedly saved buying at FT, divide that by the number of days it took to receive your order, and then decide if that "daily inconvenience surcharge" was really worth the wait.

for a broke college student it defiantly is I don't mind waiting the time. although I will say, the wait can seem like forever sometimes, but I have never waited more than 2.5 weeks after they ship for my package to arrive

 

[LoveVanilla]

Six weeks once (until my order was returned by HK Post -- then cancelled and refunded). Ugh!

 

[shawnphase]

its hard to argue with the fact that brick and mortars should be pricing their wares more competitively to be able to hang with fasttech specifically. the problem here begins with the fact that the b&m is fighting to keep your business, and as people who vape get into it more, they see how much more the price is in shops, they see how much cheaper fasttech is, they see way more clones, theres a lot of factors. vaping is a hobby that can get very expensive very quick, and that is because brick and mortar shops more often than not seem to market it as just that, a hobby. the problem is that the cost of running a b&m shop as well as the cost of shipping these days is ridiculous and its surprising how any business, even with something as hot as vaping currently is can do good business. i have no problem paying $7 for 15ml of juice, or i'll pay $12 for 15ml if its really really good. but if i go to a brick and mortar shop and they are acting spaced out or dont know what to do with their customers, i wont return to em. everyone should do the same because there is more than enough online and b&m vendors to find one that fits you. what works for you may not for the next person.

 

[Rin13]

My thing is... if it's too expensive for them, they can simply not buy anything. I can see if they're jacking the prices way up... but comparing anything to Fasttech is absurd. You can get an ego style battery on there for like $4... A brick and mortar can't really compare to that. Also, there's overhead and all that other stuff to keep in mind... and you'll walk out of the store with whatever you need in hand. It's kind of like a convenient store VS Walmart. A convenient store may be a little more expensive but they typically have the necessities and it's a quicker/easier venture. I just don't understand why people try to ruin things for everyone else because they don't like it.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Want better prices that fasttech, order from the SAMS Club of the Chinese...called Alibaba or DHGate...problem is..you have to buy a big ole wrapped up "lot" of them...fasttech buys from them, your local vendor buys from them...then marks them up, fasttech just happens to be very close to the source so they don't mark them up as much.

You are paying for an extension of the Chinese market...convenience...they ordered 50 of em a month ago just like you did (ever wonder why those great deals go to "out of stock" for a bit..then magically "yay we got some now")...now they mark em up 10%-200% and that is the prices you see.

You either pay and wait...or pay more for now

Instant gratification usually costs more

 

[Rin13]

I'm typically a fan of instant gratification but there are certain things I don't want to spend a ton of money on... Or, in my case, what i'll do is buy the cheap version of whatever (for instance, the Nemesis mech) to see if I think I'll like the real thing. If I like it enough, I'll invest in the better/genuine version. I know for a fact that some of the items there are knock-offs/cheap versions. Unfortunately, it's hard to know which is fake or real unless you buy it. Even the reviews for the products are all over the place so you can't even rely solely on that. Not to mention, depending on the batch you get, your product could be way different. Like for instance, with my Nemesis Mech, there were people that got a totally different item than others, even though it was the exact same product/item# etc. It turns out they got it from a different supplier because the original one was back-ordered. And that info came straight from F.T.... It was in a forum. They did offer the people who received the poorer batch a discount for a future purchase... but IDK... That's kinda sh tty.