FastTech is all the Buzz!!!

[hellcat]

Just got an email from fasttech. They're adding the pyrex 3.5 vivi novas to their to-do list and will email me when they get them in stock. So...fingers crossed! I'll let you guys know if I hear anything else

YES!!!! please do!!!!! Interested to see if these will be the Smoketechs or something else. Either way, I want a pyrex Nova. Thanks for being a fasttech super sleuth!

 

[Ref Minor]

I'll give you 50% of that.... You also need to consider if the best deal today is the best deal for the overall picture? When walmart first came to town and they undercut mom and pop by a few bucks it was the best deal right? Now that everyone did as you suggest and took that best deal of the day mom and pop went out of business. Now walmart has tripled the price. Did you make the best long term business deal? If you are buying China brands you are supporting the sweat shops.... pretty hard not to do that because we manufacture next to nothing in this country!

Another huge factor is it will be much simpler for the government to hand this industry over to big tobacco with fewer mom and pops. Save a few bucks now and pay the price when the only game is BT.

You buying from a Mom and Pop supports a sweatshop just as much as me buying from FT. Apart from homemade juice a Mom and Pop is just a middleman, you have to decide for yourself whether you prefer to pay your wages to the Mom and Pop or keep them in your own pocket.

The reason Walmart can do that is because they end up as the only shop in a location. If FT no longer offer the best deal I can shop online elsewhere.

 

[tddman66]

Flirty market. They sell them for what they can get them for plus their mark up. In two weeks when the "Pro Tank II" comes out you will see these for $4.99. The E-Cig market changes by the hour.

Nothing wrong with a free market (maybe we will have one of those someday in the USA).

The problem I have is the blurred picture on the $9.00 version that shows the box that should include accessories. In the photo it is really hard to tell if the accessories are behind the flashed plastic or not. If you look at new comments in the discussion they have removed the accessories. This is like dealing with an eBay auction! Just because every other seller in the world sells the same box with all included accessories don't assume it is included. I guess they removed the extras to list and sell. It's the a typical fast tech listing that has you guessing at what you are buying.

It is still a good deal at 9 bucks.... Buyers just need to beware of the FT listings practice with lack of clear descriptions and pay close attention. Many listings have two different versions of the item. One photo shows a dripper with SS posts, the next photo shows copper... which one will you receive?

 

[tddman66]

You buying from a Mom and Pop supports a sweatshop just as much as me buying from FT. Apart from homemade juice a Mom and Pop is just a middleman, you have to decide for yourself whether you prefer to pay your wages to the Mom and Pop or keep them in your own pocket.

The reason Walmart can do that is because they end up as the only shop in a location. If FT no longer offer the best deal I can shop online elsewhere.

You miss my biggest point.... The loss of the mom and pops business is the loss of any backbone to fend off regulations. When nobody has any skin in the game it makes it very easy for BT to use government regulations. Imports can be stopped in the blink of an eye. Regulations shutting down mom and pops takes far more effort.

Making the best purchase may include factoring in am I supporting a business that supports CASSA? Hopefully people have learned from the Walmart lesson. Cheapest isn't always the best. Not only the product but in long term pricing and availability. Cheap won't matter if it isn't legal.

Don't get me wrong I buy some items from Fast Tech (after I check US vendors pricing). I will buy local if it is within reason. If for no other reason a US vendor has liability if they sell me a defective item or an item that causes me harm while using item as intended. If Fast Tech sells you a PV that burns your house down or maims you while under normal use good luck. A US vendor has skin in the game. When you pay the higher price you have to understand you are buying more than the device.

 

[lilmrsyeti]

Nothing really to add...just wanted to mark my spot in this thread to keep from having to go through page after page of reading stuff I've already read!

 

[kiwivap]

Nothing really to add...just wanted to mark my spot in this thread to keep from having to go through page after page of reading stuff I've already read!

That's more interesting than the boring silly arguments directed at people who buy direct from China. Thankyou!

Another way to keep up with a thread is to subscribe - at the top of the thread under thread tools. And then go to first unread - which will take you to your last place.

 

[tddman66]

That's more interesting than the boring silly arguments directed at people who buy direct from China. Thankyou!

Another way to keep up with a thread is to subscribe - at the top of the thread under thread tools. And then go to first unread - which will take you to your last place.

Maybe for you in NZ it is a mute point... Here in the states the fight is on for the liberty to vape. It has every bit to do with who we support with our purchasing power. Who do you think will fight BT drafted US government regulation Fast Tech or GotVapes? We need to make an effort to buy from vendors who support our liberty to vape. Local vendors won't survive regulation and their very existence will require them to fight the regulations.

For example FT has the Pro Tank listed at over $15.00. Look around the US vendors who are CASSA members and see if you can find one at similar prices before you punch that checkout button. I understand pricing and some may or may not have extra funds to spare with every purchase. When you can be sure to support the very right to vape.

I understand you are not in the states and I am sorry to bore you with our Fascism.

 

[kiwivap]

Maybe for you in NZ it is a mute point...

We have our issues. What I'm bored with is the lecture every time there is a thread about a Chinese vendor. Never see it when its a Greek vendor, or Russian vendor, or Portugese vendor... etc.
Also bored with being lectured about US politics. I'm here because I vape. I buy from vendors in the US, China, Australia, NZ, and once from Indonesia.
And there is no need for the nasty end to your post.

 

[kiwivap]

Anyway - the latest on my SVD is that they are going to ship it this Monday. I don't like that they took, and are taking, so many orders when they don't actually have the product in stock - but I'll wait and see if the thing actually ships as they've said it will. Well over the 5 business days now.
From what I can see the shipping part is ok once tnhey do ship - the issue is them not having the stock.
So a heads up to newbies to fasttech - if it says shipping will take more than a day then they don't actually have them in stock and it could take over a week, maybe two weeks, before the item is even shipped.

 

[tddman66]

We have our issues. What I'm bored with is the lecture every time there is a thread about a Chinese vendor. Never see it when its a Greek vendor, or Russian vendor, or Portugese vendor... etc.
Also bored with being lectured about US politics. I'm here because I vape. I buy from vendors in the US, China, Australia, NZ, and once from Indonesia.
And these is no need for the nasty end to your post.

Nasty? Not meant to be it is the truth... I would be bored to tears with such a subject if I lived in a free market country. Why Fast Tech a China retailer and not one in Africa? Because IMO Fast Tech is currently the greatest threat to US venders. I would guess, at present, they are funneling more dollars away from US vendors than any other. It's not a lecture. Hopefully USA Vapors will realize when we check out more is at stake than simply saving a few dollars. You may be right this may not be the thread to bring it up... then again every dollar spent that doesn't go to a CASSA supporting member is a step in the wrong direction.

 

[kiwivap]

Nasty? Not meant to be it is the truth... I would be bored to tears with such a subject if I lived in a free market country. Why Fast Tech a China retailer and not one in Africa? Because IMO Fast Tech is currently the greatest threat to US venders. I would guess, at present, they are funneling more dollars away from US vendors than any other. It's not a lecture. Hopefully USA Vapors will realize when we check out more is at stake than simply saving a few dollars. You may be right this may not be the thread to bring it up... then again every dollar spent that doesn't go to a CASSA supporting member is a step in the wrong direction.

This is an international forum. You are lecturing one person in the UK and another in NZ. Will you please knock it off. I've been vaping over a year - I understand the issues. I don't need them rammed down my throat, people can buy from where they want and they don't need to be got at because they buy from a vendor in China. Quit beating a dead horse here.

 

[Ref Minor]

Nasty? Not meant to be it is the truth... I would be bored to tears with such a subject if I lived in a free market country. Why Fast Tech a China retailer and not one in Africa? Because IMO Fast Tech is currently the greatest threat to US venders. I would guess, at present, they are funneling more dollars away from US vendors than any other. It's not a lecture. Hopefully USA Vapors will realize when we check out more is at stake than simply saving a few dollars. You may be right this may not be the thread to bring it up... then again every dollar spent that doesn't go to a CASSA supporting member is a step in the wrong direction.

It is a free market, in general FT are out competing the US Mom and Pop stores. The rules of capitalism state that the Mom and Pop should not survive unless they can add some value to their service that the market is willing to pay for. Just selling Chinese made goods at a higher mark up and then charging for shipping does not add value to the consumer. It is simple capitalism at work.

 

[mattiem]

Nothing really to add...just wanted to mark my spot in this thread to keep from having to go through page after page of reading stuff I've already read!

That's more interesting than the boring silly arguments directed at people who buy direct from China. Thankyou!

Another way to keep up with a thread is to subscribe - at the top of the thread under thread tools. And then go to first unread - which will take you to your last place.

After being on this forum for a good 6 months I discovered that nifty little blue button to the left of the threads title. Click on that an it will take you to the last unread post in the thread. Love that little blue button. It has saved me tons of time.

And on topic. Still waiting on my evod order. Looks like it is still sitting in Calif but who knows. I could show up in my box any time. Ordered 6/6 so it's only been about 10 days since I placed my order.

 

[classwife]

Enough...
Thread closed

 

[Vaptor]

The last two are Dekang. Not everyone will like it - and it needs to steep. I'd be interested to hear a Dekang vaper's feedback of Fasttech's Dekang - they'd be able to spot if its Dekang or not.

I ordered RY4. What I got was something that resembled RY3 and it smelled like a rotten fish. Probably just way old juice. Had to throw it away. Thanks Fasttech for selling me yet another crap product. You can buy some cheap stuff at Fasttech but after a while you learn that half of the stuff you buy is crap and if you're not very careful, in the long run you end up paying more than from regular vendor.