Getting Frustrated

[roycrt]

Started looking at the Forum Suppliers List and checking what they offered and what the Forum users were saying. This is what I have found so far.

Janty World Link - is now a XXX rated site (USA version). From the Forum you can get to the Janty World site, but there is no mention of USA. Warranty is warranty, but not if used - what kind of a warranty is that???

Vapor4Life - Pricey - does not carry E-go and the ratings that they are getting makes me move on.

Liberty Flights - pricey and loaded with recent complaints (leaks, short lived components, etc.) with people stating that these problems are all new and they are wondering what has changed to make it so.

I can tell that this must be a tight business, but the first 3 I look at are bombs???

Any Suggestions???

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Vapor4Life has never carried the eGo type batteries. They carry the K808D-1 types.

Liberty-Flights is actually a very good and reasonably priced vendor. They're Riva kits are warrantied for 30 days and the eGo is for 60 days. I'm not sure where you're getting that they're pricey. They have some of the best prices on the net with the 20% off coupon.

All e-cigs will leak. Period. Some will leak more than others, so I guess it depends on what you've read about.

There are other vendors out there, you just need to check. There's madvapes, VaporJunction, IkenVape, Good Prophets, Hoosier E-cig Supply...too many for me to list.

As for Janty...I can't say what's up with that one, but I wouldn't order from China unless you want to wait for a couple of weeks or more for your order.

 

[swedishfish]

I have purchased 5 kits from Liberty Flights- 4 Rivas and 1 Joye Ego kit. Not all for me, a couple for neighbors and family. We have all been extremely happy with the kits. My Ego batteris lasted about 6-7 months. My Mom's Riva batteries are about 6 months old and still going strong. I have several batteries in rotation but I'm happy with my purchase. Had a couple pass-thrus die and atty and they were quickly replaced by LF.

Same with V4L. My mom has a KR808 from V4L and pretty much the same deal. Yes, they cost more but KR808's do. Always had great customer service from them.

Janty- no clue. Never dealt with them.

 

[Jeremy-WI]

I have placed a few orders with libertyflights and have no complaints about them, the postal service is another story- CA to WI involves a stop in MA?? After 4 weeks of vaping, I may actually have had an eGo-T type A LR attomizer die after some hard use and it wasn't one I bought from libertyflights.

Tank models and tank mods can all leak, the users experience says a lot also. The eGo-T type A atomizerizer is more prone to leaks than the B type, but if you draw too hard either will leak. A lot of stuff is mass produced and quality control isn't controlled by the retailers, don't ask me how I like my new HTC Merge Android phone

 

[swedishfish]

Exactly, Jeremy. LF is basically a reseller. If you get tanks that leak, that's the manuf. At least their prices are good and they do offer some sort of warranty.

 

[Midcoast]

Hmmm... got an order coming in from Liberty Flights, but honestly, apologies, but the whole e-cig scene is pretty dodgy. On the other hand, I haven't smoked a dirty, dirty cigarette for over 5 weeks. So I can put up with the whole back-alley scene, because I am convinced that vaping is the future...

 

[Killjoy1]

I can tell that this must be a tight business, but the first 3 I look at are bombs???

Any Suggestions???

I haven't had any experience with those three vendors, in particular, though you can see some other people's opinions on them above. I've had very few bad vendor experiences in my time vaping and have ordered from many different vendors and been very satisfied with both the products and their customer service. There are a lot of reputable vendors out there, with some you just have to get past the initial uncertainty and take a leap of faith in them ;-)

I've purchased many times from Nhaler, Totally Wicked, MadVapes, Avid Vaper and MyVaporStore and have yet to have a bad experience with any of those There are probably a dozen other vendors that I wouldn't hesitate to do business with, either, based on other people's recommendations for them

 

[swedishfish]

I haven't had any experience with those three vendors, in particular, though you can see some other people's opinions on them above. I've had very few bad vendor experiences in my time vaping and have ordered from many different vendors and been very satisfied with both the products and their customer service. There are a lot of reputable vendors out there, with some you just have to get past the initial uncertainty and take a leap of faith in them ;-)

I've purchased many times from Nhaler, Totally Wicked, MadVapes, Avid Vaper and MyVaporStore and have yet to have a bad experience with any of those There are probably a dozen other vendors that I wouldn't hesitate to do business with, either, based on other people's recommendations for them

I agree with you! I've dealt with:

Liberty Flights
LiteCigUSA
Cignot
nhaler
V4L
Smokeless Image
Mad Vapes
Good Prophets
ivape
Rocky Mountain Vapor
BWB
Ikenvape
Joogler
CCV


I know there are more but the list is a little embarrassing! Not even going to mention all the juice vendors.

Honestly, I haven't had a bad experience with any of them. I'm not going to lie, I have gotten some nasty juice. But that's a matter of taste.

 

[roycrt]

Okay, maybe I jumped the gun, but after reading several hundred posts and taking notes the first 3 were the ones that I thought had the best reviews. I was not impressed, but maybe because it is a new item for my wariness is set on high. During my perusal of posts and my googling efforts I read so many beware this and beware that I was looking at it wrong.

I will go back to perusing.

The Janty World link does need to be fixed though...

 

[madjack]

...don't what happened to you and Liberty Flights...they are one of the best thought of vendors on the web...I've bought 4 Riva 510 Lite kits from them, low cost shipping and fast service with prices which could not be beat...I did have one batt(out of 8) that I thought was bad, called them and they immediately RMA'd one out to me that day...by the time, I received i,t I realized my newb mistake...switching to a LR DCC and it was killing the batt quicker than the SR cartos I started with...so, I sent the new batt back with the included prepaid shipping label that came with it...I can't speak highly enough of them...........
madjack

 

[swedishfish]

That's completely understandable. If you have any problems with anything from Liberty Flights they answer your email usually the same day and will send you out a replacement before you return the defective item and they pay shipping.

I've had the same kind of customer service with V4L, Mad Vapes. Really, any company I mentioned. I thought Vicky from Cignot was going to move into my house I talked to her so much when I had issues with my tanks. She replaced the tank and really didn't have to do that because it wasn't under warranty.

 

[Newbz]

I love Liberty Flights. Service is top notch, pricing is awesome, and I'm still puffing away on the only personal vaporizer I own, the original Riva 510 I purchased 10 months ago. Can't imagine buying another vaporizer unless it was just to try a different brand. The Riva has been a workhorse for me. Liberty Flights is my go-to hardware vendor.

 

[dormouse]

Liberty-Flights is a great shop. And if you are comparing prices be sure to compare Joye Ego to Joye Ego, not Joye Ego to mystery possibly crap "Ego" clone. And before looking at Liberty-Flights prices press the 20% off upper left front page so you are looking at the reduced prices. Liberty-Flights warranties their stuff and plainly states their warranties.

I got a Riva 510 kit (a popular Ego clone with its own name and the Liberty Flights ones have more voltage than Ego) with 3 complete Riva 510's for under $30. That is the best price of any ecig kit I have ever gotten.

Vapor4Life is a dedicated KR808D-1 shop so of course they don't have Ego.

And keep in mind that as more and more non-techy people buy ecigs, especially without researching anything first, there is a lot more user error. So every complaint needs to be taken in context of the bulk of comments.