GGTS Review July 2010 model FOLLOW UP

[tokes]

I have had a new GGTS for several days now and thought I’d do a follow up.

The GGTS is obviously not the device for me, and having read the GG forum I feel it would be good to say a few things.

Imeo is most always there to help people with their issues. The Australian distributor is online most of the time to assist customers too.

At no time did I seek their help with the unit. Perhaps I should have done so before trying to review the product.

I guess I’m not very good at doing reviews and should get some vaping experience behind me first. I regret posting my review and wish I could remove it. If there is a way to remove my review, please let me know and I will remove it.

I hope I will not receive any more emails, PM’s, comments etc. on this issue.

Tokes

 

[Switched]

I have had a new GGTS for several days now and thought I’d do a follow up.

The GGTS is obviously not the device for me, and having read the GG forum I feel it would be good to say a few things.

Imeo is most always there to help people with their issues. The Australian distributor is online most of the time to assist customers too.

At no time did I seek their help with the unit. Perhaps I should have done so before trying to review the product.

I guess I’m not very good at doing reviews and should get some vaping experience behind me first. I regret posting my review and wish I could remove it. If there is a way to remove my review, please let me know and I will remove it.

I hope I will not receive any more emails, PM’s, comments etc. on this issue.

Tokes

Peer pressure???

The amount of vaping experience one has IMHO has absolutely nothing to do with a first impressions review. It is what it is, a first impressions review of a device as is, as received, greater detail can be expanded upon during a follow up 2-4 weeks down the road and retractions stated then, if need be.

I remember getting slammed wrt a review I did on the MKI SD about the 901 attys. Well until recently, I did not like the 901 atty and always wondered what the fuss was about. I am still not fond of them.

I do not like to see reviews that portrait nothing but fluff, it doesnt' help folks make an educated decision whether to pull the trigger on a device or not. IMHO a review should contain the pluses and minuses along with the attributes that make the unit special, because at the end of the day, a 3.7V device vapes like a 3.7V device all things being equal.

 

[clyde2801]

I have a couple of 1st gen GGTS'es. They're both working so well that even a vape ..... like me can't justify getting a new one.

I did, however, get an aluminum telescoping piece for my older models. This piece is made out of the same aluminum as the new ggtses. It is so light and shiny compared to the old aluminum that I almost thought it was made out of plastic. Though it has held up and hasn't given me any problems, I could see how someone with the old GGTS could spend a limited amount of time with the new model and doubt its build quality or staying power.

I've used my old models for so long, and enjoy them so much, that I would probably be suspicious of the new variant, at least at first.

The only problem I had with the review was the limited time spent with the mod before the review. That, and the final pronouncement was a tad presumptive: the end of the GG as we know it. (Really? From a few hours spent with one model that was acting up?) It struck me as a tiny bit rash.

OTOH, if it said that you spent a few hours with a friend's malfunctioning new GGTS, you didn't like the new materials and it didn't feel as well made as your 1st gen, you vastly prefer your 09 and this bad experience in your opinion doesn't bode well for the new model, that would be a perfectly valid review.

Imeo, like any modder, is proud of his work and can be a bit defensive. Fo' sho'. But your review didn't strike me as a hit piece, but again only as a bit presumptive and rash. Otherwise, it's kind of a duty to disclose all the facts as accurately as you can and give your honest opinion.

 

[markarich159]

I have had a new GGTS for several days now and thought I’d do a follow up.

The GGTS is obviously not the device for me, and having read the GG forum I feel it would be good to say a few things.

Imeo is most always there to help people with their issues. The Australian distributor is online most of the time to assist customers too.

At no time did I seek their help with the unit. Perhaps I should have done so before trying to review the product.

I guess I’m not very good at doing reviews and should get some vaping experience behind me first. I regret posting my review and wish I could remove it. If there is a way to remove my review, please let me know and I will remove it.

I hope I will not receive any more emails, PM’s, comments etc. on this issue.

Tokes

Wow, harassed into requesting a review being removed. What has happened to us???

 

[anim8r]

Wow, harassed into requesting a review being removed. What has happened to us???

Agreed.

While I thought the review and follow-up justifications for the review were crazy; sending harrassing PM's or e-mail's to someone about their opinion is absolutely inexcusable and should be a ban-able offense IMO.

 

[igetcha]

Agreed.

While I thought the review and follow-up justifications for the review were crazy; sending harrassing PM's or e-mail's to someone about their opinion is absolutely inexcusable and should be a ban-able offense IMO.

i agree mate........regardless of what Tokes said, whether right or wrong, whether fair or unfair he is entitled to his opinion.

people of course then have every right to also put their own opinion across, but this can be done in a perfectly friendly and acceptable way that does not resort to what i assume was harassment via PM.



and just for the record, i LOVE my 1st gen GGTS


cheers

scott

 

[niczgreat]

Not panning the person but that is the poorest review ever. I have a GGTS and it's the only device I've ever had that has lasted over 3 months (Running Strong). If the person put more info in we could help him.

I use it with 2 3v Tenergy Batteries and a 801 HV ATOMIZER and it's a beautiful Vape.

I can just imagine a newbie using two 3v batteries or even 2 3.7v batteries and a normal atty and having a horrible experience and if they are using the 510 regular Atty than beyond horrible

 

[VPDownunder]

I've been using my one for a few days now and I don't have an issue with build quality at all, it works extremely well with a standard 901 atty at 6v. The finish is top notch with no leaking anywhere and the button is great (upgraded the spring to magnets). I haven't done a full review yet and won't until I've been using it for at least a month but my initial impressions are that it's a brilliant mod and as long as the threads are looked after and not cross threaded I can see this lasting years. Heck even if I did cross thread it or run over it with a tractor it's covered by Imeo's lifetime warranty, that alone can't be beat.
The support offered in the GG sub forum is also great, any questions or problems are quickly answered which would be great help to those that aren't technically minded even down to assembly and usage vids.
As for the original review everyone has the right to post their opinion and while Tokes could have worded things better noone has the right to send nasty pm's about it just post your own opinions in a polite manner.
While I may not always agree with someones posts and reviews I'll always defend their right to say it and give an honest opinion. At the end of the day if you're unsure you can always buy it to see for yourself and if it's not what you want you can always put it up for sale in the classified section.

 

[Wafflestomper]

Just read that review. I don't see it as a slam piece. It was your initial impression, and your opinion and that is fair.

When I look into buying a mod, I like to see negative reviews as well as positive reviews.

You don't have to like a product. Even if you had assemebled the thing wrong, were vaping out of the thing backwards and filling the atomizer with Ranch dressing, your opinion is valid.

Not everyone comes out of the gate knowing the ins and outs of a specific mod, and not everyone will have the same desires or requirements for their needs.

I am a HUGE fan of the GG line... But you may not be... something about that mod prompted you to write a review reflecting your opinions and thoughts.

Unless you disagree with what you said, do NOT remove your review... at the very most, add to it and say "my opinion has changed because if X" and do that only if your opinion has, indeed changed.

You have a right to your opinion Tokes, and even though I and/or others may not agree, that doesn't in any way shape of form make it invalid.

EDIT: And for people sending him emails slamming him (if that did happen)... then shame on you... seriously... very very sad.

 

[rockyroad]

I have had a new GGTS for several days now and thought I’d do a follow up.

The GGTS is obviously not the device for me, and having read the GG forum I feel it would be good to say a few things.

Imeo is most always there to help people with their issues. The Australian distributor is online most of the time to assist customers too.

At no time did I seek their help with the unit. Perhaps I should have done so before trying to review the product.

I guess I’m not very good at doing reviews and should get some vaping experience behind me first. I regret posting my review and wish I could remove it. If there is a way to remove my review, please let me know and I will remove it.

I hope I will not receive any more emails, PM’s, comments etc. on this issue.

Tokes

I am still trying to find where your review is at!! and by the way....
Aussie Aussie Aussie OY OY OY Australia rocks dude
Hi Switched

 

[Switched]

Hey Bob what`s hanging dude?

 

[rockyroad]

Hey Bob what`s hanging dude?

Lol, well let me look...hmm...other than pictures? Cool place over here. I can't believe I almost bought in to all the negative campaigning from the other place!! Talk about information...this place is packed. Good to see you here. Talk soon OK

 

[rasci2]

A review is, and always should be, a personal opinion of the merits and drawbacks of a particular device. A PV should be constructed in such a mannner that a user, even one with limited experience, should be able to operate and enjoy it without a great deal of fuss. It's not like there are rules that say that you can only use a particular device after you have "X" amount of experience. So much of what we do with e-cigarettes is purely subjective and any review should be taken in that light.

I for one think that too many reviews are way too positive and that it always seems that the device being reviewed is the best thing to hit the shore since white rice. In fact one particular reviewer indicated that they would not do the review if they did not like the device. This is not what a review should be. A review should be the persons impartial analysis and opinion on whether or not the device delivers as advertised. No one should be vilified because they don't like something.

 

[markarich159]

I am still trying to find where your review is at!! and by the way....
Aussie Aussie Aussie OY OY OY Australia rocks dude
Hi Switched

Here's the initial review Rocky:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...views/109589-ggts-review-july-2010-model.html

 

[Blaze]

I just read the initial review, and found no issues with it at all except for maybe the last statement. That's not really an opinion, more like hearsay.

I'm not as popular or well known as some, but from reviewer to reviewer, I say don't ever allow your opinion on a device be swayed by the comments of others. Now if you go back and reread (or rewatch) what you've written/filmed and found faults that YOU want to correct (this has happened to probably all of us at one point), then more power to you. But don't change your option/review just because some want to be hateful and childish about it.

I found the review to be very insightful, and as far as I could tell, honest. Some vendors/manufactures/fanboys just cannot stand to hear honest opinions of a PV when they include negatives. That's the life of a reviewer IMO. Loved by some, hated by others.

 

[Switched]

Lol, well let me look...hmm...other than pictures? Cool place over here. I can't believe I almost bought in to all the negative campaigning from the other place!! Talk about information...this place is packed. Good to see you here. Talk soon OK

Yes there is Bob, tons of good info. After my blowup I haven't returned. Good to see U2 and luv the addy, oh so true... rocky road. Glad U found pavement.

 

[Switched]

A review is, and always should be, a personal opinion of the merits and drawbacks of a particular device. A PV should be constructed in such a mannner that a user, even one with limited experience, should be able to operate and enjoy it without a great deal of fuss. It's not like there are rules that say that you can only use a particular device after you have "X" amount of experience. So much of what we do with e-cigarettes is purely subjective and any review should be taken in that light.

I for one think that too many reviews are way too positive and that it always seems that the device being reviewed is the best thing to hit the shore since white rice. In fact one particular reviewer indicated that they would not do the review if they did not like the device. This is not what a review should be. A review should be the persons impartial analysis and opinion on whether or not the device delivers as advertised. No one should be vilified because they don't like something.

I just read the initial review, and found no issues with it at all except for maybe the last statement. That's not really an opinion, more like hearsay.

I'm not as popular or well known as some, but from reviewer to reviewer, I say don't ever allow your opinion on a device be swayed by the comments of others. Now if you go back and reread (or rewatch) what you've written/filmed and found faults that YOU want to correct (this has happened to probably all of us at one point), then more power to you. But don't change your option/review just because some want to be hateful and childish about it.

I found the review to be very insightful, and as far as I could tell, honest. Some vendors/manufactures/fanboys just cannot stand to hear honest opinions of a PV when they include negatives. That's the life of a reviewer IMO. Loved by some, hated by others.

...absolutely, positively so true. +2

 

[rockyroad]

Yes there is Bob, tons of good info. After my blowup I haven't returned. Good to see U2 and luv the addy, oh so true... rocky road. Glad U found pavement.

I saw the whole thing Switched from start to finish and the only real blow-up that I saw were the people who ignored the fact that you have been there for some time helping out noob after noob after noob and even some not so noobs. It is so easy to get sucked into an unstable environment and get caught up in an unstable thrashing. I mean don't get me wrong....ya you kinda asked for it....but if there was any genuine concern for a fellow vapor and (with your knowledge) a leader, they all should have just left the thread alone-period. My god what ever happened to "I feel your pain" or "I see your upset and understand why let's all take a chill pill for a sec." That place,( and don't get me wrong there are some wonderful people there ) but it's like that never-ending ticking time bomb, sooner or later it will go off and that's when the crazies come out for the gang-bang.
Wow did I just say all that lol I retired from there as well for now.

OK Tokes that review is better than any review I have given...trust me please. If you could have seen the review I did on Perfumers Apprentice....lmao I made a complete fool out of myself because I did the review when I was angry. "This sucks, That sucks," I looked at my review again after I cooled down and saw the (in not so many words) "get your act together Bob responses.
I think instead of a deletion it's an opportunity to do another that will be a tad bit better and so on and so on until finally one day your Richard Gere. Now how cool is that I can tell your serious about it and you care or you wouldn't have made the follow up remarks....so...keep it going dude you rock with the Aussies -almost..it's hard to keep up with the Aussies. Oh and by the way ..who am I you ask..weird ... Hoosier who loves to make a fool of himself. Rock on!!