I'm all for american made goods. That being said, many of them are purely out of my price range. I love the 30 watt mod I bought for 69 bucks plus shipping from elev8. There was a wait, but so many things in ecigs, even ordering online as I do most things I use, are almost instant gratification, that I feel the wait did me good. LOVE this little box! It fits my hand very well =)
However, my birthday is in October, so I reached out to a local handcrafter, and am looking forward to a personalized mod. Purchased Friesian horse head artwork, which will go on over a true deep purple. Still working out the finer points, such as which chip, box size, whether it will be single 18650 or dual, passthrough, buttons (I do love the ones on my chana!), etc. As the crafter is backordered a month and hasn't even opened his doors for "business" yet, I get to be "compassionate" and wait "gracefully". (for something I can't afford til then anyhow hehe). Lifetime warranty on materials, free labor if I screw up the chip and need to purchase a replacement. Since I rarely if ever care about going above 30 watts, looking forward to this immensely! Having always been locked in to a manufacturer's concept of what a mod does, feels like, looks like, never being able to choose form and functions, this is a fantastic opportunity.