New Blu PCC kit to include "Social Features"!

[Vampirecat019]

This is very interesting... And they are available now. I do not plan to buy a Blu kit, nor have I tried them, based on terrible reviews. However it appears that they are trying (and succeeding) in improving their products, down to the cartomizers. Looks like that now they are owned by BT, they are going to be a significant player for the long haul.

Here is the link to a blog discussing the new features of their groundbreaking PCC. New Blu Pack - A Social Networking Device

And of course, you can order the pack in the new kits on the Blu site, if that's your thing.

Happy vaping!

 

[razblack]

i purchased a premium kit last week that has the social feature... its' a radio signal device in the PCC that can be turned on or off. not sure when i'ld used it, i'm old and married so the whole bar hopin' singles scene is not my gig, but i can see where it could be of use for some people.

not so sure about the cartomizers though, i seem to be blasting through them fairly quickly... would be nice for them to introduce refillable styles and juice though.

 

[wv2win]

Let's see if I understand this: Blu has one of poorest performing PV's on the market, so to overcome that defect they decide to add Blutooth capability to their PCC. Their marketing department should be running someone's political campaign with that level of misdirection.

 

[Buggs5347]

It's marketing genius and I believe more is going to unfold soon with it. My Premium 100 pack has the feature. I personally could care less about the social feature - I'm old. It's also supposed to buzz you when you are near a business that sells their products.

 

[Buggs5347]

Why do you feel it is the poorest performing PV on the market? Do you even use Blu?
Actually it performs extremely well for me, in comparison to many other devices. Good flavors, the battery is a decent maH for the size and the PCC is super nice. The Premium 100 is 226 maH. The cartomizers are high quality.

 

[Buggs5347]

i purchased a premium kit last week that has the social feature... its' a radio signal device in the PCC that can be turned on or off. not sure when i'ld used it, i'm old and married so the whole bar hopin' singles scene is not my gig, but i can see where it could be of use for some people.

not so sure about the cartomizers though, i seem to be blasting through them fairly quickly... would be nice for them to introduce refillable styles and juice though.

You actually can refill them. You cannot purchase their flavors, but you can refill the cartos. They are excellent cartomizers, by the way.

Also, I also blew through a lot of cartos when i first started and thought they were done for. What I have learned is that with vaping on cartomizers - and that means all cartomizer brands - you have to draw on them sort of slowly and let the juice flow to the atomizer. Else, you can dry out the area closest to the atomizer and start getting that burnt taste. When I first started, the flavors were so good I kept hitting on it puff, puff, puff getting the carto realllly hot and burning it too quickly. The same thing will happen with any carto on any battery. Blu's cartos actually hold more juice than some other cartos like Boges.

 

[vsummer1]

That "feature" was out when I bought mine 2 1/2 months ago. I never once had it signal anything to me, including when I was IN the Walgreens where they were selling the things. The stupid box is pretty worthless except as a charger, so for "marketing genius" I am gonna give it a FAIL. The very WORST thing about it, it is WAY OVERPRICED!

And yes, this outrageously overpriced price o' crap has the following stellar features:
The batteries will need to be charged hourly, are automatic and offer little vapor. The PCC is black and clunky, and pretty worthless because you have to charge the batteries hourly so you have NO choice but to carry that thing around with you instead of buying a decent battery in the first place! The cartomizers don't last very long at all and are falsely advertised as being a pack when they are more like a few cigarettes as they simply can't hold that much juice, they only have a few flavors so are extremely limited, and you cannot buy the same flavors to refill them. I refilled mine with other flavors, but they would still burn up pretty quickly. For the money I spent on that junk I could have had a ton of eGo's (which are manual and last half a day without a charge) with some decent cartos and a nice tank and juices with good flavor.

The only good things about the Blu is that it introduced me to ecigs, and since big tobacco own them we have an ally for keeping them around.

ETA: they are REVERSED polarity, so you CANNOT use any charger except their proprietary one on the Blu ecig, and you cannot use their ecigs in any other charger.

 

[wv2win]

Why do you feel it is the poorest performing PV on the market? Do you even use Blu?
Actually it performs extremely well for me, in comparison to many other devices. Good flavors, the battery is a decent maH for the size and the PCC is super nice. The Premium 100 is 226 maH. The cartomizers are high quality.

That "feature" was out when I bought mine 2 1/2 months ago. I never once had it signal anything to me, including when I was IN the Walgreens where they were selling the things. The stupid box is pretty worthless except as a charger, so for "marketing genius" I am gonna give it a FAIL. The very WORST thing about it, it is WAY OVERPRICED!

And yes, this outrageously overpriced price o' crap has the following stellar features:
The batteries will need to be charged hourly, are automatic and offer little vapor. The PCC is black and clunky, and pretty worthless because you have to charge the batteries hourly so you have NO choice but to carry that thing around with you instead of buying a decent battery in the first place! The cartomizers don't last very long at all and are falsely advertised as being a pack when they are more like a few cigarettes as they simply can't hold that much juice, they only have a few flavors so are extremely limited, and you cannot buy the same flavors to refill them. I refilled mine with other flavors, but they would still burn up pretty quickly. For the money I spent on that junk I could have had a ton of eGo's (which are manual and last half a day without a charge) with some decent cartos and a nice tank and juices with good flavor.

The only good things about the Blu is that it introduced me to ecigs, and since big tobacco own them we have an ally for keeping them around.

ETA: they are REVERSED polarity, so you CANNOT use any charger except their proprietary one on the Blu ecig, and you cannot use their ecigs in any other charger.

Good reply. No need to say more.

 

[razblack]

Let's see if I understand this: Blu has one of poorest performing PV's on the market, so to overcome that defect they decide to add Blutooth capability to their PCC. Their marketing department should be running someone's political campaign with that level of misdirection.

i actually like the bluetooth capability.. as well as the BT adapter. small, convienent, and easy to use.

a lot of hostility on these forums...

 

[Buggs5347]

Good reply. No need to say more.

Not really. I have had none of those issues. Again, have you even used Blu? I suspect not.

 

[Buggs5347]

i actually like the bluetooth capability.. as well as the BT adapter. small, convienent, and easy to use.

a lot of hostility on these forums...

I agree. I really love my Blu Premium 100 kit. I also have some ego 650 and 1000 mah batteries. I don't get stellar battery life out of those, either. No more than you would expect from the difference in maH. I like the stealth of the small batteries like the Blu's and the Premium 100 have performed fabulously for me. They put out 3.7 to 4.2 volts. And I get great vapor production from their cartomizers.

 

[vsummer1]

Not really. I have had none of those issues. Again, have you even used Blu? I suspect not.

As I stated, yes. I used it for a few weeks. I know it well. It is an overpriced piece of crap. You can get other products much more inexpensively that will last longer and produce better.

Have you tried a better battery? If not, you have no basis for comparison. HOWEVER, if you don't mind lugging around a huge black box and charging your ineffective battery every hour, and getting very little vapor and overpaying for their prefilled cartos that can only be refilled once at most, and if you enjoy their limited flavors, well then, have at it.

The most important thing is you are not smoking cigarettes.

 

[vsummer1]

I agree. I really love my Blu Premium 100 kit. I also have some ego 650 and 1000 mah batteries. I don't get stellar battery life out of those, either. No more than you would expect from the difference in maH. I like the stealth of the small batteries like the Blu's and the Premium 100 have performed fabulously for me. They put out 3.7 to 4.2 volts. And I get great vapor production from their cartomizers.

How did you make them stealth? Did you somehow block out the blue LED? I would imagine it would be stealthy without the LED since it produces so little vapor.

 

[wv2win]

Not really. I have had none of those issues. Again, have you even used Blu? I suspect not.

Yes, I have. And it was and is one of the worst performing models on the market. And since you think it is such a good model, let me ask you: how long have you been vaping? how many different models have you used? I feel quite confident not nearly as long as or as many models as I have and many others. I've used over 15 different models in the 3+ years I have been vaping which gives me a pretty good comparison point. I think I can make a fair comparison between the Blu and most of the well used models on the market.

For the average PAD smoker, the Blu just doesn't cut it and that isn't just my opinion. For every one positive review of Blu on this and other vaping sites, there are easily 100+ negative ones. Check it out yourself. If someone is a light/casual smoker, the Blu or any gas station brand will probably do the trick. But for the long time, PAD smoker they don't cut it. And by not qualifing what works for the hard core smoker and what doesn't, it just leads some new person down the path of frustration and failure because they don't understand why the Blu doesn't work for them when someone states it's just such a great model PV.

 

[Buggs5347]

All I can say is, you greatly overstate the numbers. You cannot quantify any of it. I could also say there are 1000's of folks who have tried the egos and above who have failed, who don't like them. So what? There are going to be people who like cig-a-likes. Why on earth do you have a problem with it? There are going to be people who don't. There is no reason to constantly jump in and tell someone what they are using is a piece of junk and put down the company. The company stands behind their product, has good customer service and IMO has a quality product for the price. They also have a generous 30 day return policy and a 1 year warranty. The company is also actively out there marketing probably more than most and trying to educate people on a safer alternative to smoking. I do know that their product is popular enough and liked enough that many stores sell out of the product very quickly.

No, I have not been vaping for 3+ years. So what? Who gives a carp and what difference does that make? I know what I like and what I don't like. It doesn't take years to gain experience, this is not rocket science. I see no need to put down someone else preference for equipment. And, for your information, I also have 2 ego c's, 1 Riva and 3 ego c twists, and have used many delivery methods with those, ie, dripping, cartomizers (Boges, Smok, LR, SR, Resurrectors...), tanks, cartridges, vivi novas, various other Stardust type clearomizers, CE3's... And, also for your information, I've been around many vapers for over 3 years, so I knew a lot about it before I ever started vaping. I've been around the box mods, the bottom feeders, the lava tubes, the provaris and many egos and you name it for a long time. I've witnessed the ups and downs of plenty of them, the lava tubes and other equipment that fell apart or prematurely failed, the DCT tanks that leak, and so on. So, is that enough experience for you? I don't claim to know everything, but nor can you. Companies change, their products change, life goes on. Peace out.

 

[wv2win]

All I can say is, you greatly overstate the numbers. You cannot quantify any of it. I could also say there are 1000's of folks who have tried the egos and above who have failed, who don't like them. So what? There are going to be people who like cig-a-likes...................

No, I have not been vaping for 3+ years. So what? Who gives a carp and what difference does that make? I know what I like and what I don't like................

No, I didn't overstate the numbers. If the fact was that I didn't like the Blu but the majority on the major vaping sites did, that's what I would have stated but the facts are the opposite. And there are people who like mini-models and for them, a much better performing model is the Volt. And it is obvious you have limited experience both in vaping and reading the various vaping forums.

The issue or point is that most of us on these vaping forums want to provide a new person with the best options to break free from smoking. As I already pointed out, for the casual/light smoker, many inferior models will do the trick. But for the majority of long time PAD smoker, the Blu doesn't cut it. Most of us would rather steer that person to models that have shown to give the person a better chance to succeed, as they may only give vaping a "one time" chance to help them break a terrible habit. Most smokers have tried to quit smoking many times and have failued. They don't need one more failue. You inferring that the Blu performs as well or better than the Riva or eGo Twist is not helping the uninformed.

 

[TTK]

All I can say is, you greatly overstate the numbers. You cannot quantify any of it.

You are exactly correct.

No, I have not been vaping for 3+ years. So what? Who gives a carp and what difference does that make? I know what I like and what I don't like. It doesn't take years to gain experience, this is not rocket science.

Forget what the Nega-Blus say, if you like it, that is all that matters. The 226 mah Blu performs about like the 65 mm Volt, but you don't see them saying the same things about the small Volt do you?

 

[Buggs5347]

No, I didn't overstate the numbers. If the fact was that I didn't like the Blu but the majority on the major vaping sites did, that's what I would have stated but the facts are the opposite. And there are people who like mini-models and for them, a much better performing model is the Volt. And it is obvious you have limited experience both in vaping and reading the various vaping forums.

The issue or point is that most of us on these vaping forums want to provide a new person with the best options to break free from smoking. As I already pointed out, for the casual/light smoker, many inferior models will do the trick. But for the majority of long time PAD smoker, the Blu doesn't cut it. Most of us would rather steer that person to models that have shown to give the person a better chance to succeed, as they may only give vaping a "one time" chance to help them break a terrible habit. Most smokers have tried to quit smoking many times and have failued. They don't need one more failue. You inferring that the Blu performs as well or better than the Riva or eGo Twist is not helping the uninformed.

"...the majority on the major vaping forums..." - yeah, you may be right there. But, the majority of ecig users aren't members of the ecig forums. And, do the majority of the members of any of these forums even post? Or do they even really have an opinion of it. Or is it just the same ones that keep jumping in and bashing Blu? SOME of us like the Blu brand here, so what the heck do you care? Do you suppose you have run off a lot of potentially nice people from joining or posting on these forums because of your attitude about their personal choice of PV? There are plenty of people who were looking for something other than the ego-c and the ego-t. Do you go around bashing ego's?

When did I infer that it was better than any of them? I said I prefer my Blu setup for many reasons. It's the only system I use when I am away from home. I don't feel it is inferior to any of them as far as what it is. It's a 236 maH PV. It is what it is. It lasts as long as any 200'ish maH PV would last. It doesn't perform any worse per maH than any of them. But, the Egos and the Riva don't perform any better per maH than the Blu's, either, in my experience. There are pro's and con's to all of them.

 

[bluesbishop]

Well, total noob here...but this is my take on the Blu. The Blu was my "gateway" into vaping, and helped me transition from 1.5 pack a day habit. Are there tons of products out there? Yes....I now own Vapornine 900mAh AMP XL with clearos...and the eGo Twist with a tank...loving all the flavors I'm finding from various juice vendors and really learning alot.....BUT when I am in a more social environment...like at a bar...or a outside cafe..I tend to bring the blu...and its a great convo starters.....( sorry...but bringin my 100mAh eGo twist with a tank just gets me strange looks....)

I have friends with both kr808 and 501....and the blu seems to perform nearly identical to me....I say what ever floats your boat....if you like the blu...great...you have found something to stop smoking with....if you have found something better...great...enjoy.....for me....I will use my amps and twist as my primary vaps......but I do like having a more traditional looking cigarette option for public.....

 

[juicejunky]

I saw a TV advertisement for Blu during the second showing of The Daily Show on Comedy Central last night. Shocked to see it on TV, since they can't advertise other tobacco products.

They at least seem to be using some of their money to make ecigs a more accepted form smoking replacement. The ad seemed to focus on the benign nature of vape vs smoke.