Scam Alert! Flavortine!!!

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Paint it Green

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Nov 18, 2008
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Steer clear of these fools, lol. This story is kinda interesting. I have recently been looking for a manufacturer to order from in smaller quantities at wholesale prices to start a small local e-cig business. I turned to alibaba for a bit of help. Well tonight I was contacted by a guy named "Sergio" that said he was the MANUFACTURER of these electronic cigarettes called "Flavortine". Right, so the first question I ask is "what is your minimum order quantity?".

He has no clue what I'm talking about at first. He repeats my inquiry to some guy in the background named "Raoul". He responds with "50 or 100.".

I thought that was pretty funny because his response wasn't a question, it was a statement.

Well, we small talk a bit more and I can tell more and more by the minute that this guy is full of crap. Every other question I ask him he relays to "Raoul". I ask him what style of e-cigs he sells; penstyles, minis, super minis, pipes. I mention these to him because I know these to be some of the most popular. He responds with simply, "The cigarette kind.".

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he ment super mini. Then he started in with the calling me "bro". I guess our parents suddenly married or something. So just before I hang up with the guy, for kicks I ask him what densities they offer in their cartridges. Again he consulted "Raoul".

"You know, the normal stuff bro. Like, high, medium, and low."

"No, I mean what is the nicotine density in milligrams. People find this very important."

*Whispering to Raoul again* "I dunno, like 2,4,6, or wait, like 4,6,8 or something like that. You know, the regular stuff bro."

I kindly hung up with him and took note of his website : Flavortine, and it is a .com. (lol, can't post links yet!)

I doubt either one of these guys have ever put an e-cig to their lips.

Needless to say, I won't be doing business with these fools, but thought I might make everyone aware of it in case they were to con someone here.
Thought the story might be a little entertaining as well. Be careful guys!
 

Nicfits

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I did a whois on flavortine.com and it comes up as being from A village in the Netherlands from what I can tell. They also have their information privacy protected. Doesn't sound like anyone I would want to do business with. Hope you didn't give them any personal information. they could be phishing.
Thanks for the heads up.

here is some of the information I got on the whois search.

Administrative Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Technical Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676

Billing Contact:
PrivacyProtect.org
Domain Admin (contact@privacyprotect.org)
P.O. Box 97
Note - All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Moergestel
null,5066 ZH
NL
Tel. +45.36946676
 

palermo45

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Jan 4, 2009
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www.nicapure.com
Steer clear of these fools, lol. This story is kinda interesting. I have recently been looking for a manufacturer to order from in smaller quantities at wholesale prices to start a small local e-cig business. I turned to alibaba for a bit of help. Well tonight I was contacted by a guy named "Sergio" that said he was the MANUFACTURER of these electronic cigarettes called "Flavortine". Right, so the first question I ask is "what is your minimum order quantity?".

He has no clue what I'm talking about at first. He repeats my inquiry to some guy in the background named "Raoul". He responds with "50 or 100.".

I thought that was pretty funny because his response wasn't a question, it was a statement.

Well, we small talk a bit more and I can tell more and more by the minute that this guy is full of crap. Every other question I ask him he relays to "Raoul". I ask him what style of e-cigs he sells; penstyles, minis, super minis, pipes. I mention these to him because I know these to be some of the most popular. He responds with simply, "The cigarette kind.".

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he ment super mini. Then he started in with the calling me "bro". I guess our parents suddenly married or something. So just before I hang up with the guy, for kicks I ask him what densities they offer in their cartridges. Again he consulted "Raoul".

"You know, the normal stuff bro. Like, high, medium, and low."

"No, I mean what is the nicotine density in milligrams. People find this very important."

*Whispering to Raoul again* "I dunno, like 2,4,6, or wait, like 4,6,8 or something like that. You know, the regular stuff bro."

I kindly hung up with him and took note of his website : Flavortine, and it is a .com. (lol, can't post links yet!)

I doubt either one of these guys have ever put an e-cig to their lips.

Needless to say, I won't be doing business with these fools, but thought I might make everyone aware of it in case they were to con someone here.
Thought the story might be a little entertaining as well. Be careful guys!
They also do business as "Godzillaserver.com" If you call e-cig.LA, Godzillaserver, or Flavortine, you get the same numbers and extensions. I placed a $1500 order with them on March 26th via paypal. I am still out that money!! Raul, Sergio and Yesid all rip off people. I also found a name "Maria Medina". So if you encounter any of these thieves, be careful !!
 

palermo45

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Steer clear of these fools, lol. This story is kinda interesting. I have recently been looking for a manufacturer to order from in smaller quantities at wholesale prices to start a small local e-cig business. I turned to alibaba for a bit of help. Well tonight I was contacted by a guy named "Sergio" that said he was the MANUFACTURER of these electronic cigarettes called "Flavortine". Right, so the first question I ask is "what is your minimum order quantity?".

He has no clue what I'm talking about at first. He repeats my inquiry to some guy in the background named "Raoul". He responds with "50 or 100.".

I thought that was pretty funny because his response wasn't a question, it was a statement.

Well, we small talk a bit more and I can tell more and more by the minute that this guy is full of crap. Every other question I ask him he relays to "Raoul". I ask him what style of e-cigs he sells; penstyles, minis, super minis, pipes. I mention these to him because I know these to be some of the most popular. He responds with simply, "The cigarette kind.".

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he ment super mini. Then he started in with the calling me "bro". I guess our parents suddenly married or something. So just before I hang up with the guy, for kicks I ask him what densities they offer in their cartridges. Again he consulted "Raoul".

"You know, the normal stuff bro. Like, high, medium, and low."

"No, I mean what is the nicotine density in milligrams. People find this very important."

*Whispering to Raoul again* "I dunno, like 2,4,6, or wait, like 4,6,8 or something like that. You know, the regular stuff bro."

I kindly hung up with him and took note of his website : Flavortine, and it is a .com. (lol, can't post links yet!)

I doubt either one of these guys have ever put an e-cig to their lips.

Needless to say, I won't be doing business with these fools, but thought I might make everyone aware of it in case they were to con someone here.
Thought the story might be a little entertaining as well. Be careful guys!
I forgot to add they are selling on Godaddy.com Go Daddy Marketplace - Flavortine Electronic Cigarettes "The Official Party B...
 

Fedor

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I've said many times on the forums that alibaba is crawling with agent and middleman and even potential cheats.

You are better off going to the manufacturer directly. Also, people have to pay big money for specific account status in Alibaba. Where do you think this money will come from? From marking up your prices, of course!
 

DanLaCrosseWI

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Burns Enterprises charges credit cards and does not deliver product.
Liam Burns - PR rep lies regarding policies that apparently change between order and delivery time.
Over a span of 6 weeks, I have been given every excuse in the book as to why it is legal for his business to charge me and take "more time" to deliver.
I have also been told that their business doesn't have time to deal with my "insignificant bickering".
The information provided on their website is probably wrong because there is no apartment number on this multi-family home. This is probably a fraudulent business run out of someone's basement. I am going to try a local police report and see what comes out...

Company Contact info:
Liam Burns
ElectronicCigarettesInc.com
131 Leroy St.
Binghamton, NY 13905
1-877-ecig-INC
1-877-324-4462
 

Ben Harp

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Burns Enterprises charges credit cards and does not deliver product.
Liam Burns - PR rep lies regarding policies that apparently change between order and delivery time.
Over a span of 6 weeks, I have been given every excuse in the book as to why it is legal for his business to charge me and take "more time" to deliver.
I have also been told that their business doesn't have time to deal with my "insignificant bickering".
The information provided on their website is probably wrong because there is no apartment number on this multi-family home. This is probably a fraudulent business run out of someone's basement. I am going to try a local police report and see what comes out...

Company Contact info:
Liam Burns
131 Leroy St.
Binghamton, NY 13905
1-877-ecig-INC
1-877-324-4462

I have purchased from this company for my ecig supplies which equals up to about 15-20 total. I have dealt with nothing but exceptional customer service. In fact it is simply some of the best customer service I have ever seen in my life. Any time I have had an issue it was resolved immediately beyond my expectations.
 

Bogalu

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How about this people, you get what you pay for. I ONLY buy from sellers that have had a CONSIDERABLE amount of feedback from members from this forum and other sources. I surfed this forum for about a month before I actually joined so at least I can say I'm a bit knowledgeable with a bit of this stuff. Point is, I encourage NOBODY to buy ANYTHING from ANY website that doesn't have a good amount of positive feedback from VETERAN members from this forum. I've been cheated before and thats the best part about being on a forum, ask questions and do research before you buy. I ONLY trust peoples opinions that are at least a FEW hundred posts on this forum. So thats just my 2 cents. :D
 

Mac

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How about this people, you get what you pay for. I ONLY buy from sellers that have had a CONSIDERABLE amount of feedback from members from this forum and other sources. I surfed this forum for about a month before I actually joined so at least I can say I'm a bit knowledgeable with a bit of this stuff. Point is, I encourage NOBODY to buy ANYTHING from ANY website that doesn't have a good amount of positive feedback from VETERAN members from this forum. I've been cheated before and thats the best part about being on a forum, ask questions and do research before you buy. I ONLY trust peoples opinions that are at least a FEW hundred posts on this forum. So thats just my 2 cents. :D
I only buy from myself. That way I get a comission!
 
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ZambucaLu

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Company Contact info:
Liam Burns
131 Leroy St.
Binghamton, NY 13905
1-877-ECIG-INC
1-877-324-4462

I have purchased from this company for my ecig supplies which equals up to about 15-20 total. I have dealt with nothing but exceptional customer service. In fact it is simply some of the best customer service I have ever seen in my life. Any time I have had an issue it was resolved immediately beyond my expectations.

Hey Ben, are you by any chance from Binghamton, NY?

Lu
 

DonDaBoomVape

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I have purchased from this company for my ecig supplies which equals up to about 15-20 total. I have dealt with nothing but exceptional customer service. In fact it is simply some of the best customer service I have ever seen in my life. Any time I have had an issue it was resolved immediately beyond my expectations.
I don't understand some of the snide remarks that have been made here. Since he is one of ECF's most senior members, shouldn't we take Ben's recommendation at face value? Look at all the specific examples - names, dates, model numbers, etc. How can you doubt? And he bought 15-20 "total" from them; I'm not familiar with the "total" model myself, but it must be first rate, Ben says so.:rolleyes:

For a lark, I visited the www.electroniccigarettesinc.com website. Their main product is the "Vapor King." [I'm sure that they have some kind of licencing arrangement with either Vapor4Life or VaporKings. Right?] I expected to see a Kr8 (see another recent post of mine about that abbreviation). But, in fact, it looks like a 510 ... and you can get a complete kit including PCC, 3 small bottles of juice, and two car chargers: for only $149.95! [BTW, neither a wall nor a USB charger was shown in the photo.:confused:]

I know, I know ... you're thinking if Cignot, for example, sells a 510 kit for $35, a PCC for around $25, and 3 bottles of juice for $9 (totalling $69), that $150 might seem excessive. But no, these guys put it in a box! Oh, that's OK, then. [And don't forget, you get not one, but two car chargers!]

Ahh ... one of life's great pleasures: slamming scammer spammers!:D
 
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