Posted yesterday
Hello Everyone!
Never in a million years did I expect to get this kind of response from this forum. I have been researching products and participating on this forum for quite sometime now. I will post this response to all of your concerns but will no be posting much of else as this forum/thread have gotten out of control.
In regards to everyone going crazy about the domain purchase... This is what I have done my entire career. I am a "Domainer" if you will and have made money off of the internet by purchasing and selling domain names. I literally have thousands of domain names and most of them are inactive sites that contain advertising or are up for sale. When I bought DietSmokes I thought it was a cool name and that it may be worth some money someday. In addition to DietSmokes I purchased a bunch of other names as well. I honestly did not have any interest in getting into this business at the time other than to possibly sell some domain names. The reason I bought DietSmokes was that it was included in a post by ratindahat about renaming e-cigs and what we should call our new hobby... I loved the name and hence bought the domain name.
Jeff, from Janty, lives about 10 miles from me. I had already purchased about 5 other e-cigs before I purchased from Janty. When I purchased from Janty I contacted Jeff and arranged for local pickup. At that time I purchased a mini fogger and a dura set, both of which I paid the full retail price on the website for. I have NEVER received free demo units from Janty or any other supplier to date. My reviews are as unbiased as they can possibly be. I did many reviews for many models, some were Janty and some were not. I have also done reviews for products that we are not even carrying at DietSmokes...
Since I began e-smoking I have purchased every single model on the market and spent thousands of dollars doing so. Some models I like and some I don't like. The thing I liked the least was having to buy from so many different suppliers, especially the one's overseas. I thought it was a great idea to create a superstore of sorts where customers could simply have access to "One Stop" shopping. I consulted with Jeff from Janty on my idea as he has a bunch of experience in this business.
A couple of things were very apparent... First of all if I was going to carry a lot of product we needed a large facility. As you know large facilities cost large amounts of money. It would be impossible for me to cover the cost 100% so we decided to split the costs which made things more feasible. Janty is Janty and Diet Smokes is Diet Smokes...
The second thing that became apparent is that if I was to offer a superstore that the "Brand" names should be included as well. I contacted NJOY and some of the other name brands but they did not have interested in becoming part of this. Janty did have an interest and that is how they became a part of our site. I buy my Janty products directly from Jeff so if a product is available then we can sell it... If it is not we do not sell it.
I really feel like I have done absolutely nothing shady or as someone put it being a "Con Man" here. I am a huge fan of e-cigarettes and will always continue to buy the latest and greatest products. If I like the product I will probably buy a lot of them and make them available at DietSmokes. There is currently a supply issue with most suppliers today. We are trying to get to a point where supply will never be a concern. I know this industry quite well and honestly the only thing I am trying to do is offer a company that will serve the community and offer solutions to issues that are currently in the open. If some of you are upset that I am trying to build something that will only benefit the consumer in the end then there is nothing I can do to change your perception. I'm an honest individual who is trying to build an honest business and I am honestly "Disturbed" that so many of you can't see beyond your initial impression.
As I stated earlier... I have a business to run. I hope that you will give us a shot b/c I think you will be pleasantly surprised. I am not going to answer questions directly on this forum b/c some people will just never be satisfied. If you personally have any questions or concerns regarding our business please PM me directly and I will answer your questions right away.
taukimada -
1) why did you continue to do reviews of products as an UNBIASED reviewer once you realized you were going to be a seller?
I continued to do reviews b/c I love vaping... Like I mentioned before I have purchased thousands of dollars in e-cigs. I continued to do reviews b/c there were people requesting them all of the time. I have received hundreds of emails and PM's from people asking me to post a review on this or that. The reviews that I did were for products that I had gotten a bunch of requests for. And he lady pipe review I gave props to another company selling it and told others how to get it
There are also many reviews I did not post up around 10 to be exact!
2) even with the understanding that you feel the reviews are part of your online persona.. what would REALLY be the problem with removing reviews about competitors products and just leaving a link to your youtube account for them? if for nothing other than simple compromise.
I think the reviews have been a great contribution to the forum. Please remember that many of my reviews are for products that I do not carry or intend to carry. I do not state in any of these videos that I sell them as well. On youtube my videos have been watched over 50,000 times so I still believe that people want to see them. Also the replies to the videos from other members adding there response is valuable data to the community as a whole.
3) why do you choose not to publicly defend your actions? i DO understand it can be the double-edged sword of further condemning you.. but it could also be usefull.. i think the majority would drop it if you fully answer the questions honestly.
I have answered pretty much all of the questions that have been directed at me. I will continue to be an informative member on this forum but my posts will be much more limited and focussed more on our company. One of the biggest reason for lack of posting is just that we are extremely busy. It's very difficult to answer emails, ship orders, respond to PM's, and post on the forum. If you have questions you can PM or Email me though... These methods allow me to get back to you faster and still continue to keep the work stuff going.
Now really I have to get back to shipping your orders now
Thanks
Parked
