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Kim B.

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My opinion? Be honest and pay the original vendor, because seriously--karma's a ......

Things happen, and you can't always get to a customer within a few hours. Maybe they made it tough for you, but you got what you ordered. They may even say not to worry about it, but I'd rather have clean hands than know I stiffed someone their money.

I agree, it's the right thing to do, don't you think?
 

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Sometimes the act of putting the topper on the battery will twist the positive pin a hair. That can drag part of the coil against the cup, if you're using a bottom coil topper. That can be really hard to see...

Thanks for the info, I've also been wondering why this happens. I never noticed this until I started rebuilding my coils.
 

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My opinion? Be honest and pay the original vendor, because seriously--karma's a ......

Things happen, and you can't always get to a customer within a few hours. Maybe they made it tough for you, but you got what you ordered. They may even say not to worry about it, but I'd rather have clean hands than know I stiffed someone their money.

You are correct, and the entire time the only thing that bothered me was that last email delay. Due, things happen, but it's a pretty straight forward request that I'm sure they gotten plenty of time before. 6 hours is a bit much. I work in customer service at a Logistics company. If something was to sit for 6 hours without a response or acknowledgement, is get my behind chewed out like you wouldn't believe.
That being said, it was always my intent to pay them because I got what I ordered.

I just like to pick people's brains :)

I agree, it's the right thing to do, don't you think?

100% agree... If I didn't I'm sure my karma would get bleeped. It's been wayyyy too good of a month to let that happen.


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I ordered a Nitecore i4 Intellicharger from a site that will remain nameless. Shipped on 2/24, said it was due to arrive 2/26. I check the tracking on it yesterday and it says that it was delivered to a location nowhere NEAR Chicago -- somewhere in Pennsylvania. I contact this company and just let them know that I tracked the freight and saw it had delivered some place in Pennsylvania. They apologized profusely and said that they would ship me a new one. I asked 3 times yesterday to confirm that they would send me the new tracking number -- each about 2.5-3 hours apart (plenty of time to get a simple response)

A few minutes later, I get an e-mail that my PayPal account had been refunded by the shipper. Today, I followed up with them to find out the tracking number at about 9AM. At noon they get back to me saying that I would have to re-order because I paid thru PayPal they couldn't just reship it. I respond right away asking them to match the price I purchased it at ($15.75 + S&H) because the site went up to $18.95. I ask for a very quick response as I wanted to complete the order today so it would ship tomorrow. (Mind you, I had found a better deal online, but would give them the benefit of the fact I already ordered). 6 hours later, still no response, so I order from the cheaper Amazon supplier.

Finally, I get a response saying they would match the price if I call and order over the phone with a customer service rep, but they couldn't do it online. (At this point, new one had already been ordered due to a fairly long response time).

Anyway, I get home from work and there's a shipment waiting for me from the original shipper. I instantly canceled my Amazon order. I was already refunded my $21.50 from other company. Do I contact the original shipper and let them know I received it and pay them the $21.50, or do I just accept this as a gift for my birthday because the original shipper provided tracking to a different shipment altogether on my order which lead to all this confusion in the first place? (Sorry, long explanation for a simpl-ish question).

Opinions and reasonings behind opinion welcomed :)

Cool topic but I think you know that if you have to ask well.......you already know what to do :)
 

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:thumb: Yep, I agree. I always take ANY new battery and fully charge it when I first get it from the vender. Some only take a few minutes, others take longer, but I recommend fully charging ANY battery when you first get it. JMHO

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Excellent advise as there is no need to let your battery go dead before charging. Doing so will not increase battery life but decrease it. These mods like being charged. Mine are over 4 months old and only once did it change to yellow before I charged it. Once it hits yellow it will turn red soon and shut off, which is no fun if you only have one battery with you.

When mine hit 3.8 volts and I'm close to a charger I turn it off, put on charger and remove after green light goes out.
 

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Anyway, I get home from work and there's a shipment waiting for me from the original shipper. I instantly canceled my Amazon order. I was already refunded my $21.50 from other company. Do I contact the original shipper and let them know I received it and pay them the $21.50, or do I just accept this as a gift for my birthday because the original shipper provided tracking to a different shipment altogether on my order which lead to all this confusion in the first place? (Sorry, long explanation for a simpl-ish question).

Opinions and reasonings behind opinion welcomed :)

It's time to call them and pay the price you ordered it for. Doing the right thing is worth it's weight in gold.
 

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Well, it's been over 12 hours since I sent my email to the shipper, the company's customer service still has yet to respond. One would think a company this large would employ a larger customer service team.

What's funny is my company actually handles some of their larger orders. They're really bad at communicating when they want us to help them ship freight too. :lol:

Ya know, I've done my due diligence. If they want their money, I'll pay them, but the ball is now in their court.

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Brook - you'll probably run into issues with trying to pay the second time. I might be wrong, but I can visualize the person on the other end trying to process payment for something already closed out. You could just have paypal send them the same amount that was credited. Your account will have the email and info that was originally forwarded your initial payment.
 

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Brook - you'll probably run into issues with trying to pay the second time. I might be wrong, but I can visualize the person on the other end trying to process payment for something already closed out. You could just have paypal send them the same amount that was credited. Your account will have the email and info that was originally forwarded your initial payment.

It wasn't an email PayPal account. It is a larger company that happens to accept PayPal.

The ball is now in their court. I can proceed however they would like, they just need to do something they haven't done a great job on over the past 3 days ... communicate.

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I also find that after adding juice, hitting power to a new coil a few times the resistance can change a bit. I usually only worry if the ohms bounce around a lot... Otherwise wattage settings take care of me and I keep vaping :)
Sometimes the act of putting the topper on the battery will twist the positive pin a hair. That can drag part of the coil against the cup, if you're using a bottom coil topper. That can be really hard to see...
 

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It wasn't an email PayPal account. It is a larger company that happens to accept PayPal.

The ball is now in their court. I can proceed however they would like, they just need to do something they haven't done a great job on over the past 3 days ... communicate.

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I agree, you've done all you can, and more than some would have. You've notified them that, after getting the refund you actually got the merchandise, and asked how they want to procede. If they don't reply, then it seems they're done.
 

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I just got one of these today, and I was all excited, but now I'm finding that the juice I loved so much in my eRoll just doesn't taste good. I tried a different juice entirely, and it tastes even worse, so... I suspect I might be doing something wrong!

One question comes to mind, and I think this really has more to do with the iClear16 than the iTaste, but they came together, so... not sure where else to ask. When I'm filling the tank of the iClear, does it matter if juice gets on that translucent plastic doohicky in the middle? I wasn't sure if I need to avoid getting juice on that thing when I'm filling, or if it matters, or what...

I have the iTaste at its lowest possible setting. However when I first got it, of course I was playing with the variable features, and I noticed that the Virginia I love is definitely not lovable at the higher settings, so I switched it back, but it didn't seem to help; the taste stayed... I don't know exactly... celery? or maybe burnt celery? When I tried the other juice, which is rather sweet with a taste of apples, I didn't really get a sweet taste at all, I got a seriously burnt taste, which is why I asked about getting juice on that plastic thingamajig in the middle of the iClear's tank.

Can someone tell me if, or what, I'm doing wrong?

Thx much!
Andria
 

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I agree, you've done all you can, and more than some would have. You've notified them that, after getting the refund you actually got the merchandise, and asked how they want to procede. If they don't reply, then it seems they're done.

Got a response, told me to call their 800 number. Paid in full.

When it ask comes down to it, the tracking info they had was correct, UPS had bad info (no shock there). I check the tracking today and it shows my town. Yesterday and the day before Hazle Township PA.

And that is why we try to avoid using UPS for our freight forwarding whenever we can at my office.

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I just got one of these today, and I was all excited, but now I'm finding that the juice I loved so much in my eRoll just doesn't taste good. I tried a different juice entirely, and it tastes even worse, so... I suspect I might be doing something wrong!

One question comes to mind, and I think this really has more to do with the iClear16 than the iTaste, but they came together, so... not sure where else to ask. When I'm filling the tank of the iClear, does it matter if juice gets on that translucent plastic doohicky in the middle? I wasn't sure if I need to avoid getting juice on that thing when I'm filling, or if it matters, or what...

I have the iTaste at its lowest possible setting. However when I first got it, of course I was playing with the variable features, and I noticed that the Virginia I love is definitely not lovable at the higher settings, so I switched it back, but it didn't seem to help; the taste stayed... I don't know exactly... celery? or maybe burnt celery? When I tried the other juice, which is rather sweet with a taste of apples, I didn't really get a sweet taste at all, I got a seriously burnt taste, which is why I asked about getting juice on that plastic thingamajig in the middle of the iClear's tank.

Can someone tell me if, or what, I'm doing wrong?

Thx much!
Andria

Might I suggest using the topper that you had previously been using. I personally am not a fan of the iclear 16 that came with it. I prefer bottom coil or carto/carto tank to the Iclears. Just my opinion.

Otherwise, may have scorched something on that particular head and may need to try a different one of the iclears.

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Well... not entirely sure what you mean by 'topper', since the eRoll doesn't really have a 'topper', other than the mouthpiece/tank... which actually looks a great deal like that plastic thing in the middle of the iClear's tank... but I don't think that part of the eRoll can be used in other devices...?

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I think I might have just found the answer to my question about getting e-juice into that plastic thing in the middle. On the little sheet that came with the iClears, which I previously had only looked at the front side of, since I don't have an iClear30, on the back, there's a tiny photo of that plastic thing, and an arrow pointing to the hole in it, and *TINY* print saying "don't refill into this place" -- I might have gotten some of that sweeter juice into that, by accident. (I swear they print these things for bionic eyes)

I guess my question now would be, is that iClear now completely trashed, if I got e-juice into that tiny hole?

Andria
 

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Having used the eroll for a loooongggg time, what you are tasting now is probably what the juice really tastes like. A lot of tobaccos use Tobacco Absolute (a tobacco tincture) to give a "smoky" flavor to the juice. The eroll effectively mutes it so that it does taste smoky, but in a normal tank it can be described as grassy, hay-like, or celery.

I'd second brook's opinion on the iClear--I've not used one, but I've not heard great things about it. I do know that my ViVi Novas, which have a similar if not the same wick design do get a burnt taste even when used correctly.
 

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Well... not entirely sure what you mean by 'topper', since the eRoll doesn't really have a 'topper', other than the mouthpiece/tank... which actually looks a great deal like that plastic thing in the middle of the iClear's tank... but I don't think that part of the eRoll can be used in other devices...?

Andria

The eroll looks like a battery with a small refillable carto on it. I'm not sure if the top will fit your VV3 unless it has a 510 thread. Going up past the plastic cover is a bit too much. On the iClear 16 there is a line to fill to. Next you need to allow the juice to soak into the wicks. If you don't you can easily burn out one of the coils.

Since this is all new to you look at clearomizers like the Evod or Protank 2 Mini. They are easy to use and coils for them are cheap and can be cleaned.
 

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The eroll looks like a battery with a small refillable carto on it. I'm not sure if the top will fit your VV3 unless it has a 510 thread. Going up past the plastic cover is a bit too much. On the iClear 16 there is a line to fill to. Next you need to allow the juice to soak into the wicks. If you don't you can easily burn out one of the coils.

Since this is all new to you look at clearomizers like the Evod or Protank 2 Mini. They are easy to use and coils for them are cheap and can be cleaned.

Eroll parts are proprietary. The cartridge is actually a tank, no screws or filler.
 
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