I'm hating my job right now. I would have purchased a kick from Nhaler if I had not been at work. This is not because I would rather give my money to Nhaler, quite the contrary to be completely honest. I've never purchased anything from either Nhaler nor SuperT, but I've always had a lot of respect for the choices SuperT has made when designing products.
Everything they make....every...single....thing.....is well designed and built. Quality supreme. If I had ever been interested in a 510 drip tip, I'd have bought SuperT. If I had be interested in an all mech tube mod, I'd have bought the best I could find (just so happens to be the precise IMO). If I had been interested in top feeding an atty, I'd have bought VapeMate. They are well built, every single one, however, I am a bottom feeder and 306 user, so their products have never suited my needs.
I'd have bought from Nhaler today because I'll give my money to a vendor who offers a service or product that I want at a price that I am willing to pay. I'd have even bought one of their kits if I'd been able to, but it would have been out of fear that I couldn't buy JUST the kick from SuperT when they go on sale there (my current shift is 3:00-11:00, so chances are, I'll miss the SuperT sale as well). I would have done it grudgingly because I didn't want the additional merchandise packaged with it, and I would have remembered that Nhaler could have sold me the product that I wanted without requiring that I pay for stuff that I don't want. The next time I wanted something that they carry, I'd make sure that I couldn't buy it elsewhere first, because my dollar is my vote and I'll give it to a vendor that regularly offers products a la cart instead of gouging for that extra sale. Do I think less of Nhaler for selling the bundles? No. Capitalism requires choices and they made the choice to get extra money right now as opposed to perhaps winning new loyal/repeat customers. That is a valid choice, and one I might have considered if I had been in their shoes. I don't pretend to know their business model, but I know that they had their reasons.
I hope that I get to buy a Kick this week and I hope that I get to buy it from SuperT, but sadly, I'm not holding my breath. Unless SuperT makes it available when I am off the clock, or waits until Thursday or Friday to sell it, I'm out of luck this go round
