The new CE3 Smokymizers don't work, don't buy them

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Straybeat

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Hey All,

My wife just bought a pack of the new CE3 Smokymizers with the silicone cup on top of the stem and these have been the worst pain in the .... of anything we have ever owned. First off, the tip is nearly the same size as the O.D. of the tube. It takes 2 men and a boy to try and push them in without splitting the tube open. After we got past THAT hurdle she screwed one onto her VRVV mini. There is no airflow going through these. It appears that there are no air holes drilled into the sides, or slots, on the 510 fitting, so once you screw it onto the battery you have a perfect seal. We have nearly every type of e-cig known to man and it wouldn't work on any of them. Zero airflow!

She got them from Myvaporstore.com, so I went there to see about returning them and here's what I found;

Refund/Exchange Policy
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or exchanges on any of our products regardless of whether they have been used or not. Please choose carefully. If you have any questions about our products, please contact us by email before placing an order.

We will never do business with them ever again. This one sentence solved that. Thank God we've only been screwed out of $12 and change. I'm glad their business is so perfect that they've never had an issue with something they sold? I might get mad enough to call our Attorney General, I haven't decided yet? For other shop owners reading this, you can put anything you want in your policies, that doesn't make them legal! Watch Judge Judy, you learn this quick!

Mark

EDIT: It appears my wife's luck is working as usual. She pulled out the 1 cart that got by QC with no air holes in it. The other 4 "look" okay. Either way, Myvaporstore's policy has left a bad taste in my mouth!

EDIT 2: Filled up the second one, tip still didn't go on easy. Put it on the VRVV mini, doesn't work. Put it on my black box, doesn't work. Put it on the wife's old Screwdriver, doesn't work. Tried cart number 3, still had to fight the tip, but hey, it works! Let's hope the last 2 do?
 
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Do you have a link to the style of CE3's you are using?
I have been using them for a while now and aside from pulling or filling the center post to get more vapor, they are the best clearo IMHO.
I haven't tried the CE3 Smokymizers brand, but I have bought several betterLife brands.
 

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I hadn't tried the newer model yet but the older ones worked ok. That little plug was a pain but they vaped just fine.

Wife and I are pretty heavy buyers from MVS, that policy sucks though. May have to re-think things. I've always had good service and everything they've sent so far has worked though.
 
Ahh, the ones with the little plug....I've never used that style.
I got mine from Vapor Alley & Value Vapor.
GotVapes also has them renamed as the Phoenix.

You have to fill this style inverted with a syringe and I slightly lift the center metal tube to get better juice flow if I start getting dry hits.

Edit: I disassemble and clean prior to using to remove any shipping/antibacterial fluids that ship with them.
 
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Ahh, the ones with the little plug....I've never used that style.
I got mine from Vapor Alley & Value Vapor.
GotVapes also has them renamed as the Phoenix.

You have to fill this style inverted with a syringe and I slightly lift the center metal tube to get better juice flow if I start getting dry hits.

Edit: I disassemble and clean prior to using to remove any shipping/antibacterial fluids that ship with them.

The gotvapes version are the ones I always used, but I guess the wife found these cheaper? That'll teach her! ;)

Love Jen's reviews too! The wife and I always crack up at her antics.
 
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The Phoenix is the BetterLife brand CE3. I believe Bad said that was the manufacturer even.
I have bought these CE3's from all 3 sites and they are identical, however they are not 'Smokimizers' CE3's.
Why they named them CE3 is beyond me. They are more of a skinny tube CE4 version as they have the bottom coil design.
 

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I might get mad enough to call our Attorney General, I haven't decided yet?

Whoah! Slow down there, hoss!

True - the product you got didn't do what it should.
True - you're out of pocket, and that sucks.
True - the supplier policy does seem harsh and unfair.

But, for the love of Mike, you said it yourself already, don't order from them again! You learned a lesson, now move on...

I am always very leery of people threatening to get any State apparatchik involved - it would be just the thing to kill this industry stone dead.

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Whoah! Slow down there, hoss!

True - the product you got didn't do what it should.
True - you're out of pocket, and that sucks.
True - the supplier policy does seem harsh and unfair.

But, for the love of Mike, you said it yourself already, don't order from them again! You learned a lesson, now move on...

I am always very leery of people threatening to get any State apparatchik involved - it would be just the thing to kill this industry stone dead.

:vapor:

You are correct sir! I was just fuming at the moment, but I've calmed down. I have just bought so many things that either didn't work out of the box or worked for a whole 10 minutes and died that this one just torqued me. It really burns me when sellers don't respond to my emails also.
 
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I bought a pack of the CE3 X7 Smokymizers and they were crap. First one out of the box was doa, the rest give a burnt taste every other vape. Terrible. They are were the same - the 4 that did work, just burnt hits. yuck.
Here is the product 510 X7 CE3 Smokymizer XL
$9.75 for the box. Too bad I can't get a replacement with a better product. Oh well live and learn.
 
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