Well, this sucks...

[Debadoo]

Where is that LOVE button when you need it? I can't "like" this enough.

Here ya go.......

 

[ed101z]

Rob, you're the Godfather of Bottom Feeders. You engineered, created, and patented the Reo Grand. You created the best device in the world!!! I'd fight those China leeches to the very end.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Rob, you're the Godfather of Bottom Feeders. You engineered, created, and patented the Reo Grand. You created the best device in the world!!! I'd fight those China leeches to the very end.

You Don't want to even try to fight them. Too costly with no happy ending for anyone.
Don't try to censor them, it's a loosing battle that will make only you look very bad.
Roll with the tide. Don't fear the wave, surf it like a boss!
Artisans who make high end products, of true quality, and do good honest business don't fear mass produced copies.
Use this to your advantage. This is how successful small businesses stay in the game and grow.
We aren't special. It happens to every innovator in every industry, with every new idea.
Rise above the drama.
Mercedes doesn't even acknowledge Hyundai.
Focus on what they cannot clone.

Build the best.
Best materials and construction.
Best service and warranty.
Reasonable Market price.

REO ticks all the right boxes, and should focus on their real strong points.
The REO wasn't the first bottom feeder and isn't the only one available.
It's still considered a better buy than the others by a large margin.

I'm not a REO owner and I'm not a fanboy, but there's a reason REOs are considered the top of the food chain.

Don't fear the clone army, make it do your bidding.

 

[rudy4653]

"My name is Robert E O'Neil I put bottom fed mods on the map"


Enuf said!!!!

 

[Rob.Gee]

Bet those mods will never compare to the real reo!

 

[Danrogers]

I have been looking at the Reo for quite sometime now, I am on a fixed income and have been saving up to get a LP Reo Grand for me and my wife, infact just ordered a battery charger and 5 AW 1600 18650 batteries, kanthal and Koh Gen Do.
I was going to call Rob about blemished Grands and then I read about the Chinese knockoffs, my plans have not changed at all I am still going to get the real thing. Guys if you can don't talk about this on ECF, let's not give the Chinese any free advertising for their cheap knockoffs.

Rob, Yes when I buy my Reos I will be paying for a quality product, not to mention all the innovations you have made in the last couple of years, yes I have been lurking for a while and reading everything Reo. I am also buying your outstanding customer service, where else can I call the owner of a company and ask my questions. Expect my call soon!

Thanks
Dan Rogers

 

[jifjifjif]

Rob..........

The last line of your post.........you're absolutely right, brother.

 

[oldbroad]

Well holy crap! I woulda swore that was an authentic Reo grand except for the word "style"! But then in the discription they had the gall to leave out the word " style", calling it a Reo grand period...isn't that blatant copyright infringement?!

I'm so flabbergasted right now i could spit nails. But I'm absolutely positive on one thing....that fake is a cheap piece of crap and it'll fall apart in a matter of days and the person who buys any can kiss their money goodbye even if it was dirt cheap, cuz they'll never get a refund or a replacement even. And i'd bet my life it's not airplane grade aluminum!!!

 

[canoeist]

I will send it to @super_X_drifter when I am done just as long as he promises to run it over with that fancy car of his.

................

 

[Bad Ninja]

Guys if you can don't talk about this on ECF, let's not give the Chinese any free advertising for their cheap knockoffs.

I disagree.
Censorship makes us look bad. It's bad form, and it doesn't work. Waste of time.

The only way Rob benefits from these is from the exposure.
And he will.
Just watch.

We are on the verge of a new revolution in mainstream vaping:
Squonking!

Once reserved for the afficianado, it's about to become insanly popular, once the public sees what it's all about.

Have faith in the service and quality that we see so many post about.
It's not hype.
REOs are the top dogs.
As long as Rob keeps up the good work and keeps growing his business, he'll be a powerhouse in the scene soon.

 

[Cullin Kin]

They used my pictures and my text from my site . The sad part is unless there shipping them to the usa there is nothing I can do about it . Business has been slow for some time I even let two guys go earlier this year . I cant have the bodies and the delrin inserts milled for that price .

Its sad that anything you invent others will be right there like leeches feeding on your success . This was the year I planned to stop investing in the company and try to put some money away . They wont get rid of me but my company will go back to two guys at some point . I can build two many types of mods for them to put me out of business .

It will be the death of modders the sad part is the people will suffer in the end when no one is willing to put the effort into creating new products knowing if it becomes popular it will be cloned or they will move the juice hole a notch and toss there name on it .
Its one thing to make something that has already been done its another to build something new that hasn't been thought of

My name is Robert E O'Neil I put bottom fed mods on the map

Whenever I can save up enough money to purchase a Reo, you have my guaranteed business. I would never buy that horrible clone. It's been a dream for over year to own an authentic Reo, money is rough though.

I hope this thing is just worthless and disintegrates upon shipping.

 

[Wolfenstark]

I am enjoying my Reo Woodvil too much to care about this.

 

[Henry Etta]

They used my pictures and my text from my site . The sad part is unless there shipping them to the usa there is nothing I can do about it . Business has been slow for some time I even let two guys go earlier this year . I cant have the bodies and the delrin inserts milled for that price .

Its sad that anything you invent others will be right there like leeches feeding on your success . This was the year I planned to stop investing in the company and try to put some money away . They wont get rid of me but my company will go back to two guys at some point . I can build two many types of mods for them to put me out of business .

It will be the death of modders the sad part is the people will suffer in the end when no one is willing to put the effort into creating new products knowing if it becomes popular it will be cloned or they will move the juice hole a notch and toss there name on it .
Its one thing to make something that has already been done its another to build something new that hasn't been thought of

My name is Robert E O'Neil I put bottom fed mods on the map

 

[canoeist]

I am enjoying my Reo Woodvil too much to care about this.

I wish I could like this more than once.

 

[LittleBird]

Bad Ninja is right: squonking is at the root of a revolution in vaping. I went from no Reos to four, inside of a week. I gave one to a friend who works at the best B&M in our area, and he hasn't put it down. Folks ask him what it is, and he tells them. And then they want one: they see the quality, they love the concept, they are interested. These are twenty-something cloud chasers, enamored of a beautifully made mech mod that will satisfy their needs.

I'm not a fan boy (fan girl?), either. I am just a vaper who wanted something different. There are lots of us out there. I believe that there's a great deal of truth to the notion, "If you build it, they will come." They will come, Rob. Keep the faith.

 

[karmakatie]

The China made crap will only stop when Americans buy only things from here. Over the last 5 years I buy as much USA made items as humanly possible. I had a set of dishes that had lead based glaze on them, from china purchased at walmart. I would have never known without having an excellent DR. I now only use USA made kitchenware, it took awhile to get all the china crap out of my kitchen. I also have not forgot about the pet food and baby formula scandal. As consumers we have the power to make it stop just by finding an alternative made here.

I would not give up the customer service from Rob or the peace of mind that comes with knowing where my vape stuff comes from and he stands behind it 110%. Americans forgot what added value means.

Thanks so much Rob for all you do and yes you are the Modfather!!

 

[Debadoo]

I gave one to a friend who works at the best B&M in our area, and he hasn't put it down. Folks ask him what it is, and he tells them. And then they want one: they see the quality, they love the concept, they are interested.

So glad he's lovin it, and hope he sells a ton of em for Rob!! That was so sweet of you to do!

 

[SteamStack]

Tell him he can get a hold of rob buy a bunch to load up his store shelves for them to buy on the spot!

 

[ed101z]

REO Grand stands for Robert Eugene O'Neil. That's worth fighting for.

Cheap China Leeches are using Rob's actual name for Profit. Yeah, I'd hire attorneys from New York, see what can be done about Alibaba.com. I'm sure if I were to steal Nissan's patented vehicle ideas and designs, and reproduced them in America as Nissan clones, they would have every law in this country on my rear.

With China HACKING over 4 MILLION Federal Workers today... I hope they get the message that China is not to be trusted. This country is committing suicide by allowing all the low priced trade and export of products from there.

 

[coaldriller]

If buisness is slow in the past its cause ya made too good a product that lasts! Lol

Back in the day they used to make refridgerators built like a tank and it ended up hurting sales cause no one ever bought a new model cause they didn't need to! Then they got smart and made them cheaper so they would not last thst many years! Sales were up!

Updating the design and coming out with new colors will keep the people buying new mods

Speaking of updating the design, I would love to have a SL Woodvil.


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