what exactly is the point of......?

[peterforpats]

could someone explain the purpose of a pre-order? other than getting your money early is it strickly a marketing tool? a popular item never in stock is going to be re-ordered by the vendor as soon as they able to anyway, so why not order, get them in and sell them? it seems like the lines at Disney which are set up to give the illusion of progress , but are just keeping you moving to kill time. why not keep the customers informed about the timetable of the order and actually sell them when they arrive? is anyone leary about paying up front? I just paid for a Russian rba but don't feel any better having "reserved" my purchase, I just feel a little lighter in my wallet.....

 

[gr1llmeacheese]

Depends on the item. When there were pre-orders for the protank 2 I knew I was gonna want one as soon as they hit the states so I went ahead and pre-ordered. It helped that the site I used had a nice price on the tank too. Realistically, I could have waited for them to start being in stock all the time but I geek out over new stuff I want.

In the case of your Russian (the 91% or the big one? I just got an email saying that the big one wouldn't be around for like 3 months) that is a product that is made in a limited run. With it being as popular as it is I would say your preorder was a good idea.

 

[JonnyB88]

Some items, not just e-cig related sell out FAST! Think about the popularity of a video game console like the Xbox One.
Without my pre-order on it, guaranteeing that I'll get one, there's no telling when they'll be restocked after the first batch sells out. Could be a day. A week. Two months. So, to ensure that I get something that I want as soon as it comes out, I pre-ordered.

In a way, it IS a marketing tool. The retailer is going to make the same amount of money by selling out ASAP, regardless of pre-ordering. But, it allows people to guarantee themselves the item the first day it hits the market. Thus, the retailer makes money sooner. Pre-orders give the illusion of demand, whether it's there or not. But then, when a customer sees that they only have 2 left out of the available 30, they feel the need to get it.

Also, I kind of just rambled on there. This post kinda got away from me.

 

[T41CK]

Good quality products take a lot of time and precision to manufacture unlike other things that are on a assembly line and are made a dime a dozen. Im sure you are already aware of this. You know just as well as I do, you get what you pay for

 

[fourtytwo]

If you are referring to a limited run item like an expensive mod, it is so the manufacturer can finance the production / purchase of materials.

 

[mare ze dotes]

Funny stupid story. One of my co-workers got up and went at 4AM to sit in the line when the store opened. I went that afternoon and all the deals where still there. Picked up what I wanted. Ya. I don't know. I can wait I guess.

 

[Necrosis]

Some of us are more OCD than the others though. Why one would want to wait patiently when they could instead be crazy and paranoid? /boggle

 

[wrath186]

could someone explain the purpose of a pre-order? other than getting your money early is it strickly a marketing tool? a popular item never in stock is going to be re-ordered by the vendor as soon as they able to anyway, so why not order, get them in and sell them? it seems like the lines at Disney which are set up to give the illusion of progress , but are just keeping you moving to kill time. why not keep the customers informed about the timetable of the order and actually sell them when they arrive? is anyone leary about paying up front? I just paid for a Russian rba but don't feel any better having "reserved" my purchase, I just feel a little lighter in my wallet.....

Think of it like reserving a room. Let me ask, if you decide that you no longer want the Russian, can you cancel the pre-order? Did they already charge your card? I'm ok with a reputable company holding my cc info for when the item ships, but not to charge me in advance before the product is available.

 

[yzer]

It's marketing. This way the product gets paid for and the profit is taken before it leaves the shipping dock. Combine this with an internet video "review" from the vaping world's biggest pitchman and the only thing better is stealing.

 

[gr1llmeacheese]

Just got notice that viper vape has the full size Russian up for pre order now too. Got me one

 

[90quattrocoupe]

Sometimes, a online vape shop, will make a deal with a manufacturer for a run on a mod or topper. They normally don't even carry that mod. So they do the preorder, get a bunch in, ship them out, and those are the last ones they carry.

Greg W.

 

[peterforpats]

Just got notice that viper vape has the full size Russian up for pre order now too. Got me one

you mean you paid for one... you got nothing.....