Would you still buy a ProVari if Big Tobacco acquired ProVape?

[Gato del Jugo]

Would you put aside any hatred towards BT & send them your money for the love of a new ProVari?


And how about if BT wanted to try to make their ProVape acquisition more profitable, so they shifted parts & labor to China? Would you still buy a Chinese-made ProVari produced with mainly/all Chinese components?

 

[The Ocelot]

No.

1) I refuse to support BT, even if they are technically US companies.
2) I don't believe the device would be of the same quality if the components were outsourced to China.
3) I choose to support small companies that take pride in the products they produce.
4) If I could buy all of my gear from US companies I would. I can't with clearos and such, but I do with mods. With the exception of a Vamo (manufacturer unknown) and BoBo (sigelei) all of my mod are made in the USA:

ProVari
Reo
Phidias

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Exactly what The Ocelot said and in that precise order.

 

[Johnny101]

No way BT got enough of my money plus if I wanted a Chinese made mod I would still have an evic

 

[chapeltown]

Nope.
I have trouble justifying the size of that expenditure, even though I might like to have one one day, but if BT got their filthy poisonous mitts on it, there is no way I'd buy.

I'd go to ace and build myself a tube mod first.

 

[Miata GT]

No for all the reasons given.

 

[lulu836]

No!..................

 

[BadTrainDriver]

How about this?

If I owned Provape, and BT came to me wanting to purchase all rights to my product, I'd sell for $1,000,000,000 in a heartbeat.
I could retire nicely on that, and what's $1,000,000,000 to BT...

 

[kbf101998]

NO!.......

 

[serenity21899]

I do have Innokin stuff and some mech clones and Kayfuns from China. However, all of my better mods (ProVari etc) are US made. I have no desire to buy any more Chinese stuff. So, my answer is no. That premise is against everything ProVari stands for.

 

[bosun]

To be honest, if BT bought out the present owners of ProVape, and continued making the Provaris at the same location and to the same high standards I would buy from them. If they just took the name and plans, outsourced to Asia with the standard requirement of "Make it like this but as cheaply as possible" then they can kiss my feet! (or other applicable body part). Small fish are eaten by bigger fish, then even bigger fish eat them, etcetera...
The way Provape is going, with their established customer base and the hobby taking off, they will continue to do very well in their niche market. Unless the government torpedoes us all and we get sold to the highest bidder! Then all bets are off..

 

[ENAUD]

NO!

Nuff said

 

[Train2]

I'm about 99% sure that neither side is interested in that deal.
ProVape doesn't serve the mass market BT wants.
And ProVape is profitable, and the owners seem interested in quality and safety.

 

[stimpy]

I wouldn't blame ProVape or any other company selling to BT as I'm sure the money would be big time - however I will never again purchase a product from BT so no, absolutely not.

 

[Gato del Jugo]

I'm about 99% sure that neither side is interested in that deal.
ProVape doesn't serve the mass market BT wants.

I wouldn't be so sure about that..


Lorillard/blu's sales of cigalikes have stalled & they're barely operationally profitable, per recent Lorillard earnings calls.. And these are the guys who own about 45-50% of the cigalike market..

More & more smokers have been skipping over the cigalikes & going straight to the eGo-types.. I believe NJOY or somebody recently mentioned that they're going to be introducing an eGo-type soon.. People are realizing that cigalikes are yesterday's news & ineffective & that there are much better options widely available & more cost-effective...


In other words, our half of the vaping world is where the growth & profits are to be had.. and BT will be competing via FDA regulation & attempting to force smaller vape companies into their open arms...

Basically, if they can't compete in the market on their own, then they run to government & get them to do their dirty work.. This is nothing new to all kinds of industries...

 

[PLANofMAN]

If big tobacco owned ProVape, a ProVari wouldn't be a ProVari anymore. BT certainly wouldn't care about what made the name "ProVari" synomomous with "quality, durability, & dependability" all they would care about is the prestige the ProVape label would bring.

 

[Steelgirl]

Nope, would not. But I wouldn't hold it again Provape. They gotta do what they gotta do. I would not buy any more of there products tho.

 

[coldgin96]

Would you still buy a Chinese-made ProVari produced with mainly/all Chinese components?

Funny...not...

 

[Nermal]

No

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[kas122461]

The one thing that would scare me about this, is what if I had to send one of the ones I have, in for repair, what would I get back?

KAS