(PRWEB) June 16, 2010
Electronic cigarettes are a hot new product, and like all new industries a number of scams and unscrupulous practices have arisen to take advantage of the growing interest in e-smoking among tobacco smokers. Among them are bogus subscription schemes and free e-cig offers, and deceptive branding. Vapor4Life, one of the most reputable and respected e-cigarette vendors in the US, has been dealing on a daily basis with customers who have been victimized by less honest competitors and imitators.
“Shoppers are hearing about the Vapor4Life Original Vapor King, but they see ‘Vapor King’ on some second rate product and think it’s the same thing. It isn’t. I can’t stress that enough. We get complaints daily–from customers who have bought these imitations–and there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s not the same equipment, not even close. You can only buy the V4L Original Vapor King at Vapor4Life” says Steve Milin, President of Vapor4Life.
Milin adds, “It’s incredibly frustrating. Our customers are loyal because we offer the best products, constant improvements, and an unbeatable warranty. I want each and every customer to be impressed when he or she tries a new V4L product?whether it?s their first order or their hundredth. But these copycats are causing real problems for customers, and damaging the Vapor King’s well-deserved excellent reputation.”
Vapor4Life?s Vapor King brand of e-cigs is among the most recognizable and respected in the industry. Unlike most of their competitors, who purchase stock e-cig models from their manufacturers and simply brand them with their logo, Vapor4Life has their Vapor King e-cigarettes and cartomizers manufactured to their specific requirements, oversee production through their employee in China, and have committed themselves to improving the Vapor King through ongoing research and development.
This attention to design and performance has earned Vapor4Life a high reputation and a widespread and enthusiastic following among e-cig users and aficionados for quality, flavor, and enjoyment. Which in turn has led to imitators using the Vapor King name. Consumers are misled into purchasing lower quality, less reliable electronic cigarettes, and without V4L?s quality e-liquids, or the support of V4L?s warranty, well known as the best in the business.
Less reputable competitors, however, have been capitalizing on V4L?s Original Vapor King?s high reputation, selling lower quality models of e-cigarette under the same name. Many consumers, who have heard the Vapor King name and reputation, are mislead into purchasing an inferior product for a higher price.
Vapor4Life?s Original Vapor King is made to strict manufacturing standards, with V4L?s VP of Product Development, Daniel Henschel, AKA Leaford, on site in China overseeing quality control. Many other retailers, however, are selling poor quality, generic e-cigs, made with no quality assurance, as their ?Vapor King.?
Instead of the simplicity and reliability of the Original Vapor King?s advanced e-cigarette design which only requires the user to attach a cartridge to the battery and which provides a packs worth of smoking per cartridge, consumers find themselves with a messy and unreliable e-cig consisting of three pieces that are difficult to maintain and which only provide a half pack or less worth of smoking per cartridge.
Instead of Vapor4Life?s renowned line of over 100 Premium Nobacco Juice e-liquids, or the growing line of WOWvapor e-liquids, which are made especially for V4L to strict pharmaceutical purity and sanitation standards, and which are specially formulated for the most vapor and strongest flavors, unwary consumers are getting e-liquids of unknown quality, little vapor, and mediocre flavor.
Another danger facing unwary e-cigarette consumers are free e-cigarette and cartridge subscription plans. Many of these offers are traps, and consumers find themselves charged for the ?free? trial, and charged monthly after that for an unwanted ?subscription? for refill cartridges. Consumers find that the companies are difficult to contact, and uncooperative if they can be reached, and find themselves with large unwanted charges, as much as several hundred dollars, which they are unable to get refunded. And often, the ?free? e-cig, or the subscription of cartridges, never even arrives.
?We hear from our customers all the time who had heard of e-cigarettes from a free trial offer on the radio or in newspaper ads,? says Mark Dohse, Vapor4Life?s VP of Customer Relations. ?They lost a lot of money on bogus offers, and all they got were bad products, and found themselves locked into a subscription for overpriced cartridges. These companies are hard to contact, don?t honor their return or refund policies, and many customers never received their money back.?
?They?re always very happy to have found an honest company, with a product that really satisfies their e-smoking needs, and with unbeatable customer service? he adds.
Dohse recommends that customers do not participate in any free e-cig offers, or subscription plans, and that they check consumer feedback on e-cig forums like http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com before purchasing any electronic cigarette.
?We have the most positive feedback from our customers of any e-cig company out there,? he says, ?We consider all our customers part of our V4L family, and their satisfaction is always our top priority.?
Besides the highest quality e-cigarettes and the best flavors on the market, Vapor4Life also offers legendary customer service, fast order processing and shipping, and an unsurpassed 45 day warranty policy, called the Smilin Warranty ?If you?re not Smilin, we?re not happy!? says Milin.
Vapor4Life is a Northbrook, IL based corporation, which develops and distributes personal vaporizer e-cigarettes and accessories. The V4L signature e-cigarette model, the Original Vapor King, can be found only at http://www.vapor4life.com.
Electronic cigarettes are an alternative to tobacco smoking. They simulate the act and sensation of smoking with vaporized liquid which may be flavored and/or contain nicotine.
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