reverser said:
Sure, here's how you have it wrong:
I came in and asked a simple question. I was then attacked by you and another member for no good reason.
I don't know why wanting to understand technologies was out of line, but seemingly I hit a nerve, when the question was a simple attempt to gain knowledge about the products being offered.
Yes / No, followed by "Here's what differs..." would have been appropriate. An attack on the questions with a baseless argument about how I loved and wanted Chinese knockoffs was where you "got lost on the first pass."
OK, I did say 'it's nice he took some time...' but I hope folks see that as tongue in cheek for the obvious 'chip on your shoulder' attitude (I assume you know what that means? Being confrontational). IMO it came way short of an attack. For an example of an attack, check your last post. I was not alone in that perception, nor are you the first to cry 'overpriced junk you're stupid enough to buy'.
You then went into a rant on hippies without anything to support it. Nasty stuff, stuff you'd never think of saying to someones face rather than hiding behind a computer and a made up name. Then came a lecture on how capitalism works from a guy that couldn't possibly have grown up in such a system.
So that's how I see it. It was not "a simple attempt to gain knowledge about the products being offered" rather a set up for us stupid hippies that don't understand.
You were not attacked, what you did was. And IMO not without reason. The hateful attack stuff came East to West, not the other way about as I see it.
Like I said, would you like me to fire some racist crap back at you? Of course not. Neither do I (or I think any of the others here about). That's not productive.
I'm sorry if I misread your intent, but I seriously doubt that.
All that aside, did you get your original question answered? No, it's a similar product, probably made in China (not really sure) but it does have some differences the Omicron guys think important. Including the threads. But like the Japanese, we Yanks prize more that just low cost sometimes. We value the service and support of Omicron and the way they do business by taking the risk (spending the money) to develop new stuff for us. Many will pay more for that. If you'd looked into it a bit more you'd have found out about Atmos (a made in China 'clone' that has the right threads and uses the Omicron carts that's also sold here). There's a very short thread (relative to this one here), you'll find others on other forums if you look, also not so popular.
That's the way it works here, or at least as I see it. Being able to do the job at the lowest price isn't always the answer, and in this case not being able to do the job we want (use it with Omicron carts.....the theme of the thread) is a deal breaker no matter what the cost.
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Sure, for less than $40 you can get a portable butane torch, a paper cup, and a gram vial of hash oil and have a portable dab station wherever you go, but personally, I'll pay the premium to enjoy the omicron's all in one ease of use solution.
