Why I Will Never Buy from Davinci Vaporizers Again:
I do a lot of shopping online, and have had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with dozens of online businesses’ customer service departments. I’ve had a lot of good experiences where retailers recognized the need for excellent customer service in a marketplace where your competition is a click away, as well as some terrible ones that turned me off that company forever. But never have I demonstrated so much patience with a seller because of others’ claims of good customer service only to be rewarded with repeated frustration and disappointment as I have recently in dealing with Davinci Vaporizer.
Back in September I bought a Davinci Ascent primarily for my fiancee to use while she recovered from surgery and for the upcoming holidays with family, namely Thanksgiving and Christmas. I ordered from Vapor Nation, who offered a choice of freebies which I chose the 14mm straight adapter as I heard it removed leaks in the air path and produced better vapor. But after using the Ascent for a while, I quickly grew to love it, and wanted one of my own.
I planned to buy from Vapor Nation again, but first contacted Davinci customer support, as they were offering bundle packages on their standard color models including a U-shaped GonG adapter and I wanted to see if 1) the U-adapter could be exchanged for a straight adapter, and 2) if the custom Ascents included the free GonG adapter. I spoke with Tirishi from Davinci Customer Support, who seemed very helpful and said that the adapter was not included with custom Ascents, but that they would include the straight adapter in my order free of charge. This sounded great to me, so instead of ordering from Vapor Nation I ordered a red and white carbon fiber model directly from Davinci.
When the Ascent arrived I was disappointed to find they screwed up and sent the U-adapter instead of the straight, so I contacted customer support again, and again I was extremely happy with the result, as they not only apologized for the inconvenience and agreed to send the straight adapter, but said I could hang onto the U-adapter despite my offering to return it. However, the straight adapter promised never arrived, and repeated follow-ups with customer support yielded repeated claims that the adapter was being mailed, but never any actual results. It’s now more than a month later, and I’m still getting the same runaround from Davinci customer support claiming it will be mailed again in the morning. Now my Ascent sucks because the mouthpiece leaks tons of air, and it can’t be connected to the hydrotube I bought for it because the mouthpiece is not 14mm male.
If the adapter ever actually arrives I will update this thread, but as of right now I have little doubt that it will never arrive, and that I’ve been getting jerked around by Davinci’s customer support for the last month. I would advise others to take the claims of good customer service from Davinci with a grain of salt, because I’ve been patiently trying to work with them for the last month and have gotten nothing but grief and frustration from the process. Below is the entire email thread with customer support – notice they don’t get back to me when they say they will, and that the same claim is made over and over about the item being mailed, but nothing ever arrives. If I was working customer support and had fucked a customer over as bad as they did to me I would have sent the adapter overnight with tracking when I sent my final email Monday, but instead they ignored me for two days then gave me the same runaround today, so it is what it is. I will never buy anything else from Davinci – there’s plenty of sellers out there who don’t utlize bait-and-switch tactics and who actually follow through with promises, and I will patronize them in the future. Below is the extended thread of my conversation with Davinci Customer Service, note how patient I am with them until the end.
-Treeburner
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Joe - Oct 20, 10:31:
I recently placed an order for a Custom Ascent, order # 41822, and Tirishi was kind enough to offer to include a straight 14mm gong adapter which I had inquired about. Despite all the paperwork (promo order ASC-101515-129) saying straight adapter, I received the U adapter, and would like to exchange it for the straight one as the U adapter can't be used as a more effective mouthpiece. I also emailed C. Brown at your company regarding this, but wanted to make sure it gets through to the correct person. Thanks, Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Oct 20, 13:12:
Hello Joe,
I do apologize that was my fault I entered the promo wrong. We will be sending you the 14mm U-Water tool in the first shipment tomorrow morning.
Because we do appreciate your interest and business with the Davinci Brand we hope you will accept this discount code: ACC6 for 20% off any and all future accessory purchases with us on the davincivaporizer.com website.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate
Joe - Oct 20, 2015, 19:12:
Valerie,
They sent me the U adapter which I have no use for; I wanted the straight adapter. You have it backwards.
Thanks,
Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Oct 21, 22:28:
Hi Joe,
Just call me scatter brain Jane....lol
I have fixed my error for the straight tool the package will ship out to you in the morning.
If you have any other questions or concerns please fell free to contact us back.
Have a nice day.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate
Joe - Oct 29, 13:55:
Valerie:
When we spoke Oct. 21 you were supposedly shipping the 14mm straight adapter the next morning, however it's now Oct. 29 and I still haven't received it. Without the adapter the Ascent leaks a lot of air and is not very effective, can I expect to receive the straight adapter soon or what?
Thanks,
Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Nov 1, 11:23:
Hello Joe,
From our records we show the promo was sent as of 10-16-2015.
I will get with the shipping manager first thing Monday morning to see where the package is. I do apologize for the delay.
If you have any other questions or concerns please fell free to contact us back.
Have a nice day.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate
Joe - Nov 2, 04:55:
Thanks, I never received a tracking number and obviously never received the package either - if it turns out it hasn't been shipped I just placed an order for glass spacers, so feel free to include in the same package if necessary.
Thanks,
Joe
Joe - Nov 4, 10:47:
Still haven't heard back about the missing 14mm straight adapter, still have not received it nor any information about its whereabouts.
Thanks,
Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Nov 5, 08:45:
Hello Joe,
We do apologize for the slow delivery, we will resend the promo. We do not offer tracking on the Promo items per our shipping manager. But I will have the Promo # ASC-101515-129 Re sent today. We do value all of our customers.
If you have any other questions or concerns please fell free to contact us back.
Have a nice day.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate
Joe - Nov 13, 04:02:
Valerie,
I still have not received the straight adapter that was supposedly mailed twice, last time on Nov. 5; are you guys sending it to the right address? My address, which is the same I registered with and that my Ascent was mailed to, is:
[My address]
I do a lot of buying online and have never had a single package lost, I find it hard to believe that the USPS would lose both of these packages. However, I offered to send the incorrect adapter I received back and was told to keep it, so I also don't believe I'm just being blown off.
Thanks,
Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Nov 13, 10:59:
Hi Joe,
Wow...You should have defiantly should have received that by now....I have just walked the request over to the shipping manager and he said he will re send the straight adapter first thing Monday morning. I am sorry that this has taken so long to get this resolved.
If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact us back.
Have a nice day.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate
Joe - Nov 22, 04:55:
Valerie:
STILL have not received the straight adapter that was supposed to be mailed out Monday, and at this point I'm not even surprised. Is your company ever actually going to send the adapter I was promised? I've been withholding my review of the Ascent until that arrived, but if you'd like my open honest review posted now it's going to reflect very poorly on your company's customer service as I've been waiting two months for the item I was promised.
If the straight adapter doesn't arrive by Wednesday, November 25 I will be posting my review at the various sites I frequent as well as contacting my credit card company; I've been extremely patient while I've been jerked around for the last two months, but there's no excuse for this situation and I'm done being patient.
-Joe
Valerie (DaVinci Vaporizer) - Nov 24, 15:51:
Hello Joe,
I have requested the Free items to be resent to you again.
The package will not be to you by tomorrow. We will be shipping the Promo items first thing in the morning tomorrow.
Again we do not provide the tracking on the Free items we send out to our customers.
If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact us back.
Have a nice day.
Thank you,
Valerie Heiberg
Consumer Relations Associate