The Grasshopper Shipping Poll

[shadymilkman]

@Frank Reynolds lol.. sad.

Hand assembled, bespoke vaporizer.. that has yet to be mass produced.. getting shade like they are Hon Hai Precision missing a date on an Apple contract. Foolishness

 

[vapviking]

Very few people invested any appreciable amount of money in this venture. Those who did must have viewed it as a speculative foray using disposable income. And if it's not about the money, then it's about some words and some metal; very small things when put in perspective.
So many people are pretty viscerally upset. My humble suggestion is that arguing and complaining is not healthy over time, and best move may be to let it all go. Walk away, put the energy into something or someone else.
I've been scammed, cheated and lied to and lost lots of money on some real dumb stuff. One has to acknowledge and move on, at some point it's about self-preservation.
I'm not suggesting any individual stfu, rather, we can each generally consider a different way to pursue happiness if the things we are doing aren't providing it.

 

[fft]

fwiw, I've managed to moderate my VAS for the Grasshopper this past month by pre-ordering a new Nexus phone. Its a ~1 month wait until shipping, and I've been watching reddit like a hawk all month long waiting for this bad boy phone to ship. What's funny is that even though reviews for the phone have been quite positive, there are a handful of people who lock on to any flaw and cancel their orders -- but only after making that one final, vitriolic post. "Battery life is average compared to ___", "Vibration motor is too obtrusive." "Screen isn't nearly as bright as the ____. Or maybe it is." Its amazing how similar the discussions there are to the Grasshopper discussions...some people are just losing their mind over this phone and seeing doom and gloom everywhere they look.

So hopefully I'll get my phone this week and I'll be able to redirect my own panic and rage back to this thread.

 

[zymos]

That's the thing with online user reviews- there will always be people that slam something, even if the majority think it's great.

 

[Bass Vaper]

So obviously, they are going to have to bump our estimates AGAIN.
...

They verbally told me they weren't making Oct. The website still says Oct for my shipping date though.

As info is all.

 

[httmfr]

Does anyone know if the DHL truck pulled up on this Monday?

 

[Frank Reynolds]

we can each generally consider a different way to pursue happiness if the things we are doing aren't providing it.

Maybe you're unaware of this, but someone can be extremely happy overall while still being angry at a specific situation that any normal person would be angry with.

And I'm not sure about you, but tapping some buttons with my fingers for a few seconds doesn't take a massive amount of my energy.

The only reason I started posting in here was because I was getting incredibly sick of seeing all the people trying to defend GHL for the zillionth time (here AND on reddit) when what they are doing isn't something anyone should be defending.

I want to make sure any prospective pre orders know what they're getting themselves into

 

[zymos]

I think it's good for our mental health to have a place to vent if needed.

 

[hippogriff]

from the last update:

"Next Monday starts the beginning of a huge assembly push, and lots of address confirmations will be going out."

That would be today, I feel silly for noticing, but it was one of the more concrete promises they'd made in awhile. Good to see they remain consistent in their predictions. I know they're having shipping issues w/ new parts, and they'll need time to test the new batches, but I must admit, I figured if nothing else they'd send a couple days worth of address confirms anyway to keep the narrative going.

 

[zymos]

#feelingthepushyet?

 

[fft]

from the last update:

"Next Monday starts the beginning of a huge assembly push, and lots of address confirmations will be going out."

That would be today, I feel silly for noticing, but it was one of the more concrete promises they'd made in awhile. Good to see they remain consistent in their predictions. I know they're having shipping issues w/ new parts, and they'll need time to test the new batches, but I must admit, I figured if nothing else they'd send a couple days worth of address confirms anyway to keep the narrative going.

I thought they meant last Monday the 19th.

 

[CarolKing]

IMO, GHL would be better off not even announcing all these dates and just work on getting these units out.

My frustration level is high and I didn't even order one.

 

[Mister G]

The key phrase is "...starts the beginning..." They are masters of wiggle room diction.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

The key phrase is "...starts the beginning..." They are masters of wiggle room diction.

Not really, they just lie a lot.

What's the key phrase that gets them off the Monday parts shipping deadline, and what's the key phrase that gets them off saying the website will be upgraded with new shipping estimates "in the next couple days." Couple means "two" and it's been a week.

Pretty sure there are still people with September shipping estimates...

 

[zymos]

Haven't they already used the "we are updating our website" excuse months ago?

 

[tubasco]

Not really, they just lie a lot.

What's the key phrase that gets them off the Monday parts shipping deadline, and what's the key phrase that gets them off saying the website will be upgraded with new shipping estimates "in the next couple days." Couple means "two" and it's been a week.

The key is what they'er NOT saying: They have ZERO obligation to keep their word. Z E R O.
You want a grasshopper without stressing about it? Simply close you're computer/put down your phone & WAIT. We'll get them when they get around to it, period.
I'm about done checking this thread. Like others before me: when it arrives it arrives. I've got other fish to fry in the coming year.
We've seen that the hoppers are real/not vaporware... so I'm personally not pressing them to hurry.
Trevor, Matt & "Caroline-a" : THANKS for updating us (even if the dates are consistently wrong) when you have ZERO obligation to update us at all.
(I'm not being mean, just real.)

 

[Frank Reynolds]

They have ZERO obligation to keep their word. Z E R O.

Okay Trevor

 

[zymos]

I'm enjoying the Reddit conspiracy theory that Caroline doesn't even exist, she's just Trevor's sock puppet/punching bag.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

The parts will be here today. We will begin our large assembly push right away and will be sending more address verification emails shortly after that. The website upgrade is taking a bit more time than we would like, but we want to make sure everything works properly before rolling it out. We are focusing all our energy on getting Grasshoppers assembled and shipped and will be posting some photos and updates shortly.

We appreciate your patience and understand the wait has been longer than anticipated. We feel confident you will not be disappointed once you get the chance to see what the Grasshopper is all about.

Not really sure what "patience" she's referring to because I'm fresh out but whatever.

 

[YaFreekin Right]

Not really sure what "patience" she's referring to because I'm fresh out but whatever.

You can't have it all!
You are getting Good & Cheap.

I think you'll survive in the interim with your vast collection of vapes.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

You can't have it all!
You are getting Good & Cheap.

I think you'll survive in the interim with your vast collection of vapes.

There are people who could've gotten their hoppers a YEAR AGO and it still wouldn't be considered "fast" by any reasonable standard.

Not sure who you think you're kidding.


"Fast" would be receiving your hopper before the estimated shipping date, not multiple months, in some cases even a year and multiple months after.

 

[zymos]

Now Trevorline says the parts will be coming any minute now!

"
We are expecting the parts to arrive any minute! We will begin our largest assembly and shipping push yet and hopefully get your Grasshoppers in your hands shortly. We appreciate your patience.

Best, Caroline"



https://www.reddit.com/r/GrassHopperVape/comments/3qgje2/any_minute_now_per_caroline/

 

[herbalist33]

Anyone else see the irony of being on page 169 of the official GH thread, and the backers still haven't received their hoppers?

We're gunna have to make a 'Real Official Grasshopper Thread' once the product actually starts getting delivered to customers (preorders) as well as investors (backers).

 

[Likes2vape]

Now Trevorline says the parts will be coming any minute now!

"
We are expecting the parts to arrive any minute! We will begin our largest assembly and shipping push yet and hopefully get your Grasshoppers in your hands shortly. We appreciate your patience.

Best, Caroline"



https://www.reddit.com/r/GrassHopperVape/comments/3qgje2/any_minute_now_per_caroline/

Hahaha Trevorline aka Caroline.

Hopefully it happens and Tevorline can keep everyone updated.

 

[CarolKing]

I've said this before months ago, if there is anyone waiting to fuck combustion until they get the GH buy another vaporizer to tied you over in the mean time. It looks as though it may take a while for some.

Try the Arizer Air, Imag Plus or the Flowermate smaller model. They are portable stealth vaporizers but they are not pen sized.