Youre saying I should reset my expectations to that of a poor experience.
I'm saying you should rest yours to that of a high experience, so that the industry and us as consumers win.
EDIT: In respect to
@zymos response I will add this warning label
Don't read this entire thing. Why would you do that? Don't you already know, this is the grasshopper thread, information is inversely proportional to length. If you read the whole thing you did that to your ownself. Well don't keep reading ...
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No, I'm saying your expectations will inform your customer satisfaction. I as a person who understands the economic model of crowd sourcing, made the RISK as a backer and taking the context of the nascent state of the industry, the technology and the company are very satisfied.
Would I be satisfied if BMW had a recall? FUCK YEAH! My 3 series has an active federally mandated recall on an airbag and every few weeks for the past year or so I get a card from the dealer to the effect of 'We don't have the part but soon as we do YOU have to come get it fixed so WE don't get in trouble"
Does that make me say BMW is a terrible company or me resenting my values? NO because no car is perfect, Toyotas can't stop, subaru's blow head gaskets yadda yadda.
Maybe I'm just an optimist but I make my consumer decisions on if the product satisfies what I want out of it, assuming it's not going to be perfect.
And like products or people, you'll put up with X amount of pain for X amount of pleasure.
For me I prefer the "risk" of the Grasshopper over the "reliability" of the Pax2. In fact I make that choice everyday owning both.
The same why I know a brake job costs more on a 3 series than a Corolla. But I don't make my car decisions based on the cost of a brake job, and maybe you do.
Different vapes for different folks, you want something with a track record of "reliability" by all means Pax2. It's pretty much the only consumer electronic I've bought in awhile of any kind that has NEVER broken ...
but much like a Corolla, Who Fucking cares that it isn't broken, don't even want to use it it's so boring!
I called my Firefly my "Saab" vape. Almost never worked but when it did, totally worth it!
Reading this thread reminds me of my days as a used car salesman. The people who over research and over analyze are never happy with the purchase and those who realize they are buying a product with positive and negative attributes which they should balance are nearly always happy with their purchase or if they made a mistake they at least aren't angry about and learn what about that car/vape/phone/house/wife/job that was insuffecient so they choose better the next time.
If you want the perfect vape for every situation, I guarantee you the Grasshopper, or Firelfly, or Pax or Pax2, or mivape are not it, I'll let you know next week that the vivape2 and Elo or not it (birthday presents!).
The same way smokers have more than one pipe, more than on bong.
That said if a person for whatever reason only had one vape, I would say it should be the Grasshopper, hands down.
Combusting today? Wait for the grasshopper, I told two friends the same today, I can't recommend someone spend more on a pax today when they can spend less on grasshopper and get it in a few months. I had a pax since nearly the beginning, it did not make want to not smoke it was just a fun alternative. Same with firefly. The first vape that made me a vaporist was the grasshopper because it REALLY IS THAT Good.
Not to mention, and to your point, it would be great if the entire vape industry had better quality control. I could say the same of the auto industry. And as you say, smokers are skeptical, a vape that would still probably break although less cant be. $600 because you don't get enough market penetration to change behavior.
The vape industry is competing against an incumbent industry that puts its product on the market for pennies with no learning curve for the consumer. I'm not suggesting the vape industry is cutting corners, I'm saying straight out they have to be price sensitive.
I have yet to see a vape worth having without some QC issues. Operative phrase "worth having" The Grasshopper is worth having, as is the firefly and pax and people say the same of the crafty which has its own QC issues.
If we vaporist but unreasonable expectations on the industry, how are we supposed to be ambassadors for it? How are we supposed to convince others to try what we have prejudiced them to be disappointed by?
So I am a GH FANBOY, proud to have them in my town, and as neighbors but as for whether I work for them, they would be the first to tell you they can't afford me, which trust me they can't, nor they actually have need for a lobbyist.
What they have in me is someone who is some level of influence in the cannabis movement who loves their product and wants them to succeed because they deserve to! And they will!
No one has to agree with me or believe anything I say, I am after all, just a simple country lobbyist, but for those who like me, come through vitriol on threads to find the sunlight and balance the positive feedback before making a decision, I assure you that you will not be disappointed by the grasshopper.
You may not be "into it" For example I think the mivape and firefly are high quality interesting vapes with lots of positive attributes but I'm not "into" them, but me with those other vapes, an objective eye to quality will identity the Grasshopper as the industry leader that it is