The Grasshopper

[vapebuddy13]

yeah it seemed like the same but it is a different one... this is the newer info added

A new system to show real time delivery estimates is in the works. It will keep you updated on your order’s progress and let you know when to expect delivery. For now, late June and into July is where pre-order delivery stands. Pre-orders with an estimated delivery of July are bumped to late July.



There are some changes coming to the website. The estimated delivery dates for new orders will be pushed back and production pricing will be starting. These changes will not affect current orders

 

[syrupy]

Read the body of the post. There's additional info embedded.

I did. It looks incomplete. "production prices will be starting." isn't a sentence. Was there some other reference to production pricing I missed?

Edit: pricing still the same as of now.

 

[vapebuddy13]

I did. It looks incomplete. "production prices will be starting." isn't a sentence.

I mean it kinda is. It is telling us that prices for the production units will be starting, as in the pre-order price it is now will be ending and the new price will start...

 

[Severmore]

It looks incomplete. "production prices will be starting." isn't a sentence.

No, but...
"Production prices will be starting."
...is.

 

[syrupy]

Sounds like a sentence fragment. Starting when? What's the price?

I must have lost the Trevor-speak translator plugin on my browser...

Edit: Got it now. Just had to reboot to reset the Vagueness Meter on the translator module.

 

[vapebuddy13]

I would assume when the site is ready and actually updated
so possibly within the week... tho they could have included the price at least (unless they are still deciding on it)

 

[syrupy]

I would assume when the site is ready and actually updated
so possibly within the week... tho they could have included the price at least (unless they are still deciding on it)

I am tempted to order before "production pricing" (makes me laugh saying that), but am holding to my original position of waiting for non-sponsored reviews first. If it's above $160 or so for the SS I may have to re-think getting one at all.

 

[Vapetrees]

Yeah at the bottom of the message it states they'll change the prices.

On another note, I'm happy with my Grey Ti. I think it looks much nicer than the previous pictures showed. I also like how the clip looks on it, it makes it look elegant.

 

[vapebuddy13]

I am tempted to order before "production pricing" (makes me laugh saying that), but am holding to my original position of waiting for non-sponsored reviews first. If it's above $160 or so for the SS I may have to re-think getting one at all.

eh I get what your saying, tho at this point you are probably better off ordering it now, and checking feedback as they go out and pull out if its not to your liking seeing as yours wouldnt ship till prob early August by now. Im sure theyll be plenty of feedback by then.

also dont consider Buzz "sponsored reviewer" as he provides plenty more info, positive and negative than a normal "sponsored" review would contain imo... but I get where your coming from

 

[syrupy]

eh I get what your saying, tho at this point you are probably better off ordering it now, and checking feedback as they go out and pull out if its not to your liking seeing as yours wouldnt ship till prob early August by now. Im sure theyll be plenty of feedback by then.

also dont consider Buzz "sponsored reviewer" as he provides plenty more info, positive and negative than a normal "sponsored" review would contain imo... but I get where your coming from

Damn you and your infallible logic! I am going to have to consider what you just said...

Yeah, I love Buzz. I just meant him getting his hopper(s) early was the sponsorship. Not that his review itself was biased. But thanks for clarifying that, I didn't choose words well.

 

[Delta3DStudios]

Yeah, I love Buzz. I just meant him getting his hopper(s) early was the sponsorship. Not that his review itself was biased. But thanks for clarifying that, I didn't choose words well.

A sponsor is defined as "a person or organization that provides funds for a project or activity carried out by another, in particular."

I know for a fact, in Buzz's situation, GH did NOT sponsor his trip to Denver. The only thing they did was open the doors for him, answer his questions, give him photo ops, and access to the vape itself

 

[syrupy]

A sponsor is defined as "a person or organization that provides funds for a project or activity carried out by another, in particular."

I know for a fact, in Buzz's situation, GH did NOT sponsor his trip to Denver. The only thing they did was open the doors for him, answer his questions, give him photo ops, and access to the vape itself

I can tell you how to adjust the vagueness meter on your browser if you're interested.

 

[RUDE BOY]

Giving him a GH sure helped their marketing and took a little pressure off the GH team ... so he's maybe not a sponsored reviewer but just being used as a stooge to help placate those of us waiting through yet more delays.

 

[We5d]

Giving him a GH sure helped their marketing and took a little pressure off the GH team ... so he's maybe not a sponsored reviewer but just being used as a stooge to help placate those of us waiting through yet more delays.

Stooge sounds pretty harsh

 

[fft]

For now, late June and into July is where pre-order delivery stands. Pre-orders with an estimated delivery of July are bumped to late July.

This is a new tidbit of news for IGG backers, as it implies they think that the IGG shipments should all go out by the end of this month (barring stockouts on specific models).

I'm toward the end of the IGG backers, and for me the key summer vaping season (family vacations, festivals) starts early July. So fingers are crossed.

 

[RUDE BOY]

Stooge sounds pretty harsh

I was thinking of the definition of stooge more as 'being used as a pawn to further someone else's cause or plan'.

 

[snamuh]

Prices going up I haven't received a reply about my order change.

 

[vapebuddy13]

Giving him a GH sure helped their marketing and took a little pressure off the GH team ... so he's maybe not a sponsored reviewer but just being used as a stooge to help placate those of us waiting through yet more delays.

Eh idk if I'd say stooge really... if the vape wasnt a good one Buzz would have said and they would have been more screwed then they ended up being helped by it working out. They really had just to much to lose by giving him one (and now 2) as they did to gain. If anything the other stuff out there (dispensary employees and such reviews) were more used to get the name out there in a positive light specifically

This is a new tidbit of news for IGG backers, as it implies they think that the IGG shipments should all go out by the end of this month (barring stockouts on specific models).

I'm toward the end of the IGG backers, and for me the key summer vaping season (family vacations, festivals) starts early July. So fingers are crossed.

Well idk if ALL will be out by the end of this month but the majority should. If pre-orders start early July theres a good chance early July is when the last of the backers will get shipped.

Prices going up I haven't received a reply about my order change.

I wouldnt worry about it, order was placed + an email requesting the change were sent b4 the change... plus I would think theres still a few days b4 website update

 

[puckerbutt]

It'd be cool if the IGG backer accounts get locked into pre-production pricing as a added thanks for making it all possible. Ain't holding my breath but it'd be a nice gesture!

 

[zymos]

I was thinking of the definition of stooge more as 'being used as a pawn to further someone else's cause or plan'.

Calling someone a pawn seems pretty harsh....

 

[vapebuddy13]

It'd be cool if the IGG backer accounts get locked into pre-production pricing as a added thanks for making it all possible. Ain't holding my breath but it'd be a nice gesture!

wouldnt make much sense from a financial stand point lol IGG backers dont get a free battery bc of the prices being too low for them to reasonably afford the batteries to go out... dont think theyd let yall continuously purchase more hoppers for those low prices but I hear ya

eh idk if "pawn" is all that harsh, it sounds harsher than it is but I dont think its really being intended in a sort of "harsh" meaning... more to just get the point across that they gave him the vape to better their business, but with less words

 

[zymos]

Being used as a pawn means that you are being duped to further someone else's goals. I'm assuming Buzz was aware of his position in all this, and not being ignorantly tricked into doing something he otherwise would not.

 

[Krazzykid]

Well idk if ALL will be out by the end of this month but the majority should. If pre-orders start early July theres a good chance early July is when the last of the backers will get shipped.

What the email said
"Pre-orders with an estimated delivery of July are bumped to late July."
What this is saying is if your original pre-order had an estimated ship date of July, you will be pushed to late July.

At the same time it could be taken to mean that the pre-orders with March/April/May/June estimated ship dates could potentially ship this month along with the IGG backers. The beginning of July will be to finish up the last of the earlier pre-orders.

I do take it to kind of imply they expect to have all IGG backers shipped real soon(possibly by the end of the month if there are no more delays.)

Of course this is all my interpretation on what I read, and I'm not getting my hopes up. It does excite me to know there will be actual units shipping very soon though.

 

[RUDE BOY]

I have nothing against BuzzDanklin and his reviews and I believe most of us would have taken the offer of being the first to give an "independent" review of the 'hopper.

I am Saying it seems to ME he was used by the grasshopper team to deflect some of the anger and skepticism that was building after waiting for a year and a half since the original release date came and went.

... @zymos if you Remember they did astroturf in zenpen days so using someone in this way may not be beyond their ethical beliefs either. I'm not as trusting and optimistic as you seem to be.

 

[vapebuddy13]

What the email said
"Pre-orders with an estimated delivery of July are bumped to late July."
What this is saying is if your original pre-order had an estimated ship date of July, you will be pushed to late July.

At the same time it could be taken to mean that the pre-orders with March/April/May/June estimated ship dates could potentially ship this month along with the IGG backers.

I do take it to kind of imply they expect to have all IGG backers shipped real soon(possibly by the end of the month if there are no more delays.)

Of course this is all my interpretation on what I read, and I'm not getting my hopes up. It does excite me to know there will be actual units shipping very soon though.

my bad, must have been distracted and had a mis-thought or something, they said pre-orders are scheduled for late June into July is when pre-orders should be... so then yeah IGG backers should all get out this month... I would think they have most IGG backer hoppers all ready to go except the chargers so they just have to check them, put them in, and ship them out. Hopefully they can get a nice amount into the pre-orders ready by the time they get the chargers in