I'm a medical user and my ELBs are pristine, so let's go ahead and toss that first statement out the window.
I feel like maybe you're a very isolated case with these ELBs... while lots of people have issues with them not fitting properly or having seems come apart, the pics you posted showed them absolutely destroyed.
And you keep repeating the same sentiment over and over, like a deterrent for people to think twice about getting an EVO. I don't think that's fair to Vapexhale. If at least one other person was having the same issue, that'd be one thing. But nobody else is, it's an isolated incident.
It just seems like perhaps you're a bit rougher on your items than the average user? If you have the plans and means to make yourself more durable ELBs, do it! And I bet people on here might even be interested in buying them...
So let me state this clearly for any potential EVO purchasers who may have been put off by your ELB comments/pictures - yes, they are somewhat fragile, yes they have had some quality control issues with them lately, but the problems
@ataxian has had are isolated incidents and with regular daily use, you should NOT expect ELB destruction like those posts/pics depict.