I came in here on 5/10/14 to buy a Pax Vaporizer. My total time in store was only about five minutes and it was pleasant, but what happened when I got home was far from enjoyable.
I got home, opened my new Pax and I was eager to try it out. I filled the chamber of the Pax and turned it on. I started to use it as directed and it would not work at all. I was not getting any vapor and I could not understand why.
I was wondering if there was possibly something I was doing wrong, so I went online to Ploom.com which is the original manufacturers website for the Pax Vape to see if they had a solution. They have couple videos on their website showing how to use the Pax and another instructional video on how to tell if your Pax Vape was a fake.
After watching the video on how to properly use the Pax, I realized that I wasn't doing anything wrong and it should be working. So out of curiosity, I watched their video on how to identify a fake, and low and behold, the Pax that I bought from this shop was a FAKE and that is why it would not work properly.
So, because it was a fake, I came back in the next day to ask for a refund and I was met with hostility and defensiveness by the employee I spoke with about it being fake because he thought it was real, but after speaking with him for awhile, he calmed down and told me to come back when the owner came in tomorrow.
The next day I came in and asked the person behind the counter if he was the owner. He mumbled and said that the owner was not there and that he comes in and out but throughout out the day. I was about to leave when he asked what I needed so I told him my issue and suddenly he magically became the owner of the store.
After talking with him and informing him about the situation and telling him how to identify a fake Pax Vape, he was very kind and apologetic and said that a refund would not be an issue. He also took his other Pax Vapes off the shelves and said he is going to call his distributor and find out why he was sold fakes. He also promised to stock authentic Pax Vapes so I can come back in and get a real one.
So when all was said and done, the situation was resolved, but if you are going to buy anything here, I would be skeptical of it's authenticity and I would highly advise to do your research on how to identify fakes before you purchase anything.
Other than this one instance, this little smoke shop is pretty cool. Don't let my bad experience stray you away, just proceed with caution and try them out for yourself! read more