I was ALL about this place when I first went. The atmosphere is clean, friendly, and very relaxed. I first went to Perfect Alternatives about a month ago after hearing about it from a family member. I have been a smoker for 15 years and had dabbled with e-cigs when they were first becoming popular a few years ago. However, the earlier models of the e-cigs were very lacking. I decided to give it another try.
Per their suggestions, I purchased the Vision Spinner set--it came with the battery, tank, a couple extra coils, and a carrying case. I also dropped some extra cash in order to purchase an additional battery and tank. I also walked away with a few 10ml bottles of their most popular juices.
Two weeks later, my secondary tank began leaving a burnt taste. I thought it probably just needed the coil to be replaced, so I did. However, the next day..same thing. I brought the tank into the store and they too believed it was a malfunctioning coil. They replaced it and it worked great....while I was in the store. About three hours later, the burnt taste was back. I went back to the store the next day and, as luck would have it, it began working fine. I explained multiple times that the burnt taste had been coming and going for the last four days regardless of the replacement of coils. I simply got a shoulder shrug and "well it works now". Obviously within 15 minutes of leaving the store the burnt taste came back.
As this was my secondary tank, I decided to chalk it up as a loss and solely use my primary tank which came with the set. However, within four more days this tank began falling apart. It began with the plastic tube, which holds the juice, separating a bit from the metal ring which screws into the coil. A friend, who owned the same model (per my suggestion...oops!), said she had been having the same problem and took hers into the store. They had told her that this was a typical problem and it needed to be snapped back in. I had to do this several times and eventually the coil had problems even screwing into the metal piece. Within a few days, the ENTIRE tank broke off. I would take it back to the store; however, if my previous trip was any indicator I expect I would probably receive a shoulder shrug and not much else.
I've had other issues with this Vision Spinner e-cig (juices leaking and the battery failing to contact with the coil), each time I go into the store to discuss the issues...I am told these issues are "typical" and am given some MacGyver instructions to fix it. I have the impression that, at least this model, of e-cig is known to have a variety of issues and believe if that's the case then Perfect Alternatives shouldn't suggest them to their customers or sell them in their stores.
I plan to continue to give e-cigs a try but use a different model and a more customer service centered store. read more