V2 has been the one high-end e-cig that I have bought online. I will give my honest opinion, but have not compared it to the other best reviewed brands like greensmoke, whitecloud,bullsmoke, etc. I did a lot of research and decided on V2 over greensmoke, due to major price differences and comparable best reviews at the time based on my research. They were the top two at the time I was deciding on. I have bought many tobacco shop refillable kits and disposables. I do not have a lot of extra money, so I finally decided on a premium one, due to the total waste that many of the cheap ones have been. That being said, here is my v2 experience to hopefuly help before you decide to make a long-term investment like I did. I purchased the standard kit, if I remember correctly and it came with two batteries, one push-button and one manual. wall charger only and 2 5 packs of cartriges where you can chose strength and flavor.
On the positive side, this high-end brand was 10 times better then any of the other cheap and moderate ones that I have purchased and definately was worth the extra money. Way better smoke volume and strength. The battery lasts for a long time when I am using it. cartriges last ten times longer. I had a few minor errors w. shipment, but customer service was good about fixing my issues. Lots of variety and unique flavors, but thats pretty much the standard now so it is irrelevent. Overall well worth the investment over all the other types purchased locally. I have also with "every" order, gotten extra goodies like a variety 10 pack of cartriges etc. There have been a flood constant discounts and promos. Usually around holidays like 10-20% off any purchase.
It has been maybe 5 months now and It definately changed my overall opinion about e-cigs. I still have not entirely kicked the regular cigs, I am smoking way less, and this is the answer to kicking the habit. I have tried pretty much every other way. I believe that quality will continue to get better in all brands and as competition heats up, prices will become a lot less. I enjoy e-cigs in general and often times, I now actually prefer it to a regular cig.
There were some negatives that I have to mention about V2. One of my two batteries(the push button) has already stopped working entirely. I am sure they will replace or fix this when I talk to them, but their warranty has a hook. You have to have purchased from them recently to have them right any defects in their warranty. I buy in bulk to save money and not have to wait on the mail. Luckily I bought the 2 battery package or I would be SOL. I have found that the amount of liquid in the e-cigs varies noticably from pack to pack. I go through some 5 packs in a day or two and others a week or longer. The discount deals seemed to have have slowed significantly and are instead now way more focused on buying a new product at a discount and making additional sales. Red flag for me and disappointing. Delivery times are quite long. I have had to wait about 2 or more weeks with every transaction order and I have had several errors on their part that I had to wait on then again. I am in AK now which would change by criticism a lot, but this was while I was a lot closer to their described eadquarters as I just recently moved here.
I have read similar things about some of the other high-end brands as well and in time I hope these issues will be resolved. I was slightly dissapointed with their product after all my research and the countless rave reviews, but I have definately saved money by not having to buy a cheaper local ones constantly. Definately go for a high-end quality reusable e-cig if you want to quit altogether or make this choice long-term.The ones available at gas stations and smoke shops are totally unreliable and a gamble at best. Definately do your homework if you are going to buy any e-cig or you will regret it.
Depending on how my issues with V2 sort themselves out, will affect my loyalty at this point and I definately should'nt have to buy anything to have a major investment fixed after less than 6 months. That just is not cool to me, but it is made pretty clear in their warranty ahead of time so I cannot totally blast them. Just integrity questions I suppose.
I hope this helps and you look at a lot of reviews and definately not any site that promotes or sells. Very easy to tell by the opinions. Good luck w. quitting and you will definately see the difference between this and the patch, etc. Even if there are some flaws in any brand no doubt, it is better then to pay to kill yourself.
