Archive for the ‘E-Cigarette Industry’ Category

Watch out for Free Trials

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Lately MagicPuffer has been gaining new customers who have a complaint about other companies they have used in the past – free trials that aren’t really free. I continue to hear stories through email and on the phone about a customer signing up for a free trial, only to be billed monthly for refills or other products. Be wary of free trials being offered for electronic cigarettes and be sure to check for any fine print.

So whats happening? The main complaint is a free trial is offered – that requires shipping to be paid with a credit card. In 2 – 3 weeks a refill is sent and automatically charged to your credit card with out ordering the product. It is then hard to get out of this recurring billing and the company becomes hard to contact. So if you ordered a free trial, watch your credit card statement and if you have problems contacting the company you purchased from, be sure to contact your bank.

MagicPuffer does not offer any type of free trials. We do back our Starter Kits with a one year warranty, so if something breaks send it back and we will repair or replace it at no charge in the first year.

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Judge rules FDA has no Authority over Electronic Cigarettes

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Today there has been some excellent news about Electronic Cigarettes. A U.S. District has ruled the FDA does not have authority over Electronic Cigarettes and can no longer attempt ban or seize imports and shipments containing Electronic Cigarettes. This is excellent news for the entire Electronic Cigarette industry and all user’s of these products. The FDA has seized shipments of Electronic Cigarettes in the past causing shipping delays and other problems.

The judge criticized what he called the FDA’s “tenacious drive to maximize its regulatory power,” saying he found its interpretation of the law “unreasonable and unacceptable.” “This case appears to be yet another example of FDA’s aggressive efforts to regulate recreational tobacco products as drugs or devices,” he said in granting an injunction barring the FDA from regulating the cigarettes as a drug-device combination. As an Electronic Cigarette maker and distributor, Magic Puffer expects faster shipping and less delays for all customers.

Magic Puffer is a brand of high quality electronic cigarette, or “e-cigarette”. These are battery powered devices that taste, feel and are an alternative to smoked tobacco products like cigarettes.

Our products use propylene glycol, a common food additive, and unless stated otherwise include nicotine diluted in the solution. We sell pre-filled and sealed cartridges so you do not need to go through the hassle of trying to refill your own cartridges.

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Exotic flavors hurt us all

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The exotic flavors being sold by some E-cigarette companies are hurting the entire industry. Time after time in reviews of E-Cigarettes by the FDA or Doctors continually state these flavors as having the potential to be used as marketing towards children. The majority of us want to keep these products out of the hands of children and to ensure they are used only by smokers. E-Cigarette companies need to self regulate and pull flavors like mint, chocolate, cherry, Apple and strawberry before it is forced on us. Magic Puffer currently carries only three tobacco based flavors at MagicPuffer.com which are Red, Menthol and Tobacco.

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