Monday, July 4, 2011

Blu Electronic Cigarette Review

And continuing with the trend of e-cig posts today, earlier I mentioned I'd be doing some reviews. I'll make a post for each brand here. Let's begin!

First off we have Blu electronic cigarettes. These have quickly become a well known brand thanks in part to their smart marketing and mass online advertising. But does it work?

...sort of.


The compact design of Blu will really be hit or miss. Some like it, others don't. To me, battery life > length and weight, and because this is such a compact piece, it sacrifices much in the battery life department.
I'll go ahead and break all this down in my review format which looks a little something like this. Also all scores are */7, not 5 or 10. Strange I know :P

Battery: As mentioned above the battery life is lacking. You will only get so many puffs before having to have one right behind it ready to go. Plus side, they charge quick also. On the down side, many companies offer a manual and automatic battery, Blu comes only in automatic.
Overall, I've had worse, had better.
4/7


Vapor Production/Ease of Draw: The Blu offers a fairly easy draw when it feels like giving it to you. Most of the time it feels lacking. The vapor production is highly inconsistent through the life of the cartomizer. One second it's great, the next you get hardly anything. Stacked against the competition, this one is certainly behind.
2/7


Flavors: The flavors Blu had at the time of me trying this kit, were Menthol, Tobacco, Java and Cherry. They have recently added a Vanilla flavor as well. I'll go ahead and quickly write up each flavor.
Menthol- This should be the easiest flavor to nail. However, Blu has missed the mark here. It tastes like air. No substance, no hint or trace of mint flavor whatsoever.
Cherry- If they were trying for Robotussin, they succeeded. Chemical-like aftertaste, inhale is rough.
Tobacco- Nothing like tobacco one bit. Not sure what its even like, but tobacco isn't it. Also airy like the menthol.
Java- The best of the flavors that I tried. It did in fact taste like coffee to some extent. Wasn't bad, but it doesn't save the rest.
2/7


Value and Options: The kit includes, straight from Blu's site:

  • 1 pack to hold 5 cartridges and charges your batteries on the go
  • 2 electronic cigarette batteries
  • 1 wall charger and 1 USB charger
  • 5-pack of flavor cartridges in the flavor and strength of your choice
  • 30 day money-back guarantee and one year warranty
  • $69.95
  • Cartridges cost:
  • 1 Five Pack $12.00
    2 Five Packs $10.80 ea.
    4 Five Packs $ 9.60 ea.

The charging case is easily the biggest selling point of Blu, but with other companies quickly catching up, its not as big a deal as it used to be. 2 batteries is the standard for kits, but I'm disappointed that they don't offer manual and automatic batteries. Also no large selection of accessories.
For cartridges, like shown above, they try to get you to buy bulk. A single cartridge costs a bit over $2.00. Seems standard with everyone else, but high for what you get.
In summary here, options are lacking, and the value is about middle of the road.
4/7

OVERALL: 3/7

It's average and that's all it is. Bad vapor, short battery life, no extra options, bad flavors. For the price, you'd expect a little higher in terms of quality. Honestly, I cannot recommend this e-cigarette.

If you're interested in buying them, don't forget to Google those coupon codes before check out!

Thanks for reading the first in a series of reviews from AllWired

2 comments:

  1. The compact design of Blu will really be hit or miss. Some like it, others don't. To me, battery life > length and weight, and because this is such a compact piece, it sacrifices much in the battery life department.

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  2. I love my E Cig! I really enjoy the look and feel to it.

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