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Fresh Choice Cigarette Machine-$449.00 Not Worth It!!

by: mcclellan313( 125Feedback score is 100 to 499) Top 5000 Reviewer
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The Fresh Choice Cigarette Machine Seems like a good Idea,But is made very cheaply,mostly plastic,is not reliable and is definately not worth the money they are charging for these things.I bought one of these from an ebay store in November 2007 and it did not work right from day 1.The machine is an automatic,self cleaning injector,that injects tobacco into pre-made tubes.If you go to the fresh choice website it shows you a video on You Tube of a woman using this machine.They claim to be able to make a pack of cigarettes in 2 minutes.The video shows her carefully taking the cigarettes out of the machine and setting them on a table,but not actually lighting and smoking one,or even showing you the finished product.Even though the machine has an adjustment knob on it,It inconsistantly makes cigarettes that you can actually smoke.Sometimes even at the lowest setting the tobacco is packed so tightly you can't draw through them,causing you to have to take it apart and trying again wasting a tube and time in the process.Sometimes the machine only packs the tube halfway to the filter,leaving a huge gap in the tube.Other times the tobacco is packed so loose it falls out of the tube completely.Other times the injector tears the tube down the side.I bought this machine from an ebay store,from a local shop,and when I contacted him for replacement all he could do was give me a 1-800 phone number to call for the warranty,and it was brand new.The number he gave me was the company in California,and I never did get through to them.The line was always busy.You have to ship it to California at your expense for repair,not replacement,and after they inspect the unit.I will be making my own video and posting it on You Tube so people can see the actual product and what it really takes to make a pack of cigarettes.I will post a link to that video on here as soon as it is available.These machines aren't worth $200,much less the $449 they are charging for them.I have spoken to others that have this machine,all have the same problems.Someone is getting rich taking advantage of  the cigarette Tax,telling you that it only costs $1 a pack.It's o.k. if you have nothing else to do,but the fact is,it is time consuming to use this machine.If you buy one of these,be ready to get severly aggrivated.I think I can make cigarettes faster in the hand crank roller.

Update.....I cannot get the machine to work at all now.So making a video of the actual cigarette making process will be impossible.


Guide ID: 10000000005372022Guide created: 02/03/08 (updated 11/19/09)

 
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