Anyone familiar with this machine?

[Ronster]

Anyone know if this machine is any good?

http://www.freshchoicetobacco.com/machine.html

[Smooth]

It;s been around awhile, not much good about it from what I recall.
It is covered here in the forum.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177

[Idonno]

If you view the topic smooth posted a link to you will see that out of all the people posting only four of us actually owned the machine and out that four all were glad we did except for some num-nuts that said he bought it of eBay for $100 then proceeded to fill it with slick 50!! Go figure!

To be honest I have my doubts about him. It's more likely that only three of us actually owned the machine and out that three we were glad we did!!!

I love my fresh choice machine and it has proved every penny of its worth to me. The performance, quality, speed, customer service and warranty are all 2nd to none. Its definitely the last cigarette machine I will ever have to buy.

The negative comments were from people who for the most part either didn't know what they were talking about, were seriously misinformed or were just plain being malicious.

They didn't own the machine and most seemed to have little interest in hearing what the actual owners of the machine had to say.

So I'll say it again I LOVE MY FRESH CHOICE ELECTRIC CIGARETTE MACHINE!!!!!!!!!
This is one purchase I know I'll never regret !!!!!!!

ALL of the owners that DIDN'T fill their machine with slick 50 are also happy with their purchase.

[mgzinia]

...Never heard too much on this machine except that if you use TGS or other bacco not on manufacturers "approved" list, it voids warranty. I remain mystified about how the hell they would prove I put Rave in there instead of the fresh choice, or PIIYPASI.(which is indeed a really good tobacco, btw).Think if I had the 100 or so to spend on a machine, I would try a fresh choice though, and not add the slick50.

[Idonno]

...Never heard too much on this machine except that if you use TGS or other bacco not on manufacturers "approved" list, it voids warranty.

I know mgzinia I've heard the same thing, the problem is it just isn't true.

With fresh choice you get a a 1 or a 3yr warranty no matter who's tobacco you use. Yea I know 1or 3 is a pretty big difference but I really don't remember which it is.

But here's the kicker, the thing that makes their warranty the best out there is explained in this quote from one of my earlier posts in the fresh choice thread.

This is a posting by Fresh choice on eBay who also goes by "lotsaorders" :"These machines have an unlimited warranty when customers use natural Fresh Choice brand, PIIYPASI pipe brand, or tobacco they've made from blended strips of tobacco leaves. We will repair any Fresh Choice cigarette machine out there for $100, or for free after you have purchased $100 of tobacco or blended strips of tobacco.

Here is the Link http://reviews.ebay.com/Fresh-Choice-El ... 0007415863.

So after you buy $100 of tobacco from Fresh Choice you have changed your warranty to a lifetime warranty and since I think their tobacco is pretty great stuff at a really good price I'm very happy with the warranty and the machine.

If you want to see more of what I and others have posted on the subject follow the link Smooth posted in the second post on this thread.

[goldilox]

mgzinia wrote:...Never heard too much on this machine except that if you use TGS or other bacco not on manufacturers "approved" list, it voids warranty.

If something happens to the machine, and you used 'unacceptable' baccy, how would they ever know, unless you were dumb enuf to tell them?

[Idonno]

mgzinia wrote:...Never heard too much on this machine except that if you use TGS or other bacco not on manufacturers "approved" list, it voids warranty.

If something happens to the machine, and you used 'unacceptable' baccy, how would they ever know, unless you were dumb enuf to tell them?

Yes, that's true or at lest it would be if if fresh choice had a manufacturers "approved" list.

The fact is you can use any tobacco your heart desires. I've put a lot of different stuff in my machine with great results. The rule of thumb I use is If it won't work in my old TOP-O-MATIC I don't put it in my fresh choice machine. I've had flawless results this way.

I've had my machine since about Jan. of 2010 and since I heard so much crap about the warranty I made sure I checked with Fresh Choice before I bought it. They said I could use any tobacco I wanted and since the package I was buying also included 10lbs of tobacco I had a lifetime warranty. They also asked what kind of machine I was using (which was the TOP-O-MATIC) and said anything that works in it should work just fine in their machine. It does.

I've tried 17 different types of tobacco in it so far and all have worked well.

At first moisture level was a little bit of an issue but now I have a large humidor. At 65-75% humidity it packs tubes very well.

Well anyway it's late. I need to get something to eat and go to bed.

Has anyone seen my porridge!

[JohnSR]

I love my fresh choice machine and it has proved every penny of its worth to me. The performance, quality, speed, customer service and warranty are all 2nd to none. Its definitely the last cigarette machine I will ever have to buy.

The negative comments were from people who for the most part either didn't know what they were talking about, were seriously misinformed or were just plain being malicious.

They didn't own the machine and most seemed to have little interest in hearing what the actual owners of the machine had to say.

So I'll say it again I LOVE MY FRESH CHOICE ELECTRIC CIGARETTE MACHINE!!!!!!!!!
This is one purchase I know I'll never regret !!!!!!!

After reading all your posts on this machine, I get the feeling you haven't had any problems with it. Was reading on the web where a guy bought one and had nothing but problems with it. Here is the link. Could you answer some of the problems he had with his machine? Have been thinking about getting one but so far other than you, all I have heard are bad things about it.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Fresh-Choice-Ci ... 0005372022

[Idonno]

After reading all your posts on this machine, I get the feeling you haven't had any problems with it. Was reading on the web where a guy bought one and had nothing but problems with it. Here is the link. Could you answer some of the problems he had with his machine? Have been thinking about getting one but so far other than you, all I have heard are bad things about it.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Fresh-Choice-Ci ... 0005372022

WOW, Its nice to see that someone is actually taking the time to really research the issue and yea I read that post on eBay too. I was so annoyed by what I felt were untruths and out and out lies I made my own post. http://reviews.ebay.com/Fresh-Choice-Cigarette-Machine-A-quality-product_W0QQugidZ10000000016186767 You should notice a lot of similaritys between that post and some that I made on this forum.

I'm not sure why this guy feels he has some sort of ax to grind with fresh choice, but I have a feeling there must something he's not telling us! But for the life of me I cant figure what.

Also in the fresh choice electric machine thread there are 4 machine owners posting and all liked the machine except the num-nuts that put motor oil in it (slick 50) so you might want to re-read that thread http://forum.ryorevolution.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177

Anyway all that aside, sure I'll take the time to tell you every thing I've learned about machine from the day I ordered it to now, but it will probably be a pretty long post and I just don't have the time right now. So give me a couple of days. Nice to see someone actually researching the issue!


P.S. Here's someone else with a experience similar to mine: http://reviews.ebay.com/Fresh-Choice-Electric-Cigarette-Rolling-Machine_W0QQugidZ10000000017282373

[JohnSR]

Very interesting, the complete opposite of the other guy. Wonder if he ever used the Top-O-Matic or any of the other better hand crankers? Have been using the Top for over three years and have ran thousands of cigarettes out of it but it is starting to show its age (like me) so it's getting time to think about a new machine. If it is true that a person can make a pack in two minutes, this sounds like something I would be interested in. Thanks for posting your thoughts on the machine and will be looking forward to your full review.