I have been a customer of this company for several years now and use one of their devices every day. When I stopped smoking over 6 years ago I started my journey vaping and I eventually landed on this company and their outstanding product. The brand's founding was in Shenzhen, China in 2015, where most of its products are manufactured. Their US headquarters are in Troy, Michigan and they have partnerships around the world with their biggest distributions in Europe, North America, and Asia. They're known for their durable brand predominantly known for the very successful Aegis series of devices that are waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof. That's right, they're tough! I was in my local vape shop when I was first introduced to my Aegis, it was dramatic. My pal there said "you gotta check this bad boy out" and he commenced a crazy demonstration. He picked up the model that I use today and showed me the great smoke and design but then he took off the coil and grabbed a bat, yes a bat. He tossed it up and took a swing and BAM the thing flew across the room. Yes, I was shocked, but wait there's more LOL he walked over, picked it up, and walked back behind the counter where he found a 5-gallon pail of water. You guessed it, he dropped it in!! He's got a big grin on his face and then takes it out of the water, dries it off a bit and puts the coil back on, hits the on button and BAM it fires right up, just as nothing had just happened. It was in perfect condition and worked like a charm!! Seriously, this puppy was indeed tough, and needless to say I was sold. I think I paid $60 for the starter kit which comes with the main body, tank, a couple of glass replacements, several different coils and it's all you need are batteries and your vape juice. I use the Samsung 18650 Batteries and I make my own vape juice and I'm a happy camper. Bottom line: I do my due diligence when it comes to any product out of China, and this may be my first review for a product from that region, but this is the real deal. It's sturdy, attractive, reliable and I'm a solidly satisfied customer. Highly recommended. https://www.geekvape.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Geekvape.USA