The Moral of This Story; Buy Inexpensive Flashlights, Anticipate Unacceptable Outcomes.

http://www.vizeri.com/VZ230 But you likewise don't need to pay a fortune to get the functions you need in a quality LED flashlight either. When we at Vizeri were planning to offer a compact tactical flashlight, we ordered three competitor products directly from China that were comparable in functions to what we were preparing to offer. After they showed up in a few weeks we tested them and two were completely dead. The 3rd light worked, however only intermittently, and after a while not at all. When opened you could see a spring that pops out, however even when we put it back, the light still would not work. We did find that we could take the battery carrier out of one of the dead ones and put it into the other dead one and that made one work. So out of the three we succeeded to get one to work, however only due to the fact that we had some parts to work with. The thing about these lights is that they all look good from the exterior. But that doesn't matter if it doesn't work dependably ... or at all. That's when we decided that any light we offered would need to be the highest quality. Our name was not going on junk like this. But we likewise looked at the flashlights that were priced at upwards of $150 to see what sort of functions they have. We wanted to offer the exact same quality as them, however with a much better set of functions. As a result, the VZ230 has functions most high-end flashlights don't have like a zoom focus. These "high end" units force you into a "one size fits all" beam. And even with its accurate zoom focus, the VZ230 still maintains an IPX7 waterproof score (submersion to 3 feet), which you won't find on cheaper zoom models. If you take a look at all the lights for sale, you'll discover that there are multiple sellers for each. Since clones are plentiful in China, you may think you are ordering one item, however you end up getting a clone with…