False advertising!
I recently purchased a 10 foot braided 3X charging cable from this company and I was sold on the speed and durability of the cable and the fact that it has a lifetime replacement warranty if it ever breaks. The following day after I made the purchase I received an email from LuXvar. Charles writes the following disturbing information about the cable I just purchased.
"I want to point out a problem that could cause your new 3X charging cables to not charge as fast as they're capable of.
Now, this problem has nothing to do with the 3X charging cables you just ordered.
The problem is the wall and car chargers you already own.
You see, most wall plugs and car chargers on the market are not fast charge compatible.
Your new 3X Charging Cables are capable of handling over 27 watts of power.
All fast charge phones, tablets and devices can handle 10-27 watts depending on the device.
The problem is, most wall plugs and car chargers on the market today only push 5 watts at peak power.
It doesn't matter how amazing your 3X cables are, if your wall plug or car charger is only pushing 5 watts...
That's all the power your devices will get and you'll continue to charge at slow speeds.
On the other hand, if you want to unleash the full potential of your new 3X Charging Cables...
I highly recommend you get the matching 3X Wall Plugs and Car Chargers."
I wrote back to Charles with the following:
"Thank you for this information Charles, but I am very very disappointed with the information you provided. Because no where in the website I first visited, provides this vital and critical information. I was sold on the fast charging 3x cable, but to me this is false advertising and fraud. Now I have to purchase wall and car chargers so that this cable will perform to it's specifications otherwise it won't perform "Really"! Why isn't this information provided on the website and why when opening up the desired cable (3, 6 or 10 ft) is this info not specified. Don't you think customers should no this up front prior to making a purchase instead of after-the-fact. This is important to me and how I spend my money. Now it changes everything, spend another $50 + in order to get the full benefits of this cable product. I am angry and want to cancel this order for a full refund.
Thank you and sincerely hope you understand that this is totally unfair practices from your company.
I hope you can see and understand what the issue is and how disappointed I was when I received the email notification.
The most important thing to remember, although these cables may be durable and have a lifetime replacement, the 3X charging capabilities only works if you have a charger with the capacity to output 27 watts or over instead of your standard 5 watt charger.
My rating is justified and I would have given a 5, but again this is unfair practices from this company.
10 October 2020
Unprompted review