I am not associated with McGizmo but I must say this is a very rare exception. Hundreds of our fellow EDC enthusiast own Don’s flashlight. I own two of them and he is extremely professional and actually highly respected in the EDC community, especially in the Flashlight world. Again, not judging your situation, but I have only had positive experiences with his flashlights and the majority of people I know have as well. Aside from being beautiful yes that’s subjective, but they are mechanically among the best out there as far as the beam goes. Read reviews about the Haiku and you will see. But since I’m playing. I bought an iwc double pilot rattrapante and never loved it.