I don't have any Lodge brand, but the issue that I've read about is that their pre-seasoning is not smooth. So that defeats the purpose. You want a smooth finish for stick-free cooking, which is what the seasoning gets you. So you end up having to remove the poor pre-seasoning done by Lodge in order to apply a good seasoning of your own. Their pre-seasoning is supposed to save you time, but it apparently does just the opposite. Once you have removed their pre-seasoning and done the job correctly yourself, then reportedly it's good cookware. Again, I don't own any Lodge, but that's what I've read about it.

Considering how much cheaper Lodge is than other higher end cast iron, I would not hesitate to try it someday. Just with the thought in the back of my mind that I may need to do a little prep work on it. Not really a big deal - probably 30 minutes or less to smooth, then a couple of hours to season from scratch (most of that time sitting around waiting on it to bake in the oven).