Volcano E-Cigs: Nice Alternative Supplier

**hxj** · 10-06-2009, 03:54 PM

I decided to buy a couple of batteries for my blu from Volcano E-Cigs recently, because they use orange LEDs, and while I'm usually happy to answer questions from smokers wondering what I'm doing when they see the blue LED, sometimes it'd be nice to vape in peace.

I'm very happy with my purchase. Volcano did in fact ship in less than 24 hours, and my batteries arrived in 3 business days, First Class Mail from Hawaii. The addresses on the padded mailer were hand-written, so this is obviously a small outfit, but I have no complaints about the service.

The batteries themselves are pretty much what I expected: just like blu batteries but with a Volcano logo where the blu one usually is (and the Volcano one is less conspicuous, which is nice), and an orange LED instead of a blue one. The only other difference is that the battery is "ribbed" (see picture—it's clearer on the black ones in the image, but it's very visible on the actual white ones, too), which I'm not crazy about, because it lessens its effectiveness as a cigarette lookalike. Still, the texture is far less noticeable than a bright blue LED.

Batteries from Volcano are cheaper than blu's, at $8.99 each if you order them in pairs. I saved an additional 10% with a coupon code I Googled, and then shipping was only $1.73 for First Class Mail because I was in no hurry (though I got the goods in about the same time as I usually get Priority Mail anyway). All told, I spent only $17.91 on two batteries, over $2 less than blu's already-good prices.

I was impressed enough with Volcano's service and pricing that I placed another order, this time for two black batteries, six atomizers, and an extra USB charger. Total after discount was $51.22, and all orders over $50 ship Priority Mail for free. The equivalent equipment from blu would have cost $59.40, and blu is currently claiming a one-to-two-week ship time.

For those of you who use pre-filled carts, Volcano sells them by the five-pack for $3.99 (with discounts on most flavors for higher quantities), while blu only sells cartons of 25 for $25.00. Volcano also has a couple of flavors that blu doesn't carry: Pineapple Punch and Milk Chocolate.

Overall, thumbs up so far. If my second order goes as smoothly as my first, I'll be very pleased.

**Joe Volcano** · 10-06-2009, 05:52 PM

Nice review!!! Thank you....Hopefully this doesn't get deleted.

**hxj** · 10-06-2009, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Joe Volcano

Nice review!!! Thank you....Hopefully this doesn't get deleted.

I thought about that, but I'm pretty sure I read at some point that this subforum was only created for blu users to support themselves and each other, and is not a company-sponsored forum like the other supplier forums. And there have also been a zillion posts here from people telling blu users to buy entirely different e-cigs from other suppliers, whereas this thread was intended to inform continuing blu users of another source of supplies for their chosen e-cig.

But if it gets deleted, c'est la vie. :-)

**tkiller** · 10-17-2009, 02:22 AM

Hope you don't mind me adding on a little bit here in praise of the volcano store. I ordered a few batches of the carts here not too long ago, and noticed the flavors I did try (pineapple, chocolate, coffee, and vanilla) all seemed to have much nicer flavor from the first hit than the blu carts. (I wasn't too fond of the chocolate personally, it just didn't seem to have much taste to it other than just a very generic sweet flavor. Personal opinion only there though. It's not bad, just not my favorite.) I just placed an order today for the other three I haven't tried yet, but I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Another plus I noticed was that they seemed to last longer. I wasn't sure if it was just the way I was using them or what, but I took one apart today (that makes it sound so technical, all i did was take the cartridge out of the mouthpiece) and what do you know, the plastic cart inside was probably a good 2-3 mm deeper than the ones in the blu carts. Of course, one can't be sure that these carts are filled any more than Blu, but it sure makes RE-filling nicer.

Also ordered new atty's and one of the volcano batts today to see how they stack up, I'm glad to see someone is enjoying the battery at least. As for how the attys work, I'll just wait and find out, and post the results.

**hxj** · 10-17-2009, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by tkiller

Hope you don't mind me adding on a little bit here in praise of the volcano store. I ordered a few batches of the carts here not too long ago, and noticed the flavors I did try (pineapple, chocolate, coffee, and vanilla) all seemed to have much nicer flavor from the first hit than the blu carts. (I wasn't too fond of the chocolate personally, it just didn't seem to have much taste to it other than just a very generic sweet flavor. Personal opinion only there though. It's not bad, just not my favorite.) I just placed an order today for the other three I haven't tried yet, but I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Another plus I noticed was that they seemed to last longer. I wasn't sure if it was just the way I was using them or what, but I took one apart today (that makes it sound so technical, all i did was take the cartridge out of the mouthpiece) and what do you know, the plastic cart inside was probably a good 2-3 mm deeper than the ones in the blu carts. Of course, one can't be sure that these carts are filled any more than Blu, but it sure makes RE-filling nicer.

Also ordered new atty's and one of the volcano batts today to see how they stack up, I'm glad to see someone is enjoying the battery at least. As for how the attys work, I'll just wait and find out, and post the results.

The atomizers I got from them are exactly the same as blu's, as expected. After all, both companies are just branding and reselling JSB equipment.

As for the deeper cart, those are apparently the "new and improved" JSB carts for the L88b-- you get them from blu, too, though you may still get the old style carts in a few flavours that they still have old stock of.

I may have to order some Volcano carts just to empty them out and refill them.

I've been using 306a carts, which are slightly larger inside than the original L88b carts, but I'd like to see for myself how the new ones compare.

Thanks for the info!

**JasonTaylor456** · 10-17-2009, 10:25 PM

Did the pcc for volcano get recalled as well or was that from a different supplier?

**hxj** · 10-17-2009, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by JasonTaylor456

Did the pcc for volcano get recalled as well or was that from a different supplier?

There's been no recall from any other L88b reseller. As far as anyone can tell, Volcano's are made by the same manufacturer, JSB (only the logo is different), so I've been assuming that their V-Packs have the same design flaw/battery issue that blu's do. They continue to sell them, however, citing the fact that none of their customers have reported any problems (yet).

Personally, I've decided not to risk it—I just use the Pack as a carrying case only and keep USB-charged batteries all over the place. Two in the (non-charging) Pack, a couple in the car, a couple at work... haven't been caught without a charged battery yet.