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FenMan · 02-25-2009, 01:47 PM

My first dabble with e-cigs today; a 901 and pen-style arrived. On the topic that gets talked about a lot here - volume of vapour they create - they are fine. Loads of "smoke". But this board never talks about the taste. I'm sorry but these are so utterly disgusting. I can't understand why no one has mentioned it before. Bog standard "low nicotine" cartridges. Fortunately, I wasn't really expecting anything else so I can hardly say I'm disappointed.

JustJulie · 02-25-2009, 01:52 PM

Well, I've tasted some pretty foul flavors . . . strangely enough, some of the ones I thought were the nastiest were the favorites of other forum members.

Or it might be the dreaded new atomizer taste, something that you just have to vape through to get rid of.

Heed · 02-25-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FenMan

My first dabble with e-cigs today; a 901 and pen-style arrived. On the topic that gets talked about a lot here - volume of vapour they create - they are fine. Loads of "smoke". But this board never talks about the taste. I'm sorry but these are so utterly disgusting. I can't understand why no one has mentioned it before. Bog standard "low nicotine" cartridges. Fortunately, I wasn't really expecting anything else so I can hardly say I'm disappointed.

Try a different flavour, then.

I don't mind the default cartridge flavouring, but I wouldn't choose it unless it was the only one available. Some people like it and some people really hate it. I find it okay, but not it's not a preference. Taste is subjective.

I think you'll find quite a few discussions on flavour -- if you look.

Also, since you have new equipment you might also be tasting the primer fluid that the atomizers are filled with at the factory.

You might want to give things an honest try before you form a judgement. Unfortunately, it seems you had already formed an opinion before you tried.

MrsJaaxx · 02-25-2009, 02:04 PM

I've heard lots of people complain about the icky tasting stuff that they come with. The good news is that the ick taste will be gone fairly quickly after you put a new cartridge with some pleasant-tasting liquid in it in there.

One time I smoked mine when it was ready to be topped up and I didn't top it up, and it tasted like burnt hair smells. It was such a turnoff that I couldn't smoke an e-cig the rest of the day. The next day I used a totally different atomizer and cleaned the funky one.

Curtis · 02-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Really? Man, That sucks. I'm anxiously waiting on my first E-cigs and I was just thinking, "What if I don't like it?". Maybe it's the new taste like Julie said, or maybe you got a'hold of some bad juice. I hope that's the case because I just dropped a big amount of money (for me) on some e-quipment. I've also read about how some people feel like crap for the first week to ten days of vaping. That could be a turnoff. I'm still waiting. Sorry Fen.

b00stzx3 · 02-25-2009, 02:14 PM

My cartridges that came with my DSE901 starter pack sucked. They tasted like kinda like burnt apple. Got a new bottle of E-juice though so everything is good today.

JustJulie · 02-25-2009, 02:24 PM

Personally, I'm not a fan of the liquid that most suppliers use with their starter kits. But, as b00 notes, you're not stuck with that flavor. Just try something else.

Curtis--I wouldn't worry too much. As you can see form how busy this forum is, there are tons of quite satisfied e-smokers.

watertones · 02-25-2009, 02:36 PM

As most people of said, the liquid that most supplier use for the carts are nasty. And most atomizers need to be "broken in" so to speak. I've always had good luck dripping for the first day, that way it gets the nasty taste out of the atomizer, and you get to vape on some tasty liquid

Check out the reviews on liquid and drop a few bucks for a sample pack or a smaller bottle. You probably won't be disappointed. I say give it a few days and you'll like it more and more.

D_Struct · 02-25-2009, 02:41 PM

The first day or so, I really had a hard time enjoying the e-cig taste, but once the atomizer burned off the initial gunk, I loved it.

I think I did a review where I said the initial taste was somewhere between a smoke machine and a wet gym sock.

Terrie · 02-25-2009, 02:42 PM

I'm thinking that it must be either the primer the factory puts on the atomizer, or the sample cartridges it comes with. I had the same experience when I first got my 901 and I agree, I thought it tasted disgusting. To me it seemed like a sulphur taste. But then I put a different cartridge on it (not from the starter kit) and after a little awhile the nasty taste went away. So, don't be discouraged, just hang in there and give it a little time and the nasy taste should go away. I've been using e-cigs for a month now and love them.

02-25-2009, 01:47 PM	#1
FenMan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3	Yuk - these are vile, vile, vile My first dabble with e-cigs today; a 901 and pen-style arrived. On the topic that gets talked about a lot here - volume of vapour they create - they are fine. Loads of "smoke". But this board never talks about the taste. I'm sorry but these are so utterly disgusting. I can't understand why no one has mentioned it before. Bog standard "low nicotine" cartridges. Fortunately, I wasn't really expecting anything else so I can hardly say I'm disappointed.

02-25-2009, 02:12 PM	#5
Curtis Super Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 478	Really? Man, That sucks. I'm anxiously waiting on my first E-cigs and I was just thinking, "What if I don't like it?". Maybe it's the new taste like Julie said, or maybe you got a'hold of some bad juice. I hope that's the case because I just dropped a big amount of money (for me) on some e-quipment. I've also read about how some people feel like crap for the first week to ten days of vaping. That could be a turnoff. I'm still waiting. Sorry Fen. __________________ "No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why." - Mignon McLaughlin

02-25-2009, 02:41 PM	#9
D_Struct Super Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 840 Blog Entries: 3	The first day or so, I really had a hard time enjoying the e-cig taste, but once the atomizer burned off the initial gunk, I loved it. I think I did a review where I said the initial taste was somewhere between a smoke machine and a wet gym sock. __________________

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02-25-2009, 01:52 PM	#2
JustJulie PV Activist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,221	Well, I've tasted some pretty foul flavors . . . strangely enough, some of the ones I thought were the nastiest were the favorites of other forum members. Or it might be the dreaded new atomizer taste, something that you just have to vape through to get rid of.

02-25-2009, 02:04 PM	#4
MrsJaaxx USA Supplier Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 342	I've heard lots of people complain about the icky tasting stuff that they come with. The good news is that the ick taste will be gone fairly quickly after you put a new cartridge with some pleasant-tasting liquid in it in there. One time I smoked mine when it was ready to be topped up and I didn't top it up, and it tasted like burnt hair smells. It was such a turnoff that I couldn't smoke an e-cig the rest of the day. The next day I used a totally different atomizer and cleaned the funky one.

02-25-2009, 02:14 PM	#6
b00stzx3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 177	My cartridges that came with my DSE901 starter pack sucked. They tasted like kinda like burnt apple. Got a new bottle of E-juice though so everything is good today.

02-25-2009, 02:24 PM	#7
JustJulie PV Activist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,221	Personally, I'm not a fan of the liquid that most suppliers use with their starter kits. But, as b00 notes, you're not stuck with that flavor. Just try something else. Curtis--I wouldn't worry too much. As you can see form how busy this forum is, there are tons of quite satisfied e-smokers.

02-25-2009, 02:36 PM	#8
watertones Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Paul, MN USA Posts: 114	As most people of said, the liquid that most supplier use for the carts are nasty. And most atomizers need to be "broken in" so to speak. I've always had good luck dripping for the first day, that way it gets the nasty taste out of the atomizer, and you get to vape on some tasty liquid Check out the reviews on liquid and drop a few bucks for a sample pack or a smaller bottle. You probably won't be disappointed. I say give it a few days and you'll like it more and more.

02-25-2009, 02:42 PM	#10
Terrie Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 29	I'm thinking that it must be either the primer the factory puts on the atomizer, or the sample cartridges it comes with. I had the same experience when I first got my 901 and I agree, I thought it tasted disgusting. To me it seemed like a sulphur taste. But then I put a different cartridge on it (not from the starter kit) and after a little awhile the nasty taste went away. So, don't be discouraged, just hang in there and give it a little time and the nasy taste should go away. I've been using e-cigs for a month now and love them.