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WeirdWillie

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I totally don't mind people voicing their concerns about price increases (even though I don't think this qualifies, honestly... it's just 'leveling the playing field' and the discontinuation of subsidizing under-priced 'core line-up' flavors with more expensive short-runs). We ran the numbers - the median price is exactly where it has been for months.

You are absolutely correct in the respect that forces outside of our control are at work... change is inevitable with the onslaught up upcoming regulation. We aspire to be one of the vendors that make it over the regulatory bar. The alternative is to continue to do business as usual, abstain from making capital intensive changes we know will be required to exist in the post-regulatory environment, and *hope* that they don't drop the hammer on online sales. Nothing in this industries future is certain, but there are definitely some fudamental changes we can make now to make that transition to the post-regulatory environment less painful.

Yes, there will continue to be short-visioned profiteers whom make the absolute minimum investment in the service of selling large volumes of cheap liquid to turn a buck... but - in the end, I believe people are more likely to support a vendor whom is making the kinds of business decisions that will ensure the liquid is available into perpetuity.

Kent as long as you keep producing the following, I for one will be with you till the end. :toast:
The Virus
Custard's Last Stand
Wakonda
Frenilla
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I would qualify that it might be after the 1st of the year before we do another short-run... so if you like/love any of the above and it's presently available, grab it up!

Man I am glad I listened to you!

Going to have to ration the PBC V@, Raz Cup And ACB until the first of the year.

Nanny ruined me for life, ACB is the best liquid I have ever tasted. And I still blame you for the addition Nanny!
 

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Man I am glad I listened to you!

Going to have to ration the PBC V@, Raz Cup And ACB until the first of the year.

Nanny ruined me for life, ACB is the best liquid I have ever tasted. And I still blame you for the addition Nanny!

Nanny, curse you! XOXO
 

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Dang it I just noticed Cheesecake is on the possible future list.
I guess I'd better save my stash for special occasions until such time as another run is produced.

I need to poll to see which flavor I should make - thinking I might leave it plain, again.
 

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Glad I got a few bottles at the old price. As a new vaper that is the only Nicoticket price I know. I get where you are headed as a business owner, and I will certainly continue to support a company that makes juice I really like ( not just because I was getting it ridiculously cheap). I just won't be able to do it at a 380ml a month clip. Well at least not until my next raise.

It will be a crappy day when you can't buy a bottle online from Nicoticket, no middle man getting YOUR cash Clark.
 

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Man I am glad I listened to you!

Going to have to ration the PBC V@, Raz Cup And ACB until the first of the year.

Nanny ruined me for life, ACB is the best liquid I have ever tasted. And I still blame you for the addition Nanny!
BLAME?? or THANK????:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

True story -- my nephew also vapes Nicoticket (shocker!) and hadn't been over to visit in a while. He came by tonight and I handed him my ACB. He'd never been able to try it. Instant Addiction! You should have seen his face when he hit that **GOLD*** from JUNE. :shock::shock::shock:

I told him I'd give him a 50 ML bottle for $100 (kidding with him, of course) and he didn't even flinch - he was reaching for his wallet! I sent him home with just enough to hold him for a while -- that way I know HE'LL BE BACK to visit me more often --- when his ACB runs out! LOL. I'm such a bad aunt! We got out our juice stash and he was drooling over how dark some of our older bottles are so we schooled him in the art of buying one to vape and one to steep, rinse and repeat. Kids:facepalm:
 

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I guess I did misunderstand. So all the changes are pro-active in prep for the FDA banning all juice except for retail and only allowing juice that has been manufactured in pharmaceutical production certified clean rooms and which have been approved and tested.

The problem is that once you go that direction there is no going back. (overhead, investments, production equipment). So basically there IS no going back.

So if the chit hits the fan and 95% of the juice makers go out of business due to the FDA's heavy handed restrictions, Nicoticket will be ready to continue in the new "e-cigarette are tobacco products" juice industry right next to R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris wholesale offerings. There will only be a few high end e-juices to compete against. You will clean house. Going from thousands to millions in a very short time I'd predict.

If the market doesn't get regulated out of existence, then we just end up with a higher priced Nicoticket, a lot like Five Pawns, The Standard, and Suicide Bunny. Oh speaking of....if you are going to compete with the pros you're going to need to start steeping your juice before selling it. No more waiting to use it. Every bottle needs to be able to be opened and vaped as soon as the consumer buys it and opens the bottle. Of course this only applies to the wholesale side. You can do anything the market will bear on the website side.

I've really got to get rid of the last of my nicotine habit. I'm down to 6mg. I need bite the bullet and start using buying NZ liquid and try and ween myself off the last of the nicotine. Then I won't mind spending $40 for a 60ml bottle that will last me a month or so, but right now it 50ml lasts me less than a week.

It's kind of ironic the direction vaping is going. It started out as a way to quit smoking with people literally building their own flashlight mods and has turning into teenagers & twenty somethings buying super high voltage devices, to vaporize massive amounts of over-priced designer e-juices in cloud competitions. Big business and big money, and with regulations it will weed out anyone not prepared to join the big boys.
 

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Glad I got a few bottles at the old price. As a new vaper that is the only Nicoticket price I know. I get where you are headed as a business owner, and I will certainly continue to support a company that makes juice I really like ( not just because I was getting it ridiculously cheap). I just won't be able to do it at a 380ml a month clip. Well at least not until my next raise.

It will be a crappy day when you can't buy a bottle online from Nicoticket, no middle man getting YOUR cash Clark.

We'll probably rotate a flavor of the week type deal so if you play your cards wise, they'll be opportunity. Just understand, the increase really isn't for the love of money, it's because I honestly believe Nicoticket has to diversify or it will cease to exist at some point. My passion will always be working directly with vapers, but I would be a fool if I ignored the signs that point to change (and I fail to respond). THANK YOU for understanding brother, Katy and I really value your contributions to the community.

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Kent Brooks

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BLAME?? or THANK????:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

True story -- my nephew also vapes Nicoticket (shocker!) and hadn't been over to visit in a while. He came by tonight and I handed him my ACB. He'd never been able to try it. Instant Addiction! You should have seen his face when he hit that **GOLD*** from JUNE. :shock::shock::shock:

I told him I'd give him a 50 ML bottle for $100 (kidding with him, of course) and he didn't even flinch - he was reaching for his wallet! I sent him home with just enough to hold him for a while -- that way I know HE'LL BE BACK to visit me more often --- when his ACB runs out! LOL. I'm such a bad aunt! We got out our juice stash and he was drooling over how dark some of our older bottles are so we schooled him in the art of buying one to vape and one to steep, rinse and repeat. Kids:facepalm:

Aunt "the first one's free" Nanny

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Kent Brooks

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I guess I did misunderstand. So all the changes are pro-active in prep for the FDA banning all juice except for retail and only allowing juice that has been manufactured in pharmaceutical production certified clean rooms and which have been approved and tested.

The problem is that once you go that direction there is no going back. (overhead, investments, production equipment). So basically there IS no going back.

So if the chit hits the fan and 95% of the juice makers go out of business due to the FDA's heavy handed restrictions, Nicoticket will be ready to continue in the new "e-cigarette are tobacco products" juice industry right next to R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris wholesale offerings. There will only be a few high end e-juices to compete against. You will clean house. Going from thousands to millions in a very short time I'd predict.

If the market doesn't get regulated out of existence, then we just end up with a higher priced Nicoticket, a lot like Five Pawns, The Standard, and Suicide Bunny. Oh speaking of....if you are going to compete with the pros you're going to need to start steeping your juice before selling it. No more waiting to use it. Every bottle needs to be able to be opened and vaped as soon as the consumer buys it and opens the bottle. Of course this only applies to the wholesale side. You can do anything the market will bear on the website side.

I've really got to get rid of the last of my nicotine habit. I'm down to 6mg. I need bite the bullet and start using buying NZ liquid and try and ween myself off the last of the nicotine. Then I won't mind spending $40 for a 60ml bottle that will last me a month or so, but right now it 50ml lasts me less than a week.

It's kind of ironic the direction vaping is going. It started out as a way to quit smoking with people literally building their own flashlight mods and has turning into teenagers & twenty somethings buying super high voltage devices, to vaporize massive amounts of over-priced designer e-juices in cloud competitions. Big business and big money, and with regulations it will weed out anyone not prepared to join the big boys.

Absolutely correct... We're making significant capital investment and partnering with others to put ourselves in a position where we have met or exceeded impending regulations before they are even implemented. The list of changes we have implemented thus far, and the changes that are yet to be implemented are nothing short of mind bending. We're talking about verifying the chain-of-custody for every ingredient, documenting the batch and lot numbers for everything, implementation of documented current good manufacturing processes at ever step, building and maintaining a state of the art clean room, and scaling the business to be able to financially support all of that. I can totally identify with the concern that growth sometimes leads to compromised values... But, for. As long as I am involved, we will continue to do business as we always have... One pleasant interaction at a time.

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