Another Noob, Need help choosing between a couple specific PVs

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CheekyMonkey

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lol okay - tell me what kinds of flavors you like - fruity? dessert types?
Some of my favorites from ECBlends are:
Dragons Blood (creamy dragonfruit {think strawberry meets kiwi & has creamy little fruit babies})
White Peach Ala Zoe - juicy white peach with white chocolate - yum
Thin Mint - tastes just like the girlscout cookie!
Chocolate Mint Coconut Crunch - good on the kGo, best at 5v
Peach Cantaloupe
Caramel Macchiato - needs to steep for at least a week
Pear - juicy real pear flavor
Black raspberry (All Natural & organic line)
100% Menthol (no added flavoring)

Iron Monkey loves their Cherry Swirl

I've tried at least 50 of their flavors, and so far the only things I've disliked were either tobacco (because I don't like the taste of tobacco anymore - yay!), or a few create your own flavors - my bad! Their coffees, caramels and coconuts need a week to steep (in my opinion)
 

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lol their ANO (all natural & organic) is good, and really doesn't cost much more than the traditional juices - traditional start at 2.50 for 5ml, ANO starts at 2.85 for 5ml. Add in your 20% off using code 10020, and you have a really inexpensive way to get a variety of juices to help you figure out what you like!

The Black Raspberry I recommended is part of their all natural line, and is really delicious. I've heard great things about their ANO Strawberry as well. :)
 

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What about all these "flavor adder" options and sweet adder, and menthol adder??!! Should I leave them alone to start out? What do you mean by letting it steep? Like they are mixed that fresh that it needs time to sit?

Also, i dont know what I like yet, so i'm going to get a smattering of things.. In food i usually like savory and spicy more than sweet, but i dont know if that translates.. The sweet smoke sounds good so i think ill start with that, like the pear sounds awesome...
 

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Cheeky & I are SO on the same page!! First of all, you're going to love that KGO. And she's the one who turned me on to ECB. Really, that white peach is simply outstanding. Its mindblowing how many choices they have. Prices are great and they have lightning fast shipping. Looks to me like you're gonna be set for awhile. Congrats on your purchase, you dd well!! Can't wait to hear how things go when you get it! Oh yeah, there's pretty specific instruction about how to charge the batts. Some people may say it doesn't matter but I figure those instruction are there for a reason. You have to charge for 8 hours, use for a half hour, then back on the charger for, I think, another hour. Something to do with conditioning maybe?? Whatever, it was the longest 8 hours of my life!!!! But there's nothin sayin you couldn't maybe try a few puffs on one batt while the other is charging, right? Good luck!!! Can't wait for the update!


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Leave most of them alone on your first order. On my first order, I got their Orange Cream with DXF - I figured that I loved orange cream, so more would be better! Right? Wrong! It was horrible. I couldn't stand to vape it & assumed that that particular juice just sucked... fast forward a few orders, and they sent me Orange Cream, no extra flavoring, as a freebie. YUM! The lesson I learned is that I should always try at regular strength, and only add xtra flavor if I don't think it has enough after that - it's another good reason to start with 5ml samples!

I haven't found any tobacco flavors I enjoy, so I can't help with that, but take a look at everything they offer - you might be surprised by what you like, and I would recommend ordering a variety to get a feel for what you enjoy vaping as it may differ from what you enjoy eating!

18mg isn't middle of the road and might be too strong for you - I smoked lights, and am happy at 12mg (I do chain vape though). Start with a variety of nic levls - Iron Monkey vapes 0-6mg, I vape 12 normally, sometimes 18mg if I'm stressed or having a nic fit, but I can only handle a little of it before I get nic sick. I know lots of people vape between 12-24, some less, very few more. Pick some juices in 6, others in 12 and one or two in 18mg.

Edited to add: Steeping means letting your juice sit in a cool dark place for a while to let the flavors meld - it's kind of like chili, or spaghetti sauce, or stew - the flavors need time to mingle with each other. ECBlends (and lots of other vendors) custom mix juices when they're ordered, and the flavors tend to improve after being given a week or two to get to know each other :)
 
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One more thing - if you decide you want to taste everything by drip your juices onto your atty when everything comes in, make sure you blow the primer out of the atty first!!!! If you don't, you will wind up vaping some nasty noxious stuff that tastes like turpentine and will make you question your decision to buy the kit or vape at all. I speak from unfortunate experience lol
 

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BAM!! ok, now i'm done spending money on this stuff... At least for a little while! :)


1 x Pear - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.50, Nic Strength: 6 mg - Ultra Lights, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x Dragon's Blood - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.50, Nic Strength: 18 mg - Regulars, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x Thin Mint Cookies - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 15 ml $5.95, Nic Strength: 12 mg - Lights, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x AN&O Strawberry 100% VG - eLiquid Flavor
(Select Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.85, Nic Strength: 12 mg - Lights, Base Mix 100% VG: 0% PG / ***100% VG***)
1 x AN&O Black Raspberry 100% VG - eLiquid Flavor
(Select Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.85, Nic Strength: 6 mg - Ultra Lights, Base Mix 100% VG: 0% PG / ***100% VG***)



Ill bet tampa aint anything to laugh at either! Headed down that way (palm beach) here in a few weeks to check out the atlantic side too!
 

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One more thing - if you decide you want to taste everything by drip your juices onto your atty when everything comes in, make sure you blow the primer out of the atty first!!!! If you don't, you will wind up vaping some nasty noxious stuff that tastes like turpentine and will make you question your decision to buy the kit or vape at all. I speak from unfortunate experience lol

Ok, you got me.. What do you mean by blow the primer out??? Compressed air? what is the primer?
 

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BAM!! ok, now i'm done spending money on this stuff... At least for a little while! :)


1 x Pear - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.50, Nic Strength: 6 mg - Ultra Lights, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x Dragon's Blood - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.50, Nic Strength: 18 mg - Regulars, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x Thin Mint Cookies - eLiquid Flavor
(Bottle Size: 15 ml $5.95, Nic Strength: 12 mg - Lights, Base Mix: 50% PG / 50% VG)
1 x AN&O Strawberry 100% VG - eLiquid Flavor
(Select Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.85, Nic Strength: 12 mg - Lights, Base Mix 100% VG: 0% PG / ***100% VG***)
1 x AN&O Black Raspberry 100% VG - eLiquid Flavor
(Select Bottle Size: 5 ml $2.85, Nic Strength: 6 mg - Ultra Lights, Base Mix 100% VG: 0% PG / ***100% VG***)[/quote
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great choices! Once you receive them, figure out which you want more of, and order right away. You do NOT want to run out! :)


Ill bet tampa aint anything to laugh at either! Headed down that way (palm beach) here in a few weeks to check out the atlantic side too!

it is gorgeous down here! If you're up for a road trip in June, VapeStock is being held in Indian Rocks Beach (Tampa Bay), and should be lots of fun (click on the banner in my sig for more info)

Ok, you got me.. What do you mean by blow the primer out??? Compressed air? what is the primer?
I have no idea what the primer is, but it is wretched! All you need to do is bring the atty to your lips and blow - clear gunk will come out. You don't want to vape it, trust me!
 

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You're getting really good advice here. I began with a Joye 510 because:
1) It looked like a cigarette
2) It was a fairly inexpensive way to dip my toe into the world of vaping to see if that was my exit from cigarettes; it was.

After a few weeks, I bought a Lavatube and a tank because:
1) Even using 510 Mega batteries, I seemed to always be charging them. Not enough vape time for my needs.
2) Cartomizers are nice, but tanks hold a LOT more juice. The constant topping off was becoming a nuisance.

Time changes things.
 

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So, I have a question regarding the 510 batteries vs 510 threads... Since they have the same threading, can they be charged with the same charger? For instance, i have a Kgo coming, but if i decided to get a couple small 510 batteries for kicks, like to keep as a spare or something, could I just buy the battery and use my carts and charger from the kit i just bought?
 

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You must use a KGO charger for the KGO. All the sites that I looked at when I was buyin my KGO said the same thing. The charger is specifically designed for the KGO. The only other batt I have us a passthrough which charges from my computer. I guess I'd have to say you shouldn't assume any ol ego batt will fit in the KGO charger. They're cheap enough, if you get other batts, pick up a charger too.


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Also, the threading really refers to the battery, not the charger. The charger will say its compatible with......whichever battery. You have to make sure to get 510 threaded Cartos and atomizers too. you already did, I see, by your shopping list. Nice job on that, btw


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