Anybody shop essentialwholesale for oils? I'm skeptical :/

[vbgunz]

My decision to finally purchase an eGo was so overwhelming I took some time off. Really, I was so mentally exhausted trying to make that decision I just needed to relax. Anyhow, I knew and know I'm gonna need to get my stock of juices going so I started researching again.

Of course I want to *mix* my own. I want to DIY. Even if it means vaping on olive oil. Just kidding. So I find this guide on here and I'm going through it. Pretty surprised how VG could be found at a local walmart and how it isn't strictly an e-cig thing. So, I forgot exactly how I came across essentialwholesale.com *but* their prices are ridiculous.

For 64oz of PG (here) and 64oz of VG (here), the total is a little less than $40 bucks (S+H included). That's crazy isn't it? That's 3,785ml. If I take that number and divide it by 365 (days in a year), it means, I can smoke 10ml a day for a year (no nicotine, flavoring).

So it sounds great, the site looks nice but here is why I am skeptical. Theres a live chat widget on the site and the conversation wasn't as professional as I thought it could go. Here it is.

You are now chatting with Eric Lough (CSR)
Eric says:
Welcome to Live Help, how may I help you today?

vbgunz says:
without creating an account, how much is S+H to **address** for 2 64 oz bottles of oil?
anybody there? **(I waited about 2 minutes doing nothing before I asked this)**

Eric says:
yes I'm here sorry

Eric says:
We don't have 64oz bottles

vbgunz says:
I have 2 half-gallon oils sitting in my cart
a half-gallon is 64oz, how do you ship it?

Eric says:
Right, it's listed as a half gallon not 64 oz. UPS

vbgunz says:
all technicality aside, how much is shipping on that?

Eric says:
somewhere between 9 and $15 dollars probably, I can't get an exact quote with out putting your exact address in

vbgunz says:
**address**

Eric says:
It partially depends on location and weight according to UPS

Eric says:
Which products are they?

vbgunz says:
VG and PG

Eric says:
Which Oils? I mean

Eric says:
One minute

vbgunz says:
Propylene Glycol-1/2 gallon
Vegetable Glycerin-1/2 gallon

Eric says:
about $13 or so.

vbgunz says:
OK, thank you for that, I appreciate it!

Eric says:
No problem at all

Eric says:
You are welcome

vbgunz says:
that will be all, have a great day!

Eric says:
You do the same

I don't know if you caught the 64oz/half-gallon thing but I sort of did a face palm over it. Anyhow, I won't judge him too harshly, the man was probably tired. Has anybody ever bought from them? Are they reputable? I checked resellerratings.com and couldn't find them. I'm skeptical. Any tips?

 

[JC Okie]

Well, they both say USP grade....that's important. Sounds pretty good. I get my glycerin from Walmart and my propylene glycol from Southern Agriculture. Neither is quite that cheap, but it's handy for me.

 

[cskent]

Yeah math is a mystery to some people. Anyway, I just buy my VG at Walmart for $2.87 for a 6 oz bottle. That'll last a long time and I don't have to pay shipping on it. PG is a bit harder to come by. I bought 2 x 4 oz bottles for $4.99 each from Madvapes because I was ordering stuff from them anyway. I wouldn't know what to do with 64 oz (let alone a whole half gallon, haha) of the stuff. That's enough to keep you vaping for years if it doesn't go bad. But the price is good, maybe put 1/2 of it up for sale on the "For sale or trade" forum?

 

[B-Rad_The_Mad_Vapr]

I buy my PG & VG there, Just got a gallon of each a few weeks ago, this is my 3rd time buying from them... shipping will run $10-15

 

[bjannr]

I found PG in a Jeffers Livestock catalog. It was fairly cheap. I will try to check with them tomorrow to see if it is food grade.

 

[spaky]

I've bought from them and my gallon of PG and 16oz VG were delivered in a timely manner.

 

[vbgunz]

For those of you that said you purchased from that place it sounds like you trust it or had no issues. I have a quick question for those of you that know. If you look at the PG specs, it says this under appearance "Off white to clear viscous liquid". What does this mean? I never seen PG but was always under the impression it was clear not anything else. What's up with that?

 

[herbgirl]

I am an aromatherapist/herbalist and my oil supplier has recommended this place to me for supplies and carrier oils. she loves their products, cosmetic bases and essential oils, etc. The natural cosmetics community loves this place, but they really are a wholesaler.
I actually had no clue that they carried PG or VG. I'll be ordering salve making supplies from them soon, i may add some PG to the order so i can play DIY.

 

[jwquantrell]

I bought my PG and VG from them. Not sure what you mean by ridiculous, but if you mean that it seems to cheap, you might consider that all the other places are too expensive?

Regards
Jim