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It is bizarre, considering they also sell bulk candy and candy making accessories... they have the perfect "cover" going for them. And the business name does not have anything vaping related in it. They would just need to drop like one of their brands "The Broke Vapor" because that mentions vaping in the name.
It might be they are retooling entirely to be entirely candy making and unloading brands that do not sell much outside of vaping. It also might be they are slowly selling off to shut down.
 

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I think it was @kross8 that pointed this out a few days ago, I grabbed a couple because of the price and also because she said she was happy with them: $4.42ea $4.42 VAUX Styled RDA Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer - stainless steel / 24mm diameter at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

And according to the discussion thread on FT you will need this squonk pin as it is not included with the unit: $2.82 for 5 of them: $2.82 Replacement Brass Bottom Feed Screw Pin for GOON LP Atomizer (5-Pack) 5-pack - w/ allen keys at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
if I had to pick only 1 atty for the rest of my life it would be the Vaux,,, no glass to worry about,, very good airflow for DL/MTL ( change your driptip & angle coil for very restricted airflow) nice tall velocity posts & air chimneys that wont leak on you unless you messed up). ++ nice side effect to the design -- you don't need to line up the air port,,- it doesn't really matter how you put the top cap on- its just going to work

I really like the big airinessof the atomizer,, I suppose someone could put in a silicon plug into the chimneys if they really wanted restricted air flow
 
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Hm. Without knowing anything outside of this post, my guess would be they are going to erase any allusion to vaping and possibly change the name of their site, and streamline their inventory.

It might be they are retooling entirely to be entirely candy making and unloading brands that do not sell much outside of vaping. It also might be they are slowly selling off to shut down.

I have no idea why they are selling off these brands! It does seem illogical. The only thing I'm thinking is that they are imported flavorings. Who knows!

Seeing this is all just so disconcerting to me. Upon some "investigation", I see that only 3 of those brands in their banner ad position themselves (very outwardly) as e-liquid flavoring companies.

Inawera - www.inaweraflavours.com/en/ - positioned as Eliquid flavoring co.
"Inawera flavours have been created from food aromas especially reconstructed for vaping." :facepalm:

FA - FlavourArt - The flavors tailors - Food & Electronic cigarette flavorings - positioned as Eliquid & Food flavoring co.

Molinberry - About Molinberry - pretty obvious upon visiting their home page & on ABOUT ME page they mention various products, one being e-liquid.


Wonder Flavors - Wonder Flavours: Flavour Concentrates – Custom Flavour Manufacturing - Not positioned as an eliquid flavoring company, as far as I can see. Just "flavoring".

Also, other brands Gremlin carries (not on the banner ad), some are positioned exclusively or partly as eliquid flavoring companies, some aren't.

So still, none of this makes sense. But I bet it does to their lawyers and I wish I could understand this.
 
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if I had to pick only 1 atty for the rest of my life it would be the Vaux,,, no glass to worry about,, very good airflow for DL/MTL ( change your driptip & angle coil for very restricted airflow) nice tall velocity posts & air chimneys that wont leak on you unless you messed up). ++ nice side effect to the design -- you don't need to line up the air port,,- it doesn't really matter how you put the top cap on- its just going to work
Cool! Thanks.
How many ohms are the coils that you use in it?
 

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Seeing this is all just so disconcerting to me. Upon some "investigation", I see that only 3 of those brands in their banner ad position themselves (very outwardly) as e-liquid flavoring companies.

Inawera - www.inaweraflavours.com/en/ - positioned as Eliquid flavoring co.
"Inawera flavours have been created from food aromas especially reconstructed for vaping." :facepalm:

FA - FlavourArt - The flavors tailors - Food & Electronic cigarette flavorings - positioned as Eliquid & Food flavoring co.

Molinberry - About Molinberry - pretty obvious upon visiting their home page & on ABOUT ME page they mention various products, one being e-liquid.


Wonder Flavors - does not position themselves as an eliquid flavoring company, though, as far as I can see. Just "flavoring".

Also, other brands Gremlin carries (not on the banner ad), some are positioned exclusively or partly as eliquid flavoring companies, some aren't.

So still, none of this makes sense. But I bet it does to their lawyers and I wish I could understand this.
Thank you for your research, and I think what you’ve observed is pertinent. I am not going to panic over flavorings; I truly, truly believe these companies will have to rebrand themselves to stay off the radar.

ETA. If a lesser-known flavoring brand is forced to remove allusion or direct association to vaping in their advertising, I wonder if they will be forced to go out of business. Still, Gremlin may just be streamlining their inventory. I wonder what % of business lesser-known flavoring companies is for vaping. Significant enough to force them to close shop? Or am I overestimating vaper’s impact on sales?
 
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Did you mean watts for those numbers? I was looking for the ohms of the coils.
My watts tend to be 25-33 according to my regulated mod at this moment,,with my Griffin @ .18 ohms,, I do a simple 5 wrap kanthal-A1 on nearly every atomizer

Ok,, i didn't put the . In front of the 18-25,,, should read .18-.25 ohms
 

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    I don't really worry about flavors as the only flavor I use is Capella and they are (on the surface) not affiliated with vaping. Even though they made a line (v2) specifically designed for vaping, they don't advertise it as such.
     

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    I don't really worry about flavors as the only flavor I use is Capella and they are (on the surface) not affiliated with vaping. Even though they made a line (v2) specifically designed for vaping, they don't advertise it as such.

    At the moment we don't have to work too hard to find vape suitable flavorings. They are in a separate section on the sites and clearly marked. It would be a problem if they had to stop doing that. Maybe we could look for a secret code like V2, unless the Gov figured that out and put a stop to it. We could end up having to pick our flavorings from a general list and look for clues like the oil free or whatever.
     

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    My heartland vapes order came in today, no signature required. They included a hand signed Christmas card, that was nice of them.

    So it's either a state thing or, my address is pegged as "risky" in the system by UPS. This is possible. I did have a package of expensive meds stolen from me (or misdelivered) and I had to file a police report to get the pharmacy to refill it and send me a new package without charge.

    Or maybe my town or area is just pegged as a high risk area for stolen packages. We did have a problem with that last year in our town - people following UPS/FedEx trucks then stealing packages from porches/front doors. This is one reason why I usually have may UPS/FedEx packages held for me to just pickup.

    It's hard to say.
     
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    if I had to pick only 1 atty for the rest of my life it would be the Vaux,,, no glass to worry about,, very good airflow for DL/MTL ( change your driptip & angle coil for very restricted airflow) nice tall velocity posts & air chimneys that wont leak on you unless you messed up). ++ nice side effect to the design -- you don't need to line up the air port,,- it doesn't really matter how you put the top cap on- its just going to work

    I really like the big airinessof the atomizer,, I suppose someone could put in a silicon plug into the chimneys if they really wanted restricted air flow
    Thanks @kross8 I'll give the Vaux a try. Loos like the bottom airflow is based exactly on a Kennedy and we know what great flavour they have
     

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    Can anyone find me an Amazon link to a sticker or something that would allow me to label my bottles of nic without falling off in the freezer? Thanks in advance, I know we already talked about this.

    @Rossum convinced me to spring for a couple more liters today. Just trying to decide if I want two regular or one regular and a nic salts liter.

    Think I'm gonna grab some 32 oz bottles from GBO Amazon account and make this decanting that much easier on myself.
     

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    Can anyone find me an Amazon link to a sticker or something that would allow me to label my bottles of nic without falling off in the freezer? Thanks in advance, I know we already talked about this.

    @Rossum convinced me to spring for a couple more liters today. Just trying to decide if I want two regular or one regular and a nic salts liter.

    Think I'm gonna grab some 32 oz bottles from GBO Amazon account and make this decanting that much easier on myself.
    You could try white electricians' tape. A full wrap around a dry bottle stays on in a freezer.
     

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    When evaluating any investment, consider the possible upside vs. the possible downside. IMO, there's far more upside potential here than downside. Upsides include a dramatic increase in value (outrageous nic tax bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate) and the risk that the FDA will cut off high-test nic entirely, meaning the only way you'd be able to buy it after that would be to pay black-market prices for product of questionable quality. And even if you don't get married, you could be someone's nico-daddy. :laugh:

    The downside if you never use it or if it doesn't last 40 years? It's limited to a few hundred bucks.
    It was obvioius, getting started 5 years ago, that a stockpile was inevitable. (I quit cold turkey and relapsed after 10 years.) A 10/20 year supply of atomizers (10), mods (10), and nic (6 L) cost about $700. I spent that money in 3 months smoking a carton a week. A liter of nic replaces $12,000 in cigarettes (in Michigan 5 years ago). My cost of ingredients for DIY is 1 cent per ml so 7 cents per day, less than $25 a year. I have more stuff than the stockpile--toys. Vaping is a superior experience. Tobacco is obsolete. Failing to protect all this would be foolhardy.
     

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    Can anyone find me an Amazon link to a sticker or something that would allow me to label my bottles of nic without falling off in the freezer? Thanks in advance, I know we already talked about this.

    @Rossum convinced me to spring for a couple more liters today. Just trying to decide if I want two regular or one regular and a nic salts liter.

    Think I'm gonna grab some 32 oz bottles from GBO Amazon account and make this decanting that much easier on myself.
    I used freezer tape.
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001R4OJT6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
     

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    Rethinking old age gear,, maybe the plan should be to get a very large atty I can rebuild,, avoid being hostage to buying coils.


    I am an old woman of 114 years old,, eyes not great, but I can see,, hands,, iffy but working,, I'm rewicking my Atomizer,, it a 30mm velocity post squonk,,, I dont care about overhang,, heck if I Frankenstein up a squonker couch potato it may be a perfect fit for the atty.
     

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