am i to assume that diy e liquid is out of the question for the super penny pinchers here....ultimately that is the most cost effective way to get tons of ejuice for less than pennies a ml.
Best Budget but Decent Juice Makers & Vendors Part 1
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It's not out of the question for penny pinchers. I DIY, and I also enjoy buying juice. I just think it's a different thread.
Gonna try ITC next, based on all the glowing reviews here.
At the risk of sounding like an info-mercial (of which I've been accused in the past), far and away my favorite budget liquid is unfortunately not available in the US. Mexican company called BeLiquid. First and favorite liquid I tried when I started vaping. 80 pesos per 30 ml glass dripper bottle ($4.50 US due to horrible exchange rate). This guy ("The Doc") does magical things with tobacco flavors. King's Castle (Castle Long clone) is my favorite. My ongoing DIY project is to clone their Vanilla Cake.
Vape Wild. I appreciate their low prices. I appreciate the 30 mls of free samples I get with every order. I appreciate the fast, free shipping. I greatly appreciate that VW juice is holding me over while I go round and round the DIY learning curve. Unfortunately, there's something about the nic they use that makes it unvapeable for me in any strength over 3 mg. It's just overwhelmingly potent in a nasty way. Strangely, I should probably appreciate VW for this as well, since it's had the unplanned result of lowering my nic tolerance. I've tried pretty much their entire line and it's really hit and miss. Their Fruit Hoops, King Cake, Sweet Complexity, Mango Peach Tango, Circus Bear, and Bombshell Batter among others are all decent. Don't like any of their tobacco flavors. A lot of their other potentially (to me) appealing flavors have a certain repetitive, chemical note. I would also like Bae Bae Cakes, Smurf Cake, Vanilla Butternut, Captain Munch and Raspberry Cheesecake were it not for that chemical note. They do so many things right though, I just hope they advance to a cleaner nicotine at some point.
Jumped on the Affordable Vaping Christmas sale. Only got 5 flavors, only truly enjoyed 1, "Cloudy Day". Their Vanilla custard is like, way off. Wasn't bad, but there wasn't anything vanilla or custard about it. Maybe they screwed up and stuck the custard label on a bottle of something I can only describe as flowery. Bav. Cream and Gingerbread Brulee are very "cloying", so still sitting here untouched.
Black Axis, the 4 flavors in their sampler (Tangerine Dream, Tiger's Blood, Very Berry Crunch, Good Ol' Vanilla Custard) were decent. Wish they had more flavors.
When I lived in MX, I vaped a lot of Liqua flavors. I suppose they could be considered budget in the US, though in MX it was a relatively expensive import juice. All were decent at the time, though I was a vaping newborn then.
Edit* forgot to "qualify". ATM I vape mainly a subtank, Armoamizer and atty 3 dripper, around 60 watts on the last two, 30 max on the sub. I build in the .3-.5 ohm range. Always opt for max VG when the option exists.
At the risk of sounding like an info-mercial (of which I've been accused in the past), far and away my favorite budget liquid is unfortunately not available in the US. Mexican company called BeLiquid. First and favorite liquid I tried when I started vaping. 80 pesos per 30 ml glass dripper bottle ($4.50 US due to horrible exchange rate). This guy ("The Doc") does magical things with tobacco flavors. King's Castle (Castle Long clone) is my favorite. My ongoing DIY project is to clone their Vanilla Cake.
Vape Wild. I appreciate their low prices. I appreciate the 30 mls of free samples I get with every order. I appreciate the fast, free shipping. I greatly appreciate that VW juice is holding me over while I go round and round the DIY learning curve. Unfortunately, there's something about the nic they use that makes it unvapeable for me in any strength over 3 mg. It's just overwhelmingly potent in a nasty way. Strangely, I should probably appreciate VW for this as well, since it's had the unplanned result of lowering my nic tolerance. I've tried pretty much their entire line and it's really hit and miss. Their Fruit Hoops, King Cake, Sweet Complexity, Mango Peach Tango, Circus Bear, and Bombshell Batter among others are all decent. Don't like any of their tobacco flavors. A lot of their other potentially (to me) appealing flavors have a certain repetitive, chemical note. I would also like Bae Bae Cakes, Smurf Cake, Vanilla Butternut, Captain Munch and Raspberry Cheesecake were it not for that chemical note. They do so many things right though, I just hope they advance to a cleaner nicotine at some point.
Jumped on the Affordable Vaping Christmas sale. Only got 5 flavors, only truly enjoyed 1, "Cloudy Day". Their Vanilla custard is like, way off. Wasn't bad, but there wasn't anything vanilla or custard about it. Maybe they screwed up and stuck the custard label on a bottle of something I can only describe as flowery. Bav. Cream and Gingerbread Brulee are very "cloying", so still sitting here untouched.
Black Axis, the 4 flavors in their sampler (Tangerine Dream, Tiger's Blood, Very Berry Crunch, Good Ol' Vanilla Custard) were decent. Wish they had more flavors.
When I lived in MX, I vaped a lot of Liqua flavors. I suppose they could be considered budget in the US, though in MX it was a relatively expensive import juice. All were decent at the time, though I was a vaping newborn then.
Edit* forgot to "qualify". ATM I vape mainly a subtank, Armoamizer and atty 3 dripper, around 60 watts on the last two, 30 max on the sub. I build in the .3-.5 ohm range. Always opt for max VG when the option exists.
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I can't tell you, where to find that. As far as I know, no budget vendor has those flavor profiles. What I can tell tell you, is to check out Slim's E-Juice. Good juices with tons of options, and you can create your own, as well. I'm sure you could put those flavors together, to find what you are looking for. At $6.00 for a 30ml, it's worth a shot. And feel to browse the site. You just might find another ADV.
That is without a doubt the fastest answer to my prayers ever!
I'd rephrase that to say DIY is a financially daunting start-up prospect for those with limited monthly vape budgets. I'm already over 200 bucks initial investment in it (flavoring, pg/vg nic, starter kit I wish I hadn't bought, scale, etc.) and haven't even started DIYing yet. Undoubtedly it's cheaper once you've got the ball rolling and know what you like, but getting there costs money.
I throw 200 bucks at Vape Wild, I'll be swimming in juice for the next 6 months, but you know, there are clearer waters than these.
Seems like the perceived value of DIY at this moment is shifting towards more of a Vapeocalypse stopgap. I simply like the idea of vaping stuff I actually made myself and can improve upon, rather than the constant "This Would Be Better If", and feeling I got stuck with liquid I don't like, that goes with vaping pre-mixed stuff.
i feel you went too all in so to speak... i bought a 7 dollar bottle of glycerin...a gallon of pg for 20 bucks that will last me for prolly a year...and ordered some flavorings off line for around 20 dollars for maybe 10 of them...and can throw together non nic juices here and there when im in a bind just to get by.... some people get way too technical when it comes to the diy juice....your not a chef yet...your just looking for a cheaper alternative...one to two flavor combos that work well.... strawberry banana....strawberry watermelon.... and the great thing about fruits is they dont take long to steep they are usually shake and vapes....but hey at least you have all the stuff stockpiled
Definitely way all in, including 80 bucks worth of flavors from Bull City. I hate paying shipping over and over because I need "just this one little thing", and USPS just raised their shipping rates anyway. 
75$ = free shipping vs. ordering less and paying 10 bucks a pop for shipping, makes more sense to spend the shipping money on actual stuff and just buy more.
I do regret the DIY starter kit. Seemed like the logical place to start at the time. Should have researched and hashed out a better plan. Live and learn.
75$ = free shipping vs. ordering less and paying 10 bucks a pop for shipping, makes more sense to spend the shipping money on actual stuff and just buy more.I do regret the DIY starter kit. Seemed like the logical place to start at the time. Should have researched and hashed out a better plan. Live and learn.
I'm sure some of the stuff in it is useful although it was costly... But why haven't you pulled the trigger on your first batch
Heh, waiting for the magic box of flavors from Bull City Vapor. I fooled around with the Liquid Barn ones, but haven't really dug any of them.
I've ordered a great deal from Blue Dot over the past few weeks. Using Maui Sunset, Vanilla White Peach Yogurt, and Blues Greek Yogurt. Great prices and darn good juice...good flavor balance and very smooth. Nary a hint of harshness I've found in some "budget" brands.
I think VVV, Tmaxx No Frills, and Mech Sauce are on my next to try list. Hmm but which one first? Ugh I wish I had a neighbor who vapes so we can trade juices. I have too much crap and vape too little for how much juice I have.
I highly recommend Slim's Ejuice. It's good and cheap and best of all it cost USD10 for international shipping plus 20% lifetime discount..I would like to try ITC but my country is not listed so I guessing it's gonna cost USD20 for shipping
Velvet Vapors has a huge range of excellent natural liquids. They will do custom orders where you can choose any proportions for your base and any whole number nicotine level from 0-24mg.
They have a 100ml size for $40. After shipping, this works out to $0.44 per ml, a great price for top quality liquid.
They have a 100ml size for $40. After shipping, this works out to $0.44 per ml, a great price for top quality liquid.
Shoutin out to Feghali Vapor, since they just sorted out a shipping address question with me and shipped my order within 60 minutes of placing it. They've got two juice lines, Gold Label at $15 30ml, and Value Flavors at $7.49. Gold Label is complex recipes, Value Flavors are more single-note varieties.
I've ordered most of their Gold Label during a previous sale and enjoyed them, and right now they're running a ridiculous sale on the Value Flavors line, you can get a 6 pack of 30mls for $17.99 0mg, or $20.99 with nic. That's $3 per 30ml for 0 nic, $3.50 per 30ml with nic. It's $9.99/$12.99 for a 3 pack.
They seem to run these big sales pretty frequently, so yeah. When I ordered their more expensive line it was at 40% off or something crazy like that. If you're into cheap juices, I say keep them on your list. They're worth it even at full price, and their sales are a no-brainer assuming any of the flavor descriptions entice you.
I've ordered most of their Gold Label during a previous sale and enjoyed them, and right now they're running a ridiculous sale on the Value Flavors line, you can get a 6 pack of 30mls for $17.99 0mg, or $20.99 with nic. That's $3 per 30ml for 0 nic, $3.50 per 30ml with nic. It's $9.99/$12.99 for a 3 pack.
They seem to run these big sales pretty frequently, so yeah. When I ordered their more expensive line it was at 40% off or something crazy like that. If you're into cheap juices, I say keep them on your list. They're worth it even at full price, and their sales are a no-brainer assuming any of the flavor descriptions entice you.
Mech Sauce is the best I've found so far. All of their flavors are spot on and pricing is very reasonable. I always place a monthly order with them and let the juices steep for at least 30 days. Great stuff!!
I order my bubble gum (delicious) Vista Vapors. I just ordered 102 ml with 50%/extra flavor. They have coupons on the web. Shipping included $20.
Been ordering from You Got Ejuice lately and I love this place! If you like lucky charms cereal, their Lucky Cereal is spot on!
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