Blu for $1

[chellie]

I don’t know, I think this is just an example again of how many different choices we need. For you it’s a bad product and for me, it’s the best thing blu ever made (bought) and it’s helped me to quit smoking and start vaping (again, haha). If I had tried this product when I first started vaping in 2012, I would have saved hundreds of dollars that I spent on kits that I didn’t like, and maybe if I had something this easy that works this well, I wouldn’t have gone back to the smokes a couple of years ago. I don’t know. But definitely an example of different strokes for different folks.

They still have the myblu for $1.00 free shipping. From what I saw on blu the promo ends in about 2 weeks.

https://www.directvapor.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=myblu+starter+kit+limited+time+offer&cat=

I use a mod but I did order one and I had my brother order one (and give it to me). I was not crazy about the juice and dumped it and refilled it --very easy.

For me -it is good to have a back-up. I recently had an order get lost and was running low on eliquid and was glad to have it.

I have noticed they are a little leaky.

 

[dwcraig1]

I started vaping with this kit

I made it through the first 5 days, not sure how as these didn't work near as good as MyBlu's.
Getting a smoker to take that first step is sometimes pretty hard, a device like MyBlu can make it easier. They can advance from there if they like.

Edit: for those that don't know the "pack" contained a battery that would charge the cig-a-like battery when placed inside. There are some pods doing similar today.

 

[r77r7r]

Back when cig-likes were popular and had these easy vape actuators (which I think is the problem) they had these problems all the time, it seemed. They eventually switched to a closed actuator that made it hard to draw.
Seems like most of the other Pod makers have figured it out though.

 

[chellie]

I started vaping with this kit

I made it through the first 5 days, not sure how as these didn't work near as good as MyBlu's.
Getting a smoker to take that first step is sometimes pretty hard, a device like MyBlu can make it easier. They can advance from there if they like.

Edit: for those that don't know the "pack" contained a battery that would charge the cig-a-like battery when placed inside. There are some pods doing similar today.

I never used that - although I did look at them when I first started. I can definitely see the appeal for someone that has smoked and is just switching over because they resemble an analog cig. I started with store bought Vuse very very briefly and then came on the forum and moved to egos and on and on. My dad - who was not old by the way - he died when he was 55 - would not have gone through all the hassle of filling a tank yet I think I would have been able to convert him with something like the above so again, I see the appeal.

Where I am at now 7 years later is a basic mod with a tank that I refill and it totally satisfied me.

Whatever works is way better than analogs.

Glad to hear you made it through...

 

[Puffcat]

Who are you? Why didn't Blu hire you to design these things? These things are suppose to help smokers get off of cigarettes. But you are making it sound like those that are trying to stop smoking would be better off just buying a regulated mod and a RDA and just build your own coils which would be much simpler.

Just another vaper and Blu did not hire anyone to design these. Their parent company bought out My Von Earl and slapped Blu's name on them. My point exactly is that these are supposed to help people stop smoking. If the design is marginal or there are major QC issues, users will become frustrated and revert to smoking. If the MyBlu is working for you, enjoy it but there is a reason that Blu is offering these for $1.00 and the Juul is selling their starter kits like hotcakes for $30.00. My suggestion to new vapers would be to try different devices until you find the setup that's best for you. Local vape shops often let you sample different devices also.

 

[smoked25years]

Katdarling,
That is the same symptoms as mine. Try holding the pod in tightly when drawing to see if it works better. Bending the contacts slightly as you described can make it worse because the contacts then push the pod up. I think the problem may be that there is a tiny hole in the bottom of the pod under those contacts that then turns into 2 plastic channels on either side of that hole. Those channels funnel the vacum when drawing, down through a port next to the 2 pins in the battery that leads to the air flow sensor built into the battery. There is a seal surrounding the pins and port in the battery that the pod must seal against and apparently that's not sealing well. That's why holding the pod in tightly while drawing helps. Having that little hole on the pod right over the contacts and pins agravates the problems since any liquid in the chimney and drip tip eventually comes out of that hole.

Since this is your 1st pod device, you may not know that the position of the air intake is common. Photos below. In my experience, liquid leaking through the air intake is not common. But vapor escaping through the air intake happens on every puff. Pull the pod out immediately after taking a hit and you'll see vapor escape through the air intake. That does build up slowly and it's a good idea to clean it every few days or as necessary. If you don't clean it, it could cause the device to autofire.

Here is the Myblu next to the Juul.

And here are few more. From left to right: Myblu, Juul, Infinix, Ishare, Drop, Air. The Ishare, Air and Drop have a cover over the air intake. The Myblu, Juul and Infinix don't have a cover. All of these devices are draw activated similar to the Myblu.

Just another vaper and Blu did not hire anyone to design these. Their parent company bought out My Von Earl and slapped Blu's name on them. My point exactly is that these are supposed to help people stop smoking. If the design is marginal or there are major QC issues, users will become frustrated and revert to smoking. If the MyBlu is working for you, enjoy it but there is a reason that Blu is offering these for $1.00 and the Juul is selling their starter kits like hotcakes for $30.00. My suggestion to new vapers would be to try different devices until you find the setup that's best for you. Local vape shops often let you sample different devices also.

Trying stuff out would be great but around here the vape shops don't let you try anything. You also can't try any liquids. Might be stricter state laws.

I've used quite a few of these devices and haven't had to hold down the pod on any of them. But every manufacturer makes mistakes. If you look in other sections of the forum, you'll see complaints about every type of vape.

In my experience, it's not the best but it does the job. And $1 is good deal.

 

[ScottP]

Which pod system has the cheapest pods, and which ones are the easiest to refill?

 

[smoked25years]

Which pod system has the cheapest pods, and which ones are the easiest to refill?

I don't know of any device that's cheaper than this $1 kit. Many of the pod devices are easy to fill. The ones that are sold empty usually have a stopper that you remove to fill. The Myle is prefilled but it also has a stopper and you can refill it. To refill a Juul pod, remove the drip tip (wiggle it loose and then pull it off) and the rubber stopper underneath it. To refill a Myblu pod, use forceps to remove the bottom of the pod. Etc.

 

[ScottP]

I don't know of any device that's cheaper than this $1 kit. Many of the pod devices are easy to fill. The ones that are sold empty usually have a stopper that you remove to fill. The Myle is prefilled but it also has a stopper and you can refill it. To refill a Juul pod, remove the drip tip (wiggle it loose and then pull it off) and the rubber stopper underneath it. To refill a Myblu pod, use forceps to remove the bottom of the pod. Etc.

Good info on refilling, but on price I was asking about the actual pod refills, not the device. Earlier in this thread they said Blu was like 2 pods for $9-$11 ($4.50-$5.50 each). Wondering how the others compare.

 

[Puffcat]

Since this is your 1st pod device, you may not know that the position of the air intake is common. Photos below. In my experience, liquid leaking through the air intake is not common. But vapor escaping through the air intake happens on every puff. Pull the pod out immediately after taking a hit and you'll see vapor escape through the air intake. That does build up slowly and it's a good idea to clean it every few days or as necessary. If you don't clean it, it could cause the device to autofire.

Here is the Myblu next to the Juul.

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And here are few more. From left to right: Myblu, Juul, Infinix, Ishare, Drop, Air. The Ishare, Air and Drop have a cover over the air intake. The Myblu, Juul and Infinix don't have a cover. All of these devices are draw activated similar to the Myblu.

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Trying stuff out would be great but around here the vape shops don't let you try anything. You also can't try any liquids. Might be stricter state laws.

I've used quite a few of these devices and haven't had to hold down the pod on any of them. But every manufacturer makes mistakes. If you look in other sections of the forum, you'll see complaints about every type of vape.

In my experience, it's not the best but it does the job. And $1 is good deal.

smoked25years,
Appreciate the photos and insight. I believe in the case of my 3 defective devices, I am drawing harder and longer than normal just to try and activate the air sensor and get any vapor at all. This causes much more unvaporized juice to collect in the air tube/ drip tip than a properly functioning one would so that is probably why I am seeing more leaking onto the contacts. I should receive the one I ordered from Blu today so it will be interesting to compare it to the Walgreen units (assuming it works). Does anyone know if Blu uses nic salt or regular nicotine in these?

 

[BillW50]

I should receive the one I ordered from Blu today so it will be interesting to compare it to the Walgreen units (assuming it works). Does anyone know if Blu uses nic salt or regular nicotine in these?

The eJuices website lists it as nic salt (24mg/2.4%).

Say if you give up on Blu, but still want a pod system, Daniel mentioned one that sounds really nice. It's called Vladdin. And the refillable one is called the Vladdin RE. No leaks, no connection problems, etc. That one sounds really good to me.

 

[smoked25years]

Good info on refilling, but on price I was asking about the actual pod refills, not the device. Earlier in this thread they said Blu was like 2 pods for $9-$11 ($4.50-$5.50 each). Wondering how the others compare.

You get a pod with every kit, so I've just been buying kits instead of replacement pods. You won't find pods for cheaper than the $1 of this kit. Prices vary with different devices and even different dealers of the same devices. Empty pods generally range from around $3 to $5. Go to your favorite webstore and search pod, and you can do a price comparison. I buy the Drop and Air pods for about $3.50 each online. About $3.33 each for Infinix. Filled Juul pods cost around $4 each. They are cheaper with a subscription. On a popular Chinese dealer website, there are Fit pods for $2. They usually cost more from dealers located in the USA.

smoked25years,
Appreciate the photos and insight. I believe in the case of my 3 defective devices, I am drawing harder and longer than normal just to try and activate the air sensor and get any vapor at all. This causes much more unvaporized juice to collect in the air tube/ drip tip than a properly functioning one would so that is probably why I am seeing more leaking onto the contacts. I should receive the one I ordered from Blu today so it will be interesting to compare it to the Walgreen units (assuming it works). Does anyone know if Blu uses nic salt or regular nicotine in these?

I don't have proof but I don't think it is salt nic. It hits like 24 mg regular nicotine. Some of the web stores say it is salt nic but I don't see that description anywhere on the Blu website.

 

[Bookworm]

This morning I’ve encountered another quality control issue, my first dry hitting pod. No clue what’s wrong with this one, but dry hits every few pulls instead of the usual ‘wicks too well’ leaking. Dry hits are something I really can’t deal with so I hope I don’t run into too many more pods like this one.

 

[r77r7r]

The eJuices website lists it as nic salt (24mg/2.4%).

Say if you give up on Blu, but still want a pod system, Daniel mentioned one that sounds really nice. It's called Vladdin. And the refillable one is called the Vladdin RE. No leaks, no connection problems, etc. That one sounds really good to me.

That looks pretty good

 

[r77r7r]

This morning I’ve encountered another quality control issue, my first dry hitting pod. No clue what’s wrong with this one, but dry hits every few pulls instead of the usual ‘wicks too well’ leaking. Dry hits are something I really can’t deal with so I hope I don’t run into too many more pods like this one.

I was thinking that it'd be good to lay it down or something because of the upper wick placement

 

[r77r7r]

I was thinking that it'd be good to lay it down or something because of the upper wick placement

I think with the old top coil clearos that they did a tilt and twirl thingy

 

[smoked25years]

Say if you give up on Blu, but still want a pod system, Daniel mentioned one that sounds really nice. It's called Vladdin. And the refillable one is called the Vladdin RE. No leaks, no connection problems, etc. That one sounds really good to me.

That does look interesting.

This morning I’ve encountered another quality control issue, my first dry hitting pod. No clue what’s wrong with this one, but dry hits every few pulls instead of the usual ‘wicks too well’ leaking. Dry hits are something I really can’t deal with so I hope I don’t run into too many more pods like this one.

I hate dry hits! I haven't had the problem on the Myblu or Infinix but it is a common problem with Suorin devices. You might be able to fix the faulty pod by replacing the cotton. I get better flavor when I rewick the Myblu pods. Unfortunately Suorin seals their pods so they are not easy to open. I've seen some guys on Youtube cut open the Suorin pods with a knife but the pods look terribly deformed afterwards.

Some day maybe Svoe Mesto will come out with a rebuildable pod. A kayfun pod would great!

In the future, our big battery mods will probably seem as silly as the first cell phone --haha!

 

[Puffcat]

I have never tried the Juul but from what I have read they use Temperature Control which should prevent dry hits. I seriously doubt whether the Blu (or most of the other pod systems) has incorporated that feature. The more I read here and elsewhere, all these pod systems seem to have issues, even the market leading Juul. Sadly, the same can be said about a lot of mods, tanks, replacement coils, etc.... Yet if you watch all the YouTube reviewers, every product works great. A little research on ECF, VU, Reddit and others will go a long way in finding devices that are both enjoyable and reliable.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

It would be nice if reuseable pod-based systems could suit most vapers. However there is a large amount of differing criteria and I doubt that satisfying that across the vaping realm will be acheived in the near term for many with Pod-based systems. I'll be tickled if I am proven short-sighted.

 

[Anast]

I bought the second one. For the price can't be beaten. Flavors are OK