Boba's, should I?

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Chowderhead1972

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Well, I've tried a small handful of USA made flavors from Johnson Creek so far, but that's as deep as I've waded into the ocean of flavors out there. I figure I'll test the waters by sticking with the popular juices and bigger names at first till I find three or four I really like and want to use in my regular rotation, then maybe try a new flavor or supplier every now and again in hopes of discovering something great.

In a perfect world, I'd find a straight tobacco, a spiced "exotic" tobacco, a menthol tobacco, a choco/mint tobacco, and a dessert flavor of some variety for my "usuals".

But, with BB having the hype it does, Jefsview's "get it out of your system" makes sense to me. I have the opportunity to get some below regular price, so I may as well bite the bullet. If I don't like it straight out of the mail, I can wait a couple weeks and try it again, I can mix it with others, and if It's just not my thing, I doubt I'll have trouble finding someone willing to trade so I can try something else.

With that said:
I would consider Boba's and Flue Cured from AVE and the tobacco sampler from Halo. $50 and you are of to a great start to your discovery.
 

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I ordered the 6ml bottle from AVE but I didn't really loved the taste. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't the kind of taste I like to vape. All I can say is, it is hard to describe and people describe it differently. To me it tasted like chocolate with a slight hint of tobacco and something resembling a faint hint of honey (so yeah it doesn't taste bad at all). I'm not a fan of tobacco flavors at all, but with BB being the juice that gets your taste buds crazy and tastes different and mysterious I had to give it a try.

The other juice that I heard was also exclusive, hard to get and the flavor was a bit hard to describe was Pluid. I got a hold of one bottle of Pluid and since I love absinthe/black licorice I fell in love with it.
 

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Personally, I'd put BB in the dessert catagory. I really don't taste 'tobacco'. Not saying it's not good, but I would classify it in the tobacco catagory although many seem to. Guess everyone tastes something different. I don't taste raisin either.

People like you make us crazy when trying to clone BB...lol The DIY BB cloning thread is all over the map and nowhere at the same time.
 

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Agreed.... Pluid is definitely a love hate juice as well. I liked Pluid a lot, MMAO different story altogether; pretty sure I tasted diesel fuel in the Agent Orange.
Oh man sweet! I've been trying to get diesel to vaporize but I always end up with a flaming atty. I gotta try that!

:lol: :lol:
 

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I went on a buying frenzy a few months back and tried close to 20 different vendors to date. I don't understand all the hype about Bobas. And it wasn't that I hated it either, it was just ok. I didn't notice a lot of difference between Bobas and Gorilla juice either. To me, Bobas tasted like fresh honey and absolutely no tobacco flavor at all. Of the vendors I have tried-Virgin Vapor stood out as the "purest-most authentic flavors out there. IMHO
 

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I find Boba's Bounty and Gorilla Juice from AVE to be "really good" right out of the mailbox. Having said that, it does go from "really good" to "excellent" after 2 to 3 weeks steeping. I have had nothing but positive experiences with them and everything is handled professionally in my opinion. To me, its a win/win situation. YMMV (in terms of taste, which is subjective). Peace. :2cool:

Link to the REAL Boba's site:

Alien Visions E-Juice

THIS!!!!^ ^ ^ ^ !!!!
There are other vendors imitating Boba's....Caveat Emptor!!!
DEMAND the ORIGINAL!!:D
Now.....if I can just get my hands on some.......!!!:blink:
Happy (vaping) Trails!
 

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They are having a sale right now, I say go for it. :vapor: Gorilla Juice and Boba's Bounty are the only two juices I have filled a tank back to back with. I get sick of everything else I've tried. In fact, I have a Sigelei #20 with an RSST that has had Boba's in it since week two of my vape experience. So far I've tried 30-40 flavors from 3-4 vendors. Some juices are fantastic and full of flavor, but I just can't vape a Cinnamon Roll or some Fruit Juice concoction longer than 20-30 minutes. The more I think about it, I wouldn't want to eat a Cinnamon roll 3 times a day either hahaha. Tobacco flavors were the last on my list and I wish they were first to try. There's a reason I smoked cigars and other tobacco products, they tasted good to me.

Anyway, buy the Boba and buy some Gorilla Juice for when you need a change. Pretty much the only two juices I'll be buying unless I find something better.
 

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All you had to say was SALE and this girl was whipping out the debit card. Ive been wanting to try BB and see what the hype is about and this was a great time to do it! I saw they have a chai juice too and since I love anything chai, I got a 6ml bottle of that to try too. Cant wait til I get my next hometime and can tear into some vapemail! Next week I will be placing a pretty sizeable AiV order to stock up on juice til I go home again in January.
 

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Do it! Personally I don't like it at all but it gives you something to compare to that almost anyone that has vaped for more than a few months has tried. A lot of people love it a lot of people hate it, which category do you fall in? If you don't try you won't know. I would order an 18ml of each of the following:
Hype
Boba's
Gorilla Juice
You will like at least one of these. These are thick and strong juices that hold up to high wattage yielding a lot of flavor which is great for a new vaper whose tastebuds are still a little muted from analogs. My money is on hype followed by the Gorilla but who knows.

I found that BB and GJ were too similar (isn't GJ just BB with banana?) so if you don't like BB, you most likely won't like GJ. I would try BB and Hype(still haven't tried this one myself, gonna give it a shot soon) first, and if you decide you like BB and would appreciate it with a banana kick, order GJ.
 

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How long do you Boba's lovers steep it for? Placed my order! I only have found like 3 juices I like (75 currently tried) so I figured I'd give it a shot while it's on sale :)

Yes girlsdrivetoo I ran and got my debit card out as well ;) LOL

At least a week, two is better. That said, I'll vape it right out of the bottle. It tastes different every time, and every day. I have 3/4 of a bottle of 12mg sitting in my box that I haven't touched for several weeks. I should take it out and see what it's like, I guess.

I vaped BB for a month straight, and I'm seriously sick of it for the time being. Kinda like that time I drank all those martinis at that wedding (I thought I was clever, getting around the no-shots policy with, basically, pure vodka and/or gin. Couldn't eat olives for at least a year after that). Or that time when I was 16, that I drank an entire bottle of Southern Comfort (smelling So Co made me nauseous for YEARS).
 
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