I started vaping a few months ago. I need to purchase wicks and liquid and now a replacement battery but I feel like all my local shops are capitalizing on my ignorance and ripping me off. I have a vape only tank and I think a ego battery. I would ideally like to buy a battery that last longer and find a good online site with quick shipping for the rest of my supplies from now on. Does anyone have suggestions ? Also..does anyone find that making their own liquid is easy and worth it? Thanks so much!! ~Jen
Can I do my purchases online for cheaper?
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Making your own juice is risky in my opinion. Maybe it's me but I found that getting the right ratio of nic and stuff is difficult. There is a website that can calculate it for you but I never had any luck.
Check out gotsmok.com and vaporjoes for deals on gear.
Check out gotsmok.com and vaporjoes for deals on gear.
Welcome to Vapealicious Juice - Simply Divine E~Juice made with Love has the BEST liquid I have ever tasted. AND they are cheap (in COST...not in quality!) You can check out the site yourself for the other prices but I usually get 30ml bottles and they're only $14 compared to vape shops that charge around $15 for only 20mL. Check out VaporJoes.com - Deals on Vaping Goods for all your other things...basically it's an unbiased site where you could run a search on what you're looking for and it will populate a list of different vape sites w/ their prices so you could compare. I don't make my own liquid so i can't help you there 
Also, most times local shops might be a tad more expensive that stuff online due to convenience.
I'd happily pay a few more bucks if it means I don't have to wait for stupid shipping.
I'd happily pay a few more bucks if it means I don't have to wait for stupid shipping.
In Vegas, prices double what I can get identical items on line for. Websites like Fasttech offer sensational bargains, and some very good gear, along with many clones, some decent, some not. In fact, some of the more than 30 vape shops in Vegas look like the Fasttech catalog. Almost funny, till you see the retail prices. The Vapor Joes suggestion was a good one (subscribe: warning expensive to wallet), inexpensive by piece. I use more than 25 different shops, so I really can't narrow it down and it depends on what you're looking for too.
Online always has cheaper prices, it's just a matter of waiting for the shipping and where your ordering. If you need something like a quick fix for your tank or mod ect. Than local would definitely be best.
I will never buy from a brick & mortar again.
I have a back ups (just in case) & keep the juice stocked up (some of the made to order juices need to steep before being vaped).
I have a back ups (just in case) & keep the juice stocked up (some of the made to order juices need to steep before being vaped).
Brick & mortar stores are bound to be more expensive. They have a lot of overhead. But, you're right also. Some shops do take advantage.
It's almost always cheaper to buy online. There are lots and lots of good online vendors. And, of course, lots of bad ones. ECF has a list of approved vendors. That might be a good place to start. Everyone has their favorites depending on their needs.
Looking back at my most recent purchases, I see: Mad Vapes, Lite Cig USA, Buckys Bargain Vaping, Got Vapes, Stormy Vapor Cellar, Discount Vapers, Sure Vapes, My Vapor Store, and My Freedom Smokes. But, that's just the most recent.
Just remember, if it doesn't say it's a genuine (insert brand name here), then it's not.
DIY is very simple. Take a look at DIY E-Liquid for help getting started. Or, you might browse around in General E-Liquid Discussion for recommendations on pre-made juices at a reasonable price in the meantime.
It's not difficult once you get your head around the concept, and it's far cheaper than buying juice but you need mixing vessels and maybe syringes etc, so might seem expensive to start off. You basically mix 4 things together, and there are online calculators which you input what nicotine strength, flavor percent, and ratio of PG/VG you want - and it tells you how much of each to put in. Handy too if you want to reduce your nicotine levels, or have more flavor etc.
I have brought my hardware mostly from fasttech. They sometimes run promotion and discount codes etc. They do offer free shipping but it take awhile to receive. As for the juice, I do my order large from Indigovapor so I don't pay too much shipping costs for shipping them to Australia. I think they offer free shipping for US customers and they do 5% discounts with promo code vapeasoldier. However the taste of juice is subjective so continue searching is the key until youve found your favourate.
here's a few links that i use...(alot 
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All the newest items to hit the store
and love this battery
Innokin iTaste VV v3 Variable Voltage / Wattage 800mAh Passthrough Battery - iTaste V3 Battery
make your own sample pack of juices
Electronic Cigarette / eCig Liquid - Get the best eLiquid / Smoke Juice from Aqua Vapor Cig
and buy my juices here:
USA Made Nicotine Juice, E Juice, E Liquid, Electronic Cigarette Juice
hope that helps. you can save 40 - 60% online. and those 3 venders ship fast!
)All the newest items to hit the store
and love this battery
Innokin iTaste VV v3 Variable Voltage / Wattage 800mAh Passthrough Battery - iTaste V3 Battery
make your own sample pack of juices
Electronic Cigarette / eCig Liquid - Get the best eLiquid / Smoke Juice from Aqua Vapor Cig
and buy my juices here:
USA Made Nicotine Juice, E Juice, E Liquid, Electronic Cigarette Juice
hope that helps. you can save 40 - 60% online. and those 3 venders ship fast!
Gotvapes and My Vapor Store have been consistently fast regarding shipping. ECBlends and Mt. Baker Vapor have decent (cheapest I have seen without buying a gallon or more) inexpensive juices.
You can get gear at both EC and Mt. B too.
If you have something to hold you over, I would definitely shop online, and always do a search for coupon codes.
You can get gear at both EC and Mt. B too.
If you have something to hold you over, I would definitely shop online, and always do a search for coupon codes.
Everybody is different It's whats right for you that counts. It is cheaper to make your own but also there are some really inexpensive places to get your juice. Once you find your favorite flavor you might make your own of just that flavor.But if you are just trying flavors I would just buy them from a shop.
suggest getting carto tank. Much better and cheaper to run IMO. Also much cheaper online!
That one MtBakerVapor (MBV) will mix it and ship it the day you order it. It's my favorite, a ton of flavors to choose from @ great prices.USA Made Nicotine Juice, E Juice, E Liquid, Electronic Cigarette Juice
hope that helps. you can save 40 - 60% online. and those 3 venders ship fast!
Quite a few MBV fans here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/285341-mtbakervapor.html
You can do your own liquid mixes easily. I started with MBV (Mount Baker Vapor). Such as, they have unflavored nic juice that you can order in your preferred nicotine strength and PG/VG mix.
You need "dripper bottles" (MBV has them). Flavors such as here: flavors and, of course, something to measure with. I use "syringes" (without the needles of course!) from the local pharmacy. Like the ones they sell for insulin shots or whatever. The ones without needles can often be found in the aisles. They're often used to measure liquid, oral medications.
Then it amounts to "squirt some flavor in bottle, top with plain nic juice, shake well" (heh, after putting cap back on, I had a loose cap fly off and nic juice went flying, it was a fun clean up
).Letting the mix sit a while, overnight at least, is better. I often get away with just shaking mine really, really well. Then again, I'm not the most patient guy around.
For the basic mixes, it's really easy. The more complex ones with "recipes" and all, that takes time to learn what you're doing. But I think MBV's stuff is a good "start". And is cheaper than premade/prefilled. Quite a bit. Then as you get more experience, you can save even more money buying bulk from Wizard Labs and doing the PG/VG mix and such yourself. But I always suggest you tackle one thing at a time. The MBV plain nic can be ordered ready to go and you don't have to figure the math on mixing the nicotine strengths and PG and VG amounts and all. You can play with flavors and start figuring those out.
But you can bring your costs way down. I figure I have mine below ten cents per ml now. I used to buy from Johnson Creek (and will again sometimes probably, I do like their "Domestic") but they want $9.95 for 15ml bottles. 15ml of juice is running about $1.50 for me now. So, yeah, you can save a lot.
'Course, it's a little like cooking. When you go to a restaurant, you're paying for somebody who knows what they're doing in a kitchen to do the work. Doing yourself is cheaper but when you're learning to cook, not everything turns out tasty.
It's risky if you try jumping into the "deep end of the pool" right off. Such as buying highly concentrated nic juice and trying to dilute it down. That's not for beginners. I'm not even doing that yet. At some point, I will move up to it but not today.
If you buy unflavored nic in ordinary strengths (such as 12mg or 18mg, the levels people vape at), then it's not so big a deal. It's mostly a matter of adding flavoring to your liking.
Yes, the "high end" that the experienced DIYers do, that's complicated. But they didn't leap to "expert" overnight. They worked at it.
So it's better to start in the, heh, "kiddie pool" (like I did and I'm still not doing any "high dives") then begin working your way up...
The little kiosk in the mall where I'm from sells basic eGo kits for $35.99!!!!!! You can get the same kit, packaged and everything, online for around $9. $9.29 EGO-T 2-in-1 USB Rechargeable 900mAh Electronic Cigarette Health Keeping Set at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
it's pretty easy to educate yourself on general pricing of accessories online. most often, local shops won't carry what i'm looking for, but sometimes they do. i don't mind paying a little extra to help support a local business. that mentality has it's limits though.
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