Canadians ordering from the US

[lewn5]

I'd like to share my experience ordering inside of Canada and why I switched to ordering from the USA.

1. DIY is more economical, especially with the supplier in the states that I found which is near Vancouver. They sell e-nic liquid base at a VERY reasonable price compared to anything in Canada. Also, they sell in 100% VG which was good in my case since PG makes my cats sick and my wife and I cough.

2. Their flavors are 1/3 of the price of Canadian merchants and are the same well-known brands i.e. Flavorart, Capella etc.

3. Shipping is only slightly longer and that includes getting e-nic across the boarder. Thank God I have NEVER had a shipment to date that didn't arrive.

So that has been my experience. A Canadian DIY! I should add that when I switched to Provari, I have never looked back. Shipping to Canada was super fast and didn't pay a single penny to Canada Customs!

I made this post as I know a lot of Canadians are in doubt whether they can/should order stuff across the border.

Have a great vape everybody!

 

[steved5600]

Any idea as to why it would be cheaper in the US. Like taxes etc. I would have thought it to be the opposite. Reason I say that is that meds are often times cheaper from Canada?

 

[lewn5]

The pricing on e-liquids and DIY e-nic, flavor concentrate in Canada is 2-3 times more expensive. This is because: The legality of e-cigs and e-liquid in Canada is in a GREY area right now. Canadian e-liquid vendors sell at their own risk and charge more to sell. If they are busted by the Canadian gov't, then they shut their whole operation down.

 

[CrudWalter]

How was the package labelled? Did it mention nicotine? A U.S. supplier I have used in the past actually labelled my 100mg VG base liquid for $24.95 as "Kosher vegetable USP glycerine $4.95". No problem with Customs, but shipping was steep at over $20!

 

[lewn5]

package was simply labelled "other" shipping was 10 bucks! NEVER had any issues........................

 

[lewn5]

BTW, since you're in BC that came from ecigexpress which is an hour's drive from Vancouver.

 

[CrudWalter]

Thanks for the info - I was going to ask if that was your supplier. I'd rather pay the $10 shipping than drive down - just didn't want to take the chance that it would get stuck in Customs

 

[lewn5]

you're welcome!

 

[steved5600]

The pricing on e-liquids and DIY e-nic, flavor concentrate in Canada is 2-3 times more expensive. This is because: The legality of e-cigs and e-liquid in Canada is in a GREY area right now. Canadian e-liquid vendors sell at their own risk and charge more to sell. If they are busted by the Canadian gov't, then they shut their whole operation down.

Wow just when I thought we had bad with all the jerks nipping at our heels. I hope someone is working on fixing that. Do you think it's a cost cutting measure to avoid Doctors etc. visits.

 

[wrenfisher]

Wow just when I thought we had bad with all the jerks nipping at our heels. I hope someone is working on fixing that. Do you think it's a cost cutting measure to avoid Doctors etc. visits.

People can get pretty riled up in a discussion about the Canadian ban. You'd think because we have universal health care they would be more sensible (less sick people = more money to spend on F-35s! ). Nope. They make a buttload on taxes. Then you factor in the tobacco and pharmaceutical lobbies. Yay corporate greed and political corruption! Hey, at least it's something we have in common.

 

[lewn5]

Wow just when I thought we had bad with all the jerks nipping at our heels. I hope someone is working on fixing that. Do you think it's a cost cutting measure to avoid Doctors etc. visits.

I would say that would be their(Cdn Gov't) upfront excuse with an underlying reason, as our friend from Alberta has said, that it's more likely the lobby from the tobacco and pharma companies is colossal.

 

[DanFromIran]

Thank you for sharing the information. I live in Canada as well. I hope I will learn enough one day to do DIY.

 

[lewn5]

Thank you for sharing the information. I live in Canada as well. I hope I will learn enough one day to do DIY.

You're welcome. Believe me, it's not as hard as it looks...............