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I have found several eliquids I like in the $.30 to $.50 per ml range. Other than Alpha Hoops and the occational 30ml from the B&M, I have a rotation that's not too expensive and I'm pretty happy with. Mainly ordering 120-130ml bottles. I tend to be a bit picky (<10% of the juices I try are vapable).

Every now and then, I get the idea that there's a great flavor for me out there on the cheap. I've tried MBV, ITC, and some start-ups that were inexpensive. None have satisfied and I end up with a pile of juice to give away. I always order serveral flavors hoping I'll find one that I can add to the rotation and save some coin.

Well, I have a shopping basket with 8 flavors ready to pull the trigger to try Mech Sauce. It comes out to about the same as a big bottle of an e-liquid I know I like. But, if there's a winner in the bunch, their 120s sell for $15.

Should I pull the trigger or pass?
You should try diy, is very easy to do and only costs about 1 dollar per 30 ml
 

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Any thing is worth a try. Yet I tried a less expensive store and It tasted good. With in 3 month the liquid turned from clear to dark brown. It was cotton candy. That should be a light liquid. I Have some cotton candy from another vender that is 1.5 yr old and still clear. What ever that person was using was a very strong oxidizer. I will spare the details on how it was lung irritating. I am just sharing my experience. Not all budget liquids are bad. I have a love-hate relationship with MBV.
 

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I am going to try Vista Vapors this week for sure. They have a deal where they will send you a bottle of your choice for free, if you just pay shipping. They seem to be as cheap or cheaper than Mt. Baker. There are a number of good reviews for them here if you use the "search" function.

I can positively say the Hangsen Tobacco flavors are very good; they are now using a naturally extracted tobacco juice method. I am using some right now. Caterpillar Vapes is really cheap and super fast and is the US distributor for Hangsen.
 

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Charlie Noble have some great prices. If you snag a discount coupon (sign up for the newsletter and they'll send you a %20-off one sooner or later), then you can get their 120ml bottles for $35, free shipping on any purchase. It's also only $5 (with coupon), shipping and all, to try any 15ml bottle.

Now, I can't say all flavors are good. Their Custard was delicious in January but later bottles have tasted more like a doughy Sweet-n-Low... too much sweetener. It used to have a delicious, pie-crust, eggy feel. Treasure Island (Fruit Loops) tastes like pickles, and Blue Bay like soap.

However, their Tripoli is a surprisingly good juice (it's such an authetic, Fig Newton-filling type of flavor) and Siren's Song is a light-flavored, but equally good, Strawberry Milk. The Custard still isn't horrible, and Pistachio RY4 and Peanut-Butter Cereal kind of vary between good and not-good depending on the tank.

Haven't tried the other flavors, but you can't go wrong with Siren's Song. $35 for a 120ml of a light, authetic Strawberry Milk flavor is the best deal I've found... and their juices have none of that plasticy, cheap taste. These liquids are really centered on dripping and aren't just flavors that are made for Protank coils but mixed with high VG.

Can't say Charlie Noble is the greatest (I could if their Custard hasn't been so mediocre lately...), but I can't find anything else out there that seems as professional for the price.
 
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Been dipping into my Mech Sauce order from 2 weeks ago and have to say most if the flavors have been really good. Goats gravy is a sweet tooth like vanilla gramh cracker flavor that's pretty tasty. The crust is apple pie ala mode with not that much ala mode but still a pretty authentic apple flavor. Vampires lust has been my favorite so far it us supposed to be blue raspberry yougart and is awesome, tastes like wastegate from boosted. The vanilla Carmel one was OK not great and I m now trying aethena which is cotten candy.

All in all pretty decent stuff for really really cheap. Will be ordering bigger bottles as soon as I try all 11 samples I bought.
 
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You should try diy, is very easy to do and only costs about 1 dollar per 30 ml


Or not, sorry, but im tired of seeing this. If we wanted to DIY we would post in the DIY forum. Some of us only have so much time and it can be hard to find 30mins(or however long to make juice) to make juice. Some of us are lazy to and some of us just dont feel like doing it.

Saying "just DIY" contributes nothing to this thread.

Im not trying to be rude and im not singling you out, this was a generalized post.
 

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Haven't tried the other flavors, but you can't go wrong with Siren's Song. $35 for a 120ml of a light, authetic Strawberry Milk flavor is the best deal I've found...


Casey Jones Mainline Reserve has a really good strawberry milk. If you use the code "convicted" you can get 120ml for $25. Ive never tried Charlie Nobel, but this is the most authentic strawberry milk ive tried to date. CJMR is worth the try expecially for the price, its affordable, but I wouldnt put it in the same category as MBV, VW or ITC.
 

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Been dipping into my Mech Sauce order from 2 weeks ago and have to say most if the flavors have been really good. Goats gravy is a sweet tooth like vanilla gramh cracker flavor that's pretty tasty. The crust is apple pie ala mode with not that much ala mode but still a pretty authentic apple flavor. Vampires lust has been my favorite so far it us supposed to be blue raspberry yougart and is awesome, tastes like wastegate from boosted. The vanilla Carmel one was OK not great and I m now trying aethena which is cotten candy.

All in all pretty decent stuff for really really cheap. Will be ordering bigger bottles as soon as I try all 11 samples I bought.
I got an order from them about a week ago. I got mech milk, empress milk, and vampire's lust. I'm right with you on the vampire's lust, that's stuff is amazing. I'm really liking the new yogurt craze starting to pop up. I wish more of our favorite low cost vendors would make some.

One thing I did notice with the mech sauce is that their juice is super thin. I got max VG in all of my bottles. The mech milk seems to be the thickest, but still thinner than any other "max VG" juice I've ever got. The vampire's lust is the thinnest out of the bunch.... stuff is thinner than 50\50 mixes I've gotten before.

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Or not, sorry, but im tired of seeing this. If we wanted to DIY we would post in the DIY forum. Some of us only have so much time and it can be hard to find 30mins(or however long to make juice) to make juice. Some of us are lazy to and some of us just dont feel like doing it.

Saying "just DIY" contributes nothing to this thread.

Im not trying to be rude and im not singling you out, this was a generalized post.

Here, here! +1 :headbang:

When I smoked cigarettes, I never grew my own tobacco, rolled my own cigarettes, or smacked 2 stones together to make a fire to light one. I want to smoke, but I just chose to do it in a healthier manner now. I do NOT want vaping to become a hobby. I've already spent way too much time/money chasing flavors & better equipment... I have no desire to learn how to DYI juice. I'm sure that I would be really bad at it anyway. :lol:
 

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Or not, sorry, but im tired of seeing this. If we wanted to DIY we would post in the DIY forum. Some of us only have so much time and it can be hard to find 30mins(or however long to make juice) to make juice. Some of us are lazy to and some of us just dont feel like doing it.

Saying "just DIY" contributes nothing to this thread.

Im not trying to be rude and im not singling you out, this was a generalized post.
Just offering up some advice man, chill out, if someone didn't tell me about it I'd still be paying 25 bucks a bottle for "premium" ejuice
 

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Just offering up some advice man, chill out, if someone didn't tell me about it I'd still be paying 25 bucks a bottle for "premium" ejuice


Its just annoying considering its brought up all the time when the thread is about buying juice not making it. Also everybody knows you can make your own so its not really advice.
 
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Its just annoying considering its brought up all the time when the thread is about buying juice not making it. Also everybody knows you can make your own so its not really advice.
It's just people trying to help others, let's say I'm thinking about buying a coolfire 4 so I go to a board and someone on that board says hey if your interested in that check out the istick 50 watt, has more power more battery life and a smaller mod, I'm not gonna throw a fit cause he mentioned an istick on a coolfire board I'm gonna be grateful they gave me good advice, just because a message doesn't pertain to you, someone else might find it helpful
 
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I am going to try Vista Vapors this week for sure. They have a deal where they will send you a bottle of your choice for free, if you just pay shipping. They seem to be as cheap or cheaper than Mt. Baker. There are a number of good reviews for them here if you use the "search" function.

I can positively say the Hangsen Tobacco flavors are very good; they are now using a naturally extracted tobacco juice method. I am using some right now. Caterpillar Vapes is really cheap and super fast and is the US distributor for Hangsen.
I tried their blueberry muffin, I wasn't a fan but everyone's taste is different, red rock vapor is another good one on the lower price scale, I recommend walkers blood
 

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Here, here! +1 :headbang:

When I smoked cigarettes, I never grew my own tobacco, rolled my own cigarettes, or smacked 2 stones together to make a fire to light one. I want to smoke, but I just chose to do it in a healthier manner now. I do NOT want vaping to become a hobby. I've already spent way too much time/money chasing flavors & better equipment... I have no desire to learn how to DYI juice. I'm sure that I would be really bad at it anyway. :lol:
I use to think the same thing, it's easier to buy a bottle and I might suck at it anyways, I finally decided to give it a shot and am glad I did, it may not be for everyone though
 

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It's just people trying to help others, let's say I'm thinking about buying a coolfire 4 so I go to a board and someone on that board says hey if your interested in that check out the istick 50 watt, has more power more battery life and a smaller mod, I'm not gonna throw a fit cause he mentioned an istick on a coolfire board I'm gonna be grateful they gave me good advice, just because a message doesn't pertain to you, someone else might find it helpful

Actually it would be like someone saying hey just buy the chipset that the coolfire 4 uses and a project box and mod your own. Its cheaper after all. JS
 
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Actually it would be like someone saying hey just buy the chipset that the coolfire 4 uses and a project box and mod your own. Its cheaper after all. JS
anyone with a brain would know putting together a mod requires much more expertise than making a bottle of ejuice so Ya not really the same thing at all
 
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