did i make a mistake

[QSSV]

i got so excited about viping that i ordered 6 30ml bottles of juice. now i'm wondering if i made a big mistake. does juice get old and nasty? will it taste bad in a few months? i was planning on ordering a bunch more next month to add to my collection, but now i don't know.

 

[warlike36]

As long as you keep it in a cool dark place your juice can last for a year or more. Just definitely keep it out of sunlight and away from heat.

 

[wolflrv]

naaa...you're ok...nic juice shelf-life is about 1-2 yrs..and some suggest it will go even longer in the refrigerator. Best thing to do is to figure out how much you actually vape per day/per week/per month..and then order accordingly. However it's always a good idea to have at least some back stock. You can't exactly run down to the gas station and buy a bottle of juice! LOL!

Also you might write the date on the bottles as you receive them. That will help keep track of inventory as you order more.

 

[ChuckB]

You're just fine. I have some juice that's five months old and it's just fine. As others have said, keep it in a cool, dark place and it should last quite a while.

 

[QSSV]

thanks so much. i love the put the date on it idea, never thought of that. yeah, i'm getting some more new flavors next month. i see visions of a vaping party so all my analog smoking friends can try this out,n (convert the world, one friend at a time).

 

[VpnDrgn]

the few vendors I've dealt with recently, are putting dates on the bottles themselves. They probably realize more people are stocking up and don't want an older juice that got lost in the rotation to hurt their product image.

 

[spider362]

I like the idea of the vendor putting the date on the bottle, that way you'll know when it was mixed, which could be some time before you receive it depending on where it was mixed. I have some that actually have an expiration date on it.

 

[AcePilot]

Alot of my bottles have expiration dates printed on them, And some of those have actually PASSED their expiration date, and they still taste fine to me (I went a little crazy in the beginning buying ALL sorts of pre-mixed juice). No funky colors or tastes
I still write dates on mine So if by some off chance they actually still have liquid in them a year from now I'll know to watch them.

Like everyone else said, keep them in a cool dark place, and they'll last.

 

[QSSV]

does anyone know if the juice can be frozen to help lengthen it expo date?

 

[spider362]

Alot of my bottles have expiration dates printed on them, And some of those have actually PASSED their expiration date, and they still taste fine to me (I went a little crazy in the beginning buying ALL sorts of pre-mixed juice). No funky colors or tastes
I still write dates on mine So if by some off chance they actually still have liquid in them a year from now I'll know to watch them.

Like everyone else said, keep them in a cool dark place, and they'll last.

I'm sure, like most everything else, the expiration date has some safety margin, weeks or even months. You can be assured, though, that the product will not just cease to do what it's intended to do when it reaches that date.

I've also seen products that not only have a date, but the time of day, too. I keep telling my wife we have to use a product by xx/xx/xx date and xx:xx:xx time or it will either go "puff" and disappear, or will just taste like cardboard...

does anyone know if the juice can be frozen to help lengthen it expo date?

I don't think so. I believe it's a chemical reaction, or similar, since it's major enemy is UV light.

 

[CaptJay]

I dont know for sure if you can freeze but I wouldn't - some liquids dont freeze well and not sure how much water is in the juices, if any. If it helps at all I still have some juice in my box which is from december and still fine n dandy. I keep the box in a dark place but tbh its not really that cool as its under my desk lol.

 

[AmyB66]

I turned my spice cabinet into my vaping cabinet. I have a couple dozen different bottles of juice, all are fine. I have some that yeah, I don't like and usually just give them away to folks who want to try them.

I stick with basically two well liked and popular juice vendors here for my juice at this point and don't worry about the stuff being old when I get it or going rank because I know it wasn't old to begin with.

I always stay with vendors who are allowed to advertise here, on ECF. It's like the BBB for vapers!

 

[spider362]

I think I read somewhere, although I can't find it now, that PG and VG remain stable at temperatures below 140ºF (60ºC).

Can't swear to it, though, just something that's stuck to the back of my mind and I can't get rid of it. Of course at 71 anything could be stuck back there and I'd never know it.