Strangely, so do I!
Do the goofy names bother anyone?
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Strangely, so do I!
I mostly just pass on them if their company name or juice names are too weird or have (what I think are) ugly pictures. Suicide Bunny is an example. Suicide Bunny? What a strange name. Maybe it's a funny reference I don't get.
But they don't bother me and I don't care if others like them.
Banana Stiffy and Coconut Surprise.. LOL. And very good point.
But they don't bother me and I don't care if others like them.
Banana Stiffy and Coconut Surprise.. LOL. And very good point.
Suicide bunny... I read she was/is a former playboy bunny, so that's where the name comes from -- I read it on the internet so it must be true. I guess being a bunny made her want to commit suicide? I dunno. I've tried her juice, not impressed (the gutter's over there if you read that differently than I intended)
Like someone said earlier, I don't "mind" the stupid names, but give me some description of the flavors - that's all I ask. I'm sure I've missed out on some juices I may have liked because the name has nothing to do with the flavor profile and these vendors are so worried about keeping the recipe secret they offer little to no insight of what or how the juice should taste.
Someone said if the juice was truly mixed by a mixologist the description should be good, I guess I agree with that, but you don't need to have any formal education to tell me the juice taste like "Peach and Rum" or "Strawberries and Cream" or whatever..... I hate the descriptions where the "Flavor changes and keeps you guessing"...... I'm sure those type descriptions catch peoples eye and they buy them, I'm not trying to be a fuddy duddy or anything ... but after vaping for about a year, I know I don't like certain flavors - if I read that the juice has that flavor I usually pass since I know I won't like it -- Blueberry is a good example, now I'm not a fan of fruit flavors in general, and I like blueberries in life, but the vapes I've had with blueberry taste horrible to me... like lasttango said maybe its a certain vendors blueberry? My palette hasn't gotten to the point of know which flavors come from which vendor yet
but all the blueberry I've had is just plain BAD.
All I am saying is give the customer a description of the flavor... don't worry about people stealing the recipe - that's going to happen anyway from tasting it, but those of us who want to buy it deserve to know what it should taste like.
As for customer reviews - those are useless in gaging how good or bad a juice is, what I like you guys/gals may not and vice-versa.... the taste part MAY be accurate in a review (I taste Vanilla and Bourbon), but just because I say its good doesn't mean you'll like it. I guess it all comes down to trying it, and even that's not the best way to judge either... How many of you have been in a B&M tried their juice or a juice in the testers, which are never treated nicely.... they're dry, have had other flavors in them, people put them on their own mods and burn the crap out of the coils, etc... buy the juice, get it home in a fresh build and its NOTHING like you tasted in the store. Happened to me.
Ok, I feel better getting that off my chest.
Like someone said earlier, I don't "mind" the stupid names, but give me some description of the flavors - that's all I ask. I'm sure I've missed out on some juices I may have liked because the name has nothing to do with the flavor profile and these vendors are so worried about keeping the recipe secret they offer little to no insight of what or how the juice should taste.
Someone said if the juice was truly mixed by a mixologist the description should be good, I guess I agree with that, but you don't need to have any formal education to tell me the juice taste like "Peach and Rum" or "Strawberries and Cream" or whatever..... I hate the descriptions where the "Flavor changes and keeps you guessing"...... I'm sure those type descriptions catch peoples eye and they buy them, I'm not trying to be a fuddy duddy or anything ... but after vaping for about a year, I know I don't like certain flavors - if I read that the juice has that flavor I usually pass since I know I won't like it -- Blueberry is a good example, now I'm not a fan of fruit flavors in general, and I like blueberries in life, but the vapes I've had with blueberry taste horrible to me... like lasttango said maybe its a certain vendors blueberry? My palette hasn't gotten to the point of know which flavors come from which vendor yet
but all the blueberry I've had is just plain BAD.All I am saying is give the customer a description of the flavor... don't worry about people stealing the recipe - that's going to happen anyway from tasting it, but those of us who want to buy it deserve to know what it should taste like.
As for customer reviews - those are useless in gaging how good or bad a juice is, what I like you guys/gals may not and vice-versa.... the taste part MAY be accurate in a review (I taste Vanilla and Bourbon), but just because I say its good doesn't mean you'll like it. I guess it all comes down to trying it, and even that's not the best way to judge either... How many of you have been in a B&M tried their juice or a juice in the testers, which are never treated nicely.... they're dry, have had other flavors in them, people put them on their own mods and burn the crap out of the coils, etc... buy the juice, get it home in a fresh build and its NOTHING like you tasted in the store. Happened to me.
Ok, I feel better getting that off my chest.
I'd probably buy Banana Stiffy before Suicide Bunny.. what the hell is that supposed to be? A rabbit that ran in front of a car? Gee, that sounds yummy.
At least Banana Stiffy sounds *remotely* tasty. Andria
I agree about *some* tasters, but it depends a lot on the store. In a store with good ventilation, with no heavy ambient scent in the air, if the tester tanks are decent, you can get a fairly accurate taste. In a store that's fog-bound and scented with everything that's been vaped in there for the last year, you're right, you can't possibly get an accurate taste, no matter the quality of the test tanks. (STEAM CIGS, ARE YOU LISTENING??? GET SOME BETTER HVAC!!!) I tried the Pipe Sauce "Long Bottom Leaf," thought it tasted better than anything else I'd tasted there, so I bought it -- and it's a good thing I like some tobacco flavors and I'm not long off cigarettes, because when I got it home and had another taste, the smoky scent and taste of it almost knocked me over -- I'd had NO idea it was that smoky, from the taste in the store. And Rip Tripper apparently has some dysfunction with his tastebuds, because he says it tastes like lime, for god's sake, when in fact it's like chocolate, coffee, and sweet tobacco, with a hint of vanilla.
But as for customer reviews, those have to be taken statistically -- you read them all, and look at the preponderance -- like the one I found, the PG-Virginia at MFS, yeah some idjits said things like 'tastes like cat pee' -- and I'd dearly love to know how they know what cat pee tastes like -- but the overwhelming majority said 'tastes like Virginia Slims' so I took a gamble, and it was an accurate description, it does taste remarkably like Virginia Slims. Whether cat pee tastes like Virginia Slims, I have no earthly idea.
Customer reviews that say things like "Ohh I love it!" or "geez this SUCKS!" -- for those I have only the utmost contempt -- those people clearly do not know the meaning of "review," they apparently think it means "opinion." Voicing your like or dislike does NOT say anything whatever about what it actually tastes like! I wish the vendors would cull those kinds of reviews, because they're completely useless, aggravating, and time-wasting.
Andria
I am waiting on a juice named "Bloodhound Slobber". Lord knows I have plenty in my house. LOL
I consider myself a major oddball, so for me the more strange a flavors name is the more interested I am, such as MBV's Gwar line with "Jizmoglobin".
Suicide Bunny comes from the fact that rabbits will drop dead if scared bad enough. I kid you not. look it up.
And this should make me want to try a flavor that apparently scares rabbits to death?
Andria
Interesting thread. Personally the names don't bother me regardless of their ilk. But I also find that the stranger or more exotic the name of the juice is the less likely the description of the flavour is to appeal to me. Almost as tho a catchy name is being used to "hide" an inferior tasting mix.
You may be on to something. It's hard to argue with "Blueberry muffin."
Especially if it tastes JUST LIKE a blueberry muffin! (blueberry muffin = heaven on earth, IMO).Andria
You may be on to something. It's hard to argue with "Blueberry muffin."
Andria
Bakery and fruit....winner, always.
i like when the name at the very least gives you a clue to the flavor, can't remember the names off the top of my head but was at my local shop hanging out with a lady that works there and there were a bunch of bottles at the "build station" of samples they are trying and deciding if they want to sell, i started reading off the names and only 2 out of the 5 from one company had a name that made me think "oh thats this flavor" the others were out there. i didnt try any, probly could have if i asked cause im getting to know these people very well and while looking over the juices we were talking and i had mentioned i still only have 1 battery cause im waiting for them to get more sonys in, and she hands me here AW and says i can borrow that till they get them in, i love this shop so much such great people. maybe next time i go in ill ask to try the new flavors, give them my opinion lol.
I suspect that in a year or two, we'll be treated to delights like these:
Leprechaun Plasma
Harpy's Hootch
Unicorn Smegma
Maybin's Anabolic Aromatic
Oompa Loompa Excretions
Bear Bilirubin
Of course, these juices have their upside -- no teenager on earth would be caught dead vaping such pathetic attempts at coolness!
As ANTZ are bound to go after certain flavors based on name alone, I'd like to see flavors named after famous ANTZ and all cutesied up. Such as:
Glantz's Temper Tantrum
Zeller's Zealotry
Big Pharma's Snake Charma
Prue's True Blue Wrecking Crew
Glantz's Temper Tantrum
Zeller's Zealotry
Big Pharma's Snake Charma
Prue's True Blue Wrecking Crew
Priceless.
Only problem I foresee with those would be that they would all leave you with a bad taste in your mouth.
Glad to see this thread sparked some debate.
FWIW, I don't mind non-descript flavour names that much. Five pawn series to me has a great naming of their series. And description. I don't like their juices much but that's a different story.
I'm just sick of seeing Robo-duck or geek-sweat and other names that make me think the 'mixologist' is a 12 year old.
Duck's breath.. seriously. .....
FWIW, I don't mind non-descript flavour names that much. Five pawn series to me has a great naming of their series. And description. I don't like their juices much but that's a different story.
I'm just sick of seeing Robo-duck or geek-sweat and other names that make me think the 'mixologist' is a 12 year old.
Duck's breath.. seriously. .....
Odd names have been a part of marketing since, well let me guess, the beginning of time! That said, I do get concerned, not bothered, words are just that....words! But when the wording appeals to children this is where I draw the line. We already have enough trouble with regulations pending, the use of branding in a manner that attracts the young minds is just more ammunition for the anti vaping community.
Some branding is based on the targeted audience such as "Goth" "Metal" etc. Some of these names are just over the top and many other are just down right silly and certainly no bearing/relationship to the actual product.
IMHO it needs to be a bit more sophisticated, classy....sometimes being creative in words is just "too cute", leave "cute" for puppies and the opposite gender.....ladies in my case!
Some branding is based on the targeted audience such as "Goth" "Metal" etc. Some of these names are just over the top and many other are just down right silly and certainly no bearing/relationship to the actual product.
IMHO it needs to be a bit more sophisticated, classy....sometimes being creative in words is just "too cute", leave "cute" for puppies and the opposite gender.....ladies in my case!
This has piqued my interest. Any specific companies with metal themed liquid? Besides MBV's Gwar line.
I cannot say, this was just a general "for instance"....I did not think that a boy scout genre made the cut so metal was used.
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