Dumb question about eLiquid, juice, nicquid...

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Ultimist

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Why do vendors charge the same amount for all the different strengths of nicotine fluid? Everywhere I've looked, there's a simple flat price, no matter what strength of nicotine you want.

It would make sense to me if higher-nicotine liquids cost more than lower-nicotine ones. I'd like to mix some flavored 0mg fluid with some 36mg same-flavor fluid, to halve the strength of the fluid overall. It just seems a bit ridiculous to me to have to pay the same amount for 0mg as 36mg.

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Why do vendors charge the same amount for all the different strengths of nicotine fluid? Everywhere I've looked, there's a simple flat price, no matter what strength of nicotine you want.

It would make sense to me if higher-nicotine liquids cost more than lower-nicotine ones. I'd like to mix some flavored 0mg fluid with some 36mg same-flavor fluid, to halve the strength of the fluid overall. It just seems a bit ridiculous to me to have to pay the same amount for 0mg as 36mg.

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Shhhhhhhh!!!

If they did that then I would get 3 times the juice by buying the 36mg strength..............:D:D:D:D:D:D
 

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It would seem that much of the cost comes from handling the nicotine, whatever the strength of the finished product - so all levels of nic would cost about the same to make.

What that doesn't explain is why zero nic costs the same as juice with nic. That, I think, is simply a ripoff. You can get 8oz of plain PG for $5, and it's even cheaper in larger sizes.
 

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It would seem that much of the cost comes from handling the nicotine, whatever the strength of the finished product - so all levels of nic would cost about the same to make.

What that doesn't explain is why zero nic costs the same as juice with nic. That, I think, is simply a ripoff. You can get 8oz of plain PG for $5, and it's even cheaper in larger sizes.


Well fiddler, you're assuming that nicotine is the expensive component of e-liquid. While that may very well be true I can't say for sure.

Shipping from China is one major cost. I recently ordered around 1,000 bottles, half in 10 ml and half in 30 ml. Shipping on that hit me for about $900.
 
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