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omgpwny

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As a business owner myself (though not in the e-cig game), I know that the cost of the item being sold is not the only thing figured into the retail sales price. All businesses have overhead, such as advertising, wages to employees, bills for electricity, water, etc., and other costs that have to be figured into the cost of the products that they sell. Additionally, I'm sure that certain flavorings cost more than others.

Depending on who you're ordering from, the likely reason for the prices being the same across the board is not only to make up for the lower profit margins on other nicotine levels of the same e-liquids they sell, but also to make up for other costs they incur as a business. If they were to charge the same profit margin on each strength for each flavor, they'd have widely varied pricing throughout their liquids, which would likely make some flavors less likely to be purchased. By making every flavor and every strength the same price, no single eliquid (of any flavor or strength) is going to be more cost-prohibitive than any other. While they might make less money on one product, the amount they make on another certainly makes up for it in the end. It's even possible that the very flavors you enjoy are among those that make the company the least amount of profit. :)

(Sometimes, I hate that I have to price the things I make. It's a painful process, really, to determine how much something you've created is "worth" when selling it. Business can be quite painful!)
 

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The few who charge more for higher nic most likely isn't doing so because of the nic. Higher nic throws the flavor off which can mean more flavoring. As Oktylar said the flavoring is the most expensive, true it doesn't take as much, but even a simple say coffee flavored juice might have 4 or 5 different flavorings in it.
 

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I don't know if you buy from Tasty Vapor, but they have a good way to save some money.
They offer "doubles"
You say you use 10 for strength, so you buy your bottle at double (20) that strength.
Then you get the "doubler" (same flavor) without any nic for a really reduced price.
You then mix the two together at home and waa-laa. two bottles for a much lower price.
They are the only website that I know of that will do that.
You can also go "4" time instead of a double.
They also have four flavors on special each week.
A couple of weeks ago, my flavorite was on special, and I went with the "4", and really scored big time.
My favorite ... Carmel Popcorn, Yummmmmy
 

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I was paying almost 25$ a bottle, in person, and the website was 18. I havent found (yet) a better supplier.
ECSI has juice a bit lower than that and is also running a 2-for-1 on some flavors right now. I think it's because she (Jane) is trying out some new flavors and is getting ready to launch a fancier new website at the end of the month. She's also got some samplers going for the newer flavors.

You probably haven't heard of ECSI but I believe she was the first eliquid seller located in the U.S.
 
The reason you see the sales are,
a) we feel that here is an optimal time to sell liquid. We don't let anything sit on our shelves for too long.
b) we are, in fact coming up with a new line of liquid. We've been selling mostly the same flavors since March 2008. Testing is slow (our suppliers are furious) but liquid, in our opinion, should be sold, only after aging for a specific amount of time.
Yes, we are working on a new site...forever.
Why don't we carry more flavors? We don't produce liquid, and we feel our clients know that to mix Morning Danish, and Apple gives you Apple Danish. Everyone likes a different ratio.
It's not cheap liquid, It's just affordable...LOL
 

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I don't know if you buy from Tasty Vapor, but they have a good way to save some money.
They offer "doubles"
You say you use 10 for strength, so you buy your bottle at double (20) that strength.
Then you get the "doubler" (same flavor) without any nic for a really reduced price.
You then mix the two together at home and waa-laa. two bottles for a much lower price.
They are the only website that I know of that will do that.
You can also go "4" time instead of a double.
They also have four flavors on special each week.
A couple of weeks ago, my flavorite was on special, and I went with the "4", and really scored big time.
My favorite ... Carmel Popcorn, Yummmmmy


Ok, so wife and I use 11/12 mg nic (depending on the vendor). So.....they will produce a 24mg or a 48mg nic bottle? 24 I've seen...but never 48. Might have to check this out. How are the flavors? Any favorites?
 
An Analog (tobacco based) cigarette usually averages 11-12 mg....with the requisite carcinogens added on top of that. A Mega patch is 21 MG. While the delivery system is different, I won't smoke (or sell) more than 24 mg. Nicotine speeds up your heart rate and your metabolism. I've had people get headaches, and dizziness from 48 MG, right before my eyes (Steve from Vapor4Life did it in my kitchen one day)....Also, it's possible to get nauseous, and in older smokers, it just plain dangerous (you can connect the dots).. If you're not getting a good enough hit, on 24MG, change liquids. Amping up Nicotine levels, is a poor way to try to recreate "the real thing". Some of that throat hit was the chemicals in your "real" cigarette. I also find that the fruit/candy flavors give less of a throat hit, than the base flavored ones.
One thing I find interesting... I take big hits off analogs. And some of the mods leave me coughing for prolonged periods. When is enough smoke, enough?...LOL
 
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