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Thought you were from Texas. They are on sale everywhere down there!
Yeah usually $5lb.. But not always, sometimes it's strip or t-bone.... I'm a ribeye guy personally. For the record Kroger has em for $4.99/lb bone in ribeye. At least here anyway.
 

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Yeah usually $5lb.. But not always, sometimes it's strip or t-bone.... I'm a ribeye guy personally. For the record Kroger has em for $4.99/lb bone in ribeye. At least here anyway.
We pay just a tad more in the Garden State!
 

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In my experience, GB took longer than FT, and their communication was less coherent. Not to mention they welshed on an advertised deal on me, took my money then 2 days later refunded it saying they made mistake and the real price was 2 times more.

I remember that situation & had a pretty low opinion of GB over it.

I ordered a serpent mini from them. They shipped it via Netherlands Post and took 5 weeks. Sat in customs in NL, then in NYC customs.

The only reason I tried was because people were saying that they're better than before (like Mike's experience). I won't be ordering from them again. Ever.

This is my first ever order from GB they have some Canada express post shipping thing going on.
The tracking # is a Canada post #, But their web site & the tracking info on CP so far, don't sinc up :(
I purchased 3 items & realized a substantial savings over any were else I could have purchase them, even FT. ( I'm a sucker for a Deal)
So I guess even if it takes longer than expected, as long as it makes here I'm good :)
I'v been having fantastic luck with 3F 3 orders in a row 6 business days from china! unbelievable but their selection is lame :( & their prices aren't the best either.
 

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As for gear best and fast tech and shipping tracking in general... fasttech is generally 2 weeks for me. Some people have said faster? I've never gotten anything quicker that I can remember. I've had 1 lost or confiscated or something and after 5+ weeks they (FT) finally refunded my money.

I've heard nothing but horror stories about gear best. But I'm sure unhappy people spread the word more than happy ones do. So take that for whatever it's worth.

The last couple of packages I've tracked, domestic and even an international one had decent updates but far from up to the minute or even accurate on estimated delivery date. Again, take that for whatever it's worth.
 

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We pay just a tad more in the Garden State!
We have a Mexican type grocery store here called Fiesta. It's a chain (at least here anyway) they carry lots of Spanish/Mexican type cuisine stuff.... The pastry counter is a hazard to my health! Pumpkin empanadas omg! Amazing.

Anyway they have ribeye for $3.98/lb BUT it's not of the same quality meat... Much tougher (as in not tender). We had a discount store here years ago called Max (I think) and all their meat was terrible, could barely chew it.

There's another store here called halal market or something like that, Indian/Pakistan type grocery store, amazing produce, olives, cheese... Meat not so much.

Point being sometimes its worth the extra for a better quality piece of steak. Carry on.

(I told y'all I was fat)
 

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In my experience, GB took longer than FT, and their communication was less coherent. Not to mention they welshed on an advertised deal on me, took my money then 2 days later refunded it saying they made mistake and the real price was 2 times more.
That was that Tesla 60W TC Mod lightning deal for like $13.75 ea that they wanted us to pay $38.95 for to make up for their error. AAEC almost bounced them as an approved vendor over that one.

Last time I got batteries from them it was 7-8 weeks. Goliath took 6 weeks.

GB sucks.
 

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We have a Mexican type grocery store here called Fiesta. It's a chain (at least here anyway) they carry lots of Spanish/Mexican type cuisine stuff.... The pastry counter is a hazard to my health! Pumpkin empanadas omg! Amazing.

Anyway they have ribeye for $3.98/lb BUT it's not of the same quality meat... Much tougher (as in not tender). We had a discount store here years ago called Max (I think) and all their meat was terrible, could barely chew it.

There's another store here called halal market or something like that, Indian/Pakistan type grocery store, amazing produce, olives, cheese... Meat not so much.

Point being sometimes its worth the extra for a better quality piece of steak. Carry on.

(I told y'all I was fat)
Last time I was at Costco Ribeye was $15.75/lb. The day before it goes out of date it drops to $7.95/lb. Even at that price i'm paying $125 for a hunk of meat that 5yrs ago I would have gotten for $75.
 

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Last time I was at Costco Ribeye was $15.75/lb. The day before it goes out of date it drops to $7.95/lb. Even at that price i'm paying $125 for a hunk of meat that 5yrs ago I would have gotten for $75.
$15.75/lb!? OMG! I Can't afford to eat in NJ! And that's at the discount store!

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So I'm vaping my aromamizer v2 a lot lately. Ss316L dual Coils, about 0.40ohms. Using 2 air holes, but I find myself cranking it up to 550f sometimes.... Isn't that too hot?

At 450f I can't taste the juice. It's flavorless, this has been the case for at least 3 different juices (both DIY and store bought). I'm usually 450f to 500f (around 480f) but at 550f???
 

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So I'm vaping my aromamizer v2 a lot lately. Ss316L dual Coils, about 0.40ohms. Using 2 air holes, but I find myself cranking it up to 550f sometimes.... Isn't that too hot?

At 450f I can't taste the juice. It's flavorless, this has been the case for at least 3 different juices (both DIY and store bought). I'm usually 450f to 500f (around 480f) but at 550f???

I think it's the SS? & yes 550 seems too hot to me.
I am extremely happy with my Ti, 450 religiously :)
I use my Supremes the most, contrary to popular opinion here amongst our thread readers.
IMO it's the best atty going rite now :) I even ordered 2 23mm ones :)
The perfect AFC hole alinement & the top fill send it over the top for me, compared to the OG Mizer, just saying :)
 

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I preordered a white and black Vapecige BTbox200 from GB, waited way longer than estimated, and they sent me a red and black one.
I actually preferred the red and black but was really put off that they didn't ask me. So no more GB for me.
 

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So I'm vaping my aromamizer v2 a lot lately. Ss316L dual Coils, about 0.40ohms. Using 2 air holes, but I find myself cranking it up to 550f sometimes.... Isn't that too hot?

At 450f I can't taste the juice. It's flavorless, this has been the case for at least 3 different juices (both DIY and store bought). I'm usually 450f to 500f (around 480f) but at 550f???

i use a single .35 Ti coil in a narda and i vape it at 270c which is about 518F. that's on an Smy Dna75. on my old sx350j mod i would vape the same build at 235C


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I think it's the SS? & yes 550 seems too hot to me.
I am extremely happy with my Ti, 450 religiously :)
I use my Supremes the most, contrary to popular opinion here amongst our thread readers.
IMO it's the best atty going rite now :) I even ordered 2 23mm ones :)
The perfect AFC hole alinement & the top fill send it over the top for me, compared to the OG Mizer, just saying :)
I guess I should build a ni200 coil(s) and see if the temp changes. I've been enjoying the ss316L because I'm able to dry burn it once to rewick (after that I rebuild the Coils usually) which I can't do with ni200. And the stiffer ss316L wire makes wicking easier too... And to be honest since the SP3 firmware update ss316L has been excellent...but I don't ever remember using 550f before.

I guess I'll try ni200 tomorrow and see how it performs.
 

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I preordered a white and black Vapecige BTbox200 from GB, waited way longer than estimated, and they sent me a red and black one.
I actually preferred the red and black but was really put off that they didn't ask me. So no more GB for me.
Stories like this are why I don't even browse GB... Not to even get tempted. Fasttech and focal have been fine. If you can live with waiting 2 weeks.
 

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You have to keep in mind, PG, here in NJ we have "amenities", at least that's what a real estate agent told us.

Beef, today, is nothing like the beef from a few years ago, like 30 or so, unless you're willing to pay ridiculous amounts for it. We have yet to find a good, reliable, source of meats after ten years of looking. The same is true of produce.
 

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