Five Pawns E-liquid

[MJ.7]

now, please consider this

for abroad US buyers like me:

1- even if want to "which I don't" it is not possible to mix my own juice, the supply will cost me the same*sh

2- I can't go and try every little store because shipping to my country costs 20-30$ per shipment.


Therefore, I try to stick with the trusted highly reviewed juices companies which I can find most of their juices in one site and include them in one shipment. Moreover, if that site have a discount then WOOOW I stack up with my favorite (tried) juices.


As for experimenting with new juices I subscribed to zamplebox to try new well-known brands which I can find in (my big liquid site) so if I like something I buy it there.


this is my strategy and I think many aboard vapors *a lot of us abroad* have similar ones.

 

[bones1274]

Just my opinion, but anyone foolish enough to pay 92¢ per ml of any e-liquid would very likely swear it was God's gift to vapers out of sheer embarrassment.

For anyone with any sense of fiscal responsibility it is ridiculously cost-prohibitive for an ADV when there are so many flavorful, well-blended high quality alternatives for 50¢ to 66¢ per ml.

The Vapor Hut and Nicoticket are two reasonable alternatives for "boutique" flavors at a reasonable price.

YMMV

If you look around you can find it for $22 a bottle, not $27. Even if you can't find it for $22, they offer free priority shipping which is $6, bringing the true price down to $21-$22 making it $.077 a ml. Nicoticket is $.066 a ml so not really that much more of a bargain for what I personally consider inferior juice compared to 5P. But hey, my wife loves Nicoticket so they still get far more of my money than 5P does.

And since we are on the discussion of fiscal responsibility, I don't hear anyone moaning and complaining about the outrageousness of a bar having the audacity to charge $5 for a $.075 beer or a restaurant charging $20 for a $3 meal, or someone spending 50k, 100k or 1M on a car when a $15k sh*tbox would get them to the same destination just fine. Every company needs to make a profit to survive, and the wonderful thing about living in a country that believes in capitalism is that every company can charge whatever they feel is fair as long as the market can support it. Does Apple really need to charge what they do and have hundreds of Billions in cash when they could easily make a huge profit selling their devices for half of what they do? Arguing about the high price of juice and the perceived value/quality is just as pointless as arguing that the more you pay for the car, the better the quality you get.

 

[dionysuskiss]

If you look around you can find it for $22 a bottle, not $27. Even if you can't find it for $22, they offer free priority shipping which is $6, bringing the true price down to $21-$22 making it $.077 a ml. Nicoticket is $.066 a ml so not really that much more of a bargain for what I personally consider inferior juice compared to 5P. But hey, my wife loves Nicoticket so they still get far more of my money than 5P does.

And since we are on the discussion of fiscal responsibility, I don't hear anyone moaning and complaining about the outrageousness of a bar having the audacity to charge $5 for a $.075 beer or a restaurant charging $20 for a $3 meal, or someone spending 50k, 100k or 1M on a car when a $15k sh*tbox would get them to the same destination just fine. Every company needs to make a profit to survive, and the wonderful thing about living in a country that believes in capitalism is that every company can charge whatever they feel is fair as long as the market can support it. Does Apple really need to charge what they do and have hundreds of Billions in cash when they could easily make a huge profit selling their devices for half of what they do? Arguing about the high price of juice and the perceived value/quality is just as pointless as arguing that the more you pay for the car, the better the quality you get.

I never said that those who can afford it, shouldn't buy it. There is nothing wrong with that. I only stated my feelings on the subject. Based on what it cost to make juice, IMO $22 a bottle is still over priced, and a little pretentious. As for the other stuff, I don't go to a bar every day. I don't eat out every day. I take public transportation. I do however, vape every day.

 

[TraceyS]

I have only tried the Castle Long and I really like it a lot. I don't buy it often but the other day on their Facebook page they wanted to hear our quit stats....gave them mine and thanked them for CL lol and they replied to me: send us your contact info, address, mg strength and ratio and we'll send you a free CL! wooohoooo that was so nice and they kept on doing it for other folks. I also have a local vendor that sells a version of this that is good. 42 by White Raven. Vape on what you want to vape!

Tracey

 

[VictorViper]

Castle Long is bar-none the most delicious juice I've ever tried, but it is indeed incredibly expensive. I use it with my morning coffee and for the last vape before bed. At the price I can get it, there's just no way I could justify it as an ADV.

 

[Wow1420]

Just my opinion, but anyone foolish enough to pay 92¢ per ml of any e-liquid would very likely swear it was God's gift to vapers out of sheer embarrassment.

For anyone with any sense of fiscal responsibility it is ridiculously cost-prohibitive for an ADV when there are so many flavorful, well-blended high quality alternatives for 50¢ to 66¢ per ml.

I don't see why anyone would be so judgmental of how others spend their money.

I bought the original 5P sample pack once, I liked 4 of the 5 flavors, but not enough to keep buying them. In fact, eventually I settled on a very simple (and cheap) DIY as my ADV. But I'm genuinely happy for anyone who gets pleasure from 5P (or any other spendy) liquid.

By your judgement I should be embarrassed that I spent over $1/ml to try them out? Nope, I'm happy I tried them for myself.

 

[Jethead]

Why is it that you mention Provari or Five Pawns and peoples panties get in such a bunch?

 

[Skeebo]

Why is it that you mention Provari or Five Pawns and peoples panties get in such a bunch?

Be carful bro, you are stepping on grassy knoll... 9/11 stuff now..

 

[caferacer]

Why is it that you mention Provari or Five Pawns and peoples panties get in such a bunch?

Because some of the more vocal Provari and Five Pawns people here are fanboys and let's be honest...nobody likes a fanboy except other fanboys. Another possible reason could be that to some, talking about Provari and Five Pawns is the vaper's equivalent of showing up to a party and talking only about your Ferrari and Lamborghini collection.

Now, where'd that "eating popcorn" emoticon go...?

 

[DingerCPA]

I tried Castle Long when I was visiting a B&M out of town. I liked it and bought myself a bottle. It is certainly a "treat" vape for me, but I've started DIYing in the mean time. I still have well over 1/2 the bottle, and it's been over a year....

 

[Scottitude]

I don't see why anyone would be so judgmental of how others spend their money.

I bought the original 5P sample pack once, I liked 4 of the 5 flavors, but not enough to keep buying them. In fact, eventually I settled on a very simple (and cheap) DIY as my ADV. But I'm genuinely happy for anyone who gets pleasure from 5P (or any other spendy) liquid.

By your judgement I should be embarrassed that I spent over $1/ml to try them out? Nope, I'm happy I tried them for myself.

Because I believe the elitist mentality and artificial scarcity tactic to screw customers with unnecessarily over-priced products is unconscionable. Sure, it's an effective marketing strategy but that doesn't make it right or make the product any better than one that's half the price.

Fanboys will always defend the ridiculously over-priced items they buy and one of (if not the primary) reasons, in my opinion, is they are ashamed to say they're spending stupid amounts of money based on hype and artificial status for an elitist product that's really no different than non-elitist brands.

It's the Apple effect, if you will. PCs, laptops convertible slates, and tablets with much more functionality than the sleek new iProduct are available for much less money than Apple gadgets (and always have been) but legions of iSheep line up to buy the next new iThing when there's very little difference between last year's new iThing. I work with several people that have never worn a wristwatch in their lives but now they're sportin' the iWatch or whatever it's called and most of them don't have a clue how to fully utilize it and those that do, don't.

But they're all cool 'cause they spent $400+ on a rubber strap with a tiny screen and cumbersome interface that doesn't enhance their lives in any way.

So to summarize, my disdain is not so much for the duped buyers but for the company that dupes them. The two just usually go hand-in-hand.

And for what it's worth, every opinion can be perceived to be judgmental by those with differing opinions, especially when the "judgmental" opinion hits a little too close to home. Kind of a "truth hurts" concept, I guess.

The OP asked "is this liquid good" and I answered, based on my opinion; it may very well be but it's ridiculously over-priced and one can purchase any number of other brands of high-quality liquid for much less.

 

[stevegmu]

I like what I like; doesn't make a difference what something costs. It just so happens I think many things which cost more tend to be better. The whole elitism argument is a joke. There's no e-liquid which costs more than the equivalent amount of cigarettes and there's no mass produced, readily available mod which costs more than a few cartons of cigarettes...
Five Pawns makes some great e-liquid and is worth it to those who vape it...

 

[Scottitude]

The whole elitism argument is a joke

Tell that to the elitist fanboys of the products being discussed in this thread.

To them, it's not a joke, it's a way of life!

 

[stevegmu]

Tell that to the elitist fanboys of the products being discussed in this thread.

To them, it's not a joke, it's a way of life!

People have different means and lifestyles. Expensive and elitist for some may just be normal for others...

 

[Jethead]

Says the guy who buys Vaporflask's and Erlkonigins.....

 

[Scottitude]

Durable goods (hardware) are much different than consumables (e-liquid).

A one time investment (or investments) versus blowing through $15 of e-liquid in a day.

Big difference.

 

[stevegmu]

The same can be said of one's choice of cabin/class when it comes to flying or hotel choice. Personally, I fly business class and stay at a 5 star luxury hotel in Prague and take a hotel Mercedes limo when I need a ride somewhere. Elitism? Not at all. Comfort, location, service and convenience are worth more than money to me; just as is good e-liquid...

 

[dionysuskiss]

I like what I like; doesn't make a difference what something costs. It just so happens I think many things which cost more tend to be better. The whole elitism argument is a joke. There's no e-liquid which costs more than the equivalent amount of cigarettes and there's no mass produced, readily available mod which costs more than a few cartons of cigarettes...
Five Pawns makes some great e-liquid and is worth it to those who vape it...

How much juice do you go through in a day? Not everyone toodle puffs on a Provari. I used to smoke 1 PAD. With tax, that's about $8. I drip/sub-ohm about 15ml a day. So, half a bottle of 5 Pawns comes to $13.75. There are a lot of really good juice vendors out there, that sell for a better price. To me, 5 Pawns is just not worth it.

 

[stevegmu]

How much juice do you go through in a day? Not everyone toodle puffs on a Provari. I used to smoke 1 PAD. With tax, that's about $8. I drip/sub-ohm about 15ml a day. So, half a bottle of 5 Pawns comes to $13.75. There are a lot of really good juice vendors out there, that sell for a better price. To me, 5 Pawns is just not worth it.

Roughly 5ml... Not smoking is worth more to me than the cost of any e-liquid... I just happen to like what some would consider premium juice- Five Pawns, Halo, Alice in Vapeland, ProVape juice...

 

[dionysuskiss]

If I went through only 5ml a day, I might consider buying a bottle of 5P as a special treat. But then again, I would be paying more for the "special box" it came in, then what it cost to make the juice, plus overhead.