Health Cabin to Canada?

[kestik]

I've heard some talk about Health Cabin as a reputable Chinese(?) vendor. Have any of you fellow vapers ordered juice from them and had successful delivery? I guess the better question is have you had negative experience with them...

Also if you have ordered through Health Cabin, how are the juices in terms of flavour and quality? Are the genuine or are they the "who-knows-whats-in-here" brand?

Thanks for the help!

 

[dragonbone]

Excellent vendor!! I have bought tons from them. They ship worldwide at exact shipping rates. Most countries have 2-3 different shipping options to choose from, from super cheap to DHL and EMS in the middle. They are an ECF registered supplier and have their own sub forum here too. You can find them under 'Forum Suppliers'.

 

[chagrin]

I haven't ordered juice from healthcabin yet, but I haven't had a problem with getting tons of hardware from them. They're slow shipping method takes about a month, but for $2 shipping and cheaper prices on most things, I don't care much.

They sell Dekang, which is the most well known Chinese juice. Most people generally don't mind Dekang, personally I like most Dekang and will eventually order from them. I'm not sure about their HC juice or LiQUA. You always risk nic juices being held up, sent back or confiscated at customs, but healthcabin is as safe a bet as anyone else and the odds of that are pretty low.

 

[Maka]

They sell Dekang, which is the most well known Chinese juice. Most people generally don't mind Dekang, personally I like most Dekang and will eventually order from them. I'm not sure about their HC juice or LiQUA. You always risk nic juices being held up, sent back or confiscated at customs, but healthcabin is as safe a bet as anyone else and the odds of that are pretty low.

I've had a few orders with juice from them and the DeKang is good juice.
But one of my orders has been stuck in China for 9 days now with the ems, usually it's out of China within 2-3 days after they've posted it.
Mine has also been back and fourth twice now in the same area it's stuck in.
I just hope it gets out of China soon as I really need the juice.

 

[farmer_bric]

I haven't ordered juice from healthcabin yet, but I haven't had a problem with getting tons of hardware from them. They're slow shipping method takes about a month, but for $2 shipping and cheaper prices on most things, I don't care much.

ditto ! Sometimes their sales are terrific

 

[Maka]

As for China mail have you read this on the Home Page of HC:

Dear customers
We are very sorry to inform you that we have to temporarily STOP china registered airmail to Most countries,because china registered airmail is extremely slow and unstable due to peak season and extremely strict customs inspection.
We are not sure when china registered airmail will be back to normal. We hate to keep you wait for long. So we suggest you to choose DHL or EMS , which are much faster than airmail.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Any questions, please feel free to use help desk on the right corner and submit a ticket.
Enjoy shopping!
Health Cabin Team

You should contact the 'Help Desk' and ask them about the shipping to see if they would still ship to your country:
Help Desk - Submit a ticket

 

[dragonbone]

That is only for airmail (cheapest option). They still offer EMS and DHL shipping to those countries mentioned.

I must say that I have also noticed a much longer shipping time in my last 2 orders. Usually I received a shipment via China mail in under a week (Japan is closer than US), but the last two orders took about 14 days! Stuck inside China for AGES!

 

[Maka]

That is only for airmail (cheapest option). They still offer EMS and DHL shipping to those countries mentioned.

I must say that I have also noticed a much longer shipping time in my last 2 orders. Usually I received a shipment via China mail in under a week (Japan is closer than US), but the last two orders took about 14 days! Stuck inside China for AGES!

I think the OP wanted the cheaper one.

As for your order, as it looks like you got them it has made me feel a little happier now.
2 of my orders have arrived in under a week but one of mine has been stuck in China for 9 days now, so hoping from what you said within 4 or 5 days I will get mine.

 

[dragonbone]

I think the OP wanted the cheaper one.

As for your order, as it looks like you got them it has made me feel a little happier now.
2 of my orders have arrived in under a week but one of mine has been stuck in China for 9 days now, so hoping from what you said within 4 or 5 days I will get mine.

Exactly the same here. Stuck inside China for about +-9 - 11 days. The minute it actually departs China, I have it in 2-3 days. Luckily Japan Post is super efficient, once it arrives in Japan, I receive it the same day or the next morning. The first time it happened, I thought it was just a fluke, but it happened again this month! Never ever had any problems before this. It is the mail system though, not HC.

 

[kestik]

Thanks for the reply but in terms of specifically coming to Canada, has anyone who placed a Canadian order had their package withheld or confiscated?

 

[Spac]

Held yes. Even opened it and left me a tonne of health Canada tape. Arrived fine though with just a bit of a delay.

 

[Qcaj]

In regards to the slow shipping, I suspect it might have something to do with the backlog (both for Health Cabin and the Chinese Postal system) caused by the National Holiday. Basically, most of China shuts down for a week at the beginning of October.

I have to say, as an aside, that I was in ZhongShan last week and was surprised at how few ecig stuff I saw while there. Basically everybody smokes/sells analogs. The person I was staying with said that in China generally if it's made/manufactured in place A, it's really hard to find in place B, but in place B it's everywhere. Since the ecig stuff is all in ShenZen(sp), I was SOL in ZhongShan. So much for my epic hardware smuggling plans.

 

[dragonbone]

In regards to the slow shipping, I suspect it might have something to do with the backlog (both for Health Cabin and the Chinese Postal system) caused by the National Holiday. Basically, most of China shuts down for a week at the beginning of October.

I have to say, as an aside, that I was in ZhiongShan last week and was surprised at how few ecig stuff I saw while there. Basically everybody smokes/sells analogs. The person I was staying with said that in China generally if it's made/manufactured in place A, it's really hard to find in place B, but in place B it's everywhere. Since the ecig stuff is all in ShenZen(sp), I was SOL in ZhongShan. So much for my epic hardware smuggling plans.

True! Nothing available locally. My best friend is currently living in Shanghai and has been there for more than a year. We used to smoke a lot together... Anyway, I was telling her about me quitting and trying to get her to give it a try, but she had never even heard of it. She also could find none locally and after an exhaustive search I posted her a kit from Japan (which I had originally bought from Health Cabin China) lol.

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

In regards to the slow shipping, I suspect it might have something to do with the backlog (both for Health Cabin and the Chinese Postal system) caused by the National Holiday. Basically, most of China shuts down for a week at the beginning of October.

I have to say, as an aside, that I was in ZhongShan last week and was surprised at how few ecig stuff I saw while there. Basically everybody smokes/sells analogs. The person I was staying with said that in China generally if it's made/manufactured in place A, it's really hard to find in place B, but in place B it's everywhere. Since the ecig stuff is all in ShenZen(sp), I was SOL in ZhongShan. So much for my epic hardware smuggling plans.

I have been told that e-cigs are not popular in China because it is much cheaper to smoke than vape. Does anyone know if this is true?

 

[Qcaj]

I didn't see any ecig stuff at all, but cigarettes were crazy cheap. A lot of them were something like 10-20 yuan, which is about $2 Canadian.

I switched to vaping a week before going, and it was really hard not smoking - not only does everyone smoke everywhere (restaurants, shopping malls, houses, beside "no smoking" signs, bathrooms, anywhere) but many times people offer you cigarettes as a gesture of friendship/politeness. I had one analog because I was there for a wedding and it's traditional to have "lucky" cigarettes on the table that you have to smoke as a gesture of goodwill toward the bride and groom. That, along with the $2 price tag, made it very hard to abstain (but I did it because I told myself I was getting enough pollutants just from breathing, and there was probably some sketchy QC there).

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

"Break even" would take quite a while at those prices! Lol

 

[Projectguy]

"Break even" would take quite a while at those prices! Lol

Not if you're importing at $1.00 landed and looking to capture market share and bringing a whole lot of hardware at "just under market" locally.

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

Not if you're importing at $1.00 landed and looking to capture market share and bringing a whole lot of hardware at "just under market" locally.

I was referring to a person starting vaping comparing the cost of vaping to $2 per day for smoking.

 

[VIPOD]

I'm not sure about their HC juice or LiQUA.

I've ordered many times from HC, no issues. There HC RY4 is good if you like a traditional ry4, it's a little more smokey and dry, but if that what gets your thru... But curious with regards to the Italian brand LiQua, I believe Gotvapes is the US retailer, so some reviews should be on the way.

 

[Projectguy]

Sorry XP3 I was not paying enough attention. Would someone explain if Health Cabin is in China how it gets its stuff into Canada without. Problem