I'm giving up vaping again...

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Magic Of Light

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I can send a couple v2 380 mah batteries + charger, but it will have to wait till wednesday for me to ship them out.
JUST DONT GIVE UP!!!! I used to make my own cigs out of pipe tobacco and tubes, and it cost me 30 a month. If I DIY my own juice even with cartomizers and batteries every 6 months it still works out to be 10 dollars cheaper per month. If you need someone to send you supplies im sure there is someone on here that is willing to purchase them for you, like a middle man, and ship them to you. It all depends on if your country will tax you to death just for recieving something.
 
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I was thinking that too.

Would it be faster if we all sent our stuff to somebody in, say, Texas?




(Lovely dogs, Audionut! Is the one in the middle a Dogo Argentino, by any chance?)

That idea is good. I just sent some attys to someone in Houston as a PIF from Canada. First time and I hope it gets there.

They are all Boxers. The one on the left is our Sophie. The others 2 are our friends dogs but all from the same breeder. They were show dogs and the one on the right won first place in a show in the States.

I had never heard of the Dogo Argentino till now. Had to look them up. Gorgeous dog.
 

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Hey, I'll chip in some devices! Let us know what you have and I'll try to find something compatible laying around.

Besides, I've never sent anything to Argentina!

An after thought... will you have to pay customs on 'gifts' sent to you?

60% in US dollars. Argentina doesn't want to get in debt any more so they're restricting dollar purchases. You can import only 25 dollars a month (that is very little). In the past I used to make big buys from Health Cabin that arrived without problems. But these restrictions are getting tighter by the minute. One of the local suppliers lives in Miami and send things to Baires. But at OUTRAGEOUS prices such as 26 bucks for a Vivi Nova?
 

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Thanks everyone for the offers to send stuff. It won't go through customs, even if it's a gift, and I'll have to pay 60% of arbitrary "value" customs put into something. I've had a friend bring me a Nook Glow (y'know, 139 dollars) but she had to pay 100 dollars extra of customs. No, they want no imports. We're turning into Venezuela (The joke around that our country's new name will be Argenzuela):facepalm:
 

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60% in US dollars. Argentina doesn't want to get in debt any more so they're restricting dollar purchases. You can import only 25 dollars a month (that is very little). In the past I used to make big buys from Health Cabin that arrived without problems. But these restrictions are getting tighter by the minute. One of the local suppliers lives in Miami and send things to Baires. But at OUTRAGEOUS prices such as 26 bucks for a Vivi Nova?

Solution:
Include a very professional,very detailed invoice from "abcxyz PIF company" or whatever itemizing each piece at an amount whose sum total would not exceed say 10 or 15 dollars(USD).

It doesn't really matter(I imagine) if it seems outrageously cheap to whatever individual inspects it.Here is why: If anything is imported,say like from Asia in large enough quantities it becomes insanely cheap. I doubt very seriously these "obscure" items will have some catalogable reference value in Argentine customs.I do not feel this is immoral,illegal or unethical in any way shape or form either.
It's politics.

So there :)
 

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please don't. I am handicapped also. Some days I just dont' feel like doing anything. You got folks on here who care about you. I do.
I haven't been able to eat by mouth for over 5 years because of a serious injury. I have a tube in my chest that all my food, water and meds go in. But it gets better. It will pass. Try not to isolate yourself. Thanks to vaping I get to taste stuff.
Sorry for the run of bad luck. Hope you feel better. You are not alone.

That's huge. I have congenital hip luxation, and even two great doctors from Stanford and Mayo Clinic that are specialists in this kind of handicap passed on the operation. Still, I do lots of stuff, specially for my family and friends. Remember that this is the third time I go back to vaping because I love it. Just waiting for better things to come, that will, I hope soon. Thanks for the kind words, hope you do get better!
 

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Thanks everyone for the offers to send stuff. It won't go through customs, even if it's a gift, and I'll have to pay 60% of arbitrary "value" customs put into something. I've had a friend bring me a Nook Glow (y'know, 139 dollars) but she had to pay 100 dollars extra of customs. No, they want no imports. We're turning into Venezuela (The joke around that our country's new name will be Argenzuela):facepalm:

Do they fee the same way about Canadian dollars or Mexical Pesos?

Where there's a will there's a way!
 

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That's right. And if a few more chip in, we'll have a heap of stuff in no time.

Question is, how long does it take for a package to get to Argentina?

Depending on the mail, last year an Adorama package sent through USPS regular took three days, with tracking. From China in regular mail, three weeks. Anywhere in between 10 working days
 

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Hi, I have gone through so many products, but I've found the best setup, and its cheap. I wasted a ton on 'starter' packages. My buddies and I all have. But over the last year we have figured the best solution out. Its about $35 in hardware. Get a ego 650mah passthough battery or two. they are $20 but go on sale for $15 a lot. My batteries have lasted at least 4 months by now and operate like new. They use a mini usb cable to charge, you probably have plenty of them laying around, I did. Get the Mini Vivi Nova tank, its $10 and will last forever. It uses replaceable atomizer heads that are about $2.50 each. The one im using now has lasted 3 weeks so far. You can replace the actual wick and coil in them, I haven't found a source for wick and wire, but it would be dirt cheap. Like, 2 cents. This setup is cheap, never leaks, never floods, never gives dry hits. It's super easy to fill, or clean. Anyway, if your interested I can send you links to everything.

I know! I've been reading the forum quite a lot for the past month. Got 4 eGo batts that will last quite a bit, one of them a Twist. But the Vivi Novas here are knockoffs and expensive. They work well until you clean them for the first time. I bought a 510 Carto Tank from Smoktech but cartos here are really crappy, this knockoff Vivi Tank V3 Tanqueta 5ml - MejorVapor.com at 12 bucks that NEVER worked, several CE3 boxes (both small and big) that burned too fast, even trimming wicks to allow more liquid in. They charge us as if we were in the US and sell us (second rate? leftover?) chinese crap.
 

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That idea is good. I just sent some attys to someone in Houston as a PIF from Canada. First time and I hope it gets there.

They are all Boxers. The one on the left is our Sophie. The others 2 are our friends dogs but all from the same breeder. They were show dogs and the one on the right won first place in a show in the States.

I had never heard of the Dogo Argentino till now. Had to look them up. Gorgeous dog.

Dogos are beautiful but short tempered. They're used in Wildboar hunting down south. Beautiful breed but need a very steady hand
 

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Do they fee the same way about Canadian dollars or Mexical Pesos?

Where there's a will there's a way!

All foreign countries. I generally jump a boat to go to Uruguay (just 35 nautical miles) and they'll sell you 10 dollars a day... For everything. This will pass, I know, what enrages me is the crap the Argentine e-cig vendors carry!!!
 
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