Ok, I know I am the new kid on the block, but I don't get it. I finely found a cart, smilin menthol, that I thinks great! Have both in 18 and 11 strength. Bought the 18 strength juice- yuk. Figured I was doing something wrong, or to strong. Watched the videos, and ordered 11 smilin juice. Less yuk, but still not the same as the pre filled carts. much harsher and not the smooth taste of the cart- missing the smooth coffee after taste. Is it me, or do I have to start all over with trying 100 flavors of juice from scratch as they don't match the pre filled?
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Did you by any chance buy the wow version of the juice? Or are you one of the few who prefers the wow and ordered the non wow.... I have both the pre-filled and juice version of smilin 24mg, and there's not any noticeable difference. It's the regular version...
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Maybe it needs to steep for a few days, or it's mislabeled. I know the current vg (the one in the 5ml bottle) took 4 days to taste right.
Cap off on the vg. I had it in a locked drawer so my cat and dog couldn't get to it.
Personally, I find that the juice(no matter what flavor) never tastes exactly the same as the pre-filled carts. So, if you like the pre-filleds, just buy them and don't worry about the juice or vice-versa.
i agree with Ocean City. prefilled carts taste MUCH better than ANY of the matching juices. i guess that keeps us buying carts, right? some juices are closer than others...but i have yet to try one that i can't tell the differnce between prefilled and one i refilled myself. even with a syringe.
I'm not going to disagree, there's a slight difference in the cartos and juice taste if you don't let it steep. First time I refilled my nuport wow carto with the matching juice it had a little more of a aftertaste to it, after letting it steep a day, it was fine.
Sometimes the juice is spot on. Other batches are just off. You will never know from batch to batch. I decided to never buy more than 1 bottle of juice before I test it, and make sure it's right. If it's good, then buy a ....-load immediately before it changes again. You really have to be your own QA person with this stuff.
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Words cannot express how much I disagree with this. I find the prefilled carts to have a plastic-y taste that I never find in one I fill myself. Ones I fill myself have always had a purer taste of the juice. That is, the cool cart blanks do. The same cannot be said of the WOW blanks.
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I have never had a problem with taste using bottles to refill. I quite enjoy it, and it saves money. I never clean the carts or mess with them other than to just refill them and vape. I have heard the juice is better when stored in the fridge, can anyone verify if this is the best way to store the e-juice? (Not for taste so much, but for longevity and freshness).
Start with prefilled and top off before you need to and the taste difference will be minimized!
That's actually what I mean't. I just didn't want to prejudice anyone one way or the other
That's actually what I mean't. I just didn't want to prejudice anyone one way or the other
Uh, yeah.
I may have overstated just a tad.
Hands down, the juices are better...particularly in consistencey vs the cartos. I've found some cartos are pretty good and others are bland with not much flavor kick. Whenever I have filled a new blank with juice, they ALWAYS give me that kick of flavor...even when topping them off while vaping. Sure, ya might not like the taste of a juice, but the flavor is definitely there virtually everytime with fresh juice in them. I won't buy cartos...only juice now. The only cartos I get are the freebies from V4L. I can sample those to get a feel for my likes and dislikes of a flavor. Then I buy juice if I find a good one. My $0.02 anyway.
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