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The Hill Giant

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Wow everyone thank you all for the ALL the information. I really want to find something better than ECBlend. I don't mind spending a bit more to get more flavor and for the juice to have more consistency from bottle to bottle. I love their prices but I got too many flavors that had that cheep primer taste. They came from 2 back to back orders. I will keep getting the Peach Watermelon Cantaloup from them for now.

See, here is my observation and it is just speculation (This does not include the 2 bad batches that tasted like primer). I think that the base in the juice (PG or VG) has a smaller size molecule than the flavor or sweetener. I love the Peach Watermelon Cantaloup when it had darkened up in my clearo a bit. I can vape it when its newly cleaned if I fiddle with it and loosen the cap and loosen it on the batt so it wont be so hot. But it takes a long time to get both ends of the clearo just right and by then its time to take it off the batt and open the fill end for another refill causing me to have to start over again.

I have switched over to CE3's and I get more consistent taste but its not as good as the sweet spot I was getting with the clearos but the juice killed the clearos too fast and I spent another week or so using a somewhat clogged clearo since they were so expensive chasing that sweet spot. With the CE3's I get a dryer harsher vape that the juicy sweet spot I could sometimes get with the clearos.

I am thinking that if vendors tried to match the molecule size of the base to the range of molecule sizes of the flavors they are creating it would also improve the quality of the juice in many aspects. Its just my own hypothesis...

Try pulling the posts up a bit inside your CE3s to improve juice flow/wicking. They should not taste dry.
 

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you mentioned wanting to try really juicy, flavorful fruity liquids. One juice I would suggest is Hype from AVE.

For a vendor in general, I have to suggest Rawr here. They have a HUGE variety of fruity juices, their signature juices (mostly fruit blends) are incredible. They've been my go to vendor for some time now, primarily because I like mostly fruity vapes. I have been vaping their Cinnamon juices recently too, which are all with natural cinnamon, not red hot candy type. I just got one of their new Kiwi juices in a couple days ago, called Morning Glory...I can't put this stuff down!! It's incredible, super flavorful kiwi with a touch of something else, but he doesn't specify what it is, and I can't pinpoint it..I'm thinking either green apple or pineapple, but I'm not sure, I just love it. Based on what you mentioned in your original post, I'd highly suggest the following juices:

Razmataz
Antidote
Morning Glory
Rawr Punch 2.0
Dawn of Truth (if you like banana)
Love Potion

Their teas are also amazing, so realisitic it's crazy! Here is another recent thread that gives a lot of info on different flavors that might be helpful: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/313563-rawr-does-great-work.html
 

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Ok so far I went to order from AVE and they are close because they are moving. I did place an order for HHV and I got the trial sizes of:
Flavor #1: Double D Watermelon
Flavor #2: Gandalf
Flavor #3: Just Peachy
Flavor #4: Oompa

I am going to keep looking at some of the other suggestions here and see what else I can get.

Again thank you and keep the suggestions coming.
 

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I know you've probably seen this from the Top 5 Vendor thread, but I thought I'd list the top 25 so far:

Alien Visions 42
Backwoods Brew 36
NiteLite Vapor 26
Highbrow Vapor 23
Ms T's Bakery 20
Rawr Vapor 18
Halo 17
Kick Bass Vapor 17
Vermillion River 17
ECBlends 15
Heather's Heavenly Vapes 14
Mountain oak vapor 11
Vapedudes 11
Copper Creek 10
Juicy Vapor 10
Virgin Vapor 10
Altcig.com 9
Aroma Ejuice 9
Madvapes 9
Pink Spot 9
Vapor Room 9
deejStuff 8
Mom and Pop's 8
Vapealicious Juice 8
Want2Vape 8

I think this is an excellent resource based on opinions from people here.

Well bad news NLV can no longer process orders using credit cards. The following is cut and paste from their site:

*** IMPORTANT CUSTOMER UPDATE: 08/30/2012 ***

We have just been notified by Authorized.net who has been our Credit Card Processor for years that they will no longer support our website/products. They have determined that the nature of our business constitutes a violation (electronic cigarettes or any similar product associated with) Section 2.xiii of Authorize.Net's Acceptable Use Guidelines, even though this is nothing new. Section 2.xiii has been in place for a long time. The extreme increase in our business brought us to the forefront and/or someone made a complaint to them about us.

You can view their public Terms of Use by clicking on the following link.
http://www.authorize.net/company/use.php

Since Athorized.net sets the precedence for most credit card processors, it is going to be a challenge to find an alternative payment method. With FaceBook, Paypal, and now a major credit card processor washing their hands of all e-cigarette sales… I am not sure where we go from here.

Timing of this unfortunate event came luckily “after” ALL orders had already been processed and shipped from the previous offer.

At this point in time, we do not know exactly how we will proceed. Certainly there is much to be considered with internal decisions to be made and alternative Credit Card Processors to be reviewed.

We will be implementing a temporary fix for payment by offering customers the option to pay by Cashier's Check until we can find a new Credit Card Processor.

Sorry be the bearer of sad news, it’s not a happy day here. But I am confident that we will find a solution as a community.

CEO NLV
 

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Yeah, get ya some of that AVE Boba's Bounty when they reopen. Generally VG juice doesn't have enough flavor for me but that Boba's has enough and is intoxicating. I think you can get Boba's at SmokeTek also.

I read somewhere in my searching today that they may be moving to California which is where I am so I will definitely place an order. I had all the items picked out and got my credit card out but when I went through the check out process it was a no go and I was so bummed....
 

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I read somewhere in my searching today that they may be moving to California which is where I am so I will definitely place an order. I had all the items picked out and got my credit card out but when I went through the check out process it was a no go and I was so bummed....

Why you would move a business from a business friendly state to one like California is beyond me. Good luck to them.
 

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HHV was the other vendor I was looking at today. Any suggestion as to flavors from HHV?

Currently I am using a Volt X2 bat and CE3's. I find that the CE3's are a dryer vape than the clearos but are consistent allowing the flavor to be consistent.

I've been vaping coffee flavors from Vape Dudes in a CE3 with X2. The mocha java is one I really love. They have reasonably tasty juice. I think you can get extra flavor shots but I wouldn't need them.
Mt. Baker Vaper has very nice caramel apple - that's coming from a non-fruit vaper that has been converted. The RY4 is quite rich. His coffee flavors are subtler. His Hazelnut is a nice smooth vape - I vaped it all evening once and loved it. The dark chocolate is yum. All using Ce3 and X2.
I do like Smokeless Image 555 very much - it's sweet. I have often vaped it all day.
 

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I've been vaping coffee flavors from Vape Dudes in a CE3 with X2. The mocha java is one I really love. They have reasonably tasty juice. I think you can get extra flavor shots but I wouldn't need them.
Mt. Baker Vaper has very nice caramel apple - that's coming from a non-fruit vaper that has been converted. The RY4 is quite rich. His coffee flavors are subtler. His Hazelnut is a nice smooth vape - I vaped it all evening once and loved it. The dark chocolate is yum. All using Ce3 and X2.
I do like Smokeless Image 555 very much - it's sweet. I have often vaped it all day.

My only issue with SI's 555 is that my DH uses it and it 18mg. If I vape 12mg I cant sleep at night. While I have considered buying a bottle of 555 at 6mg for myself I would rather take a few drags off his and buy other flavors... :D What can I say. I do spice up my mint 0r flavors I don't like with his 555 though.
 
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Mine's on its way today :D

What did you get? (post results in HHV thread)

I got Dark Horse, Gandalf, Heavenly Tobacco, Huntsman, Oompa, Pirates Booty, Dragons Fire, and Crackberry. I'm letting them steep and will report back. Oompa out of the mailbox was pretty good though. I went to Mom's and got back my Highbrow RY4 so I'm not studying much of anything else right now. It's great and I should have ordered more of it, but I LOVE Exotic Blend from Highbrow but I'm out and waiting on shipment. Highbrow RY4 with Wild Turkey 101 and coke and watching the Alabama football game...nothing better. :wub:
 

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I liked copper creek house blend but even at 40/60 it has too much pg for me. Their flavoring must be pretty pg rich. They're coffee is excellent too. HHV PB cookie tastes very very similar to copper creek house blend. I tasted them side by side the other night. The copper creek is a tad lighter and the PB cookie is a tad more peanuty. Very similar though IMO.
 

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I got Dark Horse, Gandalf, Heavenly Tobacco, Huntsman, Oompa, Pirates Booty, Dragons Fire, and Crackberry. I'm letting them steep and will report back. Oompa out of the mailbox was pretty good though. I went to Mom's and got back my Highbrow RY4 so I'm not studying much of anything else right now. It's great and I should have ordered more of it, but I LOVE Exotic Blend from Highbrow but I'm out and waiting on shipment. Highbrow RY4 with Wild Turkey 101 and coke and watching the Alabama football game...nothing better. :wub:

That's a fine list of HHV juices there. You're going to have some seriously good vaping coming up. I've tried most of those and could make any of them my go to vape if I had to.
 

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I don't find the HHV PB cookie tasting like CC House at all. I get a lot of chocolate from House, which is sooooo yummy! But then I don't get chocolate from Gandalf like a lot of people do either.

I liked copper creek house blend but even at 40/60 it has too much pg for me. Their flavoring must be pretty pg rich. They're coffee is excellent too. HHV PB cookie tastes very very similar to copper creek house blend. I tasted them side by side the other night. The copper creek is a tad lighter and the PB cookie is a tad more peanuty. Very similar though IMO.
 
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