Yet another word, or three about Mount Baker Vapor...
First, I don't believe in bashing any vendor who is honestly trying to produce a juice that will please vapers. 99.9999% are really great folks???the one exception I bought from was a (now-defunct) group called "Safe-Cig", which produced cig-alikes, which "sold" product and accepted money...yet never delivered. But, you can't mess with Lady Karma, and the pile of dominoes they built finally fell over...
Secondly, within the group of FIRST CLASS VENDORS, MOUNT BAKER VAPOR is amongst the BEST OF THE BEST!
1. Pricing that cannot be beat! Even if you need to "add extra shots"!
2. CONSISTENTLY FAST shipping!! ALWAYS,
3. CONSISTENTLY GOOD juice.
4. CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT and correct orders
5. FREE SAMPLES sent with orders.
6. MBV supports the community! During October, 2014, proceeds are going to Breast Cancer Awareness! YEAH! Thank you, MBV, and my TA-TAs thank you too!
MBV, like every other vendor has winners...and "not so popular" juices...and I'll bet for every person who thinks "Pear" tastes like soap, I could find a person who loves it. Not even Siri can tell me how many cigarette brands are available...and there are folks like me that wouldn't even consider smoking a Kool instead of a a Salem, back in the old days...and as vapors, we are no different. While we both might LOVE Hawk Sauce, we might not agree on Get Razzled! The selection of juice choices at MBV puts them at the top of the "if you can't find something you like there, you can't be made happy" list. But, admittedly, it may take some time to find what you are looking for...and you just might miss out on something you could LOVE just because the flavor profile description doesn't "sound good"! I also understand that there are some who stand on the principle of "I'm not paying for extra shots!" Well, ok...don't! For ME, I appreciate having that OPTION to do so. And...I almost double dare you to find 236ml of juice (with 3 extra shots) for less than MBV charges! My last order : 236 ml of juice with three shots PLUS 2 boxes of Aspire coils...PLUS shipping, LESS DISCOUNT was less than $48. That is my monthy vaping expense...and I SHARE that bottle of juice with Son! There are flavors I buy from MBV, which Son doesn't like...and those bottles last for MONTHS!
I live in Jacksonville, FL. MBV is near Seattle. The LONGEST I've waited to get my juice was THREE DAYS...I've received EVERY shipment two shipping days after I place the order...(assuming that I place the order in the morning, not at night). It's as if they read my mind! I wish my pharmacy was this good!
The juice is CONSISTENT! As if blended by a robot...30ml of Got Razzled tastes exactly like the last 236ml bottle of Got Razz.
I USED to buy juice and accessories from another vendor...I knew the names of EVERY customer service person they had. I knew who was hired, who had quit, and most of the office gossip. SADLY, I knew them SO well because no matter WHAT I ordered, the resulting shipment was WRONG! Missing items, broken drip tips, wrong item, wrong color, wrong flavor...I don't know how this guy stays in business! Additionally, everything I bought was a KRAP shoot! Half the time the clearos I bought were "leaky"...or (in spite of the description) old technology rather than the new...I got tired of paying premium prices (with little to no discount) for the mistakes they bought. Their shipping was horrible... I might get my vape mail in one day...or I might get it in a week...and I always had to go look for the last e-mail I had received from them to get the credit adjustment to apply to my new order...my frustration FINALLY led to me not ordering anything more!
MBV on the other hand, must have an order checker, or quality control of some sort...I get what I order...and if there IS a mistake...(like getting 0 nicotine juice instead of 18..) it was consumer error! My fault..not theirs! I have no idea if they even HIRE customer Service people! If they do..it mist be the sister of the MayTag Salesman...a LONELY job!
The juices I currently buy from MBV are: Get Razzled, 50/50, 18mg, 3 xtra shots. Vanilla Ice Cream, 50/50, 18mg, 3 xtra shots and Moo Juice, 50/50, 18mg, 3 extra shots. And occasionally Hawk Sauce for Son.
One last note...my personal "caveat"...the old "fragile lungs" story of a 43+ year EX-smoker with COPD. JUICE THAT HAS "steeped" more than 30 days causes me coughing fits! The xtra shots allows me to vape my juice right out of the vape mail. I also keep my juices refrigerated, to ...... steeping. Son, on the other had, wants his juice darker...so, once the juice has passed its "prime" for ME...it's PERFECT for HIM...
In chatting with the owner of one of the Super Premium Juices the other day, MBV came up in the conversation...Mr X said that HE actually buys MBV occasionally, because he sees that MBV is doing something right, and he "keeps an eye on them! Mr X said "I've got nothing but respect for MBV, they are a great company!" His attitude made me respect HIM even more!!
I will equate the buying of juices to the last time I bought a new car...DH said I should consider the ATS Coupe..(+/- 45k)...my BUDGET on the other hand, was thinking more Hyundai Sonata Limited (+/- 25k)...both are great cars...I truly could afford either one. I've had the Sonata for 31 months now...and I've just turned the odometer over 10,000 miles. I drive to the grocer, the doctor, the dog groomer and the pharmacy. (And occasionally let Son borrow it for a trip to see his dad, or attend a wedding, etc) I do not NEED a CADDY to go to the grocer! My DH, on the other hand...at 71 STILL goes to work every day! (He LOVES what he does for a living!). Part of his job is to drive to Tampa, Orlando, Tallahassee, and even deep into the panhandle. At times, he might spend 8-9 hours driving to go see a client, he takes clients out to dinner, he entertains...His 3 year old caddy has 120,000 miles on it! His requirements justify his CTSV!
I occasionally buy one of the Super Premium Juices...as a treat for myself...but MBV is like my sonata...enough luxury to keep me AND my wallet happy!