Just made a run to my local vape shop because I was out of cotton. I picked up some juice and when I asked for cotton they said they didn’t have any. He gave me a small piece they had left over to get me through the night and said they will no longer be getting cotton because they are moving to pods and nic salts. Is this something I need to be concerned about? I like my RTA I have been using the same one for a few years now. It’s a dual coil that I vape 12-18 nic juice at 40 watts and get the perfect for me throat hit and flavor. I also like that I can rebuild it when needed to keep costs down. I don’t like buying replacement heads. The guys said the pods have more nic with less throat hit, Like that’s a good thing. I like the throat hit lol. Do I need to retire my RTA and start looking for a pod system? Or is my shop just crap?
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Yes. Your vape shop is crap. lol.
Not sure if you found your sweet spot with a particular cotton, but in the meantime, you can run over to Walgreens and get a bag of their organic cotton balls.
Not sure if you found your sweet spot with a particular cotton, but in the meantime, you can run over to Walgreens and get a bag of their organic cotton balls.
Sounds like your vape shop is not going to be servicing your market segment any more. Cotton is at least easy. Every drug store just about sells organic cotton balls. Remember there actually rolls so it’s basically the same stuff as cotton bacon. It just comes in little pieces you have to unroll
That’s good to know. I didn’t know you could use plain old organic cotton. I will probably grab a bag tomorrow.
But if you like the cotton pads (like the Japanese cotton) a trip to the makeup counter in Macy or any of the stores should do.
I use Cellucotton Beauty coils from Sally's Beauty Supply. $2 for 10ft.
Hardly any stores sell anything for rebuildables around here anymore. Drop in coil tanks and pod systems are mostly what they carry now.
Hardly any stores sell anything for rebuildables around here anymore. Drop in coil tanks and pod systems are mostly what they carry now.
Pods are the latest fad, but I think there's a strong enough base using RTAs/RDAs that the products we need won't disappear overall.
The most popular brands of cosmetic cotton are Japanese. There's Koh Gen Do cotton sheets and Muji facial cotton. I've used both myself. They're easy to find on Amazon.
Back in the days when using cotton balls was more common, there were some concerns about how they were treated. I think the usual procedure was to boil them for a bit and let the cotton dry before using them to (hopefully) get rid of any bleach or other chemical treatments. Koh Gen Do is unbleached. I'm not sure about Muji.
The most popular brands of cosmetic cotton are Japanese. There's Koh Gen Do cotton sheets and Muji facial cotton. I've used both myself. They're easy to find on Amazon.
Back in the days when using cotton balls was more common, there were some concerns about how they were treated. I think the usual procedure was to boil them for a bit and let the cotton dry before using them to (hopefully) get rid of any bleach or other chemical treatments. Koh Gen Do is unbleached. I'm not sure about Muji.
I picked up a box of Cellucotton (Rayon Fibers) from somewhere- Sally's or eBay, and I see Amazon sells it as well. My box had 40 ft., lol.
https://www.amazon.com/Graham-Professional-Cellucotton-Beauty-Rayon/dp/B00PBGJT5A
Exactly what I use and for less then 10 bucks will last forever. Love rayon, great stuff
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Japanese Organic Cotton Pads:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P219C5Q/
Japanese Organic Cotton:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079QH8TLJ/
Graham Cellucotton Rayon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PBGJT5A/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P219C5Q/
Japanese Organic Cotton:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079QH8TLJ/
Graham Cellucotton Rayon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PBGJT5A/
Your vape store is a business. They can make nice profits on pods, especially since it's be a recurring purchase.
I'll guess they don't sell liters of pg, vg, or mixing supplies. They would rather you not mix your own for under $2 per 30ml, and instead buy premade juice from them for 10 to 15.
I know there are exceptions out there, but my local vape shops don't have saving you money in their best interest, nor in their business model. Good luck to them.
I'll guess they don't sell liters of pg, vg, or mixing supplies. They would rather you not mix your own for under $2 per 30ml, and instead buy premade juice from them for 10 to 15.
I know there are exceptions out there, but my local vape shops don't have saving you money in their best interest, nor in their business model. Good luck to them.
Might as well mention that rayon can be had by dismantling a Tampon.
Or pulling the heads off Q-tips for the cotton.
Or pulling the heads off Q-tips for the cotton.
Koh Gen Do is the cotton pads I use. I ordered them online, however, I can't think of where I bought them online. You may also need to think of a vendor for your wire. I use Temco for my SS316L. I wound up buying from Temco when my local shops wanted to charge up to $1.00 per foot. I was able to a 250 ft roll of SS317L for under $10.00 and I think free shipping.
Personally, I agree and have used nothing else for more than four years now.
But some people still prefer cotton, and that's what the OP asked for...
Shops that do sell cotton pretty much go with stuff to cater to the vape market like Cotton Bacon, or now the prefluffed cotton with little aglets on the ends to run through the coil. The markup on them is huge considering you can get a bag of KGD cotton on Amazon for ~$10 which will last you over a year.
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