New member seeking (mostly shipping) advice

[druid]

Hello ECF! After considering getting a PV for about a year, and doing a lot of reading and research, I am ready to make the switch from analogs. I am excited to make what I feel will be a real lifestyle change. Sadly, though, I am getting increasingly frustrated. I live in Bermuda, and finding a company that will ship here is really starting to make me want to give up before I even get started. Bermuda is a very small country, so we produce absolutely nothing of our own (except Goslings Rum). We get almost everything from the US.

I have gone to most of the US vendors that seem to be well respected here on the forums, and it seems no one will ship to me. I tried a few Chinese vendors, and their prices are great, but it seems that shipping could take up to a month and a half. The European vendors that I checked all seem ......edly overpriced.

Please help me ECF veterans! I am looking to get a Joye 510 manual starter kit, 1 extra battery, a few extra atomizers, a pass through, and a bunch of DIY supplies (juice, flavors, mixing supplies, etc.) I need a one stop shop that ships internationally, will take my Visa card (I don't have a PayPal account and I don't want one), and has reasonable prices. I know it's asking for a lot, but I believe that you vaping pros can help me out. Thanks in advance.

 

[JoeChemo]

Hi druid!

You might try Nhaler. I believe they ship to your area.

 

[druid]

Thanks JoeChemo. I'll give them another look. Maybe I missed a discount code or something that would make their prices reasonable. 50 dollars for a 510 starter kit seems a bit steep.

I have emailed Liberty-Flights because their prices seemed pretty good (36 dollars for the same 510 starter with discount). The problem I am having with them is that I can not register for their site because Bermuda is not on their country drop down list (this problem is more common than you'd think)

I would have ordered from Health Cabin, but they would only ship registered airmail and not EMS to Bermuda. 15-60 days is just ridiculous. I could take a BOAT to China and back in 60 days!

Any other suggestions will be followed up diligently, and I will be eternally grateful to the guy or gal who hooks me up with something that works for me! I've been to at least 20 sites over the past 2 days, and it is getting frustrating.

 

[dormouse]

Did you check LiteCigUSA.net or Cignot.com - those are where I would buy a real Joye 510

And BTW Joye 510 batteries only last 2-3 hours at most. The 510 mega xl manuals last 60% longer but they do make that unit 138mm long with atty+cart or 128mm long with a standard Boge cartomizer (the way I use it). I do recommend manual batteries especially since you are hard to ship to - 510 manuals are totally sealed on the threaded end and very safe from getting killing by juice leaks. Manuals also won't turn on accidentally from wind or vibration.

I use both sizes. I would use all megas but I have a very nice PCC from NoSmokeVA that only fits the standard batteries.

 

[classwife]

Hi druid....try posting your shipping question here and see what kind of responses you can get !

Requests for Opinions/Reviews

or here

"Where can I get a .......?"

Might be helpful ! Good Luck to you !!

Welcome to ECF !

 

[druid]

Thank you for the reply dormouse. Cignot won't ship here (I'm pretty sure they're US only). I'm going to check out LiteCigUSA.net as soon as I finish writing this.

I'm definitely going to go with the manual batteries. I want the regular 510 kit, but I am going to get an extra xl battery (almost certain they can be used with regular atomizers) If I decide that vaping is for me, I will order a PCC. I feel that I will probably upgrade to an eGo or something similar in the future, but the 510 will be an excellent back up to have.

 

[druid]

Thank you classwife. I will post in those forums when I get my permissions (post count) up.

 

[classwife]

druid ...you are there now....may have to wait till the system refreshes...but you are good to go !

 

[JoeChemo]

VaporFlow ships overseas. See http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vaporflow/129925-shipping-411-a.html

 

[druid]

Thanks you two for all your help. I read the VaporFlow shipping thing, and their Priority Overseas shipping is very reasonable. Checking them out now!

 

[Secti0n31]

I'm actually a little curious myself about shipping from china. Healthcabin has a hunk of stuff that I'd love to get (about $120 worth) but I don't know if it's worth waiting for, or paying $20 in shipping for. The reason that I'm interested in the chinese vendors is because they have the 510 batts, cartos and ego accessories in 10 colors. Most USA vendors only have black and stainless.

Apparently if you're willing to wait, and are placing a large order (more than $50) it's not that bad to order from China. If you're not willing to wait, you can get a good 510 kit from madvapes (not joye), litecig or even Volcano and Totally wicked. I've had products shipped from Hong Kong and Taiwan (not e-cig related) and it took between 2 and 3 weeks.

 

[classwife]

I'm actually a little curious myself about shipping from china. Healthcabin has a hunk of stuff that I'd love to get (about $120 worth) but I don't know if it's worth waiting for, or paying $20 in shipping for. The reason that I'm interested in the chinese vendors is because they have the 510 batts, cartos and ego accessories in 10 colors. Most USA vendors only have black and stainless.

Apparently if you're willing to wait, and are placing a large order (more than $50) it's not that bad to order from China. If you're not willing to wait, you can get a good 510 kit from madvapes (not joye), litecig or even Volcano and Totally wicked. I've had products shipped from Hong Kong and Taiwan (not e-cig related) and it took between 2 and 3 weeks.

Colors...here is one, but ther are several....

ValueVapor.com, Discount Electronic Cigarettes and e-Liquid

 

[druid]

I think I am not going to be able to get everything I want in one place. This is so frustrating. I think I am going to order a kit from VaporFlow, the prices and the shipping are good. Sadly, their juice selection sucks. However, it will be a start, while I wait on DIY liquids, probably from China. I also like Health Cabin's large color selection for parts.

I just checked MadVapes, and their prices aren't bad, and they do ship international, but Bermuda isn't on their drop down list either. So much stress, I am smoking too much trying to find a vendor who can help me stop smoking.

 

[classwife]

Have you e-mailed some of these vendors to see if they will ship to you.....personally handling your order ?

 

[druid]

I have emailed a few vendors, the ones with good price and selection. Still waiting on a reply. Value Vapor had decent prices, but the shipping was over 60 dollars. Bermuda is not far at all from the US, and we (Bermudians) order stuff from the US all the time. The shipping from the US is nowhere near that expensive. As a matter of fact, we have flights to the US for 99 dollars. This really should not be that hard. I'm looking to drop about 100 dollars on my first order (for product), if I could just find someone who can deal with shipping here at a reasonable rate.

 

[Secti0n31]

Thanks! That site will save me a few bucks for sure, and cut 5 off of the china shipping from that monster Healthcabin order. And they have HV attys!! yay! a GLV 5v is on my wishlist but I didnt wanna spend a fortune on attys.