I'm considering ordering some nicotine base from them. Price seems pretty good. Can anybody advise me about the quality?
Vices Electronic Cigarettes
Vices Electronic Cigarettes
Nic base from Vices Electronic Cigarettes?
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This is the nic I received from my one and only order with them:
Edited to add: the bottle in the middle in the nic. The two empty bottles on either side were for color reference only.
Edited to add: the bottle in the middle in the nic. The two empty bottles on either side were for color reference only.
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I didn't use it. In that order, I had also gotten some 50/50 18mg cuz I wanted to quickly bang out a bunch of testers. It smelled like an old ashtray. So when I pulled this one out (100mg) and saw the color, I knew it wasn't gonna fly. I emailed them this pic and explained the heavy oxidation, they told me that was normal but.. agreed to replace it. I sent this one back and they sent a new one, which was much better. However, when I was sending mine, I saw they said they were out of stock, so what I got the second time was their 'new stuff'.
If price is a concern, I'd say go with Heartland or WL - if it's not, go with Nude or VT (I haven't tried VT myself yet but people who's opinion I trust say it's awesome, so...one of these days I'm gonna get me some of that too)
Yup, still in it's tied little baggie. The two empty bottles on either side are for color reference only
Ha! That ain't normal for a brand new bottle, it takes mine MONTHS to have a noticeable color change, and nowhere near that dark! It looks like you got a substantial amount too, 500ml? and who knows how much of it's potency is lost now, too. +1 for Heartland, and if you buy bullk (1 liter) VT is almost the same price! I got a liter from heartland in the freezer now, tastes way cleaner to me than WL. But for $125 I may get another from VT, cause can you really have too much nowadays?
Thanks very much for your reply. That is some funky looking stuff! What a shame!
They have some good prices on several other items I was also considering. It is probably no coincidence that they have a blog article on nicotine saying that the color of nic has no bearing on its purity or potency. Even so, I wouldn't want any nic that dark. Maybe I'll call them and refer to your photo and try to get assurance that any nic I ordered would be relatively clear colored. I see that the 100 mg nic is currently out of stock.
Oh lord! I assumed the nic was in the amber bottle. Price isn't an issue. I have a blog about diy supplies, so if it's a good product, I'd add it. How were their other supplies?
The color has little bearing on potency it's simply the oxidation which occurs faster at higher concentration. So if you want your nic to hold a long time knock it down right away. The problem with sites like this is nobody knows how long it sits after being bottled. It's also unlikely they are using argon to displace the oxygen while in storage.
And many of these smaller outfits don't have the refrigeration needed to prolong the shelf life. Unlike the more known nic vendors who can't keep stock long enough for it to oxidize. But if you were going to use this stuff up in a couple months it would probably be no big deal. But it's not something you would want to store for two or more years.
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