Nicoticket "Clean" Thread - Shipping ETA & Guidance - Product Info

[Kent Brooks]

This thread is intended to provide guidance and expectations for delivery of our products. This is unlike our "debauchary" thread - this thread will be scrubbed of any other posts to ensure fast and timely delivery of the information needed to make a purchasing decision. Any questions regarding our products will be promptly answered if you PM me here on ECF, or, if you submit a question via the CONTACT FORM at http://nicoticket.com.

Nicoticket.com is a one-man-show... one dude with a hand-full of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, a mountain of 4oz flavoring bottles, 10 gallons of base, a stainless steel mixing table, a hairnet, a pair of rubber gloves, and a dream. Due to the recent surge in popularity of our custom artisan-made liquid - lead times have gotten long. The purpose of this thread is to help potential customers make an informed buying decision.



I will personally post guidance on this thread daily - at approximately 9pm CST. Before you place an order, please consult this thread for the most recent guidance!~


Thank you so much for your patience and patronage - I am eternally indebted to you, the vaping community, for the overwhelming reception we have received. We didn't anticipate going from zero to hero in 60 days - we knew the liquid was good, but the response has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you - one and all!

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #501 have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, and have been dropped off at the USPS for delivery!

*****TOP ORDER# @ 9:00PM CST ON 8-14-2013 IS #593 which puts us 53 orders in arrears. The next hand-mixed order placed, #594, will ship on or before THURSDAY 8-24-2013 (10 day lead time).

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that contain ONLY Custard's Last Stand (CLS) and/or Creme Brulee in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots) for expedited shipping. Orders that contain only CB/CLS pre-steeped liquid are guaranteed to ship within 48 hours. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!!

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[Kent Brooks]

Nicoticket.com does not currently accept American Express Cards because they want too much $$$$$ to process the payments. I refuse to pay 10% to those thugs. I still haven't figured out how to take the option off in the BIGcommerce secure checkout... but I will keep you posted. Mastercard, Visa, and Discover are the only Methods of Payment we current accept. Just a heads up!~

 

[RayPaganJr]

Custard's Last Stand just arrived. I quickly filled up my Phiniac tank and vaped. Oh, yeah. Just what the doctor ordered. This flavor is awesome. I love it. I left bottle steeping but will enjoy it out of the mailbox because I have no patience.

It's a delicious e-liquid. The flavor is not sick sweet, but mellow and tasty. This can be my ADV. I mainly like vaping coffee flavors, vanilla, custards and French vanilla café. I believe this may be my number one next to my vanilla butterscotch, which I love too.

Thanks, Clark, for an excellent product. I'm sure to be purchasing more soon.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Our line of pre-steeped ready to ship eLiquid continues to grow! Betelgeuse is now available, pre-steeped, in 6/12/18mg, with no shots, in a 65/35 blend. As a reminder, orders containing *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid are *GUARANTEED* to ship within 2 business days. Translation - you could now (potentially) order Custard's Last Stand, Creme Brulee, and Betelgeuse in you choice of 6/12/18mg - and not be subject to the nearly 10 day lead-time on hand mixed orders! Awesome? I know, right?



OUR COMPLETE LINE OF PRE-STEEPED LIQUID.



Custard's Last Stand (CLS), 6/12/18mg, 50/50, no shots

Creme Brulee (CB), 6/12/18mg, 50/50, no shots

Betelgeuse, 6/12/18mg, 65/35, no shots





Just as a reminder - ALL BOTTLES (even the ones on orders that contain hand-mixed custom bottles) will be OVERFILLED. That means an extra 3ml of liquid for simply staying within the recommended PG/VG ratio and skipping the shots that are already unneeded for most vapers!~

Cheers everyone!~

~Clark
Link to the news release:

http://www.nicoticket.com/betelgeus...lled-pre-steeped-in-6-12-18mg-65-35-no-shots/

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #516 have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, and have been dropped off at the USPS for delivery!

*****TOP ORDER# @ 11:55PM CST ON 8-15-2013 IS #626 which puts us 60 orders in arrears. There are a few pre-steeped orders in there that have not been filled, but it's still a considerable backlog of hand-mixed orders. The next hand-mixed order placed, #627, will ship on or before MONDAY 8-26-2013 (10 day lead time).

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid for expedited shipping. Those products include...

Custard's Last Stand (CLS) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Creme Brulee (CB) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Betelgeuse in 6/12/18mg (65/35, no shots)

Pre-steeped liquid is guaranteed to ship within 48 hours. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!!

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #517 have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, but have NOT been dropped off at the USPS for delivery. The post office decided to lock the door as I was approaching - 15 minutes before they were supposed to close I might add. Yes, happy camper. If you look at yesterday's guidance, it appears as though I actually did (1) hand-mixed order yesterday... but there are 20 orders in the bag - how'd that happen? Betelgeuse. In addition to our regular wave of people ordering only CLS and CB, there were about 10 orders that I could pour and ship because it was some combination of the three... so, there it is.

*****TOP ORDER# @ 9:00PM CST ON 8-16-2013 IS #650 which puts us 60 orders in arrears. There are a few pre-steeped orders in there that have not been filled, but it's still a considerable backlog of hand-mixed orders. The next hand-mixed order placed, #651, will ship on or before TUESDAY 8-27-2013 (10 day lead time).

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid for expedited shipping. Those products include...

Custard's Last Stand (CLS) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Creme Brulee (CB) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Betelgeuse in 6/12/18mg (65/35, no shots)

Pre-steeped liquid is guaranteed to ship within 48 hours. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!!

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #594 (with the exception of #568 and #569, not sure how that worked out actually) have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, and have been dropped off at the USPS for delivery. I spent over an hour in line at the USPS today - a new solution for shipping is coming soon!~ If you look at yesterday’s guidance… we pretty much cleaned house last night in the lab. ONE MORE NIGHT LIKE LAST NIGHT and we will take the red-light off and we will be back in our 3 business day shipping window for hand-mixed orders!!

*****TOP ORDER# @ 10:30PM CST ON 8-17-2013 IS #666 (no kidding) which puts us 45 orders in arrears. There are a considerable number of orders in there that are entirely pre-steeped CLS, CB, and BG so it’s very manageable. Despite catching up, I am leaving the 7+ day lead time light on because I really need some down-time the next few days with my daughter!~ Family first. The next hand-mixed order placed, #667, will ship on or before WEDNESDAY 8-28-2013 (10 day lead time).

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid for expedited shipping. Those products include...

Custard's Last Stand (CLS) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Creme Brulee (CB) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Betelgeuse in 6/12/18mg (65/35, no shots)

Pre-steeped liquid is guaranteed to ship within 2 business days. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!! I generally under-promise and over deliver, but life is what it is – unpredictable.

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #602 have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, and will be dropped off at the USPS by close of business tomorrow (if they have not shipped already). Yesterday was a big bottle kind of night – we hand mixed a ton of the pre-steeped liquid to try to get 14 days steep time on CLS/CB before it shipped. Katy is on board helping 3-4 nights a week so productivity is up – unless things get significantly busier we should have no problem filling orders in a reasonable amount of time. I wanted to set the expectation that we may be closing the store in the near future so we can both take a break. Katy has been a HUGE HELP - TY so much <3 Katy. We have a couple wholesale orders which will slow down hand-mixed orders for a minute, so the red-light is still on… 7-10 business days for hand-mixed orders.


*****TOP ORDER# @ 10:30PM CST ON SUNDAY 8-18-2013 IS #689 which puts us 61 orders in arrears. There are a considerable number of orders in there that are entirely pre-steeped CLS, CB, and BG so that number isn’t as bad as it seems – I should get most (if not all) pre-steeped orders in the mail by close of business Monday. Despite catching up, I am leaving the 7+ day lead time light on because I really need some down-time the next few days with my daughter!~ Family first. The next hand-mixed order placed, #690, will ship on or before THURSDAY 8-29-2013 (10 day lead time).

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid for expedited shipping. Those products include...

Custard's Last Stand (CLS) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Creme Brulee (CB) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Betelgeuse in 6/12/18mg (65/35, no shots)

Pre-steeped liquid is guaranteed to ship within 2 business days. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order that contains hand-mixed liquid unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!! I generally under-promise and over deliver, but life is what it is – unpredictable.

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[Kent Brooks]

American Express (AMEX) & Pre-paid Credit Card INFO

With regard to American Express (AMEX) - we are aware that the AMEX option is still available in the cart, but it is not functional. We haven't figured out how to remove it from the BIGCommerce secure site. Truth be told, the AMEX thugs want 8%+ to process a card. I apologize for the inconvenience, but any purchases done through the website need to be made with Visa, Mastercard, or Discover. We have no immediate plans to add AMEX to the list of accepted cards.



To my knowledge, there has been no fraud activity that has come as a result of making a purchase with the secure cart hosted by BIGCommerce here at Nicoticket.com That said, due to some fraud experiences on OTHER websites (not just eliquid sites), many potential customers have gone to a pre-paid pre-loaded card options like GreenDOT and other pre-loaded pre-paid cards. It is worthy of noting that our secure cart system insists that you register your pre-paid card and populate a billing and shipping address with the issuer of that card. Some of the pre-paid cards are able to be activated by phone and are able to be processed at local retailers in person, but virtually ALL require you to log into the respective card issuers website and populate billing and shipping info before you are able to use the card online. If you are receiving an error (DO NOT HONOR) on your pre-paid card, it is because our website is cross referencing the billing address in our system with an address that is not populated with your card issuer. I hope this relieves some frustration.

http://www.nicoticket.com/american-express-amex-pre-paid-credit-card-info/

 

[Kent Brooks]

Nearly 3 months with barely a day off – I’m ready for a break folks.

Effective at 6am CST on 8-19-2013 – the store is closed and will not be accepting orders. Orders currently placed will be fulfilled as soon as possible. After those orders are filled, I’m taking a week or so to have some fun, relax, and recharge. I will offer additional guidance with regard to the anticipated reopening of the store once the current orders are fulfilled.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding!~

Regards,

~Clark

 

[Gaspar74]

Bummer. I heard great things about your juice. Please Pm me once up and running again.

 

[Kent Brooks]

Bummer. I heard great things about your juice. Please Pm me once up and running again.

Consider it done Gaspar... appreciate your patience. One man show, been workin' my tail off - a break is long overdue!

 

[mgjohn]

KB,

Just tried the Pineapple Xpress after a week of steeping. Grrrreat, looking forward to the Mean Green Apple and Betelgeuse

Thanks MGJ

 

[Amd6547]

Enjoy your time off!
This is Jeff B, I ordered CLS and Betelgeuse....been enjoying both a lot. Can't wait to order more!

 

[Kent Brooks]

SHIPPING INFORMATION, LEAD TIME GUIDANCE, and ETA UNTIL NEW ORDERS ARE MIXED AND SHIPPED:

Orders up to and including #633 have been artfully hand-mixed, carefully packaged, and have been dropped off at the USPS for delivery. Ran solo last night and focused mostly on hand-mixed orders… If you consult yesterday's guidance, you'll see I made pretty good time mixing orders!~ I am planning on tackling as many pre-steeped orders of CLS, CB, and BG as I can tonight. Orders that contain other hand-mixed offerings will follow in short order. The store is presently closed and not accepting new orders. Nearly 3 months since we opened our doors and I am ready for a respite – 12-18 hour days with barely a day off will get the best of a guy if he doesn’t practice self-care!~Ain't gonna lie - looking forward to some R&R!


*****TOP ORDER# @ 10:00PM CST ON MONDAY 8-19-2013 IS #702 which puts us 56 orders in arrears. That includes a healthy number of orders that are entirely pre-steeped liquid so the number is not as intimidating as it might seem. Generally, I would include something like expectations for the next order placed here – but alas, no new orders are coming in!~

Despite the fact that the store is closed, do not hesitate to contact me about issues or concerns with orders pending or that have shipped previous. One aspect of the business I am 100% committed to is the customer service element. You're not bothering me Vacation or no vacation, give me a shout if there is something I need to resolve! <3 I'm looking forward to re-opening the store with a clean slate as far as issues, so you'd be doing me a favor by allowing me to help while I have sufficient time to give you all the attention your issue deserves!~

As a reminder, leads time do NOT include time in transit. I am going to continue to cherry pick out orders that *ONLY* pre-steeped liquid for expedited shipping. Those products include...

Custard's Last Stand (CLS) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Creme Brulee (CB) in 6/12/18mg (50/50, no shots)
Betelgeuse in 6/12/18mg (65/35, no shots)

Pre-steeped liquid is guaranteed to ship within 2 business days. ALL OTHER ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GUIDANCE ABOVE. Please, do not place an order that contains hand-mixed liquid unless you are willing to wait 10 days for it to be mixed!! I generally under-promise and over deliver, but life is what it is – unpredictable.

As always, order with patience in mind and with the understanding that high-quality hand-mixed eLiquid takes time to make. I'm still a one man show with a handful of 1-3-5-10ml syringes, no juice dispenser here - likely why you stumbled on the page, and probably the reason you'll be back again and again.

ALWAYS,

~Clark

 

[LadyPharaoh]

Will miss your awesome sense of humor, but sincerely hope you have a relaxing break!

So glad I got the CLS and CB.

Was going to PM you to ask, but I'll just shout it out to everybody. I posted about it a few days ago and I'm still dealing with a nasty case of "vaper's tongue". Been doing the Listerine rinses and drinking tons of water. Is there anything else - short of dragging my tongue on hot asphalt or licking porcupines - that will get my taster back to normal? Except for a couple of trial toots, I've hoarded my Nicoticket juices for better days ahead. I will say that they smell fantastic and I'm sure they taste as good!

 

[Gaspar74]

Great. Enjoy your break! Everyone needs them from time to time and I look forward to trying the custards last stand 18 mg per steeped.

 

[TyrannyUnleashed]

Will miss your awesome sense of humor, but sincerely hope you have a relaxing break!

So glad I got the CLS and CB.

Was going to PM you to ask, but I'll just shout it out to everybody. I posted about it a few days ago and I'm still dealing with a nasty case of "vaper's tongue". Been doing the Listerine rinses and drinking tons of water. Is there anything else - short of dragging my tongue on hot asphalt or licking porcupines - that will get my taster back to normal? Except for a couple of trial toots, I've hoarded my Nicoticket juices for better days ahead. I will say that they smell fantastic and I'm sure they taste as good!

Welcome in the family LP.
Vapers tongue can be a real bugger to deal with for people. I'm probably not the best person to try and help you, and it sounds like you have been doing some good things to help (mouth wash and water). A couple of things I do when I loose flavor (only happens for a few hours at a time for me). I will brush my tongue. Some people have tongue scrapers and they say it works pretty good for them.

I also use those times to vape juices that I don't like much or I'll use flavorless liquid until things start working again. But above all I never vape a new juice or juices that I enjoy.

I would also suggest you go over to the main thread and post there. There are many more family members ( we're not really a cult or anything like that ) over there that may be able to help you better than I can.

Just please keep in mind sometimes we get a few rowdy ones in there (all in good fun), so it's not always safe for work




Also Gaspar74, mgjohn, Amd6547 (and anyone else if I missed you)
feel free to join us other in the other thread as well. All are welcome and you'll have a great time.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

For vaper's tongue I would try lemon tea (hot water with a slice of lemon in it, honey if you'd like) then ginger if that doesn't work. I did that to myself with a heavy clove blend and just switched to lighter flavors I didn't really care for and it came back eventually. Good luck!!

ETA: Not safe for work? Pshaw!!! LOL Yes come hang with us, it's a fun family and we love having new folks join!