Nicoticket Family Virtual Vapemeet and eLiquid Support Group v.2.0

[glowplug]

Heck glow, you could even drive it if you wanted. It's much smaller than your rig so you'd probably handle my RV like you were driving a sports car!

LOL! No, it isn't articulated and requires a different approach cause mine bends! I did have a 38' diesel pusher for awhile and I drove that all over the place. Nice ride. Cummins engine, two tip outs. Miss that monster but do not miss the payments. I got a cheap one: $170,000. Never again. What a financial nightmare. Sometimes even smart people do very dumb things!

 

[Kent Brooks]

Wow, I first tried to start this thread from the beginning...
Anyway, new vaper, long lurker, will be a first time Nicoticket user.
What do I need to start with, besides the Frenilla? $$ will hit Friday, so I need to be prepared - should I order x and then get Frenilla the next day or so to start my journey?
I like vanilla in my limited vaping, I just discovered Deadly Sin and Black Fairy, which I have gone quickly through (more on order there too.
I leave myself open to your capable a knowledgeable hands.
BTW - on a ego mega twist with mini protanks until my SVD comes in. I know I will be getting rbd/rba asap, too but I am stuck with my limited gear for now. Smoker 1 pack day --> 1 cig day for the last 5 days @ 12 mg

If vanilla trips your trigger - Frenilla and/or CLS or CB... I prefer CB, but there are many who would disagree. Welcome to the thread!!

 

[Lois2013]

Nothing that smells like that, I hope. Thanks for the welcome.

I got some Custard's Last Stand, The Doodle, The Virus, and Creme Brulee. I figured if the custard, the snickerdoodle, and the creme brulee do not taste good as a vape, they will make great ice cream toppings.

And I do hope ScandaLeX find her/his kitty.....that is so devastating to a pet owner. As a cat lover, I totally freak when one of mine runs outside....which one of them does on a regular basis.

Good choices!!! they're all good fresh out of the mail, but the following feedback tends to be the consensus:

Doodle - awesome fresh; light cinnamon w/ yummy sugar cookie. After about a month, a pronounced ginger flavor will most likely develop, and you'll get more of a spiced cinnamon/gingersnappy flavor - depending on what you like more will tell you if you should hit it hard fresh, or wait for it to get a steep on it.

CLS and CB are also both very good fresh, but follow the steep recommendations on the website for sure with these two. They come together after a good couple of weeks steep, and go from awesome to Wooooooowww

The Virus I haven't tried, but most people will tell you it will develop and change as it steeps, so taste it regularly so you can enjoy the twists and turns it takes.

Hope that helps!! You'll be a full-on NT addict soon enough

 

[Kent Brooks]

Nice. Who is this guy anyway? Is he a highly regarded reviewer? Does he have a discriminating palate?

A guy, with a blog, an opinion - every opinion counts.

 

[CheriePie]

Not the same as the slap yo mama or the copies of it. This is the size of a carto and replaces the carto so you can store the tank or change a dead carto. The slap yo mama is tapered so you can fill a tank or insert/remove a carto without harming the 0 rings. I want a carto driver, even at $10.

Oh and I have lost my slap yo mama. Pewp! I have lost so much lately! Lo, have you found your trident yet?

ETA: my next purchase, instead of another slap yo mama tool, will be a drip time that doubles as the slap yo mama. Gonna grab a few for my carto tanks. Once they are delivered, I feel certain I will find my slap yo mama!

ahhh so really the storing thing (and removing the carto) would be the only benefit to someone like me who already has a slap yo mama.

I guess that could be useful if you're swapping something like the Sofia around from tank to tank. Though with cartos, I would generally just leave the carto with that tank and pop a new tank on (with a separate carto dedicated to that juice or similar flavor) so haven't really had a need to store them without a carto or atomizer yet.

Thanks for the edumacation.

 

[Lois2013]

Nothing that smells like that, I hope. Thanks for the welcome.

I got some Custard's Last Stand, The Doodle, The Virus, and Creme Brulee. I figured if the custard, the snickerdoodle, and the creme brulee do not taste good as a vape, they will make great ice cream toppings.

And I do hope ScandaLeX find her/his kitty.....that is so devastating to a pet owner. As a cat lover, I totally freak when one of mine runs outside....which one of them does on a regular basis.

Oh, and Lex is a *she*

 

[Glam]

Welcome to the family to the both of you!!

ETA: Luv I didn't see you user name sorry! Welcome again? And I would say a minimum of 100 ml so you can let them steep some...

Thanks for the welcome......I might have to feign over this juice just to keep posting with the nice people on this thread.

 

[Lois2013]

And then once you're feeling better, you're halfway to jello shots. Win win!!

Hahah uuuhhh yeah, pretty sure the best thing to do after the barf bug is NOT to get inebriated. BUT, you might be on to something for DURING....if you're gonna hurl anyway, might as well be feeling good and loaded while you're doing it! Lol

Actually, joking aside, the thought of the stomach flu and getting drunk together are literally making me nauseous right now lol poor poor ((((Naki)))) :'(

 

[taki1203]

Oh, and Lex is a *she*

Naki is a she and I'm a he btw

 

[taki1203]

Wow this place went bonkers when I was off researching the Origen V2. Welcome new people! Don't forget you can make Naki's blend by mixing CB/CLS. It's like 3 juices for the price of 2!

Also all you bottom feeders (or soon to be, *cough* Meg). Vapingcraze just confirmed that the V2 will be available in a bottom feed config.

 

[Glam]

At the risk of being drummed out of the Family, I am going to play devil's advocate for a moment. I for one, do not do much roving in ECF because so much of it is irritating or repetitive. I go outside the Family when I want to see many differing opinions about something and I do browse some of the specific threads about DIY or vapegear. So, that being said, unless someone were to post in here about the "best of" thread, I would not have been aware. I am only 8+ months smober and into vaping. I wasn't here last year and I didn't even know there was a "Best Of" award thing.

On this thread, we were encouraged to vote for our favorites. We were not told to vote for any NT. Because the originator of the thread is a Family member, we were aware of the poll. Many others were not. So, it was skewed in that sense. There is no way around that.

Clark browses different threads and is very ECF savvy. There are other Family members that do the same. We benefit from that in a multitude of ways, at least I do. I can say that the other juice manufacturers need to be more on top of their game and add a link to the poll on their threads. It only makes sense to let people know a poll is in process, Right? Since they didn't, many of the votes were cast by Family members. I say again, it was skewed because of that. If we didn't love the juice and the customer service, we would not be Family members. Therefore, our votes are going to reflect that.

To be totally objective, there are folks here who do not rank NT as the top in all flavors. I am sure their votes reflected that.

Anyway, to shorten this post cause I am very long winded: The poll was skewed because Family was a dominate percentage of the voting pool. We love NT juices. NT won. We love the customer service and all three of the NT crew. NT won for best vendor.

It was skewed, it was also valid, IMHO. So, my response to posts like this custard reviewer would be just that. Just cause we turned out to vote doesn't mean the results are invalid. It is good, nay, GREAT juice and deserves all the honors it receives. I think it is a losing cause to fight the validity of the poll. Random sampling? Please, this isn't a scientific poll.

Well, Glow.....I do peruse a lot of ECF, and I zeroed in on Nicoticket because of the results of that poll. Then I went searching for all Nicoticket's juice reviews. Usually (not always) when people are that psyched about juices, there is a lot of validity. I ordered from HHV for the same reasons, and I do really like a lot of those juices also. Ahlusion...same reasons, and I like them also, but they clog my cartos so I did not reorder. I put a lot of stock in the polls and reviews of other vapers here on ECF.

And if I were a vendor that was number 1 in any poll.....I would have that plastered all over my website.

 

[NakiFantaki]

LEX, hope you find kitty safely soon!

NAKI, sorry to hear you're sick again. Hope it's not the flu, it's been terrible here. Alright have several deaths from it here in the bay area so take care of yourself. Have you gotten a flu shot already? I assume you did since you deal with that kinda stuff on a daily basis.



ETA whoops just realized Naki's post was from the old morning tab I was still reading..... probably already answered about the flu shot! LOL

No flu shot for me ever. This isn't the flu though, its a gastro bug known as norovirus. So there isn't s shot for that anyway.

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[NakiFantaki]

Nah, she's been pretty MIA today

Hope she's resting...

Trying to sleep....barf...sleep...barf...

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[Kent Brooks]

Just so we're clear... I actually have no problems at all with Nicoticket or any of you guys. In fact, I actually really respect the fact that you are loyal enough to the product and company to spend time in this thread, and get defensive if someone says something negative about it.

In this particular case, I wrote a post comparing various custards, and didn't mention a word about Nicoticket - positive or negative. Kent took it upon himself to leave a comment declaring his custard the best based on an unofficial poll in which to my knowledge their custard won with 50 total votes. Up until that point, I hadn't really thought twice about the Best of ECF Poll, but since Kent brought it up, I felt compelled to share my opinion. Which is just that, my opinion. For obvious reasons, I wouldn't expect anyone reading this to agree, but that's ok. My point is, had Kent not said anything, I probably would have not thought twice about the Best of ECF poll.

Nicoticket's Custard may well be the best custard out there. I don't know because I have not tried it. Almost every eliquid company has a custard flavor, and I only compared 11 of them so far. That is a pretty small drop in the bucket. Had they reached out to me and asked to be included, they would have been. I'm not looking for any free handouts, and I pay for almost every juice I review out of pocket. That said, there are a lot of juices on my list to buy, and this particular one is not a priority for me at this time, although I have to admit my curiosity has been piqued. Chances are, I probably will pick some up in the future to evaluate, and I already fully intend to do another custard battle as there are some really obvious ones that were not included the fist time around. Bottom line - don't get upset that you weren't included if you didn't make any effort to get yourself included. If it's on me to do it on my own dime, then you have to wait just like everyone else until I feel like it. There are a lot more vapers out there interested in custard flavors than the 50 who voted for Nicoticket, and I am more interested in catering to a broad range of people who aren't sure what to buy rather than a small group of people who already have made their decision.

And most importantly please note that I will approve and reply to every comment left on my site, so if you intend to stop by and say something positive or negative, you are more than welcome to, but please expect that I will likely have my own opinion as well.

Hey, thanks for stopping in. The folks here in ECF (and elsewhere) are rabid - nothing short of zealots. I've never met a more loyal or passionate group of people in the vape world... REO, and Provari being the possible exceptions. Ahlusion might be a close comparison in the eLiquid world.

I don't know if CLS and or CB are "the best." Again, taste is subjective. I'm not butthurt about not being included... I'm not sure I would have known to proactively contact a blogger I've never met. No expectation that the whole field of custard should be included, but I figured I would be since I sell more custard than most 9 out of 11 of those vendors combined. I was surprised is all - anyone who googles Custard eLiquid is staring directly at Nicoticket - it's hard to miss me.

No worries - just don't be surprised if the crowd grabs the torches and the pitchforks - people who vape NT regularly aren't customers, they are family... I'll pick on my little sister all I want, but if anyone else lays a hand on her I will junk punch them.

 

[Lois2013]

Oh and I have lost my slap yo mama. Pewp! I have lost so much lately! Lo, have you found your trident yet?

It's actually a Triton (it's Halo's version of a 650mAh 808 battery with a clearo)...and you're not gonna believe this one...

Not only did I NOT find the missing one yet (so that's 1/3 of my vape hardware, missing), but last night I was attempting to rebuild my first Aspire head, and after I finished, I realized it was an 808 one, not a 510 (it was from my Smokeless Image Aspire - the pin is shorter), so I couldn't put it on the Vamo to test the ohms. I used 28 gauge wire instead of 32 per Rip's video, but I followed everything to the letter but with more wraps and it looked perfect, so I thought I would be ok - I put it on my other Triton battery, and yep, I fried it. I later figured out I could swap the pin and check it on the Vamo, and the ohms were way too low. So now that one is dead and gone.
I officially have no backups. (I have six batteries (2 18350s and 4 18650s) for the Vamo though, so as long as it stays alive and nothing happens to it, I'll be fine)...if that thing craps out I'm screwed.

I'm now debating on what to do on the 15th when I get paid. Luckily I'm good on juice for a while, so this months whole budget can go to hardware, but I'm torn. Do I:

Get a cheap pass through just for emergencies and continue to save up for a mod I really want down the road?

Get a couple vv twists and a pass through because I really don't know what mod I want next, and I really don't *need* anything fancy...just functional is fine.

Get just one mod that may cost a lil more, but is fancier...that will only give me one backup, but maybe 2 devices is enough? (I'm not in love with the look of box mods, but the MVP2 does seem to have it all - especially battery capacity)

Ok that was a massive ramble. Anyone's thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.

Oh, and if anyone has any ego batteries they're looking to get rid of, I'd happily buy them from you. I'd rather spend the money with the family and hopefully save a little going with used.

Let me know!

 

[Lois2013]

OK, I pulled the trigger on the 'why did I get such a small size, I vaped it all in 1 day size'
ended up with - Gravity, Betelgues, The Virus, CLS, CB
But, in two days I get paid, Franilla is out, and I order again in some real sizes
Thanks for the help

Definitely great choices

 

[CheriePie]

No flu shot for me ever. This isn't the flu though, its a gastro bug known as norovirus. So there isn't s shot for that anyway.

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Ack! Sorry to hear it! Hope you stop barfing soon!

 

[Lois2013]

Trying to sleep....barf...sleep...barf...

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Awwwww babe!!!!!! Hopefully this is one of those 24 hour ones...try to stay hydrated. Get some Pedialyte!! Is your gf taking care of you??

 

[glowplug]

He makes a legitimate point that the Best of ECF voting represents a small sample considering the total number of votes... that said - the sample size of his review effort is as small as it could be... (1). Touting best of ECF results is no more laughable that touting a personal opinion on every custard under the sun, in varying nic levels, with various levels of steep time. Anyone who puts Yaliq above Space Jam is clearly lost.

Looking at the results of the best of ECF voting - it's plainly obvious that the results are (however fairly) skewed towards a rabid fan-base that is extremely passionate and protective of the liquid that resides in their atomizers all day, every day. It appears as though the only people who "give a ...." have Nicoticket in their signature. By default - that leaves a good number of people who were not sufficiently motivated to get off their asses and cast a vote. What does that communicate to a potential customer? If we took the accumulated votes of every vendor in his review, Nicoticket would *still* win by landslide. The question that needs to be asked is "Why didn't they bother?"

His presentation could use some polish. It does seem a little bit like he's saying "I'm well traveled, I know my .... - but the people who were sufficiently motivated to go out there and vote for (any) vendor don't count." I'm proud of what we have collectively achieved in... 8 months. There's certainly NO guarantee that anyone who tries Custard's Last Stand or Creme Brulee is going to love them... BUT, I personally work hard to ensure that even if they don't love the liquid, they enjoy the experience.

The voting is as much a reflection of the total experience as it is about the liquid - I treat my customers like family. If anything - it's an indicator that I have managed to sufficiently motivate people to jump out there and give a vote of confidence - no small feat. The omission of a single liquid has driven that blog more hits than the inclusion of the entire rest of the field - that says something. HA

He's entitled to an opinion. Taste is subjective. I'm pleased he found a custard he enjoys.

Excellent points!!!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion...as long as it is the same as mine!

 

[NakiFantaki]

Ack! Sorry to hear it! Hope you stop barfing soon!

Me too. I have to go to work tomorrow.

Awwwww babe!!!!!! Hopefully this is one of those 24 hour ones...try to stay hydrated. Get some Pedialyte!! Is your gf taking care of you??

Yeah, she is. She's a doll.

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