Keep in mind that Heartland pretty much makes juice to order so you may need to let it steep a while before it tastes the way it's supposed to taste. Some juices require more steeping time than others. It's just the way it is. Some don't really require any steeping time, but cherry tobacco I think will require some.
You may be better off buying a bunch of flavors in smaller
10ml or
30ml sizes just to get an idea of what you like before you start buying liters. That's you're call, though.
I still wish I could support my local shops but don't feel buying premium juice that increases my costs and decreases their profits best serves either of us.
You gotta look out for yourself at this point, man. If you have no intention of quitting and you want to keep it on the cheap, you'd ultimately be better off looking into making your own juice the way things are going, but that means you need to stock up on nicotine and have a freezer to store it in. You'll also need to buy glass bottles as most places seem to ship nic base in plastic (not a great idea for long-term storage). Those that ship in glass seem to be a lot more expensive.
I fear this is going the way of moonshine many decades ago... I hope I'm wrong.
No, you're not wrong unfortunately. The forum is full of chatter about federal and state level issues vaping has been facing. There's a whole thread of thousands of posts dedicated to
stocking up and one dedicated to
FDA deeming regulations. Stick around, do some reading.