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Hokus

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100%. That is the only thing I can get it to say because I dont have and eGo batts yet. It plays a little jingle like a Nokia phone when it turns on then it says that.

That's awesome! I requested one, but I'm pretty sure I was too late :p

That's alright though I still get my juice on Friday!! :D
 

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I got my order in this morning....

I've got the Vision Menthol doing a quick steep as I type ( the other 3 flavors will probably wait until this evening for a steep and then taste test later )...

I must have gotten my order in before Andrena... I lucked out and got a talking eGo charger also. I did a quick top-off charge on one of my mini eGo's and it appears to have worked fine for that. It still needs a bit more testing to get any idea if this one is good or not. Hopefully just the ones GV ( aka danno ) tested were funky and the rest work out ok for them.
 

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I got my order in this morning....

I've got the Vision Menthol doing a quick steep as I type ( the other 3 flavors will probably wait until this evening for a steep and then taste test later )...

I must have gotten my order in before Andrena... I lucked out and got a talking eGo charger also. I did a quick top-off charge on one of my mini eGo's and it appears to have worked fine for that. It still needs a bit more testing to get any idea if this one is good or not. Hopefully just the ones GV ( aka danno ) tested were funky and the rest work out ok for them.

Oh do tell what the rest of the script is. I can listen to the first line over and over and imagine the rest :oops: Wow that may of been too much info. My backspace button is broken ;)
 

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Oh do tell what the rest of the script is. I can listen to the first line over and over and imagine the rest :oops: Wow that may of been too much info. My backspace button is broken ;)

Lol... Between the "chinglish" and crappy speaker... I'm going to have to listen pretty close to actually hear what is being said.. :D
 

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I got my little China Doll as well. First charge on a dead ego went well. She says 'Charging batty' and when the charge is finished, she plays a little jingle and says 'Check batty, charge comprete'. So far, so good. Sad these didn't pass the original test. It's good for a novelty, if nothing else.

Umm, well I can think of something else. Letting you know when the batt is done. What? Excuse me! I know what you thought I meant and once again, you outta be ashamed of your selfes.:D

Lol... Between the "chinglish" and crappy speaker... I'm going to have to listen pretty close to actually hear what is being said.. :D

It will help if you light a few candles, lower the lights, and put on a little Kenny G music. ;) Maybe buy her some plastic flowers. Yea thats the ticket. Then your guaranteed to get some clarification on what she's saying.
 

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Just received my juices and the first general impression is very positive. Except maybe for the plastic bottle wrap which took me about 10 mins (it seemed) to unwrap from the 10 bottles, lol. I had some leakage from 2 bottles, about 1 ml of the Peach and 2.5ml of the Fruit Punch, which were absorbed by the cardboard box so no mess at all. Although I have them sitting upside down for a while, they are not leaking now. Chuck it up to quantum mechanics...

I opened each bottle and both smelled and tasted a drop of each juice and the flavors/smells are very true, except the Cigar, which tasted/smelled more like chocolate than cigar but still good. The fruit ones were especially true, Peach tasted and smelled very much like peach, etc.

Using a new Smok Shorty and my Ego-T which measures 3.56 volts, I am now vaping the Peach. The little nozzle is perfect for the Shortys as you don't have to take the plastic mouthpiece off. I have to say, in my limited experience, this is the peachee-est peach I've ever tried. The vapor is very good, maybe just a tad less dense than say, Rampage, but good nonetheless. The TH I would describe as smooth, not big for 18mg nic. I'm not big on TH so this is fine with me.

Switching to my VV SLB at 4.0 volts, the vapor is denser and hotter and the TH is a little stronger, with the taste just about as good s with the Ego-T at 3.56 volts, perhaps a little muted. At 3.8v on the SLB I find my sweet spot, good taste, good vapor and TH (for me).

All in all, the Peach is a winner and I would buy more of it.
 

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eGo Talking Charger

While it is fun to tease around with the little china girls "chinglish"... here is a bit more serious eval instead... ( sorry, no fun I know )

Upon plugging into USB power... It plays a short tune and says "Hello, charger is ready to use".

Screwing on battery ... It plays another short tune, slightly different from the first and repeats "Charging started" repeating it 3x... The words actually sounds almost like she is saying "chawgin' studied" instead.

When reaching a full charge finally... Another short tune plays and it says "Charging complete" repeating it 3x's like it did for the charge start cycle. There is an issue in this part of the process that I'll cover in a moment.

I believe this is a cool concept gadget that is just poorly ( cheaply ) implemented.

The person used for the voice prompts isn't real bad at speaking English... but they aren't real good either. I would have thought they could have used a native English speaking person. I'm guessing they are just being too cheap to actually pay someone for a quality sounding voice for each language they plan on marketing this gadget in.

The speaker and the amp they drive it with are not well matched. In trying to make it loud enough to hear, they have overdriven the speaker causing a lot of distortion. They need the volume ( if not a bit more ), so they should get a slightly better speaker to match.

The unit does have an issue determining if it is done charging or not... After reaching a full charge, at times it would say it completed and then turn right around and say it is charging again sometimes repeating these statements several times before it finally completes and says that it is complete 3x's. Cleaning the contacts on both the battery and charger unit seemed to help a little in this issue but it doesn't completely correct the issue. Their software they use to monitor the battery should take into account that batteries will reach a peak charge and drop a few times before they finally get to a full charge, this isn't new info and they should have already known that before they released this product... If nothing else, they would have realized it had they done any testing before they released this.

PS... Hats off to GV for not even putting this as an actual Alpha product... they recognized it right off that it needs more work and additional testing first.
 
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Vision E juice Line - Packaging

Too tell the truth... It would be easier to just say "ditto" to what burns_erin has already said about both the packaging as well as her opinions on the menthol which I've also tried.

I love the bottles themselves. The needle tip is great for most filling needs with the exceptions of those that actually need a finer needle to insert the juice with such as the Phoenix XL cartos and similar.

As mentioned, the labeling could be some better to help avoid getting one flavor mistaken for another. I would think bolder and larger print for each flavor placed in a blank area could help address this very minor issue. As also asked, it would be nice to know what the PG/VG percentages are as well as actually marking what the nic level is instead of just saying High, medium or low....


I'll be posting another eval on the menthol shortly... I'm going to try it in another carto just to see how it compares to the dripper atty I've already tried it in. I've also got the other 3 tobacco's quick steeping already but it will take more time for them since I need to clean and dry out the dripper between each flavor.
 

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I went through the same process as when testing the Peach. Using a Smok Shorty 2.0 ohms (measured 2.2 ohms), I first vaped it on an Ego-T at 3.56v. Then on a SLB VV at 4 and 3.8 volts. It tastes like chocolate, the tootsie roll taste imo, and vapes pretty much like the Peach. Same TH and vapor with a sweet spot at 3.8v.

I'm not sure I'm a big fan of chocolate so I will probably will not be buying this one, except maybe to add to a tobacco juice as I seem to like some chocolate in my tobaccos.
 

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Vision E juice - Menthol

I tested this one with a GV Drippers Dream atty measured at 2.7 ohms as well as a Smoktech Shorty carto measured at 2.0 ohms. Having been a smoker for around 40 years, I can't take much TH which is why I normally vape a 6mg juice at around 8w. Since this is an 18mg juice, trying to vape it at more than 5w was a bit much for me... that would be 3.6v on the atty and 3.1v on the carto for those that can't do the math.. :D


Overall this is a great tasting juice and my only real issue with it is... this is not menthol, it is mint and it is disappointing that they ( with their experience level they should have ) don't know this already. I don't go for the issue being a difference in culture at this point in time. Burns_erin is again on the money with her description of this tasting just like double-mint gum. I'm really enjoying the cool flavor of this one and I'm glad I ordered myself two bottles ( despite it not being an actual menthol flavor ).

Despite my pet peeve with the menthol/mint issue... if the description is corrected... I'd have no issue with recommending this flavor to anyone that likes double-mint flavors...
 

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Not much to add to Burns_erin and rdsok's reviews on the menthol. I do taste (feel more than taste) menthol on the back of the throat but it is mostly very cold mint. Again, on a 2.0 ohm Shorty, it produces great vapor and taste with a somewhat subdued TH. I took this one up to 4.2v on the SLB and it's good through all of the voltages (3.56, 3.8, 4.0, and 4.2). My preference is at 4.0v. I like this one a lot. Great to add a few drops to other juices if you want some coolness added and to use as a palate cleanser between juices.

I will recommend and buy this great tasting cool juice.
 

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Juice & charger

First, I love the charger but the lady won't shut the heck up. She says that it's charging over and over again and then says it's complete. Then she starts the whole process over again. I had to turn the sound off. Other than that, it charges quickly, I love the retractable cord and the vertical charging.

Fruit Punch

Ew, it's not very good at all. I don't even know how to describe it. There's a fruit flavor, but it's incredibly dry and sour.

Menthol

I'm one of those people Erin mentioned that complains about menthol juices that taste like gum or toothpaste and this falls into that category. I'm strongly reminded of Altoids. With that in mind, it's good. Not great, but still worthy.

I still need to try the State tobacco flavor, cigar and watermelon.

I noticed that they're pretty thick, but my 2.5ish ohm t2 is having no trouble. I'm using a basic ego battery.

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