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adeline

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The short story is I want to explore and try new flavors.. I want to accumulate a list of recommended places to sample several flavors without spending a ton of money.

Where would you recommend someone, new or experienced to vaping, to go to find a good selection and fair or special pricing on sample or small bottles? You can name a couple flavors that you like, any deals or good/bad experiences or surprises.
I'll be more inclined to visit places that are recommended several times :)

thanks!


The backstory, if you care to read it.. I'm on a quest for a great vape :)
I've been vaping some really good stuff. I love it. But I have literally been smoking one juice, at all times, always out of cartos. And it's just blah. As a side note I *have* other stuff, but the majority is at a diff nic level, and only the really high stuff is vapable, the rest is crap. And as a side note to the side note, I vape 6mg, so 18mg nic is the yummy stuff I have but way too much nic for me.

To defend my lack of back up liquid, I moved from east coast to west coast and back again within a span of 3.5 months. And everything fared amazingly well on the first trip, but not the second. I vaped what I could.. save for maybe 10ml I'm holding onto. I have another 10ml floating around that I'm "waiting on."

Tonight I put the good ol atties to soak, they were pretty bad, and I knew it. Hence the cartos!

I feel like a newbie, because I kind of am. So I did the newbie thing and went and ordered 'samplers.' Either in a package for discount or just cheap. Fortunately, I am not a complete newbie, and use ECF and know where to start for my quick fix. I went to 2 places that I'd been to and found an all day-vape, and otherwise several flavors that had me hooked. And I went to a new place that had been recommended by several people, and had really fantastic prices.

65ml- Gourmet Vapor - 30ml Wintermint (the one that doesn't have peppermint in it, ewwww): one of my surefire favorites. I made a flavor of my own, and picked a few others.

25ml- FSUSA - all small bottles .. 2 I'd heard about more than once on this forum, 2 that sounded interesting, and 1 I discovered last year and loved.

80ml- BlueMist - And believe it or not this is my first bm purchase..! a couple tobacco flavors but otherwise savory and dessert stuff. 10 different flavors.. it sounds like a lot of liquid, but I know the rate at which I vape. I also know the rate at which I try and then put aside a flavor for weeks.

I don't care for straight fruit flavors. It usually reminds me of medicine .. maybe I've tried the wrong fruit stuff.. I've been on a tobacco kick for a while, but in the past I've enjoyed simple chocolates and espressos and vanillas (mixing the 3 while dripping in the morning is quite good), been hooked on a couple mint/menthol flavors, and had a run with caramel apple that was delicious. Aside from my BWB all day vapes, I *think* I've only ordered 3 juices more than once...

Okay, long story over, I'm looking for dependable, reliable vendors with a great selection, variety, inventory, and your recommendation. That speaks the most for their quality.

I can't speak for BlueMist, I hope to add it to my list!

Gourmet Vapor
FreedomSmoke USA
Backwoods Brew
MyFreedomSmokes
 

Fusoya

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I recently got back into the world of PVs about a month ago and since getting back have tried Backwoods Brew (the Waffle is amazing) and KickBass Vapor.

Both are awesome but I've fallen in LOVE with KBV.

Their Maple Frosted Rolls flavor was the first that really hit me and made me fall in love.

Since then I've ordered about 6-7 more. At around $6 for 15ml you can't go wrong.

Best of luck.

I'm big on the dessert flavors right now though so that might sway you one way or the other.

Brandon
 

ZooKansas

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I'm really digging thevaporroom.net right now. Quick shipping and very reasonable prices. Their juices I've tried are Peanut Butter Cookie, Blueberry Cin. Crumble, and Vanilla Cupcake, all fantastic, but Blueberry Cinnamon Crumble is they tastiest juice I've vaped, using a Riva with LR Boge Cartomizers. They have sample packs, and they give you a free 3ml sample of ANY flavor with every purchase. The hand written note and customer service I got from them was a nice touch. Also, they give you a free 15ml bottle of juice with your first purchase, along with the 3ml sample as well. Definitely a big step up from Dekang quality juice I've been getting from MadVapes and such.
 

parisbabe

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be careful with madvapes......they are pretty hit and miss. I have bought based on the reviews onsite and it wasnt what I expected but i am very picky when it comes to the amount of flavor i expect.
madvapes I haven't tried them myself but I hear good things about them and they're next on my list.
 

melloyello

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madvapes I haven't tried them myself but I hear good things about them and they're next on my list.

hey shannon, if you are sensitive to the "it" taste in a juice, madvapes is not for you.
there was a thread not long ago about the IT taste that could be described as medicine/soapy/detergent-like after taste to it....
this is one of them.
if your tastebuds are little iffy, then you might not notice it.

their juices are Chinese dekang, here is one review: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-liquid-reviews/175649-topvapor-madvapes-review.html
 
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SweetPuff

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Hi adeline,

I was on the same quest as you and spent tons of money trying to find go-to juices. Since you like BWB's juice (love them), you probably will enjoy halo as well. They have similar qualities in the sense that they are clean, delicious, and mellow (definitely all-day vapes IMO). They aren't cheap, but they are so darned good that in the long run, it has turned out to be cheaper (for me) to get quality juice than to get lots of lower quality sample sizes that I end up giving away or selling.

Halocigs.com tribeca is amazing and prime 15 is good too, but not quite as heavenly as tribeca, they sell small bottles for $4.99 Haven't tried their menthols but they have several that people rave about.

Happy vaping :)
 

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I will pitch in. I've spent hundreds of dollars in the past month ordering samples from various vendors, and most are so-so, nothing too great or damning about them. So far I can say with confidence that the better ones I've tried are from Goodejuice, TastyVapor, Want2Vape, and Mountain Vapor. They all of course also have flavors that I can't stand, with one exception being Mountain Vapor. Now on the other side of the aisle is Vaperite. Every single sample I got from them is nasty. Comes in small white plastic bottles and they all smell like rotting eggs and are a thick yellow goop. No thanks!
 

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Hi Adeline!!! I too have spent sooooo much money and time searching for the ever elusive 'all day vape'. However, ive found several all with bwb (backwds brew).

bwb's flavors are delicious, consistent, and unique. The tobaccos are mainly what i vape but peach and strawberry from them are also delish. I vape about 8 different flavors from them.

fsusa is another vendor that was mentioned in our post that ive tried-but my success with their juice was nil.

bwb doesnt 'do' samples-but if you want to try a few give me a pm.
 

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Honeyville Vapor occasionally puts their 5ml sizes on sale for $.98 each, with 4.95 flat shipping. I've found a few tasty flavors this way. For fourth of July they are selling them at $.39 each! It drops to this price when you add one to your cart. There is a limit of two of each flavor. I've liked the Carmel Macchiato, Blueberry Muffin, Vanilla Blend and a few others. Their baked and fruit flavors are pretty good, and the Cowboy Smoth menthol is too. I've been getting them at 24mg, 80/20 pg/vg. Really cheap way to try them out.
 
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