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I can't complain.
Being at the beginning stages of DIY it is pretty much all disappointments. But I knew this coming in so it doesn't get me down. Right now I'm just looking for small victories. Eventually they will snowball into something larger. For now, I am eliminating the stuff that isn't working. For example, these bottled tobacco juices from these flavor houses. They are simply awful. I wasn't surprised. Knew I'd have to go to NET eventually but was hoping I could put it off. Nope. Has to be addressed now. Pop's extracts are helping me get a jump start. And next week maybe I can begin collecting the stuff I need to begin my own extracts. Meanwhile, I can keep working on bakery flavors to see what I can come up with for blending with the NETs. The choco chip recipe was a fail. I have a banana creme pie to try. I am collecting some other bakery recipes that look interesting. And I also have more SFTs to sample. They're ready. Finally, I've also started my DF dilution blends. Just finished up the 98% and will start in on the 96% today. So plenty of progress to go along with the disappointments. It's how learning curves work.
 

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    Being at the beginning stages of DIY it is pretty much all disappointments. But I knew this coming in so it doesn't get me down. Right now I'm just looking for small victories. Eventually they will snowball into something larger. For now, I am eliminating the stuff that isn't working. For example, these bottled tobacco juices from these flavor houses. They are simply awful. I wasn't surprised. Knew I'd have to go to NET eventually but was hoping I could put it off. Nope. Has to be addressed now. Pop's extracts are helping me get a jump start. And next week maybe I can begin collecting the stuff I need to begin my own extracts. Meanwhile, I can keep working on bakery flavors to see what I can come up with for blending with the NETs. The choco chip recipe was a fail. I have a banana creme pie to try. I am collecting some other bakery recipes that look interesting. And I also have more SFTs to sample. They're ready. Finally, I've also started my DF dilution blends. Just finished up the 98% and will start in on the 96% today. So plenty of progress to go along with the disappointments. It's how learning curves work.
    I had more failures than anything when I first started Have you tried adding some tobacco Absolute to those awful tobaccos?
     

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    I'd like to mix.. some day lol
    I at least have a good stock of juice already. I contacted NR *crosses fingers* maybe I'll get a response, or even better yet a shipping notification. Really like the black Solo, but thinking of using a fine tipped sharpie to color the red threads. Maybe I'll get used to it.

    This anti-vaping seems to be really snowballing now, all falling down like dominoes.. *dons Tinfoil hat* ..all according to plan.
    Talked to "Laura" on NR she had apologized and said she would request my order to be shipped today. Hopefully they follow through, or no more Mr. Nice Guy, and also I'd like to shop there again
     
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    barkfunklerbunk

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    Talked to "Laura" on NR she had apologized and said she would request my order to he shipped today. Hopefully they follow through, or no more Mr. Nice Guy, and also I'd like to shop there again
    She explained there's been a massive influx of orders.. I can imagine! With what's been going on
     

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    Bronze, I'm not sure which tobacco flavors you tried or what brand but a while back I got a bunch of FA tobacco flavors and a lot of them are very similar. There were only a couple that stood out. None of the m compared to the NETS. I'm really enjoying the two NETS from papa that I've tried so far. I've got two more mixed that I need to get around to trying.
     

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    Bronze, I'm not sure which tobacco flavors you tried or what brand but a while back I got a bunch of FA tobacco flavors and a lot of them are very similar. There were only a couple that stood out. None of the m compared to the NETS. I'm really enjoying the two NETS from papa that I've tried so far. I've got two more mixed that I need to get around to trying.
    I ended up with about a dozen different ones from a few different places. They all pretty much sing the same song. I started my vape career with NETs and pretty much stayed in that lane ever since. I do enjoy some of the fruits and bakery but they have short appeal to me. An hour and I'm ready to move on. Most NETs I can go a few hours but the right NET is an ADV for me.
     

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    I've mixed the six NET extracts Pop sent me. They happily sit and steep for now,

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    Looks like my labels, the only thing I add is the mixing date.
    I keep a log of everything I mix including the date. As we've been saying, our memories are shot all to hell so if it doesn't get written down it is lost forever.
     

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