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I don't get terrible shinyitis when it comes to hardware, but flavors... getting ready to make an order or two and finding it difficult to pare the list down. Honestly, I already have too many flavors.

I agree. So many flavors, so little time (and money).
 

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I don't get terrible shinyitis when it comes to hardware, but flavors... getting ready to make an order or two and finding it difficult to pare the list down. Honestly, I already have too many flavors.

I agree. So many flavors, so little time (and money).

I had to force myself to stop buying flavors this past year and focus on vaping recipes I had flavors for. I have a handful of other flavors I want to pick up but I am trying to hold off until I vape a few more down closer to empty and need to re-order some flavors.

My new goal is no more vape gear (or other unnecessary expenses) until after April when I am completely debt free and have a sudden and drastic positive change in my monthly net cash flow.
 

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that santa looks evil.
want some suggestions for merican made gear.need to get my shinytis going,its been awhile.
There's a brand that's hot locally called "Speedy Built Box Mods." I don't think he sells online and his stuff is pretty pricey. Good looking devices, though. A search on Facebook for the brand name takes you to the owner's personal page.
 

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There's a brand that's hot locally called "Speedy Built Box Mods." I don't think he sells online and his stuff is pretty pricey. Good looking devices, though. A search on Facebook for the brand name takes you to the owner's personal page.
That's just mean.:?:
 
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I don't get terrible shinyitis when it comes to hardware, but flavors... getting ready to make an order or two and finding it difficult to pare the list down. Honestly, I already have too many flavors.

I agree. So many flavors, so little time (and money).

Y'all are doing it wrong.

It's the flavor that's king,you see. So if you have more flavors than you have tanks, you have to increase the number of tanks to at least the number of flavors that you can't do without. Then, if you have more tanks than you have mods, you have to increase the number of mods to at least the number of tanks.

See how this works?

Very well. Carry on, then!
 

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Y'all are doing it wrong.

It's the flavor that's king,you see. So if you have more flavors than you have tanks, you have to increase the number of tanks to at least the number of flavors that you can't do without. Then, if you have more tanks than you have mods, you have to increase the number of mods to at least the number of tanks.

See how this works?

Very well. Carry on, then!

I clearly need over a hundred toppers then. Getting that many mods might be kind of expensive though.
 

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i checked them out.never knew there was so many china suppliers,maybe because all my vape gear is china made.feeling very un-American right now.:(

Why? Your TV, radio's (home and car), microwaves, cell phones, computer parts, alarm clocks, headphones, clothing, etc. are all made in China unless they are Samsung or LG brand then they are made in South Korea. Why should vape gear be any different than every other product we use?

About the only thing still made in America are large appliances that would be too costly to make over seas and ship back due to the size. Even then a lot of the internals are still made overseas. Heck even "American" cars have less than 50% American parts in them and are often assembled in Mexico or South America. That is why we switched to buying Honda or Toyota vehicles that are assembled in the US. They may be "Foreign" cars but if you get them from US assembly factories you are keeping Americans Employed. If you buy Ford, GM, or Chrysler you are giving money to American fat cats but most likely employing foreign workers.
 

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Why? Your TV, radio's (home and car), microwaves, cell phones, computer parts, alarm clocks, headphones, clothing, etc. are all made in China unless they are Samsung or LG brand then they are made in South Korea. Why should vape gear be any different than every other product we use?

About the only thing still made in America are large appliances that would be too costly to make over seas and ship back due to the size. Even then a lot of the internals are still made overseas. Heck even "American" cars have less than 50% American parts in them and are often assembled in Mexico or South America. That is why we switched to buying Honda or Toyota vehicles that are assembled in the US. They may be "Foreign" cars but if you get them from US assembly factories you are keeping Americans Employed. If you buy Ford, GM, or Chrysler you are giving money to American fat cats but most likely employing foreign workers.

And many American companies sold out to foreigners when daddy died... Budweiser isn't owned by Americans... there are many traditionally American companies which are no longer owned by Americans.

If you really want American made products these days, you have to do your research.

Vizio and Olevia, as well as Silo Digital, are US companies who make and manufacture televisions in the US. (FYI )
 

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Why? Your TV, radio's (home and car), microwaves, cell phones, computer parts, alarm clocks, headphones, clothing, etc. are all made in China unless they are Samsung or LG brand then they are made in South Korea. Why should vape gear be any different than every other product we use?

About the only thing still made in America are large appliances that would be too costly to make over seas and ship back due to the size. Even then a lot of the internals are still made overseas. Heck even "American" cars have less than 50% American parts in them and are often assembled in Mexico or South America. That is why we switched to buying Honda or Toyota vehicles that are assembled in the US. They may be "Foreign" cars but if you get them from US assembly factories you are keeping Americans Employed. If you buy Ford, GM, or Chrysler you are giving money to American fat cats but most likely employing foreign workers.

I'm not sure this is the right forum for this- explicitly political discussions are better off in the appropriate forum. That said, what I do for a living at the moment is write software for mainly US-based machine shops. Things are good these days.
 

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Why? Your TV, radio's (home and car), microwaves, cell phones, computer parts, alarm clocks, headphones, clothing, etc. are all made in China unless they are Samsung or LG brand then they are made in South Korea. Why should vape gear be any different than every other product we use?

About the only thing still made in America are large appliances that would be too costly to make over seas and ship back due to the size. Even then a lot of the internals are still made overseas. Heck even "American" cars have less than 50% American parts in them and are often assembled in Mexico or South America. That is why we switched to buying Honda or Toyota vehicles that are assembled in the US. They may be "Foreign" cars but if you get them from US assembly factories you are keeping Americans Employed. If you buy Ford, GM, or Chrysler you are giving money to American fat cats but most likely employing foreign workers.

I'm in a union, I got yelled at for driving a 2000 Toyota Sienna (great van btw) I told the guy my car was made Georgia and my Grand Marquis was assembled in Canada. The foreign cars are more American than the US ones are. I love the union and I'm proud to be union but the whole "buy American" thing needs to end. Rant over.
 

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I'm in a union, I got yelled at for driving a 2000 Toyota Sienna (great van btw) I told the guy my car was made Georgia and my Grand Marquis was assembled in Canada. The foreign cars are more American than the US ones are. I love the union and I'm proud to be union but the whole "buy American" thing needs to end. Rant over.

Honestly- the world has changed. That's going to suck for some people, in some cases. But it's going to be, on net, a good thing. It is going to really suck for some people though...
 

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Honestly- the world has changed. That's going to suck for some people, in some cases. But it's going to be, on net, a good thing. It is going to really suck for some people though...

Honestly the world has changed in many ways. Many of those ways are very positive - the only way it "will suck" however, is if those who think they can immanentize the eschaton take over, as that simply can't be done. Been tried a thousand ways and it only makes things worse, never better.

There is nothing wrong with looking to support your own nation's people with your business whenever possible. It's a natural state of affairs for any people.

No point dogging a vaper for wanting to do what is natural...
 
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