Shinyitis Support Group

[ShowMeTwice]

I don’t want to get overwhelmed because it’ll make me anxious then I get depressed and then nothing will get done

Firstly, acknowledge and accept your anxiety about organizing. Then take 10-15 very deep breaths, those will help to relax you.

Then start by selecting one box, or container, and begin with your Complete Focus on its contents only. Do not let your thoughts drift off to "everything else", maintain your focus on the One Box. Take that box to another room... that will help to maintain your Focus and also help you to not become overwhelmed... then begin your process of sorting and organizing.

Perhaps when looking at your living room full of gear you don't know Where to Start???
That's 100% okay... to help you, I highlighted one box where you might consider starting.

Once you've sorted through that box you will discover it wasn't very overwhelming nor angst ridden. Then simply select another and carry on.

If I was in the Boston area I'd pop over and we would have you sorted in no time at all.

 

[chanelvaps]

My Vicious vape Mail has arrived
I would like to say a Big Thank you to @ShowMeTwice for sending me my beautiful VA Vanguard I'm very happy with it
I received my Vanguard and there was a Dead Rabbit rda thrown in for me as a bonus
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WOW! that is a beauty! Is that the one you bought on the cheap from the ECF classy's?

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

Off topic I know but wanted to share photos of the past two mornings.

Saturday was at a Northern Beaches rock pool:

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And yesterday/Sunday was at Bradley's Head in Sydney Harbour. My favourite time of day:

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Amazing photos and views - keep them coming!

 

[Z-Lee]

Good morning shiny people. I'm still buried in pods. I got another one for review Saturday in the mail. I'm seriously getting burned out on them.

Do you think it's rude to just say, no more pods? I'm getting very close to it.

 

[Z-Lee]

NO, I do not think you understand me. The three bins are for sorting ONLY. Use big boxes or those clear bins I see with white tops. The purpose of the bins is to sort ONLY. Let them overflow if need be. Use 3 different corners of a room if need be. Put a sticky note on each one. "SELL" for one bin. "KEEP " for another bin and "UNSURE" for the last one. Get every single thing sorted into these three bins.
Then put away, far away, your "keep" bin. Put it in the garage to keep it out of the mix. Start listing stuff "for sale" As you sell and collect money you will be inspired and when you get inspired keep going through your "unsure" box and hopefully taking things from it and adding it to your "sell" box

So sort everything into 3 bins and then store it away. Got it.

Spoiler

I jest, don't hate me.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Not long ago I ordered an Ennequadro Mods (Italy) Imo 2 mech mod. That fell through.

Oh well. Back to searching for their Flexy mech SbS. That's another mod which has been extremely difficult to find. Until today!!! I came across a store Across the Pond who has them in-stock. They normally don't ship to the USA but after a lengthy and wonderful chat they agreed to ship one to me.
<insert happy dance *** >

I ordered a black one.

It's pretty funny how this worked out because I wanted a Flexy to begin with. Months of searching and nearly every store in the world was sold out or would not ship to America.

So then... now *** !!!

Ummm, yeah.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

So sort everything into 3 bins and then store it away. Got it.

Yep. Same as the existing gear piles... just "hide them". Outta sight, outta mind!!!

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Do you think it's rude to just say, no more pods? I'm getting very close to it.

I'm fairly certain you and Hitt are experiencing PMRS (pod mod review sickness).

 

[Tor R]

Good afternoon folks,


I think we should be happy that we don't review, most of what is dumped from the big companies are pods and disposables.

Before I used to be interested in innovations, now I am mostly interested in the slightly old.
The innovations are mostly in Boro & Dot AIO nowadays and then in the high end class, or clones of them.

 

[Tor R]

In my opinion a lovely AIO, fortunately the price is such that it is completely irrelevant.

 

[hittman]

Do you think it's rude to just say, no more pods? I'm getting very close to it.

I don't think it's rude but if we refuse to review pods then they may stop sending review samples completely. Trust me, the thought has definitely crossed my mind before. I've told multiple companies that I don't want to do disposables. There's one that keeps sending me disposables even though I told them I won't review them. I have one that I did do and sent me more disposables without asking. I haven't decided if I'll do a review for them or not. For sure it will be when I have nothing else on hand to review if I do decide to do it.

I'm fairly certain you and Hitt are experiencing PMRS (pod mod review sickness).

Actually at this point a pod mod would be a good break from the small pod stick devices.

 

[Tor R]

Thanks. I like that idea however it’s going to take a lot more than3 bins lol
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Sara, make lists of what you have, and then sort into boxes that belong to the list.
That's how I find the motivation to have one system, much easier to look through the lists instead of having to start looking in boxes later.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Stunning Dan! It's got a bit of a Lord of The Night vibe.

Thanks Mate
This one doesn't PoP quite as much as the others, I really like it

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

WOW! that is a beauty! Is that the one you bought on the cheap from the ECF classy's?

Thanks!!
It certainly is, I got it for a really, really good bargain

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[ShowMeTwice]

In my opinion a lovely AIO, fortunately the price is such that it is completely irrelevant.

The Gepetto Mods Ge-Ro boro. A very nice looking mech boro mod. Easy to change bodies from the video I saw last week. That is, if one can afford more than one body.

All Gepetto mods are very pricey.

Pawel does excellent work. His creations are highly sought after by high-end collectors.

Serious Good Wood!!!

 

[Z-Lee]

Yep. Same as the existing gear piles... just "hide them". Outta sight, outta mind!!!

Exactly. If the door is closed, they don't exist!

I'm fairly certain you and Hitt are experiencing PMRS (pod mod review sickness).

I'm sure we're not the only ones, lol. I find myself in the middle of chain vaping them, needing to take a big rip from a regular kit. 3 mg freebase just doesn't work in them very well.

I don't think it's rude but if we refuse to review pods then they may stop sending review samples completely. Trust me, the thought has definitely crossed my mind before. I've told multiple companies that I don't want to do disposables. There's one that keeps sending me disposables even though I told them I won't review them. I have one that I did do and sent me more disposables without asking. I haven't decided if I'll do a review for them or not. For sure it will be when I have nothing else on hand to review if I do decide to do it.

Actually at this point a pod mod would be a good break from the small pod stick devices.

Well, if the only reviews you're missing out on are more mini-pod devices, what's the loss?

 

[AngeNZ]

I'm glad high end mods are out of my budget, especially as I always want multiples of my favourites

In the low-end bracket: I ordered a SBS kit for the Abyss and some drip tips from FT. Because having 500 drip tips isn't quite enough.

 

[hittman]

Exactly. If the door is closed, they don't exist!

I'm sure we're not the only ones, lol. I find myself in the middle of chain vaping them, needing to take a big rip from a regular kit. 3 mg freebase just doesn't work in them very well.


Well, if the only reviews you're missing out on are more mini-pod devices, what's the loss?

Most companies don’t make just pods. I know Voopoo makes a lot but before this last stretch of pods I got the Argus XT and MT kits. The Vaporesso Luxe X and Luxe XR were pretty nice. I was complaining more about receiving seven out of eight review samples were pods that all arrived in a 2-3 day period. It’s really a tough call. Each of us has to decide if we’re willing to put up with the onslaught of pods to get some mods in between. It wasn’t like that when I first started doing reviews. Sometimes I get a really good pod like the EIR from Hellvape and it goes into my rotation for work.

 

[chanelvaps]

Good afternoon folks,


I think we should be happy that we don't review, most of what is dumped from the big companies are pods and disposables.

Before I used to be interested in innovations, now I am mostly interested in the slightly old.
The innovations are mostly in Boro & Dot AIO nowadays and then in the high end class, or clones of them.

you could not pay me to do it. So much work and overwhelming stress. I might do it if I had peeps that needed the stuff and I was able to pass it along. If I had to hoard it all I would get the same rash I got when I saw Sara's piles