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I've been looking through my old recipes for ideas. Found a few that still make me shudder. One of the worst was Earl Grey. It had 7% Earl Grey and 7% Honey. That was from back in the days when I only used TFA flavors. Got it from a huge defunct TFA thread here. I remember the post it appeared in. Author said I know this sounds gross but trust me, it works. Wrong. I dumped it after half a Pro tank of trying to like it. I didn't try Earl Grey again for years, now I make it at 3% with a little cream and it's fine.

Got a bit of a dilemma going on here. This weekend I finished my latest computer game, Oblivion Remastered. Been at it for 18 months or so. Shouldn't have taken that long but I don't put in many hours. I could go through it again, maybe using magic instead of a big sword. Or dig out an older game. Or buy a new game. Or just take some time off. No hurry to decide though
 

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Just read an article about disposables in the UK. They were banned a year ago and the number of disposables dumped in the last year has gone down from 8 million to 6 million.

Part of the problem is the manufacturers are quite cunning. They started producing vapes that are labeled as reusable but really aren't. In theory they can be refilled or recoiled or recharged but it's really hard or you can't get the coil heads etc, and they look exactly like disposables and go for the same price. They just have to meet the written criteria in the regulations. Also there is massive smuggling and not much enforcement.
 

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    After 24 hours i hadn't hear from 3f about my missing order so I filed a charge back with my cc. Then I got a kinda rude email from 3f the next day. They actually called me impatient, but I was offered a refund. I just informed them that I had already contacted the cc company. I got my money back from the cc company within a day. No way 3f would've gotten me a refund that fast. With a previous delay problem with sourcemore and now this with 3f, I'm rather soured on Chinese companies. With their increased shipping rates they aren't really that much cheaper than buying from a US company.
     

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    After 24 hours i hadn't hear from 3f about my missing order so I filed a charge back with my cc. Then I got a kinda rude email from 3f the next day. They actually called me impatient, but I was offered a refund. I just informed them that I had already contacted the cc company. I got my money back from the cc company within a day. No way 3f would've gotten me a refund that fast. With a previous delay problem with sourcemore and now this with 3f, I'm rather soured on Chinese companies. With their increased shipping rates they aren't really that much cheaper than buying from a US company.
    I’ve found the same thing as far as price difference between Chinese sites. For a couple dollars difference, it’s not worth waiting for 1-2 months for an order to arrive. I don’t order a lot anymore but my last couple orders were from US websites.
     

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    SM is not the only Chinese company with slow boats. I placed an order from 3f nearly a month ago and I was only given a USPS tracking number which isn't showing any movement. I emailed them last week, asking for an international tracking number. I was told it was in customs and they had no other tracking number. They get until Thursday before I initiate a charge back.

    Damn.. Sorry to hear about the trouble you had (I did see that you were able to get your $$ back easily at least). I read this right after placing an order at 3F this evening.... :( It's been some time since I've ordered gear from China, and gave up after 3 order cancellations from 3F. (3 different credit cards were attempted and declined due to security issues). I was pleasantly surprised when 3F contacted me to offer a PayPal invoice for the order, which I accepted and paid. Hopefully, all will go smoothly............. :unsure:


    Like many here, I practically have enough gear and multiple spares stashed away to start my own vape shop and really don't need anything, BUT.... The style, price, and mention of a Vaporesso chipset inside this SxS mod kept calling me :hubba: :

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    Damn.. Sorry to hear about the trouble you had (I did see that you were able to get your $$ back easily at least). I read this right after placing an order at 3F this evening.... :( It's been some time since I've ordered gear from China, and gave up after 3 order cancellations from 3F. (3 different credit cards were attempted and declined due to security issues). I was pleasantly surprised when 3F contacted me to offer a PayPal invoice for the order, which I accepted and paid. Hopefully, all will go smoothly............. :unsure:


    Like many here, I practically have enough gear and multiple spares stashed away to start my own vape shop, and really don't need anything, BUT.... The style, price, and mention of a Vaporesso chipset inside this SxS mod kept calling me :hubba: :

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    I hope you have better luck than i did
     

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    Morning shinies

    There's a new dead bunny solo 2 rta coming @Letitia

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    I have been missing doing reviews for them so I contacted them on instagram and they had me sign up on their discord. I still don’t know if I’m going to get to review it. Seems like a lot of hoops to jump through for a review. I won’t last long if it’s the new norm for reviewers.
     

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