Still smoking support and chat thread

[Topdogie01]

WOOHOO@! the ecig store that is near me (~an hours drive away that i never get to take because i never leave the house..) is opening a store in my town. 3 doors down from my favorite Chinese place! and this store is larger than the other one, so it will have more stuff available. woo. hoping for a opening sale to get some good stuff for better prices. lol. some of thier stuff has a slight markup vs online (i know B&M have to have a slight markup to cover rent/power/wages) but a few items are excessing. $6 per protank head? hoping i can help them lower prices though.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

CONGRATS Karen! You've been on a roll ... maybe I should have you pick my next lottery ticket numbers.

I wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ShariR]

I agree with Karen and the others. You must be proactive on this. I would also talk to my local bank branch where you have your checking accts and savings. Let the bank mgr know, mgr may be able to give some advice and protect Debit Card, etc.

I would file a complaint or send a letter to PayPal. It is PayPal I think that is pushing this Bill Me Later service. I keep receiving emails to sign up for it. Sounds convenient, but I always pass. I do not know if Bill Me Later is another subsidiary of Ebay and PayPal. I would be a little surprised if it is a 3rd party stand alone service. Ebay bought PayPal so it could have control and make more money through the fees. Let us know how you do with this. It is a shame it is now so commonplace for things like this to happen.

Go over all your credit card and bank statements line by line. These entities like to make small obscure charges to test the waters for good numbers. Tfhe $9.84 charge back before Christmas was a one time hit and not related to the Target business, although some media tried to tie it in. At least that was the consensus the last articles I read. Do not call the phone numers for Cust. Serv. they may provide for these charges. They are phishing for more info. Just talk to bank and cc companies.

Hope you get it straightened out quickly.

Aikanae call credit reporting agencies asap get the freeze and put a security code on. You must get a police report!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ShariR]

Wow Karen. Another win! Good for you! An SVD is a pretty nice prize too. Congratulations.

I still do not do Facebook. But, I tell ya, there seems to be a lot of ecig stuff going on over there. I hate giving personal info out though on something like that.

How do you get a FB acct without posting personal info and email, etc.? Does everybody just make stuff up. I do not even know how to do that and not be linked to the real me. I would make a sorry excuse for a criminal, not smart enough. Even to set up another email don't you have put some real info If somebody knows, please PM me.

 

[ShariR]

So I call my closest Hobby Lobby to make sure they have the Artistic Gizmo coil winder in stock. They do and she holds one for me. I drive 20+ miles to get it. It is not the right thing and they do not have the right thing. Not thrilled about it. I did not even bother to look at tweezers and other goodies I probably could use. Guess I just pay more online, will be cheaper than all the gas I am wasting.

On a lighter note I discovered they opened a vape shop right in my town near my grocery store. Stopped in to check it out. Barely out of high school guy behind maybe 15 feet of glass counters that are almost empty. They sell Innokin vv3, a few egos, iclears 16 and 30, trustfire batteries and charger and Mvp. Says will have a VTR. His buddy walks in. They both have Smok Magneto with Nimbus atty and both are sub-ohm guys. One brags he has dual coil meters out at .37. Uses cotton balls bought at another vape shop (lol) and 28ga kanthal. They are vaping some cheap DIY juice that they sell in house made by some guy the owner knows. Tried a couple flavors and they were pretty mediocre to not good. Candy and a couple fruit flavors. One tobacco. Only about a dozen flavors total. I was assured they sell 0 nic in all flavors.


Kid tells me they want to just sell Egos and vv3 and Mvp and Iclears pretty much, that is where the money is. Prices are 2.5-3x what you can get the stuff at Fasttech. They are selling to kids. I was informed that there is no law that says you can not sell nicotine to under 18 or ecigs to any age in TN. There is a high school right up the street. While I was there a kid that did not look old enough to drive bought some juice with nic. He was asked for drivers license and the child said he was in there all the time and owner knows him. They sold him juice.

I am tempted to go back tomorrow and talk to the owner. I have a feeling owner will have same viewpoint of the kid running the place tonight. Do I want to get involved or ignore. It is hard for me to ignore something like this. Supposedly another shop that is worse priced than them just opened across the street from the other high school in town. My blood is boiling a little. But I have a big mouth and do not need trouble.

What to do. I am torn. Wonder if the police are already watching them.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

your Facebook name can be fake, you have to give them an email address that is real

Wow Karen. Another win! Good for you! An SVD is a pretty nice prize too. Congratulations.

I still do not do Facebook. But, I tell ya, there seems to be a lot of ecig stuff going on over there. I hate giving personal info out though on something like that.

How do you get a FB acct without posting personal info and email, etc.? Does everybody just make stuff up. I do not even know how to do that and not be linked to the real me. I would make a sorry excuse for a criminal, not smart enough. Even to set up another email don't you have put some real info If somebody knows, please PM me.

 

[etherealink]

ok u atty builders ik ur out there, need to know which rebuildable atty is great and shud i go with SS mesh with ekowool hollow or not?

First off, what do you have experience with, what device are you putting it on and are you trying to dual coil or sub-ohm?

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
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About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[etherealink]

Thank you Karen, you need to get yourself over to FB, you just won.

Kongrats Karen!

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
****
About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[etherealink]

So I call my closest Hobby Lobby to make sure they have the Artistic Gizmo coil winder in stock. They do and she holds one for me. I drive 20+ miles to get it. It is not the right thing and they do not have the right thing. Not thrilled about it. I did not even bother to look at tweezers and other goodies I probably could use. Guess I just pay more online, will be cheaper than all the gas I am wasting.

On a lighter note I discovered they opened a vape shop right in my town near my grocery store. Stopped in to check it out. Barely out of high school guy behind maybe 15 feet of glass counters that are almost empty. They sell Innokin vv3, a few egos, iclears 16 and 30, trustfire batteries and charger and Mvp. Says will have a VTR. His buddy walks in. They both have Smok Magneto with Nimbus atty and both are sub-ohm guys. One brags he has dual coil meters out at .37. Uses cotton balls bought at another vape shop (lol) and 28ga kanthal. They are vaping some cheap DIY juice that they sell in house made by some guy the owner knows. Tried a couple flavors and they were pretty mediocre to not good. Candy and a couple fruit flavors. One tobacco. Only about a dozen flavors total. I was assured they sell 0 nic in all flavors.


Kid tells me they want to just sell Egos and vv3 and Mvp and Iclears pretty much, that is where the money is. Prices are 2.5-3x what you can get the stuff at Fasttech. They are selling to kids. I was informed that there is no law that says you can not sell nicotine to under 18 or ecigs to any age in TN. There is a high school right up the street. While I was there a kid that did not look old enough to drive bought some juice with nic. He was asked for drivers license and the child said he was in there all the time and owner knows him. They sold him juice.

I am tempted to go back tomorrow and talk to the owner. I have a feeling owner will have same viewpoint of the kid running the place tonight. Do I want to get involved or ignore. It is hard for me to ignore something like this. Supposedly another shop that is worse priced than them just opened across the street from the other high school in town. My blood is boiling a little. But I have a big mouth and do not need trouble.

What to do. I am torn. Wonder if the police are already watching them.

Personally I would get involved the last thing we need is another bad mark on the industry before it really even gets started, not sure about involving the police at this point but I would definitely want to make sure that they're legal before they make a big mess.

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
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About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[Karen N Daytona]

thanks everyone for the good wishes on my win!

 

[Topdogie01]

today was my sisters 21st birthday. she spent most of the day upset. her plans to meet with her high school friends fell through when the roads became ice and they couldnt travel (or were stuck on the interstate). her plans to drive anywhere were frozen when her car wouldnt start. just got home from taking her out to eat and stopping at the bar on the way home so she got her birthday drink. now to go to sleep and wake up early wehn the child does, or face the conciquences of my child knowing how to open youtube and favorite videos... last time i had 500 new Curious George videos favorited... and he playes them in a loop from favorites. grr.

 

[etherealink]

thanks everyone for the good wishes on my win!

Hope you like it, I loved it when I used it, just had to move to mechanicals.

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
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About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[JJ1977]

First off, what do you have experience with, what device are you putting it on and are you trying to dual coil or sub-ohm?

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
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About analogs vs ecigs :
Vapor Test Results by Korea Electronic Cigarette Association

in the past before i got the itaste mvp, i was playing with a KTS with a nimbus

 

[etherealink]

in the past before i got the itaste mvp, i was playing with a KTS with a nimbus

OK so you are familiar with wrapping a coil, testing a coil on a device with a meter and all of the safety issues...

No reason to blow your hand off just to vape lol

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
****
About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[etherealink]

OK, just got a bit crazy with twisted 28 gauge on a 1.4 mm (km lol, damn autocorrect) and its getting about 1 ohm even... its pretty hot.

Sorry about the quality, shot it with my phone on zoom.

Edit* Holy crap blew my head off!! Insane chewy cloud and amazing flavor. Not a crazy liquid retention so I think I can work on that but otherwise WOW!


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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
****
About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[JJ1977]

so in ur opinion does ekowool hold more ejuice than reg silica wicking?

 

[etherealink]

so in ur opinion does ekowool hold more ejuice than reg silica wicking?

To an extent because it's braided instead of twisted, but that would be true for anything with that difference. A better idea if you want to hold more juice (assuming that you drip) is cotton ie: a cotton ball. I have had them hold 10 drops and still not leak and take around 8 good drags at around 2 ohms on a micro coil

It depends on the flavor and how hot you mean to be, as well as how aggressive you vape. Silica and ekowool (made from silica) will hold a higher temp and so is great for sub ohm builds (not beginner stuff) and cotton really makes light flavors shine.

And there is no right way really. Try a cotton ball, you probably have one handy, just a small piece and twist it the thread it through. With silica or ekowool you might want to freehand the coil vs a micro.

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
****
About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[etherealink]

OK kiddies... the sun is up and it's time for this zombie to hit the bed. 4 analogs today and very proud of myself for the coil.

Congrats again Karen, hope ya love it!

BTW, anyone that wants to try pizza flavored juice let me know and I will hook you up lol... seriously though, let me know.

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Fogging out my Bulldog with an Igo-W on a k101 or an I30 when I don't have time to drip.
****
About analogs vs ecigs :
http://www.janty.com/en/news/item/vapor-test-results-by-keca

 

[twgbonehead]

ok u atty builders ik ur out there, need to know which rebuildable atty is great and shud i go with SS mesh with ekowool hollow or not?

JJ,

I never liked SS Mesh. It's always tasted nasty to me, and if the coil is too tight around the mesh it will short it out.

Are you looking for a dripper, or something more like a tank? As far as the tanks go, I think there's just 2 basic styles; the Kayfun/Russian/Rocket style (basically an evod on steroids) and the genesis-style (tank below, wick drops down through). I have limited experience with the genesis-stype (which is where my dislike for SS comes from). Don't yet have the other style (not sure why.....)

My coiling has mostly been on RDA's and EVOD's though. Wicks have been various forms of cotton, and hemp twine.

Are you thinking of a roll of SS, surrounded by ekowoll, with a coil around that?

 

[loxmythe]

Shari I would explain to the owner how if he doesn't stop selling to kids your going to the next PTA and school board meetings to clue in parents. Then follow through if need be. While we don't want negative attention brought to vaping there is STILL a right and wrong and no matter how harmless we as vapers feel it is - it's still wrong to market and sell to kids.