Story + Ordering from China Question

[adeline]

So I've been on a revival of sorts.. I found myself down to the bare essentials of supplies.. 6 month old starter kit atties, a handful of hard cap cheap 510 cartos, and a handful of similarly flavored juices that were probably vapeable.

Over weeks and weeks I've been expanding and purchasing and buying and spending. And it just so happens I run into a neighbor who is gearing up to buy an eGo kit after seeing me? Not coincidence. I needed this revival to help someone else lay down the smokes.. And indeed I have even MORE goodies and juice on the way (5 orders!) as I plan for our get together.

She likes my eGo, said I looked sophisticated at the cookout. I have nothing bad to say about it, and for the price, the only thing that could possibly rival it is a Riva (haha rival Riva..), which I also own. So I've set her on the path to read the forums, especially focusing on juice and the main components of it -- variety and economy!

I'm going to help her with the harder stuff, and here's my (non-lesson) plan! One afternoon we will get together with .. hmm.. something to drink! It's hot here so maybe something cold and fruity! Gotta stay hydrated! So I'll come with my gear -- handfuls of atties and cartos, my ego batt, riva batt and 3.7 box mod (just for the hell of it!), and joose!

So we'll go over this stuff casually as we vape flavors.. The good, the bad, the dirty!

Carts vs. Dripping
Reg. atties vs. LR atties

Cartos:
Boge and Boge LR
LR Dual coil (black and clear)

Simple juice demo.. I don't have much by vendor variety these days (coming out of the darkness mentioned above!), but I easily have 30 juices for her to sample, and more juice on the way. Plus, I have large bottles of juices I think she will like (she had her first vape off my eGo with BlueMist's Smooth, dripped on standard atty). She can keep one of each carto, I can part with an LR atty too.. I have empty bottles ready, some vg for cleaning/storing atties, and a couple different drip tips to share.

I would like to impart with her a general knowledge of her PV, atomizers and cartomizers, and the varieties of them, and the difference that LR will make. She can see and touch and fill and vape and get an idea of cleaning requirements and costs. Get a feel for what will fit her needs and lifestyle. And if she stumbles across a liquid she loves while sampling mine, then maybe she saved some more time and money!

I'm staying away from things that require more than a napkin and a paper clip .. no syringes or pliers, screwdrivers or even tweezers! Simple stuff! If she's interested, she can branch out to that later.


Funny too because I just stumbled across Greenhouse One and their prices..

What the hell is shipping like on orders from China?

I figured once I settled into my sweet spot I could order a bunch of atties ($3 atties!!!) and cartomizers ($1 each mmmm) maybe some backup batteries.. but how much do I need to order to offset shipping costs?

Would definitely be more reasonable if I'm ordering for two!

 

[440BB]

Chinese Airmail orders are pretty cheap for small orders , something like $3 and up, but the delivery is terribly slow - weeks. I've been ordering using Chinese Express mail and gotten orders in 4-5 days, and you get a tracking number so you can follow it. They cost about $15.50 for the first 500 grams and about $5.50 for each additional 500. I get to just under 1000 grams and pay about $21 for shipping. That's quite a bit of hardware. I've had perfect shipping and accurate orders from bestecig.com and the prices are great! They have loads of prefilled cartos at various strengths and flavors, as well as white batteries and filter colored cartos for newbies just starting out. I'm vaping on one of their cheap 1000mah ego batteries now and they last me for most of the weekend.

 

[Twinturbo4486]

This is awesome, I love reading posts about getting new people into vaping.

Unfortunately my experience last night didn't go so well. I went out with some friends, was showing them my ego and how it works hoping they would be interested and quit smoking. They were intrigued and asked what is that, but they just laughed when I told them what it was and how it works.

They weren't even interested in trying it. Finally I got one to try it (I had Liberty Flights Menthol juice in it), and he coughed and said it tastes like a**. I said "So, do cigarettes", but this is so much better for you plus you can get tons of different flavors if you don't like Menthol. None of them seemed interested at all in buying one... I told them I'd help them out with what to get and what website to go to but they declined.

Oh well, I guess it's just me in the clique

 

[440BB]

I've had a couple friends show interest in what worked for me and I got them started with a beer and cheap starter/disposable 510 kits and waited to hear when they needed refills or wanted more. I give them a kit with a regular manual 510 battery, usb charger and 3 filled cartos. So far, neither has wanted more, so they not be as ready as they seemed. I think ecigs works great when someone is ready to make a change, but only when they are ready. I noticed I was smoking half a cigarette at a time for a couple months before I tried ecigs, so I guess my timing was right.

I set up a non menthol carto at home for a Marlboro Light smoking friend and used a Cowboy Light sample I got from Honeyville, since I'm a menthol guy. She didn't particularly like the taste, so we're going to try something else next weekend if the mailman comes through. Eventually someone who is really interested in making a change will find their way, and helping someone who wants to try is really cool!

 

[adeline]

I noticed I was smoking half a cigarette at a time for a couple months before I tried ecigs, so I guess my timing was right.

Haha .. Me too. Most of the time I'd smoke half.. get grossed out, put it out.. come back out an hour later, relight it, finish it, get grossed out, toss it.. come back out an hour..... you get the idea

She was interested though.. She remembered the website (I told her once early in the night) and she contacted me the next day via facebook to ask more, and we've been talking since! I'm 99% sure she's sold on an eGo starter kit. She said it was just what she needed! So I have hope.. And I can spare some samples for someone who wants to give it an honest shot!

Now, if we can get her hubby an e-pipe....

 

[unfaithful]

Make sure you research well and find out the exact shipping costs, because they are CRAZY! You can get loads of cheap stuff, but you will pay twice as much if not more for delivery. They are very sneaky about this, so be careful. And make sure you know the weight of your items, because the shipping prices almost double on every 0.5kg. If the weight of the items is not listed, dont ask them, but try to find out on other websites, as they will only tell you the approx or even wrong weight just so they can get more money from shipping charges.

 

[440BB]

Weights are important - on bestecig.com's site they list them, and I cranked up to 999mg and their price calculated out at $21.30. ($15.80 for first 500mg, 5.50 for additional 500mg.) I have seen some chinese sites or agents that inflate shipping, but legit people want you back and just charge actual international express charges.

 

[BWG707]

I wish I could have had someone sample lots of e liquids with me! That would have saved me lots of money and wasted e liquids. That is really a cool thing for you to be doing.