THE OFFICIAL BLOOG "Hey Leaford, I have a question!" THREAD!!

[leaford]

Hey Leaford,

Did you change the black rubber sanitarty mouth pieces?

I just tried a new one, it's really different and I don't like it. No offense, different strokes for different folks and all that. But for me, It's a harder, stiffer rubber. And instead of being one solid rounded piece, the new one seems to be two sperate pieces molded together right where the lip touches it.. like a ridge that just isn't as comfortable as the original smooth one.

Are there still old ones in stock? Can I still get the old ones?

I just love them so much, but I've lost a few and am down to my last old version. Don't really want to use these new ones.

Sorry about that Popeye.

No, we haven't changed them. In fact, we haven't had to reorder them for a while. They're cheap, so we get a LOT at once. I'm not even sure offhand whether we've even needed a second batch of them.

It's probably just manufacturing variances. Was the whole pack like that?

 

[popeye79]

unfortunatly, yes. My first box were all the same, and awsome.

This second box is all the same, not so awsome.

I just have a crappy cell phone camera, but I tried to get the difference. It's much more profound in person. The ridge where to sections meet right where the lip goes, well I wouldn't say sharp. But it's like getting a ruff cut piece of wood that needs to be sanded.

And the rubber material they're made from seems to be completely different. The old one is much softer, and can bend more. The newer ones are more rigid and stiff. No where near as comfortable when you've got it between your teeth because your hands free chain vaping.. you know?

Here are the pics I could manage. Old version on the left, new on the right.

 

[leaford]

unfortunatly, yes. My first box were all the same, and awsome.

This second box is all the same, not so awsome.

I just have a crappy cell phone camera, but I tried to get the difference. It's much more profound in person. The ridge where to sections meet right where the lip goes, well I wouldn't say sharp. But it's like getting a ruff cut piece of wood that needs to be sanded.

And the rubber material they're made from seems to be completely different. The old one is much softer, and can bend more. The newer ones are more rigid and stiff. No where near as comfortable when you've got it between your teeth because your hands free chain vaping.. you know?

Here are the pics I could manage. Old version on the left, new on the right.

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Yeah, sorry those pics are no help at all.

Anyway, let me look into this on Monday.

And since you've broken the seal, I'm not sure if we could cover them under warranty, same as cartos. But as usual, that's a CS issue, and you should contact them about it to be sure.

 

[popeye79]

I'm not looking for a free replacment from cs, I got exactly what I ordered and they're only like $2.

I just wanted you to be aware of the slight manufacturing problem, and was hopeing I could order more like the original one I have.

It's not a big enough problem for me to loose sleep over. I was just hopeing there were two different batches, which apparently there were not.

At any rate, have a great day and let me know if you find out any corporate espionage is going on over there in china!

 

[prometheus]

More of a wish list item then a question but I have been using a box mod with a bottom feeder on and off with my Bloog and was wondering if anything like this was in the works for Bloog? I would just rather give my money to Bloog and at $80-$150 a unit I think it could be very profitable for you guys. 5 volt version would rock as well

Of course if it doesn't work with the direction the company is going I understand. Just wanted to throw it out there.

 

[Wuzznt Me]

Sorry to hear about the rubber tips. I've got about three left and was getting ready to order a whole bunch. They're inexpensive enough to let somebody try ecigs so I try to keep some around. I also use them myself for hands free vaping.

 

[Loveridden]

I have to admit that the black sanitary mouthpieces ARE pretty nice, feel comfy on the lips. I would love to see them in other colors!! Solid pink perhaps? Cuz they are kinda plain looking, but they do have a nice feel to them...

 

[shooter59]

If you run out of the black tips, remember that a small hole in the end of the plain condom also works very well for a "try me" mouthpiece...

Sorry to hear about the rubber tips. I've got about three left and was getting ready to order a whole bunch. They're inexpensive enough to let somebody try ecigs so I try to keep some around. I also use them myself for hands free vaping.

 

[Jason_in_nc]

Would you guys consider making the batteries and cartos available in a marbled cigar brown? Seems like a very natural option, but for some reason, is rarely offered.

Thx!

 

[leaford]

Would you guys consider making the batteries and cartos available in a marbled cigar brown? Seems like a very natural option, but for some reason, is rarely offered.

Thx!

Batteries maybe, but we're sticking with the black cartos. Black goes well with all batt colors. Brown doesn't. And stocking both would double inventory costs.

 

[Epoch of Entropy]

I've bought a few blank cartomizers from you guys recently, and as a YouTube review says (somewhere, can't find it) there was a distinct chemical smell that transferred into the freshly filled cartomizer's taste. I sincerely appreciate that you guys take the extra step to pre-package the cartomizers in sterile blister packs, but have you considered passing them through a pre-clean so the chemical smell is stripped? I find that boiling them first nearly eliminates the smell, or if I fill them immediately by the third refill the taste is nearly eliminated.

On the same vein, I bought into Bloog because their design seems to be less prone to charring and burning the internals in comparison to many other 808 carts. I think there might be a market for the "unburnable" cartomizer which may cost a bit more for a pack, but contains materials which will never burn down when the juice runs dry. Would you consider such a product?

Edit:
One additional finding that I forgot to mention. I've been carrying the ecigs in my front pants pockets, and find that I often loose the tip when pulling them out. Sometimes they end up in my pocket, other times they're lost to the void walking around. The only fix I've found is to stuff the tip completely into the cartomizer tube, which then exposes a metal lip. While I understand your attempt to make these easier to remove than traditional hard caps, I think that a slightly longer tip that contains a 1mm inner-most ring (inside the carto) at the same max O.D. as the current tip would do a lot to keep these little buggers in place.

PS: You guys are making excellent products! I plan on being a Bloog customer for the foreseeable future.

Thanks!

 

[Kemosabe]

i know what you mean about the tips coming off. it happens to my girlfriend on a daily basis. its frustrating for me too because im "in charge" of her vaping supplies. she just ends up pushing the tip all the way in. for me, i dont have that problem. probably because i keep them in my shirt pocket. maybe try that.

 

[Kemosabe]

do you mean for the blanks or the prefilleds? because if you mean blanks, +1.

Would you guys consider making the batteries and cartos available in a marbled cigar brown? Seems like a very natural option, but for some reason, is rarely offered.

Thx!

 

[TheBaldEagle]

I've bought a few blank cartomizers from you guys recently, and as a YouTube review says (somewhere, can't find it) there was a distinct chemical smell that transferred into the freshly filled cartomizer's taste. I sincerely appreciate that you guys take the extra step to pre-package the cartomizers in sterile blister packs, but have you considered passing them through a pre-clean so the chemical smell is stripped? I find that boiling them first nearly eliminates the smell, or if I fill them immediately by the third refill the taste is nearly eliminated.

On the same vein, I bought into Bloog because their design seems to be less prone to charring and burning the internals in comparison to many other 808 carts. I think there might be a market for the "unburnable" cartomizer which may cost a bit more for a pack, but contains materials which will never burn down when the juice runs dry. Would you consider such a product?

Edit:
One additional finding that I forgot to mention. I've been carrying the ecigs in my front pants pockets, and find that I often loose the tip when pulling them out. Sometimes they end up in my pocket, other times they're lost to the void walking around. The only fix I've found is to stuff the tip completely into the cartomizer tube, which then exposes a metal lip. While I understand your attempt to make these easier to remove than traditional hard caps, I think that a slightly longer tip that contains a 1mm inner-most ring (inside the carto) at the same max O.D. as the current tip would do a lot to keep these little buggers in place.

PS: You guys are making excellent products! I plan on being a Bloog customer for the foreseeable future.

Thanks!

Thank you for the constructive feedback Epoch of Entropy! We will definitely look into resolving the issue.

 

[popeye79]

Hey Leaford,

I've been vapping RY4 18mg a lot lately, more so than 555, and I'm just about out.

I was just about to order some more, but it's not on the site (assuming out of stock).

Any idea when it'll be back in 30ml bottle? I know there was chinese new year, so I'm kinda worried.

 

[leaford]

Hey Leaford,

I've been vapping RY4 18mg a lot lately, more so than 555, and I'm just about out.

I was just about to order some more, but it's not on the site (assuming out of stock).

Any idea when it'll be back in 30ml bottle? I know there was chinese new year, so I'm kinda worried.

Should be any day now, Pops!

 

[Loveridden]

i know what you mean about the tips coming off. it happens to my girlfriend on a daily basis. its frustrating for me too because im "in charge" of her vaping supplies. she just ends up pushing the tip all the way in. for me, i dont have that problem. probably because i keep them in my shirt pocket. maybe try that.

I keep caps, I have the regular white caps from other cartos, and I soak them in water with my drip tips and rinse, and re-use those. I use them on my bloog cartos, I usually just throw away the original bloog carto caps and put the white hard cap ones on them.

 

[TheBaldEagle]

Hey Leaford,

I've been vapping RY4 18mg a lot lately, more so than 555, and I'm just about out.

I was just about to order some more, but it's not on the site (assuming out of stock).

Any idea when it'll be back in 30ml bottle? I know there was chinese new year, so I'm kinda worried.

Hello Popeye79,

New Bloog Liquid Fusion came in today, including RY4, so we are good to go! Sorry about the delay.
Best regards,

 

[popeye79]

Thanks Mike, just placed my order!

Hope it makes it here soon, I'm running low. For some reason I just can't get enough of the stuff. I've liked 555 most for the better part of a year now, but recently re-found my love for RY4!

 

[trichman]

Popeye, I had the reverse experience. RY4 was my main vape for a long time and I have become attached to 555 lately. I really love SPI too so I rotate now between the 3 of them, but I use 555 more than the others.