Tooooo many different suppliers....

[Coffee Addict]

It seems I have to go to alot of different suppliers to get the supplies I want.
Some have one flavor but not the right strength, others the right strength, but not the flavor.
Some the right juice but not the needed parts.
Do I keep ordering from alot of different places or does someone else do it different?

( I spend almost as much in shipping as I do on products this way)

 

[Sun Vaporer]

It seems I have to go to alot of different suppliers to get the supplies I want.
Some have one flavor but not the right strength, others the right strength, but not the flavor.
Some the right juice but not the needed parts.
Do I keep ordering from alot of different places or does someone else do it different?

( I spend almost as much in shipping as I do on products this way)

Coffee--I understand your shipping concerns, but due to the chronic shortages of supplies, jumping from vendor to vendor is the norm-- NO Wallyworld of E-cigs!!!--Wish there was---I hear you---Sun

 

[Phenom]

I just wish I could get free shipping. Sometime I pay more for shipping than for what I bought. :\

 

[Coffee Addict]

What makes it worse is, I've gotten a few of my older kids into e-smoking.
With this economy they struggle to live so I have been supplying most of their "habit".
That means shipping to me for mine.....then shipping to them, as they live in another state.


( I know just stop supplying their habit)

 

[Coffee Addict]

Maybe some suppliers should have a membership "fee".
Something so you could pay for shipping one time no matter how much you order.
Not sure how it would work, but I bet it could be done.

 

[LuckySevens4U]

I've ordered juice from several places just to see what I like and don't like and when I find something I do like, I'm just going to stick with them if I can. I already found some I DO NOT like and that was from www.ecigsales.com. WEAK juices in flavor.

 

[LuckySevens4U]

OMG I don't know why that text came out all big like that. Sorry.

 

[trog100]

e cig demand is exceeding supply from china... they cant keep up.. then we have possible legal shipping problems..

free shipping is never really free shipping.. it could all be included in the product price but the product would then seem more expensive.. sales competition kind of stops it..

this place now has something like 36 paying support suppliers..

so in reality we have a finite amount of chinese production.. attempting to supply an ever growing user demand thru an ever growing supplier network..

looked at this way it aint surprising the supplier type dudes dont have stock half the time.. he he

trog

 

[eplanet]

Its better to have too many suppliers than to have too few, not everyone can have everything all the time. Just order a bunch of stuff once a month and it will save on shipping.

 

[halopunker]

Juice is one of my least favorite things to order, it's like a shot in the dark every time. Simply because it's a new venture for me (selling juice)

 

[trog100]

Its better to have too many suppliers than to have too few, not everyone can have everything all the time. Just order a bunch of stuff once a month and it will save on shipping.

we dont have too may suppliers.. we have too few chinese factory ones.. having too many western reseller type suppliers at the wrong end of the chain simply adds chaos to the situation.. the customer ends up having to go thru a dozen resellers just to get their basic stuff..

this is what the thread is about.. i am simply trying to point out the big picture..

its probably a waste of time... but every so often i am daft enough to do it.. he he

trog

 

[gep]

I don't mind using different suppliers if I get what I want.

My gripe is that some don't define the model number of their "hardware". I want to know if the "generic penstyle" parts are for the RN or the (Hell I can remember and I don't want to look it up right now...801?)

Regardless of the common belief, they don't all work well together, some "mesh" well when put together, some don't.

Example: I have USB passthroughs from two different suppliers, some of my atomizers work well one but I can't get a connection on the others no matter what I do and vice versa. And all the parts function with batteries. So I have to play musical passthroughs when I'm sitting at my desk.
PITA.


So a note to suppliers: Give us model numbers so we know what we're getting. (I realize that's still no guarantee that they will make a perfect connection, but it's a start.)

Thanks!

 

[Duckies]

I think it is good to have different suppliers to choose from. Last week, I put in 5 orders given what different people have in stock. I ordered the new Green 901 from AltSmoke that no one else has, but he was out of other supplies I needed so had to poke around. Same with Puresmoker when they came back on line. They ran out of juices quick, but I was able to pick up a few things.

 

[cosican]

We should take the power of this and all other forums to help finance a supplier to have enough products to protect the end users, us, the Junkies, that could not survive w/o these products, We see other forum members trying to develop a business based upon us!! We should do everything to UNITE as a very powerful voice and make sure we never do without, Vape or die!!

 

[The Wiz]

"Variety is the spice of life".....I think we should be glad there are that many suppliers available to buy from..and it seems more added every day! I myself order from several..and it seems that I can always find what I need.Be it atomizers,batts,juice...someone usually has what I'm in need of. I'ts hit and miss as far as the quality of the suppliers listed here on the forum,but that's what the reviews are for!The Wiz!

 

[trog100]

do people never read whats been said in a thread before bunging their piece on the end..

if the chinese cannot supply the parts at the beginning of the chain.. it dosnt matter how many western suppliers there are there will always be stock shortages..

in fact if a finite number of parts leave china.. the more western suppliers we have the least stock each western supplier will have..

now if someone wants to read and dispute my logic.. fair enough.. but kind of acting like its not been said is puzzling..

do people just read the first post and thats it.. it seems so..

trog

 

[DisMan]

Coffee--I understand your shipping concerns, but due to the chronic shortages of supplies, jumping from vendor to vendor is the norm-- NO Wallyworld of E-cigs!!!--Wish there was---I hear you---Sun

Although Puresmoker has a good amount of stuff.
Janty also has a good amount of stuff.

It really all depends on your desires. I can order just from Janty fine and there's many people who only order from Puresmoker. I like to try some new things (like Wicked Juice this weekend) so I can see where you have a good point.

It's really "What are you going to try?"...you can always just pick a vendor and go with them. Puresmoker has a very wide range of products and Janty also has a wide range of products. THere's several others, as well...but I think most options like with PS and Janty right now.

 

[strayling]

Remember the dot com bubble? I think there'll be a consolidation over the course of this year with a few big winners and a lot of small companies calling it quits.

 

[strayling]

My gripe is that some don't define the model number of their "hardware". I want to know if the "generic penstyle" parts are for the RN or the (Hell I can remember and I don't want to look it up right now...801?)

Some standardisation of threads and fittings would be nice. I'd like to see something like the auto after-market industry spring up.

"Yeah, I'm using a Dura-C battery with a twin-turbo atomiser from AtomicVape and a ShamWoah double-size cartridge, the one with the electronic flow assist."

 

[Duckies]

"Yeah, I'm using a Dura-C battery with a twin-turbo atomiser from AtomicVape and a ShamWoah double-size cartridge, the one with the electronic flow assist."

ShamWoah