US shipping cutoff dates - USPS, Fedex & UPS

[440BB]

I believe these are the dates that shipping to US consumers ends:

Fedex - March 1, 2021
UPS - April 5, 2021
USPS - April 26, 2021

USPS - after March 22, on the date the final rule is published, no later than April 26, 2021

It looks like vape shops will be the only way for most US consumers to get devices, coils, nicotine base and premixed liquids going forward.

Time is near to get creative or be fully stocked up!

 

[Ed Brown]

^$#@%&* Pinheads

 

[DavidOck]

"interesting" that FedEx and UPS are both halting before USPS...

 

[zoiDman]

"interesting" that FedEx and UPS are both halting before USPS...

The Reason could be something Mundane like Network Software Updates and or Quarterly Bookkeeping.

 

[englishmick]

Ever since I started vaping there have been scares of one kind or another, and somehow they never quite landed. Often felt like it would never actually happen. Now it's really here. Dates just a few weeks away. The PMTA deal hasn't even happened yet but this one will sink vaping with a stroke of the pen.

 

[evan le'garde]

I'm fuzzy on the whole thing. My question is what about the multitude of other couriers who operate throughout the USA ?.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Anyone who needs to buy nic base, I made a blog post with a list of sites where you can buy it and prices.
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/ubs/list-of-usa-based-nicotine-base-vendors.17/
Those are all I know of, if anyone has others to include, please let me know.

I'm fuzzy on the whole thing. My question is what about the multitude of other couriers who operate throughout the USA ?.

If there are any other national carriers, they will follow suit for the same reasons UPS and FedEx have followed suit inline with USPS. There are heavy fines for both the company and their employee who delivered the package should they be found to have mistakenly handed a "tobacco products" delivery to not only someone underage but also to anyone but the person who ordered the package, or if a signature was not collected. As I understand it, the package must delivered to the same exact adult who ordered the products and ID must be shown (for proof of age and identity) and signature collected.

Not to mention they will likely be pressured by anti-vape pressure groups & their attorneys and other powerful undesirables to stop delivering vape to residential addresses, with threats of monetary loss or business closures.

 

[r77r7r]

I'll be buying and testing Puff Bars from the local Sunoco.

 

[LeDave]

Well at least I'll support my local shop, E-Cig One Stop Vape Shop in Bloomington more.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

I'll be buying and testing Puff Bars from the local Sunoco.

From what I have heard, disposables are one heck of an expensive way to vape. I read a thread one time where a pack a day smoker was using 2 a day at about $7 a pop or something like that. That's $14 a day. But I can't say for sure since I personally have never priced them or used them.

 

[Myrany]

Well at least I'll support my local shop, E-Cig One Stop Vape Shop in Bloomington more.

COuple of problems
1. If you are like much of the country there is NO local vape shop
2. Thanks to COVID restrictions how close to the edge of shutting doors is your local vape shop. The one here went the way of the DODO months ago.

 

[puffon]

Well at least I'll support my local shop, E-Cig One Stop Vape Shop in Bloomington more.

Let's hope they can stay in business selling only PMTA approved products.
Nothing has been approved yet. September 9 will be the one year cut-off for having unapproved products on the shelf.
Of course only the FDA knows if they will actually enforce any rules they have made.

 

[puffon]

COuple of problems
1. If you are like much of the country there is NO local vape shop
2. Thanks to COVID restrictions how close to the edge of shutting doors is your local vape shop. The one here went the way of the DODO months ago.

Agree. The 4 shops around me shut down after the Evali scare.
Doubt they will reopen.

 

[r77r7r]

From what I have heard, disposables are one heck of an expensive way to vape. I read a thread one time where a pack a day smoker was using 2 a day at about $7 a pop or something like that. That's $14 a day. But I can't say for sure since I personally have never priced them or used them.

There are some mods already for recharging and refilling. I've always been wanting to help newcomers to this board, so I'll be joining them.

 

[tj99959]

Damn, and I thought they would at least have waited until I turned 80.
I will only be 79 & 3/4 when all that crap happens.
So now what do I do !?!

I know .... I'll go to the local vape shop and catch COVID

 

[mcclintock]

What I don't understand is that both UPS and FedEx do hazardous materials shipping. I guess e-liquid is more dangerous than explosives.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

What I don't understand is that both UPS and FedEx do hazardous materials shipping. I guess e-liquid is more dangerous than explosives.

It's not about hazardous materials shipments.

 

[mcclintock]

It's not about hazardous materials shipments.

Supposedly it's about cost, complexity, and penalties.(?) Sounds like hazmat to me. Or a deliberate choice. Maybe after the dust settles.

 

[englishmick]

Do we know yet whether the mail restrictions will include nicotine base? That always seemed to be a grey area in the regs.

 

[zoiDman]

Do we know yet whether the mail restrictions will include nicotine base? ...

I think that is a Pretty Safe Bet.

LOL