Vendor Monogamy

[Mr.Mann]

Most of us play the field and some of us have narrowed it down to a few. However, there are some of us that have crossed the threshold into e-juice vendor matrimony. I would like to know if you have decided to settled down with one vendor or if you have been exclusively monogamous with one vendor for any amount of time. Also, make the case about why your vendor is worth it? Have any of you gone "full house" and tried all of a vendors flavors?

I think it is possible to really appreciate a vendors particular bases and mixing styles when you've dedicated all your devices to one vendor. Though that is just a theory...


"That is why now I only get my e-liquids from deejStuff!" 4.19.12 mg7454


*Disclaimer* Semantics land mines here...

 

[billherbst]

I'm not "married" to a single source provider for any consumer products, including vaping supplies. Not that the metaphor is wrong---it's fine---but I would personally never go that far. Friends often, dating sometimes, lovers occcasionally, married never. If I did go "all the way" to marriage with vaping vendors, it would be polygamy all the way for me.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Yeah, I hear you. I am not "married" to any one particular vendor of anything. Come to think of it, I can't think of any manufacturer of any product that I have a particular allegiance to. That is why I wanted to know from people that have, and there are those that have.

Nice on the the "polygamy" flip to the marriage metaphor!

Ooops, I just thought of one; I only drink Disarrono amaretto.

 

[Britches]

The only way I would stick with 1 company is if that company sells already steeped flavors. I am a NOOB DIY person and have bought over 20 flavors from 2 different venders that all right out of the bottle the day I recieved them were terrible. They all smell and taste like a bounce dryer sheet or have a chemical taste. I have been told to steep the flavors, how long I asked until its good but no time line.. I read that some say 2 hours, some say a couple days and some say week or more So all my flavors sit and wait for that given time,and play a little here and there and vape unflavored juice (which is really good by the way.) So if anybody knows of a place that sells flavors that the day I get them in the mail I can start making juice I am all ears and have my wallet open

 

[Kevin littell]

Not married. HOWEVER, I've been ording 99.9% of my hardware from litecig and my last 2 juice orders are from BWB.


Reasons other then predictable customer service and good products???? No.


I tend to reward good service with repeat busines. I tried AV juices and liked them but for a week straight I could not hit their site with an active payment system. Low inventory forced me to pick another vendor.....It could have been anyone but I put my order in NY. If I liked sweet juice I'd be all over ordering from the bakery because her customer service is also second to none.


Not married.....Just content.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Hey Britches, I am sorry to hear that you have had bad luck with juices so far. It really all depends on what you are looking for. As a general rule of the thumb , most made to order tobacco juices require anywhere from one week to a month to mature. When it comes to novelty/fruit/or bakery style juice, it should (generally) be fine out of the mailbox. Most juices do take on slightly different characteristics upon aging (steeping). However, I have said before that I have never hated a juice from jump street and ever loved it after any amount of time. Now, on the flip side, I have had juices that I didn't particularly care for initially that I ended up loving. BWB Ry4 was just okay to me out of the mailbox and went on (less then two weeks later) to become my ALL TIME favorite.

Who knows, if anybody chimes in on this thread maybe you can get some ideas here, considering if you stick with one vendor you must really love their stuff. You will and should have better luck just perusing through this forum and finding the most oft recommended vendors. It is just my opinion, but I am sure you will find what floats your boat, just keep researching.

p.s. When you say NOOB DIY, are you saying specifically to diy? Or, new to all this and you are starting out with diy?

 

[B2L]

The only way I would stick with 1 company is if that company sells already steeped flavors. I am a NOOB DIY person and have bought over 20 flavors from 2 different venders that all right out of the bottle the day I recieved them were terrible. They all smell and taste like a bounce dryer sheet or have a chemical taste. I have been told to steep the flavors, how long I asked until its good but no time line.. I read that some say 2 hours, some say a couple days and some say week or more So all my flavors sit and wait for that given time,and play a little here and there and vape unflavored juice (which is really good by the way.) So if anybody knows of a place that sells flavors that the day I get them in the mail I can start making juice I am all ears and have my wallet open

I use highdesertecigs.com for all my DIY supplies. I vape mostly fruit flavors and have tried most of their TPA fruit flavors, all of which have been very good from day 1. Dont do tobacco flavors so I cant speak of them but from what I understand they take more time to mature. High Desert also has great pricing, great selection which is growing all the time,very fast shipping and awesome customer service. If you like fruit flavors the TPA dragonfruit is my new favorite.

 

[mg7454]

Most of us play the field and some of us have narrowed it down to a few. However, there are some of us that have crossed the threshold into e-juice vendor matrimony. I would like to know if you have decided to settled down with one vendor or if you have been exclusively monogamous with one vendor for any amount of time. Also, make the case about why your vendor is worth it? Have any of you gone "full house" and tried all of a vendors flavors?

I think it is possible to really appreciate a vendors particular bases and mixing styles when you've dedicated all your devices to one vendor. Though that is just a theory...


"That is why now I only get my e-liquids from deejStuff!" 4.19.12 mg7454


*Disclaimer* Semantics land mines here...

I have tried a lot of e-liquids from a lot of venders.
Some venders were good, but expensive, and only had a few e-liquids to choose from...
Some venders had a few good juices, but very few really good juices...
and the ones that weren't really good were really bad!

Oh, yes!
I've spent a lot of money that no amount of steeping could justify!

I have found my flavorist, who provides the service, quality, taste, and variety to have earned my loyalty!
I have my favorite e-juices, but I like a little variety as well;
240 terrific flavor offerings is a pretty good start...
Consistently providing truly delicious flavors is a good reason to keep getting my vapors from
this talented flavorist!
Add to that, my e-liquids are custom mixed to my specifications: my choice of flavor from 100% to 200%, the PG/VG ratio of my choosing, the mg/mL of nicotine that I want, the size I want, and
service beyond what I could hope for!
Someone who is so dedicated to making others happy and
who's stated mission is to "Do right by people, and bring smiles to faces everywhere"
deserves my patronage!

You may call it monogamy; however,
I consider it to be ethical business practices reminiscent of those that Americans once prided themselves on...
...Customer Satisfaction!

Thanks DeejStuff.com!​

 

[Forkeh]

Well I'm open to new venders to a point. But as of now, I've pretty much narrowed it down to Volcano and Smoke for Pennys. Both of these venders, I know what I'm getting into, I know the products, and I know that I, in general, like them. I know that some people here don't like Volcano, because of the warranty and price. But there's just something about their juices. Very light and crisp. Delicious. I also enjoy the support forum. The juices, are, however, what I would call top price in the industry. So I don't buy their juices all the time, but when I do, I very much enjoy it.

As for Penny, I really really like that it's an operation headed by a person you can name, and even call if you'd like. Penny Saddler. Her juices are quite tasty, and from what I can tell high quality. I've never had to steep one of her juices (I hate having to do that). Prices are a lot cheaper. Her customer service is wonderful too. The one time I've had a problem with her juices, she answered my email within the hour. It wasn't even a big problem, just a mislabeling. I got the product I ordered, it just had the wrong label on it. Oh, and she carries DIY supplies too.

I ordered from Madvapes once, and regretted it. Cheap prices, but you get what you pay for. What did I pay for? Juice that tasted horrible straight from the mail. After steeping, most of them were okay, but not something I'd ever reorder. A few of them were destined to be forever nasty. Since then I'm a bit gun shy. I'd rather get a product I know I'll like. After all, you're not really saving money if you end up throwing the product away, or giving it away, or spend hours devising a way to make it take okay (my time is worth something!).

 

[Wate2028]

I think the best, imho, juice supplier is Halo though I still use 1 or 2 other vendors. As far as hardware if I am looking for a quality product and need it fast I always go with Bruce at COV, would use exclusively if Imeo would hire someone to make sure he had stock in on the GG products.

 

[Britches]

Mr Mann In reply to you question "p.s. When you say NOOB DIY, are you saying specifically to diy? Or, new to all this and you are starting out with diy? " Both for the most part. When I started this jurney I bought a V2 and also there carts, I used the V2 Red at 18mg and was perfectly fine with it except the battery's and the refilling all the time. so upgraded to the Ego-C and have been happy. Decided to make my own juice so I ordered about 20 flavors from 2 venders one of which is recomended here and the scent is so chemically strong it is unvapeable to me or my wife. Read a bunch more and contacted the vender and the suggestion was to steep the flavors to bring out the flavor and when I asked how long, was told there is no answer to that question because everybodys taste is different, and hardware is different But when I buy the V2 juice it always taste the same so my thought is there has to be a maxium steep time for all flavors. My flavors are starting to come around after several weeks and are getting beter every day. I neither have the desire to or have the time to be playing with this stuff day in and day out., and if I make a batch of something today and it taste great will the next batch a month later taste the exact same? I also read here on ECF about trying unflavored juice to make sure that it was not the atomizer causing the chemical taste and I was hooked on it. I would like to have several flavor to be able to use, I am not worried about the cost as I would gladly pay 3-4 times for the flavors if they were perfect from the get go. Not only am I wasting the flavor but the Nic,PG and VG to make it all happen. So for the time being I will let my stuff steep for several months, then will try aging and if I have sucess I will order many many flavors and just let them sit in the basement for months before trying to use. Out of the 20 or so flavors I got there was only 1 tobacco flavor that I could use after delivery. The Spearmint and Wintergreen were horrible but are starting to come around.
B2L Thanks for the suggestion as I will order some and try again if not they will end up in the steep pile,sooner or later I will have so many flavors to try

 

[Mr.Mann]

After all, you're not really saving money if you end up throwing the product away, or giving it away, or spend hours devising a way to make it taste okay (my time is worth something!).

I think this point is one that should be made, Forkeh! I am glad you made it!

Man! I don't know what you do for a living, but I am an artist. I mean I do alright and all, but I recently looked at my "to try" list and there are an absurd amount of vendors on it. I will to try a few more vendors every so often , but until I hit the lotto or sell a really large painting, I just have to stick with what I know works (for the most part). Right now I have had really good luck with Ms.T's and BWB. I am taking mg7454's suggestion based on the fact that if someone can be that dedicated to one vendor (and make a case the way mg7454 did) they are at least worth trying.

At the end of the day, I see a lot of pics on this forum that looks like someone purchased the equivalent of a small house on their ecig supplies. Not all of us are fortunate enough to be able to do that, so if something works for us, why jump ship?

 

[Snus]

Since I am so new, I have been using various vendors. I have liked all of them, so far. My budget is rather limited right now as I did spend a bit on my starter kit, lots of juices, cartos, etc. The stuff I have will keep me going for a while now. I have an all day vape that I am starting to get a bit tired of now. In the future, I will probably still take advantage of sales and shop around. I would also like to get into DIY, but want to buy a mod before I spend too much more money on juices....I hope to eventually get to the point where I have 5-10 different favorites, buy them in large bottles and/or make them in large bottles...So, I am all over the place, wishing I had more cash right now to spend, spend and spend!!!!

 

[katann23]

I'm largely monogamous to Vape-a-licious. The juices are delicious, and the customer service is absolutely fantastic. Beyond that, processing and shipping are lightning fast. Beyond that, Candy is always willing to work with you to help you get your juice exactly right.

Why I stray? There are a few flavors from other vendors that I really enjoy that V-A-L doesn't carry. So, I go elsewhere to pick them up. Also, sometimes I hear a lot about a new vendor or flavor on the forums and I want to try it out.

But 95% of my business goes to V-A-L. I know that everything I get, I will like and I have a big enough box of juices I hated in my quest to find a good juice!!!

 

[Mr.Mann]

I know that everything I get, I will like and I have a big enough box of juices I hated in my quest to find a good juice!!!

I think that point is key. Yes, of course people that are virtually exclusive will "stray", but at the end of the day when you look at that box (as I do) of "emergency only" juices, sometimes I ask myself, "was it really worth it?"

 

[MustangSallie]

I've been in an exclusive relationship with Copper Creek for 8 months now. I'm sure there are one or two other vendors whose juice I would enjoy as much, but after my first four months of vaping I spent over $500 on mostly nothing but dud juice. When I finally found something I liked and liked a lot of, I decided to stop looking. After all, how many great juices do you need? I've tried all of her flavors, I have 25 in my stash that I keep in rotation. About 6 of those are gotta haves, can't live without.

 

[Mr.Mann]

I've been in an exclusive relationship with Copper Creek for 8 months now. I'm sure there are one or two other vendors whose juice I would enjoy as much, but after my first four months of vaping I spent over $500 on mostly nothing but dud juice. When I finally found something I liked and liked a lot of, I decided to stop looking. After all, how many great juices do you need? I've tried all of her flavors, I have 25 in my stash that I keep in rotation. About 6 of those are gotta haves, can't live without.

Hey MustangSallie, roughly how many vendors had you tried before coming to the realizaton that it was going to be Copper Creek that did it for you?

 

[MustangSallie]

Hey MustangSallie, roughly how many vendors had you tried before coming to the realizaton that it was going to be Copper Creek that did it for you?

Over 2 dozen for sure and at least 6 flavors from each. I tried all of the well known "you have to try them, you will love them" vendors at the time that are probably still the well known "you have to try them, you will love them" vendors. I tried some of the lessor known, some of the new comers and some unknown as well.

 

[MustangSallie]

I should add to that though... as soon as I tried CC, I stopped looking for other vendors. I never placed an order from any other juice vendor after my first order at CC. Which is not to say that CC is the one for everyone, it's just to say that I think when you find a juice that really works for you, you know it and there isn't any point in looking further once you've found the one or six or twenty-five that you really like.

 

[mg7454]

[CLIPPED]...I have a big enough box of juices I hated in my quest to find a good juice!!!

[CLIPPED] ...at the end of the day when you look at that box (as I do) of "emergency only" juices,
sometimes I ask myself, "was it really worth it?"

Here at ECF, there are threads where you may try to sell your un-wanted vaping supplies.


There is the "pay it forward" opportunity to share
(what you may not care for)
with someone who may be very happy to get it.
As we know, taste is subjective, and someone may appreciate that e-liquid and avoid that analog!
So if you have let your e-liquids steep, still not caring for them, you may consider "paying it forward"
If those e-liquids are not of any value to you, then it would be a very nice thing to do.
I have found that whatever you do in life will come back to you in kind.

Times seven!

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