Vermillion River store - can't order today.

CloudCuckooMan

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I too have ordered from them on and off for years. When I could not order, I drove to the storefront today and there was a sign on the door “Temporarily Closed”. No additional information was available.
Huge bummer. Being local, if you find out any more info please let us know, thanks.
 

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I'm a big fan of Vermillion River juice also. Noticed oddities on the website and came to find this thread. Yeah that 'Important Please Read' notice with no information is frustrating; I spent way too much time thinking it was my browsers, my devices...

Am another here who is hoping somehow for a positive outcome and interested in any further information. Thanks for posting, the thread was helpful.
 

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Has anyone been able to order from Vermillion? I still am unable to and their phone number no longer works.
If the phone doesn't work - ouch, that's a bad sign.
One thing I forgot to mention, before noticing the odd issues on the site, I did a 'Redeem Rewards' transaction there, exchanging my rewards for a gift certificate. That transaction did process normally. Unfortunately it's looking like it won't be useful for anything. :(
 

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I found and tried 5 VR-related phone numbers, all are currently nonworking. And that area store w/the Menthol hasn't received a shipment in a couple months or more and has no idea if there will be further VR stock.
That is odd they wouldn't post any kind of update at all on the site for this long.
 

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Been away for a while so just spotted this. Loved vermilion back in the day. Any vermilion fans I'd highly recommend giving Manabush a go. Been around since 2013, expert in international orders and more importantly the best dessert tobacco around I reckon. The owner was a vermilion fan so there's definitely some influence in flavour profiles and Manabush was actually the first to make a tobacco custard which seems everyone has had a crack at now. The Og nokomis range is tobacco and various fruit/pastry blends but there's some excellent cigar lines and the new deadwood tobacco dessert range is a banger. No advertising, just a fan and know what a blow it is when you loose your favoured flavour blend.
 
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Been away for a while so just spotted this. Loved vermilion back in the day. Any vermilion fans I'd highly recommend giving Manabush a go. Been around since 2013, expert in international orders and more importantly the best dessert tobacco around I reckon. The owner was a vermilion fan so there's definitely some influence in flavour profiles and Manabush was actually the first to make a tobacco custard which seems everyone has had a crack at now. The Og nokomis range is tobacco and various fruit/pastry blends but there's some excellent cigar lines and the new deadwood tobacco dessert range is a banger. No advertising, just a fan and know what a blow it is when you loose your favoured flavour blend.
Oops. Didn't put a link. https://manabush.com
 

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Talked with another storefront vape shop that used to stock VR. They said the original VR owners sold the business a few years ago and it's been more and more manufacturing slowdowns and chaos since that time. They finally gave up trying to stock them.

(I hadn't heard about the business being sold, I don't know if anyone here can confirm? but that's what they said.)
 

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I spoke with someone in Minnesota. They are on a war path for vaping brick and mortar stores. The MINNESOTA state tax division and IRS are the reason they are temporarily or permanently closing down. V.R. had a "state" audit. From what I understand it's actually illegal to completely halt a citizens livelihood if it would incur damages to income to the individual or the business by the audit. The state told them they could sell hardware but no nicotine. They played it safe and paused all sales. I've been using them since they opened. It sucks...bad! Ecblend has good juice at good prices. Minnesota govt sucks. Welcome to 2024.....
 

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I spoke with someone in Minnesota. They are on a war path for vaping brick and mortar stores. The MINNESOTA state tax division and IRS are the reason they are temporarily or permanently closing down. V.R. had a "state" audit. From what I understand it's actually illegal to completely halt a citizens livelihood if it would incur damages to income to the individual or the business by the audit. The state told them they could sell hardware but no nicotine. They played it safe and paused all sales. I've been using them since they opened. It sucks...bad! Ecblend has good juice at good prices. Minnesota govt sucks. Welcome to 2024.....
Thanks for that info. I've been vaping Applewood since like 2012 and it's seems like whatever base they use for those kentucky premium blends are the only juices that my taste buds don't get burnt out on after a week or two. Hope they figure something out because they definitely have something special there.
 
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I've been an ECF member since 2012, but this is the first time I've posted in, like, a decade. Because I had everything sorted out and groovy.
Vermillion River Minnesota Menthol juice, and an Aegis with a big tank, it's all I've needed every day.

That Minnesota Menthol is the only thing I vape. I feel like I've put the Vermillion River owners' kids through college at this point.
For a while I tried to find local alternatives; had a vape shop dude trying and failing to replicate it. So I keep ordering online.

Today, I log in there and it says:
"Unfortunately we are unable to take orders at this time. We will send an email out with an update to accounts subscribed to our mailing list, when we have an update available. We apologize for the inconvenience."

Does anyone know what happened?
And does anyone know anywhere else to get their juice?
Thanks very much.
Only in person in Minnesota for the juice that I know of. The company I'm sure is being bombarded with emails and phone calls...probably the number is out at the moment. Further and earlier in the thread is more info as to the why. I would start searching for alternatives just in case worse case happens. A lot are in the same boat. I used them since they opened well over a decade. The KY4 was my all day everyday since they made it. It totally stinks. Welcome to 2024 and a Administration that wants everything banned or completely controlled or both.
 

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I joined just to respond to this post. I live in Lakeville and was so sad when I went to the store and found them closed. When I first found out about the store, I went online and could load my cart up like everything was fine, but I couldn’t pay for it. I tried emailing with no success. I just double checked and they still show only zero nicotine juice available. Has anyone tried to order some? Did it work?

I found an old bottle of my favorite flavor in a coat pocket with some juice still in it. I’m slowly savoring it and hoping by some miracle I’ll be able to get more someday.
 

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Been away for a while so just spotted this. Loved vermilion back in the day. Any vermilion fans I'd highly recommend giving Manabush a go. Been around since 2013, expert in international orders and more importantly the best dessert tobacco around I reckon. The owner was a vermilion fan so there's definitely some influence in flavour profiles and Manabush was actually the first to make a tobacco custard which seems everyone has had a crack at now. The Og nokomis range is tobacco and various fruit/pastry blends but there's some excellent cigar lines and the new deadwood tobacco dessert range is a banger. No advertising, just a fan and know what a blow it is when you loose your favoured flavour blend.
I've continued to ponder what you mean here and still not sure. Are you saying there are some (which?) Manabush juices that taste like some (which?) VR juices? If you are I've love to know which ones. I don't know how much to make of generic "Vermillion fan being influenced."

If anyone else here has tried Manabush since, please feel free to add your impressions along that line.
 

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