Virgin vapor........really? who vapes this.

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jenmurray116

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It will never cease to amaze me how different taste, or perception, is! I tried a sample pack of 3 flavors from VV and couldn't get past the smell - so I can't say if I liked it or not, as I didn't really give it a fair try. But I just can't.... the smell is awful to me. I don't think I can offer them up here, but they will be going on a PIF soon! I do love the bottles, though!!

Very grateful we have so many options! :)
 

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VV users. Do all their flavors deliver good body and non harsh but strong throat hit? Its available with pg added and theyve been around a while so i guess im not weird for liking their caramel with extra flavor since last Summer. This thread will have me ordering several new flavors

Question for you...how do you get extra shots? Do you just email them after your order or what? I don't see anywhere on the site that gives you the option to add flavor, but I hear about people who do it.
 

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I steeped mine for like 2 weeks no cap, still tastes like alcohol. Maybe it's different now.

I steeped mine in hot water for about an hour, and replaced the caps. The Blackberry had the most alcohol-y odor of the two and it took about 3 weeks for the odor to dissipate (with the cap on). I don't/haven't tasted the alcohol in either of them.

The Virgin Absolute line doesn't have alcohol at all, so that is also an option.
 

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i tried a sample of my friend's Kona Coffee Milkshake. im very glad i did not spend any money on this. no bueno. BUT my buddy loves it. go figure.

Same here on the KCM. Hated it. But I keep hearing that that Kona VELVET Milkshake is great, and I'm tempted to try some.

VV's Organic Creme Caramel is GREAT for mixing with other juices. I've salvaged some funky tasting juices with that stuff.
 

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Same here on the KCM. Hated it. But I keep hearing that that Kona VELVET Milkshake is great, and I'm tempted to try some.

VV's Organic Creme Caramel is GREAT for mixing with other juices. I've salvaged some funky tasting juices with that stuff.

Good to know.
What's confusing to me is why in the world they use so much alcohol. Further, I'm confused as to why they don't steep it out. It would be better to have the juice ready to vape when it arrives. But I'm sure they have their reasons. Doesn't matter to me anyway because I'm never ordering from them.
 

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I don't think it's the organic/natural flavors that are the problem for those of us that don't jive with VV, because I've really enjoyed other organic lines. I think it's the alcohol - but really long steeping (should have cleared the alc taste) didn't bring it round to something I liked, so dunno. Something in the base as it was the same with every flavor and not for me.
She has a huge and enthusiastic fan base, no harm in sharing an honest response, but also as has been many times reiterated, no telling who's gonna love what. Answer to OPS question is, "Other people." :)
 

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I ordered from them ages ago.. none of their juices stick in my brain.. good or bad. I think I got stuck on how long it took to get my juice though. As I recall, I ordered juice from 5 vendors when I first started vaping and theirs was the longest before shipping.
I don't toss my empties though.. guess I should go back and see what I didn't vape or vaped all gone - I think I ordered tiny sample sizes though.
 

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lots of people I know like VV a lot - never tried it - someone mentioned vaperite earlier... used to love that... still do - just grew into menthols...

in any case... I understand... I have couple hundred mls of juice next to me that everyone's raved about and they make me feel nauseous - and - well... the subjective argument must apply - or perhaps the flavors you picked are just duds...
 

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Oh man... someone gave me a bottle of VV coffee juice. I think it was 2 months steeped. It smells so bad. I tried a little and its just... nasty.
I was concerned because at the time I had some Velvet Cloud Vapor and Orb on the way (natural/organic 100% USA made) and was afraid they would taste similar. Happy to say they neither smell or taste like VV! Muchhh better.
 

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I was very unhappy with my VV order as well...and for the price I probably won't try any more juices from them. Very chemical/alcohol tasting, even after steeping, and their blue punch flavor smelled and tasted very floral. Only used it as a back up when I was out of everything else. Their root beer flavor was pretty good though.

I love ecblendflavors though, and the only order I've ever placed where I liked ALL of the juices that arrived was AiV. Just wish their shipping wasn't so slow. ecblendflavors had my order to me on Monday when I ordered on Friday, and that included a custom flavor.
 

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I was very unhappy with my VV order as well...and for the price I probably won't try any more juices from them. Very chemical/alcohol tasting, even after steeping, and their blue punch flavor smelled and tasted very floral. Only used it as a back up when I was out of everything else. Their root beer flavor was pretty good though.

I love ecblendflavors though, and the only order I've ever placed where I liked ALL of the juices that arrived was AiV. Just wish their shipping wasn't so slow. ecblendflavors had my order to me on Monday when I ordered on Friday, and that included a custom flavor.

I ordered from ECB early on in vaping.. sample sizes .. I think a dozen or so of them and quite a few went cloudy and clumpy on me.. no response from CS when I asked about it.. I seem to recall being really bummed about a caramel flavor being all white and cloudy in the bottle.. almost grainy
 

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I ordered juices from Annette over a year ago which were recommended on the board here. The nic seemed a little strong. I liked the flavors. The problem was the room note. My SO complained so long and loudly I switched. She claimed it smelled like an old full vacuum cleaner bag. Coffee, chocolate, all the same to her.

No complaints about HHV nets. How weird is that?

60 years of smoking...everything smells and tastes relatively the same to me. 3 years vaping has helped a little.
 

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I don't think it's the organic/natural flavors that are the problem for those of us that don't jive with VV, because I've really enjoyed other organic lines. I think it's the alcohol - but really long steeping (should have cleared the alc taste) didn't bring it round to something I liked, so dunno. Something in the base as it was the same with every flavor and not for me.
She has a huge and enthusiastic fan base, no harm in sharing an honest response, but also as has been many times reiterated, no telling who's gonna love what. Answer to OPS question is, "Other people." :)

I know I had let my order from AiV steep almost a month. After that, I could enjoy several of the juices I ordered, but there was one that didn't make the cut for me.
 

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I really dig Virgin Vapor, although so far I've only tried 4 flavors.

The Best Damn Tobacco chewed up my iClear, but the Hunger of Persephone (Pomegranate) works perfectly, and tastes wonderful.

The BDT juice works perfectly in my Volt mini, and I love the taste. It's just a thick juice, needs a tougher kit. Just got Thrilla in Vanilla today, awesome taste, another thick one though.

I think the stuffs top notch. For me it's more about what i DON'T get with VV: Aspartame, Sucralose, and a wide array of other synthetic flavors and sweeteners. Aspartame and Sucralose are terrible for you, and I haven't gotten a single other eliquid vendor to respond to my questions about whether they use them or not. I'm not too worried about the PG, but at least you can't de-ice a plane with VG...

I'd say as a young VV customer I'd rate them at 5 stars, especially considering they've gotten me my first two orders within 4 days of me clicking submit, from the other side of the country.

Edit: also, I liked the Best Damn Tobacco a lot more after letting it steep with the cap off for a couple days.
 
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