What do you do with flavors you dont like?

[JTman]

Ok so I am approaching my 3 month vape-a-versary. I have a strange depressionary compusion (im only 28 lol) to not waste anything. As any novice vaper I had to buy a couple dozen flavors from various vendors (and some from ECF classifieds too!) before I found a few of my favorites.

So the last 10 days or I have been trying to vape up all the stuff I don't like. During this time I have been having the worst days at work. Today I said screw that crap, im taking my Wyatt Earp to work with me (my current favorite that doesnt cost a fortune... im looking at you halo ) and if this just hasn't been the most pleasent day I've had at work in weeks.

So that got me to thinking, I was probably having nic withdrawls (I prefer 24 - 30mg, but much of the stuff i dont like is 18 or less).

What do you guys do with the flavors you have that don't make the cut. Am I the only crazy one to torture myself this way so as not to waste it? (I don't feel right re-selling stuff I bought on the classifieds)

PS. Holy crap I love parentheses ()()()()()()()()()()()

 

[cskent]

I try to mix it with other flavors to make it palatable. If that doesn't work I give it away. I've probably given over 200 ml away and don't have too much left I won't consume eventually.

 

[Godzilla]

Join the Pay it Forward group, and watch the thread until you see something you like and grab it. then you have to offer up somthing similar to someone else in return. I tried over 75 juices in about 2 months doing this, and offered up either the ones I didnt care for, or the ones I had lots of.

You may want to pick up some empty 3ml bottles. I think there may be a coop floating around in here right now for plastic bottles.

 

[slappy]

I always try mixing my CinnaBomb with a detestable flavor. Sometime I am surprised and order more just for mixing... CinnaBomb and Vanilla is my current fav. Most the time it's just to use it up... Other times it's worse. Good thing my CinnaBomb is so strong I can always add more just to get through a juice shortage.

 

[Beez]

Slappy- good idea really, use a very strong flavor and hopefully overwhelms the bad one ( I have red hots juice coming, that ought to do the trick!)

 

[Rhammer19]

List it in the sell/swap forum.

 

[Caddyman]

feed them to my dog

 

[sheryder]

You asked.....I don't know about RECOMMENDING my method but it IS what I've done. I mixed all my flavors that I didn't like (Fruit,Malbro,RY4 etc) together into a larger container estimating the nic level of that combination. All were 11-24 mg. I too like higher nic so added some unflavored 54 mg to mix to estimated 20-24mg.Now I use that mix as a base and mix 10ml at a time adding LorAnn flavors until I get something I like. Been vaping on this mix for over a month and each bottle is different. Right now I am vaping a cinnamin roll flavor, a watermelon flavor, and butter Rum/Bavarian cream mix flavor. I didn't like them separately anyway so figured what the heck and it worked for me. Just sayin'.....

 

[oldjoe]

As above, start mixing the undesirable juice with something you like and do it in small amounts. I just finished off a 10mil bottle, given to me by a "friend", of some cherry that I didn't like by mixing a few drops or more with some other flavors.

 

[xg4bx]

i just keep it as "last resort" juice.

 

[Dee74]

At 3 months you should be coming up on that nothing taste right phase! I would keep them for a while and try them again later on, you may like them then, if not you can get some concentrated, cherry, vanilla, caramel or your favorite flavors and add a drop or two shake em up and try them again. A little vanilla make almost anything better.

 

[Xhale12]

Mix em with some grey goose and make a killer martini.

 

[jagstang]

I save them as FDA insurance.

 

[jeannest]

i just keep it as "last resort" juice.

That's what I do too. Just in case.

 

[techtony]

I save some for last resort, but I also work with about 5 other vapers (I'm like the plague lol) so we trade the ones we don't like with each other.

 

[ajrily]

What do you guys do with the flavors you have that don't make the cut. Am I the only crazy one to torture myself this way so as not to waste it? (I don't feel right re-selling stuff I bought on the classifieds)

It depends on the flavor. I vape a lot of coffee like flavors (espresso, latte, etc). I DIY small batches at first, try them for a cart or two and if they aren't up to par, I dump it in a "Combo Mix" vial. Over time, that turned out to be one of my favorite vapes with all the combined flavors. I've done similar things with the "fruity" flavors and come up with a couple of mixes I wish I could recreate on purpose . I only used related flavors in these mixes though.

I've also often done what others have suggested and added other complimentary flavors to something I wasn't too crazy about and ended up saving the original "bad stuff" for other successful "experiments" later.

And, alas, at least once, I have dumped an 15 ml vendor purchased flavor (ouch) because I disliked it intensely and could NOT find any combination of flavor mixtures to make it vapable. Really it was so bad I didn't want to take the chance that something might have actually been wrong with it so I didn't want to do a Pay it Forward or swap with it either, which BTW is a great idea as well in most cases.

I mostly only do DIY flavors although I have tried a variety of vendor supplied as well. I just enjoy the "hobby" like activities associated with mixing my own. I've ended up with a virtual "mini-lab" on my home office desk but very little goes to waste and ALMOST anything is salvageable. I only mix (or order) at 24mg so there are no concerns about nic-level.

 

[Hotwire]

Don't throw bad juices away! Mix them!

Might just make something vapable.

I have some 'Oriental' liquid that is 'ok.' It has an ok th and vapor production but oriental tobacco is very mild and aromatic. Gets boring quick. I tired the new Dunhill Oriental cigs (i still have one or 2 analogues when drinking) and they too are too perfumy and mild.

Got some cheap Chinese 'tobacco' liquid. So weak in flavor that it is unvapable by itself. An enjoyable slight coffee aftertaste but just too weak.

Also bought a DEKANG RY4 carto that ended up not fitting my ego and is for a different thread.

What to do?

Decided they were all never going to be used anyway, so why not mix them?

Broke open the ry4 carto and put the filler material in the 10ml bottle of 'tobacco' liquid that had about 7ml left in. Added another 3ml of Oriental.

Weirdly I have now ended up with a pretty nice vape. I find ry4 too sweet alone anyway and now I have this aweseome tasty blend of mild tobacco with a caramel-blended-with-coffee tasting juice!

I like it a lot and will vape it dry!

Like I said I don't like ry4 by itself but when my new batch from a diff vendor comes in I ordered a bottle of it anyway to mix with tobacco juice and espresso juice (will start with empty 5ml bottles) to try and recreate that lovely caramel, coffee, tobacco flavor I accidently made!

I also found really weak fruit flavor juices can be added to a good menthol it it will perk them up a bit. I got another cheap chinese strawberry that barely had a hint of strawb to it and was to me unvapable. Added it to a bottle of Dekang menthol and it turned out an okay blend.

 

[JudgeVape]

I plan on keeping them until I go to a local vape meet-up or two and put them out for all to try. There are also several that I want to let sit for awhile on the chance they might improve (Wyatt Earp, for example).

 

[UntamedRose]

Mix them

PIF them Pay It Forward - PIF

Sell them Classifieds and swaps

 

[LeAnn]

Why not just put them on the back shelf and leave them for a while and then when all of your favorite juices start to get boring then pull them out and see if they have improved if not save them awhile longer for a rainy day when most of your favorites are gone.