Why Do B&M's use the worst tanks and battery

[Wissel Joe]

I went to a couple of local B&M'S to try juices I tried Five Pawn, Suicide Bunny, mr. good vape, Cosmic Fog, Space Jam, Suduce juice,
The Vapor Room. and they all taste like nothing. I was hoping to get Five Pawn but i wasnt spending $28 for something i couldnt taste.
I ask if i could use my box and they said no i will burn up the coil, A $1.25 coil cost them a sale i was looking to buy atleast 6 bottles instead i bought 1
Cosmic fog- Nuts.

 

[Thrasher]

Usually they offer the highest profit margin.

That new china tank for 40 bucks today will wholesale for 5 next month when everyone moves on to the new atty of the month and they have to reduce stock and geez at this point it must cost all of 15 cents to make a standard clearomizer.

And sadly many of the vape shops are only in it because of the obscenely high profit margins.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Yes, as Thrasher said. And, when I go and test flavors, they want me to use their setup, which isn't my setup. When I get home, it can taste differently. I still try sometimes. More so now, I just order samplers or try juices that friends might have. We exchange juices that we don't like and try flavors.

I really stay out of buying continuously from a vapor shop. I notice that a lot of vapor shops are not the cleanest. I know that I can't see in the mixing room or closet, but I can see what the owners cleanliness standards are.

 

[gelgoog]

the often use the cheapest clearos with coils that are months old. most of the time pair with an ego battery. i find the if the juice taste good with a crap setup, it will taste good with my own setup.

 

[Susan~S]

The question you should have asked them was "Can I drip a few drops on my RDA?"

Most vape shops I have been to that sell RDA's/RTA's will let you do this.

 

[Wissel Joe]

I dont have a RDA, All i had was my istick and gs air and my kamry and nano, i even told them if i burn the coil i will buy a new one for them.
I have about 60 bottles of juice i do trade with friends i just gave a friend 15 bottles i didnt care for. i was hoping to buy some and buy online when i need refills.
all and all The cosmic Fog - Nuts is very good. to bad is a 50/50 mix.

 

[Vicshalls]

I really don't mind the cheap set up my issue is change the heads and fill up the tanks. I went to one shop and every one I tried was burnt. I too was going to get more but I ended up walking out with the one I went for. Kanger pro tank heads are easy to rebuild so one would think they would have staff rebuild some each day and the opening staff replace heads and clean the tanks out. At least that is what I would have done if I owned a shop. But hey what do I know? I am just the consumer. Lol

 

[Wissel Joe]

My usual shop i go to he dont care if i use my box he just says turn it down to about 6 watts, but he doesnt carry all those "premium" juices,

 

[Nermal]

Usually they offer the highest profit margin.

Thrasher! Hey, where you been, guy? Tell us some stories.

 

[Rickajho]

Why Do B&M's use the worst tanks and battery

Because people steal them. They would steal even more of them if shops started putting out the likes of Provaris with Aerotanks as testers.

 

[wheelie]

Because 40 or 50 Kanger Subtanks would cost to much money. LOL

 

[Wissel Joe]

the five pawn he did have in a protank behind the counter with a itaste 20 but of course the one i wanted to try (Elvis) had messed up threads so he put it on a little crappy stick. i couldnt taste it so i didnt buy it..I'm thinking its a vape shop they dont have another tank to put it in.

 

[Susan~S]

I dont have a RDA, All i had was my istick and gs air and my kamry and nano, i even told them if i burn the coil i will buy a new one for them.

Consider getting a bridgeless disposable dripper.

Many DIYer use them to test their juice. Here is a great blog post on dripping by ECF member The Ocelot on non-rebuildable dripping. Drip, Drip, Drip - The Sound of Dripping.

 

[Wissel Joe]

Those are pretty cool susan, im gonna have to buy one and try it out, learn something new every day...thanks

 

[dhood]

Yeah, it's definitely the number of tanks they need. My regular shop has three different stations/trays of their liquids. Each tray has over 100 different flavors on it. That is a lot of tanks, coils, etc. In most other vape shops I've been in, they don't carry that many trays of the same thing, but it is still a lot of tanks and coils which translates into real money - 'cause they always have over 100 flavors to test. When I'm going in to taste something new, I usually carry my MVP 2 with me. It allows me to fire the tanks just a bit higher (around 9-10 watts) than their batteries will without burning the coils. At least that way I can get a better handle on the flavor. Oh, and if you bring in your own dripper, they will let you test anything on that. They always have opened bottles of 0 nic just for that purpose (that and refilling the tanks).

 

[Zealous]

When I go to try eliquids I have them drip the eliquid directly onto my atomizer. I learned long ago that if I want to know if I'm going to like an eliquid I need to use my own topper otherwise I'll leave knowing nothing. Any eliquid will be different if you try it on an overused tank vs something you maintain yourself.

If you usually use a tank then it's a good idea to keep an atty on you for trying eliquids. When i used a tank I kept a prebuilt RDA in my purse for such occasions & that worked out find for me.

 

[crxess]

Can't even fathom the complaining. I had purchased over 200 bottles of e-liquids before there was even a B&M close enough to drive to.
I have been into 2 B&M's to date.
Tested liquids in 1
Picked out the Free(for recommending a customer) 15ml Creamy Hazelnut
Replicated it with my DIY supplies and haven't been back.

Just did 160ml of various flavors today, my lightest weekend mixing in over 2 months.

 

[blt4drgn]

A shop here in Riverside CA E cig city4 just recently swapped out all their testers from carto tanks to Ego one tanks with ego one batteries as testers. Its so much nicer testing flavors now! And they have a ton of different flavors!

 

[fyrefiend]

The shop I like uses Kanger aerotank minis. They have them behind the bar and staff members bring you the flavor to try. That way no one can steal them and you get real flavor compared to using a cheap plastic clearo. Even on the days I've been there that they were hopping it seemed to work well and the staff is knowledgeable and doesn't rush you. There's a reason they're my favorite B&M, even though there are many that are closer.