Zample Box

[Mesto Cride]

Realizing that I'm a college student on a very small budget, but have champagne taste for top tier ejuices, I recently came across ZampleBox.

Is this worth the $20 a month they are asking for 3 bottles? Does anyone have any experiences, good or bad with ZampleBox?

Any help or advice you could give would be greatly appreciated!

 

[jseah]

Considering that a typical 15 ml bottle will run you anywhere from $8-$12, yeah $20 a month isn't bad. Never tried Zamplebox since it's not really for me. I have a very limited flavor profile that I like, so chances are that I would probably not like most of the juices they send me. So I would basically be accumulating juices that I would never vape.

 

[coilburner]

reviews are all over the place. search on here and youtube

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

It's great fun if you are completely open to "random" juice.
We've done 6 and 11 sample boxes. It's a decent value. But we've only had a few "would buy again" juices, and sometimes you get a few "basically the same" flavors.
We did drip club, and received more "would buy agains", but still it's random.

If you are open to that, and not going to complain you didn't get specific juices, have fun with it!

If you read their forum, there are a bunch of maroons that should not subscribe and should just pick their own juice from various vendors. It laughable the whining that something random generates.

 

[dbrandt01]

I have the same mindset of jseah. It seems like a good deal, but only if you get something you like. I'm picky about e-juices so chances are I may tolerate one out of the box per month and then it's not worth it to me. I'd be giving away all the juice I don't like.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

@dbrandt01, yeah I'm pickier than the other half that does the Zample box and drip club, and has been their sole supply of juice. But on the other hand, I've picked juice from my favorite vendors, that I didn't like and have given away as well. So, you can still waste money. I've tried all the samples we got, and it taught me flavor profiles I just don't want. Cereal milks and citrus are two big ones.

Going to a juice bar is the best way to sample, to avoid wasting money.

 

[K_Tech]

I've been a member since they started shipping.

When I started vaping, I would go to a different vendor, usually once a week, and buy about $30 worth of different e-liquids. Then I heard about ZB.

I've always been subscribed to the $25 box and honestly, in the year and a half or so that I've been receiving their packages, I've had maybe five bottles that I outright didn't like, but I've also received a lot of e-liquid that I probably wouldn't have purchased because of the flavor profile that turned out to be pretty darn good.

 

[dbrandt01]

@dbrandt01, yeah I'm pickier than the other half that does the Zample box and drip club, and has been their sole supply of juice. But on the other hand, I've picked juice from my favorite vendors, that I didn't like and have given away as well. So, you can still waste money. I've tried all the samples we got, and it taught me flavor profiles I just don't want. Cereal milks and citrus are two big ones.

Going to a juice bar is the best way to sample, to avoid wasting money.

Exactly, I usually try the shops juices, they let me drip them in my own setup. At one point in my vaping, I have been sent juices for the purpose of reviewing. I've had 100 bottles laying around when they all were put together. Some I liked, some I didn't, some I could use as an ADV and some I could only vape once a week. You think it'd be simple finding similar juices, but even with the same flavor profile they can be different between companies.

 

[Mesto Cride]

It's great fun if you are completely open to "random" juice.
We've done 6 and 11 sample boxes. It's a decent value. But we've only had a few "would buy again" juices, and sometimes you get a few "basically the same" flavors.
We did drip club, and received more "would buy agains", but still it's random.

If you are open to that, and not going to complain you didn't get specific juices, have fun with it!

If you read their forum, there are a bunch of maroons that should not subscribe and should just pick their own juice from various vendors. It laughable the whining that something random generates.

I do believe the variety is the "spice of life", where I do goto different restaurants (mainly mom & pop joints) and try something I've never tried before. I've found more food that I've fallen in love with as a result. I would rather support small, mom & pop joints (probably the same is true for ejuice). Though I do see many of my friends with literally hundreds of bottles on a shelf as they are trying to find that one juice. I prefer a variety, but a variety of good ejuice.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[Mesto Cride]

I've been a member since they started shipping.

When I started vaping, I would go to a different vendor, usually once a week, and buy about $30 worth of different e-liquids. Then I heard about ZB.

I've always been subscribed to the $25 box and honestly, in the year and a half or so that I've been receiving their packages, I've had maybe five bottles that I outright didn't like, but I've also received a lot of e-liquid that I probably wouldn't have purchased because of the flavor profile that turned out to be pretty darn good.

I liked your CASAA advertisement and will check them out. I am concerned about our elected officials and the their desire to tax the crap outta anything they think will make money.

 

[Mesto Cride]

I have the same mindset of jseah. It seems like a good deal, but only if you get something you like. I'm picky about e-juices so chances are I may tolerate one out of the box per month and then it's not worth it to me. I'd be giving away all the juice I don't like.

Agree with the giveaway (though I try to horse trade the juices I do not like for others) that way I'm not totally losing money!

 

[Mesto Cride]

Wow, I wondered when I wrote this if anyone would reply.....Thank you all for your thoughts and advice!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

@Mesto Cride, since you're on a budget, and like "premium" juice, like juice companies pages on Facebook, you sometimes get great one day sales you can't pass up! There are two flavors from The Simple Vapor Co. I love, and they are a little pricey, but they had a one day Fourth of July sale 50% off, and bulk was cheaper, so I scored 8 bottles for the price of 3!!! Their 30mls are $22 singly, but 4/30's was $65, so I got 8/30's for $65!

Also, Nicoticket is great, and you might try a few 15ml bottles of flavors you think you'd like, and if you do, stock up with their BOGO sale for new customers. You don't have to use it with the first order, but you can only use it once. So again, you can be smart and get high quality juice at very good prices.

 

[K_Tech]

I liked your CASAA advertisement and will check them out. I am concerned about our elected officials and the their desire to tax the crap outta anything they think will make money.

Join them, it's free, and donate, if you can. There aren't a lot of organizations on "our" side.

 

[jseah]

I have the same mindset of jseah. It seems like a good deal, but only if you get something you like. I'm picky about e-juices so chances are I may tolerate one out of the box per month and then it's not worth it to me. I'd be giving away all the juice I don't like.

I don't like creams or custards or dessert type juices. I only like fruit juices. However, I can't stand the taste of coconut or strawberry. While I love eating strawberries, every strawberry juice I've ever tried all taste like burning plastic to me. And it seems like every juice company, no matter how big or small, all make a strawberry juice.

 

[Mesto Cride]

I don't like creams or custards or dessert type juices. I only like fruit juices. However, I can't stand the taste of coconut or strawberry. While I love eating strawberries, every strawberry juice I've ever tried all taste like burning plastic to me. And it seems like every juice company, no matter how big or small, all make a strawberry juice.

Well, I just ordered 5ml bottle of Strawberry Faceslap, that I think could be good based on the description. But for $3.50, is a small price to pay rather than waste money for larger quantities that I might not like. So very little wasted if it turns out to be a bust. Will let you know what I think once I get it!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I don't like creams or custards or dessert type juices. I only like fruit juices. However, I can't stand the taste of coconut or strawberry. While I love eating strawberries, every strawberry juice I've ever tried all taste like burning plastic to me. And it seems like every juice company, no matter how big or small, all make a strawberry juice.

Yeah, while I have two strawberry juices I love, not all are created equal.
Strawnilla rocks for me, as does The Simple Vapor Co's Strawberry Yogurt.
We just got The Schwartz's "Upside" in our Drip CLub box, and it's nasty (strawberry yogurt). It tastes like yogurt and plastic, just like you say. LOL
Can't win them all!

 

[Will P.C.]

Yeah i just joined. My friend usually gets some decent stuff from them. I DIY my own juice, but sometimes it is nice buying stuff already made. I have spent money on premium juice that I dripped at the shop, and once I got home and vaped it a while I wondered why I even bought it. So even doing that is a gamble sometimes