I'm right with you sister!! I have been vaping for over a year now and have quite a collection of bad, clogged, burnt tasting atty's. Apparently first I was just getting knock offs when I thought I had been such a diligent shopper and found the best price. OK, so then I came here and asked many questions. I probably brought a really bad attitude here with me too. So here is a "Thank You" to all who had the fortitude, temperance, and kindness to deal with me and help out. From then on, I bought only from one recommended supplier and things got better for a while. Got an ego and loved it. The attys that came with it lasted about 3 months and I am a heavy user, so I was happy with supplier and my purchases. I have only lurked here occasionally since then as my job and life keep me from being able to spend much time on the computer.
I brought him at least 3 other clients that I convinced to try vaping. I bought 3 replacement attys from him and only 2 worked and even they only lasted about 4 weeks. My partner ordered 3 new ones for me as a gift, now that should have done it for a while, but no... 2 of them tasted like I had liquefied asphalt and vaped it and the other worked for several weeks. OK, ordered 5 cartomizers, & 2 replacements and a whole new ego kit as he had lowered the price and I thought it would be good by now to get spare batteries (lower price was only $5 more than spare batteries). I have personally spent at least 5 to 6 hundred within the space of 6 months or less. Got the replacements and new ego kit and within 1 week both replacements had died I was using an atty from the kit. It tasted like burning rubber. It was so bad that I was told to leave an establishment that allows e cigs, wasn't evicted for vaping, but because the smell was so offensive. I contacted the supplier and complained. Was told to send the bad attys back an he would replace the 2 even tho they were, as he put it, out of warranty. I sent them back almost 4 weeks ago and never herd back from him. By the way, the cartomizers spit burning little balls of vape juice every time I try them. Not going there again!
See, there's my bad attitude again... But I am not giving up!!! I am trying a new supplier, as when the darn things work they are awesome, I went from 2 packs of analogs a day to 2 analogs on a bad day. The removal of the fibers from the atty works the best from what I can tell. I pulled out some old nasty tasting ones and did surgery on them and they are usable now. So, for what it is worth, from the nightmare experience of bad decisions and suppliers, keep on its going to be worth it. BTW my voice no longer sounds like my father, not even in the AM.