Dejavu

Ok, so i placed an order with TheVeteranVaper.com last night after 7 or 8pm....i got an e-mail confirming it as "shipped" 9 hours later. That's impressive.....have you guys read their "about business" on that website....it's a guy in the coal fields of west virginia, who also happens to have a day job. In my experience these types of mom+pop businesses tend to work their asses off to make sure you get your stuff ASAP. And in this case, my assumption was correct...9 hours later, its shipped. Awesome!

Anyone that didn't see this coming is A) An Idiot..... or Living in a Dream World Tobacco lobbyist's are big $/influence in Washington & they see an entire generation of smokers leaving their product for E-cigs. So #1 ...Big Tabacco is loosing $ And #2 .... The Govt wants their cut of any $ being made You can expect the $3 per-pack tax to apply to e-liquid orders etc. You can also expect existing e-liquid providers to be put out of business over-night when they can't afford to get liscensed/tested daily by the FDA. Their manufacturing facilities (usually someones house as it stands right now) will have to meet all kinds of FDA requirements, which will put 1/2 of them out of business....the tax's/licensing will put the other half out of business. The only remaining e-liquid providers will be "* NEW COMPANIES *" that appear ovenight....which will no doubt be subsidaries of Phillip Morris / RJ Reynolds etc. You can bet your bottom dollar.....that right now......the FDA/Tabacco Firms are ordering E-liquid from every prodiver....running tests, and eventually there wil be 100's of news stories talking about how e-liquid providers are manipulating nicotine levels to get people hooked etc. It's going to be a ****-storm of epic proportions. If you are a e-liquid provider....I suggest you tighten up on your methods, make sure you start running your nicotine additives in a very scientific/clinical manner immediately. To ensure the same amount in every 30ML every single time....unless you want to be the poster boys on the evening news.

Ok i just ordered 2 spinner's based on your post from TheVeteranVaper.com (ordered from him because he's in W.V. & seems like a mom+pop shop) I've been having nothing but bad luck recently with hoosierecig.com (and a few others) with defective/knockoff devices, wasted about $200 on crap 1000-1200mah ego devices. Hopefully these Vision products from V.V. are good....according to you it's your daily users...so i got 2...ill get 2 more if they are as good as you say!

Ok so all of my tanks ended up breaking over the course of a few months. They probably aren't "junk" its more like I didn't take care not to cross thread stuff etc. Nor did I clean them regurarly. Well anyways I ended up having this 1 atomizer & a drip tip that I never used before. I tried it ...and wow....the juice tastes SOOOO much better. So anyways I'm still using this 1 atomizer (2 weeks now) and i realize it could stop working at any time. So i need to order a replacement tonight....So I don't end up buying a pack of ciggarettes to 'get my fix' assuming there is a gap between my atomizer dying & my new stuff showing up. Thus ending almost 6 mo's clean! I'm using a Segelei Zmax.....what's a good 'stock' atomizer & a decent drip-tip for that atomizer. Is there any other dripping gear you can suggest? I use my stuff mostly at home....so 'ease of use' while on the go, is not really a factor. I just want the best vaping experience I can get. Suggest away!! & Thank you for your time :-)

Excellent thanks for that. Upon further "thinking into it" i've decided to just order that drip tip / shield from empire mods for now. I actually read on the mini provari website that it's important to clean your connectors with alchohol & q-tips, so i did that on both of my 900mah devices & they are working i would imagine 25% better now. Perhaps that was also killing my battery (since i have never once cleaned them before). I'm still going to be ordering a new e-cig device though....and I've decided which one. I'm going to save some $/hold off a few weeks & purchase the Mini Provari. For one reason alone.....It's made in America. And to me, thats worth the extra $75 v.s. other devices.

would a drip shield make my life easier? and it says it fits 910 devices, will this Empire Drip Shield thing fit over the empiremods bridge free lr510 using my 510 device?

Ok i'll order some of these, i've never dripped before, do i need the 'drip shield' as well for these?

Well with that info @ $27 i'd be stupid not to give it a try after reading your post. I'll order one of these today and if it works out well, i'll order like 4 more & call it a day!

when its fully charged i get about 20 hits that are perfect & its downhill from there....i vape every 3-4mins 14 hours a day i am using a bit of everything.... rawrvapor, alien stuff bobas/gorilla juice etc. & vapordudes the device i am using just isn't enough...im going to need some big monstrosity device i am thinking!

I am currently using this one http://www.vaporshark.com/starter-kits/premium-kits/fusion-kit-pro-with-10-ml-bottle-of-juice.html Which uses..... • Replaceable Atomizers (1.8ohm) • 900mAh Battery (USB Pass Through, 3.7 Constant Voltage) • USB Pass-Through Cable So unless their product is just straight up inferior to other 510 ego/kgo types....I'm going to need more. And I meant $150 per device. Possibly up to 180 if its a magic device.

Ok so between me & my boyfriend....we were 2 pack a day smokers. Over the past year we've purchased probably 5-6 different "ego" type battery devices. All of which seem to last about 1-2 hours for us before they need to be re-charged + they just don't produce enough vapor for us to get our "fix" without taking 5 second pulls from them (which isn't good for the atomizer/carto/battery etc.) So I'm looking to buy 2 new devices today. So far on my list would be the Volcano. I would like to use a device though that i can use my standard 510 tanks/atomizer replacements with. So that's a must for now. I've got too much $ invested in tanks/replacement atomizers atm. So what's the best device i can get for under $150 right now in your opinion? Keeping in mind I would like to have to suck on the end of something "less" and get "more". Battery life is important but i would rather get my fix quicker & have to re-charge more often....rather than suck more & get more battery life.

I've never heard a bad thing about chinese e-liquid. Not once & it may very well be completely safe and in fact superior to U.S. e-liquid for all i know. With that said the only way I would ever do business with a chinese company is if very serious/well respected people in the vapor world (such as yourself) publically "vouched" for the company in question. And I would only ever do business with those 1 or 2 companies mentioned. Period. Anyone that's ever spent time in China (I spent 2 years there, my father is a forestry dept professor) knows what I'm talking about. And I'll leave it at that. I didn't sign up here to do any China bashing or to disrespect a product line you may/or may not sell. And for the record....I have zero background/knowledge/or idea about chinese e-liquid.

If i order e-juice from VaporPeople llc. (texas)/AlienBooty inc.(california) & it kills me a week later. The juice is turned over to the criminal forensic investigators, who test it...if they find some type of poison/adulterant.. --> the operators go to prison/AND OR --> my family gets all the $/houses/cars/stocks & boats that any of the owners got over the years.. in a 5 year long civil suit. The company is shut-down & is never able to kill another person. Because my CC purchase is traced to the merchant, who then has to turn over the companies info, which is registered to a human being, who ultimately resides in the u.s.a. If the company ends up being a fake/shell, the civil suit is then made against the CC processor, & at least my family gets some sort of piece of mind in the end. Possibly the fda steps in & forces the companies to at least comply with basic rules that all small food proccessors do. (btw I am not a fan of regulation, because it leads to taxation) If i order e-juice from china (szchuan province) & it kills me a week later. It's featured in a local newspaper in my town (local tv station if lucky) everyone shakes their head because their not suprised....the company shuts down its website, re-opens under another name. May/or may not change their recipe/ingredients...& Mr. Lee gets to keep rocking his bmw up to Shanghai on the weekends. No one ever even hears about it in China...chinese police/govt/businesses are ranked #3 most corrupt in the world. So at least the U.S. companies have a legitimate reason to at least SELF REGULATE. It's called keeping their $ & freedom. Just sayin.....

Am i the only one that reads newspapers? You guys do realize that up until 2010 china was still shipping childrens toys containing lead & a myriad of other toxic chemicals to the USA. It quite literally took sending our people over, shutting down their production & several people being assasinated in their corporate world to finally get toys without poison in them. They have almost no controls/regulations/sanitary working conditions (and this is in corporate manufacturing facilities) Can you think of at least 1 liquid that might have the same consitency/or viscosity of PG/VG that is $0.03 cents cheaper per gallon? Because I can garuntee your e-juice is at some point being cut with that cheaper liquid. Please I'm being serious...stop for 1 second and THINK...a liquid shop in China trying to keep up with demand. People who will suffer not even a slap on the wrist & just dissapear/come up with another domain name etc. No chance of ever being arrested...might possibly put in their juice? I'm quite sure what you've been ordering is perfectly safe. But if there's even a 1% chance it's not....is it really worth saving $5, $10, $100? When there are probably 100 Us/Canadian/Western European companies offering comparable tasting liquids. Cmon! That's just my personal opinion though. I doubt a single person has ever sent their Dekang or whatever into a lab to get it tested for inpurities/pesticides/poisons/detergents/manipulated nicotine levels/ingredients that have been cut/thinned down etc.

I will be ordering 'nutty blonde' & 'coconut cream pie' @ vape dudes next based on yallz suggestions. My buttery nipple is all gone! Licked clean "lmao" I'll be re-ordering that....and I'm dangerously low on my blue honey already grrr! The blueberry ice was 'decent' btw, won't be ordering more of it, but it was good...and hey that's what trying stuff is all about huh? Sometimes you hit the jackpot & sometimes its just 'ok' Btw Someone has now turned me onto " RAWRvapor.com " when i was out xmas shopping...I havn't seen it suggested here before but i made an order. I'm not going to suggest it till it gets here & I give it a chance to steep/test it thoroughly ya know? I'm not just some e-liquid ho that goes around braggin on juice i aint had yet! I did order about 5 different 30ml bottles from them though...hope I'm not dissapointed. I will update this thread with results <3

Ok so recently i switched over to a tank/atomizer system called 'fusion' from vaporshark.com. Basically its a $20.....2.80ml tank...with a replacable atomizer/wick. (each of those cost $5). The top & bottom of the tank each have a screw-in metal piece...you can remove just one/or both to clean it out, swap out the atomizer/wick. The actual wicking system that soaks up the juice and loads it into the atomizer is made out of what seems to be...tiny rope. It makes it incredibly easy to change out different flavored liquids if you switch around a lot. Now the tank comes with 2 atomizer/wick replacements plus the original (total of 3) for $20. So basically the tank itself costs $5 i guess if you wanna look at it that way. I've been using it for about a month now...and I havn't needed to replace the atomizer once due to wear/clogging. However I do replace them anyways because I'm picky about mixing flavors. So my question is for you tank users....what system do you use....and have you found anything else like this....that's just as easy to work with...but perhaps better &/OR cheaper? I mean...i replace a atomizer about once every 2-3 days...so that $5 is going to add up. I mean, nothing like the cost of smokes...but still....so I want to see what other options are out there that are in the same ball-park...when it comes to quality /ease of use... As the politicians always say..... "I'm leaving all options on the table" LoL I just got sick of the typical cartomizer material...its impossible to really clean out...it gets clogged up mad easy ya know?

Ok so recently i posted a in the newbie forum about all the e-juice's & providers I had tried out over the last year as a newbie vaper. Well my list just got shorter now that I tried some juice from the "Vape Dudes". Right out of the box (delivered today) I have thus far tried the 'buttery nipple' & 'blue honey'. Hands down the best vape I have ever had the pleasure of tasting in my LIFE. These things havn't even gone through my mandatory 5-day steep yet. Just smooth, sweet, delicious....if there was such a thing as A, B & C grade juices...these guys have officially tested out of class. This is quite possibly 100x better tasting/smoother & just all around a better vape than anything else I have ever tried. If you havn't tried these people out yet....stop whatever your doing....and order something from them right now. Their stuff is officially replacing my Gorilla Juice. Only downside it took about 6-7 days for my juice to show up via USPS from Plano, TX to the East Coast. i got my juice in 16mg....30% PG / 70% VG (and added 'extra flavor' for both which had no additional cost) oh and i put on the order comment form that i was a new customer....& if they gave out free samples...i would love to try the 'ice flavor'. Well apparently they have 2 different types of "ice"... ICE ICE & BLUBERRY ICE. Instead of asking me which kind I wanted...they threw BOTH...both in 10ML bottles...for free yo! I don't know if this is something they usually do...but i asked..and i got 20ML of free samples. And it's not like I made a big order...i just got two 30ML bottles of Juice. if u havn't been & wanna check em out...u can type "vape dudes" into google or just go to this link i made the vape dudes The only way I could be wrong about these guys juices...is if they have spiked my E-juice with heroin & I'm simply addicted to E-opiates now. Oh & if you've been a vape dudes juice customer for awhile...please reply in this post with your favorite juice flavor so i can order some more to try out :-)

See now I tried their french vanilla & found it to be yucky. Although now that I think about it perhaps that was the French Vanilla Coffee flavor. @Jowaddle - yea the mt. do is their best flavor imo (truest to the real taste of an actual soda i've vaped so far) but i've really got to suggest you pick up/try a 10ml bottle of that blueberry waffle to try from vs...those barristas really kno their sh*t

Ok so this originally was a reply I had posted in another thread. However I put SO MUCH TIME into it, I figured it might just deserve its own thread. And I would love for anyone else around here to add their input about my statements/make suggestions/tell me I'm wrong or whatever for fun/educational purposes! Also can somebody please suggest another provider of a flavor that comes close to matching Gorilla Juice or Boba's Bounty...for those times when its impossible to get your hands on the stuff!? Thanks!! <3 <3 :detective: So from my giant loss of $ (btw this is my personal taste) and hours of exhaustive testing. I hope to save a few newbies some time. And point you to a few flavors that I consider my 'main-stay' ..aka VAPE ALL DAY ERRR-DAY Gorilla Juice (18-24mg) & Boba's Bounty (18-24mg) both from www.avejuice.com (note you must create an account to view their products..takes 2-3 mins...worth it) IMO Boba's Bounty (if u smoked reg. full flavors) & Gorilla Juice (if u smoked lights/light menthols). If you smoked less than 1-pack a day start with a 11mg nicotine level. If you smoked 2+ start with 24mg nicotine level. Prices: 30ML = $16.30 ...and they offer a 100ML mega-bottle for $53.00 (with a spot top...$52.00 without)...no price savings ordering a larger amount....but trust me after your first order you'll order 100ml at a time! Downsides: Seems like a operation run by a family/1-person/or just a couple of employees honestly. Their demand is high & many times they run out/cut off orders after their daily 'limit'. I'm not sure if it's because they run their business more like a hobby than a business...if its to keep demand up like a line outside of a club...or if its because they like staying small to keep quality up. But just assume you may run into issues ordering depending on the month of the year. Now for a flavor you can enjoy all day long when you're not looking for that 'analog/cig/tabacco or whatever you wanna call it * flavor *....then....I suggest... Blueberry Waffle (18mg) from www.vaporshark.com I travel all over the country for both fun + business. I happened to stop into Miami Florida's very first 'storefront' vapor shop. They have a full-time staff of E-liquid Barrista's. And these guys take their business very SERIOUS. This is a talented outfit of nicotine delivery dealers let me tell ya. I tried several of their flavors but the one that 'hit all the marks' was blueberry waffle. And they have the BEST blueberry waffle in America..Period. Also when you order online...at say 3AM...by 7AM when they walk into the office, they get your stuff made & shipped by 7:45AM. For an extra $7 shipping fee you can have your juice in 72 hours. Now the reason I'm suggesting these guys besides great tasting E-liquid/Quality...is the SPEED at which they get it CUSTOM BREWED FOR YOU THAT MORNING & DELIVERED. They are incredibly professional. The 3 day's it takes for USPS to ship it to you leaves just enough time for it to steep properly...so no need to wait over a week for it to taste good...like with many other providers. Lastly they offer their liquids in 8mg, 12mg, 18mg, 24mg & get this...36mg ...omg!? Downside: Premium pricing. $20 for a 30ML bottle, then add $7 for USPS Priority (1-3 Day) shipping. So you're looking at $27.00, but the turn-around time AKA the time from ordering to showing up in your doorstep...I find it to be the best amongst all providers by a LONG SHOT purely in terms of turn-around time. Now then....on to novelty flavors & once a day/week kind of stuff. Juices that are good...but you may or may not end up vaping all day. I suggest (IMO) If I'm looking for a variety of quality 'misc' flavors/great customer service & quick turn-around I typically turn to E-liquids from www.thevaporroom.net These guys have an incredible 'full selection' of I want to say 50+ flavors. All of which taste exactly as advertised. And all of which are great...the quality is bordering on perfection. Another upside to this provider is that they offer nicotine levels of 0mg, 6mg, 12mg, 18mg, 24mg & then 30mg! Most providers don't offer a 30mg for the heaviest of smokers. I can personally suggest their Mountain Dew aka Mt. Do (18mg) , Blue Cotton Candy (18mg) , & the 555 Menthol (18mg). The 555 menthol & Mt. Do I could ALMOST vape all day. Downsides: I just couldn't find a single flavor on their list that ended up being my 'all day vape'. However I've heard many people mention that their RY4 is a perfect all-day vape. Prices are slightly above average (think $1 more per 30ml) but thats worth it for their service/quality & free samples! Also they charge $1 extra for 100% VG mixes however most providers do not even offer a 100% VG option. So its a trade off. Once again though...great e-juice provider IMO and many on this forum agree. Ok well I hope you enjoyed my book....I spent an hour typing this just trying to help out some newbs OMG!? Well its time well spent considering the hours of questions I first asked when I got on Vapor Talk. Which btw...is by far the BEST/most helpful Electronic Cigarette / Nicotine Vaporizer forum on the internet. And yes I signed up and tried 15 of them before settling on this forum as the absolute best! And a special thanks to all of you here at vapor talk forums that helped me in my life-long mission of finally/officially becoming an EX SMOKER (as of 9/9/2012). happy vaping and 1 love <3 mz dejavu -aka- twerk while i vape

I have tried 15 different vendors suggested on this forum. I have ordered well over $1500 in e-juice/samplers etc. that all mostly got thrown out/given away...or I liked it...but only vape it occasionally. So from my giant loss of $ (btw this is my personal taste) and hours of exhaustive testing. I hope to save you some time. And point you to a few flavors that I consider my 'main-stay' ..aka VAPE ALL DAY ERRR-DAY Gorilla Juice (18-24mg) & Boba's Bounty (18-24mg) both from www.avejuice.com (note you must create an account to view their products..takes 2-3 mins...worth it) IMO Boba's Bounty (if u smoked reg. full flavors) & Gorilla Juice (if u smoked lights/light menthols). If you smoked less than 1-pack a day start with a 11mg nicotine level. If you smoked 2+ start with 24mg nicotine level. Prices: 30ML = $16.30 ...and they offer a 100ML mega-bottle for $53.00 (with a spot top...$52.00 without)...no price savings ordering a larger amount....but trust me after your first order you'll order 100ml at a time! Downsides: Seems like a operation run by just 2-3 people. Their demand is high & many times they run out/cut off orders after their daily 'limit'. I'm not sure if it's because they run their business more like a hobby than a business...if its to keep demand up like a line outside of a club...or if its because they like staying small to keep quality up. But just assume you may run into issues ordering depending on the month of the year. Now for a flavor you can enjoy all day long when you're not looking for that 'analog/cig/tabacco or whatever you wanna call it * flavor *....then....I suggest... Blueberry Waffle (18mg) from www.vaporshark.com I travel all over the country for both fun + business. I happened to stop into Miami Florida's very first 'storefront' vapor shop. They have a full-time staff of E-liquid Barrista's. And these guys take their business very SERIOUS. This is a talented outfit of nicotine delivery dealers let me tell ya. I tried several of their flavors but the one that 'hit all the marks' was blueberry waffle. And they have the BEST blueberry waffle in America..Period. Also when you order online...at say 3AM...by 7AM when they walk into the office, they get your stuff made & shipped by 7:45AM. For an extra $7 shipping fee you can have your juice in 72 hours. Now the reason I'm suggesting these guys besides great tasting E-liquid/Quality...is the SPEED at which they get it CUSTOM BREWED FOR YOU THAT MORNING & DELIVERED. They are incredibly professional. The 3 day's it takes for USPS to ship it to you leaves just enough time for it to steep properly...so no need to wait over a week for it to taste good...like with many other providers. Lastly they offer their liquids in 8mg, 12mg, 18mg, 24mg & get this...36mg ...omg!? Downside: Premium pricing. $20 for a 30ML bottle, then add $7 for USPS Priority (1-3 Day) shipping. So you're looking at $27.00, but the turn-around time AKA the time from ordering to showing up in your doorstep...I find it to be..the best amongst all providers by a LONG SHOT. Now then....on to novelty flavors & once a day/week kind of stuff. Juices that are good...but you may or may not end up vaping all day. I suggest (IMO) If I'm looking for a variety of quality 'misc' flavors/great customer service & quick turn-around I typically turn to E-liquids from www.thevaporroom.net These guys have an incredible 'full selection' of I want to say 50+ flavors. All of which taste exactly as advertised. And all of which are great...the quality is bordering on perfection. Another upside to this provider is that they offer nicotine levels of 0mg, 6mg, 12mg, 18mg, 24mg & then 30mg! Most providers don't offer a 30mg for the heaviest of smokers. I can personally suggest their Mountain Dew aka Mt. Do (18mg) , Blue Cotton Candy (18mg) , & the 555 Menthol (18mg). The 555 menthol & Mt. Do I could ALMOST vape all day. Downsides: I just couldn't find a single flavor on their list that ended up being my 'all day vape'. However I've heard many people mention that their RY4 is a perfect all-day vape. Prices are slightly above average (think $1 more per 30ml) but thats worth it for their service/quality & free samples! Also they charge $1 extra for 100% VG mixes for some reason...most other sites however do not even offer 100% VG. So its a trade off. Ok hope you enjoyed my book....I spent an hour here helping someone OMG!? Well its time well spent considering the hours of questions I first asked when I got on Vapor Talk. Which btw...is by far the BEST/most helpful Electronic Cigarette / Nicotine Vaporizer forum on the internet. And yes I signed up and tried 15 of them before settling on this forum as the absolute best! One Love & Happy Vaping! Team Dejavu

Alright, thanks guys! Yea I've tried even 100% VG (bobas & gorilla juice etc.) which produced way MORE....its just im having to suck on the thing like im syphoning gasoline....so i need to try a new delivery system twelveaday....u r the man! Ok & lastly.........where can I order a 'bad ***' drip tip for my KGO? It already came with 2 atomizers, but i could probably use a new one of those as 12aday was saying. So im gonna need a link to a good one of those too :-)

Ok so I'm a month in now I think. Or just about. Rockin my KGO & a Vision Ego Clearo Mini-Tank thing. It just doesn't produce enough vaper for me....I have to inhale too long/too hard. So what's this drip tip stuff I hear about? I'm going to need the 'newbie' explination followed by some expert suggestions on what to get!

I've got lots of 'only used once' carto's. If anyone has a use for them I could definitely donate them. I am using my new Vision Clearo's only now.

Ok well next time you have some of your stuff together, please drop in & make a post with a pic. I mean you took the time to tell us 'you would'....now follow through! @jeffb not a bad idea....buuut.....i might go with light blue gucci instead of purple prada

Wow very neat & organized good for you! I'm jealous! COME ON PEOPLE...TAKE 1 MINUTE TO SNAP A PIC.... YOUR NOT COOL UNLESS YOU POST YOUR GEAR!