Was about to order another bottle but they now no longer ship to Texas = / kinda stuck here!
EDIT: It appears I'm going to have to jump all in and get into mixing from scratch. MtBaker has some (after refining my google-fu on mixing bases) but they're 3x the price of DiyE-liquidsupply. Not really worth it to me.
Not that I use them, but why won't they ship to us anymore? Is it something that might start happening with other vendors?
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB97/2015 They won't ship due to Senate bill 97 you can read the more tl;Dr from CASAA here http://blog.casaa.org/2015/02/texas-call-to-action-sb-97-should-be.html?m=1
I live in an apartment too so I wonder if the office will just sign for me while I'm out. Also, I don't see whether this just applies to nic/eliquid or flavorings as well. Do you happen to know?
Edit: thanks for the links /u/Fresnoth
Edit2: So if the bill only requires adult signature/age verification, why wouldn't the vendor OP is talking about ship at all? Do you think some vendors aren't going to want to deal with the extra hassle anymore?
For your first question, I think it would be impossible to do this for flavorings. The definition of a "vapor product" from the bill is as follows: (5-a) "Vapor product" means: (A) an electronic cigarette or any other device that uses a mechanical heating element, battery, or electronic circuit to deliver vapor that may include nicotine to the individual inhaling from the device; or (B) any substance used to fill or refill an electronic cigarette or other device described by Paragraph (A).
For your second question some retailers are just going to avoid the issue all together because of a provision in the bill that requires retailers to report sales to the Texas comptroller.
Sec. 161.456. REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person may not make a delivery sale or ship cigarettes or vapor products in connection with a delivery sale unless the person first files with the comptroller a statement that includes: (1) the person's name and trade name; and (2) the address of the person's principal place of business and any other place of business, and the person's telephone number and e-mail address. (b) Not later than the 10th day of each month, each person who has made a delivery sale or shipped or delivered cigarettes or vapor products in connection with a delivery sale during the previous month shall file with the comptroller a memorandum or a copy of the invoice that provides for each delivery sale: (1) the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual to whom the delivery sale was made; (2) the brand or brands of the cigarettes or vapor products that were sold; and (3) the quantity of cigarettes or vapor products that were sold.
But SB97 only applies to Texas vendors, not out-of-state vendors
While I agree that it may be an unenforceable law for out of state vendors I am going to guess that some vendors lawyers will advise against taking the chance due to the definition of a delivery sale. From the bill. (1) "Delivery sale" means a sale of cigarettes or vapor products to a consumer in this state in which the purchaser submits the order for the sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, by using the mails or any other delivery service, or through the Internet or another on-line service, or the cigarettes or vapor products are delivered by use of the mails or another delivery service. A sale of cigarettes or vapor products is a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located within or without this state. A sale of cigarettes or vapor products not for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or a retail dealer is not a delivery sale.
Edit: I hope I am wrong in this reading of the bill. I am not a lawyer or politician.