So after eight weeks of saving up recipes, two weeks of spreadsheet manipulation, and inventory of what I have, I just ordered $300 worth of flavors to make about 30 new recipes. Mind you I’ve been mixing for two years and have made at least 150 different recipes (I.e. I already have a crapload of flavors). I had to order from three different vendors because no one had everything I needed. 102 different flavors total. Mostly 10ml bottles but some 30s and 120s on the most common ingredients. Keep in mind I also mix for three other friends. Am I crazy or am I the norm?
Yeah, if you’re mixing for friends, it makes sense.. I tried to get my friend in on my mixes so I can cut my cost a bit, but he must really like paying $24 for a 60ml. He even said he likes my juices, but whatever, it’s his money. So for just me I just place $50 orders, that usually lasts me about 5 months. I would order more, but being I get 5 months out of that, might as well keep at that way so my items stay fresh.
If you have a passion it makes no sense to save money to spend in anything else.
Would you share with us a good all-day-vape recipe, made by you?
Honestly I’ve never created a recipe. I do have a short list of about ten recipes I keep making over and over.
http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/1049304/Fruity%20Pebbles%20%28For%20Real%20Bro%29
http://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/877503/Cravin%27%20Vapes%20Pegasus%20Milk
I never use sweetener though. Coil gunker.
My true passion is trying new recipes.
try this, next time you search for a new one.
I think for your experience in two years is fine. Don't do something drastic and be like ..I just started 2 days and I ordered 2 gallons of 3 flavors.. (that's ridiculous)
I do this probably about twice a year or at least once. I use ELR mostly and fav recipes that kinda stick out or something I've never considered before. I take two weeks to kind of review those fav recipes throughout the year, put them through a "survivor" ish test to remove the weak and then buy new flavors. if its something that's straight up new, and ..now.. I usually mix for myself, family and small group of friends.. I aint gonna invest in flavors I don't know yet.. so eh, I have boxes and boxes of 10ml bottles...all which I usually upgrade to 30ml bottles or higher if I really buy it over and over. This is normal, just don't buy flavors that you KNOW you will never use because it'll just sit on your shelf for months or years.. (I have a few which I thought I would use and they are duds)
I normally am right about $80-$120. I typically have my staples I make and a few I'll grab that catch my eyes when I'm ordering. My orders are typically when I either run out of vg or specific flavors. I can't ever seem to order enough sweet strawberry. But when I do order it's never just one item. Mostly I try for one vendor, but I've had to separate many times.
People spend $200 on authentic RTA/RDA's and $150-$300 on box mods. That said, it's a rabbit hole for sure in the same vain as a "gotta get them all" card games to I don't know specific stuffed animals, china, hummels, or DLC on video games.
However, it's a hobby and if you enjoy it responsibility as in you don't go overboard within your budget using credit cards or anything that would affect your credit or put you in a bad financial state then it's perfectly fine.
The added benefit is the social interaction and community that enhances it. You can only talk so much on forums about rda/rta/mods but the DIY community is endless with great forums/social media and a discord: https://discord.gg/8HBDra3
Then the youtube side of things with so many and to name a few that some don't know about is rinvapes, mixlife, steamcraft, mophead, The Vaping Legion Network, DIY Downunder and thefogvlog is excellent and getting better and will start to blow up soon:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1W5UVScPHoFyJO3o8S-YSg
Wow! Thanks for the links.
The money I recoup from friends offset my entire cost. So I do all the labor and vape for free. Plus I literally have a mountain of raw ingredients already paid for.
Exactly, I mix for two friends and while they don't need juice that often, they are just regular enough that the majority of my costs are covered overtime so that instead of spending $80 a month of juice or whatever it costs me like $5 and as long as I hit the mark on the mix, it's no real loss to me.
I’ve got one guy who only wants one flavor: Pegasus Milk. I usually made a 750 ml bottle for him every 2-3 months. Easy money for me and he gets dirt cheap juice. It’s a clone of our local vape shops best seller. However I make it without sweetener so I also save him money on replacement coils. So we both win.
No...makes sense to me....ultimately you need every flavour that's ever been made barring the unvapeables and how do you do that with out personal experience. You do what I do research a lot before purchase which makes sense and rarely results in a big mistake. I've ordered the entire FA range bar a few and I will build other flavor brands around that for specific recipes to add to my growing CAP, TFA, etc stash.
I would think you were crazy if you bought 5 120mls $60 + tax...
...My Father actually does this at a Local B&M... $300 a month...
assuming you CAN potentially make a gallon or two of juice with all the ingredients vs the cost of like 2000-3000$ for premium juice or 1000-2000$ at very discounted juice... you still make out pretty well in the end
as long as one of those things included in the 300$ is not something stupid like 500-1000ml of 100mg nic that you will end up throwing out in a few months haha