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Nicotine River
submitted almost 6 years ago by ApexifiedThe Kingmaker

Vendor: Nicotine River
Username: /u/NicotineRiver

 

Please post reviews of your experiences with this vendor. Topics to consider:

  • Prices
  • Selection
  • Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS)
  • Customer Service
  • Order Problem Responses & Resolution
  • Packaging
  • Customer Service & Response to Contact

 

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by nakedzalmost 6 years ago

Just ordered from them (4th time). Everything was perfect except for the shipping time: it took well over a week for my order to be shipped, but since there's an e-juice panic in effect I'm gonna cut them some slack. I will definitely order from them again.

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by satanvacationalmost 6 years ago

Yeah I’m sure they’re slammed with orders right now

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by Healmeploxalmost 6 years ago

Every order I have ever made with them has always shipped out on a Wednesday.

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by Kaldausalmost 6 years ago

Prices-Very good to Excellent. Especially when considering the quality.

Selection- One of the best-Has a HUGE range of juices/mixes/additives/nicotine/and all bottles and containers and everything is properly labeled and has its contents and measurements. BEYOND INSANELY GOOD

Shipping time -BAD I have had at least a delay with every shipment I have ever ordered, I even got the entire wrong order(which cost me some sales that didn't want to wait for the correct one). I also had over a week with no communication after placing a nearly 800$ order, received it in 17 days however.... They let me keep the order that was wrongly sent(which was worth more than I lost in sales). They sent the next order next day delivery. They also finally *after I sent a message* apologized for the long delay and explained that with the flavor bans they were very backed up....not the best but understandable. Would have preferred they had done so without me having to reach out. and considering the size of my order offered something in compensation but its understandable and I still continue to do business with them and plan to in the future. I just hope this improves. I feel that there product and selection outweigh this at least for now and for me. (and this was never an issue with the shipping or the shipping company the delays were with the packages leaving there facility) Just wanted to clarify.

Customer Service- see above for more but they are always very nice. They are very willing to help (but contact them). They arent the best at proactively solving problems but they WILL solve the problem and do there best to make sure you are satisfied.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution- covered above

Packaging- Always very professional and clean. Never had a broken bottle or spilled juice or liquid!!! They have GREAT BOTTLES, and there labels are wonderful especially for nicotine and other similar products.

Customer Service & Response to Contact- As mentioned previous good if you initiate the contact

Overall there a great company, I will say there freebase nicotine can be a bit harsh but that is not something that is a concern, its very easily worked with. I would recommend them to anyone there kits come in these great tubs that you can use after, they are SUPER NICE people. I have bought juice and juice supplies for about a dozen places at least and these guys have become more or less my main 90% supplier for both my personal juices and those I make for others in my "business".

I hope this helps if you have any other questions about this feel free to ask.

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by donut-ninjaalmost 6 years ago

Never had a problem with them. I shop the sales mostly. Shipping has been quick. Always been happy with my orders.

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by josefbudalmost 6 years ago

Nicotine River is the place that got me started. I bought that starter kit about 2 years ago and haven't looked back since. I immediately switched to Bull City Flavors for everything since then just because of location; NR is on the west coast and BCF is on the east coast with me.

Nicotine River is great, though. I'm still using their VG/PG bottles from the starter kit, just refilling it every so often with VG/PG from Amazon.

The only complaint I had, and for all I know they could've fixed this by now since it was 2 years ago, is that they labeled their TFA flavors as "FA" or "Fa" for "Flavor Apprentice".

Otherwise, my experience was great overall and that starter kit is a great place to start for the fresh mixers.

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by kuri_sanToualmost 6 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

>they labeled their TFA flavors as "FA" or "Fa" for "Flavor Apprentice"

That's disgusting. I'm sure it was a mistake

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by josefbudalmost 6 years ago

I mean it was a printed label on all of the TFA flavors I had. It wasn't just plain text either, they had a self-designed "logo" for each company so it seemed pretty intentional.

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by Apexifiedalmost 6 years agoDelightfully Mediocre

The point of the thread is to gather people's experiences, not their lack of experience or facts about the vendor. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, though.

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by Faukedalmost 6 years ago

I ordered $200 worth of nic/flavorings/bottles/scale. It took about a week to get to my doorstep. They forgot a few bottles, but sent them out very quickly. I'm sure they were swamped with all of the news about flavor bans etc.

The scale turned out to only weigh down to .1, so I asked them to return it. They refunded me the money and let me keep the scale.

Pretty awesome experience overall and their nic salts (smooth) are great. I've made ~50mg/ml liquid and it wasn't harsh at all.

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by bensjammingalmost 6 years ago

Made my 1st DIY order through them and overall was good experience. Took about 4 or 5 days to get it actually shipped out once the order was placed. After that it was only a few days via FedEx to get to me. Was a decent size order of about $150 and ended up missing a bottle of NIC but everything else was there. Made a quick call to them about the missing product and with no questions asked they had a bottle sent out to me with apologies for their mistake and saying with the newly enacted flavor bans they were swamped with orders, which I understand. Got the 100mg Freebase Nic which had a slight yellow tint to it and was fairly smooth. After mixing it takes a few days of steeping for it to really smooth out but the bottle of Nic Salts that I got (also 100mg) was ultra smooth immediately after mixing. Packaging is what you would expect. The gallons of VG/PG were bagged separately as well as the NIC and the flavors were packaged to 5 or 6 30ml bottles in smaller baggies all boxed up with foam peanuts.

Overall I would order from them again if I didnt "need" something right away since they seem to have the best prices around even though other sites seem to ship the same day.

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by Foment_lifealmost 6 years agoSeto Kaiba

Prices

  • usually comparable to other vendors with the benefit of offering 15mls as their smallest size instead of 10, despite no difference in price. nicotine is well priced, I have yet to find VG and PG any cheaper and supplies are priced well. 5/5
    Selection
  • This leaves something to be desired. Vendors like Vape train and jungle flavors are not represented at all, and other vendors lines often have what I would consider glaring omissions. There's certainly enough available to cover a lot of recipes and they are the only vendor I'm aware of selling Purilum flavors. They also carry Flavor Revolution which I've yet to see elsewhere, and more recently they have their own branded line of flavors as well. The breadth of different brands they cover is pretty solid, but their size options are lackluster jumping from 15ml to 2oz for flavors and nicotine seems to only be offered in small (150ml) or a bit too large (500ml+) options now, I'd like to see 30ml flavor options and 250ml nic options come back. some lines are missing just enough to make them fall short of being a true one stop shop 3.5/5
    Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS)
  • usually pretty close to standard one or two days from date of purchase to a shipping notice being generated, though they are susceptible to slowdowns at or shortly after sale times. My most recent order never got tracking either which was odd. 3.5/5
    Customer Service
  • The only vendor that has ever contacted me preemptively resolve an issue they've had with an item out of stock. I've reached out to them on other orders and have had quite satisfactory results. Easily a 5/5.
    Order Problem Responses & Resolution
  • They can't help you modify an order that has been placed but are highly willing to cancel to allow you to rebuild your cart to enter a discount code/replace a duplicate flavor. 4/5
    Packaging
  • PET unicorn bottles for flavors on any size I've purchased, convenient gallon oil jug style bottles for VG and PG, and well sealed nicotine. Everything is routinely bagged and zip tied up to prevent spilling. I've never had an issue with their packaging over several orders. 5/5

Overall they are really close to being a one stop shop for me, and for many they very likely can be. The bottle sizing issue is at times inconvenient but looking past that they get a lot right and have never let me down when a call to customer service was needed. The single biggest thing I would complain about is mostly out of their control, but the FedEx shipping speed that I have received at times leads me to believe that they move orders by bicycle courier across the country. Despite that, I will not hesitate to order from Nicotine River again.

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by AddictedToSpudsalmost 6 years ago

> My most recent order never got tracking either which was odd.

Same here.

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by Foment_lifealmost 6 years agoSeto Kaiba

It arrived faster than usual by a fair bit though, so hard to complain

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by UnappreciatedRobotalmost 6 years agoI have no idea what I'm doing

The only price difference seems to be with FLV. For example, some FLV flavors on NR are about $7 while they are only about $5 on BCF. But again, this is for 15ml instead of 10ml. Other than FLV, I haven’t noticed any price increase, which is awesome because you’re essentially getting an extra 5ml for free.

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by ApeCloudzalmost 6 years ago

Order my nic from them exclusively. Tried Vapers Tek but there nic burns my tongue, not their fault my tongue is sensitive to nic.

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by [deleted]almost 6 years ago

If you're only ordering nicotine you should try Carolina Xtract. Probably be cheaper considering it actually doesn't cost $26 or whatever to ship it. Also curious why a vape-centric business would start selling the flavorings that Loranns has that aren't water soluble? Oh yeah, I forgot. They're the embodiment of satan.

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by Be77rgalmost 6 years ago

Biggest problem with nic river is fed ex.

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by nevermore781almost 6 years ago

I got my DiY kit from them. Good kit for the money IMO.

My only issue was shipping time. Ordered on Sept 11th and received on Sept 23rd. Not horrible but when you're used to 2 day shipping on just about everything it seemed like forever.

I would still do business with them again. Their customer service was prompt, order was accurate, and price was great.

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by St1llFrankalmost 6 years agoThis flavor... This is not my kind of flavor

My very first nic order was from Nude. They took over two weeks and what they sent me was strait pepper tasting junk. I was eager to start like you but couldn't with the giant monkey wrenches that company threw at me. I switched to Vaperstek and was blown away by how clean it seemed in comparison. I could actually taste my flavors clearly and no more harshness.

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I later tried some Nic from NicRiver (Chemnovatic). It's the same brand that Vaperstek sells. I couldn't tell the difference. I'm still using it now but bought it last year. The quality has remained great.

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by Rotor_Tilleralmost 6 years ago

Other comments have nailed down that most things are good except shipping time. However I'd like to add that I've never gotten nic that wasn't oxidized from them.

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by breggenalmost 6 years ago

If you search Reddit for purenic you will find many posts with commenters that also received oxidized and poor quality nic from them.

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by SideTraKdalmost 6 years ago

I've ordered from them a few times and so far it has been fine.

If I have any criticism it would be that other places seem to get the orders out a bit faster... but Nicotine River is still my go to source for VG/PG and liquid nicotine.

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by e4foxtrot1almost 6 years ago

I've ordered twice from them so far.

Positive - Veterans discount! Prices are very competitive. Great packaging.

Cons - Shipping. Seems like your order isn't actually processed for 2 days. Once it's filled things seem to move quickly. I guess I'm spoiled from Amazon.

On my second order, they missed one of my flavorings. I contacted customer support to let them know that it was missing. I provided my order number to the representative. What I thought was strange is that he wanted me to take a picture of the box and send it to them. I informed him that I no longer had the box (trash day.) After a few minutes of back and forth, he informed me that he would ship my missing flavor. No follow up email from the representative. I received the missing flavor in a few days.

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by YaBoiPipalmost 6 years ago

Just placed an order with them a few days ago. I ordered 2 small bottles of their Hit Salt nicotine and of their regular freebase. Before that I was paying a premium for my nicotine, with shipping it was about $36 for 100ml of freebase. Top of the line stuff but it got pricy. I decided to give these guys a shot and as soon as I placed my order I realized I had made a mistake when typing in my address. I contacted CS immediately and it was not the quickest response, but about 36 hours later I received an email saying that my information was updated and now it's currently en route. So far I am impressed by this and I only hope their nicotine can live up to the hype, if it does I think I'll be switching my nicotine supplier. Here's to hoping the nicotine doesn't taste like a spicy pepper!

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by kuri_sanToualmost 6 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I've used them twice and had nothing but good service from them. They are probably the best one-shop-stop vendor.

Prices

I like their prices especially for 15ml concentrates.

Selection

Good overall selection, this is why I say it's a great one-shop-stop.

Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS)

Great shipping time for me, payment usually processed the same day and shipped out in about two days. Actual transportation was good as well and I live on the other side of the world.

Customer Service

Excellent customer service but the last time I ordered their check out system was broken for USPS destination. It might be fixed now but they took my order over email, so again.. great customer service.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution

I never had a problem, so I can't say. But see above.

Packaging

Great, just like every other vendor I ordered from.

Customer Service & Response to Contact

Same as above. Response is very fast, pretty much immediate on working days, Mon - Sat I think.

*** If there's any advice I can give to you guys ordering is get your shit together and don't wait until the last minute to shop, order as if you expect a problem

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by nonstopmixalmost 6 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Prices: They have the best prices on most items.

Selection: They have a vast amount to choose from. They carry Medicine Flower, Nic River, Purilum flavors. They have excellent prices on Nic, VG, PG and bottles. They are a one stop shop, for the most part. I've never experienced any issues with bad nic (100mg PG or VG). I love their new bottles and labels.

Shipping Time: Slower than average but it's free, as long as you go above $50. This is the only way to do it to get the most savings.

Customer Service: They are quick to respond to any questions/problems.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution : They have fixed any issues that I have ever had immediately.

Packaging: They have the best packaging of all vendors. Bottles have never leaked once on me have been ordering from them for a few years.

Overall Score: A- (shipping time can improve and they should add a few more flash sales)

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by baconeggbiscuitalmost 6 years ago

Placed ~dozen orders from NicRiv without issue. Primarily for nic/vg/pg and bottles. I think they have the best bottles and packaging. Lowest or comparable pricing on most things (Flavorah being the exception). Flavor selection isn't as wide as Bull City. The exclusive Purilum brand has a few banger flavors. Starting size is 15ml for flavors. Biggest criticism is sometimes it will take days before orders are shipped (1-5 days). Always free shipping > $50. My only communication with customer service was positive. Shisha Strawberry was listed as out-of-stock. They quickly replied back saying they have over 100 liters on hand and it was a website issue (fixed minutes later). Makes me think how wonderful their facility must smell when someone opens the Shisha Strawberry (barrel?). Would recommend. Just a bit slow on processing your order.

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by Napex13almost 6 years ago
  • Prices
    seems comparable if not cheaper than others out there
  • Selection
    good selection for everything I needed
  • Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS)
    not as good as some, took over a week to get my orders
  • Customer Service
    very good, they made a mistake in my starter kit, I called them up about it and they shipped out the new item the next day no charge
  • Order Problem Responses & Resolution
    see above
  • Packaging
    good
  • Customer Service & Response to Contact
    very good

I've ordered a starter kit from them and a batch of flavors and nicotine, no complaints, other than a bit slow shipping.

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by chudthwackalmost 6 years ago

I have ordered from them twice now and I would order from them again. I was a little upset when my first order came. One of the bottles of PG had leaked and spilled on the contents in the box. Most of the labels on my flavoring bottles had gotten wet and it left them looking crappy. I lost maybe 1/3 of a bottle of PG from it. About a week later I placed another order for more flavors. The order was taking a while to ship so I contacted them and in that email, I let them know about the problems with the first order. They did respond with a simple “here is your tracking number, looks like it should arrive today”. They didn’t address my issues with the first order at all, so I just figured that wasn’t something they were going to do anything about. The prices are decent, the website is really slow, the customer service is nothing fantastic, shipping is pretty slow. From what I’ve read from others here, I think I was just unlucky.

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by redbicalmost 6 years ago

I wouldn't clump separate issues with separate orders in the same email.

I've only had great responses when I've ran into issues. Always replaced whatever product my issue was with and never even asked me to ship back the offending item.

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by chudthwackalmost 6 years ago

Yeah you’re right.

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by Jugglo55almost 6 years ago

I ordered from them twice. Shipping was fast and was shipped out the next day. Packages arrived in 2 day, and everything thing was there. Price's are good and I'm getting my next order planned out.

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by Speezixalmost 6 years ago

My go-to.

Prices are stellar, even without sales. 95% of the time they beat other vendors when making comparison carts, even when that vendor has a sale going on and NR doesn't.

Selection is absurd - look at it. They buy in bulk and package in house - bottles are all clean, love it!

They ship quickly, usually by the day after I order. FedEx or USPS Priority even with free shipping.

Have never had to deal with customer service - but I have seen reviews elsewhere that they are on point.

Packaging is always extremely well done - I assume they have stock in the packing peanuts industry. Bottles are sealed in bags always, sometimes bagged items in an even larger bag.

Will continue to by my #1 flavor/nic vendor!

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by DrBrogboalmost 6 years ago

Nicotine River Review:

Prices - 5/5

The prices here are awesome. Their gorilla bottles, at the time I ordered, were cheaper than most vendors out there, VG/PG were as cheap as any other vendor I've seen, their nicotine is competitively-priced as well, and their flavorings were fairly competitive as well, although they're in 15mL bottles, so it's not a 1:1 comparison to somewhere like Bull City Flavors.

Selection - 5/5

For what I needed/wanted, they had everything. Even when I just needed to add another $5 to count for free shipping, I was able to get some DIY flavors I needed to complete a clone recipe. For me, it's perfect.

Shipping Time - 4/5

My order was processed very quickly, and shipped out 2 business days later. For such an assorted order, I have no complaints, but it technically could have been faster. Tracking number was provided as soon as they generated it.

Customer Service - N/A

Didn't have to deal with them, but availability is there.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution - N/A

Didn't have to deal with them either, but they make sure up front that you know you can't modify any orders after you make them. I'm not sure if that's due to some legality regarding age verification, or an individual company rule, but it didn't hurt me.

Packaging - 4/5

Everything was nicely packaged in the box, but I wish the nicotine came in a brown glass bottle wrapped in a bubble sleeve, instead of the bare plastic bottle it comes in. The nicotine was fine, but it was a bit of a let-down to see it.

Customer Service & Response to Contact - N/A

Again, didn't have to deal with them.

Overall, I only placed one order, but I'm extremely pleased, and will be returning for sure once I run through that bottle of salts, and I will be comparing them to other DIY flavoring shops when I need to place another order down the road.

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by Mechnastyalmost 6 years ago

I've ordered from them many times, no regrets. Only had one issue that was quickly resolved. They're my main supplier unless I need something they don't stock.

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by Zeragasalmost 6 years ago

They are who I started with when I first got into diy. They have a very nice starter kit that has everything you need to get started with. I had no bad experience with them and the price was good. Shipping time was a little long but not to long. I recommend them to my friends when they first start out because of that kit.

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by supercerealyouguysalmost 6 years ago

I'm new to DIY and have ordered from them a couple times, just put in a third order. they have great selection and great website. i use nic salts wich is what brought me to them. I'm going for high nic pod style juice and tried the smooth nic salts, and i like it but just ordered the 'hit' version to compare. the 'smooth' version doenst have the punch that i'm used to from some of the commercial nic salt juices so i want to see which i like better. being new to this i don't have anything to compare it to, i'm not in love with my pod juices yet but i'm still dialing in what works and what doesnt for me.

Edit- on my first order one of the flavor concentrate bottles leaked all over the other ones but they were all in a bag so it wasn't that big of a deal, but still a little careless on their part.

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by syrik420almost 6 years ago

Just placed my order! I love their website and pricing (free shipping is awesome). I was also able to find a coupon code online that brought my order to $100 for a complete starter kit (45 bottles, dark glass for nicotine storage, a gallon of VG, a liter of PG, 150ml nic, and 25ish flavors). They shipped the order within 24 hours as well, which was awesome. I ordered around 3am on a Thursday, and most places do not ship out until Monday in that case. NR shipped the next day. Assuming I get everything I ordered, then I will continue to use them.

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by breggenalmost 6 years ago

This post was specifically about a request for a COA for their nicotine concentrate purenic.

Other people also made comments about the quality of the nic in the post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/dday3k/nicotine_rivers_fake_certificate_of_analysis_coa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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by FlyDungasalmost 6 years ago

I’ve had good experiences with flavors and shipping times but I ordered some stuff a month or two ago and two of my bottles came broken. It was weird because one of them was just completely pulverized even though the box was undamaged. The other had a broken dropper, and the tip wasn’t clinking around in the bottle it was just missing so it was obviously packaged that way. They seem to have very poor quality control for certain things, the nicotine I’ve gotten from them has also been very brown and smelly. I don’t get a noticeable bad taste from it but I know that isn’t normal

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by Loui2almost 6 years ago

Got my VG, PG, Nicotine and Syringes + blunt tip needles from them.

The nicotine is really smooth, and they gave me twist top caps for the VG and PG bottles for free.

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by DinosaurDanny666almost 6 years ago

I ordered nicotine from them about 2 months ago and it was, to date, the most disgusting batch of nicotine I’ve ever received. This isn’t “oh it was hot while it was in transit” no, this had to have already been bad and then made worse by the heat. They offered to send a replacement, I wanted a refund, they eventually gave me a refund and a few weeks later I got another bottle of their nicotine and yep, still smells like wet cigarettes that were smoked by a wet dog.

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by breggenalmost 6 years ago

Common experience based on comments here and in other posts

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by St1llFrankalmost 6 years agoThis flavor... This is not my kind of flavor

I've been shopping there for over two years. I like that you can get all sorts of stuff all at one place. Their prices are always competitive. One of the best things about shopping there, is free shipping (over $50). VG and PG is some heavy shit. It's nice to have it shipped to my door at no additional cost.

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I've had a couple of problems with some of my orders. I know NicRiv is active on the ELR Forums so I contact them there. They have other avenues for communication but that's my preferred way. They have ALWAYS been understanding and willing to help. My issues were handled. -in my best Mike Vapes voice- "I gotta give them a plus for that".

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I had to wait once. It didn't bother me because I'm usually prepared pretty good. It was durring their big sale around the holidays last year. I contacted them and they told me what was going on. I guess they ran out of the certain nicotine I requested. Once they got it, they sent it. I think I got it around 3 weeks after I'd ordered. Again, it didn't bother me. l'd sorta been following them all last year with the wild fires, and moving into a new facility. I knew they were going to get absolutely slammed with orders.

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I think our scene is better because of NicRiver. They're a great source and a way to save a ton of money. Sure, they're not as fast as Bullcity. Everybody wants their shit right now. But if you can order knowing it might take a bit more time, NicRiv always comes through. 15ml flavor sample bottles for the price everywhere else charges for 10ml is nice too. Gotta give them another plus for that. Speaking of bottles, they have the best in the buisness. Great quality bottles for flavoring and really nice labels too. They've made several revisions but now the manufacturer and flavor is easy to identify. Add a couple more pluses to the tally.

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I don't know if anyone noticed but last year Bullcity lowered their prices on all of their Inawera Flavors. I made a post about it (NR low INW cost) on a forum and a BCF rep took notice. I said that I'll only get my INW flavors at NicRiver because they charged way less. It didn't take long after that, Bullcity matched their prices. Competition is usually great for the consumers. So thanks NicRiv for competitive prices. I've been hoping BCF would follow suit with the 15ml bottles but no dice as of yet.

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by g-bri_lalmost 6 years ago

I have ordered quite a few times from nic river, they have my favorite PG/VG for a reasonable price so I will continue to order it. They won't win any awards for order processing speed, in my experience they take 3-5 business days to get the order in the mail. I have tried their pur nic nicotine and it was fine but I very much prefer Carolina Extracts (it's the only nic I buy anymore). Overall my experience has been good if not a little underwhelming.

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by HarryWizalmost 6 years ago

I chose to give them a try after learning about them on here. I placed my first order and four days later I had my order. I was considering ordering from a different company but Nicotine River had better prices. I placed my second order last Thursday and I received it today.

Pros:

  • Great selection of flavor concentrates, and tools to get started with DIY ejuice making.
  • Very good prices.
  • Free shipping if you spend a certain amount.
  • Fast processing and shipping of orders.

Cons:

  • None for me.
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by mjag1almost 6 years ago

Prices

VG/PG prices are near impossible to beat, if anyone knows of better prices please let me know and it has to include shipping costs. Nicotine prices are great as well but the quality can be hit or miss, I would stick with there Salt nics but their freebase can be iffy. For flavors, the 15ml sample bottles are the same price as most other 10ml prices, 50% more for the same price.....deal, deal, deal. They are competitive on all other sizes as well and their clearance section offers an additional 25% off, I order from there often.

Selection

Good selection but not as good as BCF and DIY Vape Supply. I wish they would dump Euro Flavor, Flavor Monks and Bickford for more established brands like Jungle Flavors and Vape Train.

Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS)

Varies, when there is a sale it can take 2 or 3 days. Non-sale orders usually ship out the next day.

Customer Service

Excellent and they also respond via ELR PM's.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution

First time I had to use it for some after 15 or 20 orders to replace some Chemnovatic nic I ordered that had a strong peanut smell. I also got a 4 oz bottle of Pur Butter Pecan Ice Cream that was off. Getting replacements sent the next day.

Packaging

Never a problem aside from some original Flavorah bottles that leaked (you know the ones, glass and prone to leaking) Don't blame them and they made it right. Aside from that never had any problems and they always get my order correct.

Customer Service & Response to Contact

I haven't had to contact them often but when I do they respond quickly. A year or so ago there CS was slower to respond but they have since rectified that.

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by leachim6almost 6 years agoMentholatier
  • Prices - As other reviews have point out, their base prices for flavor concentrates are often lower than other vendors "sale" prices.
  • Selection- You'll have a hard time finding better selection, NicRiver is one of closest we have to one-stop shopping when it comes to the big players (INW, FLV, TPA, FA)
  • Shipping Time - It took NR about 3 days to fulfill my order, however this was clearly disclosed before I made the order, and was due to all of the flavor ban news.
  • Customer Service - N/A // I didn't need to speak with anyone because communication of the status of my order was clear from the end of the transaction to receipt
  • Order Problem Responses & Resolution - N/A / No Problems!
  • Packaging - Packaging was thorough and all of the concentrates were segmented 5 (or so) to a bag to isolate any potential spills. All flavor concentrates have tamper seals so I had no problems with leaking! Not all vendors do this!
  • Customer Service & Response to contact - They were clear in stating that due to backup of orders fulfillment would take a few days, I was appreciative of the good communication!

I highly recommend NicRiver, even if you don't need nicotine, their flavor selection, packaging and $50 free shipping are super worth it to me

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by rapemybonesalmost 6 years agoFrugivore

Love them. Best nic/pg/vg prices in the amounts I buy. Quality is fantastic. Very fair flavor prices too. Quick shipping to NY as well. Can't recommend them enough!

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by Reese1027almost 6 years ago

Love Nicotine River. Been buying from them for a couple years now. The only thing I'd like to see them carry are squeezable bottles. I'd like to buy all my supplies from the same vendor, so if they carried these, that would be awesome!

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by Tom-Wingoalmost 6 years ago

I ordered some PurNic back in February and it was completely unusable with a rotten grass clippings and kerosene flavor and smell. I contacted them and a replacement was promptly sent out to me and it was a 250 mg half liter to replace the 100mg 250ml stuff, it too was really nasty so I contacted them again and they refunded my money for the original purchase with no bs or issues. I did lose out on the materials used to make juice and also had friends who pitched in money for me to make their favorite juices due to my refunding their moneys. I still use Nicotine River for Flavors and supplies other than nicotine they have a great selection. No more PurNic for me though. I had two other nic purchases from them through a friend and one order was good decent nic and the other was usable but pretty rough to work with. I wish that they would find a better source for nicotine. My last order last week took two days to get out the door to the shipper which isn’t too bad but Ecigexpress and Liquid Nicotine Wholesale can get it out the door same day a lot of times.

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by MiLlIoNs81almost 6 years agoJust put the DAAP in the bottle & nobody gets hurt

Prices - Solid. Pg\vg both good quality and best price. Being someone who usually orders smalls, getting 15ml for the price of a 10ml (fa & flv excluded) is a big bonus. Nic prices are solid. Personally have had better luck with their house nic than the chemnovatic. Prices on chubby gorilla bottles are quite good. $50 free shipping no exclusions is nice too. 5\5

Selection - Solid & always getting better. Been impressed with some of the newer nic River brand flavors to say the least. Like bcf they don't necessarily carry an entire line, which can be frustrating. They've added quite a few brands in the last 4-5 months as well. If they picked up VT & or jf it would likely hurt some other businesses big time. 4.5\5

- Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS) - Slowest of the vendors I've used, but turnaround has gotten considerably better than when we started dealing with them in Feb. I do take into account they're probably the biggest nicotine & flavor supplier in the country since they cater to more than just nicotine (MCTs,oil soluble flavors etc). That being said they're about the same speed lately as I've always gotten from ecx. Bcf is the gold standard here. 4\5

- Customer Service No issues. Seem happy to help & knowledgeable. 5\5

- Order Problem Responses & Resolution The best. This is why I will always do as much of my business at NR as possible. Couple times I had small leaks they were replaced & a refund was given, this is above & beyond. Lots of times we want that flavor, not to have to wait until placing another order (looking at you bcf) Ordered la bubblegum, showed up colored(red when page showed clear in bottle). When I contacted them they not only refunded the money but put a large warning on the page and have since gone colorless with it. This is the one site I order with 100% confidence we'll get what we ordered & if there are any problems they will be resolved. 6\5 (I know. They've just impressed me enough to get a future point)

Packaging - Solid. Nice thick mil bags. PET chubby gorilla bottles for flavors. Filled with delicious packing peanuts. Have gotten easily 250 flavors from them & have had 4 small leaks, 1 messy. 5\5

Customer Service & Response to Contact Great. Always respond in the same day to emails. If it's important or later in the day the phone always has gotten answered. Have answered questions on usage to order additions to bottling options. Never felt like I got a temp on the phone. 5\5

All in all my favorite vendor hands down. Check your cart for asterisks after any product: even one means you whole order will ship FedEx ground.

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by checkmak01almost 6 years ago

NicRiver is my go to for my DIY needs.

Bought freebase nic and flavors from them. No issues. Shipping time is pretty good to OR. Last order was in September. It took less than a week from the moment I ordered it to my door.

I like the variety of flavors and price. Site navigation is ok.

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by debb222almost 6 years ago

Not sure why I couldn't order ...spent over an hr and a half picking out flavors...only to have the site saying having issues...so we called and he said it only does that for banned states...well we weren't banned yet...said it was on our end ..and I just ordered from 2 other sites prior to ordering from NR..with no issues... Was a bit sad...

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by authenticjoyalmost 6 years ago

Prices - Excellent. In the past I've ordered a year of supplies in one swoop and it doesn't break my bank. I've done this three or four times, IIRC. Plus, the free shipping helps immensely.

Selection - Very good. The only thing they are missing is one flavor that I want, but I've never contacted them about it. I should. Otherwise, my order is always about as run-of-the-mill as it gets (Pur-Nic in various mg, PG/VG, basic flavors, a couple of containers), so they always have what I need. As far as I know the quality is good. It doesn't vary or taste weird.

Shipping Time (Out the door - don't blame the vendor for UPS or the USPS) - I've never had a problem with their shipping time. I generally get a notice that it has gone out within 24 hours.

Customer Service - Prompt and polite. I've only contacted them once via email.

Order Problem Responses & Resolution - Very good. I sent an email the day after order to find out if I could add an item. I couldn't because the order already left. I re-checked my email and sure enough, there was the ship notice. Their response was prompt and polite.

Packaging - Very Good. Everything is always well packed. I had a little problem with a flavor seepage, but that seems to be a common problem. Maybe it's because I generally order in the summer. I should probably order in cooler weather.

Customer Service & Response to Contact - As above, I've had minimal contact, but the little I had was positive.

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by Css1215almost 6 years ago

Nicotine River is where i go when i need one of my larger orders because they are a little bit cheaper on a lot of things and their selection is good. I have had one problem with my order while using them, filled out a ticket sent in the pics and they promptly sent out the correct items. In all previous orders i have received a few extra things like a one or two 30mls of stuff I didn't order. My one complaint is the shipping, any other place i order has my shipment heading out within the next business day or so, nicotine river no so much my current order was placed the 3rd still hasnt shipped..... it's the 11th.

So all in all, i would recommend them but strongly warn about how long it can take to get it.

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by deathhead01969almost 6 years ago

I ordered $269.00 on Dec. 2, My order still sits unfulfilled. This was my first order through them, Probably my only order. Shipped out on Dec. 12. It says I'll get it on Dec. 18. Bull City Flavors for me from now on, order is on my doorstep within 3 days

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by GodlyGander1almost 6 years ago

Did you guys get a tracking number?

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