Am I correct in understanding that the following three are the only still shipping nic to consumers?
- CXtracts (on the vendor list)
- Nicotine Giant
- My Freedom Smokes
I've got ~eight liters but I've got some bad CXtracts so I'm considering ordering another liter, I've got an email out- Nic Giant has Washington DC listed twice, so I'm not sure if they don't ship to Washington, or if this is an error on their end 😂
I'll post more if I get more information, but CXTracts is basically telling me it's impossible my nic is bad (peanut smell and strong taste, they say that's not possible). No idea if the other bottles are bad or not, kind of want to keep them sealed and not test. Half of my stash is CNT, and I only realized how bad my CXtracts nic was after testing the CNT.
I got 1 liter of 100mg 100% VG from MFS last week and it was absolutely fine for anyone that’s curious.
That's good to know! I've seen some similar comments, my concern, they aren't cheap, and it looks like they aren't charging me any tax which feels wonky (rather not have to deal with it through my state). Well, that, and I've more than depleted my vape budget. But I know if I run out of nic I'll be kicking myself, if I'd just spent that extra $100... 😂
This concerns me as I stopped ordering from CXtracts months ago because I got a bad bottle and they never responded to my request. Now that everything has happened and they were pretty much my only option I ordered from them again and figured I’d take a chance again. Now I’m worried lol
How can they be that sure it’s not bad? That seems really arrogant especially considering how expensive they are. I can assure you my last order from them was bad and them not responding turned me off. Ironically enough I too went with CNT through liquid barn and it’s fantastic! Wish I got some before the vapepocalypse :/
The bottle I've used so far is from about six months ago. I will say in their defense, they aren't saying it's impossible it's bad, but rather it's impossible that it has a peanut smell and taste. They claim it's contamination from when I opened it and broke it down- which they say shouldn't be done, and it shouldn't be frozen. I emailed back and explained I broke it down since I use mLs at a time, and this way I'm not opening the big jar over and over, and that I am freezing for very long term storage. I also explained that, while I didn't taste test it until recently, I noticed the peanut smell immediately on opening it, so it's impossible to have been contamination on my end. I haven't gotten a reply to that yet. I'm not really anticipating any sort of replacement because of the age of the nic, was really just curious to see what they had to say.
The juice I've made it with isn't actually bad (though maybe I'll change my opinion once I make some juice with my CNT, lol), and I'm hopeful the 4L I have from them (bought 3L for PMTA, and then one more liter and 1G CNT for PACT), won't all be the same condition, but as of right now I'm inclined to think CXtracts doesn't deserve the cred they seem to get. When I bought those first three liters I thought I was paying for like top notch stuff.
Yeah honestly? When it’s good it’s great. I was super bummed I had that experience with them because I was a big fan otherwise. I’m so sorry that happened to ya, especially since you bought so much. Thankfully it wasn’t all from the same vendor in this case though lol coulda been worse I guess. I’m REALLY curious as to what is actually going on there in terms of that taste/smell. What went wrong in the manufacturing ya know? I just recently got a gallon from river supply that had the peanut/metallic mushroom taste and that was the SAME exact taste I got from my bad bottle of CX. I don’t see how that can be contamination on our end. I’d put money on that not being the case actually lol
I have 1L coming from them so if there’s any issues w it I will be sure to have some correspondence this time. Two orders in a row, one year apart. I have that kinda luck tbh lol
Yea, I honestly might not have found others talking about peanut smell specifically, but I might have just lumped it into "earthy" smell and not worried heh. As far as I know it's safe to vape? Just not ideal for recipes?
It hadn't even ocurred to me to test it until I did so with the CNT. I kind of figured if my juice was bad, I'd know the nicotine was a possibility- but since I have been fine with the juice I've made, I didn't worry about it. But since the CNT had to be repackaged, and was getting stored, I tested that, then it hit me- this is great, I should do a flavorless test with my CXtracts, and was then pretty disappointed.
Now I'm wondering how good my juice will be when I make my next batch with the CNT! I might do a recipe in both the peanuty CXT and the CNT to compare them. But I probably won't open another of my working bottles I've got in the freezer with the peanuty CXT, not yet anyway.
Yeah that’s not good to hear. I just picked up a liter of CXtracts and I’m really hoping it’s not total shit. I’ve been keeping all of mine in the freezer as well. Would be horrible to find out the whole thing is a bust.
Peanut seems like an odd smell for nicotine, first I've ever heard of it atleast. I see a lot of peanut butter or hazelnut mixes in your future.
I think when I looked into it and others had seen it, I wonder if I shouldn't be vaping it 😬 haha.
I wonder what specifically causes it? I got 5L of the dreaded mushroom and dirt flavored nicotine from River and then the replacement 5L all smelled like peanuts, like dead on peanut flavored. It's gotta be something in the production process, maybe rushing something, what could even do that? Anyone have any ideas? What about the end product, how might that alter the nicotine content?
I just started DIY ejuice in Feb, so I'm definitely no expert. Just giving my thought on it. I also did not receive any bad nicotine, just seen abunch of posts about it.
I was thinking it's probably from the rushing process or maybe because it's really fresh? I noticed the last gallon I bought was made the day before it shipped - which was in March. I also had to wait about a week for it to ship because they were so behind on all their orders from everyone trying to buy. Mine is fine, but im sure other companies were doing the same. I'm in no way sticking up for the companies if the nicotine is bad, but maybe that's why it smells that way? I'm going to assume that everyone is used to the way it smells after sitting in their warehouse for so long/before it ships?
I mean, if the company isn't going to replace it & you're stuck with it - I would maybe wait a bit & then see how it smells? I really feel for you all. Honestly, I would try and reach out to the company one more time. I'd tell them the problem. If they can't replace it and the nicotine is bad, I'd ask them for a refund. Or if it's somewhat usable, I'd ask them for 50% back because it's not what you thought you bought - you may be able to use it, but none of your recipes are going to taste how you want, you may have to use more than usual, etc. I'd tell them that you plan on disputing the charges on your card, if you don't hear back from them/they don't want to refund you some. I'd also keep track of every time you talked to them and received a response or didn't receive one. It would help your case out with your bank/card.
I also feel like some of these companies KNEW they were going to be closing and KNEW their nicotine was bad/poor quality, but didn't care since their business was ending. I even mentioned this to my boyfriend before we made out last order of nic, as I was worried it would happen to us.
I also just recently got a shipment of 500ml 100mg per ml nic from my freedom smokes and Usps delivered with ID required in person in order to receive my package. I’m really hoping that’s a sign that they listened to those of us who commented that we’d much prefer having to pay a small fee and provide ID over them flat out refusing to deliver straight to consumer.
Are the the only person you are mixing for? What mg do you mix your juice at? You have 3 liters that are fine if I read that right. You should be good for a couple years with that. By then you will figure out how to go about getting more. Surely we will be able to get Vape shops to order it for us or we will figure out how to go about it within the next few months. Personally I’d travel a couple of states if I could make a yearly trip for my nic for mixing needs. I’m in the southeast and don’t know where that would be right now though lol.
I feel like if we need to we could set up group buys??
Vape Shops in my area are already $20-$25 for 30mL. These motherfuckers aren’t going to do shit for you.
yeah.. where i am there is a chain of vape shops (all the same company). they carry only a few devices and they're pretty pricey. they don't sell packs of coils. they open up the packs and sell them for $6 or $7 per coil. i actually emailed them to see if they would be willing to let people ship there for a fee and got no response. (i knew it was a fat chance)
Yea just myself, I usually do 6mg but might bump down to 3mg. What I'll probably do is dip into my CNT next, and after I've gone through some of that, open a fresh bottle of CXtracts and see how that one is. Obviously we are all dealing with the same crap right now, but it's such a huge question mark not knowing if I have three, or seven, good liters lol. I hope it's a safe assumption that at least some of the CXtracts is good, I didn't buy it all at the same time so should be from some different batches. I really shouldn't worry about it, I'd probably be happy vaping 0mg realistically. But, I can't shake the always be prepared mentality 😂
If you have 3 you know are good why not go ahead and start going through 2 of them and not worry until you get to the last. You might vape bad tasting nicotine and by the time you get to what was good it may deteriorate and be bad too by then.
myfreedomsmokes is in north carolina. they just announced that they are open for pick up at the store. I'm in the northeast, but I'd take trips down there every year to stock up. it's a nice motorcycle ride.
Only problem I see with MFS is I use both freebase and salt nic. From what I can find they only have 50mg/ml and max size is 60ml of it. I am actually currently using their freebase nic. It was clear and still is. I have kept it in a freezer and had it for probably 2 years. It is and was when I got it more of a harsher nicotine as far as throat hit. I have ordered nic from them a few times over the years. They would be the closest I know of to middle Tn though.
Anyone tried https://www.vapingzone.com/?
I just got a gallon of Nic Select from Perfect Vape, won’t post the link here but no ID, no fee, and it arrived from OK to TN in 3 days.