Just received this email from them:
> Hi guys, it is with a heavy heart, I am here to tell you that we will not be re-opening the website and we have made the difficult decision to cease trading. > > This may not come as a surprise as it's been a tough few years for everyone and we were not immune to the pressures of surviving these difficult times. > > I would like to thank each and every one of our customers who have supported us over the years. I hope our flavours helped keep you away from cigarettes and maybe even helped you quit nicotine all together. > > Both Karl and I cannot thank you all enough for the love and support you have shown us over the years. We have made many friends and have some amazing memories that we will never forget. > > Love you all equally > > Lewis & Karl > > Chefs
Absolutely gutted, they were by far the best supplier in the UK.
There's always Nom Noms too
They announced they were ceasing single flavor selling a couple weeks ago I believe. So yeah, nom nomz is a good alternative, but the loss of the CFC flavors is quite sad.
Massive shame. Have given them a lot of business over the years and I'm really sad to see them go.
I almost put an order in a couple of days ago for some of the Development Kitchen 250mls and thought I'd wait until next week.
Mistaaaaake.
I know, same here. I've been using up the dregs of my flavours and was going to put in a big order in the next few days. Now I'm stuck with shitty flavours to vape.
Where's the next best place? I used to enjoy the huge selection of one shots that chefs had.
Saw the email on my lunch break and it's really sad. I had hoped they'd be able to keep going, but I'd noticed their selection dwindling over the past few months too.
I keep all my flavour concentrates, arranged by manufacturer, in those shallow black boxes Chefs deliveries used to come in. They fit beautifully into a drawer and make me look way more organized than I am. It's a little thing, but I'm grateful to them for those boxes, and for making it easy for me to get what I needed to start DIY years ago.
Yeah it’s a real shame. They really were great for having everything in one place. Sad to see them go. Going by their FB group Brexit had a big impact, lots of problems sending stuff to Europe started showing up and they had to stop sending to loads of places.
One of my ADVs was made by them so I’m going to have to try to make something like it, which is going to be harder because I can’t use them to buy single flavours to mix.
I use theecigshop.uk as an alternate and I'm based down Cornwall, UK.
Company's based up in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and have always been good as gold to me in whatever I've bought from them. Sometimes they've even thrown me in little freebies as a 'thank you' for ordering with them rather than other bigger stockists. Usually get my order in 2 days of purchase, DPD Tracked as well.
Failing that, Darkstar are still going strong and have bits I buy from time to time.
I ordered only one thing from the chefs and that was Jungle Juice. It's been my daily vape since I switched in 2013 and there's nothing else like it. I have three 100ml bottles of concentrate left and I used to mix at 15%, I'm going down to 13% so I can get a bit more out of it. I don't know what I'm going to do when it's all gone.
This is awful news. I live in Australia and used to get my flavours from chefs. Half the price of local and really fast cheap shipping.
Now I'll have to go back to US suppliers.. but the shipping from the US to Aust is wildly expensive compared to from the UK..
Very sad day ...
After 6 years of almost exclusively RY Whore, this is how it ends. Sad. :(
Not quite sure what i'm going to do now, either spend loads of monies to find another pre-mixed concentrate that i can live with, or, well.. Not sure. Sucks arse.
I know, I've just been looking around but can't find half of the flavours I want to buy.
Guess it's time to pull off the band-aid and stop inhaling stuff altogether. Used RY Whore to stop smoking, i guess now is as good a time as ever to stop vaping too, "just" gotta get rid of the habitual grab to the vape.
Any alternatives in EU that have the same selection and availability on TFA/TPA and Capella?
My last order from Chefs Flavours returned because the customs asked 250€ on a same amount order.
The stuff in Chefs were always very helpful and they immediately refunded the whole amount.
Nom nomz has no customs for EU customers.
Their availability in basic flavors is what kept me away. When you start with Strawberry ripe out of stock, it's hard to keep going.
They do tend to sell out of some popular flavours pretty often, but I think it's more a function of how many orders they get than anything else. They usually restock stuff fairly quickly too. I made a big ass order from them last night, and Strawberry Ripe was one of the things I bought, so that's in stock now at least :)
I don't understand what the heck is happening. Chefs closes and now darkstar, nomnomz and driphacks websites are down.