Not enough variety for me take notice honestly. It generally takes more than one brand of any flavor to create a whole. For example you need 2-4 different strawberries to get a good strawberry flavor.
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In business, it is better to do something well that you are the only one to do than do something not so well when lots of people are at it.
Why not do a fauk style shop, with only FA/FLV, andoffer ressources on the side like recipes, your own one shots with mixing guidelines.
Nothing stops you from also doing other mixing supplies (bottles, …)
Question is, what is the business going to look like and how is it going to be better than the ones that already ship globally.
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it’s also been said, quite a few times on this board, that the best-rated recipes tend to be the oldest recipes, simply because they’ve had more time to gather ratings , they had much less competition in the early days, and what’s more, the ratings system was quite often abused in the past .
My point is that the flavours used in the most popular recipes from way back when really can’t be expected give an accurate reflection of which flavours are poular nowadays , not following significant hardware changes (which in turn have led to radical changes in many recipes) the rise of superconcentrates and a host of new brands hitting the market. so i really don;t think this is a very good way of choosing which flavours to stock.
That said, CAP and TPA do seem to have an enduring poularity, mind. so maybe not such a bad choice of brand? It’s just the logic behind chosing those flavours that I’m quibbluing with
I also think that 50 flavours is a pretty pathetic range of choice. Sorry to be so negative, but i honestly think that this whole idea needs a radical re-think, not a little bit of twiddling.
My two cents.
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Are you planning to buy direct from the manufacturers using original labels or are you going to re-label through another source.
I’m not certain on the second one but I believe you have to be licensed by the MFR to re-label .
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Are you planning on rebottling and onlybselking 10ml bottles??? is this a brick and mortar store , or online shopping ? is this for your local area or entire country ? those are a couple questions im wondering … why limit. the mixers you plan on supplying to the most basic flavors ?
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Recipes first. Might want to list recipes and have a some folks pick a number of recipes they would wish to mix if you supplied the flavors. From their recipe selections, the preferences might give you a better sense of how much and which flavors to supply. The whole idea here is to make the neophyte successful in his/hers first attempts. If your customers are successful, you stand a good chance of being successful.
Could look at:
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Yeah, I had similar thoughts. Too much critical info missing.
Is the OP planning on simply reselling flavors, or are they wanting to buy for making “house liquids”? Or…
And then, where are the recipes coming from if they already don’t know which flavors to buy if they’re mixing house liquids?
Any “invester” trying to capitalize on a new (or locally untapped) market really needs to know the largest picture possible of what they’re looking at, otherwise the chances of failure (or at least large sums of money being lost) increase dramatically.
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I apologize for the information that was missing. I want to buy bottles of 4oz or more (probably 16oz) and go for smaller bottles of 10ml. My question is just with which choice to take (option 1, 2 or 3). The rest is all right and I’ve already sell vape related products, I just wanted to start with a small DIY hedge in my store
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Yes, i know! In my Strawberry cream recipe I use like 3 strawberry and some creams, so i´s important to have some variety in the store
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I work with vape products for more than a year, but I want to resell some DIY products now. Any problem? If you don´t want to help, please don´t comment.
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Thanks for the comment! I thought of “exclusivity” and some brand, but Vape is starting in Brazil now, so people opt for simpler recipes that mostly only use TPA. The issue of global freight is not a problem, since in Brazil we have a very restricted import policy, so it is practically impossible for an ordinary person to import flavors.
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Thanks for you help! I have already read this topic some time ago and took a lot of information from there!
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Yup… If I had a limited budget, as you seem to, I would defiinitely start with stocking a BUNCH of well- proven one-shots. You would need to get in touch with the mixers and maybe even offer them a royalty based on sales or something. Several online shops do this already, but a brick and mortar, offeriing one-shots, recipes, and mixing supplies, would be a great start!
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It’s a pleasure to see you commenting here on Alisa! I’ve followed all your recipes for some time.
My idea is to expand my e-liquids store for DIY. Many people in Brazil are looking for flavors for DIY and the variety here is very low, and as I mentioned above importing here is always a problem. Based on that top 100 recipes topic, I thought of doing some one-shots and also selling to make life easier for those starting out in DIY. However, my focus is on flavors, I want to have at least a small amount on the site to give the consumer the opportunity to buy from me.
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If you plan on rebottling you have to look into the health codes and possibly be approved. Depends on the regulations there but might involve clean room standards. Regardless what you read i would check with them to make sure you are not hit with fines.
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Sure friend! I have been manufacturing e-liquids in Brazil for some time and I have all the necessary equipment to do everything in the most correct way! Unfortunately the vape is still illegal in Brazil, so there is no body to regulate and oversee all. However we always work in the most correct way, avoiding any kind of physical contact with the product
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My vote is Option 2!
If you go with Option 1, you are very limited in flavor choices and have a “large” quantity of each, but don’t know with practical application which flavors will sell and which might collect dust on the shelf.
Option 3 has perhaps too many flavor options at too small a quantity of each without the practical experience to know which flavors will sell well. You could have many flavors collecting dust while chasing your supply chain around trying to keep the heavy sellers in stock to meet demand.
Option 2 is the Middle Way. More flavor options and enough quantity per flavor to sell comfortably while you gauge your demand. The heavy hitters can be reordered in larger quantities after the first run, and the not-so in-demand flavors in 8 or 16 ounces.
If it works well, next year you can buy the hot commodities in 50 gallon drums for amazing profit margin! Best of luck!
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i see the picture a little clearer now … ive talked to a friend who owns a BnM vspe shop about having a small diy section…
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wow, very nice, any advice?
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I have been working with vape in Brazil for some time and therefore I have some knowledge, mainly in the production of e-liquids. I am taking a step forward to open a DIY sector in my store to please my customers, since many buy propylene and glycerin with me and ask for flavor and nicotine. I just want to meet basic needs for now, my focus is not DIY. I do not think it was a stupid question because I did not mention that I have $ 10,000 and asking for help with what to buy. I just wanted some help with quantity and diversity. Thank you for your help!
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