You should now be called captain popcorn.
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Every time I order flv I fill them into my own glass bottles and put a poly cap on lol.
I tried the new bottles but I don’t think it’s an improvement to be honest. I like the glass idea, especially with flavors like smooth vanilla. If I paid $18 I don’t want it delivered in lpde plastic but these tips… There must be a better way.
Anyways till then I keep re bottling them.
@Dan_the_Man just like any line, you have your super and ultra strong flavors and then you have the black sheeps.
While most of flv flavorings need barely any drops/percentage to be a strong flavor, they do have weak ones that needs to be used in higher percentage in comparison to their own flavors, but still lower than other brands.
That’s my take on it.
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Can’t vote as i dont have any but aren’t the benefits of using glass bottles gone when u stick a soft plastic top on it? I reuse the disposable pipettes but they do eventually crack and have to be chucked…
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Much thanks to everyone for weighing in on our PipTips (and particularly to Alisa for sending this thread with a note to me). At the moment I am at Vape Expo in Birmingham, sitting in the hotel reading+writing this before bed.
When I return home, I know that I will have to concede a very ripe "see I told you so!" to Aaron, Bryson and the rest of the team. The guys in the clean room especially loath this bottle because its cap is difficult to tighten, and the labels don’t like to stick on the frosted glass.
And thus, I shall eat crow.
You see, this PipTip bottle has been my baby since the beginning, and it HAS been a never ending source of challenges and expensive revisions. For instance, the closed tip plug that you have to snip off was in response to occasional leaks due to a miss-tightened cap and broken tamper ring. We are, even at this very moment, trying to navigate changes in the thread pitch of the cap to make it more reliable, but don’t worry, I believe it is time to redirect those resources…
According to everyone on this thread it is time to quickly phase them out instead of continuing to phase them in.
For the record, redesigning the wheel is my job! And because of your feedback and the feedback we get walking around and talking to customers at vape shows like the one I am at now, we will keep doing it. It is the reason we have 8 apple flavors, ±13 tobaccos and a constant pipeline of new flavor releases, all designed to be raw materials for vapor. If we didn’t have this crazy compulsion to redesign the wheel then we would still be vaping beverage syrups and candy/baking extracts. Sorry for getting a little too narrow in focus and not listening earlier about this bottle design.
More apropos: “If it aint broke don’t fix it.” Well, the honest truth is that this glass PipTip bottle is broken, and needs to be fixed. We are going back to the drawing board a bit and will return with a better PET bottle with a tamper evident, child resistant cap.
I was wrapped up and in love with this design because it was different. I want Flavorah to stand out on the shelf and to have a weight in your hand that reminds you that it is something special and precious. It makes me uncomfortable to see what I regard as beautiful paints and colors (flavors) trapped in generic bottles.
In the back of my mind, I have a vision of the future where vape shops have a section for DIY. This PipTip design is the bottle that I wanted to see on their shelves, separated from the 100ml husky/gorilla bottles of ejuice as a product that would beckon to the rookie vaper, “hey, you can really take control of this and bring your vape to the next level. Take personal control of your juice, something you can be proud of. Try DIY!”
The realities of that vision is still a little misty because of both the market for DIY at brick and mortars is under developed (obviously we sell most things in DIY online) and the educational “how to mix” component is missing from most vape shops. I believe that DIY ejuice is the most empowered form of vaping, and a pinnacle of personal achievement and expression when a mixer can quit a tobacco addiction, and then create the flavor profiles that empower them to stay free. Nonetheless, part of our philosophy at Flavorah is that Ejuice is an art form. And we want to see that art form expanded beyond expert forums like this.
I know that I am not the only person in the industry who has these visions.
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down for dinner with Ash and Robert from Liquid Barn. We were meeting in Vegas to inspect the space we are organizing together for the DIY Extravaganza at VapExpo that will be held there November 9-10. We all shared our stories about how we started in DIY and how important we believe it is to both the history and future of vape. If Vape shops play a role in that future, then we will have to up our game on packaging and retail presentation for DIY vapor products.
Perhaps a different version of these PipTip bottles will have a place on your shelf in the distant future—in the meantime we will keep listening and doing our best to improve everything we do to meet the needs of the DIY community. It’s your feedback that makes Flavorah the flavoring for ejuice.
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Much respect for dropping by and tell us what is going on
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@Flavorah, WOW, I’m now officially blown away, yet I feel bad at the same time. I appreciate you taking the time to not only come here, but read, and engage on the topic. Sadly very few companies do that, so I tip my hat to you Sir.
Having designed/re-designed absolutely ZERO delivery systems myself, I could only speak from the end user (mixer) perspective, or my accurately, MY perspective. I can only imagine the complications, cost, and time required to do so.
Well THAT ^^^^^ is a powerful statement.
An equally powerful statement. Honestly, I had not even considered that THAT could or would have been the motivation behind the re-design. Wanting to showcase a superior product, to stand out in a sea of products cannot be easy, or trivialized.
Point well made, again.
Agreed.
Well, seeing as though (at least here on ELR) I was the one who threw the gas (and the book of matches), I for one, would welcome that. I would also be more than happy to volunteer if you had any need for beta/prototype testing, as I clearly DO like to use Flavorah flavors. 
Sorry if the rant ran deep and hard here, but I did try to be fair, and accurate, if not highly motivated hehe. As stated above, simply started out by mixing up a top shelf keeper with some of my new Flavorah Popcorn, which is one of the stronger flavors, shook up the bottle, started dispensing and the next thing I knew, I had popcorn fingers. User error follows me like a shadow, so keep that in mind. The clearly evident point that I did NOT mention in this entire thread, which probably should have been mentioned, was the fact that glass bottles are the best storage, but never seem to be as convenient as anyone would like, droppers, inconsistent drops, sealing issues, gasket/rubber seal issues, etc., so the piptip was obviously a work around in that realm.
@Flavor again, I appreciate you taking time to come here, read, and post, I know other members here do, and/or will appreciate it as well…
Please DO keep re-inventing the wheel.
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Don’t worry, I think it’s quite clear that we’re discussing bottles here and not the quality of Flavorah concentrates.
I’ve seen a couple posts above where people spill concentrates (with all the annoying effects that come with it) and that is my biggest concern with these bottles, why I would immediately swap bottles if I ever get one of these in my possession.
I’m all for using recyclable glass instead of all the plastic that is forced upon us in the vaping world and I’m sure with a little innovation, @Flavorah can come up with a better idea to make his glass dream work.
Before all the stupid TPD rules, everything came in glass dropper bottles, even 15ml e-liquids. The rubber squeeze cap wasn’t ideal, but again, with a little innovative thinking I’m sure you can get rid of that and still have the unique look and feel that separates FLV from its competitors.
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The Glass bottle is wonderful I was happy to get it that way and pleased you feel the same way that something like these wonderful flavors should be in something other than a generic plastic bottle.
It really comes down to personal preference. I have my ways of mixing, uniformity is some thing Im comfortable with. Pip-tip or no pip-tip Id STILL transfer any larger bottle into one of my preferred bottles anyways and have the glass one in storage knowing it’s safe, Id be happy with a screw on top!
I was pleased with the effort and ideas put into the whole vision. I didn’t want to nit-pick and say anything unless others had defects also. But one bottle did have a split right down the middle. (Picture) I thought it might have been a fluke. But since you’re taking notes it might help having an image.
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Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. Well thought out, direct, and thoughtfulness. This is why I will continue to purchase flavors from Flavorah.
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And this is another reason FLV is becoming my favorite all around flavor company … Im blown away by this response, way to go and thank you so much for keeping an open mind …
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I"m very impressed by both your involvement with the community and your ability to communicate with the written word. Well done!
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So… I’m betting your neighbors think you went into the popcorn business!
Should’nt be long before the lines form eh Orville? 
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That’s what I do as well.
Simply because IMO, any flavors this strong should be in glass with a poly cap. (It kind of defeats the purpose of having them in glass, and using a “plain old” plastic topper/screw-on thingy-whatsit IMO.) 
Flavor preservation comes first IMO!
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I do this with all my concentrates. Mostly because I’m weird like that, I don’t want even a drop wasted.
we need an emoji question mark or a face like “WTF” are you talking about.
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https://goo.gl/images/gyNPgq
Still cant get things right. My answer was No sir, i dont like it
I only have one newer flv bottle and the plastic bulb cracked on like the 2nd use so i had to relocate the Sweetness to a different bottle.
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Did anyone ever hear the Flavorah song? 
Was looking up cheesecakes when I came across this. While it may seem off topic … ah what the hell, just listen 
(meant as fun entertainment, I quite like FLV concentrates)
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