Welcome from a another Denverite. I’m a very new DIY’er (about 6 weeks in) and have been stocking up for the potential “vape-ocolypse” because of the upcoming shipping and other regulatory changes. A (hopefully) 2 year solid supply of hardware, nic mixtures and flavors are snugly nestled here at home. Maybe by then, some workarounds and clarification will loosen things up a bit. I got into DIY because of the recent Denver survey that found a majority of the participants were in favor of banning all vape flavors. Who knows what the future will hold, but I want to be as reasonably prepared as possible.
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Anyone who’s been watching, or taking part in this thread, feel free to come by the sister thread …
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most people are utterly ignorant about vape, they are vape sheep. they believe what the msm tells them, and we suffer for it.
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Hehe, never heard that before, Vape Sheep !!!
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How are they not going to ship flavor concentrates, pg,vg, or battery’s. all components by themselves have many uses, I need my flavor concentrates to bake my cakes or battery’s for my flashlight. Pg and vg to make soap and perfumes. Mods and pods yes i can see that.
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I totally agree with you. I guess if it comes from a vape supplier, it counts under the legislation and that really sucks. Wonder if Batteries Plus will get lots of requests for 18650 batteries in the near future. 
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yeah, i just invented a new one, lol.
and how about this one i made up " they lie, so you buy". talking about TV commercials and salesman. i drill this into my wifes head, she thinks all that stuff doesn’t lie, but thats about all that it does.
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Something to keep in mind is that some Chinese companies are very willing to help their customers. I was able to regularly get nic into a country that banned it. One company told me they’d put anything I wanted on the labels and shipping info. Oh, and it was all via that shipping company with the three letters beginning with d.
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lol. i actually just bought one of those. it started to work for my older girl, until it smacked her in the snoot, that was the end of that. took it back. so, actually, that one is partially true, depends on the cat. my older girl is kind of a sissy.
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no joke I’ve been wanting to buy my cats the Flippity Fish 
they have so many toys already tho & I need any extra “non necessities or bill” $$ for nic & vape gear rn, so Flippity Fish will have to wait lol (don’t judge me, I just spent a pretty penny on high quality wet food for them 
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I’m not overly worried on stocking up though, thankfully I already prepped for the PMTAs & CA flavor ban (before it got bumped back), so I’m pretty good. Not spending on PG, VG, cotton, rayon, coil wire & flavors for now, as most should stay available post-ban. Might jump on that NN sale for one last liter (or two ) bc I’d rather not have to order my nic from overseas. Overseas nic will still most likely be an option post-ban for those who don’t want to or can’t afford to stock up!
I’m not worrying too much about vape gear though as our overseas friends will always be willing & able to deliver, as @natbone said! I might place one last “big” gear order after Chinese New Year, as my fiance refuses to use anything except his Caliburn or XROS 
I’m getting a few backup devices, lots of extra pods & a few cheap wish list RDAs/ RTAs. I’m not ordering out of panic, ordering bc he loses his vapes all the time lol. making a $2-300 overseas order makes the shipping costs worthwhile!
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walmart has the Flippity Fish. try it, doesn’t work, take it back.
far as china goes = yeah, they will sell us their first born to make a buck. the thing is, how much of it will get past customs. yes, china can be clever, but customs is not dumb. will they care or not is the $1.98 question.
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Customs is made up of people. You’ll find the typical bell curve there.
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I did a price comparison between NN 40% discount and LNW regular price for nic. LNW was cheaper even with shipping. Came out to be like $5 cheaper. I ordered a gallon from LNW last night. $5 isn’t much but it went towards the Ursa pod mod and rba kit I also ordered last night 
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Haven’t checked…, but seeing 120ml for.9.⁹⁹ @ LNW & 50ml for $10 @ NN, I’d say LNW has a better price, but NN is probably better quality
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But LNW is what I started with & I am using their nic. atm…, my 1st order was as clear as water…, no smell or taste… so I ordered a bigger bottle & it’s off in color, but but it has no smell or taste… but I read tht u recently obtained a g.c., IIRC @mjag said u can use salts prior using the g.c. with no flavor altercations;)…
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I think it was @SmilingOgre that clued me into salts suffering no loss of integrity with the heat and GC. I found that to be true as well, I will add my salt nic right before using the GC and it comes out just fine. I only use 1.5mg though, never tested it with higher amounts.
LNW has been fine for me but yeah, my last salt nic purchase was yellowish instead of crystal clear. No smell though which is always a good sign.
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Have used 3 - 12mg salts no issue. Free base must be added after mixture has cooled.
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I’ve made a LOT of juice over the past year or so with heated nic salt and it all comes out great. Zero problems with nic to report. I am using the LNW as well.
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