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Expiration of E-juice Purchased from E-Vendor

If you bought juice for a supposed reputable vendor. How long should the juice’s expiration be. I got some that expire in 2021 from VaporDNA and that’s reasonable. However, I got juice from another vendor and it expires 6/2020 and starting to turn darker in color compared to my other juices by the same brand and flavor.

I think the liquid vendors sell should be good till at least late 2020 or early 2021.

Thoughts or am I off base?


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Was the dark stuff from Om Vapors, by any chance?


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I know one thing that i've learned after wasting a whole bunch of money.
Once you open the juice it's best to vape all of it.

It's OK to have a few mods filled with a few different eliquids in order to switch it up during the day.

I knew of a juice company from back in the day (they are out of business now) and their juice was amazing.
The shit was like liquid gold.
It was OK when you opened it then it would steep and be really good between about two and four weeks.
But about two months in to it that shit would look like used motor oil and be unvapeable.

Some eliquids last for a year or more after being opened but others turn into brownish black sludge in a few months.
 

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I hope I can store mine correctly, since I won’t be able to buy juice after 10/4 because of NY’s ban. I just spent about $200 trying to stock up on pre made juice, so that I have some while I learn to mix my own.
I am really pissed off and bummed out!!
 
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I know one thing that i've learned after wasting a whole bunch of money.
Once you open the juice it's best to vape all of it.

It's OK to have a few mods filled with a few different eliquids in order to switch it up during the day.

I knew of a juice company from back in the day (they are out of business now) and their juice was amazing.
The shit was like liquid gold.
It was OK when you opened it then it would steep and be really good between about two and four weeks.
But about two months in to it that shit would look like used motor oil and be unvapeable.

Some eliquids last for a year or more after being opened but others turn into brownish black sludge in a few months.

I did admire the drawer full of juice you showed a pic of, though.


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As long as you keep it sealed and in a drawer or other dark cool place like a box in your closet it should keep.
There are some eliquids that have been in the bottle since 2015/16 that are still fine when opened.

It does depend on the eliquid though.

For cheap eliquid I had good luck with the saucela
They have 120ml's right now for $5.04 with code SuperDeal or FlavorBan
They ship the sealed bottles in a sealed bag

The juice stays the same color until I open it and it darkens slightly after opening.
It keeps long enough to get through two 120ml bottles while i'm vaping that anml looper you saw in the drawer pic as well.

I go with multiple setups with multiple flavors / brands of eliquid at once.
 

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Thanks. I just bought about ten 30ml from the Sauce LA. They were out of most 120’s, but I got a few. I bought a bunch of juice on sale from Breazy, but I’ll prolly store most of it like you said. And I even bought some from Om, but I’ve vaped their stuff even when it was dark, and it was okay but not great.
Since I bought nic and flavors, it should hold me over until I can mix something decent!

It seems to me that these bans may have something to do with the election next November. I’m hoping they’ll regulate instead of ban by then.


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They said it was steeping and they wouldn’t do anything except send a replacement for one that was damaged in transit.


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I hope I can store mine correctly, since I won’t be able to buy juice after 10/4 because of NY’s ban. I just spent about $200 trying to stock up on pre made juice, so that I have some while I learn to mix my own.
I am really pissed off and bummed out!!

I'm in the same boat, @Rhianne . I just spend $350 at Vaping.Watch. Their flavors are so on point. Addicted I am.
I bought a bunch of Vanilla Custard in hopes I can add a tobacco flavor after I transfer some into a 30ml bottle.
I have SO much nic and flavorings from 2016 but haven't delved into DIY yet. There lies my 2020 New Years resolution.
 

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I'm in the same boat, @Rhianne . I just spend $350 at Vaping.Watch. Their flavors are so on point. Addicted I am.
I bought a bunch of Vanilla Custard in hopes I can add a tobacco flavor after I transfer some into a 30ml bottle.
I have SO much nic and flavorings from 2016 but haven't delved into DIY yet. There lies my 2020 New Years resolution.

I also bought diy flavors, and some one shots. With a short fill, the one shots are so easy to mix. Liquid Barn and ECX have some. If you like custard, the Kings Custard one shot by Diy or Die is really good.
Plus, I’ve been using it to add other flavors to. Like I was coming down with something and had a splitting migraine, so I had some Eucalyptus Mint flavor just in case I got sick. It worked after about 12 hours, which in sinus migraine time feels like days! But when it kicked in finally, it eased up and the next day I was basically okay. No cold or headache, it was great! But, it tastes like Vick’s kinda, though.

I basically like good tobacco juice, and with the gallons of juice I’ve bought, like you I figured I could add some to the tobaccos. Some juice, like Om’s for example, I don’t like enough anymore to vape on their own anyway. Now that I’ve mixed my own, I’m kinda really disappointed in them! :wth:

Sorry this turned out so wordy! I’m glad there’s someone else from NY here!

Edit: I tried to order from VW and it wouldn’t go through!
 

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One thing I'd wonder about bought e-liquid is this: When you receive it, you don't know how old it is. OP's question about eliquid he just got being good until late 2020 or 2021? No, not necessarily, and especially not if it's dark already. It could have been mixed in 2018. You just don't know.

Om Vapors' juice turns dark quicker than any brand I've seen.

Also some flavors turn dark quicker than others - chocolates and coffees come to mind.

Dark doesn't necessarily mean it's unvapeable, but if it's dark and also doesn't taste right, well, there you have it.

You know we mixers are encouraged to split our nicotine up into small bottles, so that we don't expose a large bottle of nicotine to air repeatedly, right? Well every time you open a bottle of liquid, you're exposing the flavors and the nicotine to air. Makes sense to me that dripping is going to make liquid turn dark the quickest because it has the most exposure to air, then tanks, then squonkers.

So here's another reason for EVERYBODY to switch to squonking. It makes your liquid last longer! Says me. :)
 

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One thing I'd wonder about bought e-liquid is this: When you receive it, you don't know how old it is. OP's question about eliquid he just got being good until late 2020 or 2021? No, not necessarily, and especially not if it's dark already. It could have been mixed in 2018. You just don't know.

Om Vapors' juice turns dark quicker than any brand I've seen.

Also some flavors turn dark quicker than others - chocolates and coffees come to mind.

Dark doesn't necessarily mean it's unvapeable, but if it's dark and also doesn't taste right, well, there you have it.

You know we mixers are encouraged to split our nicotine up into small bottles, so that we don't expose a large bottle of nicotine to air repeatedly, right? Well every time you open a bottle of liquid, you're exposing the flavors and the nicotine to air. Makes sense to me that dripping is going to make liquid turn dark the quickest because it has the most exposure to air, then tanks, then squonkers.

So here's another reason for EVERYBODY to switch to squonking. It makes your liquid last longer! Says me. :)

I’d bought a lot of WTA from Om when they had them, and those turned dark so fast. They had a very smoky (err, bacon) taste so it was hard to tell what the flavor was like. But I got a bunch of coffee and caramel type flavors (5AM, Reality etc) that turned dark in @ two weeks.

I liked squonking, I stopped after I filled a bottle with some of Raspberry Custard from VR and it tasted nothing like it did in a sub ohm tank. :confused: It turned me off, but I just got a nice cut from Gadget so I’ll try again.
 

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Yea I hate a dark juice that I have to change cotton or coil every 5-10 ml. Such a pain
 

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I’d bought a lot of WTA from Om when they had them, and those turned dark so fast. They had a very smoky (err, bacon) taste so it was hard to tell what the flavor was like. But I got a bunch of coffee and caramel type flavors (5AM, Reality etc) that turned dark in @ two weeks.

I liked squonking, I stopped after I filled a bottle with some of Raspberry Custard from VR and it tasted nothing like it did in a sub ohm tank. :confused: It turned me off, but I just got a nice cut from Gadget so I’ll try again.

I found that some of my eliquid tastes better in a tank than RTA. I have Vanilla Bourbon Custard from VW in my RTA now and it tastes great. As always it needed to steep and I got great flavor and nic hit. But since I took 30ml out, the second fill of the 30ml was again fine but a little less flavor and nic I experienced as the 120ml was finished. I'll have to buy more small amber bottles from Amazon to insure I have enough for when I open the 32oz growler of nic.

Ewww on the WTA.

@Rhianne I've received dark eliquid from vendors. I figure since they don't do a ton of business their older, bottled mixes indeed age on the shelf. Like OmVapor's juice. The only thing I get there is Reality. It was already aged, had a slight tobacco taste and I didn't feel the nic.

As far as adding menthol for your migraines or when you're sick, I highly recommend Vista Vapors "Fresh" Menthol. It's a very good mint. I still use it mixed with some chocolate. Sometimes I like more mint and add more. You get strong mint and the sweet chocolate mellows it out a bit. I've been having it with my morning coffee for 2 years in a 19mm Kanger Subvod kit. Perfect. I'd get a lot of eliquid from Zeus. They have some very interesting and flavorful eliquid there. I got a chocolate mocha to mix with the spearmint menthol. Now that VW is closing it's doors, I ordered 2-120ml and a 30ml at 50/50 of the Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie instead so it doesn't gunk up my Kanger coils as quickly.

I tried squonking with the Pico kit. Hated it. But then, it didn't dawn on me to change the RDA for a better experience. I think I have another squonker among all of the mods I still haven't sold. A bf RDA or two should be in my box of attys, too.

Oh! One Shots. I completely forgot about those!

A LOT of good info, ladies! Thanks!
 
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Yea I hate a dark juice that I have to change cotton or coil every 5-10 ml. Such a pain

I hear ya. It isn't necessarily the thick, "dark" juice. Any juice with sweetener will turn my builds to Smoo. Like eating a burnt marshmallow.

Wow. I haven't seen you around in a long time. I've been MIA for the last year. So "Hi"!
 

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I found that some of my eliquid tastes better in a tank than RTA. I have Vanilla Bourbon Custard from VW in my RTA now and it tastes great. As always it needed to steep and I got great flavor and nic hit. But since I took 30ml out, the second fill of the 30ml was again fine but a little less flavor and nic I experienced as the 120ml was finished. I'll have to buy more small amber bottles from Amazon to insure I have enough for when I open the 32oz growler of nic.

Ewww on the WTA.

@Rhianne I've received dark eliquid from vendors. I figure since they don't do a ton of business their older, bottled mixes indeed age on the shelf. Like OmVapor's juice. The only thing I get there is Reality. It was already aged, had a slight tobacco taste and I didn't feel the nic.

As far as adding menthol for your migraines or when you're sick, I highly recommend Vista Vapors "Fresh" Menthol. It's a very good mint. I still use it mixed with some chocolate. Sometimes I like more mint and add more. You get strong mint and the sweet chocolate mellows it out a bit. I've been having it with my morning coffee for 2 years in a 19mm Kanger Subvod kit. Perfect. I'd get a lot of eliquid from Zeus. They have some very interesting and flavorful eliquid there. I got a chocolate mocha to mix with the spearmint menthol. Now that VW is closing it's doors, I ordered 2-120ml and a 30ml at 50/50 of the Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie instead so it doesn't gunk up my Kanger coils as quickly.

I tried squonking with the Pico kit. Hated it. But then, it didn't dawn on me to change the RDA for a better experience. I think I have another squonker among all of the mods I still haven't sold. A bf RDA or two should be in my box of attys, too.

A LOT of good info, ladies! Thanks!

Hmm, I didn’t think about changing the atty. But I only had the Recurve! I’m still iffy about swapping out the wick even.

Is VW Vape Wild? It just depresses me that we’re losing companies like this left and right, and because of bans. I know Deeming is in five months, but to be persecuted for something to do with counterfeit THC is infuriating. Rant ends.

I think the Eucalyptus is helping, plus I read it’s got germ killing properties. I’m not a real dyed in the wool mint or menthol person, but a few mints were on sale at ECX a while back, so I bought them. I smoked Salem for five minutes in college. I thought menthol was a healthier choice! :giggle:
 

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I hear ya. It isn't necessarily the thick, "dark" juice. Any juice with sweetener will turn my builds to Smoo. Like eating a burnt marshmallow.

Wow. I haven't seen you around in a long time. I've been MIA for the last year. So "Hi"!

I didn’t know you, but glad you’re back! Mr. M was the one that got me started with the Cut he piffed me, along with a Recurve. VU is really amazing!
 

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I hear ya. It isn't necessarily the thick, "dark" juice. Any juice with sweetener will turn my builds to Smoo. Like eating a burnt marshmallow.

Wow. I haven't seen you around in a long time. I've been MIA for the last year. So "Hi"!
Good to see you again too.
 

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Hmm, I didn’t think about changing the atty. But I only had the Recurve! I’m still iffy about swapping out the wick even.

Is VW Vape Wild? It just depresses me that we’re losing companies like this left and right, and because of bans. I know Deeming is in five months, but to be persecuted for something to do with counterfeit THC is infuriating. Rant ends.

I think the Eucalyptus is helping, plus I read it’s got germ killing properties. I’m not a real dyed in the wool mint or menthol person, but a few mints were on sale at ECX a while back, so I bought them. I smoked Salem for five minutes in college. I thought menthol was a healthier choice! :giggle:

VW = Vaping.Watch. I'm glad the Eucalyptus is working so well for you. Yeah, try a tank. :)
 

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On the subject of expiration/storage. I purchased several 120's of different flavors.
I may be answering my own question here, but is it not wise to put the glass bottles, wrapped in dark towels in the fridge? It isn't dry, but I'm looking for a way to extend the degradation. I have 2 dark veggie drawers that are empty in my spare fridge. I used to do it this way but can't remember the result.

The same with DIY flavorings. I have the larger containers in the fridge and the small bottles in the dark under my desk. All from 2016.
 

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