I don't hope that China starts cloning juices, that would be awful, but certainly possible. I do hope, that after hearing stuff such as that, and if consumers speak through purchases, that juice will come down in price. I order the vast majority of my juice online, Vape Caviar has their Plume Juice dripping line for 19.99 a 120ml. They're constantly doing flash sales, too. Not all are great, but I have quite a few ADV's from there. They make good juice, and it's damn cheap. It is my go to, and it's not just the price, they make legitimately good juice.
The only time I'll shell out for premium juices tends to be either when they're on sale, and or when I drop by my favorite shop. I tend to hang out and vape with them, and they inevitably let me drip juices that tend to give me one I feel is worth it, in part to support them. They always give me deals, too. Plus, juice is one of the few things that most shops don't mark up. It's ridiculous to me to spend more for a 30ml than I would for 120ml, but on occasion I do.
Screw glass bottles and fancy labeling. Go to plastic, and less ornate labels, save a buck there. Then, drop prices. The point of how we all have juice guzzling tanks and RDA's is a good one. I use way more juice now than my Kayfun days. Hell, I can almost see juice disappearing after each pull on my arctic tank. I and many others just can't afford these juices, even if I didn't vape as much. We will see what happens.
I could see the days of house juice going away. It's going to depend on the rules required of juice companies by the FDA. If an investment into a multi million dollar facility and passing standards is required, only the largest companies will survive. That scenario could see juice go up. The people at my most frequented vape shop think that we will end up seeing brands like suicide bunny in Walmart. Could happen. Point is, juice is too pricey. I hope it does start to come down in price like mods have.