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One of the best parts about vaping is that it can save you money in the long run, but for new vapers, the $30 premium juices can be daunting.

I try to use five-star offers whenever I can, and buy house blends, as they aren't just cheaper but support a local business as well!

How do you guys save money on liquid?
 

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I DIY and buy very little juice.

No one's house juice here is THAT damn special I want to buy it all the time.
I can definitely agree to an extent, but I like the house blends in Colorado. I just have to be VERY picky when I buy 30ml juices because if I get tired of it too quickly it's still money down the drain. 30ml for me is 2 weeks or so of juice, so it can be tough to find a blend I really like for that long.

As far as DIY juice goes, I don't think I'm quite ready to go down that road yet. I can't imagine I'd have much success out of the gate.
 

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You don't have to dump your juice. Just put it down for a week or two and go back to it later. It isn't going to spoil or go bad in the next few months.

Your a 15 mil a week user. I'm a 30 mil a day user. Big reason for me to DIY. :D
 

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Well I suppose I should have been more specific, I mean a 30ml lasts me about 2 weeks if I have other liquids on hand, because I can't vape the same flavor continuously for too long. I have a ~3ml subtank that I fill twice to three times a day.

As far as dumping juice, I try really hard to wait it out like you said, and what helps me is to just keep 2 flavors and alternate them to add variety.
 

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I blow through almost 1300ml every 2-3 weeks and I have been buying from VVV so I dont spend more then $150 to get through a month of liquid...Its pretty tasty also...
 

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There are more inexpensive juice brands like ohms vapes and itcvapes. But for the most pary i been mixing my own juice since i started diy.

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I blow through almost 1300ml every 2-3 weeks and I have been buying from VVV so I dont spend more then $150 to get through a month of liquid...Its pretty tasty also...
Cool, I'll check them out!
 

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I blow through almost 1300ml every 2-3 weeks and I have been buying from VVV so I dont spend more then $150 to get through a month of liquid...Its pretty tasty also...

Damn that's a lot of liquid sir!

Thanks for the VVV link, that's an awesome price point for me cause I've been going through a ton of liquid recently as well.
 

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Damn that's a lot of liquid sir!

Thanks for the VVV link, that's an awesome price point for me cause I've been going through a ton of liquid recently as well.
I thought it was normal to use that much but when I posted I was out of liquids on the VVV thread then I posted pics of my order when it arrived and then 2 weeks later pics of my 1300ml empties people lost their minds...I didnt think it was that crazy but I guess its a lot :D
 

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@raymo2u you have some pretty juice hungry builds though, those Quad Claptons will eat 10ml in an hour lol

You guys in the states might wanna try out VapeCaviar.com and check out the PlumeJuice line. There's like 30 flavors (they all sound pretty good, and user reviews over the years have pretty unanimously stated their juice is pretty good too) and it's only $15 for 120ml. I wish I could get it shipped here to Canada, I'd like to try them, would serve my vaping need pretty well.
 

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I just poke around online and find deals and try things. Like others said put a flavor down for a bit then come back to it. A natural steep if you will lol. Glad I found VVV though cant wait to try out my order when it comes in.
 

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Verde Valley Vapes is definitely a great choice for quality juice at a great price. I also use Yaeliq.com in Israel. their shipping is a flat rate $10 so if you are going to order its best to get a few bottles. Ejuice Mafia has impressed me as of late. I love their Blueberry Donut and their pricing is on point. Mitten also has really good juice. I have yet to have a bad one. I just ordered from Southern Sky because people are raving about it. Great pricing but i have not tried it yet so I don't know if it's any good.
 

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Just don't sub ohm I use at least three times more with subohm sometimes more.
 

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I buy everything on sale,
And companies always goes on sale....


VAPE ON
 

ej1024

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Did I just see a valley verde vapes here??
Oh not again


VAPE ON
 

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One of the best parts about vaping is that it can save you money in the long run, but for new vapers, the $30 premium juices can be daunting.

I try to use five-star offers whenever I can, and buy house blends, as they aren't just cheaper but support a local business as well!

How do you guys save money on liquid?
I started DIY a month after I started vaping as much as I vape over 30ML a day I had to save somehow with a rough guess it costs me less than a dollar a day to vape... approx.. I myself see vaping as cost prohibitive if you purchase premium juice.. I have done it and for me its way more expensive then if I smoked
 

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There are a few sites that are genuine and they sell tested eliquids in all your favorite flavors at reasonable prices; in many cases even shipping may be free. You only have to confirm that you are of age to smoke and then you can order. I have purchased ejuice online from ejuicemafia.com at lowest price and also they give me discount.
 

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I blow through almost 1300ml every 2-3 weeks and I have been buying from VVV so I dont spend more then $150 to get through a month of liquid...Its pretty tasty also...

Wow! Just wow! :eek: You most certainly need to DIY. You impressed the hell out of me. And that's not easy, or meant as a joke/slight. The only thing that has amazed me more, are the people who can make a 30ml bottle of juice last a week.
 

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You don't have to dump your juice. Just put it down for a week or two and go back to it later. It isn't going to spoil or go bad in the next few months.

Your a 15 mil a week user. I'm a 30 mil a day user. Big reason for me to DIY. :D
Me too! But I still spend all my saved extras on new gear!

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Wow! Just wow! :eek: You most certainly need to DIY. You impressed the hell out of me. And that's not easy, or meant as a joke/slight. The only thing that has amazed me more, are the people who can make a 30ml bottle of juice last a week.
O if you only knew how many more bottles are empty on that shelf (cant fit anymore...) and now they are on my speakers now...I need more shelves.

Im going to clean them all out and use them as my own after I receive my next order.
 

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Me too! But I still spend all my saved extras on new gear!

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I feel ya! My Nicoticket banner says I've saved over $3000 since I quit smoking, but I bet if I added up all the receipts in my "vape file," I might be lucky to break even. But I know it would be way worse if I didn't DIY, and I can breathe now, so....no regrets. ;)
 

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I feel ya! My Nicoticket banner says I've saved over $3000 since I quit smoking, but I bet if I added up all the receipts in my "vape file," I might be lucky to break even. But I know it would be way worse if I didn't DIY, and I can breathe now, so....no regrets. ;)
O who are you kidding you'd be lucky if you were $1000 over your Cigg amount :D:D:D
 

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O who are you kidding you'd be lucky if you were $1000 over your Cigg amount :D:D:D
You could be right! Lol! Compared to a lot of other places, cigarettes are cheap here in Tennessee, around $6 a pack with tax, I think. But I remember a few years ago when I was married to the late husband, I used to stop every day and buy two packs for each of us, $5 a pack. That was around $600 a month just for us to smoke. And we won't even consider the "extras" he bought for himself throughout the day sometimes, that was an extra pack or two. $600 a month was twice as much as our rent.....:eek:
 

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You could be right! Lol! Compared to a lot of other places, cigarettes are cheap here in Tennessee, around $6 a pack with tax, I think. But I remember a few years ago when I was married to the late husband, I used to stop every day and buy two packs for each of us, $5 a pack. That was around $600 a month just for us to smoke. And we won't even consider the "extras" he bought for himself throughout the day sometimes, that was an extra pack or two. $600 a month was twice as much as our rent.....:eek:

A Pack is just about $10 here and between the ex and I we were going through 2.5-3 PAD and $30x30 days of the month is $900, almost half what my rent is but thats pretty crazy itself...I barely push $200 a month on Juice and maybe another $200-$300 a month on mods/gear depending on whats out, sometimes I spend much less but its still savings even though I feel like Im spending much more.....its weird isnt it, thinking you spend more on Vape stuff then smokes but you spend less then half of what you did....I guess its because you have that gear for good and smokes you keep nothing, all is taken from you..your money and health.
 

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A Pack is just about $10 here and between the ex and I we were going through 2.5-3 PAD and $30x30 days of the month is $900, almost half what my rent is but thats pretty crazy itself...I barely push $200 a month on Juice and maybe another $200-$300 a month on mods/gear depending on whats out, sometimes I spend much less but its still savings even though I feel like Im spending much more.....its weird isnt it, thinking you spend more on Vape stuff then smokes but you spend less then half of what you did....I guess its because you have that gear for good and smokes you keep nothing, all is taken from you..your money and health.
A big AMEN to that!
 

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@raymo2u you have some pretty juice hungry builds though, those Quad Claptons will eat 10ml in an hour lol

You guys in the states might wanna try out VapeCaviar.com and check out the PlumeJuice line. There's like 30 flavors (they all sound pretty good, and user reviews over the years have pretty unanimously stated their juice is pretty good too) and it's only $15 for 120ml. I wish I could get it shipped here to Canada, I'd like to try them, would serve my vaping need pretty well.
Thanks for the headsup. I just placed an order. I do some DIY, but I still buy as well. 240 ml of juice for $37, shipping and 10% discount included is pretty good. I hope it's good stuff. I ordered strawberry milk and a blueberry/pineapple custard. I'm paying about $15 for a 30 ml bottle at brick and mortar. Not outrageously expensive, but still up there.
 

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Halo has 20% off sales with some frequency...
 

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I feel ya! My Nicoticket banner says I've saved over $3000 since I quit smoking, but I bet if I added up all the receipts in my "vape file," I might be lucky to break even. But I know it would be way worse if I didn't DIY, and I can breathe now, so....no regrets. ;)

Congrats on the quit, Teresa P!~
 

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Pretty easy to save money by shopping around for cheaper juice.
$30 a bottle at a shop? I rarely paid that much for juice before getting into DIY.
Avoided Vape Shops just for that reason.

If you used to be a pack a day smoker, then that $30 bottle of juice means your spending more money on vaping then you did while smoking unless the bottle lasts you a week.
 

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@raymo2u you have some pretty juice hungry builds though, those Quad Claptons will eat 10ml in an hour lol

You guys in the states might wanna try out VapeCaviar.com and check out the PlumeJuice line. There's like 30 flavors (they all sound pretty good, and user reviews over the years have pretty unanimously stated their juice is pretty good too) and it's only $15 for 120ml. I wish I could get it shipped here to Canada, I'd like to try them, would serve my vaping need pretty well.

I was talking with my brother n law about your post and how I was going to try Plume out and he told me he has been using it for almost 6 months and the Harvest and Straw wah have been his go to vapes. Well I put in an order for Rain, Straw wah, and Strawberry milk that day. I let them sit for 2 weeks finishing up some MtBaker I had on hand before trying them out. The Rain is very good as is the Straw wah.... have yet to try out the Strawberry milk.
As for the MtBaker all of them were good (I let them steep for 3 weeks) that I got Thug juice, Cinnatoast munch, and Hawk sauce.
My next order will be with VapeCaviar because they have crazy sales often heck I got 3 120ml bottles for $43 shipped when it was on sale:)
 

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I make my own. There is one juice I've still been buying, but it's a secondary, not my primary ADV. It's from sweet-vapes, so it's a little pricey ($9.95/15ml, $18.99/30ml) but I recently heard of another place that makes a juice that I may like just as well as SV's Blueberry Muffin, and it's a lot cheaper. I'll be trying it, next time I wanna order something blueberry.

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Zamplebox + DIY, I get to try a lot of nice 'premium juices' at a significant cost saving as well as make my own bulk jooooose. Plus if I get one from ZB I really like I can try and make something similar for cheap.
 

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I'm going to plunge into DIY shortly. I make a 30ml last about 4-5 days depending on what kind of week it is. More busy, less vape. Spending $15-30 a week isn't flying well with me.
 

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Mechsauce has been my favorite budget juice to date.
I've had bad experiences with vapecaviar. I was vaping their juice for a few months and found their mixes to be very inconsistent. I've had bottles that made me feel physically sick. One bottle will be delicious, and then the next batch of the same flavor is so harsh it's unvapable. Also, gunks up coils to the point that I'm changing cotton constantly. If you email them to explain you've got a bad batch, they brush you off like your being a pest. White label juice co was another brand I tried and was disappointed, tastes like "bargain" juice in my opinion . Mechsauce has been very consistant and very affordable in my experience. I still spend a ton of money on premium juices though, looper is irreplaceable.
 

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Hi, everyone,
Vaporjoe sent an e-mail with a deal for Yeti yesterday.
I placed my order this morning and got 6x30mls for $37, I believe, plus free shipping. All custards. First time buying from them.
 

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I'm the same way. I usually vape around 30ml's a week and if I get a bottle I'm not crazy about it kills me to see it sit around. After buying a ton of sale juice over christmas I ended up with about 10 x 30ml's that's just sitting there. Right now vaping for me consists of getting through another 10 bottles of meh juice. As soon as I'v made a big enough dent in that pile I'm going to try my hand at DIY and see if I can't save a couple bucks that way.
 

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I ended up with about 10 x 30ml's that's just sitting there.

Taste is so subjective that there's no telling if someone might love it.
Maybe you could PIF a couple? Which juices did you dislike the most?
 

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I'm definitely considering PIFing a bunch of it. I would just rather send it to someone within Canada. Unless Nic from Can -> US isn't a problem.
 

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Yeti is having a sale just put in an order huge savings.

For me either way I look at it vaping is gone be cheaper then smoking. Cigiesy here in NYC are 11 and change on a two a day habit that's almost 25 a day.
Will need to see what happens in the legislater this year. Again trying to but the fucked up "sin" tax on vapes and ejuices.
 

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I blow through almost 1300ml every 2-3 weeks and I have been buying from VVV so I dont spend more then $150 to get through a month of liquid...Its pretty tasty also...
wow,,, i would chain vape when left to my own,,,,,,,,,do you change flavors at every refill? i am learning coils now.(and mine are ugly) just to keep whatever im vaping tasting decent... and i struggle with it as juices tend to get old on my tongue real quick. they stay old to me for a few days then suddenly its like..;hey where you been' and they are fine.

besides constantly building coils,, any suggestions? i just got a IGO w14 deep well rda,, its ok,, i am sure it will get better when me and the coils become friends lol===thanks,, for any advise
 

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