Frustrating having to order flavors from different vendors

[Nailz]

So use mainly The Flavor Apprentice and Capella's for my DIY juice, this morning I realized I need a few flavors from both, and the only place I could find who carried both, was wizard labs, which is good now they carry Capella's, but they only carry 8 mil bottles of flavors.

8 mil's is good for testing new flavors, but when know you like a flavor, I want to order bigger bottles, so spent over a hour searching this morning for companies that carried both, I did find one, but they was out of stock on 2 of flavors I needed, so ended up still ordering from wizard labs, and just double ordered on the flavors I use most of.

I've placed more orders at wizard labs out of all the DIY sites, but wish they did bigger bottles of flavoring.

I like ecig express as do bigger bottles of Capella's, but don't carry TFA, and don't want to be ordering a few bottles from different sites, as then gets expense with shipping rates.

 

[Jgoss]

Ecig express carries TFA...its just re-branded. TFA = Signature.

 

[Celtic Fog]

Hey there Nailz, you can try contacting Ecig Express and asking them to carry TFA, worth a shot, they might think about it at least.

 

[Celtic Fog]

well damn there you go sir.

 

[Nailz]

Ecig express carries TFA...its just re-branded. TFA = Signature.

I did not know that, will have to check to see if they stock the flavors I use from TFA, thanks.

 

[Huckleberried]

Here's a great vendor for ya! http://www.bullcityvapor.com/

Caps, FA, INW, HS, TFA and FW He's also carrying VapersTek nic.

 

[Nailz]

Here's a great vendor for ya! http://www.bullcityvapor.com/

Caps, FA, INW, HS, TFA and FW He's also carrying VapersTek nic.

That was the vendor I found who carried both, but they was out of 2 flavors I needed, so didn't use them in the end.

 

[BigNasty]

Ecig express carries TFA...its just re-branded. TFA = Signature.

FUCK YA!!! '
thanks for this info was wondering about that.

 

[Nailz]

Was a real frustration ordering this morning, because even wizard labs doesn't have TFA ripe banana now, don't know if they are out of stock or not carrying it anymore as wasn't even listed. I ended up ordering Capella's banana, hopefully it won't change my recipe's to much.

 

[Huckleberried]

Ahhh, yeah. That can happen, too. Sucks when it does, but....... he's @Roundhouse on here, so you can see when he might get those. He might see this, lol.

 

[glassgrl]

RTS carries both and have big bottles. http://www.rtsvapes.com/default.asp

 

[Huckleberried]

FUCK YA!!! '
thanks for this info was wondering about that.

ONE thing about ECX, though I've ordered from them multiple times, and will when I have to, still... their FA bottles have been known to leak, haven't had that happen with their other brands, just FA. It's a mess to clean up, but if you don't open the shrink wrap, take photos and create a ticket, they'll take care of it for you. But it's a bit of a pain in the ass, too.

 

[Nailz]

RTS carries both and have big bottles. http://www.rtsvapes.com/default.asp

Yes they do, did find them and actually had all in stock, but very expensive compared to other vendors though.

 

[Nailz]

Ecig express carries TFA...its just re-branded. TFA = Signature.

I should of posted here before ordering from wizard labs, as just checked and they do have ripe banana there, so could of got everything from them, in future I need to post my frustration before spending a hour looking and ordering

 

[Heabob]

When trying to fill my wish list I often have to check several places to find everything I want in stock.
And sometimes I still miss out on 1 or 2 flavors out of 10.
BullCityVapor
ECX
RTS

 

[Jgoss]

I second on the leaky bottles once in awhile. I might get one leaker out of 30, and they always promptly replace it if you send pics. I have also gotten wrong flavors a couple times, and they always just give you the wrong one, and then ship you the correct one for free. They also have pretty fast shipping. Usually takes 3-4 days from Washington to small town Illinois. They also have a pretty knowledgeable staff member manning the online chat help system. I have asked several questions about flavors etc, and always gotten good responses.

 

[BigNasty]

I second on the leaky bottles once in awhile. I might get one leaker out of 30, and they always promptly replace it if you send pics. I have also gotten wrong flavors a couple times, and they always just give you the wrong one, and then ship you the correct one for free. They also have pretty fast shipping. Usually takes 3-4 days from Washington to small town Illinois. They also have a pretty knowledgeable staff member manning the online chat help system. I have asked several questions about flavors etc, and always gotten good responses.

Had a few bottle twist off the top at the threads but catch it before I get a total mess.

 

[Jgoss]

I'm guessing the weak bottles are caused by multiple compression's and decompression's during air travel. I have had a couple that leaked for what looked like no good reason. I also had one that looked like it popped a hole in the side.

 

[glassgrl]

Yes they do, did find them and actually had all in stock, but very expensive compared to other vendors though.

True. You can order direct from https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/c-54-professional-flavors.aspx as well. 1 oz. is $5.00 and they have bulk sizes too. You need to sign up for that. No idea what it involves, I never wanted 4 oz. of any flavoring. Shipping wasn't bad and fast for being on the opposite coast.

 

[Huckleberried]

True. You can order direct from https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/c-54-professional-flavors.aspx as well. 1 oz. is $5.00 and they have bulk sizes too. You need to sign up for that. No idea what it involves, I never wanted 4 oz. of any flavoring. Shipping wasn't bad and fast for being on the opposite coast.

I did that. It doesn't really involve much. I just clicked on something, added my email... something like that. Didn't have to give a ton of info or anything. It's weird that it's not just offered in larger sizes was my thought after.

 

[Jgoss]

Glassgrl, signing up for bulk is easy, just a hoop to jump through. You don't need anything special. The problem with TFA bulk sizes is that the cheapest shipping is 10$+ for me. That makes me tend to over buy, to try and recoup some of the shipping cost.

 

[glassgrl]

Glassgrl, signing up for bulk is easy, just a hoop to jump through. You don't need anything special. The problem with TFA bulk sizes is that the cheapest shipping is 10$+ for me. That makes me tend to over buy, to try and recoup some of the shipping cost.

LOL! I do that almost every time I interweb shop.

 

[Hobby Kid]

So use mainly The Flavor Apprentice and Capella's for my DIY juice, this morning I realized I need a few flavors from both, and the only place I could find who carried both, was wizard labs, which is good now they carry Capella's, but they only carry 8 mil bottles of flavors.

8 mil's is good for testing new flavors, but when know you like a flavor, I want to order bigger bottles, so spent over a hour searching this morning for companies that carried both, I did find one, but they was out of stock on 2 of flavors I needed, so ended up still ordering from wizard labs, and just double ordered on the flavors I use most of.

I've placed more orders at wizard labs out of all the DIY sites, but wish they did bigger bottles of flavoring.

I like ecig express as do bigger bottles of Capella's, but don't carry TFA, and don't want to be ordering a few bottles from different sites, as then gets expense with shipping rates.

Just saw this. My sentiments exactly. But I think I've petty much got it nailed down to 2 (uk) vendors now, both with discount codes which also helps.

 

[misswish]

Ecig express carries TFA...its just re-branded. TFA = Signature.

Ok, I just have to ask - why would they do this? What is the benefit to them? No benefit for us, until someone tells us it's TFA! Wouldn't they sell more if all diyers knew it was a well known brand? Doesn't make sense to me.....

 

[Heabob]

I've never understood this either...

 

[hitman4274]

Wizard Labs should just carry bigger bottles and problem solved.. until they are backed up from all the bigger orders...

 

[glassgrl]

Ok, I just have to ask - why would they do this? What is the benefit to them? No benefit for us, until someone tells us it's TFA! Wouldn't they sell more if all diyers knew it was a well known brand? Doesn't make sense to me.....

Never made any sense to me either. Why hide it? VZ does that too with their non-SC flavors. Why??? I would buy more if I knew what it was.

 

[Nailz]

Ok, I just have to ask - why would they do this? What is the benefit to them? No benefit for us, until someone tells us it's TFA! Wouldn't they sell more if all diyers knew it was a well known brand? Doesn't make sense to me.....

Well they lost a order from me, if I had known that earlier, I would of ordered from them and not WL, I don't understand why they would change the name.

 

[Budds]

http://www.onestopdiyshop.com/categories/DIY-Flavors/

On my "First Look" list.

 

[M5amhan]

i agree, i went to make a pretty good size order for some flavors, vg, bottles, etc and was sad to find that bullcity was out of stock on so many things. had to go with wizard labs. hope bullcity recognizes how much demand there is for a high quality vendor selling the right items

 

[Nailz]

http://www.onestopdiyshop.com/categories/DIY-Flavors/

On my "First Look" list.

Checked them, they didn't have the flavors I wanted.

 

[Huckleberried]

i agree, i went to make a pretty good size order for some flavors, vg, bottles, etc and was sad to find that bullcity was out of stock on so many things. had to go with wizard labs. hope bullcity recognizes how much demand there is for a high quality vendor selling the right items

They're still fairly new, I think... I could be very wrong. Roundhouse (the guy from Bull City) is signed up in this forum and is very helpful. He orders suggested flavors, and lets you know how soon something in particular may be in. There's a Bull City thread in the DIY Reviews section. He participates, which is way cool.

 

[Jgoss]

Ok, I just have to ask - why would they do this? What is the benefit to them? No benefit for us, until someone tells us it's TFA! Wouldn't they sell more if all diyers knew it was a well known brand? Doesn't make sense to me.....

They get TFA flavors by the gallon, bottle them in their own bottles, and give them a name. TFA doesn't really make any of those flavors anyway. They buy them from another manufacturer, and give them the TFA brand lol.

 

[misswish]

So I have to wonder who the manufacturer is. I thought TFA was. Sheesh.

 

[70414]

Sheesh x2. Who makes them if not TFA?

 

[Jgoss]

I don't know who actually manufactures. I do know the the safety data sheets say that the products are "licensed" to TFA, and there is also a FAQ on their website about shelf life, where a TFA rep says "what my flavor manufacturer tells me is". Both these things say to me that TFA is not the manufacturer.