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Ugh!!! Can’t believe that!I tried to place a small order of vape supplies thru Aliexpress that I had in my cart- I get a gray screen that says that ecig products are No longer being shipped to the US.- Ugh
Aliexpress does have a US warehouse, but very limited gear and supplies there.
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Dont know if anyone else has noticed, but ebay searches are starting to turn up 0 results for general. I have a bunch of saved searches and only a handful of specific ones turn anything out.
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thanks for the share snapdragon also found some more possible reasons behind it also has its own thread with some other related news i found http://vapingunderground.com/threads/alibaba-jd-com-stop-selling-e-cigarettes-to-u-s-buyers.503559/
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Well I just ordered 5 RDAs and a couple of drip tips from FT, just in case.
This is seriously shitty, and while much of the stuff that's happened in the US doesn't surprise me, THIS does. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Thanks for passing the word on.
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I have an order coming from FT as well- just some Smok TFV8 coils, Orion pods and drip tips.
A few weeks ago I got another Smok Cloud Beast from Aliexpress- since I have the RBAs and coils, they had the best price for one of these sub tanks.
Yes this is extremely bad news!
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I've not heard Aliexpress mentioned too much on here, except by you and myself, but it really was a good place to get gear. I am going to feel that loss.
Wish I had thought to order an RBA for the extra X-Baby I have. Wonder if I can modify the order? Going to check.
You should take a look at eBay, it’s amazingly full of no vape gear except tank bands. Not that I bought anything there, except coils a few times. But it’s scary. Do you think I need to stock up on HW now?
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And there goes the US vaping industry.
If you want to get real good and pissed off, read the article @lordmage has linked to in this post:
http://vapingunderground.com/threads/alibaba-jd-com-stop-selling-e-cigarettes-to-u-s-buyers.503559/
Fucking JUUL again!
And there goes the US vaping industry.
I thought that I was dealing pretty well with this, especially after mixing last night. Now I’m kinda really bummed out. I never bought from China directly, but I think forum people assumed that we’d be able to. Shit, it’s like war has broken out right here, where we are. Scary.
You’re not kidding. I’m gutted, as they say. This came out of left field. I’m in a tizz now.
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More like a coup than war, I'd say. Move, move, move, checkmate.
Hard to react when those first three moves are invisible, and the only one you see is the checkmate.
I’m wondering if I have enough gear for this. I hadn’t expected the long haul to be right this minute today, and not to hit us so hard. They really are forcing us to be outlaws. It’s crazy.
I did.
I did.
I’m totally fucked up over this. Yes, I usually don’t curse, but I’m not sure if I prepped enough.
Now this is me trying to find my positive side. Loosing China sucks, but I feel this is going to be a long, bumpy trip. It is what it is...for now. All I can do is continue to send emails to legislators, make phone calls to the White House, and try to spread the truth and dispel the lies to those around me. I'll continue to focus more on mixing ingredients. I'm good on hardware which is one reason I've been making the move to mostly mechanical devices or unregulated. I'm trying to not get down. Shit has gotten real.
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Wow. I looked at Ebay the other day and noticed no vape gear either but I dont usually search on there anyway. Wasnt sure if that was normal or not. This isnt good at all...
Breath my friend. Like you I don't really know where this will go.This isn't going to fix it's self over night. I do believe we will still have vaping, but don't know in what form. I know you're not a kid ( I never ask a ladies age) so I'm certain you've survived worse bullshit in your life than this.
I was just thinking the same thing about mechs. I like VW, but if the coil build is right, mechs should be fine.
It feels like they’re trying to block every avenue of vaping we have!
But yeah, it’s a one day at a time thing. It just feels like something very big and bad has happened.
Sorry for crying on your shoulder, man. Btw, how is the shoulder doing?
I've several items on The List, but I'm not going to be pushed into moving before I'm ready. If I get cut off before then, well, too bad for me, I guess.
Well, I don’t want to smoke, Jim. But, they’ll prolly have pods on offer. Fooey.
Our shoulders won't melt from a little moisture. One of the best things we can do is to stick together. We cannot control what our government does much less a foreign government. We stick together as a community and do our best to help other as we are able.
No, pods will be okey dokey, though. You’re lucky you’ve been using mechs, bro.
Maybe find a mech or two and start studying them. No need to rush into using them, but it's good to know. They really aren't all that scary. You just have to pay attention and use your brain a bit more.
Thanks, you made me laugh in the middle of wanting to bang my head on the wall!! Sticking together is the only thing we can do. Grr, repressive gov.
I had a slight omg panic thing for a few there. I see mechs or pods in my future if my gear craps out, though.
I had a non adjustable 80w mod and it was really harsh for about a week. Like my lungs hurt. So I figured that’s how mechs would be. But if I think about it, I know more about vaping now.
So everything has panned out as Jwill expected. I’d get mechs from him, but I’m not sure if I can learn to build that fast. I’m thinking you can’t throw a non RDA on them. Boy, life is really pushing my boundaries out there!
Stop psyching yourself our about building. Mixing juice wasn't as bad as you'd though. Building is even easier. Once you start doing it you will kick yourself for being so neurotic about it.
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Thanks, I’ve calmed down. For a few horrible minutes there, I thought our vaping world was coming to an end. And I don’t want to smoke again ever.
So, I’ll have to learn! You’ve been open with your experiences mixing and building. It really helped. If you hadn’t mixed suddenly, I may not have last night. Thanks!
Shit, I broke the cork of the Glenmorangie and it’s floating in the bottle now. Bloody hell and all that!!
Guess you'll just have to finish the bottle.Shit, I broke the cork of the Glenmorangie and it’s floating in the bottle now. Bloody hell and all that!!
Thanks, you are an enabler! Lol I might be comatose if I did. I had about a shot, or half of one. I had to avoid the cork.
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Thanks, you are an enabler! Lol I might be comatose if I did. I had about a shot, or half of one. I had to avoid the cork.
I think I would fall over dead if Scotch hit my throat before 5 in the afternoon. Bleck!
I hardly ever drink, but I needed something to calm down with. It was really an emergency thing. I took two tiny sips, but it helped. I’m a lightweight with booze anyway.
Did I mistake your injury for your shoulder? It was your elbow, wasn’t it?
Cripes, it’s been one of them days. Hope you’re still not in pain all the time.
Left shoulder, but I have two and the one is getting better.Did I mistake your injury for your shoulder? It was your elbow, wasn’t it?
Cripes, it’s been one of them days. Hope you’re still not in pain all the time.
SO you're saying your a cheap drunk?
It’s not so much that one site, it’s will we still be able to get gear from China. At least that’s how I interpret it.
It depends on will china still be making products. They will continue to sell whatever they have in stock, and I don't think they will care where they send it and if it will get through customs, that will be up to the buyer.
Hopefully, that’s how it will be. What scared me today was the feeling that there was going to be something going down to stop them selling to us here. If more gear were made here, it would be okay!
China lost a huge market in India, so maybe they won’t want to lose us. But if our gov decides to not allow their stuff in, we’re screwed. But that’s a worst worst case scenario. It’s really fucked up.
The problem is that if china loses enough of it's market the manufacturers will just convert to something else. I am hoping that parts may be able to get through so rebuildables can be maintained.
I was looking at Vaporl's US warehouse today. They had some truly great deals on stuff, but when I got to check out, they wanted to charge me over $30 for shipping for 4 small items. From the US. WTF is that? They removed their standard shipping option, so you have 2 day and Fedex. Even still I've never paid anything like that for shipping. That's really bullshit of them to do. Canceled cart.
Fuck them and the horse they rode in on.
So I've been avoiding this thread thinking it would make my shinyitus worse but since I'm almost broke this thread seems safe. I wonder if someone can help me out. I'm looking for a cheap (read inexpensive) mech squonk. I don't have a lot of nic stored up and I have a bunch of vw mods in my closet so I think I have enough gear to last through the nic but then what? So I decided I need a mech and since I'm comfortable with squonks I figured I'd look for one of them but I'm lost. Someone please help me.