Just realised why I DIY

[Dirty Dog]

My fellow vaping friends give me their old e-liquid bottles for my DIY purposes. One of the bottles I received tonight still had about 3-4ml of premixed rolling tobacco juice left in it, so being partial to tobacco juices I thought I'd load up my Kayfun with it and vape on what obviously must be a superior product to my home-made juices - after all these companies are doing this for a living, so it must be good, right?

Why anyone parts with money for rancid crap like this is beyond me. I know there are some very good (and very expensive) e-liquid manufacturers out there but for new vapers who have got through the cig-a-likes and onto the ego/clearomizer stage only to be confronted with juice like this is enough to turn them back to the stinkies.

So although not a pleasant experience it was a nice reminder of why I mix my own juices, not only is it a rewarding hobby and cheaper than buying premixed juice, the results are infinitely better than a lot of what is on offer from 'reputable' vendors.

End of rant, just off to pour the rancid crap down the sink and wash the Kayfun, another unusual experience as I have not had to waste any juice since I started DIY.

 

[wuz_uk]

My fellow vaping friends give me their old e-liquid bottles for my DIY purposes. One of the bottles I received tonight still had about 3-4ml of premixed rolling tobacco juice left in it, so being partial to tobacco juices I thought I'd load up my Kayfun with it and vape on what obviously must be a superior product to my home-made juices - after all these companies are doing this for a living, so it must be good, right?

Why anyone parts with money for rancid crap like this is beyond me. I know there are some very good (and very expensive) e-liquid manufacturers out there but for new vapers who have got through the cig-a-likes and onto the ego/clearomizer stage only to be confronted with juice like this is enough to turn them back to the stinkies.

So although not a pleasant experience it was a nice reminder of why I mix my own juices, not only is it a rewarding hobby and cheaper than buying premixed juice, the results are infinitely better than a lot of what is on offer from 'reputable' vendors.

End of rant, just off to pour the rancid crap down the sink and wash the Kayfun, another unusual experience as I have not had to waste any juice since I started DIY.

now you know why lots of us home brew

 

[Chegs]

Out here in the wilds,I was restricted to either buying a very limited range of flavours from one manufacturer or hoping online reviewers tastes were similar to my own.I chose the local supplier,and quickly accumulated a few bottles of repugnant tasting juices.I also encountered a bottle or 2 of juices I simply didn't like buying online.I now mix my own & as I'm so slow in building up a range of flavourings,often find I've used the bottle of a flavour before buying in the other flavours that are quoted in recipes.My only saving grace is that I have sufficient variety of single flavour juices to be able to change to something different the instant I get bored with the one I'm on.

 

[Purplefowler]

Totally agree. The majority of ready mixed are a huge disappointment usually. There are only a handful which have been anywhere near worth buying (nicocticket Creme brûlée was seriously lush), and I'm no master mixer! It's always nice to remind ourselves that we are doing something right!

 

[Dirty Dog]

I know there are some good e-liquid suppliers out there (I have been tempted to try some House of Liquid stuff myself but can't justify the price compared to good quality concentrates) and I could understand this juice being rancid if it had been bought from some dodgy bloke down the market but it was bought from a well established on-line vendor - nobody associated with POV I might add (£5.00 for 10ml and £3.65 postage). What worries me is newbies being turned off the whole vaping thing because of the plethora of poor quality juices on the market.

 

[simonsays]

I've got 3 mixes that I'm basically happy with. I mix them 100mls at a time and they cost between £4.50 and £5.50 in ingredients. Call it an average of a fiver for 100mls. That's pretty much a months vaping to me.

Tastes good and cheap as chips

 

[sparkyjuice]

My fellow vaping friends give me their old e-liquid bottles for my DIY purposes. One of the bottles I received tonight still had about 3-4ml of premixed rolling tobacco juice left in it, so being partial to tobacco juices I thought I'd load up my Kayfun with it and vape on what obviously must be a superior product to my home-made juices - after all these companies are doing this for a living, so it must be good, right?

Why anyone parts with money for rancid crap like this is beyond me. I know there are some very good (and very expensive) e-liquid manufacturers out there but for new vapers who have got through the cig-a-likes and onto the ego/clearomizer stage only to be confronted with juice like this is enough to turn them back to the stinkies.

So although not a pleasant experience it was a nice reminder of why I mix my own juices, not only is it a rewarding hobby and cheaper than buying premixed juice, the results are infinitely better than a lot of what is on offer from 'reputable' vendors.

End of rant, just off to pour the rancid crap down the sink and wash the Kayfun, another unusual experience as I have not had to waste any juice since I started DIY.

Are you sure it was e-juice ??
Only kidding...in my (limited) experience so far, e-juice flavour even from reputable companies seems hit and miss.
I ordered some that I loved a while back, now its just...meh...seems to vary from batch to batch

 

[Dirty Dog]

Hi sparkyjuice you've got me wondering now, the juice did seem a bit thin for a 50/50 mix but it was a nice yellow/golden colour.......perhaps my mate was hinting at something when he said "this juice is piss awful". Seriously though, as I said previously, its newbie vapers that I feel sorry for, potential ex-smokers could be turned back to the stinkies with e-juice like this. Us DIYers are okay because we have control over the e-juice we create and experienced vapers are okay because they know where to get quality e-juice but newbies without the support of forums like POV are at the mercy of vendors who's only concern is making a quick buck.

 

[sparkyjuice]

Just started mixing myself with a kit....amazed how big an effect steeping has, one flavour with big chocolate tones now has strong caramel/coffee notes and chocolate has taken a back seat after a week !
More an art than a science I think. Early days for me yet.
Another big influence on flavour is BEER !
(not in the juice I might add ...) Then again that's a thought !

 

[u8myufo]

My fellow vaping friends give me their old e-liquid bottles for my DIY purposes. One of the bottles I received tonight still had about 3-4ml of premixed rolling tobacco juice left in it, so being partial to tobacco juices I thought I'd load up my Kayfun with it and vape on what obviously must be a superior product to my home-made juices - after all these companies are doing this for a living, so it must be good, right?

Why anyone parts with money for rancid crap like this is beyond me. I know there are some very good (and very expensive) e-liquid manufacturers out there but for new vapers who have got through the cig-a-likes and onto the ego/clearomizer stage only to be confronted with juice like this is enough to turn them back to the stinkies.

So although not a pleasant experience it was a nice reminder of why I mix my own juices, not only is it a rewarding hobby and cheaper than buying premixed juice, the results are infinitely better than a lot of what is on offer from 'reputable' vendors.

End of rant, just off to pour the rancid crap down the sink and wash the Kayfun, another unusual experience as I have not had to waste any juice since I started DIY.

I can see where you are coming from, I mix my own VC which I find pretty good and a few others have also confirmed that. Let`s however remember that there are plenty of vendors that sell really good stuff at reasonable prices and they are helping the cause. As you know it takes time to mix stuff up as well as buying in the raw ingredients, yeh we can do it on the cheap but they have to make a living out of it, so having to pay a quid or two extra is no big hardship especially if you are not comfortable mixing your own up. I assume the bottle had the brand details on it, why not just write a small review on it as opposed to tarnishing all vendors with the same brush as this is how this comes across.