Shopping time!

[Pepperty]

forgive me, I'll go wash my brain out with carbolic soap

[newdawn]

How many ml of PG and VG would you suggest buying when I have 200ml of nic on order?

[Karma]

Don't internet order your VG newdawn it's cheaper just buying from Boots or any chemist

Just say you have a cough/are making your own cosmetics etc and ask for pure Vegetable Glycerin, you can often find it on the shelf next to cough remedies

[newdawn]

OK, but I still don't know how much to get! I've ordered 200ml of nic. Based on that, how much PG and VG should I be buying?

[millerkev]

buy 200ml of pg
get 200ml of vg from boots..around 2 quid
if u run out of nic base before vg and pg you wont need to get any next time you order nic base
and judgeing by how much you have left of each will keep u in good stead for future orders
thinks thats what i did

[newdawn]

The final tally came to............

£110.21

Thanks for the guidance everyone! And apologies in advance for any questions I may have once it all turns up.

[Pepperty]

Nov 26, 2013 23:05:12 GMT newdawn said:

The final tally came to............£110.21

My! you have got stuck in newdawn  icon_shoppingm What on earth have you bought woman?    ...everything, in every flavour?
I'm being careful and not ordered too much in massive amounts, I know its more cost effective to bulk order but I'll see how I go 1st

So far my penny pinching order is:

200ml 7.5 PG nicotine base
200ml PG
100ml VG

10x 10ml plastic bottles
5x 30ml bottles
3x 5ml bottles
1x 5ml needle tip bottle

6x 5ml syringe
2x 2ml syringe
2x 10ml syringe
6x 18g blunt mixing needles
2x 14g blunt mixing needles

2x protective gloves
1x glass pipette

Sum total, bang on £40 including postage, so that's all fine as a small basic starter but I'll have to take a long look now at concentrates (plus perfumers sweetener)

[newdawn]

Yeah, I did go a bit mental, but OH gave me the green light to just do it and well...what's a girl supposed to do? Over half of the total was spent on concentrates. I'd picked out some recipes I wanted to try and just bought whatever was needed for them. Was tempted to get the glass syringes too while I was at it, but thought that would be pushing it. Silly in hindsight. Not like an extra tenner was going to make or break by the time I was done.

[Pepperty]

Brill! its bound to be money well spent ( I say that about vaping all the time ) An outlay now means that you have everything in for the year!! and any new orders will be cheaper as there's no need to buy hardware all in one go

I'll do a small concentrate order but probably only 4 or 5 plain flavours, when I say "I'll start mixing" I just mean a basic flavour batch! don't think i'll be designing new flavours any time soon

[newdawn]

I can't stock up toooooooo much because we'll be moving to America at some point in 2014 and I'm not sure what I can send with the movers when we go. Most of it should be ok, but there might be some issue about shipping the nic base. Plus, everything I buy is another thing I'll have to pack eventually.

[Pepperty]

tbh if there ends up being stuff you cant transport (vapewise) you can just flog it on forum everything gets sold here!!

[Pepperty]

Everythings arrived bar a couple of syringes and glass dropper. Just awaiting my 5 concentrates and I'm ready to roll

I had to nip to shops to get some clear nail polish ( to coat syringe markings with) and had a nose around for storage and or off the shelf syringes and stuff. Couldn't find anything, its a damn good job we're not having to scour the high street for gear - legs would drop off before succeeding!

[Roger]

Some branches of Boots will sell you syringes and measuring cups (free) if you ask nicely at the pharmacy counter.

[Pepperty]

Nov 28, 2013 16:13:48 GMT Roger said:

Some branches of Boots will sell you syringes and measuring cups (free) if you ask nicely at the pharmacy counter.

hmmmmm I might give that a try  :Dthanks for the heads up Roger 

[Perpetua]

Vets can also be quite accommodating if you use their services for pets. Assuming you have any of course Pepperty.

If you say they're for aromatherapy purposes, that can save any awkward questions, as some chemists can also be a bit suspicious if you mention anything nicotine related.