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Post by davemorton on May 20, 2017 20:24:45 GMT
Do flavourings have best before dates, and do people adhere to them?  |
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Post by gill2009 on May 20, 2017 20:44:59 GMT
Do flavourings have best before dates, and do people adhere to them? Yes... & no I don't  |
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Post by Postmodern Smoking on May 20, 2017 20:45:25 GMT
Yes, the bottles should have "best before" dates on them. These are not "use by" dates.
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Post by phtumshk on May 20, 2017 20:46:30 GMT
Probably yes to BBD dates and no for adhering to them for me personally.
If they smell ok and taste ok Ill go for it.
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Post by Clivia on May 20, 2017 20:59:54 GMT
Probably yes to BBD dates and no for adhering to them for me personally. If they smell ok and taste ok Ill go for it. same here - nice smell - nice mix  |
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Post by TJ on May 20, 2017 21:03:22 GMT
Don't mind any notice to the dates at all, sniff test, lick test, mix it up  All that's happened to a couple I've used is that the potency has waned a little that's all so I just use a tad more in the mix. |
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Post by davemorton on May 20, 2017 21:03:45 GMT
Good, and thanks for the replies.
I need to have a clear out, and when I first started vaping, I bought a load of flavours, never used most of them as far too lazy, and am now just using premix flavourings, so didnt know if I should bin them, or offer them on the freebie thread. Will have a sort out soon and offer them out, obviously popping the dates of them on too, as they are old.
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Post by lobeydosser on May 20, 2017 21:04:39 GMT
I'll let you know in about 8 years time when I open the last of my flavour bottles.
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Post by Perpetua on May 21, 2017 2:16:55 GMT
Some flavours do peak off over time, or really go ' off ' . . . . . but you'll soon know davemorton by giving them a neat taste test. I've concentrates that are probably 4 years old at least, which are still fine while others have spoiled. But by and large I take no notice of best before/use by dates on anything. |
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Post by monty on May 21, 2017 3:14:25 GMT
I think best before dates are set by regulations and aren't acuurate as far as how the flavours last. Coffee and fruit don't last so long - lemons an exception. Backies I happily use after their sell by date.
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Post by beedee on May 24, 2017 23:05:08 GMT
I have lots past their dates - if they smell/taste OK, I use them. Did clear out a set of UK Flavours samples that were a year gone - but they never really tasted great even when they were new... |
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Post by pacman on May 25, 2017 5:05:14 GMT
Personally never look at the dates just mix and test
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Post by b1mble on May 25, 2017 17:00:15 GMT
My most expensive flavour (CCW Cream)has no date marking. But doesn't keep at all well. After about a year it turns nasty.
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Post by joeten on May 25, 2017 19:34:41 GMT
Best before is advisory it's use by that matters more.
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All that's happened to a couple I've used is that the potency has waned a little that's all so I just use a tad more in the mix.
