As folk maybe aware - i arrived in China with 500ml of 30mg nic premixed at around 50/50 and around 150-200ml of Mom and Pop's flavour concentrates.
Fine if using Old School tanks and heads - but decidedly inadequate for SubOhm vaping
I then managed to find some 'Authentic USP PG' - which was OK-ish but seemed to blacken me coil n wick a lot quicker than usual.
Next discovery was 'Aroma Zone' - French Organic VG - not cheap (now around £16 a litre) but worth it as at least it seems to be genuine.
So having diluted me nic down and down and down to around 1mg, i finally ran out of nic and flavours - using the 3-6mg premixed juice i got in Shenzhen to make up the last 500ml batch of juice i have left - again 1mg or less - but tasting better than i could've expected.
Last week i bit the bullet, and ordered some Chinese Nic and some flavour from a company i sourced via a friends FB page -
Taima NicotineI'd chatted to 'April' (
Chen Shaka on FB) a few months ago and we'd 'Friended' each other - for a possible order later - and i've been keeping an eye on their wall in the meantime.
I have PayPal issues here, as i can't use my Chinese bank account with my UK PP account, and opening a Chinese PP account hasn't worked - yet! So until i manage to get money transferred to me UK bank account (hopefully tomorrow now) no online purchases of any kind are usually an option
Got hold of April via WeChat (China's WhatsApp) and managed to order and pay using the app's Wallet feature – Awesome! $32 for 1Litre of 36mg 40/60 VG/PG nic and $10 each for 125ml of flavours – Total - $62 - £42ish delivered
(baring in mind this is a Chinese company, delivering within China - i haven't checked the International delivery price - they offer FedEx, DHL, TNT, UPS
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Should have said that you can choose your own nic mg level and VG/PG ratio (36mg is the lowest that they go) - i meant to order 60/40 VG/PG - but forgot to double check the invoice
Having said that - in the summer i prefer higher PG - and also i trust the Aroma Zone VG more than the USP PG i've tried
Ordered Friday with Monday being a bank holiday (so actually sent on the Tuesday) with April keeping me posted via WeChat as to me packages progress - arrived today on the Thursday
As the pics show – pretty well packaged – nic came in a vaccum sealed 'silver' baggie, with adequate bubble wrap and the flavours in a zip lock baggy.
No child proof lid on the nic (though sealed) – or label on the bottle – not sure about the labelling on the delivery notice as I can't read Chinese though. No label is not particularly good – but also makes it hard to say what it is going through customs – so swings and roundabouts on that score.
I'll admit to opening it with a bit of trepidation – Huge thread a few years back on UKV.com about Chinese nic and lack of accurate testing – folk ordering 50mg and actually receiving in a ridiculously lethal dose instead! But hell – that's what drippers are for LoL
mixed up a swift 6ish mg, 10ml batch using the PG I had left and the Dunhill flavour.
Using an Ehpro Nixon V2 dual coil dripper (0.3Ohms)
The flavour was similar to what I remember previous (UK purchased - about 5-6 years ago) Dunhill juice tasting like – nic seems pretty clean – and after a few hits me head was “Like Wow” and then me hands started tingling! Not exactly worried, but Hmmm!
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Then of course I remembered – i'd been vaping 1mg or less for the past month – I was actually getting a Nic Rush! Wohoo!
Overall - for a Chinese company Taima Nicotine seems pretty good - with excellent customer service. April - Chen Shaka might join AAEC as a vendor on my suggestion - if that's allowed
Will update this a little once i've mixed some flavours - but i need to order some VG/PG first - though will be upping me nic of the 500ml of juice i have premixed - lowering me nic was OK - but was killing me battery life. With even 3mg Nic i expect to get more like 12 hours off the Cuboid Mini instead of the 1mg 5-6 hours LoL
Looking forward to trying the Island tobacco - Chocolate and Coconut - seemed interesting
I could've gone for a smaller bottle - but figured 1 Litre of 36mg (at $32) should last me a while - even if i upped me Nic to 6mg - that's 6L's of nic
).
Having said that - in the summer i prefer higher PG - and also i trust the Aroma Zone VG more than the USP PG i've tried