Buying Juice Online: Pet Peeves

[Resistance]

Consider this...import something for less than market value from somewhere else.and by the time it gets here you have to pay Import tax have to answer to customs why you shipping it in and not bought it here and by the time you bet it shipped for less 5months and a lot of your work and personal time has passed.
Then you were better off paying that extra 100 to someone who has done all of that for you

Resistance is futile

 

[Resistance]

Consider this...import something for less than market value from somewhere else.and by the time it gets here you have to pay Import tax have to answer to customs why you shipping it in and not bought it here and by the time you bet it shipped for less 5months and a lot of your work and personal time has passed.
Then you were better off paying that extra 100 to someone who has done all of that for you

Resistance is futile

PS and then you get your parcel in 3-4days

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[Resistance]

Just a question to everybody that commented here.what would be a reasonable shipping amount then just so we can get it out there

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[Resistance]

I think what we need to get a courier service on this forum ecigsSAL

 

[Hooked]

Have to disagree with your point 3 @Hooked. It's unreasonable to expect the vendor to foot the bill for shipping small orders. You can't expect them to ship a R300 order and lose around R60 to pay the shipping. You should be grateful that they even offer free shipping over a certain threshold. It's coming out of their profit.....

@BubiSparks I should be "grateful"? I think not! They should cut their profit margin, instead of manipulating the consumer into buying more than what was intended; which of course increases their profit. Some vendors have a lower minimum expenditure to qualify for free shipping. If they can do it, why can't the others?

 

[Hooked]

I don't buy my juice online. Hardware is exclusively an online buy, juices I insist on testing beforehand considering the thousands of Rands I've already wasted.

@Spyro I agree that one should try-before-you-buy; but what if the shop doesn't have the juice that you're looking for?

 

[Hooked]

Interesting how the free shipping cut off amount works...

I have found myself often spending quite a bit more just to get to the free shipping amount.
And although I am spending more I feel like I am getting a better deal. Crazy. Lol

@Silver This is exactly what I have been doing, which is why I now have enough juice to open my own vape shop. But I'm not going to do it anymore! If I'm looking for a specific juice(s), as now with my coffee research, I would rather just pay the shipping instead of buying even more juice which I don't need. However, I do have a "To Buy" list, like you, and if the vendor stocks juice which is on that list I'll order. But if not, it would be cheaper to just pay the shipping!!! I feel that the consumer is being manipulated and that's not acceptable.

 

[Slick]

Just a question to everybody that commented here.what would be a reasonable shipping amount then just so we can get it out there

Resistance is futile

R50

 

[Hooked]

What you guys must remember is if it one item being delivered to one person it also cost money.that's why the bigger the order the better the deal

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@Resistance I understand and accept that and I'm not insisting on free shipping. What I am against is a minimum expenditure of over R1,000 in order to qualify for free shipping. It can be less - I'll post about this just now.

 

[Hooked]

For whom ???
Definitely not the consumer imho.

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@ddk1979 I'm sure that @Resistance was referring to the vendor getting a better deal, not the consumer

 

[Resistance]

R50

I posted a reply but I see it didn't apper .get one person to coordinate juice buys and shipping to a point in cape town. And another for mods then if you have 10people ordering you each pay 10℅ of the courier fee.and the same can go for up north

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[Hooked]

When you are looking for a new juice to try and the vendor describes that "this" juice is made by 14 virgins residing on cloud nine, mixed in pure crystal jugs resting on a bed of exotic feathers. All the ingredients come from eden and are transported on the back of pink and fluffy unicorns.
Wow! I just have to try this elixir!

Add to cart, pay R 99.00 for shipping and take the shine off of your gold credit card - again. Wait 4 days for the "overnight" package to arrive. Kiss the courier dude when your package arrives, eventually.
Rip package open, fill your RTA that you re-wicked in anticipation of the "overnight" delivery.
Batteries charged, atty filled. Good to GO!
Nice long drag, then WTF??? Not again.

@Captain Chaos "overnight" is true - they just don't specify which night!

 

[Resistance]

I posted a reply but I see it didn't apper .get one person to coordinate juice buys and shipping to a point in cape town. And another for mods then if you have 10people ordering you each pay 10℅ of the courier fee.and the same can go for up north

Resistance is futile

I would also want to buy more juices from other vendors but I am In the same boat.
Otherwise we.need to start an ecigs shipping company

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[Resistance]

@Hooked I never meant that.it costs more to buy single than bulk and same goes for shipping.just last week I had a guy quote me 1200 for a bakkie load to a jobsite and on return another load.
The only other thing is to do what the reonauts do and do combined shipping

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[Slick]

My opinion is that vendors already put there markup on stock,so why should they make a profit on shipping,atleast give the shipping at cost,counting in the box,bubble wrap etc,how does All Day Vapes do it for R35? Im sure they not the biggest vendor in the country

 

[Resistance]

My opinion is that vendors already put there markup on stock,so why should they make a profit on shipping,atleast give the shipping at cost,counting in the box,bubble wrap etc,how does All Day Vapes do it for R35? Im sure they not the biggest vendor in the country

The one that gives a good deal is where I'll be buying from

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[Hooked]

What you should ask is what is the actual cost of the juice you buying then start calculating your losses.

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@Resistance @Silver This is exactly what I've recently realised. Just as an example, the cost of the juice which I intended to buy is R300, but I need to spend R1,000 for free shipping, so I spend an additional R600. If I had stopped at R300, I would have been charged shipping of perhaps R200 or so? Still cheaper than spending R1000. I can't believe how utterly stupid I've been!

However, I've also used quite a few vendors since I started vaping about 6 months ago or so and I've started a spreadsheet with various info on each vendor. It makes for interesting reading! I'll post the info in this thread.

 

[Hooked]

What I dont understand is that how some vendors charge R100 for shipping while others charge R35,both using the same courier company,I wish a vendor could explain that to me,otherwise il stick to my belief that they making a profit on shipping as well

@Slick I'm pretty sure the vendors do add their mark-up to the courier fee, but in the instance which you've mentioned, I wonder if it isn't the vendor's location that makes the fee charged to them by the courier different?

 

[Hooked]

@ddk1979 - Totally agree with higher than the norm shipping costs. The vendor shouldn't be putting a markup on shipping - it's unethical in my view. There are some vendors who do that and I just stay away from them.

@BubiSparks How does one know if the vendor is adding on their little (or not so little) mark-up to the courier charge?

 

[Resistance]

Well the norm for shipping nowadays is anything from the said 35buck to 150 bucks.that's from other companies on bid or buy,loots etc.so I'm averaging anything from 50-100 as my medium for shipping

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[Resistance]

I do also understand what you guys mean with this thread and posts.some companies want you to purchase first meaning only on checkout you get the shipping fee.and when they do that then I'm done with them the item may be how needed someone else will have it aswell

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[Resistance]

@Resistance I understand and accept that and I'm not insisting on free shipping. What I am against is a minimum expenditure of over R1,000 in order to qualify for free shipping. It can be less - I'll post about this just now.

I know what you meant @hooked.my point was based on a broader spectrum perspective .shipping costs a lot and sure if the van is full then it should cost cheaper but its not all delivered to one place. And now that I know you paid 200bucks for shipping I know why you would fill the order to get the shipping free

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[Resistance]

Surely there should be a courier on this forum.

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[kev mac]

What are your pet peeves about buying juice online?

Mine are as follows:
1. When the VG/PG ratio isn't stated. I want to know. I need to know. I have the right to know.

2. When the flavour isn't stated. I came across this one or two nights ago, as incredible as it may be. I couldn't deduce the flavour from the name of the juice either. Unbelievable!

3. An exorbitant minimum expenditure required for free delivery. By 'exorbitant' I mean R1,000 or more. It's annoying when all that I want to buy is one or two bottles of local juice.

I do pretty good buying on line.I find good sales and some sites offer free shipping. But I have had trouble with orders from one site and I don't use them any more.Don't ignore me once you have my money.I have a favorite juice I only get from my b+m

 

[BubiSparks]

@BubiSparks How does one know if the vendor is adding on their little (or not so little) mark-up to the courier charge?

Well, one doesn't of course, but one can assume that if some vendors in the greater Jo'burg/Pretoria area are charging R60 and others R100-R140, something is amiss.