A Glimmer Of Hopium Against The Vape Mail Ban

I am pleased to present that Hopium is alive and well.

Big thank you to all the supporters of our hopium thread. A Glimmer of Hopium against the Vape Mail Ban

Vape business will continue as usual but you will see an increase in the shipping cost. This means that if you want lower-priced vapes you should still stock up before shipping prices increase. List of vendors below that will continue shipping. If you find more please add/share them with us.

Vendors:
Ecigmafia com - Source: Home page banner Madvapes com - Source: Email Update shared by ECF Member VaporDNA com - Source: Domestic Shipping – VaporDNA Eightvape com - Source: Memo Shipping Changes 2021 MyVpro com - Transition on April 2nd. Source: SHIPPING Misthum com - Signatures after March 26th. Source: Pact Act Statement ejuice .deals - working to find shipping network after April 26th. Source: PACT ACT - Ejuice Deals – eJuice.Deals. MVS (My Vapor Store) - Source: Shipping and Handling Info | myvaporstore.com  

I've noticed some online shops are still shipping as USPS hasn't implemented its ban. Some only ship with the adult signature rule, others without.
Please let's develop a list.  

Does anyone know if the new pact act with the ban on shipping for vapes has any product recalls or new warning we need to be aware of?  

I have not personally verified this information. But, I heard that these shipping networks are now shipping Eliquids to once banned states.

Can anyone verify?  

I've had it with Fasttech.
I order $13 complete with shipping and 2 days latter they claim a shipping upgrade changed it to $16 because they made a mistake plus some items not in stock.
So I cancel the order, receive store credit and order again. Then 2 days later one item not is stock is holding up the order again while every other item is ready to ship.
So I cancel the $1.55 not in stock item and a few days later the order is $16 again and another item is out of stock. This is over a month just trying to get the order straight and waiting for replies.
I told them to keep the $1.55 they didn't give me credit for and ship it whatever way they want.
No more!  

Hi everyone I'm looking for a usa supplier and a person who can ship mech mods to me here in michigan. Please help me find someone I can trust.  

I have been mixing my own Juice for the last 1-2 years since my state (NJ) banned all flavored E-juice sales. None of my favorite sellers would ship to me anymore.

I did not stock up. I did not know this postal ban was a thing until 2 hours ago when I noticed the wholesaler I purchase from removed most of its products. Even if I did, the stuff will only last me about 2 years. With the way things are, these kinds of laws rarely get reversed once enacted. I thought the 21 age for buying tobacco products would never catch on and be repealed, but look where we are now. No matter how many angry letters you send or how many signatures you get, nothing will happen.

And so, I am left thinking about what I can and can not get in the future. VG and PG will always be around in bulk as it is not only used for vape juice. The flavoring is the same flavoring used for brewing and baking, so no issue there. The liquid nicotine, specifically the extract and not the salt, is where I question the future availability (the salt is almost definitely out of the question).

Are there any other uses for liquid nicotine or is this it for DYI?

Edit: Apparently VG and PG will also be banned, at least by UPS (link below). I guess nicotine solution is also out of the question there.

UPS: Shipping Tobacco - United States.  

There is a very old scan involving electronic cigarettes that has resurfaced. I just received a spam email today. The old scam was for cig-a-like cartomizer devices with pre filled cartridges. It appears they have "upgraded" to ego/Evod type units with tanks and bottle juice. Be advised you will be billed later if you keep the kit.

EZ


Here is the fine print disclaimer:

General Agreement:
By submitting your order for the Fourteen Day Risk Free Trial Offer of the BLOW EZ Pen, you agree to our terms and conditions and agree to be automatically enrolled in the Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan. Your initial purchase of the Fourteen Day Risk Free Trial Offer of the BLOW EZ Pen includes a BLOW EZ Pen starter kit complete with a BLOW EZ Pen battery, a T2 BLOW Tank, USB and Wall Charger, and a Lanyard. You will also receive an additional T2 Tank, and 5 bottles of our V Smoke E-Liquid. Your credit card will be charged $7.95 to cover the initial shipping and handling fee for your Fourteen Day Risk Free Trial Offer. This initial shipping and handling fee is non-refundable. If after 14 days of placing your order for the Fourteen Day Risk Free Trial Offer you have not returned your product with a valid RMA number, your credit card will be billed for the full purchase price of the starter kit ($70.00) and for the initial shipment of Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan ($79.95) that was shipped with you order for a total of $149.95. You will continue to receive 5 bottles of V Smoke E-Liquid and a T2 BLOW Tank and be billed $79.95 + $7.95 shipping and handling every 30 days from the time the trial starts if you remain in the Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan. Please note that you may cancel your Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan at any time by returning the entire shipment of unopened V Smoke E-Liquid with the RMA number issued by our Customer Service Center. Partially opened packages of E-liquid will not be accepted outside of the fourteen day trial period. Once your subsequent Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan shipments are put into the ordering sequence they cannot be cancelled. This takes place seven days before the package is scheduled to ship. All Auto-Ship Refill Value Plan enrollments must be cancelled seven days or more before scheduled ship date to take effect for the respective order, or a valid RMA number will be required along with the physical product return to process your cancelation. Days calculated include transit time.  

Looking for a place in the USA, that will sell and ship mechs, all my usual places don't ship anymore.  

Thanks to @440BB for starting the first thread, but it got out of hand and was closed.

But this is an important topic and I believe we should have an active thread about it as it is still currently underway. And as events unfold (and possibly change) we should be discussing it.

Lets try this again without so much emotion and political beliefs such that it changes the thread's topic and deters other from participation. And maybe "reptilian shape shifters" might be better-off discussed on some other forum or in the "Outside" section of ECF.

And remember, this is a shipping ban, nothing to do with the FDA deeming regulations - there's a thread for that.

Effective dates for the following major carriers...

FedEx - March 1, 2021
DHL - March 1, 2021 (unclear)
UPS - April 5, 2021
USPS - after March 22, on the date the final rule is published, no later than April 26, 2021. There seems to be some major conflict among what various sources believe as to when this effective date will occur. However, it is for sure, as @440BB stated in the original thread, after March 22 and no later than April 26.

Note that all carriers accept USPS are not actually disallowed by law from transporting vape supplies, they volunteered not to, most likely for a combination of reasons - requirements are strict and probably not profitable (but politics most likely plays a role, too).

Here is a link to the legislation that was passed that made this shipping ban possible.
Text - S.1253 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
Notice that all vape is being banned for shipment by USPS as it states "any other substance", not just nicotine vape.

All online retailers that have sent notice about this seem to be saying they will refuse to take new orders after March 22. The dates each retailer has set range from March 23 to March 27 from what I have seen, so time is running out fast to order supplies online.

There is talk by some of the larger retailers that they have secured a new carrier that will be focusing on major urban areas. It remains to be seen if it will fly and if it will be a viable solution.

After this, barring some other major nail in the coffin, where B&M stores cannot get inventory, the only way to get anything will be in a local B&M storefront, where selection will be limited and priced high, and it will be rare to find nic base stocked for DIY.

As @440BB said in the original thread... "Time is near to get creative or be fully stocked up!".

But we are getting too close now that you don't have much, if any, time to make an informed decision on what hardware to buy and stocks are running out. As far as atomizers go, rebuildable atomizers WILL be your salvation as we enter into the vapocalypse.

But if you have enough gear and/or if money is tight, you should focus on nicotine base so you can DIY your own juice, unless you prefer store bought juice and are willing to vape whatever your local vape shop has in stock at any given moment. A list of nicotine base and glass bottle suppliers can be found here...
List of US Retailers Still Shipping 100mg Nicotine Base | E-Cigarette Forum

Please keep in mind that person to person (consumer to consumer aka C2C) shipments are still allowed but the current postal regulations severely restrict it. A summary of the C2C tobacco products postal regulations (well actually, only cigarettes and smokeless tobacco) (as I understand them) are as follows, but this could possibly change.

- Total package weight must be no more than 10 oz.

- Must be shipped using face-to-face service. In other words, must present package to postal worker at USPS counter. No pickups allowed. Proof of age and identity of sender must be verified with govt issued photo ID.

- Must be sent with "Express Mail" (I take this to mean Priority Express? - expensive, minimum $25 but more if Adult 21+ Signature service is required to be purchased - not clear on that. You will be paying retail rates since you have to buy this postage at the post office, so it might even be closer to $30+ all tolled just to ship one small package).

- Shipping label must bear real, full names of both shipper and recipient.

- Outside of package must be labeled with wording "PERMITTED TOBACCO MAILING – DELIVER ONLY TO AGE-VERIFIED ADULT OF LEGAL AGE"

- USPS will not deliver package to recipient. Package will be held at local post office for pickup and successful pickup will require proof of age and identity of recipient, verified with govt issued photo ID. Recipient must sign PS Form 3849.

- One person cannot mail more than 10 such shipments a 30-day period (meaning, you will likely be put in a database in order to track your identity and how many C2C tobacco product shipments you made in the last 30-days, which is why you have to ship it via a trip to the post office).

DMM Revision: Treatment of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco as Nonmailable Matter​