Gritty/Foamy liquid?

[Starsha]

So even though I've been vaping for about seven months, I still consider myself a newbie. I recently bought some liquid online from the same place I've always bought my liquids from. I noticed one of the flavors (peanut butter cup) was a little murky looking in the bottle, but didn't think much of it, especially because this was my first shipment of 0mg nicotine liquid. After I filled my tank and puffed for awhile, it seemed like my atty was clogged, so I changed it out thinking I just needed a new one, especially since it was a week old anyway. After puffing on the brand new one, it got all clogged up too, so I opened it up and saw that the fluid had gotten all foamy around my atomizer/wick, and looking closer inside my tank, the liquid had left a gritty substance inside. It feels almost like sand.

Although I bought the liquid online, it is made locally and I was thinking of bringing the bottle down to the store, but since the store is full of a bunch of worthless idiots (hence why I buy online instead of dealing with them), I figured I'd go to the experts here first. Has anyone ever come across something like that before or did I just got a bad bottle?

 

[EleanorR]

8-o Don't vape that garbage!

Contact the vendor, and e-mail pictures of the juice if you can.

Sorry for that experience!

 

[Starsha]

Yikes, now I'm scared for what I already have inhaled out of that bottle! Thank you for the reply! I'm going to go down to the store tonight.

 

[AnnieP65]

Yeah. That's kinda scary. Are you alright after that freaky experience?

 

[jrenae4]

Sounds like what the titanium dioxide was doing in that other juice, no? Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Starsha]

Yeah. That's kinda scary. Are you alright after that freaky experience?

I think so...we'll see if I make it through the night!

Seriously though, not knowing what's causing that to happen is really making me rethink the place I buy my liquids from. I've tried others, but I really like this place's juice the best. Unfortunately, they have terrible customer service and most of the folks don't know their ... from a hole in the ground. We'll see what they have to say when I bring it into the store...

 

[EleanorR]

Starsha, you'd really be so much safer/better off buying your juice online from ECF-approved (or ECF highly rated!) vendors. Would probably save money too!

Good luck!

 

[AmandaD]

Out of interest what was the juice? Definitely dump it, but you need to let the B&M store know imo.

 

[Starsha]

The brand was Vapure. I've tried many different vendors, some of which were recommended here, and I just don't like any as much as Vapure. I've usually had such terrible customer service in their stores, so I really wanted to find a different vendor because I don't think shotty service should be rewarded with sales, but I just can't find another one I really like.

I did go to the store and fortunately, the store manager was there to help me. I told her my concern about what I was ingesting and she assured me that all ingredients used are food quality and that all the folks who mix the juices get fully suited up. Even though she's never seen it before, she feels that it was just flavor crystals and that whoever mixed it didn't fully stir/shake it enough. She is going to send the liquid to the lab to have it analyzed and is going to give me a call back when the results are in. She also replaced the liquid I had left, even though I was more worried about what it was than the money lost. I also shared with her what jrenae4 had said about titanium dioxide and she assured me that it's not used at all in their juices. So we'll see. At least I'm not dead yet!

Thanks to everyone for your responses!! You all are the best and that's why I came here before going to the store!

 

[Botomline]

Make sure the new bottles have an intact tamper seal. The crystals wouldn't alarm me as much as the foam. Some ingredients recrystallize when cold. But sandy after vaping and foam would seem a cause for concern to me.