UK suppliers

[ed2eva]

When I was an analog smoker I had my preferred brand and 'big tobacco' provided me with an an continuous supply ad infinitum.
This cannot be said of UK e-liquid suppliers.
Like many other vapers I seem to waste a lot of money buying bottles based upon the subjective descriptions of the company only to end up pouring them down the drain. Finally I find the exact flavor and strength which suits and faithfully order from the supplier.
Then, usually without warning, the supply dries up: it becomes out of stock with no indication from the company when new supplies will arrive, or the line is simply discontinued. A trawl through the internet rarely finds the same product even where suppliers source from large manufacturers like Hangsen. I am left with no alternative but to waste more cash seeking another flavor.
Surely, if a line sells sufficiently to deplete stocks the companies should realize there is a demand and restock in good time, they lose customers by not watching the market in this way.....in extreme cases, possibly back to 'big tobacco'.

 

[ppeeble]

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.
Or not.
I had the same problem so my solution was to make my own juice. Find one you like, sniff it, have an educated guess at the flavours involved and then experiment until you replicate that flavour.
My all day vape used to be LF RY2 in VG which they have now discontinued. I used to pay £15 for 30ml.
I now make my own at a cost of £1.50 for 30ml.
The future of vaping is looking more and more like DIY with the odd ready-made indulgence.

As for cigarettes tasting the same in perpetuity . They don't.
When i smoked i found that several brands changed flavour gradually over the years. There was a time when all cigarettes were made of pure tobacco leaves. Now the majority of cigs are made with expanded tobacco and dust mixed with 'glue' to form ersatz tobacco....

 

[ed2eva]

I agree about analogs ppeeble, there is no way I'd go back to them.
Funny enough, a few hours after I posted, the company who supply Hangsen responded to me stating they were not discontinuing but reissuing the line in 20ml bottles instead of 10ml at a reduced cost which meant I also save money......perhaps you really just need to shop around a bit more as well as considering DIY.