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I just want my mango pods back... Seems really arbitrary to ban things on a flavor by flavor basis. I don't see anybody banning fruity flavored vodka.

anonymoose33282 2y ago
It's definitely a double-standard that is especially prevalent in the US. In a gas station you can buy alcohol that will kill you, nicotine products that will kill you, processed food that will kill you. I don't understand why only 1 of those seems to ruffle feathers.
- cheeseomlit 2y ago
  In this case its particularly aggravating because, at least where I live, gas stations still sell flavored disposable vapes. The difference is that now they're cheap knockoff brands, and they only come in high potency unlike juul where you could get 3% pods. The mango pod ban didn't make anything safer for consumers by any measure and I want them back god dammit
samatman 2y ago
I just get the tobacco flavored pods, use them up, and refill with various nicotine salt liquids. I get ten to twenty refills out of a cartridge. Haven't found a juice that matches the OG mango pods but I have a few in rotation that I like. I do miss the brief Cambrian explosion in third-party pods, before the FDA decided that "the youf" should switch to disposables, but at this point I'm just grateful that Juul is still in business, it's pretty much in a class of its own.
- cheeseomlit 2y ago
  It never occurred to me that you could refill spent pods, thats awesome I'll have to check that out. Any specific recommendations for scratching the OG mango itch? I've been wanting to switch to an even lower potency too, like 1% I'm also grateful juul is still around at all, I haven't found any other device with such a nice small and flat form factor. Everything else bulges out of my pockets
  - samatman 2y ago
    I'm fond of the PATCHA brand, Sorbet and Purple Mango in particular. The latter isn't much like OG mango, fair warning, but you'll probably like it if you were a fan of the old school. The trick with refilling is to press the sides in when replacing the rubber stopper. If you do it right, you'll see a bubble or two rise up from the bottom. If you skip this part it will leak everywhere. Also, blow through the cart several times to clear the tube. It's a bit fiddly at first, but you'll get the hang of it.
wzdd 2y ago
Alcoholic pre-mixed drinks, such as those containing vodka and fruit juice, were in fact banned or subject to higher taxes in some places specificially because they appealed to children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcopop#Attempts_to_discourage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcopop#Attempts_to_discourage

anonymoose33282 2y ago

It's definitely a double-standard that is especially prevalent in the US. In a gas station you can buy alcohol that will kill you, nicotine products that will kill you, processed food that will kill you. I don't understand why only 1 of those seems to ruffle feathers.

cheeseomlit 2y ago
In this case its particularly aggravating because, at least where I live, gas stations still sell flavored disposable vapes. The difference is that now they're cheap knockoff brands, and they only come in high potency unlike juul where you could get 3% pods. The mango pod ban didn't make anything safer for consumers by any measure and I want them back god dammit

samatman 2y ago

I just get the tobacco flavored pods, use them up, and refill with various nicotine salt liquids. I get ten to twenty refills out of a cartridge. Haven't found a juice that matches the OG mango pods but I have a few in rotation that I like. I do miss the brief Cambrian explosion in third-party pods, before the FDA decided that "the youf" should switch to disposables, but at this point I'm just grateful that Juul is still in business, it's pretty much in a class of its own.

cheeseomlit 2y ago
It never occurred to me that you could refill spent pods, thats awesome I'll have to check that out. Any specific recommendations for scratching the OG mango itch? I've been wanting to switch to an even lower potency too, like 1% I'm also grateful juul is still around at all, I haven't found any other device with such a nice small and flat form factor. Everything else bulges out of my pockets
- samatman 2y ago
  I'm fond of the PATCHA brand, Sorbet and Purple Mango in particular. The latter isn't much like OG mango, fair warning, but you'll probably like it if you were a fan of the old school. The trick with refilling is to press the sides in when replacing the rubber stopper. If you do it right, you'll see a bubble or two rise up from the bottom. If you skip this part it will leak everywhere. Also, blow through the cart several times to clear the tube. It's a bit fiddly at first, but you'll get the hang of it.

wzdd 2y ago

Alcoholic pre-mixed drinks, such as those containing vodka and fruit juice, were in fact banned or subject to higher taxes in some places specificially because they appealed to children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcopop#Attempts_to_discourage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcopop#Attempts_to_discourage