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Craft Vapery is an expertly-curated ‘e-liquid-of-the-month’ club for vapers

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The popularity of e-cigarettes and electronic vaporizers has absolutely exploded in the past few years, and now that they’re fairly commonplace, e-cig enthusiasts (aka “vapers”) have a massive range of different e-liquids to choose from. However, as a result of this explosion, pinpointing a good flavor from the sea of different options can be a dizzying, hit-or-miss experience.

Enter Craft Vapery: a better way to try new e-liquids. It’s essentially an “e-liquid-of-the-month” club, but instead of using algorithms to choose the flavors for you, the company uses real people. To start using the service, just head to CraftVapery.com and sign up. After you choose the number of bottles you’d like to receive each month, it’ll run you through a quick questionnaire to figure out your likes and dislikes, and develop a personalized flavor profile. Do you like desserts, breakfast cereal, or tropical fruits? What about teas, spices, or just regular tobacco? CV’s vaping experts will find a flavor you’ll dig. You can even add notes for your curator to ensure they send stuff you like.

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Additionally, if you’re new to vaping and need some hardware to get started, you can also add a starter kit to your order and CV will send you a high-end e-hookah to smoke with. On the other end of the spectrum, if you happen to be a veteran vaper who vapes regularly, you can sign up to get replacement atomizers and cartomizers to ensure your gear never fails on you.

We’ll get back to you on how well they matched us with flavors, but if you’d rather just dive in and try it for yourself, you can find out more here.

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