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Did anyone else get this ridiculous email today? Look who I'm asking, if any of you have ever ordered from Nicotine River, of course you did. More ludicrous FDA bullshit....
In part, here's the gist:
Liquid Nicotine Vegetable Glycerin Flavor Extracts
IMPORTANT UPDATES
Here are some quick updates and explanations to current and future changes at Nicotine River. Our goal is to stay as complaint as possible while doing the best we can to serve our loyal clients. We have been notified by the DOT (Department of Transportation) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) of the following changes.
1. Liquid nicotine with strengths of 60mg - 250mg are considered a Class 6.1 Toxic - Packing Group lll and have to be shipped exclusively as Hazmat by the DOT (Department of Transportation). These items CANNOT be shipped through USPS or Fedex under any circumstances and with no exceptions. These strengths are not allowed to be shipped express or overnight and UPS GROUND is the only option. What does this mean for you as a customer? You will need to plan your orders ahead as we are unable to expedite services any longer. Also, be aware that by adding one “Hazmat” tagged item to your cart means the only offered shipping method will be UPS Ground. If there are no Hazmat tagged items in your cart then it is business as usual.
To summarize this paragraph,
- 60mg - 250mg liquid nicotine can only be shipped UPS GROUND with no exceptions
- Example: You can add 50 items in your cart but if 60mg 100mg or 250mg is apart of it the only shipping option that will show is UPS GROUND
- 48mg liquid nicotine and below is business as usual and can be shipped any way you choose
- There are no additional Hazmat Fees in addition to UPS Ground Charge
2. It has been brought to our attention that a tremendous amount of the flavors by the Flavor Apprentice and Capella that we resell are considered flammable in the eyes of the DOT and the FAA. Similar to the higher strengths of liquid nicotine, these flammable flavors are not allowed to be shipped express or overnight and UPS GROUND is the only option. Adding any “Hazmat” tagged flavor to your cart will show “UPS Ground” as the only shipping option. Please see the list of Hazmat FlavorsHERE
*We are considering eliminating these flavors all together to save us from these troubles - please kindly respond with your thoughts!
- Flammable flavors can only be shipped UPS GROUND with no exceptions
- If there are no Hazmat tagged flavors in your cart that all normal shipping rates will show
- Example: You can add 50 flavors in your cart but if one flavor is marked as Flammable the only shipping option that will show is UPS GROUND
- There are no additional Hazmat Fees in addition to UPS Ground charge
THESE CHANGES ARE NOT OUR CHOICE. THESE ARE THE LAWS AND THE PENALTIES AND FINES ARE SEVERE FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE ABOVE SHIPPING GUIDELINES
IF THERE ARE OTHER VENDORS THAT RESELL THESE FLAVORS OR CARRYING THESE NICOTINE STRENGTHS AND HAVE NOT MADE THESE CHANGES YET - THEY WILL SOON OR GET HEAVILY FINED - TRUST US
***Etc, etc, bullshit, yada, yada.....
In part, here's the gist:
Liquid Nicotine Vegetable Glycerin Flavor Extracts
IMPORTANT UPDATES
Here are some quick updates and explanations to current and future changes at Nicotine River. Our goal is to stay as complaint as possible while doing the best we can to serve our loyal clients. We have been notified by the DOT (Department of Transportation) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) of the following changes.
1. Liquid nicotine with strengths of 60mg - 250mg are considered a Class 6.1 Toxic - Packing Group lll and have to be shipped exclusively as Hazmat by the DOT (Department of Transportation). These items CANNOT be shipped through USPS or Fedex under any circumstances and with no exceptions. These strengths are not allowed to be shipped express or overnight and UPS GROUND is the only option. What does this mean for you as a customer? You will need to plan your orders ahead as we are unable to expedite services any longer. Also, be aware that by adding one “Hazmat” tagged item to your cart means the only offered shipping method will be UPS Ground. If there are no Hazmat tagged items in your cart then it is business as usual.
To summarize this paragraph,
- 60mg - 250mg liquid nicotine can only be shipped UPS GROUND with no exceptions
- Example: You can add 50 items in your cart but if 60mg 100mg or 250mg is apart of it the only shipping option that will show is UPS GROUND
- 48mg liquid nicotine and below is business as usual and can be shipped any way you choose
- There are no additional Hazmat Fees in addition to UPS Ground Charge
2. It has been brought to our attention that a tremendous amount of the flavors by the Flavor Apprentice and Capella that we resell are considered flammable in the eyes of the DOT and the FAA. Similar to the higher strengths of liquid nicotine, these flammable flavors are not allowed to be shipped express or overnight and UPS GROUND is the only option. Adding any “Hazmat” tagged flavor to your cart will show “UPS Ground” as the only shipping option. Please see the list of Hazmat FlavorsHERE
*We are considering eliminating these flavors all together to save us from these troubles - please kindly respond with your thoughts!
- Flammable flavors can only be shipped UPS GROUND with no exceptions
- If there are no Hazmat tagged flavors in your cart that all normal shipping rates will show
- Example: You can add 50 flavors in your cart but if one flavor is marked as Flammable the only shipping option that will show is UPS GROUND
- There are no additional Hazmat Fees in addition to UPS Ground charge
THESE CHANGES ARE NOT OUR CHOICE. THESE ARE THE LAWS AND THE PENALTIES AND FINES ARE SEVERE FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE ABOVE SHIPPING GUIDELINES
IF THERE ARE OTHER VENDORS THAT RESELL THESE FLAVORS OR CARRYING THESE NICOTINE STRENGTHS AND HAVE NOT MADE THESE CHANGES YET - THEY WILL SOON OR GET HEAVILY FINED - TRUST US
***Etc, etc, bullshit, yada, yada.....