JC e-Cig update: We first off would like to thank you for your passion and persistence in staying on us about our e-cig launch. It’s because of your unwavering support and continued business that we have spent the last 6 months developing, tweaking and re-tweaking our e-cig to offer a truly unparalleled vaping experience. We are anxious to get our model to market and have you to try it! Our beta testers have put it through the wringer and offered up last minute adjustments. We are now in the final phase of making sure all “i”s are dotted and “t”s crossed. We know this is not the announcement you were all hoping for but like we have said all along, it will be worth the wait. Please stay tuned to Facebook for top secret “teaser” leaks in the upcoming weeks. Thanks again for your continued business, loyalty and understanding.
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JC eCig update!
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Nicotine strength changes to percentages
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012As some of you may have noticed, we have recently changed how we describe the nicotine strength in our Smoke Juice flavors on our bottle labels and on our website. For those who may not have noticed, since our inception we have listed nicotine strength in “mg/mL” and now we will begin listing nicotine strengths in percentages. For example 24mg/mL will now be listed as 2.4%. The reason for this change is largely to make things easier to understand and clear up confusion amongst customers and the public in general. Our Customer Service team receives daily inquires asking how to do the mathematical equation to determine how much nicotine they may be consuming. When dealing with both weight (mg) and volume (mL) the math can become overwhelming to the average person when determining how many mLs they have consumed. With percentages a person can quickly determine how many mLs of nicotine has been consumed. In the case of accidental ingestion, switching to percentages will assist poison control in quickly determining how many mLs of nicotine may have been swallowed and what course of action, if any, may need to be taken.
Safety and quality have always been at the forefront of our company culture. From child resistant caps, to ingredient lists, to lot numbering, to clear nicotine warnings, to tamper evident shrink banding; we have always attempted to set the industry standard whenever we can. It is our hope that the rest of the industry follows suit and we can collectively make strides to manufacture the safest products possible.
As always, thank you for your continued business and support.
- JC Team
‘Twas the night before a Johnson Creek Christmas…
Saturday, December 24th, 2011While our Johnson Creek family is enjoying the next few days off with our families, we wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday season. No matter what you celebrate, we hope you celebrate it with your favorite Johnson Creek Smoke Juice. We’ll be back bright and early on Tuesday morning to pack and ship all the orders. Until then, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza!
Making its 3rd annual appearance, our own version of ‘Twas the night before Christmas!
Twas the night before Shipping Deadlines, when all through the Creek,
Every creature was packing, even our IT geek;
The packages were stuffed in bins with care,
In hopes that UPS soon would be there;
The LEGAL ADULTS were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of Premium Smoke Juice danced in their heads;
Lab Techs were slaving away in their lab, and I at my desk,
Had just settled down for an e-mail-filled night,
When out in the field there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter!
Away to the doors I flew like a flash,
Ran out through the snow, expecting a crash!
Cold as it was, with my e-cig glowing blu,
wishing I was still at my desk, puffing off my pass through,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Johnson Creek sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With our boss as the driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment he was impersonating St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his production crew came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by other names;
“Get to work now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the hill! To the top of the wall!
Now hurry! Dash away! Go faster all!”
As dry atomizers that cause curses to fly,
When they meet with a deadline, bottles piled high to the sky,
So off to the post office they flew,
With the truck full of orders, the boss riding shotgun, too.
And then, in a rush, we found the door locked,
We all stood there looking more than a little shocked.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the sidewalk old St. Nick came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
An empty bag he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a robber, ready to fill his pack.
His eyes — how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The sight of a mini he held tight in his teeth,
And the thick vapor encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled his bag with the orders; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, into the post office he rose;
The boss sprang back to his truck, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they flew down the street like a missile.
But I heard him exclaim, as we drove out of sight,
“Happy Holiday vaping to all, Santa sure bailed us out tonight.”
Cartomizer Resurrection
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
It’s a sad day when I realize that my cartomizer is no longer up to doing the work that I require of it. You know what I mean; the throat hit is no longer there, the vapor is harsh and unenjoyable, and that wonderful new cartomizer enjoyment is all but gone. This happens to me about once a week (I wish there were a way of cleaning a cartomizer to keep it longer). I know some people who change cartomizers once a day, and I generally make it 10 days on one of mine, but the last days are just an exercise in futility. It feels like a sappy movie “Come on you can make it!, live damn it, live!”
But it all has to come to an end for a cartomizer, and that day was today for me, 6 days after we met I had to say goodbye to the little fella, and as usual I felt kind of sad about it. I use the E-Go cartomizers so there is a bit of a ritual to preparing a new one, so I thought that I would show you what it is that I do.
First thing is to say goodbye to the little fella, but it’s not time for the funeral yet.
Second thing is to get all of the components together that I need to make this quick and easy. Tweezers are an important part of the process, Juice is also important, along with the flex tip needle that we sell. Most important of all would be the cartomizer to be.
The new cartomizer process is to open the cartomizer package, pop off the rubber tip at the mouth end. Using the tweezers pull out the mouth piece and set it aside.
Again using the tweezers pull out the air diverter and toss it.
One more time with the tweezers I put a hole into the top of the juice reservoir and ream out the hole to its full size.
Keep the rubber stopper attached to the battery end to keep the liquid in as you are filling. Use the the flex tip syringe to fill the cartomizer from the mouth end through the hole in the liquid reservoir that just got made, go slow on this step to keep from having an overflow situation. I wait until the juice is visible from the bottom of the cartomizer since I have a fairly unlimited supply available to me. (it’s a great perk to working here at JCE!)
When the cartomizer is filled, place the mouth piece back in, get a tissue and pull the stopper form the bottom. Now place the battery end of the cartomizer into the tissue and give a few puffs of air into the mouth piece and blow out the excess liquid, don’t go crazy here, just enough to get rid of the excess.
Now add the battery and enjoy, or you just found out that your cartomizer was a dud. If it turns out to be a dud, try blowing some more juice out of it, change the battery and try again. If it is a dud then go revive the old one, curse the new one, relax for a couple of minutes and start all over again.
For All That They Do, Thank You To Our Vets!
Friday, November 11th, 2011Our veterans throughout the years have given us so much that we can only hope to realize the benefits that we have because of them. I served 10 years in the Army and was willing to do what ever was asked of me to serve my country. This is something that hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens are willing to do at this moment, and what millions have taken the oath to do since the beginning of our country.
In some cases the cost is life itself, something that some of the veterans coming back from war would say is not the worst sacrifice. Veteran’s day, Memorial day and the Fourth of July are specific times that I put some thought into what has been sacrificed and how much we have lost and gained by it. I often think about these things besides on these days, but the weight of the sacrifice on these days tends to put me in a different mood. I walk a little taller, but am more prone to melancholy, I am certainly more judgmental as most veterans will understand.
To those who have, and are, serving our country, I and the entire team at Johnson Creek, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for what you have given us and what you have sacrificed to ensure the integrity of our country and our way of life. I urge everyone to take some time to thank a veteran for all that they have done.
Michael Galesky
President
Johnson Creek Enterprises
An American Company
