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kramerica2 · 08-18-2008, 09:03 PM

Went to a restaurant, and for the first time I dared to take the e-cig out after the meal, puffing in public. After no more than 2 minutes, came the manager, and I was sure he's gonna tell me to put it out. Imagine my face when the guy pulled out a pen style e-cig, told the waitress to bring us all drinks, and he sat with us, puffing too. We drew the attention of the entire restaurant, many customers came to us, asking about it, and were very excited about it without any negative remark... I now feel like a missionary, that needs to spread out the word...

CaSHMeRe · 08-18-2008, 10:14 PM

WOW !!!! That moment would have been priceless!!!! Wish I could have been there to join in!!!

Thanks for sharing

DeviLFisH · 08-19-2008, 01:49 AM

if I did this I will be charged who knows

my country is strict on laws.Is wise don;t anyhow try to be funny here.

next e cig is commerical ban in here

ban in the sense that it cannot be commerical sell in here.

even if held at customs will be consifcated too.

dnakr · 08-19-2008, 03:03 AM

That would have been so awesome. I bet your face was "priceless" - LOL. Maybe you should make eating at that restaurant a weekly thing - that way you and the manager can convert several more people.

EricD · 08-19-2008, 08:58 AM

That is the coolest thing ever. I remember when I got stopped at the security check point at the airport (u.s.) and they all wiped down my e-cig and analyzed it for traces of bomb material. Then the lady asked, "so, what is that thing." I told here and she asked where she could get some. I said... damn Bia.. use the internet you lemming. Just kidding, I did tell her to use the internet though. I want my signature lines back... wahhh

kramerica2 · 08-19-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by EricD

That is the coolest thing ever. I remember when I got stopped at the security check point at the airport (u.s.) and they all wiped down my e-cig and analyzed it for traces of bomb material. Then the lady asked, "so, what is that thing." I told here and she asked where she could get some. I said... damn Bia.. use the internet you lemming. Just kidding, I did tell her to use the internet though. I want my signature lines back... wahhh

I still didn't fly anywhere since I've started e-smoking, and don't know if I'll dare to carry it on me through security. Airline security here, although mostly discrete, is as strict as it gets for obvious reasons, and I'm pretty sure they'll confiscate it, if not hold me for investigation and make me miss my flight.

savvy88 · 08-24-2008, 09:36 AM

Good stuff! I wish the manager at the restaurant where I work was more open minded about my e-cig...I'm banned from using it anywhere in the restaurant

locha · 08-24-2008, 10:58 AM

Good Job kramerica2!

I wish i had some time to go to pub or restaurant now, I want to try it with my locals. But, alas, i dont have any - i have a lot of new posts to read.

icemanmaz · 08-24-2008, 12:55 PM

I tried it in a posh golf club house. Been there for a comp so me and my mate knew no one. The only person who said anything was my mate. He was convinced that we would get kicked out. And I tried to make a lot of vapour.
Not one single comment was made If I had walked in in trainers I would of been kicked out in 30 seconds flat. But puffing away no problem?????????

Denni · 09-09-2008, 12:04 PM

Hm, seems I can't start new threads, so here's my experience from Monday in London.

First off, I'm way too timid to puff away in front of bar staff, so it was a surprise to find one of the seminar attendants producing a super mini and suggested we take one of the front tables (LoL). In the end, three of us were puffing away: he with his very realistically-looking super mini, me with a DSE901 with blue LED and hubby with his monster Classic pen, and nobody at the bar batted an eyelid (apart from a few punters at the next table to whom I gave a card from e-cigs.co.uk).

Hubby's colleague said that this was the fifth pub he'd been in since getting the e-cig and he hasn't been challenged at all.

I found the same back in our regular. The landlord said that e-cigs are advertised and explained in the trade mags (whoever did that: good job!

)

Our local landlord smokes roll-ups and regarded the e-cig as a bit of a joke, so I offered him a drag which sent him into a coughing fit

I didn't smoke inside because I didn't want to cause confusion among the punters, but I'm working on him and his missus to get the things accepted. Some pubs already sell starter kits behind the bar and make a fat bug out of it. It's a good thing seeing that the smoking ban has hit business hard!

08-18-2008, 09:03 PM	#1
kramerica2 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 52	First time in public - very pleasant results... Went to a restaurant, and for the first time I dared to take the e-cig out after the meal, puffing in public. After no more than 2 minutes, came the manager, and I was sure he's gonna tell me to put it out. Imagine my face when the guy pulled out a pen style e-cig, told the waitress to bring us all drinks, and he sat with us, puffing too. We drew the attention of the entire restaurant, many customers came to us, asking about it, and were very excited about it without any negative remark... I now feel like a missionary, that needs to spread out the word...

08-18-2008, 10:14 PM	#2
CaSHMeRe Moderator USA Supplier Admin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,639	WOW !!!! That moment would have been priceless!!!! Wish I could have been there to join in!!! Thanks for sharing __________________ www.PureSmoker.com

08-19-2008, 03:03 AM	#4
dnakr Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 913	That would have been so awesome. I bet your face was "priceless" - LOL. Maybe you should make eating at that restaurant a weekly thing - that way you and the manager can convert several more people. __________________

08-24-2008, 12:55 PM	#9
icemanmaz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: U.K. Halifax West Yorkshire Posts: 296	I tried it in a posh golf club house. Been there for a comp so me and my mate knew no one. The only person who said anything was my mate. He was convinced that we would get kicked out. And I tried to make a lot of vapour. Not one single comment was made If I had walked in in trainers I would of been kicked out in 30 seconds flat. But puffing away no problem????????? __________________ The ice is melting too much nicotine

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08-19-2008, 01:49 AM	#3
DeviLFisH Super Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 836	if I did this I will be charged who knows my country is strict on laws.Is wise don;t anyhow try to be funny here. next e cig is commerical ban in here ban in the sense that it cannot be commerical sell in here. even if held at customs will be consifcated too.

08-19-2008, 08:58 AM	#5
EricD Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: chicago, IL Posts: 78	That is the coolest thing ever. I remember when I got stopped at the security check point at the airport (u.s.) and they all wiped down my e-cig and analyzed it for traces of bomb material. Then the lady asked, "so, what is that thing." I told here and she asked where she could get some. I said... damn Bia.. use the internet you lemming. Just kidding, I did tell her to use the internet though. I want my signature lines back... wahhh

08-24-2008, 09:36 AM	#7
savvy88 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	Good stuff! I wish the manager at the restaurant where I work was more open minded about my e-cig...I'm banned from using it anywhere in the restaurant

08-24-2008, 10:58 AM	#8
locha Full Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 40	Good Job kramerica2! I wish i had some time to go to pub or restaurant now, I want to try it with my locals. But, alas, i dont have any - i have a lot of new posts to read.

09-09-2008, 12:04 PM	#10
Denni Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 226	Hm, seems I can't start new threads, so here's my experience from Monday in London. First off, I'm way too timid to puff away in front of bar staff, so it was a surprise to find one of the seminar attendants producing a super mini and suggested we take one of the front tables (LoL). In the end, three of us were puffing away: he with his very realistically-looking super mini, me with a DSE901 with blue LED and hubby with his monster Classic pen, and nobody at the bar batted an eyelid (apart from a few punters at the next table to whom I gave a card from e-cigs.co.uk). Hubby's colleague said that this was the fifth pub he'd been in since getting the e-cig and he hasn't been challenged at all. I found the same back in our regular. The landlord said that e-cigs are advertised and explained in the trade mags (whoever did that: good job! ) Our local landlord smokes roll-ups and regarded the e-cig as a bit of a joke, so I offered him a drag which sent him into a coughing fit I didn't smoke inside because I didn't want to cause confusion among the punters, but I'm working on him and his missus to get the things accepted. Some pubs already sell starter kits behind the bar and make a fat bug out of it. It's a good thing seeing that the smoking ban has hit business hard!