b&m confusion

[inkb0n3s]

hey vapers!

so i'm new to vaping, right? the b&m i got my winder starter kit and extra tanks from was strictly an e cig shop. it's about an hour and change away from me, which isn't ideal. total trip time would be about three hours, and that would be only a short visit.

now, there's a shop where i used to buy my smokes from, and they too sell ecigs and vape accessories and also juice. that shop is fifteen minutes away, tops. a vape buddy of mine said to steer clear of b&m's that also sold tobacco products.

what are your opinions on this?

thanks all!

 

[Glenn_K]

Greetings; That advice about smokes shops sounds plausible -- they're run by people who specialize in tobacco, and have added what probably amounts to nothing more than a fringe market product line for many of them. I've been inside a couple places like this, and the selections were terrible, the prices were insane, and the staff seemed to have little or no E-Cig knowledge.

I've also only been inside 3 or 4 E-Cig B&Ms, so not a lot of personal experience here, but the ones I've visited were staffed by people who actually use e-cigs.

-- Glenn

 

[03FXDWG]

If they have what you want at a decent price, why should you stay away? Also, maybe you want to pick up some pipe tobacco or a cigar to make your own tobacco flavored liquid. I actually miss going into my favorite smoke shops. They don't sell anything I want except Mike's Hard Lemonade but I have plenty of that on hand now. I only visit them when the seasonal Blood Orange & Raspberry flavors come out. Unless they start selling vape gear, I won't be in until April.

 

[Ryedan]

I have not seen a B & M store that sells both cigarettes and e-cigs that does justice to the e-cig side. I use two e-cig only local shops any time I can, which is most of the time. If these two shops don't sell what I want at a good enough price I shop online with known good suppliers. If I want to make a purchase from a place I have no info on I ask here first.

Now I'm sure that somewhere there is a B & M shop that sells both well, but check them out for quality (for example, do they sell clones as name brand merchandise) and price before you buy from them like you would with any supplier. I just have not seen any like this myself.

 

[Wakefulpanda]

I've been to a few tobacco shops but they mainly deal in disposables and some crummy brand of ejuice. With a B&M I think you have a higher change of talking to someone who can answer your questions safely. Plus at a B&M you can probably sample products and find something more to your liking.

 

[killin'em]

tobacco shops have cheap ... Chinese liquid. ALWAYS! I live in cali and I got 10 vape shops in 15 square miles so I am lucky but if tomorrow I got transported to the sticks I would buy my liquid online!

 

[Spazmelda]

It really depends on what they have and their prices. I have never been in a smoke shop that had decent vaping supplies offered or decent prices on what vaping supplies they did have, but that doesn't mean they don't exist or won't exist at some time in the future.

you could check them out and make a note of what they have and how much it costs. Go check online or post here and decide if there's anything worth buying there.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

My experience has been Smoke shops selling Ecigs "usually" have low end products BUT the day we run out of juice or something vape related we learn very quickly to be grateful for these shops.
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[grandmato5]

If the shop is only 15 minutes away from you then check the shop out yourself and then you will know for certain if you wish to return there again or not. Walking into a shop doesn't mean you have to purchase anything, that's entirely up to you

 

[Jwaterski]

If they got what you want at a reasonable price who cares what kind of shop they are? Ever been to a convenience store?