Looking for a less expensive way to introduce some friends to decent ecigs. The local smoke shop now carries Vapage VPro-T and some replacements (crystal carts and batteries) for it, so keeping it compatible with those makes it easier for them to expand if they like it. (College town, one tobacco shop. Nearest vape shop is >1hr drive.)
Doesn't have to be a kit, per se, though I'd prefer to keep it to one vendor for shipping reasons. Basically, I just want to have something that I can use to show them that the gas station disposables they long ago gave up on aren't a good example of what an ecig can be. If I can put something together that can be passed around with a few different flavors, (tobacco, menthol, and something sweet) maybe a few of them will be interested enough to try it. If I can get the total cost of the unit down around $20-25 with charger, I'll probably be able to get a few of them circulating and/or make an ecig and 15ml of juice my default birthday present for smokers. Obviously I'd like it to be reasonable quality and performance as well.
I've noticed in the local all-night cafe, the cutest waitress noticed me vaping with thick vapor for 3-4 hours without a refill or fresh battery. Seems she tried some gas station disposables and with her pack-a-day habit, they wouldn't even get her through a shift, and only produced good vapor for the first 10-15 puffs. If I could loan her something with at least 1.5ml capacity and a solid battery, and let her try a shift with that, I'm betting she'd be hooked. If I could then sell it to her at my cost for $20-25 and let her piggyback on my juice orders, she'd save a fortune just on cigs, not to mention the tooth whitener she must be using. At least two of the other waitresses (also cute) are also heavy smokers, so converting one would be three potential converts, plus they're pretty visible to smokers since it's the only 24 hour place within 30 miles that has a smoking section. vaping has a big advantage for waitresses, since there's no drawback to grabbing a puff on the move, as opposed to lighting a cig and then putting it out after 1-2 drags, so they're a very logical target for converts, too.
Doesn't have to be a kit, per se, though I'd prefer to keep it to one vendor for shipping reasons. Basically, I just want to have something that I can use to show them that the gas station disposables they long ago gave up on aren't a good example of what an ecig can be. If I can put something together that can be passed around with a few different flavors, (tobacco, menthol, and something sweet) maybe a few of them will be interested enough to try it. If I can get the total cost of the unit down around $20-25 with charger, I'll probably be able to get a few of them circulating and/or make an ecig and 15ml of juice my default birthday present for smokers. Obviously I'd like it to be reasonable quality and performance as well.
I've noticed in the local all-night cafe, the cutest waitress noticed me vaping with thick vapor for 3-4 hours without a refill or fresh battery. Seems she tried some gas station disposables and with her pack-a-day habit, they wouldn't even get her through a shift, and only produced good vapor for the first 10-15 puffs. If I could loan her something with at least 1.5ml capacity and a solid battery, and let her try a shift with that, I'm betting she'd be hooked. If I could then sell it to her at my cost for $20-25 and let her piggyback on my juice orders, she'd save a fortune just on cigs, not to mention the tooth whitener she must be using. At least two of the other waitresses (also cute) are also heavy smokers, so converting one would be three potential converts, plus they're pretty visible to smokers since it's the only 24 hour place within 30 miles that has a smoking section. vaping has a big advantage for waitresses, since there's no drawback to grabbing a puff on the move, as opposed to lighting a cig and then putting it out after 1-2 drags, so they're a very logical target for converts, too.
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