Gendered e-cigarettes?

[WendyM]

I'm curious about this. Should we be offended by the gendering of PVs that seem to assume that the primary concern of lady vapers is having sparkling pink "elegant" and "ladylike" vapes instead of ones that deliver good throat hits and a charge that lasts all day? Or do you see this as good way to market to introduce vaping to women that might be put off by a bulky mod?
Examples:
Shop For Vapor Cigarettes from Vapor Couture
Luli electronic cigarettes - French Vanilla, Bubblegum and Capaccino

I'm bursting with questions. When I bought my first DSE-109 I admit part of the choice was made because it seemed to match my laptop well (oddly enough my most recent Ego purchase purely by accident matches my iPhone and case.) I'm on the fence though when it comes to "classy" lady e-cigs, in sophisticated lady flavors-- I could see maybe dressing up on of my PVs to match a party dress, but I don't think I could justify buying one just for the looks.

Also, thoughts on the marketing of e-cigs as an appetite suppressant specifically towards women?
Most egregious example:
NutriCigs | Electronic Cigarette, Fortified Electronic Cigarettes

Is this an aping of big tobacco targeting women in the 1930s?

 

[Javamon]

Your thread made me do some searching, and I found this:

http://vapordiet.com/pages/the-vapor-diet

 

[daleron]

I have to be honest and say I don't pay much attention to that kind of thing. If I like it I get it, if I don't then I don't. As far as "bling" goes, if I want that I just decorate my own.
I did go through a spell of doing that but for the most part mine are just plain ole functional now days whether its an ego or a provari.

I do have a camo vmod shell (green) that I love tho'

 

[WendyM]

Your thread made me do some searching, and I found this:

http://vapordiet.com/pages/the-vapor-diet

That just makes me so sad. Very reminiscent of the old Lucky Strikes campaign to "Have a Lucky not a Snack!"

 

[MsShona]

If I had money to blow....maybe I would add in something like Vapor Couture into my vaping arsenal. But I look at performance and flexibility. Plus my eGo battery could be decorated if I wanted. However my personality is very "no fuss" and I do like to splurge on designer stuff every once in a while. But Vapor Couture's reviews have shown me that they just aren't cost effective to use on a daily basis. Not sure about the other brands. That one that the OP linked was for a pretty disposable e-cig. Nice looking...but again a waste of cash overall...

 

[WendyM]

I've been thinking about it and I think I might buy a mod that was more feminine if it was a good one, but I feel dressing up PVs on my own are more my thing than buying into the pink washing of the lady vapes.

 

[CES]

I am so not girly..but i have a fair number of pink/magenta/fuchsia tanks and mods...in fact they're about the only pink kind of stuff that i have. But NONE of them sacrifice quality for looks.

 

[cybercat]

Your thread made me do some searching, and I found this:

http://vapordiet.com/pages/the-vapor-diet

I was just talking about something close to this with hubby last night. I had notice that vaping had curb my sweet needs a bit. Basiclly not needing to drink more soda and eating candy. But with that said why charge so much for what you can get way cheaper from a regular vape store. That is a shame someone is taking advantage of the whole weight loss, once again. As an herbalist i am not sold that vaping the herb they mentioned is safe at on for lungs.

 

[qqqq]

I'd love a pink, ladylike mod! In fact, way back in the day when I was just experimenting with vaping and hadn't committed to it, my first 901 was pink. Like others have mentioned, though, at this point, I'm not willing to compromise function for form. I've settled for ordering a pink woodgrain J Wrap for my new SX Mini. Frankly, the Vapor Couture and Luli (and especially the Vapor Diet!) seem a bit exploitative to me, though I must admit those Lulis are adorable.

 

[Javamon]

I was just talking about something close to this with hubby last night. I had notice that vaping had curb my sweet needs a bit. Basiclly not needing to drink more soda and eating candy. But with that said why charge so much for what you can get way cheaper from a regular vape store. That is a shame someone is taking advantage of the whole weight loss, once again. As an herbalist i am not sold that vaping the herb they mentioned is safe at on for lungs.

Vaping for Weight Loss? | Vapor Navigator

 

[WendyM]

Ladies, I think we need to retaliate because these ideas are clearly a guy's idea of what women want. I think we need to come up with a line of vaping supplies that appeal to men, and make them feel manly-- vape pens made out of 2x4s that have big dangly things hanging off of them (like truck balls)-- maybe e-juice in porn flavors?

 

[CES]

i think they might already do that themselves......

 

[daleron]

-- maybe e-juice in porn flavors?

Uh ... that's already out there

 

[WendyM]

Uh ... that's already out there

Ew.

That's so wrong.

 

[Dragonfly Dru]

Your thread made me do some searching, and I found this:

http://vapordiet.com/pages/the-vapor-diet

OMG....I am horrified that this exists. Maybe I'm being a little oversensitive, but it really upsets me when I see people trying to "help" women loose weight by encouraging them to not eat. There are lots of healthy ways to loose weight that don't involve avoiding food. Also, there is enough noise about restricting/regulating the use of e-cigs anyway, that I feel like this could just be another piece of ammo that they could use against the vaping community.

 

[CES]

Good thoughts, Dru.

I have no problem if a vaper uses e-cigs to avoid extra snacks, but marketing as a weight loss device feeds into the extremely lucrative, but ineffective, diet and beauty industry that often teaches women to dislike themselves.

 

[FranC]

I'm not in girly stuff. What works good is more important to me than looks.

 

[WendyM]

Good thoughts, Dru.

I have no problem if a vaper uses e-cigs to avoid extra snacks, but marketing as a weight loss device feeds into the extremely lucrative, but ineffective, diet and beauty industry that often teaches women to dislike themselves.

I agree wholeheartedly, it's very exploitive.

 

[Munnin42]

I think the only girly gear I own is a purple penny v2 rda. Everything else is functional and steel, I even tried using a fat snow wolf for awhile but it was too heavy for me... I stick to my nemesis and tobh atty now. As for weight loss use, that just makes me angry. I get enough grief being a female vapor, adding the stigma of weight loss to it just pisses me off.

 

[inspects]

Wow....they're coming up with all kinds of creations......