B&M pricing is crazy!

[Interpim]

After follwing the posts on ECF for a while, I have been spoiled by the prices it seems. I went to a B&M yesterday for a quick fix on some juice, and their prices were ridiculous! Out of the 3 brands of pre-package fluids they liked I only liked 1, and it was mediocre at best... but figured I would try it just to hold me over for a week. Turns out they wanted $15 for a 15ml bottle of it. I left it at the store. But, as I was there I was looking at some of their mods etc... they had a clone of the iTaste VV 3.0 for $99 I just bought the itaste for my wife for $35. I now understand why so many people still haven't switched over from analogs. If the only thing they see is at B&M's like this, they will never want to buy.

 

[k3vin]

$99 for a set up.. A few weeks worth of cigarettes at $8 a pack.
Paying overhead at a store employees, taxes, etc.. Etc.. If it has any problems take it back and have real time discussions about issues.. At some places not all..
Say it breaks in 2 months. $99 + saved from not smoking..

As far as the price in juice you quoted.i would Go buy somewhere else..

 

[bambloo!™]

Indeed they are -_-
No problem supporting local business but thankfully I'm in SD where there is quite a few to choose from, however the biggest one that has quite a few branches is borderline ridiculous now. $12.99 for a single 510 atomizer.bonkers I'll pass for the smaller shops in the area.

 

[Junquemail Contessa]

Uhm yeah...what you said.
I bought my first set of ego twists before knowing about this forum. too bad...I could have bought 3/4 of the Reo I wish I had.

 

[Chimney34]

Prices are high but I try to support when I can. Not a lot of B&M's near me so I'd hate to see them fail before vaping even takes off in this area.

 

[Interpim]

I live in San Diego too... but on travel and not around. I know which shop your talking about, and I haven't quite made it into that B&M yet. I've been going to Vapor Meister in Lakeside for the most part. Good folks there, but this was more a rant about that one particular place.

The juice at VM is fairly reasonably priced, and their prices are more apt to what you would think a normal markup might be. I just can't understand how a B&M can stay in business charging prices 3x higher than you could get on the internet.

 

[Burn14me]

i just like going and hanging out at B&M stores and socializing

 

[Tvan]

$12.99 for a single 510 atomizer.

Wow! That's rediculous.

 

[Mang]

I still go to my local B&M's to show support in general. I do agree the pricing is crazy expensive in comparison to the online outlets.

 

[LisaMarietard]

We order stuff online too, but we like to support our local shops because they are great people who have answered many questions when the info on the web is just too much. They have to make money too so I don't mind spending a little more on some things...plus I like instant gratification.

 

[Maivz]

Yeah b&m store near me is expensive for batteries and didn't know about this forum before hand so I ended up paying about 5x what I would now after surfing this forum and figuring things out. The e juice isn't bad but its much cheaper online. Only about 2-3x for the juice

 

[State Of Zen]

Turns out they wanted $15 for a 15ml bottle of it.

A dollar per ml is more than I would pay, ESPECIALLY when I can get my favorite premium ejuice (Boba's Bounty) for about 60 cents per ml.

 

[vaptronic]

I paid $30 for a 30 ml bottle once... It corroded my protank.... Never again...


-clouds4dayz-

 

[WCSR]

It was like that in my local area too for a while, but in the last year, there's been no shortage of stead competition popping up everywhere...and the prices have come down to reasonable. Expect to pay more at a B&M, because of the bills a B&M incurs above just a web based seller...but those prices you mentioned are ridiculous.

 

[grandmato5]

there are some ok B & M's out there but they seem to be few and far between.

 

[Interpim]

The guy at the B&M actually had the audacity to challenge me to find a better juice at a cheaper price. At that point I just smiled and said no thanks.

 

[Mikerachy]

Down here in hawaii I get a 10 or 15ml bottle of juice for 10 or 12 bucks

 

[bambloo!™]

I live in San Diego too... but on travel and not around. I know which shop your talking about, and I haven't quite made it into that B&M yet. I've been going to Vapor Meister in Lakeside for the most part. Good folks there, but this was more a rant about that one particular place.

The juice at VM is fairly reasonably priced, and their prices are more apt to what you would think a normal markup might be. I just can't understand how a B&M can stay in business charging prices 3x higher than you could get on the internet.

Haha I live in lakeside haven't made it into vapor meister yet tho...
I'm itching to make it to zen vapor room on mission gorge soon tho that place looks pretty awesome.

 

[supermarket]

After follwing the posts on ECF for a while, I have been spoiled by the prices it seems. I went to a B&M yesterday for a quick fix on some juice, and their prices were ridiculous! Out of the 3 brands of pre-package fluids they liked I only liked 1, and it was mediocre at best... but figured I would try it just to hold me over for a week. Turns out they wanted $15 for a 15ml bottle of it. I left it at the store. But, as I was there I was looking at some of their mods etc... they had a clone of the iTaste VV 3.0 for $99 I just bought the itaste for my wife for $35. I now understand why so many people still haven't switched over from analogs. If the only thing they see is at B&M's like this, they will never want to buy.

People say they like to support their local B&M...and I couldn't agree more! That's why I called mine and told them their prices were too high! I'm always happy to help!

 

[JulesXsmokr]

with as many smokers out there, and many of them wanting to try the e-cig, there will be B&M's for quite a while making a good profit.