Blu Youtube Censoring Comments

[Plumes.91]

Well I have been watching Blu commercials via Blu's YouTube channel for a few days now. I've commented on a couple videos and I see they are all erased now. I went to my e-mail to see if I had received one from Blu. Sure enough, I did. My comment was to the tune of "I fully support Blu in its advertizing campaign and for bringing e-cigs to the main-stream market! I just wish that Blu would take responsibility in educating the public citizens about all of the great innovations in the world of e-cigs"

Of course, they weren't very happy with that last part. This is the e-mail response I received from Blu on YouTube. This is a DIRECT QUOTE from Blu via youtube messages:

"The point of advertising is typically to advertise your own product and not that of your competition. We'll take our chances advertising our products only."

Wow, not very professional. Whatever...

 

[ImThatGuy]

That made me laugh... vape ON!!!

 

[purelyscientific]

If swisher thinks theyre going to take over the market by buying out blu( A first gen seller) Then there wacked outta their tree lol

 

[kwalka]

When they align themselves with the FDA and the forthcoming regulation, and we are restricted to buying prefilled cartos and 510 batts, they will make billions. Just saying.

 

[Buggs5347]

Yeah, that email response was pretty cheeky - stated poorly.

I didn't know that you would even get an email from a youtube comment. Is that a common thing?

 

[1337paintbal]

that's disappointing. blu should be more open to introduce smokers to a better alternative and take a different approach than "buy ours, ours is the best"... something better would be (not quoted obviously) "this is what vaping is, we offer a good solution find out if its right for you"

and a monopoly is illegal (especially if they put everyone out of business, they might want a few honest competitors)

 

[Plumes.91]

I really wanted to buy a couple Blu Batts before I recieved this carto and before I heard rumors that they are in fact lobbying for the regulations that would make buying any technology advances in the e-cig world post 2007 (& anything that is not cigarette styled) illegal in the united states... That is total, and utter BULL. What the CENSORED?!? Are you CENSORED KIDDIN' ME!?? This is a DIRECT VIOLATION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. A FREE MARKET IS FREE SPEECH AND THESE REGULATIONS STUNT GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY AND THEY STUNT THE FREE MARKET SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. I HOPE THAT CASAA TAKES THIS TO THE GRAVE ALONG WITH ME AND ALL OF MY ECF FRIENDS. LETS FIGHT THIS CENSORED!! BOOGIE ON, VAPE LONG N' HARD FRIENDS!!

 

[Buggs5347]

Where did you see this about the lobbying by Blu? I'd like to see this.
From what I heard they were not lobbying against anyone else. This was based on a fairly recent interview I listened to on some vape radio station. I posted a link to it awhile back.

People get censored all the time. ECF censors posts. It has nothing to do with constitutional rights for freedom of speech and is not a violation.

 

[cerver7]

I would expect nothing less from a company that only cares about the almighty $.

 

[Fiamma]

When they align themselves with the FDA and the forthcoming regulation, and we are restricted to buying prefilled cartos and 510 batts, they will make billions. Just saying.

That thought has been with me ever since Lorillard bought out Blu, and caused me to convert to all big batt mods and stockpile cartos, dripping atties and nic.

 

[Plumes.91]

Give me a moment, I need to go through this and see if I embellished anything and set the record strait.

OK, bugs i think you misread what I wrote, or I wrote it poorly. What I think is a violation of the free market is the regulations that could make it illegal to sell any nicotine delivery device bigger than a cigarette. That is the rumor that I had read. Blu is NOT (as far as I know) lobbying for the romoval of big bat mods from the US market, although, that could happen, right? I've also read people's worries that Lorilard bought blue to "scuttle" or destroy the company, simply because Blu is currently a threat to Lorilard's tobacco sales. I also think that is BS and I've heard elseware that Lorilard has good heart intentions of getting into e-cigs because they see e-cigs as the future of nicotine delivery.

Its BS that anyone is even considering banning big bat products from being sold. What the HECK?

 

[Buggs5347]

Blu is part of Lorillards Harm Reduction Strategy that has been mandated by the new regulations. All the tobacco companies have to comply.
They are in no way intending on squashing Blu. Nor would they have any reason to not want to be part of a growing industry.

You ought to be tapping on the shoulders of some of the Joyetech vendors. I know some of those seemingly small mom & pop vendors are bringing in a couple million a year each. Surely there are enough of them that could pool together to create a marketing campaign or pay for a lobbyist or two.

 

[haiqu]

This genus of product is a Bad Idea(tm) for a number if reasons.

- It discourages experimentation and encourages product lock-in. Good only for the tobacco company, not you.
- Wastage of materials (throw-away cartos) is financially a burden and environmentally irresponsible.
- Unfortunately it is the most likely type to be approved by the FDA due to "concerns" with consistency of dosage and potential exposure to raw liquid, via leakage or from a bottle.

The last point has been carefully noted by me as the lever by which all other products will be ejected from the market place. Buy up now kiddies, because soon only Blu-alikes will be legal.

 

[kwalka]

This genus of product is a Bad Idea(tm) for a number if reasons.

- It discourages experimentation and encourages product lock-in. Good only for the tobacco company, not you.
- Wastage of materials (throw-away cartos) is financially a burden and environmentally irresponsible.
- Unfortunately it is the most likely type to be approved by the FDA due to "concerns" with consistency of dosage and potential exposure to raw liquid, via leakage or from a bottle.

The last point has been carefully noted by me as the lever by which all other products will be ejected from the market place. Buy up now kiddies, because soon only Blu-alikes will be legal.

I think its a bit early to pull that alarm. The election will have a huge impact on what happens here. If Romney (as much as I hate to say it) gets in this wont be an issue. If our current Pres stays in then it will be an issue. However there will be a comment period before they impose the deeming regulation, and if enough people speak up we have a fighting chance. Couple that with the amount of lawsuits that are guaranteed, and the fact that there would have to be many amendments to chapter 9 before they could ban the majority of our products. I am optimistic that we have a fighting chance.

 

[haiqu]

Bury your head in local politics then. I'm old and I've seen this cycle many times before.

If you think any of that trumps BT and BP (or the WHO) you're in for a lot of disappointment.

 

[Barto]

Yeah, I also think that will be the case.

 

[steven36]

to get back to the op why would blu inform you or support other products? dose coke support Pepsi dose honey baked support Mrs,failleds? no so why would blu support or advertise any other product .... it's own

 

[bricerocks]

The first person who gets harmed by some 510 knock-off with who-knows-what juice from who-knows-where... we will all have problems. So does blu want regulation? If I were them, I would - considering the country as it is now. Personally, I think like Ron Paul and feel we should make our own choices and if you die using some stupid ecig that you brought home with you from Mogadishu - sucks to me you and make better choices, just don't drag me down with you. But that is not the environment we live in. This is why so many of us are all about American made smoke juice, and why there is this push to seperate it from the rest.

Blu is not worried about you using other ecigs or they would have a proprietary connetion instead of 510 thread. They do, however, worry about not being seperated from the pack, because the pack, at this point, is very questionble. Seriously... there are hundreds of ecigs floating around with hundreds of poeple making juice. How may do you trust?

And note: Nothing against Mogadishu - I just watched Black Hawk Down again so it was the first county to come to mind.

 

[Plumes.91]

with reports of our e-cigs blowing up in people's faces.. we may already be at a point where members of the gov are wanting to nanny us. right? isn't that where we are? I mean its not just 1 case now, we've had a few blow ups make the news circuit. so the gov is going to start to regulate which batteries we are using but they have no right to regulate what companies we are using. If people are dying, or, in our case, getting seriously injured, the gov may want to step in. big time. thats why we can't buy psudophedrine or codeine cough and cold in the grocery store anymore.

 

[zapped]

with reports of our e-cigs blowing up in people's faces.. we may already be at a point where members of the gov are wanting to nanny us. right? isn't that where we are? I mean its not just 1 case now, we've had a few blow ups make the news circuit. so the gov is going to start to regulate which batteries we are using but they have no right to regulate what companies we are using. If people are dying, or, in our case, getting seriously injured, the gov may want to step in. big time. thats why we can't buy psudophedrine or codeine cough and cold in the grocery store anymore.

You cant buy pseudoephedrine or codeine cough and cold in the store anymore for a VERY different reason. This made me laugh out loud. Ever see that sign in a convenience store that says they limit the amount of ephedrine products a customer can buy in a 24 hour period? Thats because people were buying them in quantities and using them to make an extremely dangerous drug that I cant mention on the forums. If you stop and think about it for a minute or two it should be "crystal" clear to you.