With a heavy heart, AzureVaping.com is closing.
For more than 6 years, Azure Vaping (once BlueMist Vaping) has been striving to make the best quality DIY materials and e-liquids affordable.
We were around when vaping was still new, and "vapers in the wild" sightings were major subjects on vaping forums.
We were around when all glycerin liquids were rare.
We were around when dripping on 510 stick atomizers became fashionable, when clearomizers made dripping all but extinct, and when rebuilding turned it all on it's head again.
This industry has meant a lot to me personally. It brought my family closer, and introduced me to dear friends and valued colleagues.
Vaping has been a way of life for me, and I hoped that my contribution to the industry and community would be my life's work and legacy. That I was able to make an impact and career of it so early has been a point of pride and satisfaction.
Despite all of that, vaping has seen enemies crawling out of the woodwork. Those who hate the look of it, who create junk "science" to support preconceived notions, and worse.
In the last few months, we've seen the FDA deeming regulations announced, and we prepared to handle them. It would be difficult.
Our home state of Pennsylvania levied a 40% wholesale tax on our industry, and included a 40% floor tax on existing inventory, with additional stipulations for manufacturers to force us to mirror big tobacco. That would require significant restructuring.
Finally, we saw new interpretations of both of those, clarifications that meant more expense, lowered profits, and would encourage more and more customers to shop overseas or out of state.
When all is said and done, we simply can no longer survive it all.
Azure Vaping is closing our doors. Our new location has already been shuttered, and our main store and shipping building will be within the next few weeks.
In preparation, we've changed much of what is offered on the site, and are adjusting pricing as we begin to sell out of product.
For those who have loved some of our special flavors, if you haven't already, now is the time to stock up on your favorites.
For those who are looking for large amounts of something special, we encourage you to email us at
wholesale@azurevaping.com and speak to me or to Diana, and we will try to work something out for you.
Many bundles and "grab bag" type products we be added to our site over the next few days at very steep discounts to help us empty our inventory. We will try to be clear as to what types of products (nicotine levels, blends) might be represented on many, and we will also be bundling up some "I DON'T CARE" boxes at even lower prices for those who simply need a variety of liquid to share, reflavor, mix and recombine. As we inventory the remaining hardware in our shop location, some of that will also make it's way to the site. Please check frequently.
This is one of the hardest messages I've ever had to write, and I'm going to miss the opportunity to serve my customers.
I'm going to miss you all,
~Rob
Robert Jack
AzureVaping.com
AzureVaping.com
75 S. Gotwalt St
York, PA 17404
