Do the goofy names bother anyone?

[Jman8]

Odd names have been a part of marketing since, well let me guess, the beginning of time! That said, I do get concerned, not bothered, words are just that....words! But when the wording appeals to children this is where I draw the line. We already have enough trouble with regulations pending, the use of branding in a manner that attracts the young minds is just more ammunition for the anti vaping community.

Some branding is based on the targeted audience such as "Goth" "Metal" etc. Some of these names are just over the top and many other are just down right silly and certainly no bearing/relationship to the actual product.

IMHO it needs to be a bit more sophisticated, classy....sometimes being creative in words is just "too cute", leave "cute" for puppies and the opposite gender.....ladies in my case!

As I conveyed in my comments to FDA, whoever takes issue with these type of flavors that MAY appeal to children, needs to find out first if they appeal to adults, and if the known use percentage is higher among adults than it is people under 18, they need to realize that these are legal recreational products for adults that DO appeal do adults.

A flavor could be called "M6R9' and it MAY appeal to kids. IOW, I don't see ANTZ ever being out of ammunition unless the were to drop the "A" and the "Z" part of their schtick.

 

[Kendogalopigus]

just got home from my local shop hanging out with the guy Andrew that works there and he offered to let me try the new samples they got in some were good, others had some VERY disgusting names, 2 i can remember were Forskin and Seamen, needless to say i set the bottles back down right away and said "yea, im not trying those" lol.

i mean cmon on how are you gonna give the juice those kind of names and think people are gonna say "man, i need some of that Seamen e-juice"......

the ones i liked were apple jax and vader which was a custard from Cyber Liquids and they put in an order for those so i will be buying a bottle when they get them in.

but whoever named those other ones without a doubt is some immature basement dweller and/or 12 years old. i cant remember the name of the company ill ask when i go in tomorrow and repost, Andrew is gonna hook me up with some extra foam he has laying around for me to make a vape case, but that company will NEVER receive a dime from me, even if they rename it and my friends tell me its the best juice ever, i will never buy any of their juice.

edit: Company name was Vape Academy Brew http://planet-of-the-vapes-online.myshopify.com/collections/vape-academy-brew

 

[Kbennett65]

I am intrigued by odd ball names. When a vendor I haven't tried has a great coupon code I will spend some time reading their descriptions and reviews before I decide what to try, especially if it's a higher end [more expensive] liquid. I have ordered some real winners just by being curious about a name or the looks of the bottle. I guess I am a sucker for pretty bottle [another form of shinyitis???]. I have also ordered a couple that for me were duds!
After awhile, if I don't vape them regularly I forget what the heck they are suppose to be, so I write the flavor profile on a piece of tape and stick it right on the bottle.

I agree with one thing though, if I can't even figure out the basic flavor profile used by at least the description, I won't try it. I have too many flavors already on my desk to risk spending good money on a mystery bottle.

 

[Kbennett65]

just got home from my local shop hanging out with the guy Andrew that works there and he offered to let me try the new samples they got in some were good, others had some VERY disgusting names, 2 i can remember were Forskin and Seamen, needless to say i set the bottles back down right away and said "yea, im not trying those" lol.

i mean cmon on how are you gonna give the juice those kind of names and think people are gonna say "man, i need some of that Seamen e-juice"......

the ones i liked were apple jax and vader which was a custard from Cyber Liquids and they put in an order for those so i will be buying a bottle when they get them in.

but whoever named those other ones without a doubt is some immature basement dweller and/or 12 years old. i cant remember the name of the company ill ask when i go in tomorrow and repost, Andrew is gonna hook me up with some extra foam he has laying around for me to make a vape case, but that company will NEVER receive a dime from me, even if they rename it and my friends tell me its the best juice ever, i will never buy any of their juice.

edit: Company name was Vape Academy Brew Vape Academy Brew – Planet Of The Vapes

OK...I had to go look at these. Panda Pi**! That one cracked me up a bit. What strawberry and lemonade have to do with a panda urinating is beyond me! At least Four Skins makes some sense based on the description of four fruits. But yeah...since I am not about to tell my professional colleagues that I am vaping something named after bear pee I think I will pass. There are plenty of strawberry/lemonade flavors out there without gross names.

 

[TheProphet]

just got home from my local shop hanging out with the guy Andrew that works there and he offered to let me try the new samples they got in some were good, others had some VERY disgusting names, 2 i can remember were Forskin and Seamen, needless to say i set the bottles back down right away and said "yea, im not trying those" lol.

i mean cmon on how are you gonna give the juice those kind of names and think people are gonna say "man, i need some of that Seamen e-juice"......

the ones i liked were apple jax and vader which was a custard from Cyber Liquids and they put in an order for those so i will be buying a bottle when they get them in.

but whoever named those other ones without a doubt is some immature basement dweller and/or 12 years old. i cant remember the name of the company ill ask when i go in tomorrow and repost, Andrew is gonna hook me up with some extra foam he has laying around for me to make a vape case, but that company will NEVER receive a dime from me, even if they rename it and my friends tell me its the best juice ever, i will never buy any of their juice.

edit: Company name was Vape Academy Brew Vape Academy Brew – Planet Of The Vapes

No offense, but now that I can actually see the descriptions of the liquids I think you're blowing things way out of proportion. One liquid is "Four Skins" because it uses 4 types of liquids, not "Foreskin" like you said. Also, the "seamen" liquid is "Seaman" as in sailing. Definitely not as horrible and juvenile as you made it sound.

 

[Kbennett65]

And this should make me want to try a flavor that apparently scares rabbits to death?

Andria

Gosh that is funny! Never thought of it like that. I actually love mothers milk, but haven't tried any of the other flavors they make yet. I hear the OB (original bunny) is good, but I don't feel the need to try yet another custard.

 

[Kendogalopigus]

No offense, but now that I can actually see the descriptions of the liquids I think you're blowing things way out of proportion. One liquid is "Four Skins" because it uses 4 types of liquids, not "Foreskin" like you said. Also, the "seamen" liquid is "Seaman" as in sailing. Definitely not as horrible and juvenile as you made it sound.

ok then order a bottle of seamen, and when your friends ask you what your vaping you can say, "im vaping seamen" and see how they react lol and that was my point, i read the flavor descriptions and they didn't have to go with those names, and from what my buddy andrew told me they are constantly doing stupid stuff like spoofs and skits and post them on insta gram and that they are very immature, and the juice names show the immaturity. i don't do the whole instagram thing so i cant attest to how immature they are but i don't need to cause after seeing their juice line that company will never receive a dime from me.

and while Four Skins and Seamen may be somewhat explained away in the description how do you explain Santa Skeet and Panda Piss? so because a flavor is lemonade they have to name it piss? and what about peppermint has to do with santas skeet? i did however try the Crack Con Limon since that one didnt have a disgusting name and i was not impressed, sure it had a lime lemony taste but was pure crap.

no offense but i think you're a little too complacent with the immaturity of today's youth, on the other hand maybe i let it bug me more than it should, either way its my opinion that this company is immature and could have used much less disgusting names for their product..

 

[Raex]

ok then order a bottle of seamen, and when your friends ask you what your vaping you can say, "im vaping seamen" and see how they react lol and that was my point, i read the flavor descriptions and they didn't have to go with those names, and from what my buddy andrew told me they are constantly doing stupid stuff like spoofs and skits and post them on insta gram and that they are very immature, and the juice names show the immaturity. i don't do the whole instagram thing so i cant attest to how immature they are but i don't need to cause after seeing their juice line that company will never receive a dime from me.

and while Four Skins and Seamen may be somewhat explained away in the description how do you explain Santa Skeet and Panda Piss? so because a flavor is lemonade they have to name it piss? and what about peppermint has to do with santas skeet? i did however try the Crack Con Limon since that one didnt have a disgusting name and i was not impressed, sure it had a lime lemony taste but was pure crap.

no offense but i think you're a little too complacent with the immaturity of today's youth, on the other hand maybe i let it bug me more than it should, either way its my opinion that this company is immature and could have used much less disgusting names for their product..

There are alcoholic drinks with names like that, such as a Red Headed .... and Duck Fart.
Let people name things however they want, imo.

 

[Via!]

I don't mind crazy names...name it "Whatever" as much as I care...BUT..I'm not going to buy a juice that has a name "Whatever" AND a "less than descriptive" description!! I've seen descriptions like "Two points if you can tell us what it is!" You can keep your two (no value) points...and I will keep my credit card in my wallet! IF you want to make a sale to ME...you will have to take a moment, take off your smarty pants hat, put on your adult hat long enough to tell me that "Seamen" "tastes like Alaska Ice melting under a summer moon on the deck of the Time Bandit"...(something that I wouldn't vape on a double dare bet!)

There are several juice retailers that I do not even VISIT because they have EVERY darned juice with a non-descriptive name and NO description at all...and then have the unmitigated nerve to charge premium prices for the mystery. Grampa used to say "if everyone liked the same thing, they'd all have married gramma." In other words, it's okay by me if you want to pay good money for a vape mystery...but I'm not interested.

A short "word to the wise"...if YOU are the one making up these silly names and not taking time to write a description...I suggest you rethink the process. I know about 10-15 propel who vape... I've never met some of them in person...because, like my orders, I only know them from an ONLINE experience. I would guess that VERY FEW vapers get the opportunity to go to the Vape-conventions, and, like me, may not have a vape shop within "driving distance". Only ONE of my "15" vaping acquaintances has ever attended a "vape-meet", so, the probability that any of us will say "You just HAVE to try SEAMEN! OMG, it is just INDESCRIBABLE!!" The ONE person that went to the vape-meet may/may not have been given a sample of Seamen...but, I promise that the OTHER 14 of us are NOT planning on ordering a bottle if you can't tell us what it is.

My OTHER pet peeve...placing an order for a "premium" juice and having to wait 5-6 WEEKS to get it SHIPPED. IF your business is SO overwhelmed with orders that you can't ship me out a bottle of "vanilla" e-juice, you need to hire an employee. No naming names...but I ordered from a Premium Juice Maker three different times. Each time, I waited a MINIMUM of FOUR WEEKS to have a bottle of juice shipped. There was NO mention when I ordered that it was "out of stock", it was an "off the shelf" style juice (in other words, the juice maker doesn't "customize" the order, no special pg/VG blends, no extra shots, just name your nicotine and pay for it.). Mr/Ms Premium Juice Maker, while your juice us very nice, there are MANY other Juice Makers out there that can not only get my order to me within 2-5 DAYS, but I can ALSO "customize" my juice (to some extent). The juice you send me isn't SO good that it is worth waiting 4-6 weeks to get shipped! (And while I appreciate pretty packaging, a special avatar emblazoned on the beautifully colored glass bottle proving it's "mine"...the end result is that 30 ml bottle with all that special packaging end up in the recycle bin in two weeks!! Please don't waste your time! Just get my bottle of juice shipped...as an added perk...why don't you offer those "specially engraved, beautifully colored glass bottles" in the SWAG section at a special price...I will buy ONE...for my daily vape...and we can both save the world, I'll buy your juice...and so will my friends...and I'll get my juice in a week or two...not a MONTH!

Thanks for letting me rant

 

[jayme396]

I think that they don't want to give ANY information about flavors because the makers don't want anyone figuring out the recipe or figuring something that's atleast close to the recipe

 

[wonkeypickle]

I've said this many times on ecf threads like this: my biggest rant is when a vendor hypes up a juice... fancy name or not... and it's really nothing unique at all... in other words... it'd the same pg/vg/nic we can buy at wizard labs... and they use the same over-used flavorings from one of the seven major flavoring vendors...

One thing that will begin to happen a year or so into your vaping journeys is that you'll be able to say things like: that's flavourt caramel... capellas blueberry, tfa's cherry...

I really appreciate vendors that disclose their flavoring companies... this way, I'll know if I am going to like it - I really really appreciate vendors that create their own flavor extracts... good or bad - I just want different.

this is extremely true. it has taken me this long to realize the over priced "gourmet" juice in the glass bottles is all made from the exact same flavorings as yep you guessed it everyone else.

 

[Nana Gail]

Lets see the names for Pneumonic and Bubonic is'nt taken. I'm not sure but think I saw one flavor with Plague in it somewhere. Than there's Chicken Pox, Measels and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (that one just might sell). I have seen Opossum, and Beaver mentioned in names somewhere conected to e juice. Not sure how annoying it all is but It's a case study in the mental states of e juice providers Kind of goes with the name of some of the Businesses themselves. Face it the Vaping community is comprised of very,very inventive people!