E-cig stores everywhere!

[Jomiz]

they are popping up like crazy here locally in alabama every week theres a new one opening the doors its getting pretty awesome i've heard we are behind in the "vape scene". any of you guys noticing a huge increase? we went from 1-10 in like a month or 2 or so it seemed! exciting

 

[Dakota Jim]

we went from 0 to 3 in like 2 months here in western SD (South Dakota, not San Diego )

 

[xXxLEONIDASxXx]

I wish I could say the same...I only have 3 of the same national chains here locally to choose from and what I've tried the juice is crap. Good selection of tanks and accessories though at competitive prices.

 

[PoeDung]

Only have 2 here and one is a kiosk in the mall.

 

[Terrell]

Could it be that there's simply a saturation point with online-only business in the e-cig market and expansion will only happen with B&M exposure to the majority populace?
A friend of mine at work was telling me that over the years here in BC, a bunch of them were shutting down B&M operations to operate online where the money was at the time. Perhaps the times are changing and the market is ready for more B&M exposure, now that there's a bigger appetite from the clientele to just buy it at an actual store near their home.

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

We recently got a new Wal-Mart with indoor crappers even!

 

[k702]

I've said this in a couple other threads but it's surprising to me how much vaping there is here in vegas. I didn't notice anything vape related around town last year (at least not in the way of stores you could walk into) Though I understand there were a few.. Pink Spot has apparently been there a while. anyway.. now you can't go 8 miles without seeing one. they're spattered throughout the valley, and the vapers are everywhere.

I went to the mall the other day and it struck me that I didn't see anyone smoking as they walked to the front door, but i did see a large number taking toots off their pv's. It was really cool.

 

[AlabamaWoody]

What part of Alabama, I'm from Huntsville. I have been going to "Eco" - that's the store name, both on University Dr and in South Huntsville off Whitesburg Dr. They have been a lot of help getting me off and running. I have patronized them with my hard earned dollars, the only thing I have ordered online is Juice and a few Clearomizers, well a bunch of clearomizers !!!

 

[DannyBoyJaros]

I actually partnered up with a store in NJ a while back, and now a ton of shops are popping up out of nowhere and we're opening a second location

 

[nicholasv00]

I work part time at the only B&M store in my area and we are expanding at a really quick rate.

 

[Tarrnation]

I have to drive 30mins to the nearest B&M. Considering opening one myself closer to home as it seems to be a pretty lucrative business!

 

[Fitzie]

I wish they were popping up all over here. Maybe the cost of doing business in NY is too high or the fact that public vaping has been banned has put people off opening new vape stores here.

 

[Jomiz]

Yeah everyone that's opened here is always slam packed

 

[Dlo604]

Could it be that there's simply a saturation point with online-only business in the e-cig market and expansion will only happen with B&M exposure to the majority populace?
A friend of mine at work was telling me that over the years here in BC, a bunch of them were shutting down B&M operations to operate online where the money was at the time. Perhaps the times are changing and the market is ready for more B&M exposure, now that there's a bigger appetite from the clientele to just buy it at an actual store near their home.

I have a feeling that this is a part of it, but also due to the huge boom people want to be informed rather than reading the internet. This is no offense to anyone, but sometimes people are more comfortable talking to someone face to face rather than just going off what people tell you on the internet (because everything you read on the internet MUST be true......). I would like to give everyone here a huge high five because without the Vets and all the knowledge I have gained here within the last week or two, I wouldn't be as addicted as I am now to just wanting to soak in more information.

Keep calm and Vape on!

 

[defyus]

You'r right ive been seeing them popup out of no where in miami. I've noticed 5 so far. just in the dadeland an sunset area.

 

[brunoearth]

More online store out there.

 

[patkin]

The more States try to stop net sales with legislation, the better it looks for B&Ms. I'm sure at least some of these do market studies before jumping in with all fours and its got to be better looking for local business.

 

[scrapper]

A lot of new shops opening up in Tucson, AZ. Some are really good, others not so much. I'll look around for a bit and pay attention to what the staff is trying to sell new converts. If they're all about trying to push a single item or try to get them to buy as much as possible I'll walk out. A good shop imo wouldn't try to sell the world on the first visit - find a battery/tank combo that'll work for the customer, a charger and maybe a spare battery and some liquid. My 2 biggest turn offs here would be inexperienced staff with bad technical information/uninformed opinion and simply not listening to or trying to take advantage of a customer.

 

[Mousey]

Only have 2 here and one is a kiosk in the mall.

What's wrong with a kiosk? Still technically a B&M
There's tons of ecig stores round here, but unfortunately most of them are really dodgy and sell untested liquids with no labels on them and bits floating in them... I wouldn't trust the hardware round here as far as i can throw it but there is one little gem in Bradford's biggest shopping centre that does beautiful liquids

 

[Sunny335i]

ecig shops are starting to get big in the chicago area. I been going to cape city in skokie illinois. Its nice to go pick out juice rather then ordering online