e-cig stores?

[Toadster61]

Hello all, very new to e-cigs and this forum,,short intro-my wife was a smoker for 20 years, I was a weekend smoker only,,, wanted to stop, I popped into the only e-cig store in town,passed it every day and just got curious, , we both have been vaping for over a month now,started with the Smoke51 Duo,cartridge type, and recently got 510??slim push button e-cig that uses liquid? used to buy 4 packs a week but not anymore,,my question is, this local e-cig store closed down and I am interested in carrying e-cigs out of my retail front,(pewter casting and mold making/costume jewelry,custom work) Do you all buy e-cigs on line or have local stores? Can an e-cig store be a good side business? Can an e-cig store support itslef or is that why this guy shut down? We already have the retail front so it would just be the initial stock investment and a side thing,we believe in and use the product and already turned a heaby smoking friend onto this,,I am in Albuquerque,NM and we are a few years behind the times so not sure if e0-cig stores are huge on the east and west coast,,any help and info on e-cig stores and what products to carry appreciated,,brands? disposables? just sell what we like ? thank you

 

[AlmightyGod]

Indy Vapor Shop was started as a side business by the owner Mike.
He runs a coin store out of the location & is remodeling the front, because there are so many vapers.
You could probably give him a call & chit-chat.

 

[dormouse]

First - grats! 510 is probably the most supported model, from the basic 510 up to the long battery life Ego, Ego-T, Riva 510

I don't really know anything about stores. Disposable 510's are a good way to introduce people to ecigs at low cost. The 510 line is a very full line. I like to use 510 with cartomizers (Boge soft cap - standard resistance, not LR since LR draws too much power for slim cylindrical ecig batteries but can be used on Ego).

We mostly buy ecigs and ejuice on the web (at reasonably priced and multi-brand US vendors like Cignot.com, LiteCigUSA.net, and for KR808D-1 Vapor4Life.com) because most retail locations like Mall Kiosks are currently are rip-off "name" brands. There are some shops with 510 and decent models around. check VaporSearchUSA.com to see what might already be near you.

 

[Joey S]

I would love to see a store that carries items other than the Njoy or Xhale or Randy's which are the only brands that anyone by me carries. It would be nice to get some 510 or 808 parts and juice without having to wait for the mailman. It would even be worth a couple of bucks more to me since I wouldn't have to pay shipping. I don't think an e-cig only store would be self sustaining yet though. Since it would be a side product for you, I would say go for and advertise what you carry. You might find people coming from miles away and it may bring you business for your main items.