E-Cigs may be sold at Walmart

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Walmart to Begin Selling Electronic Cigarettes?

Walmart to Begin Selling Electronic Cigarettes?

by Rachel Daley on January 12, 2011

Electronic Cigarettes

One of the hottest trends in health may be coming to your friendly big box retailer down the street. Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or ‘vapor sticks’ may be heading to Walmart. That’s right…Walmart. But it won’t be in the electronics section.

Electronic cigarettes arrived on the scene in the mid-2000s. It’s tube, shaped like a regular cigarette, features a mini-vaporizer, a rechargeable battery and sensor that can tell when a smoker takes a drag. It is supposed to mimic the taste and feel of a real cigarette.

“I love it,” says 32-year-old Rachel Spreey. A user of vapor sticks. “I was worried about how dumb it looks when I smoke it but so many people have asked me about it and they think it’s pretty cool. I feel better too. It’s nice not to smoke unhealthy tobacco.”

Most e-cigarettes are manufactured in China and imported into the United States. Walmart is the biggest importer of Chinese goods, making the stocking of electronic cigarettes a natural fit.

“Walmart is going to stock the [electronic cigarette] kits behind the counter and will only be sold to adults 18 and over,” says a source within Walmart. “One aisle will have the ability to sell cigarettes and that’s exactly where they will go.”

No word on when Walmart will begin carrying vapor sticks.

 

[kristin]

Interesting. Walmart carried them online and in a few stores several months ago and then pulled them. Maybe they heard how the market is growing and with the recent ruling they feel more confident putting them in the tobacco aisle instead of the smoking cessation aisle. Wonder what brand they'll carry this time?

 

[Vocalek]

That is interesting. Costco.com was carrying njoy products back in early 2009, but only via the internet. The products disappeared after the FDA's lies were published and have not (yet) reappeared. If Walmart starts carrying them, can Costco be far behind?

 

[Ardeagold]

And if WalMart carries them, can FDA acceptance be far behind? And mass (general population) acceptance be far behind?