EXTREMELY Unethical Business Alert!

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EXTREMELY Unethical Business Alert![/h] Filed under: Miscellaneous Vaping News — Leave a comment
September 7, 2013

Something has come to my attention that I feel every E-cigarette user should know about, especially retail stores, vendors, and distributors. I’m not ready yet to reveal any sources on this story until I learn more about it. Suffice it to say, I have a number of friends who work in various areas of the E-cig industry, and they are the ones I’ve heard of this from on more than one occasion:

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Apparently, “someone” has been contacting retail outlets around the country… particularly in the Northeast/New England area… and offering to supply them with an entire inventory of E-cig equipment, cartridges, e-liquids, etc. for FREE in exchange for whatever inventory they are already carrying. In other words, someone with incredibly deep pockets, is shelling out tons of money to get their foot in the doors of every retailer their greedy little hands can grab, at an extreme loss, just to wipe all of their small business competitors out completely. I can hardly think of anything more wholly despicable than... (Click here to read the rest of my article.)

 

[stevegmu]

Oh, no! ANTS, Big tobacco, The Government and Men In Black have made their move! What to do, what to do? Stockpile. I hope the 3 55 gal. drums of 100% nic will hold me over for a couple years...

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

and you know this how?

 

[Butters78]

If a retailer isn't smart enough to hang up on a telemarketer or ignore an email then they shouldn't be in business anyway.

 

[peterforpats]

I get that you don't like it, but what exactly is unethical about buying out any business including competitors? happens all the time. it is a lot of things, but unethical is not one of them. plus, these teaser headlines or thread titles are terrium excretum. name names or go to the gossip pages.......

 

[BigBen2k]

If I was running a shop and got approached with an offer like that, I'd laugh him/her out of the store!

NE shop owners are pretty wise

 

[sawlight]

If a retailer isn't smart enough to hang up on a telemarketer or ignore an email then they shouldn't be in business anyway.

But that make sense and requires thinking on ones own, we can't be having that now!

 

[Cool_Breeze]

Business ethics is anything short of a suspended sentence.

 

[minimalsaint]

Now where did I put that tinfoil hat.....

Suffice to say- like butters said- they shouldn't be in business in the first place.

 

[Butters78]

OP weren't you the guy that was advertising an overpriced e cig pyramid hookah or something?

I'm a bit concerned about your motives to be totally honest.

 

[InTheShade]

Now where did I put that tinfoil hat.....

Suffice to say- like butters said- they shouldn't be in business in the first place.

I have an upgraded aluminum one you can have.

But before I send it to you, please forward me any prior inventory of tin-foil hats you may already have.

Thanks.

 

[minimalsaint]

The pyramid hookah has spoken. You are all doomed to a future of overpriced cartridges and liquids. Muuuuaaaahhhhhaaaahhahaha

 

[jnnfrlsw]

I guess the store owner would have to decide if the "offered inventory line" is a better quality/ deal than that which they are already selling. If they think the new product line is better for them, then I'm not sure I would consider it unethical. Its a different approach for sure, but how would it be unethical since they are knowing exactly what they would be getting?

 

[sawlight]

Why do I have this feeling that taco's are about to take over this thread?

 

[minimalsaint]

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I have an upgraded aluminum one you can have.

But before I send it to you, please forward me any prior inventory of tin-foil hats you may already have.

Thanks.

Sounds like a solid deal, bro- I'm in!
Wait.... What was your name again? Nah who cares you sound like a good guy!

 

[stevegmu]

OP weren't you the guy that was advertising an overpriced e cig pyramid hookah or something?

I'm a bit concerned about your motives to be totally honest.

Are you saying I may have gotten ripped off by paying $999.99 for the Pyramid of Power version2? It uses 2 cartos- equivalent to 76 hookahs. No one does that...

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

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I have an upgraded aluminum one you can have.

But before I send it to you, please forward me any prior inventory of tin-foil hats you may already have.

Thanks.

I upgraded mine to Linux
Tinfoil Hat Linux

 

[minimalsaint]

Are you saying I may have gotten ripped off by paying $999.99 for the Pyramid of Power version2? It uses 2 cartos- equivalent to 76 hookahs. No one does that...

Nooooooo. The pyramid hookah says you made the right decision. You can trust me, pal. Now BUY MORE CARTOS!!! Your favorite former vape shop has them in stock!

 

[stevegmu]

Nooooooo. The pyramid hookah says you made the right decision. You can trust me, pal. Now BUY MORE CARTOS!!! Your favorite former vape shop has them in stock!

Only $19.99 a piece. What a bargain!

 

[Butters78]

Here's some Japanese folks getting chased by the evil deep pocketed e cig company.