Went to a restaurant, and for the first time I dared to take the e-cig out after the meal, puffing in public. After no more than 2 minutes, came the manager, and I was sure he's gonna tell me to put it out. Imagine my face when the guy pulled out a pen style e-cig, told the waitress to bring us all drinks, and he sat with us, puffing too. We drew the attention of the entire restaurant, many customers came to us, asking about it, and were very excited about it without any negative remark... I now feel like a missionary, that needs to spread out the word...
First time in public - very pleasant results...
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if I did this I will be charged who knowsmy country is strict on laws.Is wise don;t anyhow try to be funny here.
next e cig is commerical ban in here
ban in the sense that it cannot be commerical sell in here.
even if held at customs will be consifcated too.
That would have been so awesome. I bet your face was "priceless" - LOL. Maybe you should make eating at that restaurant a weekly thing - that way you and the manager can convert several more people.
That is the coolest thing ever. I remember when I got stopped at the security check point at the airport (u.s.) and they all wiped down my e-cig and analyzed it for traces of bomb material. Then the lady asked, "so, what is that thing." I told here and she asked where she could get some. I said... damn Bia.. use the internet you lemming. Just kidding, I did tell her to use the internet though. I want my signature lines back... wahhh
That is the coolest thing ever. I remember when I got stopped at the security check point at the airport (u.s.) and they all wiped down my e-cig and analyzed it for traces of bomb material. Then the lady asked, "so, what is that thing." I told here and she asked where she could get some. I said... damn Bia.. use the internet you lemming. Just kidding, I did tell her to use the internet though. I want my signature lines back... wahhh
I still didn't fly anywhere since I've started e-smoking, and don't know if I'll dare to carry it on me through security. Airline security here, although mostly discrete, is as strict as it gets for obvious reasons, and I'm pretty sure they'll confiscate it, if not hold me for investigation and make me miss my flight.
Good Job kramerica2!
I wish i had some time to go to pub or restaurant now, I want to try it with my locals. But, alas, i dont have any - i have a lot of new posts to read.
I wish i had some time to go to pub or restaurant now, I want to try it with my locals. But, alas, i dont have any - i have a lot of new posts to read.
I tried it in a posh golf club house. Been there for a comp so me and my mate knew no one. The only person who said anything was my mate. He was convinced that we would get kicked out. And I tried to make a lot of vapour.
Not one single comment was made If I had walked in in trainers I would of been kicked out in 30 seconds flat. But puffing away no problem?????????
Not one single comment was made If I had walked in in trainers I would of been kicked out in 30 seconds flat. But puffing away no problem?????????
Hm, seems I can't start new threads, so here's my experience from Monday in London.
First off, I'm way too timid to puff away in front of bar staff, so it was a surprise to find one of the seminar attendants producing a super mini and suggested we take one of the front tables (LoL). In the end, three of us were puffing away: he with his very realistically-looking super mini, me with a DSE901 with blue LED and hubby with his monster Classic pen, and nobody at the bar batted an eyelid (apart from a few punters at the next table to whom I gave a card from e-cigs.co.uk).
Hubby's colleague said that this was the fifth pub he'd been in since getting the e-cig and he hasn't been challenged at all.
I found the same back in our regular. The landlord said that e-cigs are advertised and explained in the trade mags (whoever did that: good job!)
Our local landlord smokes roll-ups and regarded the e-cig as a bit of a joke, so I offered him a drag which sent him into a coughing fit
I didn't smoke inside because I didn't want to cause confusion among the punters, but I'm working on him and his missus to get the things accepted. Some pubs already sell starter kits behind the bar and make a fat bug out of it. It's a good thing seeing that the smoking ban has hit business hard!
First off, I'm way too timid to puff away in front of bar staff, so it was a surprise to find one of the seminar attendants producing a super mini and suggested we take one of the front tables (LoL). In the end, three of us were puffing away: he with his very realistically-looking super mini, me with a DSE901 with blue LED and hubby with his monster Classic pen, and nobody at the bar batted an eyelid (apart from a few punters at the next table to whom I gave a card from e-cigs.co.uk).
Hubby's colleague said that this was the fifth pub he'd been in since getting the e-cig and he hasn't been challenged at all.
I found the same back in our regular. The landlord said that e-cigs are advertised and explained in the trade mags (whoever did that: good job!
)Our local landlord smokes roll-ups and regarded the e-cig as a bit of a joke, so I offered him a drag which sent him into a coughing fit
I didn't smoke inside because I didn't want to cause confusion among the punters, but I'm working on him and his missus to get the things accepted. Some pubs already sell starter kits behind the bar and make a fat bug out of it. It's a good thing seeing that the smoking ban has hit business hard!
Once yove posted 15 posts denni then you can create your own threads.It says I may not post new threads. I reckon it's because I'm a n00b
That is so AWESOME! i am looking forward to using my e-cig in different locations that I wouldn't have been able to smoke. Congrats!
I do think the biggest obstacle with Esmoking is def the perception of what it is you're doing.
most of the time i've been confronted by people they are cool about it.. however certain places/people ask me not to do it, because other people might assume u are analog smoking and follow suit and/or complain to higher authorities.
my usual thing is to be subtle with my use, if confronted be as open and passive as i can with them, (tho the temptation to rub they nose in it is strong), and most often than not offer that if my vaping is a problem i will stop. Also if vaping in a place with a higher risk of getting collared, (ie: club, bar, cinema etc), i use my DSE901 with the green led as it won't get mistaken as a real ciggi.
Only once have i been ejected from a premises without hope of explanation.Though the place is populated by rich muppets anyway.
most of the time i've been confronted by people they are cool about it.. however certain places/people ask me not to do it, because other people might assume u are analog smoking and follow suit and/or complain to higher authorities.
my usual thing is to be subtle with my use, if confronted be as open and passive as i can with them, (tho the temptation to rub they nose in it is strong), and most often than not offer that if my vaping is a problem i will stop. Also if vaping in a place with a higher risk of getting collared, (ie: club, bar, cinema etc), i use my DSE901 with the green led as it won't get mistaken as a real ciggi.
Only once have i been ejected from a premises without hope of explanation.Though the place is populated by rich muppets anyway.
KISSboxes with the manual switch are good for this also. No LED at all. Another option is putting it in a felt bag with a lanyard cord. The bag covers the LED, and the cord keeps it handy.
Same here. I'm a chronic-love-to-smoke-Ill-do-anything-if-I-can-just-keep-on-smoking smoker. I know it makes no sense to talk up an item you haven't tried but I'm so excited to get my first order and see how it works, it's all I can talk about. I swear...if I start one more conversation at work with, "So...you ever hear of electronic cigarettes?" It's starting to sound like the ol' what's your sign line?
Some of the people that I assumed would mock are spreading the word and people I don't know are asking if I "got that new cigarette yet." Can't wait to give it a try.
My boss is aware of them and I'm cleared to vape in the office, but I'm wondering how long it will take for me to get the courage to do it elsewhere...like in my mother's livingroom...8-o
If I am e-smoking in a bar or restaurant and get asked to stop, I usually just smile and put it in my pocket. That usually gets a reatcion like "WTF!!! Did you just put that in your pocket???" 8-o
I would never try and argue the point with any proprieter who asks me to refrain - the world has enough bad mannered people without me adding to that
I would never try and argue the point with any proprieter who asks me to refrain - the world has enough bad mannered people without me adding to that
I was sitting in a restaurant tonight -- under a "No Smoking" sign with its universal emblem of the crossed-out cigarette. Now, there is no way I am going to pull out an e-cig and vape away. That would be the worst possible manners. I'd be forgiven if I threw up supper, but not if I tried e-smoking.
Which is why I pop a snus in my mouth immediately on meal completion. A time and a place for everything. Be considerate and know that there is more than one way to win the no-smoking game.
Which is why I pop a snus in my mouth immediately on meal completion. A time and a place for everything. Be considerate and know that there is more than one way to win the no-smoking game.
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