I was reading about nicoticket on another thread about the upcoming situation and price points! Interesting!
Yeah, wonder what the deal is? They are already priced outside of the average consumer's market & that cannot rise anymore as a result of whatever happens.
My guess is a merger or they're building a new shop in order to compete with others. They cannot live forever on short, expensive, limited releases, that's living on the edge & a setup for certain failure should the economy tank. For 2-3 years yes, but not long term (15-40 years). My hunch is that 40 years from now, regardless of regulation, if we're still here, the company will be long gone.
Fact is, in a bad economy, people will pay for food & other staples first & will go cheap on e-juices/other things (many of us did with cigarettes). The market is already competitive as it is, $40-$50 for 30ml is unreasonable, when one can buy a massive amount of unflavored for less of the desired nicotine strength & vape that or get optional DIY flavors cheap.
$17 is the max that I'll pay for 30ml & I have to trust the source to pay that (samples or prior purchase). My distributor carries 30 ml bottles for $13 regular blend, $17 premium, delivered personally. That is in itself expensive compared to online sites, but I do know it's homemade & there's going to be no perfume/cologne taste/smell.
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