have you seen the new blu commercial??

[caligirlINky]

i saw it on amc for the 1st time today. i really liked it because it gives the "coolness" factor that some ppl think they will be missing if they use ecigs. its not that i think smoking or vaping is "cool" by any means but its always something that i hear from smokers when i talk to them about switching... that using the ecig looks silly - like sucking on a straw without a drink. regardless of the fact that no one want smoking or vaping to look good, its the 1st thing smokers see. making that 1st visual impression goes a long way to getting smokers to switch. the commercial covers the aesthetics.

also, in a very short 30 seconds, gives the basics of the facts that vapor isnt smoke and therefore no second hand issues. it also shows that we want to take back our rights to choose to vape in public or private and that we arent jeopardizing non smokers health to do it. the commercial may not cover every prob or issue. it cant in 30 seconds but glad to see an ecig company trying to get smokers to switch.

 

[Sheila Michele 1971]

I hadnt seen that commercial, but I did see the one with Courtney Love on youtube.

 

[NGAHaze]

I see it as a positive as well however, I won't deny my apprehension to the fact that BLU is now owed by BT ...

 

[Ravensfan]

Are you talking about the one with Deacon Frost strolling down the beach with his BLU cig? That one has been out for months. Comedy Central runs it like 4 times an hour.

 

[gthompson]

Typical Big Tobacco misinformation there. No second hand issues? Prove that. We aren't jeopardizing non smokers health? We don't know this. We can vape anywhere? Not hardly. They've lied to us all our lives, you think they're going to tell the truth now? They don't care about us, it's all about the dollar.

 

[fourthrok]

Typical Big Tobacco misinformation there. No second hand issues? Prove that. We aren't jeopardizing non smokers health? We don't know this. We can vape anywhere? Not hardly. They've lied to us all our lives, you think they're going to tell the truth now? They don't care about us, it's all about the dollar.

Well. That killed that conversation.

I think it's taking a rather harsh stance, personally. After all...with a bit of savvy, BT could end up being a nice ally to have. Or not. But it's kind of early to tell that this point.

I think the ads I've seen for Blu are pretty okay.

Edit: After all..what commercial covers all bases? Does McDonald's explain about cholesterol and calories and how eating too much of their stuff might be hazardous to your health? Does Maybelline explain how you can get eye infections with their mascara if you don't take some care? Is ANYTHING really 100% "okay" for us to consume/use? Has it ever been?

 

[gthompson]

Oh, you could be right about that. BT could be an ally, but only because they want our money. If they can screw us over to line their pockets they will and not lose any sleep.

 

[fourthrok]

Oh, you could be right about that. BT could be an ally, but only because they want our money. If they can screw us over to line their pockets they will and not lose any sleep.

And we all know that BT is the ONLY business interested in making money. And no other company or product ever stoops to unethical marketing.

 

[gthompson]

Well, BT is the only group I know of that has purposely enslaved and murdered generations of us.

I have no love for them.

 

[tattbob]

WOW did that get off track...

 

[NGAHaze]

Typical Big Tobacco misinformation there. No second hand issues? Prove that. We aren't jeopardizing non smokers health? We don't know this. We can vape anywhere? Not hardly. They've lied to us all our lives, you think they're going to tell the truth now? They don't care about us, it's all about the dollar.

Hmm, not sure what to make of your comments in regards to ecigs ... you are pro vaping, right?

Perhaps the argument can be made that there is not enough evidence to support a definite conclusion as to the health aspects of ecigs however that said, I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that vaping is not a vast improvement over smoking real cigarettes.

 

[gthompson]

Hmm, not sure what to make of your comments in regards to ecigs ... you are pro vaping, right?

Perhaps the argument can be made that there is not enough evidence to support a definite conclusion as to the health aspects of ecigs however that said, I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that vaping is not a vast improvement over smoking real cigarettes.

Of course I'm pro vaping, I'm just not pro lying about things just to further my agenda.

 

[meli.]

Of course I'm pro vaping, I'm just not pro lying about things just to further my agenda.

I haven't seen a Blu Cig commercial that disseminates misinformation or makes unfounded claims.

As yet, I have read more Health/Safety claims on the forums than anything circulated by BT.

Embellishing or Attenuating facts seems to be Par for the Cause.

 

[Cil]

I'm sure their a study about second hand Vapour, I think this is it:

Secondhand Electronic Cigarette Vapor is Harmless, New Study Says

 

[gthompson]

I'm sure their a study about second hand Vapour, I think this is it:

Secondhand Electronic Cigarette Vapor is Harmless, New Study Says

Yes, people quote this all the time. Show me the study. That link takes you to a Yahoo news article, which has a link to an e-cig vendor named ecigcabin (no agenda there right?), who on their site mention a "study", but provide no link to it.

I'll wait till I see something in the New England Journal of Medicine before I get excited.

 

[Ravensfan]

I am a big believer that second hand smoke is also harmless. If you look at that EPA study that stated that second hand smoke was dangerous (and triggered a wealth of smoking bans) you would see that the exposure levels necessary to reach toxicity are not only ridiculous, but nearly unobtainable. You would basically have to spend 30 years in a sealed room with 100 guys chain smoking around the clock. After the EPA report came out all of the sudden people found a way to blame cancer and other diseases in non-smokers on cigarettes. If second hand smoke was truly such a danger than smoking would be banned everywhere that people work by OSHA, a federal agency. At the very least OSHA would set up a PEL (personal exposure limit) for employees exposed to second hand smoke. OSHA has not even done that, which is basically proof that the amount of second hand smoke found in bars, restaurants, casinos, etc. is considered harmless by the federal agency in charge of protecting people from dangers at the workplace.

 

[gthompson]

We all have the right to believe what we want to believe, but we don't have the right to impose those beliefs on those that don't share them.

 

[caligirlINky]

Are you talking about the one with Deacon Frost strolling down the beach with his BLU cig? That one has been out for months. Comedy Central runs it like 4 times an hour.

this is the commercial. i dont watch comedy central so im guessing thats why i hadnt seen it yet. i was just surprised to see one for any brand. they arent allowed to advertise cigarettes on tv anymore. i wasnt sure if they were gna try to lump ecig in that ban.

 

[caligirlINky]

Oh, you could be right about that. BT could be an ally, but only because they want our money. If they can screw us over to line their pockets they will and not lose any sleep.

everyone that advertises on tv for a product only wants you money. this wasnt a PSA. its a commercial for blu ecigs.

 

[caligirlINky]

WOW did that get off track...

no kidding. i didnt post this thread as a political issue. was really just surprised to see it. but i suppose any thread could potentially get off topic an on a soap box.