New vaper here... I vaped for about 3 months, got frustrated, went back to smoking for 6 months... but bought a new set up that I'm loving, and I'm back.
Although I'm still new, I can see where attraction rather than promotion is going to be the case. As a smoker, I was resistant if I felt someone was trying to compel me to their lifestyle. My neighbor introduced me to the ecig, and I was totally disinterested the first time. But then after seeing it a few times, I asked a few questions and decided for the cost it was worth a shot. She smoked as much as me, and if she liked ecigs... Seeing is believing.
So far 1 person I work with gave it a shot after seeing me vaping and asking about it. There have been a few interested queries from some strangers
If it happens that my dad actually takes up ecigs, I'll be amazed. He lives in IL and when he came to FL to visit, he was intrigued. He smokes ultra lights but he smokes a LOT. He's about 74. Mostly resistant to change... still hasn't learned how to use their cell phone...
At the time, I doubted he'd succeed and I was afraid to try to promote it because I believe he would have been intimidated or frustrated dealing with refilling cartos and charging batteries - and then never try again. And I didn't think he could troubleshoot if he had problems. He could buy the prefilled, but he smokes so much that I wondered how many cartos he'd go through in a day. Plus he doesn't have a computer, so I'd be ordering for him and sending them to his address. Gauging his need might be hard and he may not have patience.
Now I'm using smokeless images X2 clearos and batt, and I think MAYBE he'd be able to do it if he spent a week here and I could show him what to do if the clearo leaks... how to clean it, etc.
I know I gave more info than the question asked for, but... i dunno... my DAD? That'd be huge!