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No it's not cool, trust me. In the one by me they pretty much ignore you if you have something as slick as a REO (read "that they don't sell) or your not buying anything.
What could a REO owner who rebuilds and vapes unflavored possibly wanna buy from a B&M?
Not a damn thing.
So the two times I went I was completely ignored basically. They are prolly trained to not make a big deal about killer devices like a REO because their marks would gain interest and realize that there is a whole world of vaping outside of the B&M
Well, it sucks that you got treated that way when yo went. Maybe they were just ignorant and rude though. I don't think all shops are like that though right? I could see not needing to buy anything if you are already set up, but to me it would be nice to socialize a little also with fellow vapers in a "in person" setting. I think that is what I'd like the most about it. As it is for me, the only people I can really talk to about vaping is you fine folks on ECF.
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No it's not cool, trust me. In the one by me they pretty much ignore you if you have something as slick as a REO (read "that they don't sell) or your not buying anything.
What could a REO owner who rebuilds and vapes unflavored possibly wanna buy from a B&M?
Not a damn thing.
So the two times I went I was completely ignored basically. They are prolly trained to not make a big deal about killer devices like a REO because their marks would gain interest and realize that there is a whole world of vaping outside of the B&M
i'd pay good money to be a fly on the wall watching you in a busy B&M getting treated like that, then whipping out your ECF avatar and mentioning "oh, by the way, i came up with the first micro coil"
you could take that gig on the road
THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO LOUD!
I was recently on vacation with my grand. It was sanded down, dinged on the corner, and rocking a crumby coil build (me). It impressed the people at the vape shops I visited. You know Why?
Because REOS are boss!.
We had so much fun together.
That's what I thought too
. That's why I went and was pretty excited about it originally. "Wow, I'm gonna meet other vapers? Cool I have never seen one before"Unfortunately my excitement waned rather quickly when I got the picture.
To me, that B&M seems to cater to the uneducated vaper - the new people trying it for the first time who don't know about ECF and the online resources available.
It also (judging by some of the customers) seems to attract the low budget vaper (like the smoker who stopped for a pack every day rather than buy cartons) who can only afford a day or two worth of juice at a time?
It is always crowded and they are making money hand over fist I'm certain. It's a tubesteak with a vivi nova on a lanyard fest.
Yes I've thought about opening a "real" vape shop with the atmosphere you describe but haven't gotten out of the thought phase yet
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Sucks your shop is like that but the one near me in socal is very friendly I've become a regular there that I don't even get a welcome anymore lol when I first went it was with my first Reo... it got more attention then the people that had unicorn mods everyone wanted to see it and wanted to take a drag. I was so popular but now I'm just a regular that comes in and talk and vape with the employee until hours pass by.. sometimes I stay till closing without buying a thing for a couple days on end and they don't mind at all! When they got busy they even asked if I would help build coils so they can help customers lol vapers need to stick together and unite if we don't want this to become banned by the uneducated people in government!!
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i'd pay good money to be a fly on the wall watching you in a busy B&M getting treated like that, then whipping out your ECF avatar and mentioning "oh, by the way, i came up with the first micro coil"
you could take that gig on the road
When I met Octa there to give him a chalice screw (lol that sounds funny) we spent a moment talking to a dude behind the counter who had one of those mods that looks like it holds 2 d cells and a dripping RBA that was just as big. We showed him the builds in our RM2s and octa's chalice. He appeared more interested in taking the top off his and showing us his 2/3 wrap.
Again, their good little biatches to the person signing their checks.
Topic number one in their daily morning meeting is probably:
"I know people will come in here with some interesting stuff. I've seen it. How did I respond? I didn't. I went to help the next mark.
If I catch any of you making a big deal about a product that's not in our limited inventory you'll be out of here on your AYuss before you can say micro coil.
Now get to work selling this shizzit minions"
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Would it look too staged if I show up with each size reo with different coils and some disposable drip tips?
Only if you showed up in a hand made Reo sweater with specialized pockets to hold each. Letters "R", "E", "O" monogrammed onto each pocket optional.
The B&M that I frequent isn't too bad. It's a husband wife team that runs it and I'd say they know their stuff. After getting a blu which got me into the world of vaping, they showed me everything I needed to get started when I bought an eGo kit from them and the analogs have since become a distant memory.
Enter Syren the REO Mini........
They were very interested in her but not all googlie eyed like I'm seeing from some experiences. They really did like Syren and a few weeks past I gave the owner one of Robs business cards as he is very interested in grabbing one for himself! Maybe he'll become a REOnaut?? I dunno right now he's pretty interested in the DNA 30. If we get up that way today, we're gonna stop by to grab batteries for my partner who's having issues with his pipe mod.......keep telling that thick skulled fool that he needs a REO!! Yes I am gonna show off my newly acquired Grand!
All in all I really like my B&M, they're very friendly and cater to all vape heads plus absolutely love their juice.....a bit pricey but awesome none the less!
Enter Syren the REO Mini........
They were very interested in her but not all googlie eyed like I'm seeing from some experiences. They really did like Syren and a few weeks past I gave the owner one of Robs business cards as he is very interested in grabbing one for himself! Maybe he'll become a REOnaut?? I dunno right now he's pretty interested in the DNA 30. If we get up that way today, we're gonna stop by to grab batteries for my partner who's having issues with his pipe mod.......keep telling that thick skulled fool that he needs a REO!! Yes I am gonna show off my newly acquired Grand!
All in all I really like my B&M, they're very friendly and cater to all vape heads plus absolutely love their juice.....a bit pricey but awesome none the less!
Funny you should post this because on Saturday, I had a very similar experience.
I went into a B&M in my local mall and was looking at the ego batteries and Smoktech SiDs and clearomizers, etc. I pulled out my Grand with RM2 and started blowing clouds and the guy working there was like "what is that?" I gave him a quick tour and he was amazed. I told him to visit the website so he could learn more. I think he wants to buy a bunch for his store. At least that's what he told me. I wrote down the REOSMODS wensite for him and he pocketed it. Hopefully, he will buy some from Rob.
I went into a B&M in my local mall and was looking at the ego batteries and Smoktech SiDs and clearomizers, etc. I pulled out my Grand with RM2 and started blowing clouds and the guy working there was like "what is that?" I gave him a quick tour and he was amazed. I told him to visit the website so he could learn more. I think he wants to buy a bunch for his store. At least that's what he told me. I wrote down the REOSMODS wensite for him and he pocketed it. Hopefully, he will buy some from Rob.
We just recently had our first B&M store open locally. Delaware Vapor. Staff is completely knowlegeable and helpful. They don;t try to push anything on anyone that they don't think they need. They do like to show you the options though. They pulled out an iTaste VTR the other day just to show it off. Not to try to sell it to me because they already know it isn't what I really want. One thing too is even though they have their own juice and juice bar they have tried my ECBlend juices and really like them. We have already worked up a good rapport with the staff.
Where at in Delaware are they? We go down thru Newark and Wilmington on our way to Wildwood.
I have never been to a B&M shop, no need I have my Reo, RM2 and diy my juices. I do know a few new and young vapers who go to a local B&M shop, they always show me their wares. The new and young crowd are definetly cloud chasers, they see the videos on you tube and want to blow monster clouds. They go to local shop and all came back with tube mods, dual coils running .4/.5 ohms and with dual air holes you could walk through. They are all drippers, I'm talking about 10 to 12 vapers. You gotta see the clouds, incredible. Now the kicker, this place sells juice from $17 to $30 for 30ml bottle, yes 2 guys paid $30 for 3o ml of juice. When these guys hit the fire button you can hear that atty sizzle 2 counties away. They all go through juice like they were drinking it. The MONEY is in the juice that their blowing into those huge clouds. The real money is not in the cost of a printer, but its the ink over time that represents the real money. Just like this shop and their juices. Hell I would give away these mods to get the juice business and they would run hotter than a nuclear power plant. I have explained this but these guys want the clouds and are willing to pay for it!!! Amazing. My diy price for a 30 ml bottle of juice is $1.95, $.065 cents per ml. Each to their own.
They are in People's Plaza in Newark. Right near the intersection of 896 and 40.
Sounds like the whole razor blade/razor setup, think it was Gillette that came up with? The money is in the refills.
I think the benefit of experienced vapers is that we should try to steer folks in the right direction, and if we aren't getting out there to talk to folks, we won't make a difference.
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A B & M opened up very close to us, and DH saw the banner and came home and told me. I was so excited, I made him take me RIGHT NOW!
We walked in and they had cheap crap for sale. We had our REO's. We proceeded to check the cases, vaping our REO's. Not only were they not interested in anything they could not obtain cheaply from china for resale, they had no interest in rebuilding at all. It was all clearos and egos and juice bar with the same old stuff you can buy at the smoke shops. Except one guy, he had a regulated piece of crap of some sort, I don't remember which china thing it was, sporting a clearo and he thought it was WAY BETTER since it was variable.
I asked where they got the idea to start a vape shop and make juice? They said they went to some seminar. I congratulated them on helping people to quit smoking, bought a plastic drip tip I have never used and paid 5 times what it was worth just to show support, and have never been back. Perhaps I should go back in and see if they have evolved at all? Maybe by now they would actually know what a coil is?
We walked in and they had cheap crap for sale. We had our REO's. We proceeded to check the cases, vaping our REO's. Not only were they not interested in anything they could not obtain cheaply from china for resale, they had no interest in rebuilding at all. It was all clearos and egos and juice bar with the same old stuff you can buy at the smoke shops. Except one guy, he had a regulated piece of crap of some sort, I don't remember which china thing it was, sporting a clearo and he thought it was WAY BETTER since it was variable.
I asked where they got the idea to start a vape shop and make juice? They said they went to some seminar. I congratulated them on helping people to quit smoking, bought a plastic drip tip I have never used and paid 5 times what it was worth just to show support, and have never been back. Perhaps I should go back in and see if they have evolved at all? Maybe by now they would actually know what a coil is?
Really V......they took a seminar??? Were they vapers let alone x-smokers to begin with?? There's a shop that opened up in the city I live in but I've heard a few discerning things about them like how they only sell eGo and very basic mod type setups and the owners weren't x-smokers NOR vapers. Plus their knowledge was a bit lacking, and the real kicker......they're in it to make money and do so because of family out there in Cali that also run a shop.
That's another thing I like about my B&M. They're x-smokers, and while they had a few cloned mechs, the owner told me that he once his stock of clones are out, that's it for them and he wants to start investing in some of the more higher end mods. (I don't know much about anything other then REOs!!)
That being said, I'm heading up that way after work, I think I'm gonna drop some hints on them stocking up on some REOs! Yup as a REOnaut, that's gonna be my mission for tonight!
That's another thing I like about my B&M. They're x-smokers, and while they had a few cloned mechs, the owner told me that he once his stock of clones are out, that's it for them and he wants to start investing in some of the more higher end mods. (I don't know much about anything other then REOs!!)
That being said, I'm heading up that way after work, I think I'm gonna drop some hints on them stocking up on some REOs! Yup as a REOnaut, that's gonna be my mission for tonight!
After they told me they took a seminar (proudly I might add), I really lost interest and knew they were only in it for the money. Apparently Daddy paid for it. Since they were vaping on their WAY BETTER regulated china tubes with clearos, I didn't see the point in pressing them further about their smoking history. I bought the tip to sort of support them as having a vape shop is better than nothing at all I suppose. And since I DIY VG juice, I had no interest in whatever they were making as it was all PG if I recall correctly. DH tasted it and I didn't, so that must have been the case because I will try VG juices if a vendor offers them. It was right when they opened, so maybe they have more stuff now?
Now that I am thinking about it, I do remember them saying something about the REO. That they could make one in the machine shop at dad's work, but since theirs were already WAY BETTER they really didn't see the point of it
I am gonna go back because you got me all curious as to if they have evolved
Now that I am thinking about it, I do remember them saying something about the REO. That they could make one in the machine shop at dad's work, but since theirs were already WAY BETTER they really didn't see the point of it
I am gonna go back because you got me all curious as to if they have evolved
Personally, I think I'd only buy from someone that was an ex-smoker AND seemed like they knew what the heck they were talking about. Nothing wrong with making money, but just don't be an AYuss hat out for profit IMO, do it for the right reasons. If I opened up a shop after I retire from the military, it's because I love vaping and I'd want to spread the good word and help others out, while making a living. If it was just for the money, I'd do something else.
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