News - Njoy Bankrupt, FDA & Asian Vaper Games 400 Giveaway!

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A sad tale, Njoy, once the saviours of vaping, now bankrupt

The FDA have conducted their first sting operations on both brick and mortar and online stores.

China based mega-marketers, AVE40, are launching what might be the most unique project ever in the vaping world: The Asian Vaper Games show!

Also, a heads up, to celebrate the launch of episode 1 of their TV show, AVE40 are giving away 400 Smoant Battlestar mods (the company interviewed in this episode) over on their youtube channel (details on how to enter in the 'show more' panel.)

 

[Rick Calhoun]

It was good to see the list of the store that got letters. Most of the B&M that got them are not even vape stores but other types of retail stores that would have sold these minors cigarettes anyway. And most of the vape stores listed are of the online variety in which I'm sure the minors answered that they were over the age required to purchase. I have a feeling that pretty soon we will have to upload a copy of a government issued ID to verify age as opposed to pop-up box verification being used currently.

And as for these vaper games. I'm not sure this is going to help the vaping cause.

 

[crxess]

It was good to see the list of the store that got letters. Most of the B&M that got them are not even vape stores but other types of retail stores that would have sold these minors cigarettes anyway. And most of the vape stores listed are of the online variety in which I'm sure the minors answered that they were over the age required to purchase. I have a feeling that pretty soon we will have to upload a copy of a government issued ID to verify age as opposed to pop-up box verification being used currently.

And as for these vaper games. I'm not sure this is going to help the vaping cause.

Yet in many States No ID is required to prove citizenship to Vote........

Yea FDA...........NOT

My Battle has become one of Defiance. I will Vape as I please.

I Vape
I Vote

 

[badinfluence357]

The gov id thing is already in effect at b & m shops and online in the US

 

[Monotremata]

The gov id thing is already in effect at b & m shops and online in the US

Yep I had to give the last 4 of my SS# to get verified last time I ordered at Eciggity, and actually had to take a picture of my drivers license and e-mail it to Lightning Vapes just to order some unicorn bottles!

 

[MacTechVpr]

Yep I had to give the last 4 of my SS# to get verified last time I ordered at Eciggity, and actually had to take a picture of my drivers license and e-mail it to Lightning Vapes just to order some unicorn bottles!

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

(In the wrong direction.)

Good luck all.

 

[Aaron M Bonney]

Yep i actually didnt mind the lightning vapes verification, if that would only hold the fda at bay. Unfortunately that is less than the pound of flesh they are looking to skin off oir collective hides

 

[wallacecarey]

Government intrusion continues.

 

[SimonLeBon]

Bad news... hard vaper life.

 

[whiteowl84]

Vapor games?
Like an alien off? Who ever can throw down a 40g alien with a dremel wins?
Or...
Russian roulette.
Pass around a series mech with quad staples till it explodes?

Probably dumb but that's coming from a guy that thinks "cloud chasing" and the competitions related are for goobers.

I'd bet it's just a cover to drum up some viewers for advertisements.

 

[Natasha Jovic]

It was good to see the list of the store that got letters. Most of the B&M that got them are not even vape stores but other types of retail stores that would have sold these minors cigarettes anyway. And most of the vape stores listed are of the online variety in which I'm sure the minors answered that they were over the age required to purchase. I have a feeling that pretty soon we will have to upload a copy of a government issued ID to verify age as opposed to pop-up box verification being used currently.

And as for these vaper games. I'm not sure this is going to help the vaping cause.

I’ve actually already experienced this myself. The request was to hold my state DL next to my face, take a pic of and forward by email. I’m not surprised though. I can’t really blame for protecting self =)

 

[whiteowl84]

More likely the show will be advertisement with some content for filler.
Welcome to the forum.

 

[rwoodin]

The FDA is documenting and compiling a list of violations to be used in the future as evidence of why they needed to shut down the evil vapor industry. First thing they use is kids as cannon fodder in the war on vaping. My guess is many of these stores were unaware of the new regulations. Like Dean Vernon Wormer said, 'I hate those FDA guys'.

 

[WharfRat1976]

SMOK got a letter[emoji58]

 

[Andyhrn]

SMOK got a letter[emoji58]

So they went after Chinese company? How are they going to force China to comply with the FDA rules?
"SMOK® 2016 Shenzhen SMOK Technology CO.,LTD All rights reserved."

 

[BuGlen]

So they went after Chinese company? How are they going to force China to comply with the FDA rules?
"SMOK® 2016 Shenzhen SMOK Technology CO.,LTD All rights reserved."

They don't have to force them to comply. With that letter, they can justify seizing any and all shipments coming into the U.S. for resale, and probably inspect any vendor shipments that are known to carry their products to customers here. Will they do that? I don't know, but I wouldn't put it past them to take advantage of any and all methods to kill the market.

 

[daveyp]

guess fasttech will be getting more of my money.