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vap0rb00bz

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Yeah, those kiosks suck in some ways but I am not sure how I feel about them. I mean, it is someone's business, and most of the stuff in the mall you can find better stuff cheaper online if you are knowledgeable. Would you walk into Macy's and stand at the jewelry counter and tell the guy looking to buy a watch that he can get the same thing online for 1/3 the price?

Can't say I would considering I have no knowledge about online watch shopping! But if I did, I would absolutely point them in a good direction. Unless those people are getting paid commission, it wouldn't make a difference.
 

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EvilOne, I found a pretty good Lucky Strike flavor ejuice. I can point you to the website if you're interested.

when I first saw those kiosks I was still in love with my lucky strikes. But once those went away and I was no longer in the military I started looking for alternatives. Wished I could have found this forum years ago. would have saved me from buying those ecigs that never worked for me that are just sitting in a drawer somewhere.
 

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The mall Kiosk at my mall hurt me. Badly. They hurt my feelings pretty seriously.
So I don't go there for ANYTHING anymore. I avoid that kiosk like the PLAGUE.

I thought they were OK people. Turned out they were all very cold hearted. Everyone there.
I won't get into specifics unless asked but I WILL tell the truth: they literally made me cry.
A woman working at the Nuvocig booth at my local mall e-cig kiosk literally made me cry.
All because occasionally I would stop by with a mod to buy atomizers or cartomizers for it.

So if you EVER see a nuvocig shop, or someone using a Nuvocig, tell them its a ripoff asap for me.
because thats what that place is, a rip off. especially the one in my mall.
the prices set by the owner not only rip you off, but every employee that works there has tried.
Every employee that works there has tried to sell me "1 of my used cartos for only 3 bucks if you want"

SCREW THAT BOOTH. I walked away from it crying one day, and I will never walk up to it again.
 

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Yeah, those kiosks suck in some ways but I am not sure how I feel about them. I mean, it is someone's business, and most of the stuff in the mall you can find better stuff cheaper online if you are knowledgeable. Would you walk into Macy's and stand at the jewelry counter and tell the guy looking to buy a watch that he can get the same thing online for 1/3 the price?
Ummmm.....yeah. I would... But that is completely different. People aren't dying out there by the millions because of buying overpriced watches...

We as vapers have the duty to save as many lives as we can. Selling people $250 knock off Joyetech products is NOT helping people, and these people can go do something to themselves i'm not even allowed to say on here as far as i'm concerned. Like Plumes said, they are cold hearted people trying to scam and weasel peoples hard earned money away when they should be trying to help them. If I got in any kind of trouble I would lose my job and be totally screwed, otherwise I would totally ruin these guys lives if I could.
 

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It is unfortunate that the people who shop the kiosks know nothing about computers or have no Internet. I know many people are skeptical of ordering online. We take a leap of faith with our bank cards. I know I sweat bullets when I order from a new vendor and stalk the vape mail. We have flea markets down here that sell decent kits, but I don't feel like dragging my .... out of the house early in the morning on a Saturday to go to a flea market for juice. These kiosk people don't know we can make our own juice!
 

Worzel

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Every employee that works there has tried to sell me "1 of my used cartos for only 3 bucks if you want"

They tried selling you used carts? That is all kinds of wrong! What you should do is go there with your zapped attys, carts, batteries. Stuff that no longer works. At all. Act like you are browsing. When they turn their backs, put your trashed equipment on their display, and inquire about it. Say you really like the style and ask for a price. They may be stumped because they have no idea where it came from, not sell it to you, but sell it to someone else. Whammo! If they do try to sell it (back LMAO) to you, suddenly change your mind and walk away. I know. Evil. Or you can stop by that kiosk and let the browsers know what a rip off that kiosk is!
 

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What sucks is that its a catch 22. The kids who work at the kiosks may not know better and its a job for them. I just hope folks who do purchase those cheapy e-cigs learn and research afterwards. Everyone has to start somewhere... When I first started, I was lucky to have people help me. I stared with an eGo twist and DCT tanks. But I also researched more and its turned into a hobby for me. Mechanicals with gennys all the way now.

What pisses me of is when a full fledge vape shop is selling vamos for $125!
 

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Yeah. I would love to walk up to their flea market sales pitch with their $200 eGos while I vape plumes of smoke like the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland. I would only hope someone would ask, "What is that?"

And those kids are getting paid by the hour. Whether or not they sell that $200 dollar eGo or cigalike, they're still making an hourly wage.

Then again, if you're at the mall in the first place...

I loathe in-door malls. I prefer the newer, outdoor, open-to-air malls. But even those, I avoid unless ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

They remind me of Mos Eisley.
 
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CharlieBrown

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And then there are those vape snobs who think they know everything...Just because they think they have the best set ups doesn't mean its right for everyone. If an eGo with a Nova tank or a chi_you with a foggatti works for someone else, be happy for them as they are off analogs. Don't be so opinionated and give them suggestions.
 

MightyWhighty

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250?! Sweet mother...that's sickening.
I am ordering those cards then. PVs should help people quit as well as save money. Selling them that way is ridiculous. I would hate to be one of the misinformed people, and I hate that I didn't at least yell "you're getting ripped off!". Shame on me.
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While I do feel bad for the customers who get duped, I feel really really bad for the employee who has to work at those kiosks. They're just doing their job (which probably pays horribly) and I bet they tried the product at one point. They _must_ know that they're ripping people off.

Side Story: After I quit cigarettes (for various reasons, money being one) there was a period where I was literally dreaming of being able to scrap enough money together to buy a basic kit. Yes, I was unemployed and in a great amount of debt. Then I found this forum and discovered that I could afford a basic 510 joye kit easily. Even though I'm a vet vapor'er, I still buy the walgreens kit out of curiosity (I'm employed now) and wow, I would've cried myself to sleep if I spent that kind of money for zero satisfaction.
 

Rocketpunk

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And then there are those vape snobs who think they know everything...Just because they think they have the best set ups doesn't mean its right for everyone. If an eGo with a Nova tank or a chi_you with a foggatti works for someone else, be happy for them as they are off analogs. Don't be so opinionated and give them suggestions.

Whoa there, nellie. I think they were more upset about people getting ripped off, then having better gear. I think if you paid a little more attention, a lot of people said they would gladly proselytize to the uninformed masses. Heck, one poster even keeps business cards of their favorite vendors. I do the same. There are addiction billboards and "quit smoking" billboards on campus, and every day I put my two favorite vendors' business cards on them (I have a ton of 'em).
 
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