To my delight I noticed that a new vapour shop had opened close to where I stay (Ayr) I popped in today to hopefully spend some money and support the place as I am all for supporting local businesses. The prices were crazy! It was all branded "Totally Wicked" which looked very professional, the guy serving was very pleasant too but he was asking £8.99 for a 20ml bottle of menthol! That wasn't even the premium juice. I can buy a 10ml bottle for £1.95. I am aware that he has overheads to meet and all that but c'mon that is one hell of a markup? He was looking for £14.99 for a mini nova kit which I can pickup for £8.99. I was.So disappointed I just walked out and said I would think about it and maybe come back but at those prices I can't see it. Am I being unfair? Does he really need to charge that sort of markup?
Ridiculous prices !!
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It is all dependent on how much the shop pays for the items in the first place. Usually mark up is 50 percent at the least. That is the down side to local shops... They will rarely beat online prices.
Totally Wicked are a UK company & yes, they are more expensive than others - you are paying for the branding.
I dont think that £8.95 for 20ml is that bad tbh. Yes, there are lots of places where you can get juice cheaper (and better in some cases) but there are also vendors who are more expensive than that too.
As Chrissie said they are a UK based company... not too far from me actually in East Lancashire, which incidentally is also home to Liberty Flights & Vape Escape
As Chrissie said they are a UK based company... not too far from me actually in East Lancashire, which incidentally is also home to Liberty Flights & Vape Escape
Me too.
I visit my local TW now and again, for liquids I can't get elsewhere or make myself.
Sadly, I couldn't see myself buying a battery or any more clearomisers. £8.95 for 20ml is acceptable (for certain flavours). However, I do feel their £6.99 bottles of 10ml are wayyyy too expensive.
I don't think £8.95 is too bad for a bottle of 20ml branded juice in a shop - the vape shop I got my first kit from and still visit now and again to show support (they're independent) charge £5 10ml hangsen or dekang juice and £6 for 10ml organic juice, but you get 15% discount if you buy three.
Is that strictly true? I thought TW made their own liquids? (i.e. NOT Hangsen or Dekang or Joyetech or someone else)
I cant agree with that. The RCS tank i got that was part of the Tornado VV Kit was awful. Rather than screwing the part with the head/coil onto the base like you would with a protank, you push it down into a washer, which didnt seem like a good system when i first saw it, but it was my first tank, so wasnt sure. It gurgled, leaked & flooded incessantly no matter whether the head was new or old. I cleaned it and took it apart, took more shallow puffs to try and help, but no good. It's also polycarbonate and i bought citrus style juices with it and wasnt warned it could crack, then suprise suprise, it got hazed up and then cracked.
It may be that some of their other stuff is better quality, to be fair the actual VV unit itself has lasted well and it may have been a faulty tank because i never took it back into the shop to have it checked... i just moved on and bought different gear anyway, but i also got an atomiser as part of the evic kit i got from TW in a sale and it was dead from the start. I emailed and asked for a new one, but they gave me a troubleshooting helpline, which i just didnt have the time to ring
Not their fault, but i have dealt with other companies and when i've said something isnt working i've got a replacement posted out to me free and received it within a day or two.£5 for 10ml in Eastbourne thought I might like to try Strawberry must admit I could only just taste it maybe that's me!
The shop looked more like it was closing down, nothing on display only a small counter and a till. That was 2 weeks ago.
The shop looked more like it was closing down, nothing on display only a small counter and a till. That was 2 weeks ago.
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