"Smoking Everywhere" kiosk sold e-cigarettes to kids!

[2ndChanceVapor]

Just came across this article. This company needs a serious look at their rep training policy. Anyone know what cheap knockoff model they sell for an arm and a leg?


"te:Using a hidden camera, the abc15.com team went to a "Smoking Everywhere" kiosk in the Arrowhead Mall in Glendale.

Not only did the salesman make health claims saying the E-cigarette helps with influenza and pneumonia, but he sold it to our underage shopper.

With permission from his parent, Zach asked to buy the nicotine refills. They sold him 10. They never asked him for his I.D. and never even asked him his age. He is 16."

Got this article at e-cigarettes 365
"Smoking Everywhere" kiosk sold e-cigarettes to kids! | Electronic Cigarette Forum

 

[Rusty]

Vendors like that should be strung up with nicker elastic,,,,....!!

All illegal, immoral, false and misleading practices need stubbing out if vaping is to be accepted - this just undermines the cause (yep - it's a cause now )

 

[Mr.Stick]

It's gotta stop, this mall-kiosk thing. Nothing but bad news about them since the day they sprang up. When they aren't overcharging for a sub-par product, making wild insinuations about said sub-par product, or flippantly selling to whoever walks by, what do they do with their time?

 

[Wafflestomper]

Probably a set up to make vapers look eeeebil.

But seriously, what are people going to take away from that, SE is ebil..or e-cigs are ebil?

Those jerks are digging all of our graves.

 

[IMWylde]

Start a coalition of responsible suppliers. Then when these things hit the news issue a statement denouncing the practice. Make sure to get your two cents into every news story that hits the wire. You want to keep your livelihood? Get proactive today!

 

[Israfil]

Model I got from them is RN4081...if there is one good thing to be said about it, it is that I still have the original atomizer from may of 2009 when I bought it and it still "works" just as well as when I bought it.

Still....yah they REALLY need to stop making the rest of us look bad.

There is a trade coalition of sorts. The national vapers club has a set of rules for vendor attendance and membership. While I do not agree with some of the rules (100mg nic not allowed, and others too) I do support the purpose of self regulation.

Edit: GRRRAHHH friggin abc....the same old parroted crap about diethyline glycol and toxic chemicals (plural? wtf) found in antifreeze. What I wouldn't GIVE for a network that tells the truth. Someone call up John Stewart. He'll give us a fair trial.

 

[Sallana]

Gives us all a bad name.

 

[PapaJoe8]

There needs to be a Trade Organization fast. All big, and most small, industries have them.
Joe

 

[v1John]

Didn't California already pass an age18 law?

 

[VictoryNotVengence]

that SE incident was over a year ago and was reposted many times by different names happening in different states. Total bs.

 

[Israfil]

Seriously? They reposted and changed the story? ooohhhh...someone needs the beatdown right meow.

 

[2ndChanceVapor]

There is the ECA, the most regulated association right now. There only 10 company members though and guess who's NOT on there....
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