sometimes it's good to be #2? (juul vs blu)

[casuald00d]

with all the negative press that juul is receiving lately, i can't help but think: it must be nice to be #2, which i think is blu in the states, soaking up all that cash without having to worry about the massachusetts attorney general's office and the fda opening up investigations into your business dealings lol. or maybe i missed something and they're be targeted by government probes as well? not sure, but if they've found themselves mostly unscathed, which i suspect they have, it sure does seem like being #2 might have some nice benefits lol.

what do you people think- is blu getting lucky by being #2 or is their time in the crosshairs yet to come?

 

[Rossum]

I think they're a pretty distant number two. So distant that I wonder if their product line is actually profitable. The cost of "merchandising" in the C-Store market is huge.

 

[Eskie]

The letter concerning appeal and availability of vape stuff to minors went out to Blu, Vuse, and Mark ten as well as juul. All the cigalikes are now under the spotlight. And I'm pretty sure Blu and the other BT products are not loss leaders.

 

[stols001]

I think given what I'm seeing all vapes are going to get the special FDA treatment, it's just a matter of when. So no, number two is NOT better in fact it's worse, at least you aren't getting all the sales while the getting is to be gotten. Etc.

Anna

 

[DaveP]

OTC vape juice is OK for those who'd rather toss and replace. I feel much more secure when my ingredients are waiting to be mixed at home. When and if the FDA decides to bow down to big tobacco and crush the DIY market, it won't affect me as long as I'm stocked up with PG, VG, Nic, and flavors. Sally's won't stop selling Rayon and Lithium batteries will always be sold for flashlights.

Just me. I like the security of knowing its already there waiting to be used.

 

[ScottP]

OTC vape juice is OK for those who'd rather toss and replace. I feel much more secure when my ingredients are waiting to be mixed at home. When and if the FDA decides to bow down to big tobacco and crush the DIY market, it won't affect me as long as I'm stocked up with PG, VG, Nic, and flavors. Sally's won't stop selling Rayon and Lithium batteries will always be sold for flashlights.

Just me. I like the security of knowing its already there waiting to be used.

The PG, VG, and flavors will always be sold as well. It's really just the nic you need to stock up on.

 

[DaveP]

The PG, VG, and flavors will always be sold as well. It's really just the nic you need to stock up on.

Sure, all but the nic have multiple and unrelated uses, but it's nice to know the vape stash is there and available. All are consumables and the nic is the only one that is likely to be targeted in the future. We just never know what the thought train of government will be as department heads and administrations change.

I'm a life member of the "I got mine club".

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

What's all the brands under fire have in common? All sold at convenience stores so we have to ask ourselves is it the vape industry that is the problem or is it the convenience stores?

 

[papergoblin]

Juul has maybe one good argument, "It's not us, it's the counterfeits doing it", lol.