Spectator Article Equates Vaping With Old Style Pipe Smoking

[Shirtbloke]

There's a good article in the Spectator by Rory Sutherland that explains the popularity of vape shops by comparing them with old style pipe tobacconists.

"Had the e-cigarette been invented and patented by a pharmaceutical company and promoted by the government, it would have failed. Big Pharma would have called the device Niquo-Stop453, made it from plastic, packaged it in boring green and white and sold it in chemists’ shops. No bureaucrat or corporate lackey would have thought ‘What if we call it Unicorn Puke and sell it like a high-end electrical product?’ To smokers, switching to Niquo-Stop453 would have felt like a sad compromise: like being treated for a disease. Switching to Unicorn Puke feels like a choice.

There are many categories where enjoyment depends on variety. If Europe wants to rationalise our vaping industry, we should demand the same consistency of them. Rather than all those stupid varieties of wine, they should just stick to two variants — red and white; and instead of all those redundant cheese varieties they should stick to making Cheddar."

http://new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/...-re-invented-pipe-smoking-in-electronic-form/

 

[EBates]

OMG!!!! Both Red AND White?????!!!!! Think of the Children!!!!!!

 

[Shirtbloke]

OMG!!!! Both Red AND White?????!!!!! Think of the Children!!!!!!

Before you know it the DIYers would start mixing them together. They'd probably call it rosé or something.

 

[sofarsogood]

I smoked pipes way back in the day, had a couple of favorites. The way to handle pipes is use it for a day then give it a week to rest. Learned from experience that week is necessary. My SV rda and Kangxin mini doesn't need any rest.

 

[lpboyle]

Actually, a tobacconist shop, like I used to enter as a child with my grandfather, is exactly what my local AltSmoke shop reminds me of.