I think that the smokestik cartos work with the 510, but I'm not sure, and that's all that smoke shop carries. Would LOVE it if there was a vapelounge here in town.
I know the feeling. Youtube is great, and has helped me out a lot, but it would be awesome to have a place to go to try stuff out before you buy it so it's not that waiting game to see if you just screwed up with that order you just made. And the ease of running out to pick up a new battery or atty would rock. I hope that we vapers come out on top and see some of this in the not too distant future.