Television Commercial ... is this new?

[Spence]

Yesterday I saw an ad for e-cigs on television (I believe it was "Blu" but not certain). Is this something new? I thought this was illegal because of the ban on selling tobacco products on television.

New or not new?

 

[LowThudd]

No "tobacco" in it. They advertize the patch and the gum, why not the vape. I've seen those adds for about 4-6 months here in socal. At first I kinda lauphed at them, had never heard of e-cigs before, and I thought it was kind of goofy. Didn't know it had nicotine in it, just thought it was vapor(add doesen't say it has nicotine). I was very scheptical untill I met someone who bought an xhaleo2 at 7-11 and liked it very much. For $20 I said *shrug* eff-it and bought one. Little did I know I would give up cancer stix altogether within a couple weeks, I just wanted to be able to smoke indoors lol.

 

[Spence]

So, there are no legal barriers to advertising e-cigs on television?

 

[LowThudd]

So, there are no legal barriers to advertising e-cigs on television?

Not that I know of, *shrug*. See them on all differnt station here.

 

[PaulB]

Saw one for the first time last week. Pretty 20-something lady promoting them. ("even in bed," she slyly notes). I think the first I heard of e-cigarettes was on an AM radio ad. (Fortunately, I don't patronize that station's advertisers, or my first e-cig choice would have been a really bad deal.)

 

[Harrysun]

Bah .... and that is what kills me. The only e-cigarette anyone sees or hears about, unless they come here of course, are the crappy ones. These companies would do themselves and everyone else a favor if they would supply a good product at a fair price.

Instead, anyone that I have ever talked to about them falls into one of two categories. They have never heard of an e-cigarette or .... those things don't work because they know someone that tried them from an advertisement. It was a big waste of money.

When we all know a good PV and some good juice can go a mile in getting someone off the stinkies.

Harrysun

 

[Spence]

Notwithstanding its cheesy factor, I suppose an informational program about e-cigs could be produced on Public Access Television without a fuss then?

 

[shatner]

Notwithstanding its cheesy factor, I suppose an informational program about e-cigs could be produced on Public Access Television without a fuss then?

I was just thinking that. I was actually sitting here talking out loud explaining the difference between an average 3.2v pv, a true 3.7v device and a 5v.

 

[Spence]

Free air time to promote e-cig knowledge sounds like a winner to me. There are lots of topics to explore in a non-threatening environment for the audience. A sophisticated presentation that expressed our no minors approach with a disciplined, professional message.

Does anyone know more about PATV and their policies?