The Next Frontier: Physical Markets - who's in the lead??

[2ndChanceVapor]

We all know the online market is getting to a saturation point and vapers do not want to wait 5-7 days to get a pack of cartridges. Some companies have made strides to get in physical stores. njoy is getting into walgreens while Greenshi, I mean Greensmoke is dominating the cheesy overpriced kiosk market. Please share your experiences with E-cigs in physical retail markets.

What company? What store/type? What price?

Lets build up a data base so people can get easy access to carts/kits.

 

[JustKryssi]

Totally Wicked has a storefront and vaping lounge in Bradenton, FL.

( I have no further info than that as I don't use them, but just adding it to the database)

 

[Nyxie]

I know most flea markets around here in the Tampa area have more than one ecig vendor. Less expensive than the mall , more expensive than online. I have seen various models as well.

 

[Rusty]

Intellicig are hitting the UK market,,,,900+ retailers selling the EVO,,,,no nicotine liquid though

 

[2ndChanceVapor]

Heres the Cali list I've got:
Xhale o2 have contracts with some 7-11's in the Bay Area (Menlo Park, Redwood City)
e- Health Cigarette - LA tobacco by USC and in a couple distributors stores in LA/venice
Kiosks in Ridgecrest mall and a ventura mall - not sure of the company

I also see Costco removed NJOY from their website

 

[Drozd]

the one head shop round here carries the crappy brands...blu, luci, smoking everywhere, smoke 51

then the one cigar shop has some brand I've never heard of...
and another smoke shop nearby carries smoketip and a disposeable 2 piece called trust

 

[v1John]

Virginia does have a walk-in store, and liquids can be custom ordered, in Richmond.
NoSmokeVa, they are only VG, and very helpful staff.

 

[smokingisbad]

Honestly, prob a good idea however not enough vapers to do that I think. Also the companies that do that usually have overpriced junk. So until they are regulated companies prob wont. However I did see Walmart sells some brand off the internet. Well they did about a month ago not sure if they still do.

 

[Israfil]

Heheh...honestly I was thinking of opening up a storefront here in vegas...but the population around here doesn't seem quite ready for it. If someone already has one in town...hire me! I can make you (somewhat rigged due to lack of tools and materials) mods!

Also thinking maybe starting with a storefront is too big...perhaps I should work more on perfecting DIY juices and start an online shop first.

Edit: Kinkachoo....is that a bat, a dog, or a batdog? Whatever it is, it's cute!

 

[Jason_in_nc]

Just to add to this, Gamucci sells disposable and rechargeable sets, as well as carts, at Murphy gas stations. These are the same as the Wal-mart gas stations. The disposables are $15 each, sets for $80, the carts which looked to be a five pack of cartomizers, were $12.

Also, Pilot gas stations sell Njoy.

I confirmed with Walgreens that they do not officially carry any electronic cigarettes at this time. Perhaps they are just test marketing them in some locations.

 

[ChipCurtis]

My wife told me of a storefront that just opened up in Easthampton, MA - about a 25-mile drive from my house, and even closer to where I work:

Vapers Haven

I'll have to go check it out sometime, though it looks like they only have 2 or 3 brands and it's the stuff you'd find at the mall, etc.

 

[Jason_in_nc]

So as a follow-up, I tried the gammucci disposeable. Tasted alright but it only lasted me 2 hours. $15 for TWO hours! The filler was still very wet.

Companies need to stop selling disposables as the battery life degrades over time while sitting on a shelf. If that had been my first vaping experience, I wouldn't have tried it again.

 

[Israfil]

Most disposables can be charged several times Jason...Not sure why gammucci aren't. Granted, other than the 510 disposables I havn't seen any of interest.

Nice find chip, they seem to carry 901s and 510s...good choices for beginners and definitely better than the mall. Pricing isn't as good as online but other than the juice (doublepriced) it isn't bad.

 

[Nyxie]

Heheh...honestly I was thinking of opening up a storefront here in vegas...but the population around here doesn't seem quite ready for it. If someone already has one in town...hire me! I can make you (somewhat rigged due to lack of tools and materials) mods!

Also thinking maybe starting with a storefront is too big...perhaps I should work more on perfecting DIY juices and start an online shop first.

Edit: Kinkachoo....is that a bat, a dog, or a batdog? Whatever it is, it's cute!

I thought of getting a part time job at White Cloud here. But I can't stand ripping people off or working in the mall. I have also thought about opening a store here but don't think there are enough people vaping around here yet.

It is a kinkajou in my avatar and thanks she is a cutie.

 

[trying]

Not sure if they qualify as physical markets, but does anyone know how many kiosks Smoking Everywhere has ?

 

[angeloeyes]

Where would you find the suppliers to open a store front?

 

[oettinger]

Where would you find the suppliers to open a store front?

You would find these supplies/ inventory in China. The same way the online guys do. The difference is that MOST brick and mortar have markut in the hundreds of percent, to keep the lights on, and pay staff, just like Best Buy.

I bought my TV from Tiger Direct, 65inch Mitsubishi, and even with a crating charge and shipping it was $1000 less than Best Buy.

 

[ChuckB]

Volcano e-cigs has a vapor bar in Hawaii. Never been there but from what I've read and heard from others, you can buy nearly anything that they have on their web site plus a few other items in the store.

 

[brandon555]

In my town Citgo and Shell gas stations carry disposables. I'm not sure what they are but I believe they're only like 15 bucks for a kit with 5 cartridges.

It would be nice if places carried something like real Joye 510 kits because these crappy disposables could leave a bad first impression on people and keep them from vaping again in the future.

 

[skinny]

A company called CIG2o has a KR808D-1 model in smoke shops at $79.99 for a full starter kit, and also supplies cartomizers in flavors. There are accessories available, too.