Well I like tattos and piercings just *fine* (not the ox nose piercing, I don't think I'm ever going to adjust to *that*), it's more that I don't like how the media uses them and manipulates vapers images.... I'd venture to guess that at LEAST half of vapers don't sprout major facial tattoos and piercings, and like it or not, the media KNOWS that is going to make vaping unappealing, often to the older crowd who may most NEED to vape due to health issues and are a political force. If we could get every baby boomer smoking to transition to vaping, I'm going to bet that they'd up and have a fit.
I think it would be nice if more vape shops were more willing to recommend or at least OFFER multiple modes of vaping, as many people just aren't going to like cloud chasing as much, due to lung function, cost, juice costs and everything else. I think my kiddo probaby went through at LEAST a 250 ml bottle of juice a month, if not more. That said, maybe some vape shops know some things we don't and are wanting to lower their inventory. But, I don't think so, because UNLESS you say you don't want to cloud chase and vape at high wattage, you'll get sent the newest, greatest tank, without too much education, though I do like that if I ask the *right* questions, I'll get a reasonable answer.
To be fair, the vape shop I go to offers many options, including pod systems and smaller tanks, it's just that you need to know enough to wander around, looking at stuff, and asking questions. It's also a fairly hopping place, Tucson appears to have a *high* percentage of vapers (I can't say that scientifically, I base it on what I see, wandering around) and the vape shop near me is a pretty hopping place at least for now. It will also let you go up to nic WHEREVER you want, at max VG, which I like....
If every vape shop in Tucson closed, I'm going to bet that not too many of the other kind of shop(s) open, there's one on every street corner it seems like.... I think many of them are laundro-money-mats, given the pricing on some stuff.... That said, I don't really frequent them, dealing with the staff is too hard *waves face in front of staff member with red eyes, listing to the side, to wake staff member up*. So, I wouldn't enjoy it, but if I had to get a mod quickly from one and call it an incense pipe, I would except that I'd feel skeezy. Ain't anyone in town going to mess with some of those places, either, they know who's running them and they don't want to start turf wars.
Maybe it is good, living in the most border-y border town of them all (or one of them at least). Vape *anywhere* is the motto in my town, including some stores and restaurants that don't care.... Except Walmart, which seems to want to assert its business power over vapers and anyone else. I don't vape at Walmart. AFAIK Walmart is... Well, I've had few young clients who were fined over $500 for *accidentally shop lifting*. Like, drinkng a beverage and being forgetful about scanning it. They call it "Security Costs" and then if you don't pay, they prosecute you. Other than that, however, I've seen vaping a lot of places.
And other things. One time this very, ah, excitable and sketchy dude came zooming around the corner saying, "Bless you! I bless your eyes!" to me, then speeding away, followed by another sketchy looking guy who stood on his head right in front of me, then started waggling his legs around.
As a yogini I did not feel blessed, though I was slightly amused and also thinking "Sudafed is way too easy to get here, or at least GET to here."
Back in DC, we had Blevis "Black Elvis" who was this homeless guy who'd approach you, ask you for a topic, and then sing you *whatever* Elvis song was relevant. He was awesome, I miss Blelvis.
Anna
What the????? You guys got hair?????? 
