Walmart is in this?
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This could be baloney. but thought I'd throw it out. As far as FDA approval, that may be a non starter.
That article is from January of this year. The FDA decided that they will mess with our e-cigs in March or April, so I doubt Walmart will proceed until the govt steps in and ruins everything and the dust settles.
They sell a number of unapproved herbal supplements and other over-hyped health crap, so might have seemed like a good idea before the decision to categorize them as tobacco products.
They sell a number of unapproved herbal supplements and other over-hyped health crap, so might have seemed like a good idea before the decision to categorize them as tobacco products.
If this is true, although I am not a big fan of Walmart, it is good news .. the largest retailer in the World gives a certain degree of legitimacy to this industry .. as well, if it proves profitable, they may be helpful down the line with any regs or what not ..
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They do sell them now? I guess I haven't been in a while, and I don't think I'll be going any time soon. I try to avoid that place like the plague.
I love Walmart. But I doubt they'll stock anything better than a gas station would.
the local grocery stores here sell the blu kits and cartridges and such, some no name disposable and blu disposables.
Their cig prices are outrageous here, I wonder if the starter kits are over priced too.
We can only hope that from a public awareness point of view, this does happen at some point. And those locations that sell them, by default, should let customers vape in the store.
However, I suspect the Wally Corp will pee itself first. They are a bunch of Pansies. The FDA thing is their usual crutch. Never mind that the courts ruled the FDA has NO JURISDICTION. Somewhere, someone, failed to understand that the USA is made up of 3 branches, and that the Judicial branch carries out overseeing the laws that the Executive branch makes. Since FDA was put in its place, they can only puff out and make threats. It seems Wally is too scared. Then again, Wally has grocery sales to protect...
However, I suspect the Wally Corp will pee itself first. They are a bunch of Pansies. The FDA thing is their usual crutch. Never mind that the courts ruled the FDA has NO JURISDICTION. Somewhere, someone, failed to understand that the USA is made up of 3 branches, and that the Judicial branch carries out overseeing the laws that the Executive branch makes. Since FDA was put in its place, they can only puff out and make threats. It seems Wally is too scared. Then again, Wally has grocery sales to protect...
They've had them in the Murphy's USA gas stations (Wal-Mart Gas) for over a year now. Cheap ones but e-cigs just the same.
This is a good thing, if the big box retailers start to sell ecigs they wont only gain more popularity but the competition will also go through the roof and prices will likely come down the way Walmart negotiates with the Chinese.
There may be two things (among others) to consider here. The first concern I have is the perpetuation of the cheap analog looking PV with a poor battery life and a poor performance. Even though you may say that that will increase ecig awareness I am fearful at what cost. Additionally, BT, seeing that there is a growing acceptance of what must be, for them, a terrifying competitive threat, will throw there considerable financial resources into capturing the market. I can envision attys by Emerson Electric, batteries by Duracell, ejuice from Dow Chemical (yikes!). This may improve performance, but (ever being the entrepreneur) could possibly kill off any more innovation of the ecig.
The second concern I have is the possible regulation of the market by government sensing a windfall revenue stream. This may or may not be a heavy downside as the government would then have to call off its attack dogs (FDA, EPA, etc.) and rein in the "experts" (WHO, AMA, etc.). Maybe someone from CAASA (sic) could chime in here and give us a more accurate prognostication on potential outcomes.
The second concern I have is the possible regulation of the market by government sensing a windfall revenue stream. This may or may not be a heavy downside as the government would then have to call off its attack dogs (FDA, EPA, etc.) and rein in the "experts" (WHO, AMA, etc.). Maybe someone from CAASA (sic) could chime in here and give us a more accurate prognostication on potential outcomes.
I hope they do. Maybe if the local Wal-Marts carry 'em, I can get my blank cartos there. I went to a regluar 'discount' (can you say Bullspit?) cigarette store with my girlfriend and they were selling e-juice.
Hey Iffy! Perhaps it would have been better stated that I fear innovation in the hands of the money instead of people like the members of the forum pushing the technology. If BT came up with a satisfactory solution to quitting analogs, then I think it would be hard to cost justify innovation in the face of a financial juggernaut such as Altria or Lorillard. Just saying.
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