What are vape shop owners supposed to do?

[*RJ*]

I also wonder what will happen with project and develop of new products and hardware. I wouldn’t be making new products since there is so much uncertainty about the future of vaping.

 

[stols001]

China will continue. A) the US is not their only market and b) they know about the various shades of gray that will begin to happen.

A USA based vape construction business sort of seems like suicide to me at the moment, I doubt anyone will be dumb enough to do that.

smok will be around during the nuclear winter, exploding every now and then and killing off some cockroaches.

Anna

 

[Skeebo]

Smok will be around during the nuclear winter

Anna

The nail from my big toe will be right next to it.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

I worked at a video store while going to college, my job was to also watch videos so I could recommend them to customers LOL Loved it

I did too, I worked there for roughly 4 years. It was a blast.

 

[stols001]

Waiting tables was my "fun" job. I think it was my funnest job of all time, actually. It's just really great, and if you are GOOD it's kind of like, well, chess but at really high speed and you have to time everything perfect.

I kinda miss it sometimes. Where all I have to do on encounter is like, bring people food and drink and enhance their good time. What I do now is a lot more complicated, and I wouldn't trade it but yeah waiting tables, GOOD times.

Anna

 

[AmazingDavid]

You could carry PG and VG and instruct customers how to mix their own juice. Look into selling liquid nicotine base. Refer customers to a food flavoring company that caters to vapers (there are a couple good ones and I'd expect they will not be affected). You may be able to sell the actual flavors. Carry measuring containers, syringes, and pipettes for people who diy. Advise customers to look up a juice calculator ap or provide that service in store. I buy these products online because my local shop (who I love and would hate to lose) does not carry them. I wish they did and although I know nic/pg/vg are not big ticket items, I would be willing to pay a premium for buying local without a delivery wait. I don't expect a flavor ban to affect diy vapers. You can use this opportunity to educate your customers.

 

[Opinionated]

Go into the selling of food flavoring business, alongside your vape business..

We must have Apple pie or snickerdoodle (etc etc etc) flavoring one shots for our fondant.. (many vapers are avid bakers you know..)

and how convenient to have it alongside a vape shop..

 

[Tabac man]

You guys rating my barber shop post as optimistic. You do know I wasn't serious right? Right?

 

[AmazingDavid]

Those of us who are diy are the most serious hardcore vapers anyway. We are the customer base who are going to see you through. This will blow over, I expect, if vapers contact their representatives in washington as passionately as they post on ecf. Educate your customer base, cater to your local diy vapers as hard as you can, encourage as many of your customers to go diy as possible and then suply them with their needs. Meanwhile contact your local representative in congress and your Senator and tell them your story. Tell them they are off the mark banning flavors. Demand they look into product tampering as it is well known inhaling oil is toxic and can be fatal. Be an advocate and an educational resource for your vaping community and you will survive. I wish the OP the very best of luck in their business.

To everyone, the Capitol switchboard phone # is (202) 224-3121. A real live human being answers this line and will direct you to your representative. Just tell them your zip code and your call with be directed immediately. Call and tell the intern who answers your story. Tell them that banning ecig flavors is off the mark and political cowardice at best. Tell them that ecigs save lives by providing a less harmful alternative to cigarettes which kill 100's of thousands of Americans a year. Tell them to support product regulation of pre-loaded ecig pods or tanks and a ban on adding oils of any kind to liquid for use in a ecig.