Who else thinks this is rude?
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I'm 50/50 on the situation... I would have prefaced handing it over, but at the same time, what kinda person just puts stuff in their mouth?
I think it was rude, but not unexpected from a kid. Passing it around to others was also rude, but I think he was just trying to be kewl and be da man. Probably didn't think before he did it that it was not his to pass around.
When I show others my e-cig, i actually break it down and explain the parts and how it works, but i do not let them touch it. Then I say, hey if you want to try it out, i've got a bandaid right here we can wrap around the mouthpiece; do you like orange/tangerine flavor? Only after my mouthpiece is guarded do I let them touch it. When i first started looking to buy an e-cig i wished that i could have tried one out first.
And yes, there are cooties out there. e. Coli can come from a person not washing their hands after using the restroom. I have a friend who gave herself salmonella from not washing with soap after cutting up chickens to put in the freezer. And of course flu, colds, etc. When I go to the bank, post office, etc., I never ever touch a public ink pen, I always use mine in my purse. And I always carry kleenex to open doors and push elevator buttons with.
Guard your mouthpiece.
When I show others my e-cig, i actually break it down and explain the parts and how it works, but i do not let them touch it. Then I say, hey if you want to try it out, i've got a bandaid right here we can wrap around the mouthpiece; do you like orange/tangerine flavor? Only after my mouthpiece is guarded do I let them touch it. When i first started looking to buy an e-cig i wished that i could have tried one out first.
And yes, there are cooties out there. e. Coli can come from a person not washing their hands after using the restroom. I have a friend who gave herself salmonella from not washing with soap after cutting up chickens to put in the freezer. And of course flu, colds, etc. When I go to the bank, post office, etc., I never ever touch a public ink pen, I always use mine in my purse. And I always carry kleenex to open doors and push elevator buttons with.
Guard your mouthpiece.
If it was me, I would have expected the first two to take a puff. That's not rude, as has already been stated... What else did you think was going to happen? What's rude is him offering it to OTHER people. In that situation you would think he would say "Oh, it's not mine. It's this guys."
That's disgusting! (unless it was a girl and she was really cute
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Yeah... With herpetitus and all that other nasty stuff, I'd think it better not to be sharing stuff with people you don't know. I don't know that I would appreciate the situation, but I don't think that I would have lost my focus on the device when someone else had it as well (my device was nearly $100 total, and I wouldn't trust a stranger with it). If I were more of a social vaper, I'd likely carry a few spare atoms with me just in case.
)Yeah... With herpetitus and all that other nasty stuff, I'd think it better not to be sharing stuff with people you don't know. I don't know that I would appreciate the situation, but I don't think that I would have lost my focus on the device when someone else had it as well (my device was nearly $100 total, and I wouldn't trust a stranger with it). If I were more of a social vaper, I'd likely carry a few spare atoms with me just in case.
10 American Dollars? Where are you getting you cartomizers?
In all seriousness though, I am picky about sharing things like that especially with strangers however at the same time I want people to try it so I always carry around some extra carts with me, they are in a different case in my bag, separate from my stash. I guess if someone is asking to try it they aren't really concerned with germs like I am.
i posted on this general topic some time ago and the response was deafening. ;-0
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/cignot/83424-sharing-your-pv.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/cignot/83424-sharing-your-pv.html
Same thing happened to me when I first got my 510. A friend of a friend, who I have never met was like cool can I hold it?! And he immediately put it in his mouth. Honestly the OP's situation is worse because the guy he handed it to let another random person puff on it too.
i let tons of people try my ecig...with one exception... i hve taken a carto cover cut a hole in it and put a piece of tea bag between the cart and the "mouth-guard"... it allows me to give the experince with out getting the herp back...lolz...just my crazy ideas
I'm less than a week vaping still and I carry extra cartridges for my 901 1 of which i keep for "guest usage" that when some1 asks to see it i put it on automatically before handing it to them. i generally don't care if they give the flu or whatnot to each other, just not to me so i only need the 1 cart for that purpose. besides, it's easy to tell which cart is my guest cart because it's the 1 that's not been chewed and has the back piece still in it so they don't mind that I do it that way either...lol
Bing, Bing, bing, bing ........ and we have a winner. Although I understand where your coming from. If I asked someone "Hey, can I check out your "Big Mac" sandwich?", and they give it to me ....... I'm taking a bite.
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I am perfectly happy for anyone to "check it out"
As long as they are not offended when I wipe it on my teeshirt before I use it again.
(and I do let people have a tester, all the time)
Maybe it's what I do for a living, I'm a plumber. But if you spend your days on the floor with your head under other people's toilets, the thought of sharing an ecig (after a wipe) is not a big problem.
As long as they are not offended when I wipe it on my teeshirt before I use it again.
(and I do let people have a tester, all the time)
Maybe it's what I do for a living, I'm a plumber. But if you spend your days on the floor with your head under other people's toilets, the thought of sharing an ecig (after a wipe) is not a big problem.
It used to be common practice to pass the joint around. Prolly still is. I can't imagine 8 pages of people not remembering when. . .bad as a President claiming he didn't inhale.
Just carry an alcohol wrap pad and convert the rest of the world. That way they won't be a blowin smoke in your face next time you gather round the smokers outpost. Gheesh.
Cheers,
otrpu
Just carry an alcohol wrap pad and convert the rest of the world. That way they won't be a blowin smoke in your face next time you gather round the smokers outpost. Gheesh.
Cheers,
otrpu
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Not saying it was rude or not but let me ask you a question.
Say you were in a bar and had a drink in your hand. Someone walks up to you and asks you what it is. You tell them its a "Bla Bla Bla". They say, "Cool, Do you mind if I check it out?" And you say "Sure" and hand the drink to them.
Would you think it was unusual if they sampled your drink?
Perhaps when the "Kid" asked to check it out he was asking to take a hit on it?
Dunno but I do know one thing. When People ask me about my eGo or what ever I'm vaping at the time, I Do Not Hand It To Them.
You just never know what some people will do.
There is one guy at work who always wants to hit my e-cig whenever I see him, and he always french kisses the damn thing. I let him though, I figure that's part of being different. Some people just want to see what you see. When he's gone I just pop the cart off and wash it. I drip, so I don't have to worry about fillers, so it's not that big of a deal. I figure he might order one some day. and since he's rolling his own right now it would be good for him to switch.
I had just filled the little itty bitty cart on my Blu with the last 6 drops of my special peppermint icecream that I had to spin out of a carto. The neighbor came over I turned around to wash my hands and look back she is vaping my special with out even asking I went psycho on her.She does own her own Blu but decided to keep smoking because carts and juice are too hard for her to get. (Excuses, excuses she's just that lazy really)anyway now she knows better I about smacked her and she knew it bet she doesnt vape on my stuff anymore.
Wow, so she's too lazy to use hers but feels like she has the right to use yours whenever it's convenient to her? I'd have gotten ...... too!
I have truly enjoyed reading all these posts! Ragman, I was in the mall and saw a kiosk for e-cigs and was so excited I almost tripped on my 2 feet o get to it. I didn't know it was for a Smoke everywhere pv. So the kits are 150.00 each and the girl running the kiosk was apalling. She tells me my 510 will die in 30 days guaranteed. But if I would like to try what she was selling she would give it a lifetime guarentee. So she hooks me up, and lets me try the pv, now she put a new cartridge refilled on the atty, so I thot ok wont kill me. While I'm trying it she picks up my Pink 510 and starts puffing away. My Face must have turned purple because she asks me are you OK?
I thot I would smak her. I didn't think that was cool at all, well I had extra carts with me, but who did she think she was. didn't ask or even comment about it, she just helped herself. well it is in the trash now, and ummmm no, I haven't been back. You just don't do that kinda stuff ya know!!!!!
anyway, when I read all this I had to share..
I thot I would smak her. I didn't think that was cool at all, well I had extra carts with me, but who did she think she was. didn't ask or even comment about it, she just helped herself. well it is in the trash now, and ummmm no, I haven't been back. You just don't do that kinda stuff ya know!!!!!
anyway, when I read all this I had to share..
Kid: Do you mind if I check it out?
You: Just hold it. Don't smoke it, OK?
Kid: OK.
You've gotta tell them that. I do. Sorry it happened to you. I think you are correct but you need to specify. And yeah, just use a new cartridge. No slack for the public...
You: Just hold it. Don't smoke it, OK?
Kid: OK.
You've gotta tell them that. I do. Sorry it happened to you. I think you are correct but you need to specify. And yeah, just use a new cartridge. No slack for the public...
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