Why you shouldn't work in smoke shop!

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Niteowl71

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I haven't toured that many of them or anything, but for sure there are two smoke shops by me who are dipping their toes into the waters of the vaping world. They stock e-juice and starter kits at least. Their prices for equipment is crazy (like $25 for a 650 mAh blister pack...no e-liquid included). But for juice their prices aren't horrible. My BF picked up some Criss-Cross brand e-liquid from one of them. 10 ml for $3.99. I didn't try it though, because he likes the high nicotine levels (he got 24 mg, more than double what I use). But it is cool to know that you can pick it up in more places.

Gas stations by us are also jumping on the bandwagon. I picked up a 2 pack of Zig-Zag brand clearomizers for $9.99 (another rip off...but we were in a pinch).

Yea same here nothing to great one station sells small bottles of PIKE e juice others crappy brands I've never heard of
 

Bman1959

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When I lived in Misery (Springfield) there were two vape shops in the whole town. Actually only one was a full vape shop. Prices were high, decent folks though. When moving back to Alabama I was dreading it, thinking back to the sticks online would be my only recourse. Surprisingly every gas station in the area carries at least a line of juice. I can get a Protank v2 for $14 at a gas station. More vape shops than I care to visit and vape lounges. Wow

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They are popping up all over the place now. Even Brown Derby has a Vapor Bar. Still have not been in one.
 

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I haven't toured that many of them or anything, but for sure there are two smoke shops by me who are dipping their toes into the waters of the vaping world. They stock e-juice and starter kits at least. Their prices for equipment is crazy (like $25 for a 650 mAh blister pack...no e-liquid included). But for juice their prices aren't horrible. My BF picked up some Criss-Cross brand e-liquid from one of them. 10 ml for $3.99. I didn't try it though, because he likes the high nicotine levels (he got 24 mg, more than double what I use). But it is cool to know that you can pick it up in more places.

Gas stations by us are also jumping on the bandwagon. I picked up a 2 pack of Zig-Zag brand clearomizers for $9.99 (another rip off...but we were in a pinch).

criss cross and zig zag, huh? must be hitting the market hard if even the RYO based companies are jumping on the bandwagon...
 

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At the closest smoke shop to me, where all kinds of tobacco cigs as well as tubes and other RYO stuff is sold, there is also a huge selection of PV hardware and accessories. Juices too. Even trays of different flavors that one can try. The lady that owns that place was more than happy to 'e-cig educate' me, even though she would possibly be losing a tobacco customer. Tobacco money or E-cig money is the same color green to her.. ;)

The big profits are in the e cig market, much much smaller margin in tobacco.
 

James Wilson

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Our town has a tobacco store called Low Bob's Discount Tobacco. However they have a vaping selection. I hadn't been in there in years so i didn't know they had done that until someone told me. While they more tobacco related things, they have a decent vape selection. A good amount of juices you can try before hand, coils and hardware. The hardware they got is decent stuff. Not the cheap crappy ones I have seen before. Their pricing is decent too for a B&M. I saw a few things a bit pricy but most had a decent price on them. The people working in there today were some of their younger employees but they seemed to know what they were talking about for the most part. Both were vapors though one was also a smoker. But they were very helpful. The most Overpriced thing was their MVP. It was about 60 for their 2.0. They didn't know the 3.0 just came out until I told them. They just got the 2.0 in stock so the price comes as less of a shock. I expect it to drop a bit. The prices on their tanks wasn't bad. Comparable to what I have seen online. At tax check time I'm likely to pop in there. I may order my battery online but i'll likely get my tank and some more juices there. I did find out they have a small connection to a crappy gas station in town. The women who runs the crappy gas station with crap vape gear used to work at that store and thought she could cash in and make a quick buck on e-cig stuff. Low Bob's might be a tobacco store first and foremost, but it does do a good job for it's vaping customers. Hell while I was in there they had 4 over vapors coming in for stuff and they were very helpful and polite. One of the guys was about my age. Had a guy who looked early 20s, maybe 18 or 19 with him. Then had an older lady with another lady not quite as old has her with her. All in their for vaping stuff. This may be the only place in town for good vaping stuff, but at least they give good customer support. My only disappointment was they don't carry Rubber O rings. I am needing some new ones. I'll likely have to order some online. I really miss using my pyrex tank. lol. Been using a stainless steal one I got instead since I lost one of the rings.
 
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