Will ecig commercials kill vaping?

[2coils]

I dont see these commercials as glamorizing. I think companies are trying to get the word out. Its advertising. If they are guilty of doing anything, these commercials are trying to get e-cigs mainstream. That is not glamorizing. We need to get mainstream!!! The more people vaping the more soldiers we have in this fight. I have no problem with the Blue, Fin and NJOY commercials the more I think about it. They will be short lived either way. There is no way these commercials will be allowed to continue to air. Lets take the publicity while we can get it. In our opponents eyes, no e-cig commercial will be acceptable. People against vaping will be against vaping no matter what. The commercials will not influence things either way. I just hope some of the ANTZ and politicians that are against this movement realize they may have a smoking family member they are screwing in this process

 

[2coils]

Another quick thought.....I was going into the convenience store the other night. A kid, couldn't be older than 15, asked me to buy him a pack of cigarettes, not e-cigarettes. Kids don't want these things. Of course I didn't get him anything. A rebellious kid wants the real thing, not the safer alternative!

 

[Katya]

 

[Hulamoon]

Aw come on guys . You KNOW you wanna say it... After me and Talyon please...

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"You can have my PV when you pry it out of my cold dead hand"



And let's keep supporting CASAA who are undertaking the costs of scientific research to keep the flags flying and the vapor clouds floating.

Not for me, I intend to Vape with my last dyeing breath, just try to stop me MR.Government, and BT and BP etc etc...

 

[Worzel]

Oh boy, it sure was a bad move calling PV's "e-cigarettes" to begin with. If they were called "personal nicotine vaporizers" or even "personal humidifiers" we wouldn't have the problems we are having now, IMHO.

 

[Katya]

Oh boy, it sure was a bad move calling PV's "e-cigarettes" to begin with. If they were called "personal nicotine vaporizers" or even "personal humidifiers" we wouldn't have the problems we are having now, IMHO.

Wanna bet?

It doesn't matter what we call them or how happy or unhappy we look while using them--the ANTZ, the nannies, the Big Money, the FDA, the BT and BP will try their best to ban them.

 

[Talyon]

Oh boy, it sure was a bad move calling PV's "e-cigarettes" to begin with. If they were called "personal nicotine vaporizers" or even "personal humidifiers" we wouldn't have the problems we are having now, IMHO.

Wow now I'm confused, I call mine Charlie????

 

[Katya]

Dave calls it a Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation System--and the UK is as adamant about banning them.

Go to 2:15 into the video.

 

[Talyon]

P.E.N.I.S, yep that's Charlie all right.
Personal electronic nicotine inhalation device.

 

[Hulamoon]

NO! That's it then. Ban all Charlies and ...ummmmm... how do we say this?....

 

[Whosback]

I think it might be more of who (BT) the commercials are coming from. We know what they have done in the past and we know we can trust them now. They have not changed and have even gotten worse. People seeing BT selling anything will make them think it is bad. BT is is deceptive and evil and when you see them selling anything you know it. They want that kind of bad association with vaping to get their laws and regulations passed so that they can control the industry and try and force us to have no legal alternative then the crap they want to sell us. BT involved in anything means bad news.

 

[zapped]

Wow now I'm confused, I call mine Charlie????

Mine is named Lurch.

 

[Rat2chat2]

It doesn't bother me one way or another cause I DVR everything and play through the commercials. heehee Some of the commercials are cute of course, but most of the ones out now a days, don't make any sense to me anyway.

 

[JR 137]

Kids can't afford to vape- at least not the right way. Whatever a pack of cigarettes may cost, they are still far cheaper than vaping, in my opinion. They may buy a disposable, which lasts them half a day, then go out and buy a pack of cigarettes the next day, never to vape again.

If disposables were around when I was in high school, I would have been all over them and I'm sure my smoking in the boys' room/locker room buddies would have been too. When the door opens and a teacher/monitor smelled smoke, they came in; if they didn't, they wouldn't.

My point is the anti-anyone doing anything they don't agree with crowd can and most likely will pile this excuse on to their endless list of complaints. And I know enough trash parents who'd buy them for 15 year old Johnny too.

The world's an F'ed up place.

 

[Caridwen]

I think our only shot is to turn every smoker we possibly can to vaping.

 

[XeniaMike]

I'd never heard of vaping before seeing the Blu commercial, so I tried them. Yea, I hated the Blu, but at least that started the google searches and eventually I took to it. In my daily dealings with people who don't know about vaping, I refer to the Blu ad and say my Provari is the same thing, only bigger and they're like "Oh yea..." and go just leave it at that. All of the feedback I've gotten from people who see it has been positive so far. Of course, I don't live in a super uptight area either. People barely have mufflers on their cars here. If you live in a place that has toy gun buybacks from school kids, you may have more of a challenge.

At least the Blu ads explain that it's not smoke, just vapor and educational messages like that are what we need more of. Not necessarily the "cool" factor.

 

[schotzky]

Good points made. I think TV advertising, or probably any advertising for that matter will draw unwanted attention to vaping. But of it wasn't for advertising, I wouldn't be vaping and I'm sure 99% of wouldn't be either. Double-edged sword. I just think there needs to be some sort of restraint on the part of the manufacturers, otherwise sooner than later, big brother is going to step in.

If you think about it objectively, take a look at a lot of the gear and flavors - flashy colored batteries, candy and sugary drink flavors could be misinterpreted as targeting kids. How does Ecto-Cooler or soda or bubble gum flavored ejuice sound? The tobacco companies alledgedly tried that. I know companies like Mt Baker, Alice in Vapeland, et al aren't trying to lure in kids; they're giving us what we want. But these self righteous groups don't think that way. The "what if kids get it" excuse/mentality grows everyday.

If kids and teenagers alike want to get their hands on something, they're going to get it. A few years ago I wasn't old enough to drink and smoke, but I did it anyways. Anything that is banned, not allowed or outlawed makes young people want to do it more.

 

[jorji]

Here in malaysia there's just so much negative news about it. Almost every smoker I know says that gaping is more dangerous than traditional cigs.

 

[RosaJ]

If kids and teenagers alike want to get their hands on something, they're going to get it. A few years ago I wasn't old enough to drink and smoke, but I did it anyways. Anything that is banned, not allowed or outlawed makes young people want to do it more.

Totally agree with you. There are no tv commercials for illicit substances yet the black market is doing very well with no end in sight. Parenting of our children starts from the moment they're born. We have to teach them as best we can and then hope we did the best we could. Life happens regardless of how many "controls" you put in place and how many "bubbles" you think you create around your children.

 

[RosaJ]

Here in malaysia there's just so much negative news about it. Almost every smoker I know says that gaping is more dangerous than traditional cigs.

And they believe it? Maybe they're afraid of retaliation from the government and they just parrot what they think it's safe to repeat in order to survive. I'm not sure if it is Malaysia or another Asian country, but that country has banned regular chewing gum.