I thought I'd resurrect this thread since I've been to two of the places mentioned here. Glass Gone Wild in Cranberry was a decent place, prices are a bit high, but that's to be expected for a brick and mortar store, and to me, it's worth it. But I didn't have a great experience there. Here's the deal, it's first and foremost a head shop. They sell bowls, bongs and hookas of all shapes and sizes, plus grinders, stashes, etc. Everything you'd need for your "tobacco" habit. I have zero problem with that. But the vaping stuff is in one corner of the store. Selection is limited, but they may have what you need.
The problem is, it's a head shop, not a dedicated vape shop. Customer service left a bit to be desired. The day I was there, there was no less than 5 employees working (including the owner), and it wasn't that busy. But getting waited on was murder. Let me say for the record, that I have zero problem with smoking weed. I don't anymore, but I don't judge those that do, and I'm all for it being legal. BUT, head shops tend to attract 20 year old stoners as employees, and speaking as a former 20 year old stoner, they don't make for the best customer service. The kid waiting on me would literally wander away mid sentence or get distracted by the TV. If another customer came in and looked at a ...., he'd just wander off to help them, even if they already had help because it was obvious he was more interested in talking about glass than he was about e liquid or mods. Keep in mind, I wasn't there for just liquid, I already had a Tesla and a few tanks on the counter for purchase, so it wasn't a case of me not spending enough. Another problem in this place was the e-liquid sampling station. It was various tanks I could try on my new tesla, but they were pooly filled, leaking or covered with juice, poorly labeled, and they didn't give you a disposable rubber tip to use. Just a rack of gooey clearos, and an alcohol wipe. I'm not germphobe, but it just wasn't appealing. And Jerry Garcia Jr. Who was helping me was vastly under informed on his products.
To be fair, everyone there was nice enough, and it was a clean shop with a nice atmosphere. I suppose I'd go back if I knew what I wanted,
but I wouldn't go there to try liquid, and I wouldn't go if I had questions and was looking for experienced answers.
Now, in contrast, I stopped by Pittsburgh Vape Lounge today. Awesome place. The owner is the only employee. She is very friendly and helpful. She has every flavor out and available to try. They're clearly labeled, and they have a nice box of new clean disposable tips there. It's set up at a bar so you can sit and vape. I sat there for an hour, chatting with the owner an other customers about vaping and flavors and whatever. They have an extensive list of flavors, and they carry a decent selection of mods. I didn't check the mod prices, but liquid prices were right in line with other stores, and I picked up a Protank, and it was priced in line with internet rices.
Pittsburgh Vape Lounge is about an hour away from me, but I'll be going back often to support them with my business. I plan to try other vape shops I find since I drive around Pittsburgh and surrounding areas for a living. I'll post up my reviews.
