testing juice at the vapor store.

[skoony]

with the recent rise in popularity of all things e-cig there has been
a lot of new stores springing up. most of the old tobacco stores are
tobacco/e-cig now. many specialty vape only shops have opened also.
having had the chance to visit 4 or 5 vape only shops i had the opportunity
to observe the clientele up close. most were young in there 20's or so.
lifestyles appeared to cover the gamut from emmo to young professional.
the only thing that struck me as being odd was those testing the e-juice's.
the same choreographed animated motions. it appeared to be almost
as if they were performing some ritualistic ceremony. i thought it must
be my imagination and let it go at that.
then last week end i noticed a new shop across the street from an
eatery my wife and i frequent and decided to visit after lunch.
although small it was neat and professional looking. it catered to
the more advanced box and tube mods. no tootle puffers in sight.
i explained i was just looking and proceeded looking over the merchandise
oohing and aahing over all the pretty shiny things. as i was there i noticed
three young men over by the testing bar sampling e-juice. all were using
tube mods of some sort and all exhibiting that same ritualistic behavior
i had observed elsewhere. again i thought it was just me and proceeded about
my business.
later that day as i was kicking back relaxing,(who am i kidding i was at the bar)
it dawned on me why i thought that the testers were acting a little odd.
they were not just testing,they were posing. the vaping equivalent to
a Mister Universe pose down. the long drawn out deep inhale. then the even
longer exhale moving the head back and forth 180 degrees with a nodding
motion in an attempt to fill as much space possible with their exhaled
vapor. each one in turn trying to out do the other. after i realized why
i felt this way i no longer think it was odd at all. in fact it made me
reminisce to i time when i was younger and some of the things my
friends and i did for no apparent reason or prompting. just hangin'
with the guys enjoying ones self.

regards
mike

 

[EverPresentNoob]

My favorite local store allows dripping for testing as well, but they have a large air intake with a bullseye painted on it that you are supposed to blow your clouds at. that way the vapor is pulled away rather than fill the smallish shop with clouds.

One other shop allows testing, but only in their little clearomizers. the few times I bought a juice that tasted good in the small tanks rarley tastes the same once I get it home and load into my drippers.

 

[Racehorse]

Really can't relate to the "hipster" aspect of vaping.

I took it up for harm reduction and to quit smoking.

I'm sure people who started back in 2010-2012 can kinda relate....most of the equipment would have set off alarm bells to the fashion police. "functional" was hard enough to come by.

I guess the meaning of "hip" is very different from person to person. My definition of being modern and hip is a young person getting a good education, performing volunteer and civic duties for one's community, and being literate about the world and what is going on around them politically, socially, and economically.

That is because there is a huge difference between being a real hip person, and a "poser". Hip comes from within.

Posers use exterior ecoutrements like material things, possessions, and clothing to establish their identity. Hip people don't need any of that.