@Dan_V , I took the thread title to mean what has happened to all the cool, small manufacturer stuff that used to be available at (some) vape shops. A lot of that is online through Facebook, etc.. vaping has become mainstream and so suffers from the schlock factor that comes with success, endless disposables and pod mods churned out in China, which, to be fair, vape better than a lot of the stuff that used to be available. It’s not necessary to go looking far afield for a decent vape. It’s just not what we remember or want.
But it was a nice day out . And I'd get home, all excited, with a new bag of goodies to try.Vaping might become challenging without the Chinese megas, or at least the SEMI megas (3F, 2F, VapeSource, etc.).
12.5 years and I've stepped into a vape shop exactly twice in my life. They didn't exist when I started, so I had already forged my business friendships on the webz.
By the time I saw what the B&Ms where charging, I decided I'd just keep doing what I'd been doing. I'm still here.
I have bought foam from Temu, is at my door much faster than AliExpress.
Three times I have shopped, I have no complaints about Temu.
@UncLeJunkLe but horses produce methane and according to the pseudo- science, causes the greenhouse effect and melts ice. Like ice is supposed to stay frozen forever or something. And I'm being totally sarcastic here hahaha
Well you're to wrong to trust trust chinese megamarkets for vape gear such as clones and fancy coils like claptons and such. The coils are likely to be crap and so are the clones. Clones on the megamarkets are usually sweatshop clones that are listed as made by "sxk' "ulton" "yftk" and such, but they usually aren't and are more often than not poorly made and barely usable, if at all. Same for coils.
I would also suggest not buying even mainstream branded vape gear from the megamarkets unless marketplaces happen to be your only avenue for vape gear, as the risk of clones is high on marketplaces. That applies to all marketplaces, even Amazon and Ebay. Any marketplace. Many of us US vapers learned that the hard way from back in the day when vape was allowed on US marketplaces. The same holds true today for batteries.
IIRC, you live in UK. UK has no shortage of reputable online shops so there's little reason to buy vape gear from marketplaces.
If ordering from China, stick with the reputable vape sites like Sourcemore and HealthCabin (for mainstream gear) and 3FVape, 2Fdeal and Shareavape (for clones and prewound coils).
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Nah, why have a modern invention when I can have old school transportation? 'sides, I only have room in my garage for one or the other. Horse it is.
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You may wonder what happened to the shops you usually go to, the answer is profit and simplicity.
Unfortunately, this applies to most shops we were used to.
Where do we go after this? Most of the shops will disappear when disposables ban, flavor ban, taxes come into effect.
The profit and simplicity are gone with one stroke of the pen, the question is whether any of these manage to adapt, my tip is no.
In England it doesn't happen overnight, but you have a prime minister who wants his name in the history books, Rishi Sunak - the minister who introduced tobacco-free generations.
The sacrifice of three to four million Britons who vapes is a small price to pay to be written down in the history books.
Unfortunately, this applies to most shops we were used to.
Where do we go after this? Most of the shops will disappear when disposables ban, flavor ban, taxes come into effect.
The profit and simplicity are gone with one stroke of the pen, the question is whether any of these manage to adapt, my tip is no.
In England it doesn't happen overnight, but you have a prime minister who wants his name in the history books, Rishi Sunak - the minister who introduced tobacco-free generations.
The sacrifice of three to four million Britons who vapes is a small price to pay to be written down in the history books.
There is nothing I can't make for myself. Mamu tought me that.
Here, try this.
When I first started vaping (2010) the handwriting was on the wall. The FDA was involved in a lawsuit, (witch they lost) and that really pizzed them off. Customs was seizing shipments, and vaping was about to end.
So I figured that I had better figure out how to become "self sufficient" if I wanted to stay off cigarettes.
As luck would have it, there were companies that came up to the plate, with products that would last for several lifetimes.
So I have A7 RDAs. ProVari. and Caravela mods (and carto tanks) that will last until the next century.
IMO, anyone who isn't like prepared by now has been living with their head up their a--.
Here, try this.
When I first started vaping (2010) the handwriting was on the wall. The FDA was involved in a lawsuit, (witch they lost) and that really pizzed them off. Customs was seizing shipments, and vaping was about to end.
So I figured that I had better figure out how to become "self sufficient" if I wanted to stay off cigarettes.
As luck would have it, there were companies that came up to the plate, with products that would last for several lifetimes.
So I have A7 RDAs. ProVari. and Caravela mods (and carto tanks) that will last until the next century.
IMO, anyone who isn't like prepared by now has been living with their head up their a--.
Only if you have room for them.Or I could use both.
Right?
So, do you know where I could get a Provari mod in the UK? I've looked, but can't seem to find any website that sells them.
Caravela only seem to do single battery mech mods. That isn't what I'm after.
Other than that, what other mods can you recommend?
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