These guys are right near my house, so I went to them for info when I first began vaping. They were less than a half a mile from me, so it was just convenient. They definitely seemed wary when I said I was completely new to it and had NO idea what I was doing and they sort of quickly referred me to a cheap little vape and got me on my way.
I didn't get too heavy into vaping because I wasn't happy with the tiny little weird device that they had suggested to me. I would take a giant pull on it and would feel absolutely nothing and exhale absolutely nothing. I was trying to explain this to one of the employees and was failing miserably. Being completely new to the vaping world, I had no idea how to articulate what I wanted other than "I hate this little thing, help, I want it to feel more like a cigarette." I was pretty sure that what I wanted was a more advanced device (again, at the time, I didn't know how to explain that I wanted a mod starter kit). He completely ignored what I was trying to explain to him and started steamrolling me, saying over and over and over how I needed nicotine because I was vaping at 0 nicotine. I kept insisting that I did NOT want nicotine, just a different, more advanced mod. I'd been off cigarettes for a long time and was trying to prevent a relapse by vaping- I didn't want to bring nicotine back into my body. I explained this thoroughly and he even went to far as to get frustrated and go to get me a mod and drip tip to try someone's vape that had nicotine in it. He got downright rude with me when I said no to the point that I just left the shop in a hurry and went home, nearly in tears over it. I don't know if it's because I'm a girl or because he just thinks he knew best, but he was a total blowhard bully and I actively avoided him anytime I came in after that.
Over the next little while, my most pleasant interactions with them were when I simply needed coils. I started researching online to learn things for myself because whenever I would try to ask questions, the guys there were always just short and pretentious with me.
Their house juices also taste like complete and total a**. I used to love one in particular, but now they're all just flavorless and awful. I don't know if they've changed something or what, but I've tossed about $40 worth of their various house juices because no matter what I try vaping it with, it tastes like flavorless candle wax.
Lastly- their prices are STUPID. It completely takes advantage of people who are new to vaping, because wtf do we know about pricing if we're walking in, brand new and looking for help quitting smoking or staying off smoking? I stupidly trusted everything they said price wise and have spent an obscene amount of money there. I very recently had my last straw with them when I paid $60 for a $35 Smok tank. I had NO idea I was paying nearly double for it until I finally got my wits about me and looked online. Now I'll take some blame here- I'm a relatively intelligent human, and I know not to just blindly buy items without researching. However, the vape world can be kind of intimidating when you know nothing and just know that you don't want to be smoking anymore. I trusted that the owners and employees of this store were there to HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING, as they advertise.....not take advantage of people monetarily who are seeking assistance. When I lost my second little starter mod, I went in to get a new one and paid what I THOUGHT was a decent price of about $150 after tax for a cheap mod, charger and 2 batteries. Come to find out, the mod was $30 online, the charger $10 and the batteries somewhere between $10-$15. I trusted this shop like an idiot and should've done my research. Y'all got a bunch of money from me and I hope you enjoy it, but I'll never step foot back in there. read more
