{"id":12702,"date":"2016-04-21T13:07:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T17:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2016-04-21T13:07:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T17:07:23","slug":"from-david-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/12702","title":{"rendered":"From David"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey Phil, I wanted to email you for several reasons, the most important of
\nwhich is to say thank you. I started vaping with Eluma cigs and went back to smoking
\nbecause they sucked something awful. I tried several other products, ego style pens
\nand such, but I did not stick with it until I got my Evic tube mod, after watching
\nyour review. I went through several tanks on that mod ending with a nautilus which I
\nloved. I have since moved on to sub ohm tanks and direct lung style vaping, but
\nthanks to your reviews and your advice I have stuck with it for quite some time now.<\/p>\n

I also wanted to let you know that I now work in my local vape shop as a manager,
\nand I share your views on this industries importance, and it’s need to grow up a
\nlittle bit. The shop I work at, S.I. Vapors in Bradley Illinois is not the only one
\nin town, but the others sell tobacco and “glass herbal” wares as well, we only sell
\nvape gear. I constantly hear stories of people who have been ridiculed or belittled
\nfor what they were vaping or what they were looking to purchase in those stores. The
\nproblem we have is that the other shops in town seem to draw that younger, more
\nabrasive “cool” demographic which forces us to carry some juices I would rather we
\nnot just so we can stay competitive. The main reason this bothers me is that I took
\nthe job not for the money but because I get to help people quit smoking. We have
\ncustomers still using ego pens or vision spinners with little Iclear 16 tanks on
\nthem, and I like you could not care less what they vape, I only care that they vape,
\nand not smoke. I get to come home from work and sleep a little bit easier because I
\nfeel good about what I do. I have customers from 18 to 80+ and I am not fudging that
\nnumber at all. The frustration comes from the fact that “cool” kid shops constantly
\nseem to out do us, from them always seeming to be busier than us or them always
\nundercutting our prices because of massive mark ups on their other merchandise. I
\njust wish more people would open their eyes and see what our industry even being
\nnear cigarettes and “herbal” products does. It harms us immeasurably and they don’t
\nsee it. I wish we could open their eyes. All I can do is give good service to every
\ncustomer, continue helping people quit smoking, and stay up on advocacy issues. I am
\nglad that there are guys like you out there who are trying to get the message
\nacross. Please just know that there a lot of us out here who watch your videos, who
\nlove your videos, and who appreciate what you do more than we can ever express. I
\nhope some day to get to meet you so I can shake your hand and thank you face to
\nface.<\/p>\n

Thanks
\nDavid<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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