Welcome to The Vape Shop!

This past week we began running a giveaway promotion on Facebook to grow our "Likes" and to begin engaging with the vape community on a grander scale. To all that have participated and helped us grow our platform, thank you! We greatly appreciate your engagement and hope that we can continue to be a resource for vapers.

This blog is going to address what you can expect from us as we grow our business, and how we're going to be a resource to you and the vape community.

Reviews and updates:

Check out youtube.com/TheVapeChan for a ton of great information, from mod reviews to coil builds, and our opinion on all things vape. If you're a fan from Facebook who is not in our general area but want to make a friend, this is probably your best place to connect.

Comment, subscribe, and let us know what else you'd like to see! We're open to ideas.

Contests, giveaways, and everyday things:

Do you think the StingRay giveaway has been a hit!? Us too. Again, thanks for that.

Stay plugged in to our Facebook page at Facebook.com/VapeShopSI for a daily infusion of everything vape related. Some days it'll be about the shop. Other days it'll be about the latest vaper news. Every now and then you'll get lucky and we'll throw out a killer giveaway! No matter what you're reason for being a vaper, we have a reason for you to connect with us on Facebook.

Come visit us/We'll see you at VapeBash:

If ever you're through this way, traveling via I-64 or I-57, Route 3, Route 13, or Route 51 we'd love for you to visit! We're located along Route 51 at 606 S. Illinois Avenue and pretty easy to find. In the cross-hairs of Saint Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Nashville many of you folks may get in touch as you're jumping from metro to metro. If you are, budget an extra hour or two to come check out the shop! You won't be disappointed.

But if bringing yourself to us isn't on the agenda, maybe we can bring ourselves to you! We had an opportunity to attend VapeBash 3 this year and it was stellar! If you're in Chicago next year for VapeBash 4 let us know and we'll meet you up there! We've been known to through down a cloud or two.

Thanks to everyone for checking out our blog and getting connected. We appreciate you and look forward to helping you stay in the loop.

Keep vaping and enjoy the taste, or as we like to say, "We're adults, and we like flavors!"

-The Vape Shop

Why Vape? Volume #2

We're gonna drop the grumpy tone and put on our happy hats today, because we need to celebrate the benefits of vaping and discuss how it really will improve your life.

In the second installation of our "Why Vape" blog we're going to address something very near and dear to our hearts (and many others). Logistically speaking, it's about a foot away. It's the tongue!

A lot of current smokers take for granted some of their senses that smoking has dulled over the years. They're still able to taste some aspects of food, but they're not savoring flavorful meals doesn't like they were able to do in the days before tobacco.

You can enjoy your sense of taste again, and darn it, you deserve that!

Illustrated in the picture below is the difference between the exhalation of a smoker, and the exhalation of a vaper. Note the difference: The exhalation of the smoker (vegetation combustion) is a dark brown residue that, when given enough time to build up, can feel sticky and tar-like. The exhalation from the vaper (e-juice/e-cigarette) is clear, with a moist, water-like texture.

What's even more interesting is what you notice after the you leave these two samples alone for a while. The tobacco sticks, and the vapor just fades away.

In all fairness, the latest study (performed in 2009 by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) stated that nicotine may play a part in the alteration of taste buds, but that there are "Statistically important differences between the taste thresholds of smokers and nonsmokers".

From personal experiences and customer testimonials we can promise you: The difference between your taste buds while smoking and your taste buds while vaping is night and day.

So, why vape? Vape so you can enjoy your favorite cheeseburger like it's meant to be enjoyed! Because you deserve it!