If you don’t buy from The Vape Shop, you should at least buy from a vape shop!

This past week on reddit we saw a hilarious photo posted by user mingot. It was a photo of a gold buyer’s storefront. This particular company had taken note of the growing trend of selling vaping products. The craziest thing, this is happening all over the place. Any business that can traverse Alibaba, order some cheap-o Chinese juices, and schlep ‘em to uninformed consumers are doing so.

We’ve seen it around here too. When we first opened up we had a local motorcycle shop (Yes, motorcycle shop) start selling one of the brands of e-liquids as we carry. Luckily they followed in our footsteps on that one and sold USA made liquids, but not everyone is that considerate of their customers.

Listen, we would love for everyone who sells vaporizer and e-liquid products to be as well educated and considerate of their customers as we and thousands of other vape specific retailers across the country are. The problem is, they’re not. They’re not buying quality batteries, quality liquids, and they’re not providing quality service.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a gold buyer, a motorcycle shop, or even your favorite gas station, you need to be weary of purchasing from folks who aren’t vape specific shops.

Let’s back that up with a bit more support, answering the question “Why should I buy from a vape specific shop, and not some other retailer?”

First things first: American-made juices.

While not 100% of vape specific retailers sell all American-made juices, and not 100% of other retailers sell only Chinese juices, you’re much more likely to find quality juices in a vape specific shop. You can read in our other blog about the importance of this, but basically, we’re saying that you’re going to be much safer buying USA-made products from vape specific retailers who know what they’re selling their customers.

Second thing is second: Higher quality hardware.

Again, not 100% of vape specific retailers sell the best, and not 100% of other retailers sell the worst, but you’re far more likely to get quality hardware from a vape specific retailer who is trying to grow and maintain a customer base. It’s also likely that if you buy hardware from a vape specific retailer and need questions answered, or need products replaced due to defects, that you’re going to make more headway with a vape specific retailer. As a vape specific retailer we actually offer a two month warranty on the basic kits that we sell.

Third thing is last: Knowledge is power.

A gold shop knows what karats are, a motorcycle shop knows how to jet carbouretors, and a gas station attended knows how to turn the pump on… but do you think any of these folks know what the primary ingredient in e-liquid is and how heavily it has already been studied by the FDA? Probably not. They’re not going to be able to tell you where the liquid comes from, about the typical lifespan of hardware, or point you in the right direction when it’s time to upgrade from a basic kit to Mods. You know who probably will? Your vape specific retailer!

Take heed of these points, folks, and even if you have to travel a bit out of the way to stock up, it’s going to be worth it in the long run.