Yesterday’s weather was the perfect metaphor for how it has felt to be an employee of the vaping industry for the past several months since FDA released its deeming regulations on electronic cigarettes – rainy and cold.
I had the opportunity yesterday to drive to Philadelphia to see a screening of “A Billion Lives.” I had been wanting to see it since we first heard about it months ago, and it was finally premiering in a place that was within driving range.
Outside of the theatre was parked “The Right to Vape Tour” tour bus and about 60-70 people chatting and vaping before walking into the premier. The Right to Vape Tour is a group of small businesses, consumers, trade associations, and public policy groups that go around the United States trying to raise awareness, You can read more about them here. We got to speak with several store owners, who not only have to worry about the deeming regulations, but also the PA Wholesale Tax that recently went through.
Eight thirty was rapidly approaching and everyone gathered for a group shot in front of the tour bus before entering the movie theatre. I bought a Diet Coke and some Reese's Pieces and took a seat at the front of the theatre.
Before the film began, we had the pleasure of hearing a few motivational words from American Vaping Association President, Greg Conley. Click the link below to check it out!
A lot of information that I saw in the film were things that I already knew. As a vaper and as someone whose career and livelihood is based in this industry, I do everything I can to absorb any and all information regarding regulation, taxation, and legality across not only the United States, but other countries as well.
What became clear as the movie progressed, was that this film wasn’t produced and directed for me. This film was produced and directed for the average American citizen who doesn’t vape. It was meant as an eye-opening experience into the potential corruption of governments all over the world and how the dollar rules all.
I have always said that the coolest thing about vaping is that we are as diverse as smokers are. There are old people, young people, fat people, skinny people, every race, religion, and gender. What this means is that even if we don’t smoke or vape ourselves, it is extremely likely that we know someone that does.
If you go to see this movie (and I highly recommend that you do) take someone with you who doesn’t vape. Take someone who smokes and is thinking about or trying to get off the habit. There is a lot of fear mongering and scare tactics used to instill unease about electronic cigarettes, and this film helps to answer some questions that some people may not even know they wanted to ask.
I am so pleased to see that A Billion Lives is gaining traction and becoming more available to the American public. It has an incredibly important message that needs to be heard.
I’ll leave with one of the final quotes of film, from the Winston man himself: “Don’t let the bastards win.”
Request "A Billion Lives" on Netflix - here
See if there's any "A Billion Lives" screenings near you - here
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HardcoreVapers.US is thrilled to announce the newest addition to our family, Kite in Cloud. Based in Savannah, GA, Kite in Cloud has been selling their landmark flavor, Lenola Cream, for over two years with an immeasurable positive response!
Starting in late October 2016, HardcoreVapers.US will be the sole manufacturer of all Kite in Cloud products, including their Definitive and Lenola Deconstructed collections. We will be doing a tiered release of all Kite in Cloud flavors over the next 30 days!
All Kite in Cloud products will be manufactured in our facility outside of Baltimore, MD. No expense was spared in making sure that the flavors that you and your customers have come to love will remain absolutely unchanged.
Starting October 26th, you will be able to find Kite in Cloud flavors available world-wide for wholesale purchase on www.HardcoreVapers.US as well as retail on www.VapeDojo.com. Kite in Cloud will continue U.S. online retail sales at www.kiteincloud.com, maintaining their lauded customer service and relationships with their beloved customers.
See below for a release schedule of all the flavors!
All flavors will be available in 30ml, 60ml, and 120ml bottles in 0mg, 3mg, 6mg, and 12mg. 18mg will be available in 30ml bottles.
It takes a brand that is truly special to remain in this industry for as long as Kite in Cloud has. We have nothing but incredible respect and admiration for the Kite in Cloud team, and we could not be more honored to be the ones they chose to help represent their brand moving forward.
Regards,
The HardcoreVapers.US Team
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Charlie Noble celebrated it's 2 year anniversary in July of this year. We wouldn't have made it this far without the support of all of our customers, and from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you.
In this perpetually changing industry, it is important to have the capacity, and more importantly, the willingness to adapt. Since the beginning, we have strived to bring you an affordable and consistent product. Over the years, we have expanded our product offerings to a total of 23 flavors spread across 356 variants.
On August 1st of 2016, we will be re-releasing the Charlie Noble line as one 10 flavor line. This new line will incorporate our ten best selling flavors in a new, larger 60ml bottle. This bottle size will give your customers the affordability that they demand, and the reduction in variants will provide simplicity and convenience for you, the store owner.
The ten flavor line will include the nicotine strengths of 0mg, 3mg, 6mg, and 12mg. The flavors included will be:
These will only be available in 60ml bottles for $10 wholesale/$19.99 retail and will reduce the total amount of Charlie Noble variants from 356 to 40.
There are some flavors that customers adore, and that we didn't want to discontinue entirely. We will be relocating some of the Charlie Noble flavors to the Vape Dojo classic line, available in 100ml bottles for $19.99 retail. The flavors moving to the Vape Dojo classic line will be:
There will be some flavors that will be discontinued and will not be available as of August 1st 2016. These flavors include:
We hope that you are as excited as we are for these changes. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to let us know at info@hardcorevapers.us or 844-307-8273.
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