Eliquid packaging... is it just me?

[ZT]

I DIY 99% of the time so I could care less about the style of the branding. If you name a flavour something that I don't know what it is by the name, I'll ignore your brand. I don't need to spend time figuring out what it is, there's more brands than I could possibly try. The only way you get away with this is if you already have a ton of recommendations. Even then it's irritating.

Interesting perspective

and appropriate user name

 

["Misfit"]

When you see labels like this its obvious who their market is.

 

[harumph]

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I thought so. Don't worry, you have exceeded the recommendation quota! I know you'll be thrilled to hear that. I'll get around to trying it out at some point this year!

 

[speedfreek67]

I don't have any juices at the moment that are *too* cartooney, but it doesn't bother me if they are. I prefer something at least indicative of the experience I will be getting, be it super freezey, fizzy, a fruit explosion etc, rather than bland with no indication of what it takes like.

Out of the selection below, the Teardrip revenge of the geeks on the right is the worst in terms of marketing. What the hell is it?!

Do any of the below go too far?

 

[brightonvaper]

When you see labels like this its obvious who their market is.

These are THC carts though? Not just eliquid.

 

[speedfreek67]

Just found these... controversial.

 

[Deleted member 58360]

Ok, as I'm new to vaping... I've been digging around looking at eliquid reviews and trying to figure out what flavour profiles work for me... and traipsing all over a *lot* of juice seller websites looking at various brands... and a question keeps rolling around my head....

Why do so many juice companies have shite branding?

And am I a total snob for not wanting to buy an eliquid that comes highly recommended, just coz the packaging is soooo bloody annoying looking?
I keep wondering, who are they aiming at?

Vampire Vapes might have the best tasting heisenberg on the planet, but nope... I'm not wanting to pull that bottle out of my pocket in public. It looks like one of those squeezey bottles of fake blood from a joke shop.
And that's one of the better bad branding... so many others look like a cartoonish sugar rush car crash.
Whats up with that?

Am I just shallow?

Not sure shallow is the term I'd use.

Don't take this the wrong way, but maybe it's a case of taking yourself too seriously...

I can't say the garish cartoony designs particularly appeal to me, but they don't put me off and I couldn't care less about taking one out in public.

I do disagree with much of the branding, but not for that reason - I've got kids, who I trust to leave stuff alone when I tell them but their friends seeing a colourful bottle with "lemonade fizz" written on?

But then, I'm a big kid. I liked alcopops. I eat sweets. I have a btvs keyring. I often wear a shocking pink t-shirt to tkd lessons and I'll happily wear a tie dye hello kitty scarf. And flip flops.

If your profile is correct, I'm about the same age as you, but I just don't care if someone else makes judgements about me based on what's in my hand - imo it speaks more about them than me.

 

[Lung Redemption]

I think it's just marketting and trying to do the best to catch your eye and peek interest. For me personally, i try something from a brand if the pricing is good and the juice doesn't wreck my coils, the label matters dick all in that scenario (if i like the taste, i don't care what the bottle looks like).

If there's one thing i wish all these labels had, it's putting the flavours literally on the bottle, it's no good telling me it's Flavour Profile X with strong hints of Y, or V shake, tell me what the literal flavours in the juice are please, so i don't have to guess/google and lookup what flavours are in the juice, please just write the flavours on the bottle even if your flavours are self-evident (or somewhat evident) from the name anyway. If i have to guess or reserach what your flavour profile is, you've already inconvenienced me enough to put me off, just state the flavours outright and on the bottle so i don't have to guess what tropical flavour town or cream paradise means, PLEASE!.

 

[cheltenham cat]

im of the opinion that the best way to sell a bottle of shite is to give it a garish/eye catching label