gutted my favorite vape shop has shut down

[lene]

i'm gutted a vape shop I love has shut its doors. the lady that runs it is very nice. I used to get all my juices from her. they were great. is it normal for vape shops to go under?

 

[Simon G]

It's not unusual, high street retail is a tough gig these days for everyone, vape shop or otherwise.

 

[lene]

I like to go in my local vape shop. I like to see what i'm buying. so that vape shop shuts but yet another one opens.

 

[Mr Ripple]

Since vaping took off vape shops round Nottingham were popping up everywhere.
Most of the ones that started early are still going like Ecovape, thebestecigarette, theecigshop, but several have come and gone.

Unless you've got something special like manabush or have enough capital to carry large amounts of varied stock from the outset the overheads for a B&M are likely to be too high.

 

[lene]

I've been thinking of starting my own vape shop. but with so many vape shops going bely up. its put me off. I hate totally wicked. looks like i'll have to get my coils from them.

 

[Deleted member 58360]

I've been thinking of starting my own vape shop. but with so many vape shops going bely up. its put me off. I hate totally wicked. looks like i'll have to get my coils from them.

Get coils online.

Tell us which ones you want and I'm sure someone will help out with a recommendation.

 

[lene]

ok I will

 

[Fuctifino]

Unless shop owners get a great deal negotiated with landlord/council they are up against it
Large overheads & working capital/stock means they need a good profit margin everyday

They need plenty of feet through the door, with say only 1 in 3 generating sales
The recent image of vaping in the press hasn't helped I expect
But thought Stoptober & Xmas approaching might have given a small boost to sales

I would guess the margins were starting to fall gradually over time and the owner tried
but held out for as long as they could before calling it a day

There could be numerous "other" genuine reasons:
personal issues, lease expired, new lease being ramped up, discounted rent/rates no more

If a business starts to lose money, you can only hold on for so long as eats away at any profit
accrued during the more profitable periods of business, when the sun shone

Very sad to see another local shop closing, always great to support local businesses etc....
But if the owners has decided to shut up shop, then all you can do is wish them well
& be grateful for having such a great place so local to you whilst it lasted

Now - this is a time you can look to finding new experiences & retailers
maybe experiment in mixology, try other retailers/juices etc.....

A bummer when change happens unexpectedly, but change is inevitable

I hope you find a good replacement vape shop local to you
(and best wishes for proprietor as they seemed like one of the good ones)

 

[lene]

they were very good. three juices for 20 quid free nic shots. and they were nice juices. i'd get all my coils from her. four pounds for a freemax coil. and a card you stamp. when it was full you'd get 60mls of juice free. sad to see them gone. and the kits were good as well I've had a few.

 

[Tamas Hegedus]

lot's of shops are closing. If you are just one from the million, U got nothing special then it's very hard to stay on market, but with a good people in the shop, or with a nice bird may got more intrest then another, and still dificult to run the good shop. But this is only my opinion.