New Study "How Does the Tobacco Industry Attempt to Influence Marketing Regulations?"

[LilyRed]

This study has just been published by the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath

I haven't had the opportunity to read it through properly yet as I'm rushing through stuff today, but I feel it's going to confirm what we already know, especially about influences on policy decisions...

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0087389

 

[madpiano]

I just don't get them - why not just jump on the bandwaggon? They already have the tobacco suppliers, allthey need to do is extract the nicotine and make some nice juice and some fancy Vape Equipment. Can't be THAT hard?

If it is too difficult, just buy some kits from China and have your Camel/Marlboro whatever branding sprayed on... With all the money they have, it could actually be a good thing and if they were on our side, the EU wouldn't stand a chance to make any regulations whatsoever.

One thing that does worry me is the fact that cigarettes are actually still produced in the EU, and not just in the cheap labour countries. If the tobacco companies don't jump on the bandwaggon soon, it will cost irreplaceable jobs. But if they would move with the times, we could have awesome equipment made right here in the UK/DE/Italy/France.... Can you imagine Gauloise Vaping Equipment designed by Dior?

 

[LilyRed]

madpiano, those tanks have got you thinking now haven't they?

 

[madpiano]

Rofl, yes. I want girlyfication of Vaping gear...

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[LilyRed]

Rofl, yes. I want girlyfication of Vaping gear...

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Yes, Feminisation without everything being Barbie pink or covered in rhinestones - Trying to remember where I saw a new version of one of the popular mod clones covered in bling the other day most of us are grown-ups too - even if we don't always behave that way

 

[madpiano]

Oh yes, not barbie or chav style. But I still think most mods and tanks scream "male geek" at me. I want sleek, round, shiny, curvy.
Although the Aspire tanks are going the right way. Loving my frosted mint green one. Now I want a frosted mint green battery to match...
Should I also start looking for a matching handbag and shoes?

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[LilyRed]

Oh yes, not barbie or chav style. But I still think most mods and tanks scream "male geek" at me. I want sleek, round, shiny, curvy.
Although the Aspire tanks are going the right way. Loving my frosted mint green one. Now I want a frosted mint green battery to match...
Should I also start looking for a matching handbag and shoes?

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I do agree, I like colourful, and I like nice/interesting finishes but I don't want to sacrifice quality, and I don't want to spend all day polishing it either, but I don't want it to look like a bit of reclaimed plumbing

I had my eye on those green aspires too! The green SID VV/VW mod is now in at UKecigcabin (grr, just a few weeks after I bought the purple one!) and I think they have them at Healthcabin too if you can be bothered to wait for the mail, however it's not quite a matching green really!