Worst fears about B&M shops confirmed.

[simonsays]

I noticed that one of my local B&M was stocking the Subtank and even though it would mean paying slightly over the odds I decided to call in and pick one up.

I've shopped there before in the past but didn't recognise the member of staff behind the counter so it's safe to say she didn't know me at all let alone what stage I was at in my vaping journey or what kit I had available.

'They look nice, bet they hold a lot of juice'

'Yup, they hold 6 mls and you can blow big clouds with them'

'Cool. I'll take one. Anything else that I need to know? '

'We sell the replacement coils but we're out of stock'



And that was it. No questions about what sort of battery I'd be using it on. No discussion about battery safety.

Nada.

This is a shop whose primary business is egos/clearos and juice.

I've had a quick flick through the accompanying documentation on the off chance that there's some safety info there. Nope.

We're going to be in the daily mail again shortly.


BTW. The Subtank is fantastic. Better flavour than any other non rebuildable I've ever tried.

 

[Dr Manhattan]

Though i stand firmly by my belief its down to the user to educate themselves, the fact that you asked and wasn't given the safety info is not a good look for the vendor at all. Did you say anything to them after?


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[simonsays]

I'm going to pop in next time I see the manager behind the counter and have a word.

It wouldn't have bothered me if it had been a shop that I use on a regular basis and they know my vaping background but this lady didn't know me from Adam. I wasn't brandishing a mech or a box mod so she can't have had any idea of what it was going to be used on.

It's a shame as I'll always look on this shop with some affection as it was their gear that got me off the fags.

 

[Mr.Motivapr]

These devices need warnings.

Stickers which require reading and manually removing by the buyer in order to use the product.

Plus all vendors should be warning all customers of battery safety with sub ohm tanks, whether it be B&M or online.

Totally unacceptable on both the vendors and Kanger / Aspire.

 

[JingleJangle]

I agree that there has to be some kind of responsibility on the shop but also the customer as mentioned above should educate themselves

Its like a shop selling a gun thinking the end user would have the common sense not to load it and look down the barrel themselves and pull the trigger.

Common sense should prevail at some point

 

[Dr Manhattan]

I'm going to pop in next time I see the manager behind the counter and have a word.

It wouldn't have bothered me if it had been a shop that I use on a regular basis and they know my vaping background but this lady didn't know me from Adam. I wasn't brandishing a mech or a box mod so she can't have had any idea of what it was going to be used on.

It's a shame as I'll always look on this shop with some affection as it was their gear that got me off the fags.

Yeah the fact is they are helping loads of people daily and now that sub-ohming is starting become a bit more mainstream they need to be ahead of the game especially if thats what they're selling

By telling them like you said you'd probably be helping them and then in turn many others


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[schlinky]

I'm going to pop in next time I see the manager behind the counter and have a word.

It wouldn't have bothered me if it had been a shop that I use on a regular basis and they know my vaping background but this lady didn't know me from Adam. I wasn't brandishing a mech or a box mod so she can't have had any idea of what it was going to be used on.

It's a shame as I'll always look on this shop with some affection as it was their gear that got me off the fags.

I agree, it's definitely something they should be educating people about especially when there's an element of personal safety involved. Sadly some places are just shifting boxes.

 

[simonsays]

I've dropped them a Facebook message. I decided not to wait until I could call in again.

 

[Soldier Blue]

I agree that there has to be some kind of responsibility on the shop but also the customer as mentioned above should educate themselves

Its like a shop selling a gun thinking the end user would have the common sense not to load it and look down the barrel themselves and pull the trigger.

Common sense should prevail at some point

I know where you're coming from but everyone knows that guns are dangerous, not everyone knows that a simple ecig can be as well.

 

[Chunky18]

Sorry to be a noob but can someone explain why sub ohm can be dangerous.