The E cig has landed. . . . Tesco.

[delboy]

Chrissie - should get a tie up with tescos where by you can leave some cards ..."All About- for serious quitters"....lol

Or something like that.

I reckon if someone opened a shop and stocked all sorts of e cigs and mods and liquids and accessories. They would make a forune. I think the interest would pull a lot of people in. Once in they could try a few sample ecigs already charged and filled. Just think how many smokers would be seeing e cigs for the first time. Plus they can come back and upgrade.
Someone could make a lot of money out of helping people to quit.

[hifistud]

I give up....

[delboy]

I'm saying that because until 9 weeks ago i hadn't even seen an e cig. A shop would attract an audience of people that don't even know what an e cig looks like. People that have lives that aren't centred around computers and you tube etc etc. The fact that someone could make a lot of money is secondary to the fact that very quickly whole swathes of people will take up vaping and live healthier lives.

[hifistud]

The point is, though, that e-cigs are not a quit smoking device. If they are marketed and perceived as such, then they will be taken off the shelves until such time as a Marketing Authorisation can be granted for them. That's an effective ban.

E-cigs do not help you to quit - they help you continue your nicotine habit - that's why they're there. In my view, they should not be in the Pharmacy - they should most certainly be with the fags and tobacco.

[ian]

I totally agree with that,i would have thought that Tesco would have put them with the fags.

[Scylla]

Jun 21, 2011 22:46:39 GMT hifistud said:

E-cigs do not help you to quit

But they do, they help you to quit smoking cigarettes. It's pipe-dream expecting vapers to fall into line behind the hair-splitting "official" attitude when we are so thrilled to have been freed from the weed.

scylla

[Perpetua]

Ecigs help you to find a healthier way to continue enjoying your nicotine addiction, is kinda my take on them.

If Tesco's market & display them in their pharmacy departments, it's playing into the hands of those that want to see them regulated as a medicinal aid, which then leaves the door wide open for the regulation that will involve . . . . personally, I'd be much happier seeing these in the tobacco kiosk.

[ragjoy]

someone in the higher echelons of ecigs defence should speak with tesco and see if they would be prepared to back the fight with the powers that want to stop it.
im not sure tesco would help out here but they could at least be made aware of more facts than they probably are.
for me it is/was a quit smoking device.
i understand why it cant at present be described as such but lets be honest why are 99% of us using them......to quit smoking, so by saying thats not what it is sooner or later that argument will come back and bite us on the ass.
we should really try and stand by the truth.
which is it helps you quit the fags but doesnt necessarily stop nicotine addiction, but get the truth out there that nicotine is no more harmful than tea or coffee.
raggy..................

[Perpetua]

I'm happy to say what it takes to stop them being perceived/regulated as a medicinal aid Raggy, it really is as simple as that for me.

Tesco's aren't stocking these for any philanthropic reasons, they're doing so to make money, as much as possible preferably . . . they could clear their shelves of stocks in a nano second if needs be.

They're a cut throat, multi billion company where profit is king, anything that is more trouble than it is worth for them to stock . . . will be chopped from the assortment.

[CAM-VIP]

Tesco are stocking one type of e-cig with 1 type of carto with 1 flavour and 1 strength. Quite cheap to get 1 MA for Tesco and their supplier eh? ,,,,, or am I being cynical?

[ragjoy]

Jun 22, 2011 7:07:40 GMT Perpetua said:

I'm happy to say what it takes to stop them being perceived/regulated as a medicinal aid Raggy, it really is as simple as that for me.

Tesco's aren't stocking these for any philanthropic reasons, they're doing so to make money, as much as possible preferably . . . they could clear their shelves of stocks in a nano second if needs be.

They're a cut throat, multi billion company where profit is king, anything that is more trouble than it is worth for them to stock . . . will be chopped from the assortment.

thats all very true perpy.
but if tesco thought they could be seen as the company that first introduced to mainstream markets a product that help you quit in a manner that smokers liked that would be a feather in there cap.
i realise my opinion may be a pipe dream but if you dont test them out we will never know whether there an ally or just a bandwagon jumper.
they must already realise they are taking a risk so they must have been shown evidence that it is of benefit to quitters or else they wouldnt have placed them on the pharmacy counter.
by placing them there tells me they are ready to argue the point with the powers that be.
of course on the other hand they could be in the market just to push out everyone of the online traders who wont be able to afford any license required to sell ecigs.
which from my experience of tesco would be very likely.
but if they are spoken to by pro vaping organisation bodies we would at least get some idea of where they are and where there going with this.
raggy..............

[itsmeitis]

medical grade nicoteen. propylene glycol, glycerin B.P. i think the pharmacy counter completely appropriate.

as for quiting, these things can and do help people who wish to end nicoteen addiction.
they also provide a hobby for the enthusiast. many of whom are members. the enthusiast is likely to appreciate and embrace their addiction.

steam from a kettle is not smoke. if my kettle smoked i reckon it Quit working. still holds water though.

[hifistud]

Jun 22, 2011 8:22:53 GMT CAM-VIP said:

Tesco are stocking one type of e-cig with 1 type of carto with 1 flavour and 1 strength. Quite cheap to get 1 MA for Tesco and their supplier eh? ,,,,, or am I being cynical?

Tesco can very likely afford to do it money-wise, but time-wise, would they bother? You're looking at a two year period for the clinical trials and then a further 220 days from submission of the completed application form, plus "downtme" - it took GSK five years to get nicotine gum authorised. During that time, they can't be sold.

that's not an acceptable scenario for me.

[itsmeitis]

Jun 21, 2011 22:46:39 GMT hifistud said:

The point is, though, that e-cigs are not a quit smoking device. If they are marketed and perceived as such, then they will be taken off the shelves until such time as a Marketing Authorisation can be granted for them. That's an effective ban.

E-cigs do not help you to quit - they help you continue your nicotine habit - that's why they're there. In my view, they should not be in the Pharmacy - they should most certainly be with the fags and tobacco.

wot a load of old b****x. look at what the post is about.
Wise up man.
they will be banned or licenced when the powers that be decide, and no amount of pussy footing will delay or prevent it.

[hifistud]

Jun 22, 2011 5:44:56 GMT Scylla said:

But they do, they help you to quit smoking cigarettes. It's pipe-dream expecting vapers to fall into line behind the hair-splitting "official" attitude when we are so thrilled to have been freed from the weed.

scylla

As far as I'm concerned - and this is not in any way a kow-tow to officialdom - e-cigs allow me to continue a habit I've always enjoyed, but with a much lesser risk profile. I have no intention of quitting nicotine (the only reason I ever smoked) or cutting down on it. I enjoy it. My first reaction to seeing an e-cig a discovering that it wasn't covered by the smoking ban was "great, I don't have to go out into the sleet and wind any more". There's never been a thought of quitting in my mind. I've simply changed brand.