Don't Vape!

[ionian]

DiscoDes

[sleedale]

Aug 14, 2014 13:26:02 GMT babs said:

From their website definitely trying to put people off vaping


E-cigarettes explained
E-cigarettes are also known as vaporizers or electronic nicotine delivery systems and have been marketed as less harmful alternatives to cigarettes and for use in places where smoking is not permitted since they do not produce tobacco smoke.
E-cigarettes are not licensed as medicines like Nicotine Replacement Therapy products such as patches, gums, lozenges, mouthsprays and inhalators. Compared to smoking they are probably safer but in the absence of clinical trials their safety cannot be determined.
We know that there are a lot of different e-cigarettes out on the market and that many people choose them as a method of cutting down or quitting, as they look and feel like cigarettes.
However, we also know from a study by the World Health Organisation that up to 2/3 of e-cigarette users stop using them within a month of starting!i,ii

So, the only 'negative' they can come up with is that 2/3rds will stop using them within a month? According to who? And how many of us gave up using the NRT products sooner than that? I know I did, in about, oh, 2 days.

GunJack that list is scary, scary stuff. Does it list all those ingredients on their packaging?

[ruffdog]

"as they look and feel like cigarettes."

I have some very funny looking ones then as not any of my stuff looks remotley like a ciggy. Especially the SVD / Fogger in 18650 dildo mode.

[winnietyson]

Aug 14, 2014 10:28:42 GMT ruffdog said:

Local Busses in Fort william have proper stickers n everything next to the no smoking ones. "NO PERSONAL VAPORIZERS" with a cigalike and score through it.

1st i have seen no vaping notices although I really don't get out much lol.

Ruffie

I went on the local bus here on Tuesday and they have a combined no smoking and vaping sign up!! Disgusting

[lairey]

Aug 14, 2014 12:37:39 GMT ionian said:

Incidentally, I just went on their website to see if there was any mention - I couldn't find it, but my grammar-radar went off at the first thing I saw:



"Your Incredible" - my incredible what?

I feel the need to link to that Weird Al Yankovich song again...

That just made me twitch.. I did the same in a PM earlier and was really annoyed with the fact that we can't edit PMs like we can posts 

[ruffdog]

Aug 14, 2014 16:29:09 GMT lairey said:

Aug 14, 2014 12:37:39 GMT ionian said:

Incidentally, I just went on their website to see if there was any mention - I couldn't find it, but my grammar-radar went off at the first thing I saw:



"Your Incredible" - my incredible what?

I feel the need to link to that Weird Al Yankovich song again...

That just made me twitch.. I did the same in a PM earlier and was really annoyed with the fact that we can't edit PMs like we can posts 

lairey @ionianlairey  Oh dear,
Have you never noticed my spelling mistakes !!  Usually because i am using the HUDL downstairs in the evening and it likes to just do what it wants with it's predictive text.
oops.

Must tyr Hardre

Ruffie

[lairey]

Aug 14, 2014 16:32:33 GMT ruffdog said:

Aug 14, 2014 16:29:09 GMT lairey said:

That just made me twitch.. I did the same in a PM earlier and was really annoyed with the fact that we can't edit PMs like we can posts 

lairey @ionianlairey  Oh dear,
Have you never noticed my spelling mistakes !!  Usually because i am using the HUDL downstairs in the evening and it likes to just do what it wants with it's predictive text.
oops.

Must tyr Hardre

Ruffie

 I tend to overlook spelling/typos/grammar/punctuation errors on forums and FB.  The pic above is from a business' website... not acceptable IMO

[ionian]

ruffdog - Part of my job is to write for public consumption, and to proof my staff's work, so errors like that just leap out at me. As lairey says, it's only because it's a prominent business that I draw attention to it - god knows I make enough errors on the forum as I'm usually on my iPad...

[charliehorse]

Aug 14, 2014 16:19:28 GMT winnietyson said:

Aug 14, 2014 10:28:42 GMT ruffdog said:

Local Busses in Fort william have proper stickers n everything next to the no smoking ones. "NO PERSONAL VAPORIZERS" with a cigalike and score through it.

1st i have seen no vaping notices although I really don't get out much lol.

Ruffie

I went on the local bus here on Tuesday and they have a combined no smoking and vaping sign up!! Disgusting

I'm pretty sure all the Stagecoach buses have them as well

[Montana]

My wife ( and I for about 18 months ) worked for GSK for about 20 years, the last 10 she worked in manufacturing , packaging dept.

They ( and I ) packed the NicQuitin and they are disgusting and I did try them on an occasion, all they made me do is want to go for a smoke.

Having just looked at their website I'm NOT surprised things like this DON'T work , only 2 and 4 mg.Even if you smoked just 5 a day your suggested vape mg would be between 6 and 12mg.They were also supposed to be mint flavoured, there was certainly nothing minty about these.They were like eating water soluble chalk.

I can imagine all the other NRT products to be the same horrible flavour too and they wonder why people have turned to vaping , surely in a company as large as theirs there must be people trying to quit somewhere in the world , yet I haven't seen anyone who said that these were the things that got them off the stinkies.

I really didn't have any intention of stopping to smoke, it was a very pleasant accident and I certainly now after all the benefits of vaping can't see myself stopping vaping now either.One thing ( and I haven't heard anyone else mention this ) I have found with vaping is that is makes me calmer than I was when I was a smoker and when I vape I feel a lot more relaxed , has anyone else had this effect ?

Andy

[babs]

Yes Montana I don't panic to vape even when it's not allowed I can if I want go far longer between vapes than I did the cigs

[davetherayon]

Aug 14, 2014 12:37:39 GMT ionian said:

Incidentally, I just went on their website to see if there was any mention - I couldn't find it, but my grammar-radar went off at the first thing I saw:



"Your Incredible" - my incredible what?

I feel the need to link to that Weird Al Yankovich song again...

Someone should hack that website and mass replace 'incredible' with 'profitable'.

[Deleted]

Aug 14, 2014 10:55:38 GMT GunJack said:

I keep wanting to print out the list of ingredients compared to e-cigs and stick it on the ads

They wont care they have corporate business on their side, the government and those bunch of European muppets.

[GunJack]

Aug 14, 2014 15:00:48 GMT sleedale said:

GunJack that list is scary, scary stuff. Does it list all those ingredients on their packaging?

It's certainly on the product specification page on the web, not been into a chemist to check, but I will be over the next couple of days with printed list in hand

[GunJack]

Aug 14, 2014 19:25:54 GMT Montana said:

One thing ( and I haven't heard anyone else mention this ) I have found with vaping is that is makes me calmer than I was when I was a smoker and when I vape I feel a lot more relaxed , has anyone else had this effect ?

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Andy

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In a word, YES