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Post by Pepperty on Sept 4, 2016 10:36:07 GMT
wow DaveJ vaping sure sounds problematic where you are! I cant begin to understand why nicotine is being treated like anthrax! well done for soldiering on and vaping. I think that's enough to stop me emigrating... although its such a beautiful country. Whats the price of a packet of smokes?
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Post by DaveJ on Sept 4, 2016 11:11:52 GMT
Welcome DaveJ from djs , also DaveJ. I'm on Aussie Vapers under a pseudonym. When I can remember what is was , I'll re-visit. Well, I gotta compliment ya parents on their choice of names then! Would that pseudonym be "DJIllu......" ? No matter, whilst I always lookie there, it has been a long time since I last logged in there.
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Post by DaveJ on Sept 4, 2016 11:32:21 GMT
wow DaveJ vaping sure sounds problematic where you are! Yep. It certainly can be. But some of us make it thro the maze. Internet access is manditory. ... I cant begin to understand why nicotine is being treated like anthrax! You and me both. That nic is freely available on supermarket shelves for anyone to buy in the form of patches, gum and mist makes it even more absurd. I think that's enough to stop me emigrating... although its such a beautiful country. Its a big country and it has a wide range of different sorts of countryside. We got stuff that'll suit most sorts... yep, I'm biased. But I certainly grant you we have a very uneducated view with regards to vaping regulation. Even if ya don't wanna emigrate, certainly consider a visit. But just don't do it in full summer. And bring ya own nic juice carefully hidden in ya checked bags. Whats the price of a packet of smokes? Wow. Couldn't rightly say now days. Three years ago, when last I bought some, t'was about $140 Oz for a carton of 8 packets of 25 per packet of a very common brand. Since then, the Government has put three yearly "sin tax" increases of 12.5% each year on 'em. I'm guessing that same carton is now over $180 oz. Bottom line - it's really easy to save money vaping over smoking in Oz. The cost of smoking here is very high in Oz. Many move to rollies. There is an ever increasing black market in "chop chop" (illegal under the counter rolly tobacco but without any controls or freshness). Lots of illegal imports of overseas cheap brands. Basically, the law makers have created an increasing black market in tobacco.
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Post by Pepperty on Sept 4, 2016 12:45:34 GMT
Gosh, thanks for all the good info Dave
I have family there, hence me being curious (and after seeing a world map showing vaping) plus my daughters best friend is emigrating soon and if she visits I'll have to pre-warn her as she vapes too!
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Post by Perpetua on Sept 4, 2016 13:44:42 GMT
A very warm welcome to you DaveJ . Nicotine suitable for vaping is not allowed to be sold or supplied. At all. Anywhere in Oz. Federal law allows personal import of Nic - but state laws prohibit possession of said nic. So I/we can order and import nic/juice but we break local law soon as we take possession of it. Some states still allow sale of the hardware and there are some vape B&M shops (over east - the nearest is about 2000 km from me ), but this state (in particular) bans the supply or sale of ANY vape hardware - although ownership of hardware isn't yet against the local laws. Oz Vape shops - online or B&M can only legally supply nic free juice. We need to seperately import the nic then mix into our nic free juice - or import ready to vape. Or go the whole way into fully DIY mixing. To vape in my state (especially) takes some initiative and planning. And relies on having an internet connection. As a result vaping certainly hasn't had the same uptake in Oz that it has elsewhere. Complete illogical madness to me that a healthier means of obtaining a nicotine ' fix ' is so demonized . . . . and becoming more so the world over, deterring any number of current smokers from making the switch. How can that be a positive for any country's public health.
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Post by sydsut on Sept 4, 2016 13:48:56 GMT
A very warm and hearty AAE-C DaveJ to the friendliest and best vaping forum on the internet. It's nice the way this forum is taking on a more international flavour recently. I think the Australian Federal and State governments have decided that a premature death from smoking is preferable to a healthy and long lived life style. Not forgetting the tax dollars from baccy of course.
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Post by Darkginger on Sept 4, 2016 13:55:55 GMT
Hi DaveJ Nice to meet you - I have rellies in Perth - they've been there since the 50s - so if you ever meet anyone with the surname Verneau, thery're probably related to me
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Post by igual on Sept 4, 2016 16:00:54 GMT
Heyas and welcome, I knew vapers had it bad in aus but that takes the fosters I mean piss Glad you've managed to quit the stinkies and carry on Vaping squire.
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Post by taz96 on Sept 4, 2016 16:07:33 GMT
DaveJ Glad you've decided that we are a forum to join. You certainly will find us a friendly bunch who really do look out for each other.
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Post by bluemagnum on Sept 4, 2016 18:19:39 GMT
Welcome DaveJ, You picked a good forum with this. Not a lot of arguing goes on here, helpful friendly bunch.
(I've only been here a few years and still haven't got the hang of tagging)
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Post by pebbles on Sept 4, 2016 19:29:09 GMT
Hi and welcome to aaec
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Post by DaveJ on Sept 5, 2016 1:50:42 GMT
Again, thanks everyone for your welcome. ... I have family there, hence me being curious (and after seeing a world map showing vaping) plus my daughters best friend is emigrating soon and if she visits I'll have to pre-warn her as she vapes too! In that case please don't be scared of asking questions as they arise, I'll certainly help where I can. If, perhaps, you'd rather PM then please do so.But the biggest caution I'd offer your daughter's friend is to plan ahead so you don't run too low on any essential supplies.
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