E-Cigs At Our Markets - List The Good Stalls

[Phoenix .]

we have fantastic outdoor and indoor market here in Leicester but no Vendors as yet, will keep a look out and post back if I find one.

[Brian]

As well as Daz at wimborne market on saturdays.

Theres also vapertrails on thursday and saturdays, literally 2 minutes round the corner from me at boscombe market, they are also at wimborne on saturdays and weymouth on a tuesday i think.... B&M shop in Bournemouth too.

Not a great stock of goodies. No batteries for mods, little juice flavours. They mainly stick to the ego t model, but havent heard anything bad about their customer care.
Still good for emergencies, which many people are not so lucky with.

[Andrew]

Hi Everybody

Many thanks to everybody who has helped me set up my Market Stall business.
Jason VapeEscape - The SD guys at Cavecom - James Paradisevape and Russell Cam-Vip.

Special thanks to Queenie Bee who was my 2nd cusomer !

Penistone Market was a success and will be there every Thursday and will be trying Saturdays too.

Chapeltown Market was so quiet with hardly any foot fall and only 4 stalls so not on the locals radar. I am looking at an alternative location for early weekday trading.

(I am not sure if I should be classed as a "Vendor" as I don't have an online presence)

Will keep you updated in this thread............allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=suppliers&action=display&thread=7302&page=1

r

Andrew

[Queenie Bee]

Glad you enjoyed Penistone market Andrew felt like you had been there for ever lol . How did the rest of the day go did you get anymore sales interest etc ? Can't wait for next Thursday

[Andrew]

Hiya

Yes a lot of interest and sales !

There were no quick sales - people asked a lot of questions which was good.

A lot had tried the throw away cigs and had bad experiences with them.

Here they could try flavours before they buy and everybody said said "that tastes good" and bought either pre-filled cartomizers or juice to top up !

Going on Saturday as well to try as they are trying to promote a 2 day a week market !

Will have the new Vision Ego Clearomizers with the long wicks in Black - blue or clear. Trying one now and wicks well.

p.s. I ordered that Doppio coffee for my personal stash (thanks for the taste)

r

Andrew

[Queenie Bee]

I am so pleased for you Andrew glad I mentioned it to rusty now are the visions standard resistance if so put one to side in black will be up there tomorrow . The doppio is good I have been vaping it all day gonna try some of the whiskey cream latter on my Friday night treat see u tomorrow hopefully

[Andrew]

Yep all my visions are standard resistance and one reserved for you in black !

You will enjoy that whiskey cream !

See you tomorrow

r

Andrew

[Tetsab]

On Chrissie's recommendation I am adding myself to this list - feels a bit peculiar doing this, I must admit. I'm not the world's most natural salesperson as I never sold anything in my life prior to starting with e-cigs and don't believe in fibbing, misleading or exaggerating in order to make a sale. I have been vaping myself since late 2008 and selling e-cigs since June 2009, and while I feel a bit odd about calling myself an expert I reckon my vaping knowledge is pretty good and I do try to keep up to date with developments.

I have a stall at Heathfield Market (East Sussex) every Tuesday morning and would be delighted to meet any fellow AAEC members in the area who care to come along. I trade under the name 'Vapersoutheast'. My stock is pretty varied despite being a very small trader and does include some very useful accessories such as soft tank caps and various adapters. Customers can try out most of my more popular flavours on working kit before they buy - all mouthpieces thoroughly cleaned first, of course! As I compound quite a number of my liquids myself I can usually provide any preferred strength to order although the stall stock is primarily 18mg. I very rarely miss a week but am famous for arriving late - sometimes VERY late!!

I totally believe that e-cigs are the very best alternative currently available to burning tobacco leaves and will always do my best to try and ensure each newcomer to vaping goes away with the most suitable kit I can provide based on what they tell me about themselves, their smoking and their lifestyle. There's little point in sending a 40-a-day chap who is a forestry worker off with batteries that won't last him till lunchtime. An eGo passthrough battery he can charge up in his truck (and still use) while he eats his lunch will be much more useful, along with a USB car adapter which is up to the job - not all of them are!

I try to spend as much time as I can with each new customer and am always happy to explain how things work (to the limit of my own understanding!) along with exactly what goes into e-liquids (particularly my own exclusive ones, for obvious reasons) and demonstrate how to refill etc. I always carry a multimeter on the stall so I can check whether any misbehaving equipment is genuinely dead or simply having a contact problem before offering a replacement - and adjust it if possible. I also willingly share any techniques I am aware of for cleaning and extending the functional life of any item.
(I'll never be rich!)

Come and say Hi if you are down this way!

(Chrissie, I think it's time to change my status to 'Offline seller' or something like that, will drop you a PM later)

[CAM-VIP]

Thank you Tetsab for adding your stall to this thread

Off line vendors, especially those who are experienced vapers selling good products should be promoted as much as possible in my opinion.

People getting the word out in the real world should be applauded **clappy smiley**


Russell

[Chrissie]

Tetsy, more than happy to change your status to "Offline seller" if you would like me to do so, but it is up to you

Russell, here's a couple of clappy smilies for you #icon_bravo# #icon_welldone#

[Andrew]

Hi Tetsab

Welcome to the Markets !

My philosophy is similar to yours - it is about talking to people to understand what they are looking for and to hopefully guide them to the best solution.

It can be difficult because a lot of smokers have had either a bad experience of disposables before or have heard horror stories about blowing your teeth out !

I have found in my very limited "market experience" that the best way is to let them try before they buy.

The most popular items I am selling are the e-cig lookalike to get them started backed up with some cartomizers and e-juice they like the flavour of.

Some sales are to people who do not smoke and are buying for someone they know who does. I encourage them to tell that person to pop down and try the options available.

I have only been doing this for a couple of weeks and people have returned for larger batteries and Vision Clearomizers.

Good luck in Heathfield.

r

Andrew

[kurotoshiro]

EDIT: I previously posted here about a vendor who sells TW products in Leeds but I have removed the details as I no longer feel able to support this particular venture.

(Also, I must apologise to Andrew, because my previous attempt to edit this post may have made it seem like I was referring to him!)

[ev]

Hi just found this section and if it is ok I will add my details:

Falkirk Indoor Market
Forth Centre
Grangemouth Road
FK2 9DD

Open :
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm - Plenty of parking

Tel:
07723072240

You can call ahead if you want a custom liquid made.

[commonsense]

This is a great idea! I wonder if there is anybody posted at the Wellesbourne Market outside of Stratford Upon Avon?

Also, +1 the idea of some kind of Vape-Stall mapping App for iOS/Android. I could possibly consult on best way to do this?

Cheers
- commonsense

[beautycat]

Any market stalls in Essex?