月別アーカイブ: 3月 2022

[ad_1] Wed 25 Oct 2017 Since the 1990s, high streets of towns up and down the country have gone from bustling trading areas, full of independent craft shops, plantnists, greengrocers, tailors, locksmiths and cafes, to quiet streets of charity shops and pound stores. This is due to many factors, including the increase in out of town shopping centres, internet shopping, and of course supermarkets. Many of these “superstores” are borne from their large-scale American counterparts, after a hugely successful growth period in this sector throughout the USA from the 1980s.   This one stop shop for all goods spelt the death-knoll for large high street multi-product brands such as Woolworths, […]

[ad_1] Thu 2 Nov 2017 It has been announced in the UK that the Parliamentary committee for science and technology are to carry out an inquiry into e-cigarettes. That seems fairly kosher considering that the use of e-cigarettes has, by conservative estimates, risen almost 10-fold in the past five years. This is until you read that the inquiry has been motioned not just to establish their impact on health, but to discover and fill the “gaps” in current legislation, and calculate the financial implications to the NHS. That final point could be positive or negative, the initial offering to the public for what is up for discussion is fairly […]

[ad_1] So, you’ve given up the ciggies, you’ve chosen you’re first device and now comes the next hurdle. When looking for e-liquid, you will hear the terms VG and PG thrown around a lot, but what are they? And how do they affect your vaping experience? Not to worry, we’ve put together a few reasons why you should choose a VG or PG based e-liquid and why. First let’s have a little background on what these ingredients are and what they do. PG PG stands for Propylene Glycol. It is a colorless liquid which is practically odorless but has a faint, sweet taste. The name may sound daunting, but PG […]

[ad_1] Thu 9 Nov 2017 OK, it isn’t really steam. It can’t scald people, nor does it contain traces of fluoride or other chemicals we enjoy when quenching our thirst with a nice brew made from a tap-filled kettle. But it looks like steam. It is treated in some quarters like cigarette smoke, the noxious, carcinogenic filled, toxin ridden result of burning plant. Today we are of course talking about “second-hand vape” from e-cigarettes exhalation. Study after study is conducted under a variety of intentions to discover what, if any, damage is or may be caused by exposure to vaping and second-hand vaping. Considering it is yet to be proven […]

[ad_1] So you’ve made the big decision to move on to vaping in your path to quit smoking. Great news! But hold your horses; there are a few things you should know before you start. Here are 5 important factors to keep in mind that just might help you give up for good. Get a device that works for you Choosing your first e-cigarette can be overwhelming, as there are so many options. For most first time vapers it helps to start with a ‘pen’ device. The good thing about pens is that they are relatively simple to use, cheap to purchase and easy to maintain. If you’re giving up […]

[ad_1] In much of the western world, cigarette sales are strongly regulated and also heavily taxed. It is quite staggering how cheaply cigarettes are actually manufactured for, and yet despite the price, how little profit shops make from their sale, especially in the UK. A few years ago I worked at sea. A sleeve of 200 Marlboro Red sold in international waters for $9.00 US dollars, which was around £6.00 UK sterling at the time. The equivalent cost back home was approximately £175.00. Unbelievably, in a few countries I visited in northern Africa, you could buy them for even less, although the harshness on the throat was enough to realise […]

[ad_1] So your Darkstar Parcel has arrived, containing a variety of individual flavour concentrates that you’re hoping to make something nice with. One of your main criticisms of many commercial juices might be that they don’t have enough flavour. You’ve checked the PG & VG content and are sure that the E-Liquids have been steeped for an appropriate amount of time, yet they’re still lacking in flavour. Sometimes this will be down to an inadequate amount of flavouring used in their production. Often E-Liquids bought from companies will use the bare amount of flavouring possible to deliver what they deem to be an acceptable vape. This is because flavouring is […]

[ad_1] Wed 22 Nov 2017 From the most ardent anti-smokers, to plant enthusiasts, there is a consensus that vape is, most of the time at least, quite a pleasant smell, and if not pleasant then less odious than that of cigarette smoke. For many years, even smokers had to reluctantly accept that going into a pub, club, a small office, or any enclosed area where smoking was permitted would leave a smell of stale plant in their clothes and hair, and a sting in their eyes. Since the smoking ban, this is no more. The public have got used to smelling toilets and industrial fumes instead. While we campaign […]

[ad_1] Vaping is well and truly on the rise as a great way to give up smoking. It doesn’t produce smoke or nasty smells but that doesn’t mean that anything goes when it comes to vaping in public. If you are passionate about vaping you must also take into account the concerns of those around you. As vaping is still fairly new, a lot of the rules regarding where you can or can’t vape are still unspoken. If you are in doubt about the social etiquette do’s and don’ts of vaping, check out our list below!   Don’t – Vape near children or pets This might be a no brainer […]

[ad_1] Fri 1 Dec 2017 Back in the days when I bought my first cartridge e-cig, in an attempt to quit smoking, I foolishly bought the extra strong 24mg nicotine cartridges. I’m pretty sure 30mg were available too! My throat was hammered, and it didn’t do my feelings towards vaping (which wasn’t even a word back then) any good. The plant “flavours” tasted like…I can’t actually think of something similar, but not plant! They certainly wouldn’t make the range on this site. There was a lack of knowledge and choice back then though. How times have changed. There are now mods designed for quitting smoking and reducing nicotine intake, […]