EVENTS
EVENTS
VAPE HQ , SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD | 16TH DECEMBER 2016
The Vapouround Bus decided to make another visit to Vape HQ in Sutton-in-Ashfield for the second time in a month . With just a week before Christmas , we decided to visit Vape HQ during one of the busiest times of the year .
Vape HQ were an online vape store at first but wanted to meet customers ’ needs which is why they launched their very first retail store in late 2013 . Their mission from the outset was to , “ Get people off smoking and take vaping seriously ,” says Raphael Philippou , one of the directors at Vape HQ . The bus definitely attracted more customers to the store as Raphael commented , “ People were coming into the store to see what was going on after seeing the bus . We went through the whole vaping procedure with them making sure they have a good vaping experience . “ We wanted to show them it ’ s not rocket science and with the right set-up they can have a higher probability of kicking the smoking habit .” Vapouround arrived to see the building 134 ISSUE 09 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE
was converted into a petrol station which was fantastic . It was the same friendly atmosphere as the Festive Vape Meet at their Mansfield store the previous week . Interestingly , some of the public that came to the Mansfield Festive Vape Meet followed us to the Sutton-in- Ashfield event which was great as we got to see some familiar faces . Raphael , too , was pleased to see regular clients as well as different faces who weren ’ t aware of vaping before they even visited the store as he mentioned ,
“ There were many regular faces and new ones . The new ones stuck around once they saw the bus and the store .”
Raphael thought the Vapouround Bus attracted more customers and it brought more attention to Vape HQ in Sutton-in- Ashfield as well as in Mansfield . The Vapouround bus tours are a great way of showcasing new products to vapers but also to show smokers that there is an alternative to cigarettes which may finally get them to kick the habit . There were a number of current smokers at this event and we challenged them to hand over their existing packets of cigarettes in exchange for a free starter kit . We were handing out E-Generation ’ s Pen Type Electronic Cigarette in return for a packet of cigarettes to get smokers to kick the unhealthy habit of smoking and introduce them to a less harmful alternative . It was a massive success at Suttonin-Ashfield where we had ten smokers handing in their cigarettes to get their starter kits and get started on vaping . These smokers were dedicated to quit smoking and were very excited to switch over to vaping . Greg Smith , Social Media Manager at Vape HQ , commented that , “ The Vapouround Bus was a huge success for our store and for Vapouround . It ’ s not something you bring every day that ’ s specifically for vaping .
“ The bus encourages people to put away their cigarettes , helps people to kick the bad habit and get them on board with vaping . The whole day was a huge success .”