At October’s Vaper Expo, James and the team used every available
opportunity to speak to vapers and business owners about forming
Together We Are Vape, they were met with a hugely positive response.
James said: “We had an exceptional response at the Vaper Expo.
From the US to China, we’re one industry. The clear takeaway from
talking to people at the Expo was that Together We Are Vape is a
much-needed institute that will protect the future of vaping.”
It was unity that was being put front and centre at the Expo; anyone
visiting the Together We Are Vape stand were asked to provide a
donation in support of business owners in the US.
“We had an exceptional response at
the Vaper Expo, people acknowledged
that unity has been the main cog
So, what does the industry
think of this initiative?
“I think that Together We Are Vape can go a long way in educating
people, both in and out of the industry, about the benefi ts of vaping
– in particular, the deaths caused by smoking versus the deaths
caused by black-market ‘vape’ products,” says Quyen Pham of
Jucce E-liquids.
She adds: “There’s still a massive market of people who are
interested in vaping and who want to vape, they may better
understand how safe vaping is and we need to spread this
message beyond current vapers.”
Matthew Pickering, of Premier E-Cigs, says: “I think Together We Are
missing from advocacy, so far” Vape is fantastic and it’s good that we can get the industry to band
With so many shops being shut down, there are people out there
who are now without jobs or money to support their families so all of
the money raised is going directly to US advocacy groups, who can
use the money raised to further their efforts in fi ghting the situation. “Just because there are people out there who are operating in the
together and show people that this is a good industry.
black market, we as a genuine industry can fi ght back.”
Brian Watts of Vape Dinner Lady, says: “We do need to have a
singular voice and we need to be unifi ed in what we’re saying to
everybody about this industry, it needs to be one voice.”
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