Author: pbusardo
ANOTHER HAPPY WIENER!!
Congrats to Eric on winning the Yihi SX Mini MX-Class and Zenith Tank!!
Hey Phil,
The prize pack came today! I’m excited all over again! It’s like Vapemas! That SX Mini is awesome and I’m enjoying the Zenith tank as well. It looks pretty sexy on the Kroma-A too. Thank you again for drawing my name. From one vaper to another sincerely, thank you for all you do. I could not have made the transition without you and your videos. You make them fun, entertaining, and very informative. All things I needed when I made the switch. Tell Dimitris I said hello and thank you for what he does in advocacy. We HAVE to save the industry. If you ever come back to the Charlotte area we’ll have a vape and shoot the bull. That’s enough of me rambling lol. Thank you friend!
Eric Johnson
THE VAPTIO WALL (NOT WEB) CRAWLER + LAST “NOT A” CONTEST WINNER AND A NEW ONE!
A PBusardo Review – The Vaptio Wall Crawler + Last Contest Winner & A New One!
In this video the Vaptio Wall Crawler get’s the “Full Busardo” treatment. We also find out who won the last “Not A” Contest and kick off a new one!
Oh… and we rave a little bit too. 🙂
The Links:
Vaptio
Wall Crawler @ Heaven Gifts
VapeBromance
Joyetech
Innokin
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos:
The Test Report:
Vaptio Wall Crawler - ReviewForm
FROM DOCTOR FARSALINOS – E-cigarette flavors and aldehyde emissions: another failure to verify findings from a previous study
More than 1 year ago, a study was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology reporting that aldehyde emissions from e-cigarettes are derived from thermal degradation of flavoring compounds rather than the main liquid ingredients (propylene glycol and glycerol). The study found non-detectable levels of aldehydes in unflavored liquids, but up to 10,000-fold higher levels of aldehydes in flavored samples.
You can read the entire article HERE.
THE SMOKER’S SHOW – EPISODE #4 – WELCOME BATTERY MOOCH!
Here is Episode #4 of the Smoker’s Show
In this episode we’re joined by our special guest, Battery Mooch!
“Mooch”, AKA John Muchow, is well known in the industry as the “battery guy” and is quite popular on the ECF. I’ve worked with Mooch several times in the background and he’s always been very helpful and knowledgeable in answering my questions.
Mr. Mooch goes over battery information, battery safety and takes your calls as well.
Mooch’s Contact and Social Media Information (Information can also be found in the slides):
ECF Blog
Facebook
Reddit
YouTube
Instagram – batterymooch
The Smoker’s Show is a vape show not for vapers, but for smokers.
A show to get information about vaping, to debunk vaping myths, to discuss vaping terminology & technology, and to look at and review starter kits for the transitioning smoker.
We urge all vapers to invite those they know who still smoke to watch the show!
Thank you all for your support and let’s convert more smokers together!
Thank you to our Sponsors!
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s and Dimitris Agrafiotis’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
See all the Episodes HERE.
SLIDES USED IN THE SHOW:
JOHN’S (MOOCH’S) SLIDES:
Powerpoint containing the Smoker’s Show slides can also be downloaded HERE.
FROM CASAA – Vaping needs a human voice
The word around Capitol Hill is that this week is the final week for lawmakers to make their decisions on final language for the US budget appropriations bill. We have until Friday, March 9th to urge officials to support a predicate date change for vapor products (section 753).
We need your help in humanizing the tobacco harm reduction movement and your story is central to this effort.
Please visit August8th.org and click on the phone icon.
Click on “Call Me” and we’ll connect you with your senators.
Points to discuss on your call with your senators:
- Briefly, share your story about how switching to vaping has helped you.
- Politely tell staff that you would like your senator to support modernizing the predicate date for vapor products.
- Make sure you thank staff for taking the time to listen to your comments.
If you get a recording, please leave a message.
Also remember to follow up with an email and a tweet. Just like making a call, we’ll connect you at August8th.org.
Thank you for your participation and support,
Alex Clark
CEO, CASAA
TONIGHT ON THE SMOKER’S SHOW!
Tonight on the Smoker’s Show, we welcome our special guest, Battery Mooch!
“Mooch”, AKA John Muchow, is well known in the industry as the “battery guy” and is quite popular on the ECF. I’ve worked with Mooch several times in the background and he’s always been very helpful and knowledgeable in answering my questions.
Mr. Mooch will be going over battery information and safety and taking your calls as well.
Have a smoker in your life, please send them to the show!
Click the flyer to be taken directly to the show or HERE!
FROM VAPING.COM & DOCTOR FARSALINOS – Leading Doctor Questions ‘Metals Found in Vaping’ research
As many of you know, a study has recently come out regarding metals found in e-cig vapor.
For those of you who would like to see that study, you can do so here…
Study: Lead and other toxic metals found in e-cigarette ‘vapors’
Many of you emailed me with concerns about that study, and I responded with something I received from Dr. Farsalinos:
The “significant amount” of metals the authors reported they found were measured in ug/kg. In fact they are so low that for some cases (chromium and lead) I calculated that you need to vape more than 100 ml per day in order to exceed the FDA limits for daily intake from inhalational medications. The authors once again confuse themselves and everyone else by using environmental safety limits related to exposure with every single breath, and apply them to vaping. However, humans take more than 17,000 (thousand) breaths per day but only 400-600 puffs per day from an e-cigarette.
Now Vaping.com has released a post with further detail from Dr. F. You can see that post here…
Leading Doctor Questions ‘Metals Found in Vaping’ research
A LEADING doctor has poured cold water on a report which claims e-cigarette users are inhaling significant amounts of lead and toxic metals.
I hope this helps!
FROM THE VTA – Important ECig Intelligence Survey
INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP REQUIRES INTELLIGENCE
Our friends at ECigIntelligence are conducting an important survey that will help tell the story of the diversity and strength of our vapor industry and we are asking every vapor company and vape shop to take a few mintues to complete the survey.
Surveys are only as good as those who participate and only as good as the information you provide. So, please take the time to do your part and help us create the most accurate picture of how vape shops and vape companies contribute to our economy.
Per ECigIntelligence, the specific information you provide will be kept confidential by ECigIntelligence and will not be shared with anyone. Instead, your responses will be aggregated with all the others so that the combined information will enable us to paint the best picture of the vapor industry with the decision makers in Washington D.C. and in your states.
Click here or on the ECigIntelligence icon below to take the survey now!
Thank you for taking the time to participate today.
THE JOYETECH EGO AIO ECO + LAST “NOT A” CONTEST WINNER & A NEW ONE!
A PBusardo Review – The Joyetech eGo AIO ECO + Last Contest Winner & A New One!
In this video we take a look at the new Joyetech eGo AIO ECO.
We also find out who won the last “Not A” Contest and kick off a new one!
The Links:
Joyetech
eGo AIO ECO @ Heaven Gifts
Delaware Vapor
Silknic
VapeBromance
Yihi SXmini
Innokin
VooPoo
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos:
The Test Report:
ReviewForm - Joyetech eGo AIO ECO
FROM VTA/TONY ABBOUD – TELL CONGRESS TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU ARE TO KEEP E-CIGS AWAY FROM MINORS!
TELL CONGRESS TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU ARE
TO KEEP E-CIGS AWAY FROM MINORS!
All,
The time to act is now. The bi-partisan Cole-Bishop Amendment in Congress has passed the House as Section 753 of the House Agriculture Appropriations bill. This language that VTA and the rest of the vapor industry have been fighting for will save vapor products for adults by ensuring that they are not wiped out of the market.
Right now, Congressional leaders are discussing the full scope of FY2018 Appropriations bills that will be agreed upon by the House and Senate and whether Section 753 will be in the final package.
Given all the attention being paid to the issue of minors getting access to vapor products, this is the perfect time for our industry to demand passage of the Cole-Bishop Amendment which will ensure that vapor products remain available to adult smokers desperately trying to quitand which also will take concrete steps to protect youth.
But, unless they hear from everyone NOW they may not even know that they have the chance to protect teens with the common-sense changes that are designed to limit teen exposure to marketing and keep vapor products away from them. For example, the amendment:
- Bans print advertising in all but adult-only publications;
- Bans self-service displays in stores;
- Bans sales of e-cigarettes in vending machines; and
- Bans sales of e-cigarettes in kiosks.
In addition, the bill requires FDA to start a rulemaking process on characterizing flavors at some point in the next 12 months, and it also requires labels to boldly warn “Keep Out of Reach of Children” and “Underage Sale is Prohibited” and to state accurate nicotine content.
So, the question for your Senators and Representatives is:“Why wouldn’t you pass these common-sense restrictions that will protect minors in all 50 states!”
Our industry works hard to prevent minors from accessing our products. Now, we need Congress to work as hard as you are!
CLICK HERE TO SEND THAT MESSAGE!
Our system allows you to e-mail your representatives, tag them on Facebook and Twitter, or get a call patched-through for you to their office. You can do one or all of them. The key is to get your voice heard!
Let them hear why it is so important to save vapor and protect youth by passing the bi-partisan Cole-Bishop Amendment!
Thank you!
Tony Abboud
Executive Director
Vapor Technology Association
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