Sunak wants to phase out legal smoking

[skyscraper101]

But the shops you are mentioning are not 'proper' vape shops....these are the 'dodgy' shops that have proliferated over time and literally don't give a shit. My local proper vape shop doesn't have anything in their window and only sell legal vapes with strict I.D. compliance. I have come off smoking to vaping....i like the fruity flavours as i don't want to be reminded of smoking......people keep saying that these things are marketed at kids but how ?

I think anything that's 'fruity' and sweet is accused of being marketed at kids. Just like how hooch and other alcopops had the media in hysterics back in the 90s.

Not that that's entirely unjustified btw, but I don't buy that just because vapes can now come in all flavours it automatically qualifies as 'marketing to kids'

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

The fruit thing is more about a general 'healthier' association isn't it. Colours and fruit flavours might sell sweets to actual kid kids but not to teenagers trying to be cool.

 

[skyscraper101]

I don't know how your average teenager could even afford to smoke fags these days. £16 for a pack of twenty vs £3-4 for a vape refill? I know which I'd sooner pick.