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.....Maybe even more later?
In case you haven't run into them, these are electronic cigarettes. The "smoker" inhales from them like a normal butt, and inhales a bit of nicotine and warm water vapor that feels and tastes like smoke. The thing is, there's no TAR ( hydrocarbons, and all the other chemical additives and junk the cig mfrs. add) and no SMOKE. What is exhaled is merely water vapor- the nicotine stays with the smoker.
The point is, they are allowed to be used indoors, where regular smoking bans are in effect, because there is no second hand - or any- smoke.
I'm seeing more and more of those little blue ( and some red) lights ( the ends glow the same way as a butt does in relation to suction) in my venues. I'm also seeing a few more people that I hadn't seen for awhile.
This also means that if the users are spending more time inside ( as opposed to around 30% of their time outside smoking) they are also drinking and eating more.
I see this as good for business!
Again, so far all I'm seeing is a SMALL rise in attendence by smokers, and I'm told that the receipts are averaging slightly higher per person. However, it's enough to let me hope that if these things REALLY catch on, business will grow with them.
PLEASE NOTE: Before someone hijacks this thread into a smoking vs. non-smoking deal- This isn't about that.
The E-butts are not advertised as healthy ( there is still nicotine in them), or a way to quit. They are just for places where smoking by one who already does is inappropriate. Of course it's healthier not to smoke, but this thread is about the karaoke business, not world health...:laughpill:
In case you haven't run into them, these are electronic cigarettes. The "smoker" inhales from them like a normal butt, and inhales a bit of nicotine and warm water vapor that feels and tastes like smoke. The thing is, there's no TAR ( hydrocarbons, and all the other chemical additives and junk the cig mfrs. add) and no SMOKE. What is exhaled is merely water vapor- the nicotine stays with the smoker.
The point is, they are allowed to be used indoors, where regular smoking bans are in effect, because there is no second hand - or any- smoke.
I'm seeing more and more of those little blue ( and some red) lights ( the ends glow the same way as a butt does in relation to suction) in my venues. I'm also seeing a few more people that I hadn't seen for awhile.
This also means that if the users are spending more time inside ( as opposed to around 30% of their time outside smoking) they are also drinking and eating more.
I see this as good for business!
Again, so far all I'm seeing is a SMALL rise in attendence by smokers, and I'm told that the receipts are averaging slightly higher per person. However, it's enough to let me hope that if these things REALLY catch on, business will grow with them.
PLEASE NOTE: Before someone hijacks this thread into a smoking vs. non-smoking deal- This isn't about that.
The E-butts are not advertised as healthy ( there is still nicotine in them), or a way to quit. They are just for places where smoking by one who already does is inappropriate. Of course it's healthier not to smoke, but this thread is about the karaoke business, not world health...:laughpill: