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08-28-2010, 01:30 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alta Loma, California
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| I have been vaping for a couple years now.... I love me E-Cigs!! I am seriously considering starting an E-Cig business but not sure how to go about doing it. I was wondering if there is anyone that has some pointers. I live in Southern California in the Inland Empire. Is the market flooded? I'm not looking to get rich, just love the product and want to help other people to see that they can still smoke just a little healthier.
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08-28-2010, 02:38 AM
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#2 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| great idea, i've thought about it too but put it off as somthing i couldnt do alone. you might get a few replys from some of the more humble dealers on here. if ya ever need a partner i'm 15 mins. away in rialto 
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08-28-2010, 03:17 AM
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#3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alta Loma, California
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| What kind of work are you currently doing? | |
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08-28-2010, 06:07 AM
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#4 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| retail management (assistant) and i hate it. | |
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08-28-2010, 11:19 AM
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#5 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| And you want to open a retail business?!?!?! 
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08-28-2010, 12:09 PM
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#6 | | The Seditionist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Originally Posted by ChRiS  retail management (assistant) and i hate it. | These days just be greatful we are employed!
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08-28-2010, 03:32 PM
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#7 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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Originally Posted by VapingVictoria These days just be greatful we are employed! | the money is the only thing keeping me here, $48+year. its not the biz i hate, and its not the customers.....its the company. can anyone guess who i work for if i hate my own company so badly??? | |
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08-28-2010, 03:37 PM
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#8 | | Gangsta Chimp Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Joplin, MO - USA
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Originally Posted by ChRiS [...] can anyone guess who i work for if i hate my own company so badly??? | The government? | |
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08-28-2010, 03:52 PM
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#9 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| just because i hate a couple of laws doesnt mean i hate my country. wall-mart....a friend talked me into joining him because the money was good, only thing is it's salary. but im getting tired of it after a 3 years. i hate the way they treat the newer associates and part-time people who work under me. | |
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08-28-2010, 03:54 PM
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#10 | | Gangsta Chimp Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Joplin, MO - USA
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Originally Posted by ChRiS just because i hate a couple of laws doesnt mean i hate my country. [...] | I said "government", not "country"  | |
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08-28-2010, 04:03 PM
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#11 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| i dont hate that either, just the politicians running things. | |
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08-28-2010, 04:06 PM
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#12 | | TO SERVE AND PROTECT :) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Louisiana
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Originally Posted by ChRiS but im getting tired of it after a 3 years. | Yeah, working for the same outfit for a long time can get really boring
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08-28-2010, 04:33 PM
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#13 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by ChRiS the money is the only thing keeping me here, $48+year. its not the biz i hate, and its not the customers.....its the company. can anyone guess who i work for if i hate my own company so badly??? | Let's see if he reveals this later, but I am going to say the Evil MalWart.
I like WalMart, but I don't know if I would want to work for them. I had a friend who was working for them when Sam Walton died, and it wasn't long after that he went to Dayton. Didn't like the direction the new management was going.
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08-28-2010, 04:34 PM
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#14 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by Rocketman Yeah, working for the same outfit for a long time can get really boring | Especially when all you get to do is play with rockets.
Or spacesuits...
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08-29-2010, 12:47 AM
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#15 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alta Loma, California
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| ok guys, can we please get back to MY Post...
I would like to have an e-cig business... I'm not sure how to go about it... Does anyone have any pointers? Is the market already too flooded??? | |
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08-29-2010, 01:05 AM
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#16 | | The Seditionist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Originally Posted by alluringd ok guys, can we please get back to MY Post...
I would like to have an e-cig business... I'm not sure how to go about it... Does anyone have any pointers? Is the market already too flooded??? | Ever heard the term affiliate marketing?
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08-29-2010, 01:25 AM
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#17 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alta Loma, California
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| I have heard of it, I don't know much about it... | |
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08-29-2010, 05:16 AM
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#18 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| ya you got it, its wally world. basically you can sell e cigarettes for a certain company and get a check at the end of the month (short version). i know greensmoke does it and many other companys. or you can look up a manufacturer in China and buy wholesale, carve a market for yourself either locally or on the web....and pull a profit. there just might be a lil red tape or problems due to the FDA if you get shipments sent to you, i dont know to much about it. but thats what i know about doing a "start-up".
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08-29-2010, 09:19 AM
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#19 | | The Seditionist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Originally Posted by alluringd I have heard of it, I don't know much about it... | Affiliate marketing is the redheaded stepchild of web based retail businesses. A necessary evil. I'd look into it if your going to try to make a go of it.
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08-29-2010, 12:18 PM
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#20 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| There are companies where you set up your name and your products, and when people order they are ordering from the parent company in China. You get a royalty check based on the sales your web site did. That's the easy way.
The other way is to do your own ordering from a supplier or manufacturer in China, have the goods shipped to you, and then you sell from your inventory. As yet I don't think there are any US manufacturers; some say "assembled" in USA, meaning they get the parts from China and make up kits.
You can also get parts from the Chinese manufacturers with your own name and logo, etc on the parts you order; I would imagine this increases your cost, and those in the know will realize they're getting a rebranded Joye or Sailebo.
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08-29-2010, 03:12 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Diego
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| I started a website and was in the works to get a small e-cig business up and running in Portland, before I moved down to San Diego (about a year ago). I just wasn't able to come up with the capitol to get everything set up.
I'd love to lend any support I can. Let me know.
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08-31-2010, 12:50 AM
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#22 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alta Loma, California
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| ImYourSalt,
I would love to speak with you. I'll try and catch you online.. Thanks! | |
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08-31-2010, 03:54 AM
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#23 | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CHINA
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08-31-2010, 03:56 AM
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#24 | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CHINA
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Originally Posted by alluringd I have been vaping for a couple years now.... I love me E-Cigs!! I am seriously considering starting an E-Cig business but not sure how to go about doing it. I was wondering if there is anyone that has some pointers. I live in Southern California in the Inland Empire. Is the market flooded? I'm not looking to get rich, just love the product and want to help other people to see that they can still smoke just a little healthier.
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09-18-2010, 05:12 PM
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#25 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Whittier, CA
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| If anybody is still looking for a partner in e-cig business, let me know. I have a website selling electronic cigarettes, parts, juice, accessories. I also sell in small shows and event where I can get my hands into but it's hard to do so alone. I have a reliable supplier with a wholesale account with them allowing me to make small or large orders for a really good price.
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