Mini Durban Vape Meet

[Rob Fisher]

My man Paulie (@paulph201 ) is in Durbs and we have a mini vape meet at Oscars and some breakfast at the same time! @BigB was with us. Great to catch up and chew the fat with Paulie! Here are a couple of pics!

Paulie I smaak your Authentic Vapor Flask big time! But you REO with overhang Odin made me take a double dose of pills today!

 

[ET]

so much of FOMO

 

[Rob Fisher]

so much of FOMO

Sorry ET... was a last minute thing... that's why the meet was only 3 of us.

 

[Stephen Rowley]

Did you have a trolley to help you carry all those mods to your table?

 

[Andre]

Ah, great...looks like you guys had fun. That flask is stunning, the collection of Reos not too shabby either.

 

[ET]

no worries. i think i need to attach my plumeveil to the reo just so i can see what kinda overhang we talking about here

 

[Alex]

Good times, and the coffee looks decent. I love these mini meets.

 

[Yiannaki]

Looks like a party guys

wish I was there!

I would bring my three reodins just to drive @Rob Fisher crazy

 

[Alex]

Looks like a party guys

wish I was there!

I would bring my three reodins just to drove @Rob Fisher crazy

There's nothing like a rOdint for the best flavour

 

[vaalboy]

From the pics it seems like a "maxi" vape meet to me (Pot calling the kettles black BTW )

 

[Rob Fisher]

From the pics it seems like a "maxi" vape meet to me (Pot calling the kettles black BTW )

Good one @vaalboy! And you would have gotten an invite if we could have phoned you but I hear your phone is at the bottom of Inanda Dam!

 

[Marzuq]

Lovely mini meet. Vape gear looking stunning

 

[Paulie]

My man Paulie (@paulph201 ) is in Durbs and we have a mini vape meet at Oscars and some breakfast at the same time! @BigB was with us. Great to catch up and chew the fat with Paulie! Here are a couple of pics!

Paulie I smaak your Authentic Vapor Flask big time! But you REO with overhang Odin made me take a double dose of pills today!

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Tnks rob for the meet! Was lots of fun to meet u all and you have a lovely house and family!

 

[BigB]

Paul, you are a legend when it comes to service and product alike. Nice guys come first..... Thanks so much for taking some holiday time to come say hi and hello to us!

 

[Paulie]

Paul, you are a legend when it comes to service and product alike. Nice guys come first..... Thanks so much for taking some holiday time to come say hi and hello to us!

Thanks man I had so much fun! And thanks for driving from toti to come see me it was great fun and loved all the stories

 

[Silver]

Fabulous photos @Rob Fisher
Captures the moment very well
Love all the high end devices on the table

@paulph201 , i like your new facial hair. Ha ha
You certainly get around and take the principle of meeting your customers to heart.

 

[Rob Fisher]

Another Mini Vape Meet Baby! Just me and @paulph201 this time in Umhlanga! We had a fine time eating breakfast and talking vaping non-stop! A great way to spend a morning!



Paul with some of his new style bottle juices and his REO with Nuppin... the stinking overhanging Odin is back it it's box!


Test some of Paulie's new juices! And as always Avril on hand!

 

[Silver]

Super duper @Rob Fisher and @paulph201 !
The other people around you must have thought you guys were up to something no good
With all those strange juice bottles and little metal boxes blowing huge plumes of sweet smelling vapour
Lol

 

[Rob Fisher]

Then after that I had a Mini Vape meet of another kind! I went to see the new Vape Shop that has opened in Gateway... what a nice bunch of people! Same guys who own the shop in Melrose Arch... they had a good selection of eLeaf products some of which I had never seen before. I of course gave them the REO show as well as the Vicious Ant Phenom demo.

Sarah holding onto Avril.


The shop isn't very big because the rentals are really high in Gateway but it's neat and functional. The bosses are not in the picture because they didn't have on their company shirts! And Sarah is much better looking than them!


I had no intention of buying anything when I went in but after checking out every product in the shop I found a ohm meter for mech mods I had to have... a decent ohm meter I have been trying to find... and then an iJust atty that I fancied.

I expected to be in and out in 5 minutes but they are just like all vapers and love chatting vaping and were very interested in chatting as was I... it turned into an hour and a half mini vape meet and there was lots of testing of juices and devices and story telling.

I can understand perfectly why there is a price difference in an online shop and a brick and mortar shop and spent a lot of time chatting about that as well. And the pricing isn't half as bad as I had expected and ended up testing their credit card machine. It works by the way... also if there is a power failure they are one shop that doesn't close because their systems are on Tablets...

Most of them are lurkers on the forum and are nervous to interface because they will get attacked for pricing issues and I hope they will join in because they are a great bunch of folks! If they don't make the next Jhb vape meet there will be fines!

The lasting impression of the shop is one of quality products at a reasonable price! Most of the product is authentic!

I wish them the very best of luck and will visit them every time I go to Gateway!

 

[Silver]

Super @Rob Fisher
Glad you managed to see the new Vape Shop
I hear what you are saying about pricing differences with a brick and mortar shop -

One thing's for sure, nothing beats a physical presence where you can touch and feel the product before buying.

EDIT - Ditto - I agree - I hope the guys from VapeShop come on the forum and get a bit more involved instead of lurking all the time

 

[Andre]

And, how was CloudFlavour's new juices.....you bustard as Super X would say - getting a preview?.
Yes, we should be more understanding about the costs for a B & M. And the consumer is getting more choice.

 

[Rob Fisher]

And, how was CloudFlavour's new juices.....you bustard as Super X would say - getting a preview?.
Yes, we should be more understanding about the costs for a B & M. And the consumer is getting more choice.

The whole day was a bit of a whirlwind and they didn't send the Menthol Juices so I was pretty bleak about that but tasted a very nice Fruit Loops juice that tastes just like the milk left over after eating a bowl of the fruit loops cereal! My three I took away with me I haven't tested yet.

I also tasted a few authentic Hangseng and Liqua juices and had forgotten that they are both pretty good juices... I guess I stopped buying them because of all the fakes...

 

[johan]

Awesome day you had Rob, but I most of all dig @paulph201's cap "Drip"!

 

[Arthster]

Online buying is still the way its done in most cases. And I hate supporting over the water shops. I prefer to support the local vendors (I am proud to say I have a 100% track when it comes to this. Local is lekker and all that). But the feel you get from a walk in shop is something else. I nearly broke out in tears at JHB vape meet. it was such an awesome vibe, and every time I got to a local vendor I get that same feel... goosebumps (And not that kind that would suggest a cold shop)

 

[Paulie]

Then after that I had a Mini Vape meet of another kind! I went to see the new Vape Shop that has opened in Gateway... what a nice bunch of people! Same guys who own the shop in Melrose Arch... they had a good selection of eLeaf products some of which I had never seen before. I of course gave them the REO show as well as the Vicious Ant Phenom demo.

Sarah holding onto Avril.
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The shop isn't very big because the rentals are really high in Gateway but it's neat and functional. The bosses are not in the picture because they didn't have on their company shirts! And Sarah is much better looking than them!
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I had no intention of buying anything when I went in but after checking out every product in the shop I found a ohm meter for mech mods I had to have... a decent ohm meter I have been trying to find... and then an iJust atty that I fancied.

I expected to be in and out in 5 minutes but they are just like all vapers and love chatting vaping and were very interested in chatting as was I... it turned into an hour and a half mini vape meet and there was lots of testing of juices and devices and story telling.

I can understand perfectly why there is a price difference in an online shop and a brick and mortar shop and spent a lot of time chatting about that as well. And the pricing isn't half as bad as I had expected and ended up testing their credit card machine. It works by the way... also if there is a power failure they are one shop that doesn't close because their systems are on Tablets...

Most of them are lurkers on the forum and are nervous to interface because they will get attacked for pricing issues and I hope they will join in because they are a great bunch of folks! If they don't make the next Jhb vape meet there will be fines!

The lasting impression of the shop is one of quality products at a reasonable price! Most of the product is authentic!

I wish them the very best of luck and will visit them every time I go to Gateway!

Rob thanks for the awsome day and I have to agree with you 100 percent and think its time ppl should stop judging pricing without understanding underlining costs ps Tasha's was a blast!