Referral for Smoke Shops

[Spliner]

Just had a thought...

Volcano needs to create a flyer, pamphlet, press kit, etc. on their products available for wholesale for smoke shops and allow all of their customers to list the local vendors for cigarettes. That would give the company an incredible mass of retail outlets to send materials to.. maybe a free sample.. or one of those pamphlets, catalogs, etc. I'd be happy to grab my local phone book and list at least three dedicated smoke shops, and over a dozen convenience stores that sell cigarettes within 10 miles of my house. If even one of those retailers pick up the products I'd be happy, and Volcano's wholesale business would explode.

It would also end up increasing the support for e-cigarettes exponentially over time as new people try them.

Spliner

[Jazzie]

I've tried to get my local shop to look into it...I wish there was material or something to give...I've given V their email address, I honestly don't know if there has been communication, there may have been, but I hear you...they are still small...I think this will be awhile before they can afford to do a project like this....all this kind of stuff costs BIG bucks...I'm hoping in time, it will come.

[Artist Boy]

I posted in JOes off topic forum that I found a smoke shop in MI that carries Volcano kits and carts.

[Spliner]

I know at least one owner near me who has the money to throw at it, but knows little or nothing about e-cigarettes. I'd much rather see him carry a quality product like Volcano than some cheap Joye knockoff when he discovers it later. I'll give him a Volcano business card sometime this week and maybe take some time to show him how it works this weekend. Not sure it'll do much good if he has to do all the leg work to contact Volcano himself though. A flyer, catalog, wholesale kit (folder with info, pics, details) would help.

Spliner

[Artist Boy]

Imight be able to throw something together here a the next few days, that looks nice and is informative. But I don't have the info in wholesaling or the prices and what not. I will see what I can come up with.

[kinghorse]

I would totally back an official referral kit to give to local shops. I've tried to get the 3 shops near me interested, but just showing the product does little to convince them. There seems to be a stigma that these things are shilled on talk radio infomercials and wouldn't do well in their stores. And referring them to the website just got me a "yeah, we'll check that out". Hell, even sending a few business cards out with orders might be helpful.

[Spliner]

You're right, volcano should send out business cards with all orders. The other day someone asked me about my magma and I had to write the website address for volcano on a vapor4life card I had. Problem is if they go to vapor 4 life's site first they may buy their product instead.

Spliner

[Artist Boy]

just send Volcano an email asking for some business cards and they will send you a whole bunch.

[guitarboarder06]

I posted in JOes off topic forum that I found a smoke shop in MI that carries Volcano kits and carts.

Where!!?? I live in MI and would be VERY pleased to find a local shop that sells the carts!

[davej]

I posted in JOes off topic forum that I found a smoke shop in MI that carries Volcano kits and carts.

Either I missed this info, of just forgot it.

For obvious reasons I too would like to know who this is, although I do vaguely seem to recall it is someone that operates in your immediate area, but not in mine