General News

Cancer Research UK Backs E Cigarettes Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 21, 2016 Followers of our blog will know how sceptical we’ve been regarding news stories demonizing e cigarettes in the media. Here in the UK we have the NHS, who have given their full backing to electronic cigarettes and are even offering them free to people who want to quit smoking. They’ve obviously done their research and wouldn’t make a decision like that lightly, but still we see news reports that want to prevent or put people off... Read More

E Cigarette Conspiracy Theory or Poor Journalism? You Decide Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 08, 2016 Yesterday I woke up to see reports of a new study that claims to have proven that e cigarettes are just as harmful as smoking.  Being a vaper I was obviously interested and a little concerned, so I looked a little deeper. Examples of the reports in the media included: Vaping ‘no better’ than smoking regular cigarettes. E-cigs cause cancer and might be just as bad as smoking cigarettes, says new research New... Read More

What the TPD and Article 20 Really Means for Vaping Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 05, 2016 There has been a lot of uncertainty about vaping since the introduction of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) by the EU in 2014. The directive is aimed at all tobacco products and wants to achieve tighter regulations and control over how these products are sold. The big concern for vapers is Article 20 which specifically covers electronic cigarettes and e liquid. Some members of the vaping community strongly oppose this ruling and... Read More

Could 2016 See A More Relaxed View To Vaping In Public Places? Posted by Kevin Ewbank on December 21, 2015 When electronic cigarettes first came out in the UK it was exactly what smokers needed because we could suddenly vape in places where traditional cigarettes were banned. The smoking ban in 2007 hit smokers hard and some would argue helped in the decline of pubs across Britain. In 2010 I flew for 10 hours to Los Angeles and was happily vaping my e cig without a care in the world.... Read More

E Cigarettes Available on the NHS From January 2016 Posted by Kevin Ewbank on December 11, 2015 There’s been a lot in the news about different chemicals in e liquid being harmful. There’s been a lot of discussion about how e cigarettes are running out of steam, and may be just a passing ‘fad’. But there’s some massive news that for some reason seems to have gone largely unnoticed. This is the fact that e cigarettes will be available on prescription by the NHS in January 2016. Apparently ministers wanted... Read More

E Cigarette Jargon – A Glossary of Terms Posted by Steve Ceaton on December 03, 2015   No matter how long you’ve been vaping it’s still easy to come across a term somewhere and scratch your head thinking, “What’s that mean?” So with this in mind we’ve decided to help you out with this complete list of e cigarette jargon. 510         The 510 is a type of e cig that’s hugely popular for its small size and cheap price. It was developed by JoyE and is one of the biggest... Read More

Alcohol Flavoured E Liquid – What’s Your Favourite Tipple? Posted by Kevin Ewbank on November 27, 2015 Wooohoooo! It’s almost silly season! This is the time of year when vapers get together and go a little cray cray. Well luckily for you we have a selection of mind-bending alcohol flavoured juices exclusively from Smokshop.com. Now this is only for the real party kids, so be careful with these vapes because you might just wake up in a stranger’s house and wonder where your clothes have gone! But then again… that’s... Read More

Why a 57% Growth in E Cigarettes is Touted as a Win for Big Tobacco Posted by Kevin Ewbank on November 19, 2015 Not many people can deny that E cigarettes are a phenomena. The industry has seen an astounding triple digit growth every year for the last 5 years, which is enough to have the fat cats of big tobacco quaking in their snake skin boots. In recent months a slowdown in growth has had some quarters shouting that finally e cigarettes have ran out of steam. According to... Read More

Clapton Coils Posted by SmokShop Support on September 11, 2015 We have started to do a series of articles around coil building. Rebuildable e cigarettes have a huge following and many vapers prefer to build their own kits so they can tailor their vape to exactly how they like it. It’s not a job for the faint hearted and personally we prefer the ready-made tanks we have available on Smokshop.com. But if an advanced vaper wants to dip their toe into the world of rebuildable e cigs, then they should... Read More