Checking out the vape scene in France on vacation

[TigoleBitties]

So I'm in Paris on vacation with the wife and I thought I'd check out the main store I hear discussed by people here on the forum, La Centrale Vapeur.

It's a pretty cool store with a lot of different vapes. I finally got to see some vapes I've never seen in person before, like the TinyMight2 - spoiler - it really is tiny! I could probably palm it and keep it hidden. Beautiful vape.

I also got to see my first Vapman. It's even more tiny! I really couldn't believe how small it is. It is also really beautiful .

I had a chance to see some artisan stuff like the infinity stem by TSWooden and I really wanted to buy a glass lined pipe by Aezhenn but alas, none were in stock. Bummer.

Anyhow, good times. I'll post some pics later when I get a chance.

Edit: here's a couple of pics. It's a shame but looks like the storefront was the victim of some graffiti recently.

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[Flotsam]

Wow sounds like a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing those pics . I've visited their web site recently so it was interesting seeing their store pics.

Imagine a store that sells nothing but DHV & assoc, doesn't look like any e-juice in sight.

 

[TigoleBitties]

Wow sounds like a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing those pics . I've visited their web site recently so it was interesting seeing their store pics.

Imagine a store that sells nothing but DHV & assoc, doesn't look like any e-juice in sight.

I think it did have a small section for e-juice vapes but very limited. What I did notice was that the front of the store is dwarfed by the back room where they box up vapes and ship them all over. I'm guessing they do a lot of business shipping vapes out of the country since France isn't very weed friendly yet.

I'm still surprised that a very socialist and liberal country (at least that's how I perceive it?) country like France hasn't legalized recreational marijuana ahead of Germany or the Netherlands or Spain. It still boggles my mind that you can buy a much more destructive drug (alcohol) on every street corner and most Parisians are likely sharing table wine with the kids when they're in their teens.