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My overall feelings about branding used in the vaping industry has changed a lot over the years I have been buying these products. I've come to realise that my own feelings are to a certain extent reactionary, depending on the media attention of vaping itself. When vaping is under attack I feel more strongly towards what I might consider 'unsuitable' branding. When things are more positive, I take a more relaxed view. It's an easy trap to fall into and while I'm usually able to look at something in a balanced way it shows that it's easy to sometimes feel forced into taking a different position...

E-liquid is as old as vaping itself, it's obviously a fundamental part of vaping. But in the earliest days of e-cigarette use e-liquid was just an unnamed component of the first vaping products.

The first e-cigarette I ever experienced personally was a 'cig-a-like' that contained very little e-liquid and produced very little vapour. I had no idea what was inside the plastic tube, I had no idea what was producing the 'smoke', and when it ran out it was time to throw it away and buy another one. This was a few years before I eventually quit smoking and by the time I did refillable tanks were the norm...

It's very easy these days to walk into any vape shop and pick up a bag of specialist vaping cotton or pre-made wicks. Manufacturers of vaping coil heads have also, for the most part, settled on organic cotton as the tried and tested wicking material of choice. It hasn't always been this way and many different types of wick have been used in the past and others have fallen in and out of favour...

As some of you might have already heard, the UK is set to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes and other related tobacco products from next month.

Many users of menthol flavoured e-liquids have of course been worried that this might effect availability of those products. The good news is that these new laws do not effect any vaping products or 'smoking alternatives'. So if you currently use menthol flavoured e-liquids then you will be able to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. There will be many vapers who will be very relived that the legislation doesn't include e-liquids but as we are all ex-smokers at My Vape Box, we haven't forgotten what it is to be a smoker and the stress and anxiety this ban may be causing people...

There's quite a bit to consider when choosing a vaping device, one aspect that isn't always given much thought is size. There's advantages and disadvantages to both large and small kits that you might not have really thought about, especially if it's going to be your first vaping device. After size, weight is another factor that could be important to you. If you are going to be carrying it around all day, or need it to fit in with your lifestyle, hobbies and regular activities, then you need to buy something suitable...

The way experienced e-cigarette users talk about their equipment can be extremely confusing for a new vaper. Last time we talked about some common acronyms and numbers. This time, in part 2 of this blog, we'll go over some of the nicknames and common phrases...

2019 was a difficult year for vaping, the arguments about their risks and benefits continued and in many countries around the world governments took steps to ban or restrict vapour products. There was also a lot of negative and confusing press. At My Vape Box we always tried to address these stories in a balanced manner so people could make an informed choice. As 2020 starts it feels like a good time to go over the facts…

As 2019 draws to a close we would like to take a moment to thank all of our customers for your continued support over the year. We hope you all have a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year. For many of you it might be the end of another year that you've been completely smoke free and we'd like to congratulate you for that personal achievement. For some of you it might be your first Christmas as a non-smoker and we'd like to celebrate that too, well done to you all, you are brilliant!...

Thankfully for us in the UK there is no impending ban on the flavoured e-liquids we all use. However, as we've seen in the USA recently it doesn't take much for such things to be called for, and in some cases acted upon.

At first the “anti-vapers” targets were packaging 'aimed at children', that was followed by headlines about 'kiddie flavours' like gummy bears and fruit chewy sweets, and now it's quickly got to the point where anything other than tobacco flavours in plain packaging are considered 'child-friendly' by some...

Temperature control. You might have noticed this setting available on your e-cigarette device or mentioned in the manual and never used it, or maybe you tried but didn't understand how it works or what it's for. It's commonly abbreviated to 'TC' in the vaping world.

If you are unfamiliar with TC vaping then it can be one of the most confusing things to set up to get a good vaping experience. I'll do my best to keep this simple and only explain what needs to be explained...