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[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I've been vaping for nearly a decade now but I agree with getting rid of these disposables. Totally bad for the environment.

And since these are the ones that teens are said to be using in schools it might kill 2 birds with one stone.

[–] fruity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My only worry is that once they start regulating things, they'll fuck up non disposables too somehow. Like they did with the max nicotine level and the tank capacity.

[–] PrinceFidget 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really confusing. I swear they all used to be reusable with refill bottles, then at some point they just changed to disposable.

Honestly, you would think it would be easy to push refillables... like that would sell just fine. My suspicion is, like ink printers, they don't want people using other liquids.

[–] damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

In the long run the disposable ones work out to be more expensive which means they make more profit.

But it's hard for the average consumer to notice that because it takes a while to build up the price.

It's like the difference between paying for a subscription £90 once a year, Vs paying £10 a month, for 12 months.
Obviously you are better off with the £90 option but it feels like a larger amount if you don't pay attention.

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