Nor Cal Vapors rejoice! There is now a B&M shop in Sacramento.
Found out the other day there is a Brick and Mortar shop in downtown Sacramento that just recently started up. Here is their facebook page and their website which hasn't been developed as of yet.
First impressions after my visit today were positive. For those unfamiliar with the location, its nice and clean area. In fact a wedding was going on at the cathedral across the pathway during my visit. The actual shop in its current state is just a back room of an art gallery. The owner, Barry, who can be seen in the video on the FB page, was very friendly and really enjoyed talking mods, juices, and his plans to expand his lounge.
If I remember correctly he's been in the art gallery for approximately ten years and five or six weeks into ecig business. He found out about ecigs from a friend in Orange County and decided northern California needed a place as well.
In his current setup he had mostly eGo products on the shelves with Pink Spot Vapors for juice selection. He has plans to expand the lounge into an actual lounge and create its own entrance for the shop, as well as expand his inventory of mods and juices. I didn't really price check his mods or cartos, but the 12 mL bottles were $12. He also mentioned at hosting semi-regular vape meets once he expanded his lounge out.
If you do plan to visit in person, there is validated parking in two structures- one of which is on 11th & L if I remember correctly. Might want to give a call to double check though. Also, if you challenge (and beat) him at a ring blowing contest you just might get hooked up with free juice!
Barry was really friendly, the shop's atmosphere was pleasant, and they have an awesome dog as well! Negatives I saw was the inventory (juice wise) was light, mostly tobacco or sweet/fruity flavors with not all concentrations available, the sample selection was limited, and for some the juice might be pricy. Overall, I would say the shop warrants a visit and I will definitely be returning.
Posted Apr 13, 2013, 10:21 PM UTC