In our previous article, The Vape Club outlined five typical types of vapers that you might know. And in this article, let’s get acquainted with five other types of vapers in the vaping community. Our guests this time are Flavor Aficionados, Angry Vape Clerks, Vape Mooches, Vape Perfectionists, and Vape Tricksters.
Flavor Aficionado (Vaper passionate about flavors)
These vapers can rave about the flavors in a bottle of e-liquid , the main flavors, the secondary flavors, the base flavors… whether they’re really there or not. They can tell you the exact percentage of PG, VG, and other ingredients in a bottle of e-liquid after only a few puffs. You’ll see Flavor Aficionados carrying around a few bottles of e-liquid to try. They claim they can tell the difference between premium e-liquids and mainstream e-liquids even if they’re blindfolded.
Flavor Aficionados may like smoke, but that’s a secondary concern. Some are fine with the vapor that comes with the flavor of their e-liquid, others think it’s lame. When a Flavor Aficionado and a Cloud Bro are in the same space, they can get along just fine. Occasionally, one Cloud Bro will try to bully the Flavor Aficionado, while the other will try to avoid conflict, perfectly content with the idea that they’re enjoying the more refined side of vaping.
The trick is determining whether a Flavor Aficionado is authentic. Some vapers are truly tasters, able to pick up on every layer and nuance in an e-liquid. Others just go on a rant to show off their knowledge of taste. The same problem has plagued the wine community for centuries.
Angry Vape Clerk
These vapers love vaping and working in vape shops. They just don’t care much about customers. They have the same attitude as Randall from Clerk. To paraphrase and translate into vaping language, Angry Vape Clerks often think, “Working at this vape shop would be great if there were no customers.”
While most vape shop employees are friendly and helpful, the actions of Angry Vape Clerks are often quite memorable. They scoff at customers who can’t tell the difference between a 0.2ohm and a 0.5ohm coil. They sigh and show contempt for customers who ask for juices that they consider to be below their level. It’s common to see Angry Vape Clerks staring at customers like they’re idiots for asking simple questions about vaping. Angry Vape Clerks believe they’re the ruling class… if only they ruled the store.
Vape Mooch (the vagrant vapers)
These vapers are very enthusiastic, and they are even more enthusiastic when they receive free vape products. Vape Mooch will ask vape shops if they have any samples they need. They will wander around booths at trade shows asking “What’s free?”. They will go to meetups that give out free samples just because they are free.
Vape Mooch and Angry Vape Clerk are sworn enemies. They are constantly locked in a vicious cycle of psychological and emotional warfare. Vape Mooch will constantly pester Angry Vape Clerk for a free coil or two or some juice. Angry Vape Clerk will try to tolerate Vape Mooch’s presence and try to get them out of the store as soon as possible. This war usually ends after Vape Mooch has been hanging around the store for hours, not buying anything, and getting some free stuff. Some might ask if this is worth the time, but for Vape Mooch, it is a clear victory.
Vape Perfectionist
A tragically sad type of vaper, Vape Perfectionists are always on the hunt for the perfect vape mod or e-juice. Even though they know that nothing is truly perfect, they are driven to find it. In a way, this never-ending pursuit is beautiful…
… But on the other hand, it’s incredibly annoying. Vape Perfectionists will always find fault with your vape mod or juice. They will go on and on about the flaws in your vape mod and juice whether you ask for their opinion or not. With the ability and need to say a critical sentence or two about every vape product that has ever existed, it makes people wonder if Vape Perfectionists actually like vaping.
What Vape Perfectionist really loves is the pursuit of perfection. Sadly, they will never find it. Hephaestus can make the best mech mod , Jony Ive can design the best box mod , and Vape Perfectionist can still find a flaw or two (or even 12) that will give both of them a heart attack.
Vape Trickster
Basically, Tricksters are vapers who are obsessed with vape tricks . They fall into two categories. “Pop star” Tricksters live to entertain the vaping community. They are performers who make money off the reactions they get from a great Jelly Fish. Like Lady Gaga, they exist for the support of the community.
And the other type seems to be more solitary, because they only do vape tricks for their own satisfaction. They want to do the most beautiful tricks as a challenge for themselves. Being cheered on and winning prizes means nothing to them. It’s simply a never-ending pursuit.
No matter what type of trickster you encounter, you will find that they have very normal habits. They practice tricks constantly whether it is an authorized area or not. If you want to have a serious conversation with them, don't be surprised if they suddenly blow O's or create a tornado from vape smoke. They are still listening to you, but the thought of blowing O's in 30 seconds, or creating a 2m high tornado will still come up and they will follow it. Like most artists, with Vape Tricksters, sometimes common sense and common sense do not exist.
