Support the businesses that support the comunity

I've taken to listening to Smoke Free Radio on Wednesdays, and today I was re-listening to the show from this week (5/14/2014). First, if you are not listening to Smoke Free Radio, you should be. No, it's not 'happy fun-time supper-giggle entertainment' Its informative. For me, the big consumer oriented take-away from this week's episode is the realization that I, we, the consumers, need to be supporting the businesses that are supporting our community.

Buy what you want, buy the batteries, atties, and mods that work best for you. buy the fluids and flavors that keep you happy, but before you spend your money, take a look at the membership lists for organizations like SFATA and VISTA. These should be your preferred business lists. These are the businesses that are re-investing in you. In your right to vape.

And what do you do if your favorite juice vendor or retailer isn't a member? Let them know that they should be, and that you'll be shopping with someone who is... and taking your purchasing dollars with you.

Some businesses won't care, and that's fine, but without the industry coming together to support legislation, policies, and ,dare I say it, politicians, it could end up collapsing under restrictive legislation and regulation... if that happens, those businesses will be gone, no matter how much you supported them.

So support the businesses that support the community by supporting the businesses that support organizations like SFATA and VISTA, because those organizations are supporting your right to vape, and your access to an alternative to cigarettes.