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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by walthamstow on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:05AM (#46613534)
That doesn't explain why vapes are so rife elsewhere, particularly the UK. They're popular because, as the FT described, they're the ultimate product. Cool, cheap and addictive.

https://www.ft.com/content/f72f17e4-a83d-4494-b1e7-a349cc7ae...

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by dbbk on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:16AM (#46614737)
UK also banned them
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by jackdh on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:35AM (#46615319)
Hardly, they banned fully disposable. You can still by them but now you can swap in a refill cartridge. The price of this refillable one is the same as the original.

Many places apparently don't even sell the refills so it's practically the same.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by doublerabbit on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:10AM (#46615140)
It was one of those rush laws. They are still for sale, I walk past a "BULK OUTLET FOR ELF-BAR" shop sign when I walk to work.

It's one of those UK laws of "we are doing something!" but not actually do anything. These companies either pay backhand or know how to skirt around the rule. Who's enforcing it?

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by walthamstow on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @08:46AM (#46616004)
We're doing about as well at policing the vape ban as we are the ban on cocaine (which, in case you hadn't noticed, is everywhere)
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