Venice Smoke Free Life E-Cigs

They have the best flavors i could ever find, i always went there for the juices over any other shop. They are very helpful and know everything about ohms, voltages, etc. and taught me a lot when i was getting into vaping. Heres where it goes a little downhill.
Recently, I noticed this tree of life mod pen has an inauthentic serial on it and i paid around $ 100. The authentic one is $ 200 and was in limited production of only 500 made with the laser etchings inside of #1-#500. Mine says #3292. I looked up how much this «clone» costs and I found it online for $ 20. This is fraud to claim and sell counterfeit products as authentic ones, no matter how well replicated they seem to be (and damn thats one good replica i must say, been 4 months and i just now noticed)
My Vulcan RDA tank was about $ 80 or so and is also a knockoff, i can tell by looking at the official websites pictures versus the chinese knockoffs on alibaba. The gold pins are wider, thicker, more prominent, go into the base through a tapered fitting which doesn’t even exist on my rebuildable atomizer. Authentic one $ 60, knockoff on alibaba $ 10 when you buy a few in bulk.
The battery i bought was a 2500mAh 18 650 purple efest battery for $ 18 that was counterfeit, had no sticker with the anti-​counterfeit, authenticity sticker on it. The battery broke down after one month, with weak firing, taking 2 full days to charge for 5 mins of mediocre vape hits. I bought an identical new one on ebay for $ 8 and found this new one has an anti-​counterfeit sticker, cleaner text-​print, better quality plastic coat, and has been working great for 3 months and going.
Xsmart charger seems to be working fine, authentic, paid $ 17 goes for $ 11, takes a while to charge batteries but does a good job.
He also charges $ 6 to replace your coils. lol.
thanks for taking my $ 200 and giving me $ 40 in high quality chinese replicas, i won’t feel the same when vaping off this thing. I try to keep every one of my possessions authentic like the dollars i spend on them. Including this setup.
Overall, id come in for juice, but if thats the only reason im going in there, ill find another place nearby that has some, and go online or around town for authentic goods.

Super friendly best location ever for a first timer the female owner was so helpful and nice recommended me a vaporizer for a starter I wanted to choose a very pricey and expensive and she recommend me to start with something small then take it form there I love the flavor she recommended she was so awesome I will be back soon

I have to agree with the below negative reviews. My friend bought one of the slimmer cheaper plastic models and it constantly leaked all over the place. I bought one with her and mine seemed to work fine until the compression seal between the fluid containing plastic and metal ring failed. This was clear to see as it was cockeyed and the leaking oil on the battery caused the battery to fail.
So, we got together for a bite to eat and headed over completely expecting a «oh, must have been a bad batch or something, here are some replacement parts.»
Instead, I want to list a highlight reel of the litany of BS that was thrown our way for pure comedic effect:
— Well, you see this floating plate thing on the battery, see you sometimes have to get a tool (swiss army knife) and pry up on it then it will make contact.
–After showing her my crooked esmoke, the gal says «oh, I’ll show you a trick on that. I kid you not she goes in the back and gets a hammer, puts the part on the tile floor and starts hitting it!
–When I looked at it, it was indeed straightened, but now there was a crack in the cheap plastic that she said «will definitely leak». THEN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART!
–They had a litany of reasons why the esmoke they claimed was leaking: because they all do, your sucking too hard, the battery voltage is too low, the atomizer’s electrical resistance has changed do to age (Being an engineer, this one cracked me up the most!), you are putting it in your pocket, you are storing it in the wrong position, the floaty plate thing in the battery is not making contact, you didn’t clean the post with a paper towel when you filled, you didn’t clean the battery after you charged, you didn’t clean the tube with a q-​tip, you are not charging it often enough.
So in summary, this is the right smoke for you if:
–you own a hammer
–you own a swiss army knife
–you have a supply of q-​tips
–you have a supply of paper towels
–you would like to charge the esmoke at least once per day
–you want to put in a new atomizer once a week
–you have something that will store it upside down
–you don’t ever put it in your pocket
–you know just how hard to suck and don’t «suck on it like a vacuum»
–you can somehow measure and monitor the electrical resistance of the atomizer and
–you can somehow measure and monitor the voltage output of the battery and then:
–ensure you are within the operating parameters of the little chart they only have in their store
–you believe «gunk» alters the electrical resistance properties of a metal part
–you enjoy a long, drawn out and exhausting warranty/​replace process with ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ odds of an acceptable outcome even when you saw them smash and crack your smoke with a hammer
–You like not having a posted return policy of any sort
–you enjoy being condescended to and treated like some sort of con artist who is trying to make the owners go broke by standing behind their product
Google SNL’s skit «Happy Fun Ball» and you’ll get the idea.
Basically what it comes down to is the product is crap and they don’t stand behind it.
I’ll just wait to get back to Minnestoa and go to my guys at smokeless smoking, they always have great customer service, reliable product and they often throw in atomizers for free.
I’d love to see the owners’ reply to this:
(UPDATE: Ahh, yes the owner clearly did not disappoint in the reply. I’m actually a degreed mechanical engineer with a master’s in business, but I guess, sure serial killer. He says watch out for this guy then calls me whatever a J.O. is (jerk, jack?) Is he taunting a serial killer? Anyways, notice he did not address any of the mentioned issues of product quality, service or lack there of, warranties, returns or exchanges, etc. As you can see folks: your dealing with a consummate professional. But don’t take my word for it, buy something and try to return it or exchange it. Humbly yours, J.O.)

Love love love this place! Been wanting to quit smoking and my friend mentioned an e-​cig, recommended smoke free life. The owners gave me the complete rundown on how to use the devices and even mixed special flavors and nicotine levels specific to me. They even recreated one of my favorite flavors. These guys know their stuff and are super friendly! I’ve checked out a few other places in the area and these guys are by far my favorite :)

I’m giving two stars because the prices were reasonable, otherwise it’d be one star.
Maybe the guy (I don’t know their names) knows his e-​cigs, but the woman I dealt with clearly just wants to sell stuff, and has no real product knowledge. Both the battery life expectancy and size of the cartridge numbers that she told me were not accurate (I discovered when I opened the manual) and they all were ‘good.’ Is this one good? Yes, that’s good. How about this one, what’s the difference? Oh, both good. That kind of useless stuff.
But that’s not why they get two stars. I wanted to like this place, it’s a block from my house, and I had a friend who’s been satisfied with his e-​cig purchase. Anyway, The e-​cigs I bought seemed to be defective, they were leaking e liquid all over the place, and the tip of the atomizer was filling up with e-​liquid and getting in my mouth during use (this is after one or two days, not several weeks). I also had a second larger tank atomizer I bought, and that was not shutting off properly and was killing my battery. I brought them back expecting to do a simple exchange, but I was wrong. The guy behind the counter was implying that I was trying to exchange the e-​cigs because «I didn’t like them» and he can’t be responsible for my preferences. I pointed out that this was not a matter of preference, that this e-​cig was leaking all over my mouth and hands during normal use, and he said «they just do that, all of them leak a bit», which is of course untrue. When I pointed THIS out, he switched tactics again and said that there is no warranty on atomizers and they are assumed DOA, meaning that once you leave the store, if it’s broken, it’s not their problem. (Which is also bs, of course)
Then he tried to sell me different atomizers for 9 dollars apiece. As in, I should pay for replacement atomizers for the defective ones I had just purchased. I ended up finally putting up enough of a fuss to get him to replace my atomizers with two of the same model, and, as I suspected, they are already leaking out the top and in my pocket.
I’m not going to bother going back in and trying to get these replaced, I’ll just buy a better system for cheaper online. But it comes down to this. Over the course of my argument, he pointed out that while the 510-​T was a ‘respected model’ that had been on the market for years, they tended to leak, and there were newer atomizers (for the same price) that didn’t have the same problem. If that’s the case, then why was I sold an inferior old model atomizer instead of one of these newer models? If they had this knowledge, then why didn’t they impart it to me BEFORE my purchase. Because they had a bunch of old crappy leaking atomizers that they paid for and they wanted to get rid of them, that’s why.
To sum up, this might be your spot if you live on the boardwalk and you want fluid for a reasonable price within walking distance, or if you are very well versed in e-​cig models and know exactly what you want and don’t mind paying above internet prices for the convenience of having a store nearby. But if you’re relatively new to e-​cigs and want some actual advice on which are best (instead of we sell everything and it’s all great) or you want a store that will back their product and not try to make you pay for replacements for defective parts (instead of telling you it’s your fault you don’t ‘like’ the defective product), then stay far away. There’s an e-​cig store on Lincoln, and you can buy fluid from Smokin’ Heaven or a couple of other head shops right next door to this place.

Well, another vapor review here. This time I am reviewing a place that is local to where I live now. Venice Smoke Free Life and Health is awesome. I called them on the phone to see if they had this product I was looking for and they were not able to find it but they told me to come in and they will have something for me that is just as good. The lady even asked my name so when I had arrived she remembered my name and it was just welcoming feeling.
The reason this place is 5 star review is well, the man who works there was very helpful with me. He actually took time to talk to me about their products and was very interested in my setup that I had going on with my vapor. He educated me and gave me a price break on the two products that I bought. I have been to other vapor stores out here in LA and well, this store is key to getting the right products for an affordable price.
Thank you Venice Smoke Free Life and Health, I will be back!

the two owners there were very friendly people and helpful, also they were very informational about filling up tanks and priming the cartomizer.
i have purchased a couple of different flavors of e liquid along with some Cartomizer tanks from Smoke free life and health in Venice Beach and they haven’t disappointed me yet, i cant wait too go back too this wonderful establishment and purchase some more e liquid along with a couple of more tanks for my ego variable voltage battery. there e liquid is mostly organic which is great because you know what is exactly going into the juice. not like the crappy china made massively produced e liquid that is most of the time not even the flavor that it says on the box and that it has that soapy taste too it. i would much rather pay a couple of extra bucks too get some amazing liquid that produces a monstrosity amount of vapor and taste every time that you puff on it.
i purchased the Organic Watermelon along with the HB Wild Watermelon and i also got some of the Blueberry Punch and that one was my favor e liquid outta the bunch.
i will be back in too purchase some more e liquid along with some tanks and atomizers, maybe a battery if im really feeling the need.

Cozy little place right on Venice beach walk, fun friendly owners.
When i went to «Venice Smoke Free Life and Health» I was looking to by Variable Voltage Passthru battery and direct drip wickless atomizer. I ended up getting Generic VV Twist Battery and direct drip that i thought was wickless but ending up with a wick that i dry burned and ruined.
As this was my first time buying a setup and being at the store i liked how I got undivided attention for like an hour being the only one, they were patient, had no pressure, had all my questions answered to their best of knowledge. I also liked the fact that they tested the atty for DOA.
The store prices are reasonable for convenience of getting something right away.
Their Juices are 50PG/​50VG and go up to 36mg nicotine and a few 100Vg. They also carry menthol flavor which i recommend for an extra kick.
They were nice about me hanging out the next couple of times I are dropped in for juices.
Great to find a vape store on west side and wish them good business.

Really great service. They helped me understand my options, showed me some different products, and helped me make some good selections. They were enthusiastic and very personable, as well. This is a great place to go and check out e-​cig options.

Incredible service. If you’re a smoker you need to try this. Get a tobaccoy flavor with high nicotine (18mg) to start and explore from there. I have found a satisfying replacement for an 18 year smoking habit.

Great people, good prices, excellent stock! What more could you ask for? Love this place.