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Waitrose in the UK supermarkets removed disposable electronic cigarettes accused: Why not get off cigarettes

Waitrose in the UK supermarkets removed disposable electronic cigarettes accused: Why not get off cigarettes

2023-01-07

New Consumer Report, January 6th, according to foreign news reports, Waitrose, a British chain supermarket, was accused of sober hypocrisy for prohibiting the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes.


This chain supermarket recently announced that due to concerns about public health and environment, disposable electronic cigarette products are prohibited.


According to Charlotse Di Cello, the business director of Waitrose, the motivation of this chain supermarket is to do the right thing and attribute the increase of electronic cigarette users to the popularity of people who have no smokers before.


Although the online electronic cigarette retailer Blo Bar admits that this is the bold position of the retailer, it recognizes its efforts to protect young people and non -smoke absorbers.


A spokesman for Blo Bar said: One -time electronic cigarettes should only be a convenient choice for pre -smokers who want to quit smoking.


"However, because of the bold and colorful design that attracted the wrong audience, Waitrose forbidden to sell disposable electronic cigarettes at the counter is to protect young people and those who had never suck cigarettes away from the correct direction of the electronic cigarettes before. step."


The spokesman added that by eliminating customers' disposable electronic cigarettes every week when shopping, this means that people can make more conscious decisions on electronic cigarettes.


"As an alternative to impulse purchase, disposable electronic cigarette users can buy electronic cigarettes more cautiously when purchasing from online retailers. In addition, there are still age verification procedures to protect those who are lower than the age of legal electronic cigarettes to buy this type Products. They added.


However, Neil Micharalen, the co -CEO of E -cigarette seller Vaping, referred to the decision of the grocer as a virtue signal, and added that if Witros wants to protect humans and the environment, it should completely stop selling cigarettes.


He said: After deciding to stop selling disposable electronic cigarettes, Waitrose will be satisfied with some cheap headline news. However, because they are willing to continue selling cigarettes, this virtue signal action is full of hypocrisy.


"Supermarkets should have the most garbage on the earth -take off the shelves instead of being defeated by the flirting of electronic smoke."


"If they stop selling cigarettes, they can have a real impact on public health and the earth. But if all they want is just cheap headline news, then the sober comments of the public relations department seem to be fine."


Waitrose spokesman told the media: We sell tobacco products according to law, but also provided alternatives to help users quit smoking.


"Although the sales of cigarettes have fallen sharply in recent years, the disposable electronic cigarette market is an emerging market, and it has grown rapidly -including young non -cigarette absorbers. These devices will also have a destructive impact on the environment, so we don't want to participate in it."


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