To Our Beloved Cafe Racer Customers:   As some of you may have heard,  there has been as storm brewing in the vaping world that is about to come into effect - it’s called the PACT ACT and it will dramatically effect the entire industry’s ability to ship vaping products in USA.  The days are dark, and we regret to inform you that we will likely not be able to ship any Cafe Racer or motto orders after Friday March 26th, 2021.  USPS has not posted its final decision so that may be extended slightly but we are now planning for the worst and wanted to be completely hon ..read more

The vape market is set to be worth over $67 billion by 2027, which is almost 24% growth from 2020 to 2027. It’s a good time to get into the vape business as vaping becomes more legitimate as a viable way to quit tobacco. Because of that, there are now many successful vape shops, both online and brick-and-mortar. Competition is now a lot more intense, which is why your vape shop should be able to stand out in its own way. To succeed in this landscape, your vape shop must make use of social media marketing strategies both novel and traditional to become more visible and attract new customers. Th ..read more

Running a vape shop can be pretty tough. Some may find themselves not getting a lot of positive results or at least much more room for improvement. They may be missing a few key elements that can make customers return. That’s why creative ideas are needed to increase sales, especially with marketing being more limited by new legislation. Let’s look into what can be done in 2021 and beyond to greatly increase your vape shop sales. Improve Your Store Design Running any physical store is mostly about observing the three basic rules—location, location, location. But while you’d think that being in ..read more

It’s now established that vaping is a lot safer than cigarettes. However, smokers who are thinking about trying out vaping may ask this question at one point—”Is it safe to vape without nicotine?” After all, if they’re thinking of quitting tobacco, it means they want to wean themselves off the nicotine that makes tobacco addictive in the first place. Most of the time, people are worried about nicotine, especially with its dangers that are often exaggerated in the media and online. But if eliquid with nicotine is safe to vape, then zero-nicotine eliquid should be safe as well, right? Let’s loo ..read more

There are so many vape tanks available in the market right now that it could be difficult to pick out which one is the best for vaping your choice of eliquid. You may be spoiled for choice, but there are a few that stand out as the best for the eliquids you prefer. We here in Cafe Racer have our own preferences, and we’d like to share with you the latest and greatest tanks for our own eliquids in 2021. These are the latest tanks that we think would draw out the most amount of flavor from Cafe Racer eliquids. Uwell Crown 5 This is perhaps the best sub-ohm tank available right now. Uwell has be ..read more

Let’s say you’re getting into vaping and looking to buy some vape products right now. The next step is to find a source, but maybe you’re not well aware of the buying options. Perhaps you haven’t decided yet whether to buy from a local store or online. Nowadays, there are a lot of vape retailers to buy devices, eliquid, and supplies from. Choosing which one to buy from takes some thought if one wishes to not be disappointed by faulty, bootleg, or overpriced products. There’s also where it’s located, how you pay for your purchase, and how you get your products. Let’s take a look at the pros an ..read more

As the world slowly opens back up with the prospect of vaccines and better understanding of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the future seems tenuous so far. During the lockdowns of 2020, “non-essential” establishments were forced to close, including vape shops. That made online vape retailers more of a lifeline for vapers everywhere. However, the industry has taken yet another hit with legislation for bans on online sales and postal distribution of vape products started to be enacted. Even if the pandemic finally subsides and the world returns to a semblance of normalcy, things may never be the ..read more

So far, there’s mixed evidence when it comes to how nicotine use affects one’s risk for COVID-19 infection, onset, and outcome. While it’s expected that smoking may lead to worse outcomes, as is usually the case for other acute respiratory infections, some studies are pointing to the contrary. It’s still unclear whether these seemingly counterintuitive results are due to biases, misreporting, and flaws inherent in the studies or a potential for a protective effect of smoking on COVID-19 outcomes and whether it’s due to nicotine or something in tobacco products. Of course, it must be said that ..read more

The vape industry in the US has recently been up in arms due to the new PMTA regulations being enforced by the Food and Drug Administration under the Tobacco Control Act of 2009. In early 2020, there were fears of favorite vape brands being wiped out from the American market due to the “flavor ban” and the ongoing war on vaping. Not only is it seen as a threat to the vape industry, but also to vapers themselves. But we must separate fact from fiction when it comes to Pre-market Tobacco Product Application regulations and be informed instead of hysterical. Despite the fears, this is not the de ..read more

All the way back in August 2017 (which feels like a century ago in Vape years) Smoking Vapor launched the Mi-Pod to rave reviews.   It's compact size, powerful  900 MaH battery and pods that offered great flavor for newly launched Nicotine Salt based eLiquids made it a huge hit.    Fast forward to 2020, we are happy to announce that the newly released Mi-Pod Pro Pods are almost as revolutionary as the original - with a tremendous improvement in flavor, vapor production, a raised mouth piece and side fill slot for easier filling.   The biggest difference in ..read more