Hot Coils Vape & Smoke — Local services in South Daytona

Whether you know nothing and are vape-curious, or are a grizzled veteran in the vape game, this ought to be your vape store....

Staff is super knowledgeable, and also nice enough to teach newbies the ins and outs of vaping...

All equipment and juices are top quality and legit... No knockoffs. Prices are very reasonable, in fact the few things I've compared prices on, they are usually priced as well as anywhere you'll find online, and again, no knockoffs.. A lot of the online vape stores are Chinese, so knowing whether your purchase will be legit or knockoff is iffy at best. Peace of mind knowing your purchase is legit, having for use immediately, and knowing your supporting a local small business is well worth the few bucks you might be able to save after hours of hunting online, dealing with discount codes, mandatory sign ups for email spam, and hoping that site you're giving your address and bank/credit information to is trustworthy AND secure enough that hackers can't get into their system.

At Hot Coils, you can tell vaping isn't just their job, they have a passion for it and are up to date with their knowledge.  It is owned and operated by a local family.  Everyone that walks in gets a hello with a smile, even knew me by name the 3rd time I walked in.  I've even sent in someone that knows nothing of vaping for a couple coils for me, all they said was my name and that i needed 2 coils.  They knew exactly which ones and it shocked the the hell out of the person that was kind enough to go up there just before close since i was unable.  Setting is super comfortable, there's almost always a random conversation to jump in with other customers at the bar, theres a big super comfy couch, and they have a 2 player table top arcade system with all the classics on it that I hit up galaga, dig dug, and ms Pac-Man on frequently.  I could go on and on why its my place, but don't take my word. Not to sound cliche, but go in find out for yourself, promise you wont be disappointed...

My other experiences with local vape stores fall into one of two categories: either an overpriced franchise with an hourly employee behind the counter, or a place that sells cigars, pipes, bongs, etc etc.. in other words they don't specialize in vaping...

The franchise employees are either not payed enough to care or just don't have the knowledge to answer questions, as everytime I asked something the answers I received ranged from flat out lies to upsell me to something I didn't need, to quick mumbles of 'yeah', 'sure', 'probably' given without ever looking up from their phone, to the best case scenerio the info is slightly off or out of date. Vapors know, as the industry is still fairly new and expanding exponentially, what is current info now, can be old or outdated within a short time.

At the all-in-one type shops they are usually way overpriced on obscure merchandise that you will have a hard time finding with a basic online search, and are usually run by very pushy salespeople that any item you look at will give you a 'buddy! for you, cuz i like you, today only, buy one get 2nd half off'.... which would make that outrageously overpriced item only slightly overpriced, and you have to get 2 of something you will ever only need 1 of...

I won't go anywhere besides Hot Coil Vapes for my needs, after bad experiences elsewhere it makes me appreciate them that much more. They are like a good hardware store compared to a department store. Sure you can maybe find what you need at a department store, but you better know exactly what you want, because even if you are lucky enough to find an employee to help you, no way are they going to know enough to help you like at a good hardware store... Ok, i know I've rambled on long enough when I start busting out the...

Pros: -This is one of the very few vape stores in town that let you sample juice. So anytime I'm feeling adventurous about trying a new juice I will come to the store (although lately I've been ordering all of my juice online from BlueDot). So that's a huge plus right there, I absolutely cannot bring myself to purchase juice without tasting it first.

-They are the home to Slasher Vapes, a custom box mod (and E-liquid) producer that does great work. Pretty sure it's just one guy behind it all, it's fun to watch him work while you're in there.

-The daughter of the owner builds coils in house for sale and they are top notch quality. I believe the selection is various gauges of Clapton's and staged Clapton's parallel with round wire. As I said they're great quality not too expensive for a pair. -They do have a pretty good selection of popular items and they have some pretty decent juices.

Cons: -That being said, I have two huge complaints about the store. The first is that their mods and atomizers are too expensive. Most are at the very least 150% of the price that VaporDNA sells the same items for. And I know they pay less than retail for the mods and atomizers they sell so my guess is they're probably making a ton of profit on that stuff. More power to them for making it work, but I will gladly pay half as much to order my items on FastTech and wait for the shipping, thank you.

-My other big complaint is that literally half of the time I've been in here lately, I have heard the regulars bashing liberals, praising Trump, and spouting all kinds of alt-right conspiracy theories. I mean all the time. I'm sure it's always the same group, and if it was just regular customers I may be able to look the other way but I'm certain that these people are friends of the owners and that the owners themselves were involved in the conversation one time in particular that I felt pretty awkward being a liberal listening to them hate on liberals... It might as well be the "Official InfoWars Fan Club of Daytona Beach." I feel totally alienated from the last couple times I've been in there, listening to all that. Tone...

Amongst my vape adventures, I stumbled upon this shop after an exhausting day. Much to my surprise it was very pleasant. Got some fresh Slasher juice and new coils and I was set to continuing slaying. Can’t say much about mod and tank prices since I’m not buying new ones on a regular basis and I don’t care to ask, but their juice prices and coils are very reasonable. You can generally get a good idea when you ask how much replacement coils are when they sell them individually.

As far as one of the previous reviews of anti-liberal talk goes, I find that irrelevant. Just like the reviewer has the opinion to post negatively on the topic, their review is an opinion just as the opinions of customers or whoever is there is. Whether the opinion of the shop owners or whoever, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is different and we are all there for...