As an avid vaper, I sometimes watch Youtube reviews. Something that has been bothering me is that a lot of these reviewers get limited release, high end vape gear sent to them for free and then seem to think that saying that the gear was sent to them for free somehow frees them from bias and from looking like a shill that is paid in free high end vape gear.
My personal view is that if a reviewer gets high end mods and vape gear, or in some cases a $500 APV such as the Vicious Ant Variant 100 Watt mod, they need to hold a raffle for regular vapers like us to get a shot at buying it and donate the raffle proceeds to a charity. Think about it, a single $ multiplied by a few hundred (or thousand) to benefit a decent charity.
Otherwise the reviews look like a form of paid advertising.
My personal view is that if a reviewer gets high end mods and vape gear, or in some cases a $500 APV such as the Vicious Ant Variant 100 Watt mod, they need to hold a raffle for regular vapers like us to get a shot at buying it and donate the raffle proceeds to a charity. Think about it, a single $ multiplied by a few hundred (or thousand) to benefit a decent charity.
Otherwise the reviews look like a form of paid advertising.