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Pub beats ban with electronic cigarettes
2:21pm Wednesday 28th January 2009
A PUB is beating the smoking ban by offering customers electronic cigarettes.
The Parkfield Inn in Park Lane, Whitefield, is selling the device, which looks and acts like the real thing, but is battery operated and tobacco free.
It gives users a hint of nicotine and the sensation of smoking, but has none of the tar, toxins or smell found in tobacco products.
Miguel Corral, a Bury-based entrepreneur, distributes electronic cigarettes through his company NJOY-UK, and has seen sales of more than £200,000 since launching the product in November.
Landlady of The Parkfield Inn, Anneli Brannon, thinks the device could revive the pub industry.
She said: “Six pubs are closing every day in the UK and one reason is undoubtedly the impact of the smoking ban.
“But what’s great about something like the electronic cigarette is that people who want to smoke with a pint or glass of wine can enjoy a realistic cigarette experience without having to go outside in the cold, or stay at home.
“A lot of our customers who are smokers have already bought one, and it’s really helped improve the atmosphere in the Parkfield and our takings.”
Electronic cigarettes can be smoked legally in public places as they don’t contain tobacco so are not classed as cigarettes.
Mr Corral said: “For any businesses affected by the smoking ban they are the perfect solution.
“They give smokers the sensation of smoking and a hit of nicotine yet they are tobacco-free and odourless.”
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Miguel Corral with Anneli Brannon, landlady of The Parkfield Inn in Whitefield
Electronic cigarettes can be smoked legally in public places as they do not contain tobacco
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