[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by eattothebeat

I am amazed at the reaction this post has had. I am very glad these items are no longer for sale. I know these items are available in other places and I know they are legal to be sold. what I didn't like was the combination. And yes they did have pipes when I was there. No matter what excuses they have as to legal uses, I bet 90% of these items are used to consume cannabis, by kids. If the people that sell them feel better by telling themselves they are only used for tobacco then they obviously have no morals. I will continue shopping there now that these items have been removed, and I will also apologize to the owner for making it public instead of just saying something to him, but at the time I just wanted other opinions. I did not go to the telegraph and did not wish for this to be made into a big thing like it was by the paper.

Thank you for coming back to the thread. May I ask how you feel about the combination where these items are sold in a pound shop next to the sweets which the kids go in to buy by themselves with their pocket money?

The Vij brothers have said that they had those items by the counter and they were noted that they would not be sold to anyone under 18 (or is it 16?) whatever the age it is for legally buying tobacco related products.

I do not think you have the right to declare that 'they obviously have no morals' - if that were the case they would have defiantly kept the items on sale and told you to mind your own business. As it is as soon as they were made aware that someone had made the drugs connection they removed the items from sale.

That is good that you are going to apologise to the owner for making it public rather than talking to him about your concerns. Are you also going to apologise to the owners for stating here today that by telling themselves their perfectly legal items are only used for tobacco that they 'obviously have no morals'? You may be stepping onto the thin ice of libel there.