Green Vapors

Came into green vapors knowing absolutely nothing except I wanted to switch from smoking to vaping. Jonah gave me the complete run through and set me up with a device that suits my personal preference. Honest, extremely helpful, extremely extremely experienced and knowledgeable. His in-​shop builds are spot– on as well. The only vape shop I’ll go to!

Came in as a starter with minimal knowledge, but the worker there was great. He was casual/​friendly and recommended me a different range of brands with reasons why. He also answered all my questions as to how things worked. I forgot your name already but thanks!

Came back after months to find the store renovated and looking brand new. I was looking for a smaller set up and was recommended an istick Pico with a spitfire tank by Nolan and have not been able to put it down. Also the naked 100 flavors have been realllly good. Thanks again!

They help keep vapors vaping I quite smoking cigs after 20 years thank to there support

I’m a semi-​regular at Green Vapors, but my experiences have always been poor and I wouldn’t come here if there was other quality options in Santa Cruz. Don’t get me wrong, its a quality shop, but the staff (during the week and on the weekends) is very poor at costumer service and doesn’t seem to understand that it shouldn’t take 25+ minutes to get one vape juice. This includes chitchatting on the phone while customers are in the store or simply not acknowledging my presence for more than two seconds.
Other vape shops have sample mods so you can try out the flavors, Green Vapors doesn’t so there is a bit of guess work when it comes to picking juices which would be tolerable if the employees were willing to tell you about there products, which in my experience they are not.
For example, Green Vapors recently redesigned their display cases, which is nice. But when I asked if they had a juice in 3mg nicotine, the employee rudely said that they only have what I see there (pointing at the case) prompting me to get out of line and then proceeded to talk on the phone while other costumers entered the store and were helped in front of me. I felt as if because I didn’t have some comprehensive knowledge of the products that I lost my chance to order. In the end, I got tired of waiting, wasn’t getting my questions answered, and settled for a 6mg juice which I am not enjoying at all.

I went here on Sunday because my cheapo e-​cig was functioning poorly. Man, I’m sure glad I did!
Johnny (I think that was his name – I’m bad with names, I’m afraid) was EXTREMELY helpful, and was able to diagnose the problem – a failing battery. He really did move heaven and earth to make sure I had a good experience and that my problem got fixed, and was very friendly and chill overall.
The prices were quite reasonable as well, IMO. I’m currently unemployed, so my budget is quite low, and knowing that there’s a place in town that sells vape stuff for a reasonable price is really nice. Combine that with the comfortable feel of the place and the great customer service, and… well, let’s just say I’ll DEFINITELY be coming back!

This was my first time in this store, and I was very impressed. Jonah helped me sample a couple of flavors, and I found they carry some of my favorite lines! I loved the local vibe at this shop and will be returning again. Some vape shops make me feel very uncomfortable, but this shop was very welcoming.

Such a great store! The employees are so helpful and really know their stuff. We went in for a new setup and left with great recommendations. Even an off-​duty employee helped us out! Obviously the folks that work here are passionate about getting people good products. There’s a huge juice selection, too! A great local shop, bottom line!

So awesome!!! Big love to you guys!!! Out here from the Bay Area with family and totally forgot my juice… you guys have everything and just what I was looking for! Very knowledge and seriously just look next to the flower shop. It’s totally worth the hunt for the door! Things I def couldn’t find at home without ordering online. Thank you!

Jonah is an incredible employee. I’ve sat in that shop and watched him work on numerous occasions. He’s extremely knowledgeable about the products Green Vapors carries and makes pragmatic decisions based not only in the interest of the owners but the clients as well. He goes above and beyond when it comes to muti-​tasking and most of all, he’s honest and full of integrity. I’m not sure why he hasn’t been promoted to partner in the ownership because based on his worth, work ethic and knowledge-​He would be an asset for any small business in this town. I will always continue to bring my money to Green Vapors as long as he is around.

This place is my go to, best selection of quality juices. Super knowledgeable staff who will assist you from beginning to end. Shout out to Jonah and the crew, they really know their stuff. From building custom coils, mechanical mods, to your first vape — just a great experience overall. I’ve been going there for years and won’t go anywhere else.

probably one of the better out of the few vape shops in santa cruz.
Pros: the employees are super helpful and informed with an exception for one employee who is fairly uneducated about vaping and some vaping safety hazards, great juice selection (as well as selection of mods). Cons: parking is a pain considering its only street side parking, the shop gets fairly crowded from time to time.
Over all great vape shop!

Great service every time I come in roughly once a week. Though they can be busy at times, the staff always acknowledges customers as they enter. They are also incredibly patient and give good recommendations, which is a big plus for indecisive people like myself.

Its a small store but the employees who work there are very nice and helpful. They can get swamped with builds from time to time so don’t take it personally if you’re not helped right away.
This has been my go to shop for ecigs and juices for over a year now, and I always get what I need there, whether its a rebuild, ejuice, battery, or various accessories. One thing I like is how there are usually extra parts, namely buttons available for certain mods, not to mention if you have a mod and need more airflow, they will gladly drill your metal topcap.
Overall, a very convienent shop with helpful employees!

I had a great time here!
I happened to be at the café across the street while my girlfriend used their restroom and decided to check it out. The guy behind the counter had lots of suggestions and advice and let me test a bunch of different flavors and clearomizers. I went in not expecting to buy anything and walked out with two new flavors for my e-​cig! So be careful! ;)

Awesome experience. Let me start by saying I have been vaping on disposable Ecigs and completely randomly wandered into beyond vape with my friend so she could buy some juice. I bought a mod I was led to believe was the best for my money, but felt as if I was doing something wrong because the amount of vapor I was getting seemed so small next to the people I had seen in the shop. I made the drive from Watsonville to sc specifically to visit this shop and I’m So glad I did .
The kid that works there, Jonah, is a borderline genius of the vaping world (and probably the world in general) — half of what he said went over my head but he was SO much more helpful than beyond vape. I mean I can’t even put into words what a great experience I had thanks to him. Beyond vape sold me a shitty mod with a shitty build — I’m new to these brands and products, but I learn pretty quickly and I was noticing some things that were reminiscent of the cheap voodoo brand I had tried in the past. I’m not going to go into detail because this review isn’t about them, but Jonah absolutely and 100% made me walk out of there a million times happier with my mod –the rebuild he did was probably standard service to him, but he changed my entire set up, and to me, made me feel like he really cared about helping me get the best from what I had (I wish I had done a before and after video, it’s insane)
Id also like to add that he made me feel like informing me was more important than my purchase (which, as I learned in a ridiculous amount of sales training in my past), leads to trust between seller and buyer therefore leaving the customer more inclined to make a larger purchase– I walked in to buy one specific juice and left with three, a battery, and a flawless rebuild from their no doubt irreplaceable employee Jonah (and no, I have never met the guy in my life, so this is as genuine as it gets — you know it’s good service when your instant thought is to run to Unilocal and talk about it)
After a couple minutes interacting, I assumed he was the owner, and I can only guess that whoever hired him has to know how fortunate they are to have him (I don’t know if the owners read these, but seriously, this kid needs a raise, he’s worth more than all the beyond vape employees put together lol) Like I fully regretted spending a penny anywhere else when I walked out of there — not because of anything he said, but because I walked out of there feeling like I knew a lot more than my former state of completely clueless, like I got a great deal, and… well let’s just say exactly the opposite of how I felt when I walked out of that previous store .
I just dropped a ridiculously expensive habit of disposable Ecigs with the hope that I would save time and money, so to the chick that wrote she felt offended they were trying to sell her a rechargeable one, they were doing you a huge favor and you should’ve taken it as such. Disposables last an hour tops if you like to smoke at an average level and half of them come broken before you even turn them on. This is the way to go, and this is the place to make your purchase .
I am pretty hard to please, I assure you, but I was thoroughly impressed. Small shop is the only downside, but they make up for it with everything else .
Overall my honest opinion is that they have a great selection of products considering the size of the store, and mostly that their customer service is what sets them apart (albeit I can only speak on my experience with Jonah) but IMO it blows everyone else out of the water .
Thx again for such a pleasant experience and sorry for the lengthy review ! Hopefully someone finds it helpful :)

Con: they dont open at 10 30 am. It is usually like 11 or later.
Either change the business hour or manager/​owner should train their employees better.
Someimes the price of their item such as aspire coil (5 packs) changes.
Pro: Nice selection of velvet cloud vapor e liquids.
This place has what I need but they really need to follow their posted business hours.

My favorite place to buy when I come to town. Love the shop, love the service, all in all a great spot.

A friend of mind attends UCSC so I visit Santa Cruz frequently. I went up this past weekend and lost my e-​cig, so I needed to get another one. There aren’t any other vapor stores in Santa Cruz, so I figured I’d give this place a shot.
To start, I tried calling the store, but no one picked up, multiple times. Though it wasn’t too big of a deal to me, I went to check it out anyway. I arrived and the building itself was small and hard to locate, but once it was found all was well.
Their selection of mods was amazing, it was huge! I was very impressed especially with how small the place was. Their e-​cig and juice selection was small, but the juices that I tried weren’t half bad. They didn’t actually have the product I wanted, which was a shame, but I ended up taking some juice home for a friend that day. In their defense, they only opened about 6 months ago, which is good reason for having a small selection.
Although the store was small and hard to find, and the e-​cig/​juice selection was small, the service was wonderful. The two men working were kind, helpful, and informative. I’ll probably return next time I’m in Santa Cruz just because I enjoyed the environment.
If you’re looking to get into Vapor products, give this place a shot. I haven’t personally bought anything other than juice from them, but I can safely say that their selection is good, and it isn’t a bad place to start. Plus if you live in Santa Cruz, there isn’t much else… Unless you want to drive to San Jose.

Ugh, why post store hours if you’re not going to abide by them? Other Unilocal review here below is RIGHT – don’t waste people’s time. My brother has been to this vape store and told me not to bother anyway – their prices are not competitive (I guess there’s not too much competition here yet), and the juice selection extremely limited.
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