I chose to observe Shick’s Tobacco Shoppe because out of the nineteen years of my life living in Clarion County, not once have I stepped into this place. I never even heard about this shoppe until about a year ago when all the kids in my high school started vaping. I have vaped from my friends or at parties, but I don’t own one myself so I had no reason to go. When observing, I found that while there is a sitting area, most people would just come, purchase what they need and then leave. The ones that did stay were mainly what seemed to be high school boys. Shick’s Tobacco Shoppe seems to be one of the unpopular places to be in Clarion County. The vibe seems to attract the frequent, all the time vapers, while a quick in and out for the ones
