Miami, FL -- (SBWire) -- 12/16/2013 --V2 Cigs, the world’s highest-volume online retailer of electronic cigarettes, offers shipping upgrades and a social media contest—both in the same week. Customers who select 3-day shipping will automatically be upgraded to 2-day shipping; ensuring they receive their purchases in time for the holiday. Orders must be placed by 3pm EST on Tuesday, December 17th to qualify. During this time, V2 Cigs introduces The V2 Ugly Sweater Holiday Photo Contest, challenging V2 fans to capture themselves proudly showing off their ugliest holiday sweater. The contest winner will be awarded $250 in V2 Cigs online credit and a V2 Holiday Kit.

“At V2 Cigs, we want to make the holidays less hectic,” said V2 Cigs Co-Founder and CEO J. Andries Verleur. “With these shipping upgrades, our customers can relax and have some fun with the new photo contest.”

The V2 Ugly Sweater Holiday Photo Contest invites customers to submit creative photos of themselves posing in their favorite ugly holiday sweater for a chance at $250 in V2 Cigs online credit and the V2 Holiday Kit. The winner will be selected by V2 Staff based on creativity and originality. Entrants are encouraged to include friends and family; capturing the fun of this season's ugly sweater holiday party. More details for this contest, running from December 16th through December 19th, can be found on the V2 Cigs Facebook page—Facebook.com/V2Cigs.

Customers ordering holiday gifts will receive their order by December 25th when they take advantage of a free shipping upgrade. After placing their order, shoppers who select 3-day shipping will receive a free, automatic upgrade to 2-day shipping. Orders must be placed by 3pm on December 17 to receive the upgrade and get their purchase in time for the holiday.

With the 2-day shipping upgrade, customers can have new EX Batteries wrapped up in time for an upcoming holiday party. The EX Battery makes the perfect stocking stuffer or Secret Santa gift. Instead of a plastic tip, EX Batteries feature charge indicator lights along the side of the tip. These lights illuminate when puffed to show how much power remains before recharging. This state-of-the-art battery is available in five modern designs: Brushed Steel (stainless steel with an industrial look), Carbon Fiber (subtle black pattern with a textured look), Scarlet Metallic (intense red with an iridescent finish), Royale (casino inspired hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs) and Bloom (white with a touch of pink and purple). Each EX Battery includes a cartridge sleeve that neatly fits over V2 Flavor Cartridges.

Customers can take advantage of V2 Cigs’ free, flat-rate shipping for even more savings. All discounts during this offer will be applied at checkout.

About V2 Cigs
V2 Cigs is America’s No. 1 online retailer of electronic cigarettes. The company’s flagship website, v2cigs.com is currently ranked in the top 1,500 websites in the nation, and receives more than six million monthly unique visitors, as tracked by online web-metrics provider Alexa.com. V2 Cigs has distinguished itself as a leader in the industry for its ever-expanding product lines, powerful vapor production and great taste. V2 Cigs provides a smokeless alternative to conventional cigarettes at a fraction of the cost. For more information, please visit http://www.v2cigs.com/