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[ExT]

Well, I was a smoker for 22 years. Numerous times I tried quitting using various methods (cold turkey, patch, gum, hypnosis), every one of them failed. After a while I just gave up. I realized that while I knew how harmful smoking was, I enjoyed it....I enjoyed smoking. Last month, a coworker that smoked much more than I did said he picked up an e-cig and loved it. He claimed he's been smoke free for almost 2 weeks because of it. I thought to myself, surely if he can just 'quit' like that, no analog cigs at all, just quit and use an e-cig, then I KNOW I could do it. The next weekend my last pack emptied and I took a trip to a local tobacco shop. Instead of buying a pack of smokes, I asked about e-cigs. That morning I purchased my first e-cig and haven't looked back! I have since purchased a couple more batteries, cartomizers, E-juice, started filling my own...all the standard new guy stuff going overboard with my new hobby. I love the fact I know long want a cigarette. I love the fact that I can still "smoke", and yet enjoy numerous flavors, be in better health, and save money. It has been a Godsend for me.

[Pamdane]

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[Tracey1]

First, smoking was killing me. I had a heart attach at 42 years old and still couldn't quit. Second, I hated smelling like an ashtray. Third, the $1.00 tax per pack really pissed me off and got me to looking into more alternatives. I tried so many of the traditional methods and a few not so traditional methods out there. The patch, gum, cold turkey, hypnotism, Chantix. Then I remembered hearing something about a "smokeless cigarette". So I typed the words into my browser and thankfully found my way to ECF. I got a kit and quit smoking the day it arrived. Viola. It took me six years after I had a heart attack to find my e-cig. The search was worth it. I'm glad I never gave up trying to find it. I just celebrated my two year anniversary.

[hairball]

Pretty simple for me...I got tired of waking up and coughing my head off. I knew it was killing me and wanted a better way to get my nic fix. 3 years ago my daughter tried to get me to look at them. I did but due to the cost, I turned away thinking it was a gimick. It wasn't until 2 years later that a co-worker was using a Joye 510 and the questions from me started. That morning I got online and placed an order. 3 days later my life changed for the better. I couldn't be happier than I am now...more energy, no more killing myself that we know of, and I can breathe without coughing up a lung.

[pan]

I started because my husband wanted to try them. He worked with a woman who was using an e-cig on her breaks at work, and he was interested. We had been rolling our own for a couple of years to cut the ever rising cost of cigarettes. When he first described them to me, I actually laughed at the whole idea of "fake cigarettes". I honestly thought it was kind of dumb. But my husband does not ask to try new things too often, so I got on-line and started looking around. After a few weeks of research I ordered two starter kits..determined that if I was going to spend money on this, We were GOING to make this work. We were fairly impressed with our first kits..to a point..and eventually found what we were looking for. Two years later, I am still vaping away, quite happy to have a healthier alternative. My husband, on the other had, used his devise as a stepping stone to quit for good.

[jacquelyn]

I had to quit smoking because I am 27 and found out I have a severe back condition. Smoking actually can cause more pain for me. Also I will have to have surgery if I every want to have children. I heard with smoking and fusion surgery that there are more changes of it failing. Not to mention a long surgery and smoking hello dangerous. So when I stopped into a local tobacco shop and saw an e-cig I realized this is my best option to actually stop. It has been the only way that has worked For me to quit smoking.

[Cassie]

After 30 years of cigarettes and numerous attempts at quitting, I ran into an old friend at a birthday party. He was puffing away at something I hadn't seen before so I just had to ask. He explained that it was an electronic cigarette he bought online and that he had been able to stop his 3pack a day habit with it. I took a few puffs off of it and decided I had to find one for myself. I hit the convenience stores first and kept finding non-menthol versions and I called all over and finally found a cigarette shop that sold an e-cig with menthol cartridges. I ran up there and forked over $50 for a tiny little kit that broke in the first week. But I was hooked and got busy getting a better model and haven't picked up a cigarette since. That was a year ago and I have never looked back! I have also managed to convert quite a few people over as well. I feel so much better now that I no longer cough all the time, I can smell and taste and don't run out of breath when I am active. My kids love that I no longer smell like an ashtray or stink up the car! The money I saved...ok well maybe not so much since I love to try new products and juices!
I feel this is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life and can only hope more people discover the benefits of vaping as I have.

[thehangdude]

I liked smoking, and was content to be a smoker the rest of my life. My wife and son wanted me to order them the "free trial" e-cigs, so they could try them out. After a bit of research, I found free trials was a bad way to go. I also found this ecf.

After a bit more research, I ordered the wife and son each a kit. I also ordered some flavor for them, and a flavor for me to try. I have never looked back. I became an accidental quitter. My wife and son still hit the analogs sometimes, but I have been smoke free for 6+ months!

[mfraz25]

I wanted to quit but knew I couldn't kick the analogs without help. I had lost my grandmother to lung cancer and watched as 3 of my aunts suffered from COPD at such a young age. I couldn't do that to myself so I made the decision to quit but knew I couldn't do it alone. My friend introduced me to vaping and gave me tons of information and I ordered my kit. It took me 5 months to finally put the analogs down for good but here it is almost a year later and I am still smoke free

[VapingTurtle]

I had no intention of quitting. A friend talked my wife (also a heavy smoker) into trying vape. She ordered a kit. I tasted it, and had only 3 more cigarettes in the next 2 days after the first taste of vape. No cigs since - 4 months. 38 years of smoking - done. Love vape!