Drinking a cup of tea this morning I wondered how much money, if any, I saved while vaping over 9 months.
Here's a breakdown of my 290+ day vaping habit:
All prices include all shipping and any expenses incurred.
mods:
Innokin SVD: $47
IPV V2: $81
ACCESORIES:
2x NCR18650PF: $19
Sony VTC5: $10
NiteCore Charger: $16
Battery Case: $1
Silica wick: $4
Cotton Yarn Wick: $5
Cotton Balls : $3
Coils : $19
Glass Replacements (I break stuff): $12
Kanthal: $14
X6 15ml Needle Dropper: $6
Coil Jig: $11
Tons of Drip Tips: $20
ATOMIZERS:
Trident V2: $17
Taifun GT: $23
Vivi: $3
Evod: $6
G2: $5
Kanger Protank 3: $22
X2 Mini Protank 2: $28
JUICE:
MTBAKER:
6/6/13: $52
11/28/13: $77
10/23/13: $30
ECBLENDS:
1/27/14: $51
JOHNSON CREEK:
10/01/13: $30
TOTAL: Cost of a relatively frugal startup vaping habit over 293 days (Oct 7th-July 27th): $612
Cost of my old cigarette habit in NJ over 293 days at 12-15 per day: $1500-$1850
Cost of my old cigarette habit in my current state of Colorado over 293 days at 12-15 per day: $1060-$1310
PURCHASES SOON TO BE MADE:
Plume Veil 1.5 or Magma Clone (maybe both)?: $12-$30
Better vape gear case: $10
Drip Tips: $5
SONY VTC 5: $11
I'm kind of a minimalist and can't see the point in owning tons of stuff when what I have has worked for me for 9 months - One APV, my SVD that gives me a good and consistent vape all day. It's sad that I currently don't own a backup because the +/- buttons have been malfunctioning for awhile, so I've been pretty patient with it, but my upgrade IPV V2 should ship Monday and replace this thing and hopefully that lasts another 9 months - as a matter of fact you could slash about $100 off the above total cost of vaping as I don't yet have the IPV, VTC5, and 28g Kanthal. The cost of vaping that I incur each day should drop as I approach a lesser need for upgrades and am happy with everything I own. I will soon step up my juice standards a bit and especially start looking for vendors who make great lines of flavors using all natural extracts. Vaping has been great and I haven't yet looked back as there is some quality gear available out there.
Here's a breakdown of my 290+ day vaping habit:
All prices include all shipping and any expenses incurred.
mods:
Innokin SVD: $47
IPV V2: $81
ACCESORIES:
2x NCR18650PF: $19
Sony VTC5: $10
NiteCore Charger: $16
Battery Case: $1
Silica wick: $4
Cotton Yarn Wick: $5
Cotton Balls : $3
Coils : $19
Glass Replacements (I break stuff): $12
Kanthal: $14
X6 15ml Needle Dropper: $6
Coil Jig: $11
Tons of Drip Tips: $20
ATOMIZERS:
Trident V2: $17
Taifun GT: $23
Vivi: $3
Evod: $6
G2: $5
Kanger Protank 3: $22
X2 Mini Protank 2: $28
JUICE:
MTBAKER:
6/6/13: $52
11/28/13: $77
10/23/13: $30
ECBLENDS:
1/27/14: $51
JOHNSON CREEK:
10/01/13: $30
TOTAL: Cost of a relatively frugal startup vaping habit over 293 days (Oct 7th-July 27th): $612
Cost of my old cigarette habit in NJ over 293 days at 12-15 per day: $1500-$1850
Cost of my old cigarette habit in my current state of Colorado over 293 days at 12-15 per day: $1060-$1310
PURCHASES SOON TO BE MADE:
Plume Veil 1.5 or Magma Clone (maybe both)?: $12-$30
Better vape gear case: $10
Drip Tips: $5
SONY VTC 5: $11
I'm kind of a minimalist and can't see the point in owning tons of stuff when what I have has worked for me for 9 months - One APV, my SVD that gives me a good and consistent vape all day. It's sad that I currently don't own a backup because the +/- buttons have been malfunctioning for awhile, so I've been pretty patient with it, but my upgrade IPV V2 should ship Monday and replace this thing and hopefully that lasts another 9 months - as a matter of fact you could slash about $100 off the above total cost of vaping as I don't yet have the IPV, VTC5, and 28g Kanthal. The cost of vaping that I incur each day should drop as I approach a lesser need for upgrades and am happy with everything I own. I will soon step up my juice standards a bit and especially start looking for vendors who make great lines of flavors using all natural extracts. Vaping has been great and I haven't yet looked back as there is some quality gear available out there.