Anyone else sick of vaping snobs?

[Robert Cromwell]

Yeah I got all the colors of the Evod clones for keeping my flavors straight. Wound up with 4 black ones from the blister packs though. The evods in the blister packs have great threading on them. The thing that amazes me is no gurgles from any of the evods and I carry them in my pocket in a little case, leave them in my warm truck in the sun, etc and none of the gurgles that many seem to complain about on the evods.
Ohh I also got a 10 pack of 2.2 ohm coils for 3.99. They work fine unlike the ones that came in the 1.99 clones. But I have rebuilt 2 of them with cotton so far and no problems with flooding or gurgles on my rebuilds either. I did bore out the airholes a bit and got much better vapor. On the first one I overdid it a bit and had to plug up one hole

Have to make a little vid of my tootle cloud blowing

 

[mojofilter]

Regarding some of those people you encounter on other websites (not this one), here is my favorite picture to describe them:

 

[freeall]

Anyone who complains about the cost of vaping, obviously wasn't an avid smoker before they started vaping. And if they were, they were prolly rolling .... smokes.
Most people complain that any mod over a hundred bucks, is 'overpriced'.

Yea, cause cigarettes were so cheap all those years, right? People should be vaping to better their health instead of just wanting to save a buck.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Anyone who complains about the cost of vaping, obviously wasn't an avid smoker before they started vaping. And if they were, they were prolly rolling .... smokes.
Most people complain that any mod over a hundred bucks, is 'overpriced'.

Yea, cause cigarettes were so cheap all those years, right? People should be vaping to better their health instead of just wanting to save a buck.

I do both. MY cigs were costing me about $120/mo. 4 months into vaping and I have bought quite a bit of stuff and given over 1/2 of it away to others to get them off cigs and I am still 30% under my cig budget. And am at least 3 months ahead on vaping supplies. Heck I am 2 years ahead on nicotine. And at least 6 months ahead on PG/VG.
Vaping can be a much cheaper and less damaging addiction to support. Or you can go for the bling and spend more on it than you did on cigs.

 

[jseah]

Anyone who complains about the cost of vaping, obviously wasn't an avid smoker before they started vaping. And if they were, they were prolly rolling .... smokes.
Most people complain that any mod over a hundred bucks, is 'overpriced'.

Yea, cause cigarettes were so cheap all those years, right? People should be vaping to better their health instead of just wanting to save a buck.

When I first started buying gear, I swore I would never spend more than $100 for a mod and thought that anyone who spent that much was insane, and yet a few weeks later I bought a Vaporshark rDNA40 and a SX Mini M Class.

 

[freeall]

But really, what's so 'insane' about it? Its like people think they should spend 12 bucks for gear and be done with it lol. It's amazing to me how many people question the cost of a better alternative to cancer sticks.

Just cause vaping is 'better' for you, it's like people assume it should be less expensive, too.

Strange world we live in.

 

[jseah]

I do both. MY cigs were costing me about $120/mo. 4 months into vaping and I have bought quite a bit of stuff and given over 1/2 of it away to others to get them off cigs and I am still 30% under my cig budget. And am at least 3 months ahead on vaping supplies. Heck I am 2 years ahead on nicotine. And at least 6 months ahead on PG/VG.
Vaping can be a much cheaper and less damaging addiction to support. Or you can go for the bling and spend more on it than you did on cigs.

My cig budget was just under $300 a month. After 4 months of vaping as well, I've spent a little under triple what I would have spent on cigs, and I've given away almost half of what I bought to others as well. I still will end up spending less on vaping for the year as compared to smoking, since I've enough juice accumulated so I don't need to spend another dime and I can still vape for the rest of the year.

 

[jseah]

But really, what's so 'insane' about it? Its like people think they should spend 12 bucks for gear and be done with it lol. It's amazing to me how many people question the cost of a better alternative to cancer sticks.

Just cause vaping is 'better' for you, it's like people assume it should be less expensive, too.

Strange world we live in.

It's "insane" in the fact that you have to ask yourself (not knowing any better) why would anyone want to spend $200 for a mod (and have to spend more for a tank) when you can spend $30 and get an EVOD starter kit with two batteries AND two tanks. It's much like those who think it is insane to spend $120k for a Mercedes S-Class when you can get a Toyota Camry for around $30k. Of course notwithstanding the show-off factor, there is a huge difference in the experience of riding in or driving a S-class versus riding in or driving a Camry. Much as there is a huge difference in vaping with a $200 mod with a $40-50 tank versus vaping with a $20 ego battery and plastic top coil clearomizer.

And also remember that there is a whole world of people out there who have no idea that all this different gear is even available. Their only exposure to e-cigs is those $10 blu disposables they see at the gas station.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

When I first started buying gear, I swore I would never spend more than $100 for a mod and thought that anyone who spent that much was insane, and yet a few weeks later I bought a Vaporshark rDNA40 and a SX Mini M Class.

I know better than to make vows like that Just working on the cheap so far.

 

[Puff2K]

I'm estimating I spent on vaping so far (since about March) about as much as I'd have spent on tobacco and smoking supplies in 6 months. I'll still have to spend more on coils and juice in the next 4 months. So it is costing a lot more than smoking but it is worth it.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

It's "insane" in the fact that you have to ask yourself (not knowing any better) why would anyone want to spend $200 for a mod (and have to spend more for a tank) when you can spend $30 and get an EVOD starter kit with two batteries AND two tanks. It's much like those who think it is insane to spend $120k for a Mercedes S-Class when you can get a Toyota Camry for around $30k. Of course notwithstanding the show-off factor, there is a huge difference in the experience of riding in or driving a S-class versus riding in or driving a Camry.

And also remember that there is a whole world of people out there who have no idea that all this different gear is even available. Their only exposure to e-cigs is those $10 blu disposables they see at the gas station.

Yeah but for the 90K difference I can have a boat and an RV along with the Camry Or buy a whole truckload of Reo's ? Just bought a new Camry last year btw

 

[Robert Cromwell]

But really, what's so 'insane' about it? Its like people think they should spend 12 bucks for gear and be done with it lol. It's amazing to me how many people question the cost of a better alternative to cancer sticks.

Just cause vaping is 'better' for you, it's like people assume it should be less expensive, too.

Strange world we live in.

I do not assume it SHOULD be less expensive, just glad that it CAN be less expensive. Healthier for less money I likes.
And now when I sweat I smell a bit like blueberry instead of cigarettes

 

[jseah]

Yeah but for the 90K difference I can have a boat and an RV along with the Camry Just bought a new Camry last year btw

I went the certified pre-owned route. Purchased a 2-year old E350 4matic in 2012 for 40 percent less than what it cost brand new (and just a little more than a fully loaded Camry would have cost), with 2 years left on the factory warranty, and the CPO warranty doesn't expire until December 2016.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Ohh the Camry is for the wife unit. I drive a 1972 F100.
Lots of people ask me if I want to sell my old truck. No one has asked the wife if she wants to sell her shiny new Camry.

 

[jseah]

The E350 was originally supposed to be for the wife. Then two days before finding the car, my Volvo ended up needing $2k in repairs. Ended up trading it in for the E350 instead (she always hated the Volvo anyways) and it became mine. 4 months later I got the "you got a new car and I'm still driving an old one" complaint, and she wanted a convertible so we ended up getting a CLK 350.

 

[roxynoodle]

Ah, but one reason people turn to vaping IS to save money. Every time cigarettes go up in price, more people try to quit.

And many here are proof you don't need a $200 mod plus a $200 atty to quit. Those of us who buy them want them. We don't need them. My 20W istick is still plugging along after almost 9 months. So even if it dies today, my friend who has it now could just buy another one. She thinks I'm nuts to have a $200 mod when one that costs under $30 works just fine

I do spend a lot on juce. That cuts into my monthly budget quit a bit. Its time to start learning to make my own.

 

[AndriaD]

Anyone who complains about the cost of vaping, obviously wasn't an avid smoker before they started vaping. And if they were, they were prolly rolling .... smokes.
Most people complain that any mod over a hundred bucks, is 'overpriced'.

Yea, cause cigarettes were so cheap all those years, right? People should be vaping to better their health instead of just wanting to save a buck.

Not true. I have no idea how I afforded smoking, but somehow I did -- usually by buying less food.

People who choose to buy more expensive things, where there are perfectly adequate things available for half or a third or a fifth of the cost... well, you know those commercials lately about the "stupid rich"? Who choose not to save money even when they can... that's what I think of. Because "money won't spend itself!"

I'll never buy an "authentic" kayfun, because the Tobecos are BETTER -- you can extend the 510 screw without loosening the mounting block. I'll never buy a Provari, because I could buy 5 or 6 iStick30s for the same amount of money. I will NEVER buy anything on account of its label -- I buy name-brands ONLY if said name brand is a) (most important) actually within my budget, and b) actually FARRRR!!! better than off-brands.

Andria

 

[jseah]

Not true. I have no idea how I afforded smoking, but somehow I did -- usually by buying less food.

And when I was smoking, for the most part I was paying the higher taxes of NY. I only live 40 minutes from PA, where I could buy a carton for $62 as opposed to $95 in NY, but I didn't make the trip very often. I did make the trip every once in a while and would pick up 4 cartons at a time, but having 4 cartons sitting there was more of a temptation to smoke more.

 

[Asbestos4004]

Nope...you don't need to spend a lot of money to quit smoking. I quit using what was most likely, a fake ego battery , a fake clearo and some nasty Pomegranite juice a friend made. That was over 2 years ago...the whole set up set me back $30. I've since picked up a few other things....but not out of necessity. I guess I'm "stupid rich" according to some on here. That made me realize that the snobs aren't necessarily the ones with all the toys.

 

[Libbydude]

Nope...you don't need to spend a lot of money to quit smoking. I quit using what was most likely, a fake ego battery , a fake clearo and some nasty Pomegranite juice a friend made. That was over 2 years ago...the whole set up set me back $30. I've since picked up a few other things....but not out of necessity. I guess I'm "stupid rich" according to some on here. That made me realize that the snobs aren't necessarily the ones with all the toys.

Nice! But I think you confuse snobbery with resentment/envy laced with a sense of entitlement.