So what is your story?

[HzG8rGrl]

Started smoking at the ripe age of 12. I am now 44. I have done it all to try and quit smoking and nothing worked. I used the Chantix and my better half out and out said "Why don't you just go buy a pack of cigarettes?" Well, I did go buy the cigarettes (now he quit smoking 5 years ago, cold turkey). He didn't like being around me (during my Chantix use) and I didn't like being me. All the ugliness came out of me each moment of every 28 days that I had not smoked. I was miserable and I was making everyone around me miserable. I was looking to cut down on my smoking by using an e-cig, not to quit. I loved smoking. It was a smell and taste I had grown to love and it was comforting. I did my research and decided to start with the Joye510. Placed my order and waited.
I received my Joye510 on Nov 14, 2009 at 2:30, and for 2 days did not have a cigarette. Now, I did think about having a cigarette numerous times throughout the days. I just did not crave a cigarette; it did not occupy my thoughts so invasively as with the Chantix. The next 3 days were a bit different. My daughters’ father (ex for me) had to have emergency open heart surgery. Now, I am no longer married to him, but do not wish bad things for him. Traveled six hours to be there and to console my girls and give love and support. I had 4 cigarettes that day. All went well and back home I go. Got up the next morning and thought about smoking, instead had a vape. I kept the PV with me at all times and used it like a pacifier. I allowed myself one cigarette before my shower for three days. When you all but quit you notice the smell and taste are not as satisfying, they are actually repugnant. So...smoke and shower. Well, I have thrown all the accessories away, have no cravings and I still have me. Since Nov 21,2009 I have been tobacco free. I am whole, loveable, likable, smellable and most of all I am cigarette free! There is no holding me back now. I have since purchased a modded pv and really like using it. But there is still the factor of always fiddling with the filler and topping off.
Finally ran up on posts that mentioned the KR808D-1 and as I researched more and more, found the vapor4life forums. I had been there before and posted and did not pick up on the fact I was in a sub-forum. Once I started paying closer attention to the thread names, I figured it out. More posting and back and forth with others in the forum and I have ordered the KR808D-1. I am awaiting its arrival patiently. I am looking forward to being done with always fiddling with my e-cig. I am hoping to start cutting back on the nicotine and maybe....just maybe to be nicotine free one day. One day, one step, nothing more. I spent 10 minutes a day 20 times a day outside with a cigarette. That is 3 and 1/3 hours per day outside smoking. That is over 1200 hours a year which equals to a little over 50 days outside, by myself-killing myself, willingly! OMG-now that is hard to comprehend. I am done with it-so done. No more, had enough. I love me----Go ME! You can Do it too!
Thanks to all who are always here and ready to help.

 

[Pawpaw]

Now THAT was a story, Tina! Wow! Just wow!

 

[Ysabet]

Cool! That was me that linked you here (sawsmoke on RYO), it's everything I said it was, I promise!
Glad it's working for you!
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Hey Sawsmoke! Nice to see you hear! I assume the e-cig is working as well for you as it has for me?

I can't thank you enough for your post about the e-cig on RYO forum Thanks to you I have completely quit all analogs! My Hubby even hinted he might give the e-cig a try. If he does I will have close to 5 pounds of D&R Windsail Silver up for sale on RYO along with my TOM.

 

[sawlight]

It's working awsome! Sunday is four weeks smoke free for me! It's an awsome feeling for sure!
Yeah, I think I have seven pouches of Samson left, a TOM and a Gambler machine to find homes for!

 

[Newff]

I've smoke since grade 6 or something I think. I'm 22 now and over a month ago I heard about E-Cigs on a poker forum I go to. Came here and read up on them and it seemed the Vapor King was very popular and good for a first time vaper. I placed an order and got the Ultimate Ultimatum kit with a bunch of flavors to try. Waited like 8-9 days for it to arrive which was painful lol.

My last cigarette was on the way to the mailbox to pick up my package, I pretty much had my mind made up that as soon as it arrived I was done with analogs and I was right. It's been 1 month and 1 day now I haven't even had an urge to smoke an alalog. This week my taste and smell totally changed..I figured it would change sooner but now when I smell cigarette smoke on my roomates it just discusts me beyond belief, I can't believe I smelled like that..it has be a huge turnoff to non smokers, how am I supposed to pick up girls like that

Vaping is the best things that has happened to me since being a smoker..definitely a life changer. I have a lot more energy, better mood, sleep better, smell better, cough less, ect and it's awesome.

 

[ChristenD]

I smoked for over half my life, started at 15 and I am now almost 33. I have smoked as much as 2 1/2 to 3 packs a day but averaged 1 1/2 to 2 packs a day. I hated smoking but I smoked sooo much! BIG time chain smoker (but amazingly, no hacking cough). I felt so lethargic most of the time. In the morning I would drag myself out of bed, grab some coffee and head outside to have a cig. As soon as I lit up I would feel so disappointed in myself. Over the years I've tried Chantix, the patch, the gum, the lozenges, Smoke Away, cutting back, cold turkey...you name it. Nothing really worked for me. I got to the point where I would just get teary eyed because I KNEW that smoking was going to kill me and there was nothing I could do about it.
Then, I found ecigs. Like alot of ppl, I started with Blu cigs, pretty packaging-professional looking marketing, cute little black cigs...big disappointment but enough intrigue to make me try others. Have had 2 901s and a 510 as well. I didn't mind the "work" involved with the 3 piece ecigs. And then, I found Vapor 4 Life in late November. The rest of my ecigs now sit neglected, poor things. Vapor King is as user friendly as they come! I have been analogue free for almost 3 months now and I never thought I'd see the day. I can't believe that I have no desire for analogues, it's so strange, smoking was just a part of who I was. Ecigs saved my life and Vapor 4 Life is the creme of the crop! I'm a non-smoker and I've never felt better! (It's so strange going to a cafe and saying "non-smoking")! Oh, and my car actually smells GOOD now!

 

[sawlight]

Welcome Christan! I really wanted a Blu myself, they just look so cool! But I am so glad I went with V4L, it just WORKS! Nothing fancy, but simple, effective and no mess!
The not smelling thing is AWSOME! I hug my boy at night and he doesn't complain, I put on my coat and it doesn't make me gag in the moring! No more butts in my laundry (I work in other peoples homes and smoke outside. I don't leave my butts lying around on their drive or yard, so I put them in my pockets). My truck doesn't stink, and I don't have an ashtray flowing over with ash and butts!
There are so many advantages of this you just find new ones every day!

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Christen D-Congrats on your find and being analog free.
I have actually took my jackets and what not to the cleaners, they smelled horrible. Never had noticed that before. And it sure was nice to get rid of the can outside that I always put the cig butts in!!!!! Gawd that thing stank( my southern belle accent coming out)!

 

[fair dinkum]

A lot of the stories here about people giving up smokes are great because they're all success stories. I measure success by how we better ourselves and make improvements in our lives and other peoples, not by the size of one's house, bank account or by what brand vehicle one drives.

Here's my story for what it's worth.
I was a fitness fanatic when younger and I never drank alcohol or smoked until I was 21, even though the legal age here in Oz was 18. I was born into a farming family (equivalent more to ranching in the U.S.) and so I was in a very physical job from day one after leaving high school. At the age of 18 I left Oz and went to the U.S. where I worked on some of the bigger cattle ranches from Texas to Wyoming as a ranch cowboy. I did this for two years and started dipping Skoal. When I returned to Oz a few weeks before I turned 21 I started drinking and one night at a party started smoking. Don't ask the reason why because I don't know why I did it, I just did. This was in the mid 70's and a lot of people in the country smoked in those days.

I gave up smoking for no particular reason when I was about 32 and started importing Copenhagen from the U.S. to dip. The good old government here then decided chewing tobacco from the States was now illegal to import and it was placed on the banned list. I had a number of shipments confiscated, so about 6 months later I went back to smoking.
When I was 40 I gave up again, cold turkey, and this time for 18 months. During this time my father suddenly died from a heart attack ( he was a non-smoker and didn't drink all that much), but I still stayed off the smokes. I eventually moved to the city (Perth) and within a week I was back on the them.

In the last four years I have tried Champix, Nicabate lozenges, various patches, acupuncture and even bloody hypnosis, all with very little result.
A couple of weeks ago I started searching on the net for something that would help me give up the smokes and I came across articles on e-cigs. This led me to this forum where I spent about two nights reading info on e-cigs and numerous testimonials. I decided to give them a try and the e-cigs I would get would be V4L and I ordered the Ultimate Ultimatum Vapor King Kit. The day it arrived I started using it at 06:00pm after my last smoke. Even though it has only been about 10 days since I started vaping, I haven't even looked at a smoke or desired one. I believe this is the easiest way I have ever given up smoking. While it's still early days, I honestly don't believe that I'll ever return to smoking, that's why I say "I have given up."
Last night (Boxing Day) I went to a friends place for a barbecue and for the first time in a number of years I had a few drinks. There were also two people there that were smoking and it never bothered me. Not once over about four hours did I feel like a smoke.

While I am not given to promoting things easily, I will say that I am so glad that I chose V4L because I have absolutely no complaints with their VK's, juice, carts etc., and their customer service is exemplary. In fact I have already put in two more orders to V4L since the first order. One observation I would like to make is it would be nice if V4L had a bigger choice in flavours for the 30ml juice range.

End of story.

 

[sawlight]

Great story! Glad ot hear it's working, it only gets better and the 30ml bottles of juice are coming!

 

[wolf10851]

I myself started smoking when I was 12 years old. my parents finally found out that I was a smoker when I was about 16 or 17. my parents were truly disappointed in my being a smoker but I really did enjoy it so I kept smoking. then I went into the Marine Corps. While in boot camp I was forced to quit smoking since I couldn't smoke in boot. I had cigarettes licked. I had quit. but it wasn't by my choice. I looked forward to the day that I graduated boot so I could get a pack of smokes. my parents had arranged a flight back home for me for my boot leave but I knew that if I had flown back with them I wouldn't be able to get my cigarettes. so I booked my own flight. sure enough I graduated boot camp went to the airport and bought a pack of cigarettes. I have been smoking ever since.

my mom has mentioned a couple of times that she wanted me to stop and I knew it was something that she really wanted but I enjoyed it to much.

for about the past year it has gotten worse for me. I don't know why but I had started to smoke more than I used to smoke. I also noticed my health going down. I would go to bed and I could hear myself wheezing. I could hear rasping in my breath. and I could actually hear a popping sound in my lungs. this year I finally started to THINK about quitting smoking. but I still enjoyed it too much.

then I heard an ad on the radio for the smokers savior and the smoke assassin. I looked into both of those however while doing research on them it sounded like they were both shady companies. the good thing though is that I found out about other companies out there. and found this forum. I noticed that Steve and Mark posted in here and actually responded to people. that added a level of trust for me for this company called vapor4life. they were actually willing to "show their faces" to their customers. I figured you HAVE to have a good product if you are willing to post up in a forum with your customers. I took a chance and tried this thing called the vaporking. I really did not have high hopes of it actually allowing me to quit smoking but I decided to try it.

well after I received it and started to use it I have had 2 cigarettes since. that was over a month ago! 30 years of smoking broken just like that!!!

Steve Mark and the rest of the crew I want to offer my deepest and sincere thanks to you guys!!!!! I feel you guys are responsible for saving my LIFE!!!!!!

I was so happy on thanksgiving when I was able to tell my parents that I had quit smoking. I am even happier that I can today report to them that I am now a non smoker!!!

Thank you V4L crew you all mean so much to me now!

 

[pianoguy]

Anybody who's on the fence doesn't need to look any further than this thread for some inspiration.

 

[fwm]

I started smoking at 16 on a dare - everyone else was smoking, so I choked, coughed, and kept at it until I could say I smoked too......now how dumb was THAT? Just a way of life after that........40 years later, I cough, I sometimes wheeze, you name it, but it was a must in my life. I tried patches, pills, gum, every new gimmick that came out. When Chantix arrived, I told a good friend about it (she smoked 2-3 packs a day) and that we should try it because I wanted to quit. We did, three years ago, and she immediately quit and is still smoke free........she still rags me about how it was all MY idea and yet SHE is the one who wound up quitting......although she still misses it. The medicine made me sick at my stomach, so I was only taking half the dose, and doing it half-heartedly - I really didn't want to give them up - I LIKED them, even though I knew they were killing me. Someone at work told me they were trying the e-cigs, which I thought was a farce, but I decided to have a look. I went to the internet to order from their company, and my old computer wouldn't let me, so I kept looking. I found the forum and read up on a few of the vendor sites. V4L looked like the place I needed to be, so I quickly ordered, not really knowing what I was getting myself into. While I was waiting on my order I started reading, and reading.........wow........thank God for all of you. I'm amazed. I ordered too high nicotine at first and had to wait on another order, but determined to keep at it. I'm still in shock........to not feel sickened by sitting and wanting a cig, but can't run outside right now........to not feel disgusted by the smell, my hair stinking, the ashes everywhere, and yet feel satisfied with my e-cig is beyond belief to me. I had about resigned myself to the fact that I would die before I felt necessary from something that had beat me, that I was too weak to give up. Now I am confident that I CAN do this, that soon I will put them down and never look back.......I am down from a pack a day to one or two a day, and ...... when I do that even, I am winning,.....I am finally winning, and it feels so good because I didn't think it was possible. I have all of you, Steve and his staff, everyone here to thank for making it possible. The info, the stories, the help here is endless, and something we all need. Thanks

 

[ChristenD]

sawlight,
Thanks for the welcome )
Glad u explained the "butts in the laundry" ;o)
Sure wish I'd found the VK first but I was so intrigued by the gadgetry that I probably would've still tried a few others just for comparison sake, and I tend to go overboard on things anyway!

 

[antithesis]

i am company/product 'name dropping' here, so if that's not a good thing, someone please edit it out?

i started smoking at 14, but wasn't inhaling until the boy who'd lend me cigarettes caught me 'cheating' and said he'd not 'stock me' until i truly inhaled. these were marlboro reds, augh! eventually, i changed to menthol lights, then menthol ultra lights. i had a very young pregnancy and quit during this, and didn't start back up until three years later.

i was a very, very heavy smoker from 1998 until 2003. come '03 i had several attempts to quit, as my daughter was old enough by then to realise hey, she hated that i smoked. i'd quit by 2004 and remained that way for about a year, but eventually started back up again -- but only smoked at work or in the car when i knew my daughter wouldn't be in it for awhile.

i first learnt about e-cigs when my ex's mother was looking into them to try and quit for an upcoming heart surgery. i jumped on the first brand i found, which was 'smoking everywhere'. the shipping was fast, the instructions unclear, and it didn't work very well for me at all. there was barely any vape output and it just wasn't what the advertisements made it out to be. a lot of money lost, and hope.

i was lurking around this forum, actually, and read about janty. THIS seemed promising. and their e-cig was very sexy looking! i ordered this up, and a lot of accessories and juice. i came to find their battery charging was like trying to navigate traffic in a country you're not used to. a first-time charge ritual that i didn't follow on one battery, but did the other.. so i had one battery that'd never last long. cartridge refill was messy, and didn't last very long even with tips/tricks i'd found by reading here. i was a 'pack a day person' on work days, or ALMOST a pack a day, of regular cigarettes, on a 12 hour shift. i was going through a battery and a half, and two cartridges easiliy. then, i discovered the sadness that is an atomiser dying, and i threw in the towel.

in less than a month i was back to cigarettes yet again.

i'm facing an upcoming surgery that will change much about my life. i have other health issues atop that which are incurable. i really don't want to add lung cancer, COPD, etc to what i already have going on. i've WANTED to quit, but also love the action of smoking.

when my friend (belletrist) began to research e-cigs i told her my opinion about them straight up. then she found the V4L brand, and when the words 'there is no atomiser' came out, i perked up. looked at the site, and fell in love. granted, i've only had my supplies for going on 3 days of this brand, but i've not touched a cigarette since, and have no regrets or pangs about it. i had half a pack left that i gave away to the only other menthol smoker i know at work, rather than 'well i may as well finish these...'

michigan is going smoke free in all work places, restaurants, and bars, come may. everything will be smokeless save for the gaming floors in the few casinos we have, your home, and your car. and i will be the one standing there without the nic fits, the agitation, or the over-eating, come spring.

sorry that was a long story!

 

[fair dinkum]

antithesis: sorry that was a long story!

It's never a long story when someone is determined to better themselves and succeed. Well done on your persistence.

 

[Taryn]

That is a wonderful and inspiring story and I'm glad you took the time to write it, it will help others in their vaping journey!

 

[antithesis]

thank you!!! i'm really hoping to get a few at work into it, even letting them try some of mine (i have 4 batts now, two shorties and two regs; i could spare the USB charger perhaps) to see if they like. the thing is, i got a coworker in on the janty thing and she gave up on it a week before i finally had... so i'm sure she'll be skeptical for awhile. the best part is.. i will confess i never did tell my daughter i was smoking again. i hid it for years. i did tell her that i was going to vape, and why, and how it's lacking the tar, the chemicals, etc... and she was alright with it. said it was 'strange' seeing me 'smoke', but i just won't really throw it in her face, so to speak. it's very freeing. i don't feel like such a criminal anymore, and in the long run, maybe i will spare myself another medical issue.

 

[VapingRulz]

Congratulations! I loved reading your post and it will inspire others who lurk here but don't post.

 

[ChristenD]

HzG8rGrl, thanks ) I also had to wash all my jackets. When I officially quit the analogues, I had my car washed and detailed, it was a little treat for myself ) I also had a ".... can" that was an old Folgers can. My husband and I took it out and I shot it with an automatic rifle! LOL! It felt great!