Back to analog smoking for me!

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You need to take into account rick's nationality, keep ordering from a far off country can be a really pain, if after waiting for 2 weeks to get spares them fail, well... you are pretty much done, now imagine have to make only small orders because otherwise your package may be seized at customs... so there is the big problem, a lot of you can just do a lot of orders because you have a supplier nearby but some of us can't do that so easy, that is a big factor.
Yeah it kind of sucks for poor old Rick :(

but rick will survive and thrive.....i am just going to try patches and liquid nicotine drops in my coffee for awhile and see how i go with that, and what ever other fad and remedies i can get my hands on to give up smoking.....i will buy these items locally though, as Lithium mentioned..Shipping costs to Australia is a real lead weight on are wallets downunder…..the distance is just way to far in all directions unfortunately, and the Australian currency exchange rate against most currencies around the world is an absolute joke!! right now and its just killing me.

When the government here has decided what the taxes should be on the e-cigarette industry *Because please believe me they have not banned e-cigarettes here because of are health or any sort of health reason what so ever* as my government has suggested….Us Aussie's are not that stupid!….the Australian government was losing money on tobacco taxes and this did not bode well for us electronic smokers downunder …..when e-cig products are unbanned here then i might be back on board with the rest of you good ole chaps n chapette’s :) ...but until then its adios to the e-cig.....
 
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Hi everybody!
Hey thanks for not sending hate my way. As I keep reading this post I really sympathize for Rickstar. I forgot where he was living...

I hope that one day this technology will be perfected and we can just vape in confidence and not have to worry if our battery will last or our atomizers will hold up. Then everything will be right in our world. For many of us I see that "these inconveniences" are well worth it. Being smoke free for this long and not going through hell is so worth it to me.

To Rickstar and all the others who are frustrated, I really understand. You can be proud of your efforts, you did not fail... The hardware failed you. When these things improve and can be more dependable, I know you will be back in the saddle again!

Till then... Take care of yourself and remember how good it was when they worked well for you!
 

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rick,

Didn't you order from bestecig? Seems like I recall that. How did that work for you....product, shipping, etc?

Lu
Yeah but it still has not come yet Sam, and if this does not work out this time as well then i will not be reordering.....i still have 300ml of e-liquid left in my fridge and i don't want it to go to waste.

but i am not getting my hopes to high this time like i did with Janty and other e-cigarettes in the past.

The shipping cost with bestecig is ok when you buy alot of stuff from them...but i was reading in this forum just today that they suck....so things do not look good from the start....i guess i will find out soon enough...if it ever gets here...its been around 7 days now with express postage

but my refund is not going on e-cigarettes, i am done with it Sam
 
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Well, I gotta agree that at first e-smoking can be a bit more costly then analog. I was around a pack a day of the "cheapies" so it was costing me about $55/month. When I started e-smoking about 2 months ago I really didn't know much about it and what little bit I did came from reading (mostly here - thank you). As you can see I'm not a mega poster. LOL

There's a learning curve here for sure. Even with all the reading it took awhile to put it all together. Alot of what I've spent so far is merely trying to find what works. Now, guess what... The first e-gig I bought (NJOY pen) off Ebay is now my daily one. I'm rough on atomizers though and initially I didn't know you could buy them seperately from other distributors and have them "fit". I finally bought the one I have from puresmoker and it's lasted considerably longer then my first one all ready In between I've bought a DSE901, a great white, and an EVO e-cigar as I was told it would last longer. Well the atomizer still works but not well. The DSE901 I need a new atomizer (only took about 10 days to kill it) and the great white is my ultimate "backup" when all else fails because I don't like the way it smokes. All in all... I probably would have saved alot of money if I'd known I could just buy the pen's atomizer. You live and learn and I've learned to use the right e-liquids also.

Now I believe it'll mostly cost me about the same from here on as it did for the analogs but cutting the chemicals is the biggest benefit and no smell and the icing on the cake ..I can use it in the grocery even.

If you decide it's not for you, I can truly understand but I would encourage you to try again as it gets better as you go. I'm sure I still have more I can learn too Best wishes to all ..
 

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I just got my e-cig 10 days ago, and have not had an analog since. I was smoking almost a pack a day. I am already having problems with both batteries, and my spare atomizer.

I battery that holds a charge well is now getting stuck in the on position when I inhale. After I inhale I quickly unscrew the battery and blow into it to shut the battery down. Tapping the battery did not work to help unstick the switch. The other battery works, but only holds a charge for 30 minutes or so.

I purchased an extra atomizer. It seems not to heat up properly, I get a little smoke, but nothing I can inhale. But my other atomizer is GREAT so far. I have an email in to ecigmall for replacement parts, hopefully they come through.

Am I having problems, Yes. Is this expensive, Yes. Am I quitting.....NO WAY IN HELL!! I don't want analogs in my life anymore!!
 

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Yeah but it still has not come yet Sam, and if this does not work out this time as well then i will not be reordering.....i still have 300ml of e-liquid left in my fridge and i don't want it to go to waste.

but i am not getting my hopes to high this time like i did with Janty and other e-cigarettes in the past.

The shipping cost with bestecig is ok when you buy alot of stuff from them...but i was reading in this forum just today that they suck....so things do not look good from the start....i guess i will find out soon enough...if it ever gets here...its been around 7 days now with express postage

but my refund is not going on e-cigarettes, i am done with it Sam

I have only heard one person say they sucked...and that was MAD. He called them "worstecig.com" LOL

Could you be thinking of e-cig.com? That's the bad one. I used to get them confused at first.

Honestly, I think you will be pleased with them. Let us know!

Lu
 

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Yes Mad is one angry!! young man indeed mate Lol ...yep he was the guy that said that bestecig sucks...that really depressed me when i read that from Mad yesterday....and then this whole thing with Janty happend so then i just flipped my lid and gave up on it all.........I just want to use up the rest of my e-liquid and take a break from it for abit.............i did hear that e-cig.com wasn't that great either...i have always given that place a wide birth after what leaford has said about them in his video reviews

yeah for sure if that package from bestecig evenually gets here i will anxiously see if everything is ok *all i need is for bestecigs e-cigarette to last me long enough to use up the last remaining ml’s of my e-liquid and i am happy :) then after that if it wants to fall apart like all the other e-cigarettes do, i wont stop it lol


I will let you know how i go mate, no probs Sam.
 
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Damn Rick . I didnt know it had got so bad with you mate...whats the go? I have just stuck with original DSE 901's here and they have been great . Mate , e-cigs can be frustrating, but once you get the hang of em , they really can replace analogues, this forum is testament to that . Living here in Aus with all our restrictions of distance , customs, and the bans, I surely know where you are coming from...I thoroughly recommend Wayne at ruyandirect for us aussies, good shipping times, i have not had a product failure or DOA from him. I am still even on my original atomisers !!!
Keep the faith brother and stick to the simple stuff that works?
 

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Damn Rick . I didnt know it had got so bad with you mate...whats the go? I have just stuck with original DSE 901's here and they have been great . Mate , e-cigs can be frustrating, but once you get the hang of em , they really can replace analogues, this forum is testament to that . Living here in Aus with all our restrictions of distance , customs, and the bans, I surely know where you are coming from...I thoroughly recommend Wayne at ruyandirect for us aussies, good shipping times, i have not had a product failure or DOA from him. I am still even on my original atomisers !!!
Keep the faith brother and stick to the simple stuff that works?
Thumpy you know how It is mate, an Aussie downs afew and goes on a destructive rampage---so much wreckage and sadly and most regretfully left some victims in my wake :(

I just snapped mate after a couple of jacky Daniels. got blinded drunk, and blamed the world for my e-cig woes, when it is just as you and i before you said---the costs and defectiveness of these electronic cigarette's just got to me…I can’t get a break with these devices, or evil contraptions :evil:
*as i like to refer to em*

And i rest my case, I just received my package from bestecig.com only moments ago (Oh dear!!) Mad was right i think, The 901 USB battery does not work very well *it keeps blinking* and staying on by itself, Grrrr

God hates me that’s what it is...Now i would!.... hate him back
*as it did work for mel gibson at one time or another* but! knowing my luck god would just send me another defective e-cigarette just for thinking it Lol…..I am not buying anymore e-cigs…and this just consolidated my resolve

The USB e-cigar works ok but it feels and looks cheap! As, the material of the paper rolled around the cigar feels and looks like toilet paper and you can not see the led light at the end of it, that’s very frustrating when talking a puff when you can not see if its on or even working when trying to vape with it.

The bestecigs BE112 pen style is ok-ish, but don’t even get me started on it though..Or i could be here all night mate Lol

Or am i just being to judgmental, should i just except it and get over it….or is the fact that i now have to send the 901 USB batterie cable and atomizer back to bestecig and it will cost me alot to send back, unlike people in the USA or closer with better exchange rates for a replacement justification enough to why i snapped like i did late last night

The government also has there greedy little eyes on the Inevitable tax take that will be placed on the e-cigarette/e-liquid industries and retailers/wholesalers here in australia that will evenually happen *you mark my words*, as evident to the reason why they banned the e-cigarette here in the first place....It had absolutely nothing!! to do with are health.....Oh! pleaaaseee!!!.....we do have half a brain in are sweet heads..smoking analog all these years hasn't taking that away from us completely..... it was all about the tax...nothing more---nothing less-----period!


What ever is the right or wrong feeling? I just know that this will be the last e-cigarettes of any kind… as i have said and i will now iterate again..when there has been a massive advancement in the e-cigarette technology and the e-cig is firmly associated with the name reliability ….when the exchange rate between us Aussies and the rest of the world is more in line with some kind of sanity in the currency sense of the word….then and only then will i put myself out there again and treat myself to a non cancer stick that seemingly seemed so promising to me once upon a time

And that is about all that is up trumpy my brother..

…….i bet you’re sorry that you even asked now, eh mate?? :pervy: lol
 
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Actually this USB e-cigar from bestecig.com is really good, i have been vaping it for an hour now and the liquid flavor in my mouth that is coming from it is tantalizingly sweet on my tongue…I may have jumped the gun abit before giving it a real try….not being able to see the led light when in the middle of a puff can be annoying but i can get over that….the performance is exceptional and the vapor output is as think as a cloud to say the least….but it’s the distance that counts and i have to wait an see how long this seemingly good performance and longevity of this e-cigar will be before showing any signs of failure....fingers crossed!

The BE112 also seems like a good producer of vapor and works well…..i plugged both the USB e-cigar and the BE112 into my USB hub instead of my main USB port on my PC and that’s why they at first did not seem to work like i was told they would *Silly gaffe on my behalf* D-oh!!

The USB DSE901 battery is still playing up though…I have contacted customer service at bestecig and they seem very helpful thus far…It looks promising :D


So far so good….lets just see what happens, i do not want to speak to soon as that has been my problem in the past…..I will follow up with further results as time goes by…..
 
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at last, some good luck for rick......
vape on my friend.
, and enjoy......

what cigar do you have, where from....

Di .....
Lol thanks Di :) ..yes i feel like dancing the jigg right now at my very first e-cigarette success in quite awhile *Touch wood* i don't want to speak too soon....Or! i might jinx myself

The e-cigar is from Bestecig.com Di ....its there USB e-cigar *I don't have a picture of the Usb cigar, they sold out of them at bestecig

I have an APC USB mobile power pack as depicted here
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This power pack above combined with Bestecig.com's USB e-cigar equals super! powerful vapour and performance, but as i said i don't want to jinx myself .....Ricky might actually be happy at last :) whoda thunk it!......
 
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Vaping makes you feel soooo happy when it all works o/k....Rick:)
Very true pete, oh sooo very! true.........we will see what happens...but so far so good mate :)



MisterPuck I might need to buy one of tho's Solio Usb chargers soon, as the APC mobile power pack has been discontinued due to many defect problems with the device …I how ever got lucky and received a mechanically sound APC mobile charger


*Puts the Solio on the Xmas wish list* :)
 

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hello,
i was going to give up a couple of weeks after i bought my 901 and 5 boxes of cartridges. and after a week i was out of cartridges and my usb passthrough was acting up and i just had it with these things. I went back to analogs for 3 weeks and i decided to buy a m401 and some menthol liquid from puresmoker. so i recieved it and topped off one of my old just to try in my old 901. man i hve to tell you this liquid is really the only way to experience a ecig and actuall SAVE money. 4 drops and ready to go.

Just to let everybody know that doesnt know these new pilots from puresmoker are the shiznet with the juice. Never going back to using just carts.


Ryan
 
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