A couple of hints for you to help a conversion,
We offer 5 non-menthol flavors to start someone out on. You might try buying a variety pack in 16mg along with a pack of SPI in 16mg. That way you would have all 5, plus 16mg is a good starting point for the nic level.
Also remind them that NOTHING is going to taste just like the cigs they are smoking. I don't know of anybody that ACTUALLY enjoyed the taste of cigs when we first started, but we got used to it.
The idea, if they have the mindset to quit, is to find one of those flavors that is close and they can get used to so they can taper off to their quit day, then they might like to go into one of our flavors like cherry, grape, apple or watermelon to "treat" themselves to help them stay off.
Just a couple of thoughts
Yeah i think i need someone to be my mentor! My dad and step mom both smoke so im around 2 smokers constantly. When I go visit my mom she smokes to. I tried to convert them to the bloog but they just weren't going for it. They didn't like the flavors as much as a analog. I'm still not giving up smoke about 10 cigarettes a day - a pack. Only smoked 3-6 yesterday while using the bloog so i can tell a difference just going to have to slowly work my way down. So far today 1 analog. The morning cigarette. My girl friend can't stand analogs so she encourages me.