Cheap Chinese e-cigs

[Automaton]

from the looks of it the battery life of the e-stog i just purchased will keep me from becoming a junkie in all seriousness i'm surprised more of you havent been tempted to try the cheap e-cigs

Because we're addicts, and need something that works well. If we gotta spend a couple more bucks on it, so be it. If it doesn't soothe the monkey on our backs, it's of no use to us.

Seriously, I cannot exaggerate how bad of an idea what you're doing is.

 

[sfpsb10]

either way i feel like we're getting off topic. does any1 have experience with these? i wondering if i can swap out the atomizer for a higher quality one

 

[LowThudd]

Yes, but you will have to find out what model it is(Ie. DSE103, 306 etc). All the generic e-cigs have name brand counterparts. Once you figure out what model it is, you can then buy parts for it.

 

[sfpsb10]

nice does any1 know any battery mods for these?
DealExtreme: $10.95 Quit Smoking USB Rechargeable Electronic Cigarette with 5-Refills here is a link

 

[Kobudo]

A battery mod is usually a box or tube that holds a much larger battery. I have one that I've made for about $5 out of a Radio Shack project box. Another that I made out of a Coleman LED flashlight. Both use 18650 rechargeable protected batteries that can last two days without a charge. They both also have 901/808D connectors for my attys and carts.

You can probably change the color of the LED on that battery as a mod, but it would only be cosmetic.

 

[Vanisle]

This is how they represent their juice? "Electronic Cigarette Tobacco Tar (10ml)". Tobacco tar? I would say avoid Deal extreme at all costs.

This is my opinion only.

Also, you get what you pay for.

 

[LowThudd]

This is how they represent their juice? "Electronic Cigarette Tobacco Tar (10ml)". Tobacco tar? I would say avoid Deal extreme at all costs.

This is my opinion only.

Also, you get what you pay for.

I see that on alot of chinese web sites. I believe it is a translational issue.

 

[Mariana]

are very comparable products with a very different vaping style required.

 

[champions]

nice does any1 know any battery mods for these?
DealExtreme: $10.95 Quit Smoking USB Rechargeable Electronic Cigarette with 5-Refills here is a link

Now you're gonna mod it? WOW. I've never seen someone in such a hurry to become addicted to nic. lol

I've heard the ...... buzz is pretty sweet!, but if they had a device that would deliver pure ...... and none of the "stepped on" additives, I'm not sure I'd try it if I wasn't already a ...... addict. lol Which I'm not.

Enjoy your new addiction. lol




...really? censorship? wasn't expecting that. lol

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

i hope this doesnt keep you from taking me seriously (i;m not addicted to analog ciggs or nicotine) i love the nicotine buzzz! i got this as a fun gadget. that being said i still want a quality e-stogg

I understand treating nicotine addiction as the less-than-serious malady that it is; it doesn't have the sort of toothless, trembling-in-a-pool-of-your-own-vomit image that opiate addiction does, for instance. Yes, you can function among the bipedals more-or-less as well as a nicotine addict as not. Just bear in mind two things: (A) whatever fun gadget, i.e, delivery device you choose, it'll become a permanent appendage to who and what you are; you might drop the thing out of your hand never to pick it up again, but it'll be fused into your most primordial self for the duration--which (B), will be a statistically shorter period of time than it would otherwise.

Vaping is wonderful--a godsend--and I don't deeply regret having become a smoker at 17, if only because the full tally of what it cost me will always be a matter of conjecture. Certain aspects are known to me; I couldn't--still can't, even with a PV in hand--finish a good meal, or stand on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon without thinking of the acrid, awful, wonderful smell of a Marlboro 100 Menthol. It became the catalyst without which the biochemistry of joy was impeded, if not impossible.

 

[Rosa]

I understand treating nicotine addiction as the less-than-serious malady that it is; it doesn't have the sort of toothless, trembling-in-a-pool-of-your-own-vomit image that opiate addiction does, for instance. Yes, you can function among the bipedals more-or-less as well as a nicotine addict as not. Just bear in mind two things: (A) whatever fun gadget, i.e, delivery device you choose, it'll become a permanent appendage to who and what you are; you might drop the thing out of your hand never to pick it up again, but it'll be fused into your most primordial self for the duration--which (B), will be a statistically shorter period of time than it would otherwise.

Vaping is wonderful--a godsend--and I don't deeply regret having become a smoker at 17, if only because the full tally of what it cost me will always be a matter of conjecture. Certain aspects are known to me; I couldn't--still can't, even with a PV in hand--finish a good meal, or stand on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon without thinking of the acrid, awful, wonderful smell of a Marlboro 100 Menthol. It became the catalyst without which the biochemistry of joy was impeded, if not impossible.

Yes, I'm right there with you on this.

Although, here are some of my nicotine addiction low points:

*took all the used butts from my ashtray and emptied them into a rolling paper and smoked it.
*smoked "found" cigarettes off the street (yes, partially smoked by a total stranger).
*smoked with my baby in the car - driving around with all the windows rolled down because my apartment at the time didn't have a balcony or anyplace I could go to smoke.
*smoked on my way to a throat biopsy.
*smoked 4 months pregnant, crouched on my hands and knees, so my neighbors wouldn't see me smoking on my deck.

To the OP: I'm not proud, I'm just saying that (I'm sure the forum members all know what I'm talking about here) nicotine addiction is no joke.

 

[Automaton]

I understand treating nicotine addiction as the less-than-serious malady that it is; it doesn't have the sort of toothless, trembling-in-a-pool-of-your-own-vomit image that opiate addiction does, for instance. Yes, you can function among the bipedals more-or-less as well as a nicotine addict as not. Just bear in mind two things: (A) whatever fun gadget, i.e, delivery device you choose, it'll become a permanent appendage to who and what you are; you might drop the thing out of your hand never to pick it up again, but it'll be fused into your most primordial self for the duration--which (B), will be a statistically shorter period of time than it would otherwise.

Vaping is wonderful--a godsend--and I don't deeply regret having become a smoker at 17, if only because the full tally of what it cost me will always be a matter of conjecture. Certain aspects are known to me; I couldn't--still can't, even with a PV in hand--finish a good meal, or stand on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon without thinking of the acrid, awful, wonderful smell of a Marlboro 100 Menthol. It became the catalyst without which the biochemistry of joy was impeded, if not impossible.

Very true.

People assume that because smokers seldom steal their mother's television to pay for their habit that it is somehow benign. It's not.

Know what happens when I try to stop being an addict? When I try to stop putting nicotine into my body, and stop the EXTREMELY powerful compulsive addiction of the smoking action?

I literally can't function. I have had employers tell me to start smoking again because they would have to fire me if I didn't. I've had friends be scared of, and scared for me. And I'm about the same size as a slightly tall 10-year-old boy. I'm not a scary-looking lady. But I am scary when I don't get my fix.

A lot of people start smoking (i.e. using nicotine and compulsive habits) because of mental illness. But if you aren't mentally ill now, becoming a nicotine addict is a great way to make yourself mentally ill.

Just like PoliticallyIncorrect said, my PV is literally an appendage. I don't put it down long enough to lose it. Getting through a couple hours without it has me fidgeting.

I'll admit, it's not as bad as I was with cigs. With cigs, an hour without had me ANGRY. So, I guess this is an improvement.

But I'm still an addict. I always will be.

And I just can't wrap my mind around what would possess someone to do that to themselves "for fun." I just can't.

If you wanna get high, get on a plane.

 

[champions]

Yes, I'm right there with you on this.

Although, here are some of my nicotine addiction low points:

*took all the used butts from my ashtray and emptied them into a rolling paper and smoked it.
*smoked "found" cigarettes off the street (yes, partially smoked by a total stranger).
*smoked with my baby in the car - driving around with all the windows rolled down because my apartment at the time didn't have a balcony or anyplace I could go to smoke.
*smoked on my way to a throat biopsy.
*smoked 4 months pregnant, crouched on my hands and knees, so my neighbors wouldn't see me smoking on my deck.

To the OP: I'm not proud, I'm just saying that (I'm sure the forum members all know what I'm talking about here) nicotine addiction is no joke.

And...... Once you're hooked the buzz is gone.

 

[Rosa]

Yes, e-cigs are like our methadone.

You should no more start vaping if you don't smoke than you should start methadone if you don't have a heroine addiction.

 

[sfpsb10]

To the OP: I'm not proud, I'm just saying that (I'm sure the forum members know what I'm talking about here) nicotine addiction is no joke.

lol guys i'm sure your right but thats not what this thread is for, i want to kno everyones experiences with cheap knock off e cigs, horror stories, success stores, whatever. i dont want to talk about addiction.

 

[5cardstud]

You get what you pay for and in the long run after buying the cheap ones then adding it to the one you'll eventually buy a person isn't that far ahead. I learned the hard way buying junk first then as it lays in the drawer because it don't work it reminds me not to do it again. Some people get lucky though so good luck and good vaping.

 

[Automaton]

lol guys i'm sure your right but thats not what this thread is for, i want to kno everyones experiences with cheap knock off e cigs, horror stories, success stores, whatever. i dont want to talk about addiction.

If someone said they were interested in joining a cult but didn't want to talk about what happened in Jonestown... would you honor their request?

Just saying. We're a bunch of people who have been struggling with the reality of this for years. It's like asking us not to grab someone who wants to jump off a cliff. It is to me, anyway.

But to answer your question... I'm with 5card. You search for bottom of the barrel prices, and you get bottom of the barrel quality. And the good e-cigs aren't that expensive anyway. No reason to dig lower.

If you're really that dedicated to doing this, might as well aim high...

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

lol guys i'm sure your right but thats not what this thread is for, i want to kno everyones experiences with cheap knock off e cigs, horror stories, success stores, whatever. i dont want to talk about addiction.

I hope my mention of this doesn't turn you off to ECF, because there's a lot in here you ought to know about:

The acronym OP means Original Poster, and only that. It does not defer upon you the power to manage or moderate the direction that thread takes; if it evolves in a manner not to your liking, that's the chance you take for the time invested. Also, if you're the first to drop mention of the subject of addiction--as was the case here--don't be surprised if others have feverish opinions on the topic.

Many of us have experiences with cheap e-cigs. Frankly, few of us have good ones. But for the sort of novelty use you appear to have in mind, you've done well not to have spent more than you have.

 

[5cardstud]

I hope my mention of this doesn't turn you off to ECF, because there's a lot in here you ought to know about:

The acronym OP means Original Poster, and only that. It does not defer upon you the power to manage or moderate the direction that thread takes; if it evolves in a manner not to your liking, that's the chance you take for the time invested. Also, if you're the first to drop mention of the subject of addiction--as was the case here--don't be surprised if others have feverish opinions on the topic.

Many of us have experiences with cheap e-cigs. Frankly, few of us have good ones. But for the sort of novelty use you appear to have in mind, you've done well not to have spent more than you have.

Dang! That was a good reply.

 

[5cardstud]

Very true.

People assume that because smokers seldom steal their mother's television to pay for their habit that it is somehow benign. It's not.

Know what happens when I try to stop being an addict? When I try to stop putting nicotine into my body, and stop the EXTREMELY powerful compulsive addiction of the smoking action?

I literally can't function. I have had employers tell me to start smoking again because they would have to fire me if I didn't. I've had friends be scared of, and scared for me. And I'm about the same size as a slightly tall 10-year-old boy. I'm not a scary-looking lady. But I am scary when I don't get my fix.

A lot of people start smoking (i.e. using nicotine and compulsive habits) because of mental illness. But if you aren't mentally ill now, becoming a nicotine addict is a great way to make yourself mentally ill.

Just like PoliticallyIncorrect said, my PV is literally an appendage. I don't put it down long enough to lose it. Getting through a couple hours without it has me fidgeting.

I'll admit, it's not as bad as I was with cigs. With cigs, an hour without had me ANGRY. So, I guess this is an improvement.

But I'm still an addict. I always will be.

And I just can't wrap my mind around what would possess someone to do that to themselves "for fun." I just can't.

If you wanna get high, get on a plane.

I don't know about that TV stealing stuff. Addicted people do strange things and it's been reported that nicotine is more addicting than narcotics. The only thing that saves moms tv is that nicotine is legal and easier to obtain. JMO