Just discovered 'e-cigs' by accident about a week ago when researching all the crap about the taxes going up.
Before that, I didn't even know they existed! One page I was on mentioned them, and I went to a specific brand that was mentioned. So far in reading through messages here, I have yet to see this brand mentioned.
It's called the 'Torch', and the web site is as follows:
(Guess I can't include the link here... so Google 'torchcigarettes')
This is one of those web sites that actually has a telephone number you can call. I won't deal with any online sellers of 'anything' that doesn't list actual telephone contact information.
Anyway, I called them and got a lot of questions answered that I had. They were really friendly and very informative.
At that point, I thought they were the only e-cigs on the market... that is until I found this forum and discovered numerous other brands out there. Well now I had to investigate all of this some more.
The Torch is kind-of up there in price at $120.00 for their starter kit, and $12.50 for 5 cartridges, only finding that out this was expensive after looking at other brands and their starter kits.
Reading through posts here I was finding some information out about some of the other brands that disturbed me. Such as one called the Super Mini, and that the battery only lasted a few hours? And finding 'so many' differences in the different brands available.
Visiting numerous web sites, not finding such information as expected battery life, or what the equivilent cartridge would be, as compared to real cigarettes.
When I talked to those that advertised the Torch, I was asked how much I smoked, told them 1 1/2 packs a day, and was told that typically a 1 pack a day smoker would get one full day out of a battery. Much different that the few hours heard about other brands.
Also was told that one cartridge would equal about one pack, or 20 cigarettes. I was impressed at what I was told by them, and was just about ready to order when I started finding out about all these other brands out there. Some with starter kits for around $40.00, and having cartridges at less that a dollar each.
Really finding 'all kinds' of offers, such as two actual e-cigs in the starter kit, the two
batteries, charger, car charger, 5 varied cartridges as samples, then '50' cartridges of your choise, all for $99.00. Too good to be true???
Then also finding out about all the different flavors offered, not that I would probably even try them... The Torch only offers regular and menthol.
Really information overload over the past week! Now I'm having a hard time trying to decide which brand to try. I certainly don't want one that only has a few hours of battery life... Wouldn't be saving much money when I'd wind up buying a couple extra batteries and chargers.
So, I'm hoping to get a little advice here. I'm hoping that this post finds it's way into the mainstream of the forum, being a new member...
I've looked over the brand review section and seen many of the brands I've looked at, but didn't see the Torch mentioned.
Has anyone tried the Torch? If so, does the battery really last a full day? Do their cartridges equal to a full pack of cigarettes?
Being so new to all of this, are cartridges interchangable with the different brands of e-cigs? If I can get cartridges for a dollar a piece, that would be saving a lot of money. That is if a cartridge will equal 20 cigarettes.
I'm not only getting overloaded by incomplete information about all the different brands and web sites viewed already, but I'm smoking like a chimmy spending so much time in front of the computer!
I want to have an e-cig in my hands within a week or two! Being on a fixed income, I certainly won't be able to afford $60.00 to $80.00 for a carton of cigarettes when those taxes kick in. And I'm in Illinois, where the state is planning on increasing their tax by a dollar a pack!
So if anyone reads this, I would appreciate any advise offered! And do please e-mail me as I probably won't spend a lot of time in the forums.
Right now I'm smoking a 100mm cigarette with the typical tan filter. Highly doubt if I would be interested in a pen style, or those of different colors or shapes I've seen over the past week, browsing the all the web sites.
Thanks!
