I've been vaping for about 3 weeks now. After going over the costs for supplies, I realized that I'll manage to save over $159 a month! Here in taxachusetts, cigs are up to $8 a pack not to mention the hike in tax to 6.5%. That will bring me to about $240 a month. I'm in the process of turning one of my smoker friends to ecigs. Since I don't feel like repeating everything I wrote in an email, I'm just going to copy and paste the exact email:
Note: I originally started vaping with the smoking everywhere ecig until I got my hands on a Joye 510, this is what the email is explaining...
**So, how long has it been? About a week and a half or so since I've had the Joye 510. It is my fav now! I actually brought it with me to work today. I worked 7am-6:30pm and the battery lasted all day!
So I know EXACTLY what you need to get things started.
1. Go to dietsmokes.com to buy the starter kit for the Joye 510.
2. Go to johnsonscreeksmokejuice.com to buy the Johnson Creek Sample Pack v2. This gives you 10 sample sized ejuices. One small bottle lasts a while. I'm still working on the first two I chose to start with and it's been a week, and I still have half of each left. This will also help you decide which flavor you prefer. So far I have used the espresso, french vanilla, tennessee cured, and just recently the summer peach. Out of the four, tennessee cured, french vanilla and summer peach are my fav. I still got 6 more to try out.
3. Today I went to the pets store to buy the Fluval. This is what you'll need to reuse the carts. It's that filter stuff. Same **** they use. Works awesome! You can get a box of it for about $3.92. Only need a lil for each filter. This box should last me AT LEAST a month or so, most likely longer, depending on how often I clean and change the filters.
4. Lastly, get the Long 6" Straight Tweezers. You will use these to add the filter to the cartridges. Pinch it at the end and then twirl it around. With the tweezers still holding on, slide it into the cart. Trim any excess. The fluval is about one inch thick. You can cut it in half.
With everything said and done, you will pay:
Starter kit: $58.00
Sample Pack v2(ejuice): $16.46
Long 6" Tweezers: $2.62
Fluval: apprx. $3.92
Grand Total: $81.00 to start.
With this, you should be good for about a month and a half, prob even longer! What is that compared to buying a pack of cigs a day? I would normally buy a pack a day for apprx: $8.00 times that by 30 = $240/month. I've saved apprx: $159 in just a month!**
Not only have I saved money, I've saved my life! I love being able to walk up a flight of steps without being outta breath. Hell, standing stationary, I can breathe where before I always felt short of breath! LOL. I tried one of my bfs cigs last night. Wanted to see the difference cuz I hadn't smoked an analog since I got the ecig. Almost instantly, I felt sick to my stomach and was short of breath. Worse feeling in the world. Couldn't figure out how I dealt with that for 10 years of smoking!
Even if I wasn't saving money, I would still prefer the ecig.