dissapointed noob..

[grumpymatt]

hello, im new here and new to e-cigs. i just bought one today at the gas station down the street. The company that manufactured it is called krave......now ive heard many good things about these e-cigs but the one i got is crap. it has no taste at all except for a light chemically must and its too big to hold like a regular cigg and its not one of the ones that lets you replace the cartridge. which makes it suck even more. i might as well rolled up the 20 dollar bill i used to buy it and smoked that. at least that would of had flavor!! so i was wondering, did i just buy a ....ty brand or are all these e cigs like this?? the habeeb at the gas station made it out like these things taste like marlboro reds. what a crock.

 

[Girl4givn]

I've heard bad things about those gas station e-cigs. There is better out there. I had a friend try one of those, and never tried another one again, until I e-mailed her about my great experience with mine. Now she has ordered one for herself and after she got hers, two more for her mom and dad.

Don't buy another one of those for sure. Search this forum and figure out what's best for you and order one. I love my Volcano Inferno - wouldn't trade it for anything.

 

[tybin]

mornin matt. yes, most of the ecigs sold at gas stations are going to be a "crock" look at some of the suggestions you will find here on the forum for better options. welcome to ECF

 

[Nahoo]

i did the same thing bud and swore of e-cigs and was super ...... of at the waste of money..........i ended up finding one at a flee market on the cheap it was a 510 starter kit from a company called nhaler i have since bought other stuff from them and have been really happy..........there is a ton of great stuff out there dont give up cause this stuff does work hope this helped!!!!

 

[grumpymatt]

i just did some research and found out that krave is one of the brands involved in those online free trial scams. ya know i always do this ..... i buy things before i read the reviews for them online. eh at least it was just 20 dollars.

 

[Nahoo]

i just did some research and found out that krave is one of the brands involved in those online free trial scams. ya know i always do this ..... i buy things before i read the reviews for them online. eh at least it was just 20 dollars.

research is our friend atleast your in the right place now

 

[grumpymatt]

do you think head shops like old glory or tobacco stores would have any of the good brands like the one you mentioned?? nhaler

 

[mano932]

dont give up yet. whatever you bought at the gas station im sure is junk. The good news is you found this site.
Im on the fence about these cheap products in gas stations. On one hand it does expose people who probably wouldnt have been to ecigs. On the other hand these things are awful. and are almost sure to put you off of vaping. I wish ever gas station would sell it to you and say. Ha we got you, now check out ECF when you get home. I have even gone as far to tell my friend who works at the closest gas station to inform people who buy it to check out ecf or email me when the are disgusted with what they bought

dont let this experience turn you off of vaping. Good luck

 

[SeanRP]

My rule of thumb has always been, and will always be, if it's really important to you and you want the right product, go to someone who specializes in it. You can say the same thing a bout a lot of things you purchase on a regular basis.

 

[grumpymatt]

lol yeah. unfortunately for me i didn't learn about this website until after i bought this "e-cig". i didn't know that so many people were even aware of their existence.

 

[mano932]

You are going to have to order off the net for something nice. IMO

 

[SpiritBerry]

it has no taste at all except for a light chemically must :

Hi Matt! Did you clean the primer off the atomizer before you started vaping? The gas station e-cigs are not nearly as good as the reuseable ones, but they are better than analogs My husband started off with the Njoy from Cox's smoker outlet, but very quickly ordered a 510 from Cignot your Midwest Electronic Cigarette store.. Sorry you had such a horrible first experience. I hope it doesn't keep you from throwing out the analogs and giving PVS's a chance! Hope this helps a little bit

 

[SeanRP]

lol yeah. unfortunately for me i didn't learn about this website until after i bought this "e-cig". i didn't know that so many people were even aware of their existence.

Don't feel to bad though, you said you spent 20 bucks? There are people out there who wasted a whole lot more then that on junk E-cigs, trust me.

Cignot 510 is an excellent first start too, I agree. Look around though, this place will have you going into information overload before to long, lol.

 

[Nahoo]

do you think head shops like old glory or tobacco stores would have any of the good brands like the one you mentioned?? nhaler

they have a website bro just go there they are super helpful and pretty understanding if your a noob like me.........as far as i can tell they did not hook me just gave me what i needed all i know is i went from 2 pad to 3 cigs a day and that pretty frigan cool

 

[bassthumper]

Hey man if I were you, I'd just plain give up on finding one that's worth a crap at a store or gas station. It just won't happen. You'll waste your money. Everyone here knows this, and you have come to the right place. Go online and order. You'll have your kit in a couple days and you'll be vaping in no time. It'd be nice to just be able to go out and buy one (and alot of suppliers are working on that- brick and mortar stores) but until this happens, you gotta order one online if you want to be pleased with your purchase. I'd recommend the ace kit from puresmoker. YMMV

 

[mano932]

lol yeah. unfortunately for me i didn't learn about this website until after i bought this "e-cig". i didn't know that so many people were even aware of their existence.

yeah that is the problem we are facing. If people only know about them from bias negative media, we could be headed for trouble. I have already had people see me vaping and have told me that they are very dangerous and put people into the Emergency room.

So happy you have found ECF. Many people probably buy the thing at the gas station and end up throwing it out and returning to analogs.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

I'd say 20 dollars was a great price. Most of us found ECF after spending well over 100 dollars-you did real good. Welcome to ECF!

 

[grumpymatt]

im not giving up on it yet. i really need to stop smoking cigs. im only 25 and get chest pains. i thought this would be the perfect alternative but i should of done my research before buying anything. i need to stop buying things compulsively.

 

[UntamedRose]

Ecigs are Wonderful! Just have to buy the right equipment and the right liquids...

It's kinda like we are all talking about some award winning microbrewer...and you went off an bought yourself Olde English malt liquor.
It's not going to be the same.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

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