Congratulations man! I actually progressed from ~8years of marlboro to blu disposables, and then to the blu rechargeable kit. You've made an excellent choice - it's a great way to get introduced to the whole concept of interchangeable flavors, battery life / strength.. the whole gamut. I enjoyed my blu quite extensively, and still do... but I've actually finally decided to get 'in the game' and order a real e-cig (eRoll). Blu is really a godsend as an intermediate between jumping into the somewhat-intimidating vape-world, and staying on the outside switching between e-cigs and analogs.
For me, I will always love blu as my comfy, easy introduction into the technicalities of e-cigs. The core components of the 'complex' e-cigs you see today are all there - but, (and here is why blu is so great) with blus, you don't even need to notice them. The complexities are lying right under your fingers, but blu makes it as easy as it was buying cigarettes, only you're screwing in a cartomizer instead of lighting up a smoke.
I ultimately see blu as an intermediary, and while they are a fantastic company, they do collect nicely on vapers' having to buy cartomizers over, and over, and over.... For me, seeing just how many of these little steel/plastic things I go through and end up throwing out, and having to re-purchase over and over again, was the primary motivator in making the jump into an e-cig whose juices I can refill with my own liquid supplies. This is only my story, though; and god knows that the convenience and easiness of using blus is what got me to make the switch and never touch another stinky analog again. They serve one of the most important purposes of e-cigs - getting the information out there (yes, through ads - but it is effective) and making e-cigs far more accessible than they once were by getting their products right up next to cigarettes in convenience stores. They've done it all for profit, but it's really quite a benefit - they sort of work as a 'for-profit' educator / distributor of items that put its users on a much healthier path, perhaps ultimately saves their lives. The underlying world of the technicalities in blu cigs can be completely ignored, or, can serve as a very nice launching point. Lucky society decided to become health-conscious and force big-business to invest in these healthier alternatives. They did a significant amount of work for a majority of smokers-turned vapors who (I speak for myself here) were too intimidated to buy something like an eGo or another kit, start manipulating the parts, exploring juices/blends/flavors etc.
It's the magic of e-cigarettes.. they can be as simple as a box of blu's, or as technical as... well, I can't really speak for that. I'm a nub myself
Cheers buddy, thanks for your service in the military and god bless. Happy vaping
