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CharlyB

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Oh I'm so glad I found this forum. I am very new to the whole e-cig thing, and I think this forum has already saved me a ton of time and money.

I saw e-cigarettes on a TV show, one of the free trial things was featured. So I gave it a try. I have been a smoker for years and years but the cost was getting outrageous and the e-cig had so many good things about it; no smell, no ash mess, way fewer chemicals.

It was love at first draw. Thankfully, I checked the companies web site as soon as I got the kit. Lots of benefits but the cost of the cartos, OMG! I called customer service, pressed 1 for english and still could not understand a word the agent was saying! I've called customer service twice to modify my plan, with no results either time. My first call was because I liked the e-cigs but the cartridge in the starter kit was too strong for me. So I called and asked if I could buy just a sample of the medium and low strength cartridges. I was told yes on the phone and that my membership would be put on hold for 2 months to allow me time to decide. Then I received a return confirmation e-mail. I didn't want to return my kit, I just wanted to try the medium and low strength cartridges.

So I called the next day. I asked that my membership be activated again, but that I only needed 5 cartridges per month. I was told that was fine, and that they would ship the next day. They didn't.

I am now out of cartridges, which I am not happy about since I called twice to avoid running out. I called and e-mailed them to cancel my "membership", and got confirmation of cancellation in writing, so all good there.

I also do not want to pay $80 for 10 cartridges. There are many less expensive alternatives out there.

So then I started researching and thankfully landed here. I have since ordered 2 carto starter kits (the cartridge filling unfortunately is just a bit too much for me). The first one should arrive tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
 

Cardslinger

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Hi & welcome to ECF & vaping.
Sorry that you got taken in by some of the scammers that are around but now that you found ECF you will be able to learn a lot about vaping & suppliers, and there are a LOT of good highly respected suppliers.
One bit of advice I would give is dont be afraid to try to do your own refilling of carto's. It's very, very easy to do and saves a ton of money over the prefilled ones. Also you get an almost unlimited choice of flavors and nic strengths. Where the prefilled are limited and they mostly come from China, whereas most suppliers make there own flavors right here in the USA.
Search the web for utube vids on how to fill cartomizers and you will see how easy it is to do and find yourself doing it in no time.
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
 

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Your learning. The learning curve now that you have ECF is going to be so fast your head will spin. My advise is once you get every thing worked out for yourself, that you keep reading ECF and respond to the new members regularly. The first year people always remember what it was like to start, and give the best encuragement. Welcome, and I wish you the best. Remember you are home here.:)
 

CharlyB

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I never realized the amount of information, equipment, etc. Honestly it's rather overwhelming at the moment. I will start slow with the cigarette emulators for a while. The look and feel of them make putting the analogs down so easy for me.

I ordered the Bull Smoke starter kit and a V2 starter kit because I couldn't decide between the two. I also got cartos from CCV to try because of the price, I'm hoping they work with one of the batteries I've already ordered. With 15 for $20 I figured it was worth a try, and if they don't I will just buy another battery. I'm going to need a sea trunk for all my paraphernalia! All part of the learning process. My head is already spinning!

The Bull Smoke kit should be here today and I am so excited! V2 ran out of the coffee cartos I wanted to try but since I will have the Bull Smoke kit, I can wait for them to restock.
 
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