Hi everyone. I was referred to this forum by my girlfriend. She's always been one step ahead of me as far as keeping up with e-cig technologies. In 2011 she bought me a Blu that only really helped me cut back on smoking cigarettes, and not quitting.
Then I took a break from the blu and tried The Magma which did pretty much the same- helped me cut back, but not quit. Then I gave that up and went back to cigarettes. By January of 2013 I was at a 12 year habit that lead me to consume a pack and a half of cigarettes per day.
I found that once I got off the e-cig I smoked more. Because I had become accustomed to constantly having something to puff on. My girlfriend got some Ego-C Twists maybe 5 months ago and was able to re-quit her habit of smoking again, sampling various tanks to use on top of the variable 1000mah. At the time it worked like a charm for her. I tried it a few times and knew that this would be more reliable if I were to attempt quitting again.
I was happy to have a few long lasting batteries and some reliable tanks. I quit on Valentines day, so that makes it about 3 months since I stopped smoking real tobacco. I kept a counter on my phone, but I rarely check it, because honestly I don't care about cigarettes any more. After the first week on the Egos, cigarettes started to become less appealing. Later on I've attempted to give one a go to see how it compares up to my new found comfort zone with my e-cig. I was pretty confident it wouldn't rekindle a burning desire for cigarettes and that I would cave in right then and there and go buy a pack. The couple of times I've tried cigarettes since quitting I've always found them to taste nasty and unsatisfying and I put them out early and start puffing on my E-cig.
My girlfriend has since moved onto the Provairi from the ego Twists. Which luckily for me, left me with a few spare parts to add to my case to further ensure I never run out of stuff when on the go. I do believe I'll eventually graduate to the Provairi. But to be honest, until all my batteries are dead and broken I'm pretty comfortable with my set up at the moment. 3 months clean and no regrets.
It seems I went through a learning process while experimenting with different e-cigs. I've constantly wound up learning of the next best thing through my girlfriend testing them out and then buying it. Just like in any market, there will always be the latest and greatest, followed by the next best thing.
Part of me feels like I've wasted money along the way and should have just shot for top of the line. But another part of me doesn't mind having hands on experience with the various designs and approaches toward the idea of such a device.
About 3 weeks ago I got a position at a local Vape shop here where we live in Central Florida. It's fun helping people find what's right for them. It's a lot to learn and I still have much to learn. I still am in the training process, but I thoroughly enjoy it. It feels like a rewarding job in a way. To me the most inspirational are the older customers. There are folks who are around 55 years old, smoked cigarettes for 25-40 years and are totally in love with electronic cigarettes and are return customers that are there for their juices. I just think that if it can help someone who had an addiction for SO long, then it really is something special. I'm 27 years old and at 26 I had given up on the idea of smoking cigarettes, I basically subscribed to them, accepting that they will always be a vice and will wind up hurting me most likely. That was only a 12 year habit I had, and when I found the right set up, it was like a switch and I haven't turned back. I really believe that anyone who enjoys smoking can enjoy vaping as long as they find a set up that's to their standards of what they need. And then from there, before they know it, they'd be off of cigarettes.
Sorry for such a long post, just wanted to share my story of how I was led to join this forum and the whole entire vaping culture up until now. I live in Central FL and I'm a total music nut, music is the pulse that keeps me alive. I attempt to play music from time to time and try to teach myself how to record something original. I like to attend live shows in downtown Orlando whenever musicians I follow are coming through. My main hobby and passion is in art. I mostly do ink work of abstract patterns, designs, and mandalas. I live with my girlfriend & our 3 dogs. I look forward to interacting with this community. Thanks for reading.
Then I took a break from the blu and tried The Magma which did pretty much the same- helped me cut back, but not quit. Then I gave that up and went back to cigarettes. By January of 2013 I was at a 12 year habit that lead me to consume a pack and a half of cigarettes per day.
I found that once I got off the e-cig I smoked more. Because I had become accustomed to constantly having something to puff on. My girlfriend got some Ego-C Twists maybe 5 months ago and was able to re-quit her habit of smoking again, sampling various tanks to use on top of the variable 1000mah. At the time it worked like a charm for her. I tried it a few times and knew that this would be more reliable if I were to attempt quitting again.
I was happy to have a few long lasting batteries and some reliable tanks. I quit on Valentines day, so that makes it about 3 months since I stopped smoking real tobacco. I kept a counter on my phone, but I rarely check it, because honestly I don't care about cigarettes any more. After the first week on the Egos, cigarettes started to become less appealing. Later on I've attempted to give one a go to see how it compares up to my new found comfort zone with my e-cig. I was pretty confident it wouldn't rekindle a burning desire for cigarettes and that I would cave in right then and there and go buy a pack. The couple of times I've tried cigarettes since quitting I've always found them to taste nasty and unsatisfying and I put them out early and start puffing on my E-cig.
My girlfriend has since moved onto the Provairi from the ego Twists. Which luckily for me, left me with a few spare parts to add to my case to further ensure I never run out of stuff when on the go. I do believe I'll eventually graduate to the Provairi. But to be honest, until all my batteries are dead and broken I'm pretty comfortable with my set up at the moment. 3 months clean and no regrets.
It seems I went through a learning process while experimenting with different e-cigs. I've constantly wound up learning of the next best thing through my girlfriend testing them out and then buying it. Just like in any market, there will always be the latest and greatest, followed by the next best thing.
Part of me feels like I've wasted money along the way and should have just shot for top of the line. But another part of me doesn't mind having hands on experience with the various designs and approaches toward the idea of such a device. About 3 weeks ago I got a position at a local Vape shop here where we live in Central Florida. It's fun helping people find what's right for them. It's a lot to learn and I still have much to learn. I still am in the training process, but I thoroughly enjoy it. It feels like a rewarding job in a way. To me the most inspirational are the older customers. There are folks who are around 55 years old, smoked cigarettes for 25-40 years and are totally in love with electronic cigarettes and are return customers that are there for their juices. I just think that if it can help someone who had an addiction for SO long, then it really is something special. I'm 27 years old and at 26 I had given up on the idea of smoking cigarettes, I basically subscribed to them, accepting that they will always be a vice and will wind up hurting me most likely. That was only a 12 year habit I had, and when I found the right set up, it was like a switch and I haven't turned back. I really believe that anyone who enjoys smoking can enjoy vaping as long as they find a set up that's to their standards of what they need. And then from there, before they know it, they'd be off of cigarettes.
Sorry for such a long post, just wanted to share my story of how I was led to join this forum and the whole entire vaping culture up until now. I live in Central FL and I'm a total music nut, music is the pulse that keeps me alive. I attempt to play music from time to time and try to teach myself how to record something original. I like to attend live shows in downtown Orlando whenever musicians I follow are coming through. My main hobby and passion is in art. I mostly do ink work of abstract patterns, designs, and mandalas. I live with my girlfriend & our 3 dogs. I look forward to interacting with this community.
Thanks for reading.
