Honestly, what do you think took you that long?
You might have valuable information to share for some folks that are struggling.
The Short story in two words: CrappyHardwareLowNicAnd BadFlavors!
The Long story: I bought a Joye 510 cig-a-like on December 18, 2009, along with some 18mg 'puke juice' that
really made me gag occasionally. I had troubles with sore lungs and mouth using pure PG (that was about all I could find back then), and the hassle of those plastic cartridge tips with 'teabag' filler were a major PAIN in the caboose! On top of that, those little rechargeable batteries would only last about 2 hours before needing a recharge. Atomizers were constantly gunking up and burning out, and keeping that crap going was a LOT more trouble than smoking. Did I mention the LEAKING?!?!?
Fast forward to September 25, 2011: I received an Ego-T kit, and raised the nic from 18mg to 24mg. Ego-T had it's problems with leaking, but with the 24mg eliquid, IT DID THE TRICK for me...and I haven't had another analog since! BING BAM WHAM...I was DONE!
My 'must haves' are (1) GOOD HARDWARE, (2) nic levels HIGH enough to satisfy or quell the urge to smoke, and (3) at least ONE flavor that tastes better than 'upchuck'.
The starter kit I recommend for my buddies contains 2 Ego Twist batts & charger, 2 Evods or Mini Novas (with an extra 5 pack of coil heads), and a trip to a Vape-Meet for sampling tons of flavors before spending a wad on untried 'mystery juice'. I'm now into DIY, but still buy a few 'must have' flavors from Backwoods Brew (Casablanca), Mad Vapes (Black Licorice) and Vapor Hut (Apple Pie Alamode...YUM).
If I could have started out with better hardware and flavors - and 24mg nic - I'm sure I could have made the switch much earlier...but there wasn't much to choose from back then. We've got it GOOD these days!
Strangely enough, I still carry a lighter in my pocket. After 32+ years of analogs, the lighter is a personal
ritual. I enjoy Flicking my BIC; especially at night. And i LOVE 'fiddle free' vaping in 2013!
Anywhoo, that's my story...y'all can WAKE UP now!!! I'm done.
(Did I mention how GOOD that extra $3000+ in my pocket feels since I made the switch?
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