Katz,
I like to stand up for the little guy whenever I can, cause sometimes they get EGO bullied on this forum
I speak of the "lowly" ecig that looks like a real cig ... the Slim Batt. IF you want an ecig that resembles a real cig ... thats a totally legitimate thing to want depending on where and how you use it ... then get one ... they vape just fine thank you very much. Yes, the batteries don't last as long as fat batts ... luckily there is no law forbidding you from carrying as many extras as you need. Slim batts are inexpensive and just so you know, big or small, batteries are a consumables just like cartomizers and ejuice ... you can only recharge them so many times.
If I read it right, the blu cig starter kit is $80 ... thats pretty steep ... and while it looks like a standard 510 cartomizer system I think I read that the batteries are reverse polarity ... which if true is kinda weird.
At any rate, if you want to go with an analog lookalike, I would get some vendor recommendations off this forum and look for a 510 starter kit, or a KR808D-1 kit. Should only set you back about $35-$40 or so. I started with the KR808D-1 with 280Mah slim batts ... came with 2, bought 2 more on my first cartomizer re-order... its still what I use today. I am from Canada, and most of the kits here come with empty cartomizers, but it seems a lot of US vendor kits come with pre-filled. Regardless, I think cartomizers themselves are awesome, especially for the beginner, and getting empty ones and filling them yourself with an e-juice of your choice is the way to go for the best and most economical vaping experience. Again, lots of info and recommendations available on this forum.
Of course, if size/shape is no option ... there are lots of recommendations on which pipe bomb to buy from the EGOmaniacs
