Hi all...1st post, sharing my journey so far...
Previously tried njoy from 7-11, but could never make a full switch. They became my indoor devices when I had to travel and I'm not able to make it to the curb side. But they made me feel sheepishly like a "wannabe" as they look exactly like a cig. Lol...
A co-worker started selling CE4/eGo setup on behalf of his outside friend, but my buddy and I went the CE4/C-Twist model route from eBay. Cheaper and VV. However, I could not decide if this is "it"...buddy then lost his clearomiser and got a wickless CE4. I tried it cuz he said it was much better but meh...I kept going back and forth but at least I'm no longer smoking at home, only work.
Decided to go APV...read and watch too much on this great forum & YouTube, could not resist my curiosity. Ordered PTII, buddy ordered Mini PTII even though he claims the wickless CE4/eGo was "great". He's doing better than me staying away from actual cigs for sure, not sure if it's his pride or what not...he used to tell me those 7-11 E-Hookah/disposable NJoy were "it" and I would watch him fix the coils on his E-Hookah with gee. Everytime he went back to actual cigs, I would laugh...I know, I'm skeptical.
So...1st tank on my ProTank II...OMG!!!
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I immediately texted my buddy and he's very excited and happy about his Mini PTII that came on the same day. That fateful day, I was down to 1 or 2 cigs/work day. The throat hit, the favours...home run. I found "it". I could taste better, smell better...my family no longer says I smells of cig smoke, which was my biggest joy.
vaping became a hobby for my buddy and I, which is easy as we both love Radio Control cars...got our iTaste SVD, rebuilding coils, made our own 18650 cradles and using RC chargers.
2 weeks ago, I introduced vaping to a friend who has been smoking longer than me. He bought some rechargeable E-cig kit 3yrs ago, and they were expensive...$150!!! And they're useless...what he said. We met up for coffee at Starbucks...and I brought everything I had...CE4 (tell him not to buy that), ProTank, eGo C Twist kit, SVD mod, some coils, e-juice...after all the introductions, I offered him a puff on my PTII/SVD setup...he was sold. And he had a cig just some 5 mins ago. Ordered him a Mini PTII & C Twist setup that evening and some YouTube links to go watch.
The day when I received his kit, I made sure he drop by the LSS (local smoke shop) to get a bottle of e-juice and I charged up his eGo battery to make sure they worked. "Held" his hand through everything...stripping/assembling the tank, battery operations, wick saturation, coil installation, tank filling/precaution, priming puffs, wiping occasional e-fluid on battery cap and lastly, "text or call me if you have trouble". He called me and told me he's 2 cigs/day and he could not believe it. His family no longer say he smells like an ashtray.
What I've learnt, setup is important to an ex-smoker. We needed that similar sensations before the brain can work it's magic to re-calibrate. Eventually we'll get it that we're no longer "smoking" but vaping, but that 1st encounter is like 1st impression important. However, a more crucial factor to the success rate probably comes from the person who introduce the vape alternative. If you happened to have the chance to fill in this role, think of the good it will benefit that individual if they succeed in switching from actual cigs to vaping.
Of course, fight the good fight...you can never convince the unwilling to be convinced. Next person will be a co-worker who bought the CE4/eGo setup but did not like it. He says he really wanted to quit in '14 and will go cold turkey. I bought a Mini PTII for him and told him to vape for Dec since he already have the juice and battery. If he decides to vape afterall, he can always buy me a new Mini, if not, just return it back to me.
I'm down to a cig/2 work days...don't really need them but I like to "steal" from my smoking frens just because...it's fun and they dun mind at all, ha!
Previously tried njoy from 7-11, but could never make a full switch. They became my indoor devices when I had to travel and I'm not able to make it to the curb side. But they made me feel sheepishly like a "wannabe" as they look exactly like a cig. Lol...
A co-worker started selling CE4/eGo setup on behalf of his outside friend, but my buddy and I went the CE4/C-Twist model route from eBay. Cheaper and VV. However, I could not decide if this is "it"...buddy then lost his clearomiser and got a wickless CE4. I tried it cuz he said it was much better but meh...I kept going back and forth but at least I'm no longer smoking at home, only work.
Decided to go APV...read and watch too much on this great forum & YouTube, could not resist my curiosity. Ordered PTII, buddy ordered Mini PTII even though he claims the wickless CE4/eGo was "great". He's doing better than me staying away from actual cigs for sure, not sure if it's his pride or what not...he used to tell me those 7-11 E-Hookah/disposable NJoy were "it" and I would watch him fix the coils on his E-Hookah with gee. Everytime he went back to actual cigs, I would laugh...I know, I'm skeptical.
So...1st tank on my ProTank II...OMG!!!
...... I immediately texted my buddy and he's very excited and happy about his Mini PTII that came on the same day. That fateful day, I was down to 1 or 2 cigs/work day. The throat hit, the favours...home run. I found "it". I could taste better, smell better...my family no longer says I smells of cig smoke, which was my biggest joy.
vaping became a hobby for my buddy and I, which is easy as we both love Radio Control cars...got our iTaste SVD, rebuilding coils, made our own 18650 cradles and using RC chargers.
2 weeks ago, I introduced vaping to a friend who has been smoking longer than me. He bought some rechargeable E-cig kit 3yrs ago, and they were expensive...$150!!! And they're useless...what he said. We met up for coffee at Starbucks...and I brought everything I had...CE4 (tell him not to buy that), ProTank, eGo C Twist kit, SVD mod, some coils, e-juice...after all the introductions, I offered him a puff on my PTII/SVD setup...he was sold. And he had a cig just some 5 mins ago. Ordered him a Mini PTII & C Twist setup that evening and some YouTube links to go watch.
The day when I received his kit, I made sure he drop by the LSS (local smoke shop) to get a bottle of e-juice and I charged up his eGo battery to make sure they worked. "Held" his hand through everything...stripping/assembling the tank, battery operations, wick saturation, coil installation, tank filling/precaution, priming puffs, wiping occasional e-fluid on battery cap and lastly, "text or call me if you have trouble". He called me and told me he's 2 cigs/day and he could not believe it. His family no longer say he smells like an ashtray.
What I've learnt, setup is important to an ex-smoker. We needed that similar sensations before the brain can work it's magic to re-calibrate. Eventually we'll get it that we're no longer "smoking" but vaping, but that 1st encounter is like 1st impression important. However, a more crucial factor to the success rate probably comes from the person who introduce the vape alternative. If you happened to have the chance to fill in this role, think of the good it will benefit that individual if they succeed in switching from actual cigs to vaping.
Of course, fight the good fight...you can never convince the unwilling to be convinced. Next person will be a co-worker who bought the CE4/eGo setup but did not like it. He says he really wanted to quit in '14 and will go cold turkey. I bought a Mini PTII for him and told him to vape for Dec since he already have the juice and battery. If he decides to vape afterall, he can always buy me a new Mini, if not, just return it back to me.
I'm down to a cig/2 work days...don't really need them but I like to "steal" from my smoking frens just because...it's fun and they dun mind at all, ha!
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