Good trick. I'm thinking when I quit vaping I may buy a few of those menthol plastic ciggy things if needed.
A friend gave me a little trick she used. She cut straws into cig lengths. Soaked small pieces of cotton in peppermint or wintergreen oil and stuffed them in side. When she wanted a little something she'd "puff" on those a few times. She gave me one and if I weren't going to vape anymore I'd do that instead of a toothpick or tic tac.