How did you get introduced to vaping?

[Dmortal]

I was at work one day and a customer had one, he was smoking it in the store. I was intrigued a bit when he said he had quit smoking cigarettes with it. I began to research it online and found a free trial for me and my wife (which wasn't free).
Anyway we got this trial ecig and it was ok but I continued smoking analogs.
Then a friend of my wife said we should try the Volcano, Magma which turnes out she was using and quit with.
When we received the Magma Kit it was a decent improvement from the trial eCig. It came w/ a couple 510 attys 2 batteries, charger, 5 pack cartridges, and we ordered like 20 more cartridges including a few flavors.
I really enjoyed that and it kept me from having a cigarette through the first week w/ minimal cravings. Astonished I posted on Harley forum I frequently use about ecigs hoping it would help someone else.
Then a member on that forum referred me here, explained alot of stuff for me about brands, mods, etc. Which I cant thank him enough for.
I quickly ordered a Boge 510 no box mega kit and some liquids from madvapes.com for half the price of the volcano.
It came in like 2 days! Arriving yesterday.
I still want to try other rigs but I gotta say this Boge 510 setup is Twice as good as that Volcano! Dropping in liquid as I need it helps a ton too but this thing cranks out some vapors in comparison yumm!
anyone lookin for a great starter kit check them 510 kits at madvapes.com

many Clouds many Clouds!

 

[banjo]

I ran across an internet ad for Blu Cigs and started researching eCigs and found ECF, which provided all of the information I needed to begin vaping.

 

[zerowley]

I have some friends that vape. I wasn't too interested at first, especially since all the nicotine alternatives I've tried in the past haven't done anything for me, but the more I heard the more I got curious. I've been bumming a mod from a friend the past 2 days and I've smoked 3-4 analogs in that time. Once I get all set up with a mod I can actually see myself dropping analogs completely.

 

[closetsmokr]

closetsmokr, vaping....vaping, closetsmokr

Actually, I almost got busted for analogs a couple times this summer (smell), so I went searching for alternatives. I found the "e-cigs" on the internet, found ECF, and that was it!

 

[kabonk]

I bought a e-cigmini a couple years ago because a co-worker had a pen style and I thought I'd give it a try, the prefilled carts where yuck and it didn't make much vapor I put it in a drawer and forgot about it. then about 3 months ago and 2 boxes of chantix not working for me I was IMing with another co-worker and she was saying that her vanilla e-cig was so yummy, I'm like e-cigs I forgot about those I dug mine out after 2 years the juice had gone rancid. so of course I had to try again I ordered a few different PVs, a mod and bunch of 5ml juices I was determined to make it work and I was suprised how easy it was to quit smoking. makes me wish I would have looked into it more 2 years ago but hey better late then never.

 

[k1young]

So I am a waitress and one day a woman was using one in my section. I Had never seen anything like it before and to be honest if I had I would have blown it off. But she had V4L stuff and just talked to me about it. She gave me a card and I did a bit of research on it. I ended up buying a kr808 basic starter kit for $40 and have not have an analog since. I still use the kr808, but have moved on to better juice. I think about this often... What are the chances she came in on the day I was was working and sat in my section. This has changed my life..Plus she was a good tipper...

 

[perlguy9]

A friend who just returned from Afghanistan (USAF) showed me his Smoking Everywhere rig and I ordered a kit the next day.

 

[Liv2Ski]

Bought a disposable on a whim at a local gas station. Found I did not smoke a cig the rest of the night. Went back bought three more. Then bought starter kit from maker of the disposable (junk). Bought 510. Found ECF. Bought eGo, MOD, DIY etc. Smoke free for over four months. Vape on

 

[silkakc]

I saw a post on a gaming forum, MMORPG.com, and a Mod there was loving her Ecig. I thought about it but never researched it at that point.

Then, a few month later, my daughter offered to buy me one for my birthday. I researched it like crazy and found this site. I haven't had a cig now since 10-10-10 and it's been a breeze! 30 yrs of smoking and I really thought I would die a smoker. I love my Joye 510 and it's worked like a miracle.

Lori

 

[bjannr]

A young kid at work started using a 510 set-up almost twoo years ago. Our company is tobacco free. He talked to me about it, I was interested but kept putting it off. This past July I ordered a 510 kit and some juice. I loved the different flavors. About two weeks later I had a scare with cancer. More extensive testing came back negative, bu sure was thankful I had given up analogs.

 

[191ahc]

After seeing me taking a smoke break, a customer asked if I smoked much (1.5pad), I awaited the "smoke is bad m'kay?", instead he asked if I had ever heard of e-cigarettes... suggested I check google and left.
I did so, found ECF, bought a 510 and haven't had an analog since. Thank you, stranger, you may have saved my life.

 

[Stosh]

I saw an ad while surfing the web, bought a mini that hooked me even though it was junk, upgraded
to overpriced junk, but they were keeping me off analogs.
THEN found ECF, bought a eGo and never looked back. With ECF research I am now making
my own juice (DIY Forum), trying different attys, cartos, adapters, and pass thrus with
much more confidence, and cheaper!!

I'm still finding stickeys with great information, that I should have read before my first purchase,
but better late than never.

 

[akcrabslayer]

Heard something about a ban on electric nicotine delivery things so i googled up some info and the next thing i know i sucking on one of these gadgets instead of a cig.

 

[rickard]

I found them some months ago while browsing around one of those online stores in China that sells everything. I ended up getting a generic super mini. It wasn't half bad, but the battery life was terrible and I blew through the pre-filled carts in no time.

I decided to see what else was out there instead of ordering refills. I ended up here and started read a bunch of threads. Based on what I read, I ordered myself a Riva and a big box of juices. I've been happy ever since.

 

[thh69]

i had quit smoking cold turkey and a few days in i started freaking out and didnt want to go buy real cigarettes. I knew 7-11 sold them and i had read a little about them and seen a few you tube videos so i went to 7-11 got my little kit and the rest is history. I now use an ego since finding the forums.

 

[dormouse]

I'm old but play online multiplayer games. My fiance knew someone in his guild that was doing well with an e-cigarette from 7-11. So I started researching on the web and found there were lots of different kinds and lots of people were using them. I found that the 7-11 one was not a great deal and sometimes they are out of carts etc and malls were especially not a good deal. Then I found this forum. I discovered the horror stories I heard about e-cigarettes a couple of years ago were not true (the stories I had heard then were that they got disgusting brown gunk inside and you had to do disgusting cleaning and they were basically gross). So I knew with fairly simple maintenance like having spares and dropping things in a jar of alcohol was all that was needed. I read/watched the Newbie sticky threads and videos and watched a bunch of comparison and maintenance (filling, cleaning) videos on Youtube, and then picked a model and bought my starter kit.

 

[BruceZ]

My first post here, so please bear with me. I drive a truck locally in the Chicago area, and happened upon another driver who had a tw 510. I asked him how it worked for him, and he said he had not had a analog cigarette since he started vaping 6 months ago.

I went to tw website, and ordered a 510 titan starter kit, and have been using it for 1 week now. I ordered the refillable carts, and 5 bottles of 30 ml menthol flavored juice. I am a 35 year heavy smoker (2-3 packs a day) and have never had long-term success quitting. I have not bought a pack of cigs since I started vaping, and and in the last 8 days have smoked a total of about 9 cigs. The last one actually tasted nasty, and will be the last analog I smoke. If anyone has any tips on what to expect, I would greatly apperciate it...

 

[lisa_marie]

My husband sent me a link to a forum posting on democraticunderground.com about giving up smoking with e-cigarettes. Then we were at the mall and there was one of those kiosks. They let me sample one and I thought huh, I could totally do this. But they tried to give me the hard sell and wanted $150 for a starter kit or $40 for a "disposable," so I got cold feet. Went home, researched it online and I'm really glad I did. Hooray!

 

[WomanOfHeart]

One of my coworkers was using an XhaleO2 he bought from 7-11 during a smoke break and I was instantly intrigued. I figured I could save a little money and skirt the "no indoor smoking" clause on our lease at the same time. I didn't plan on using it to quit smoking. That happened as soon as I laid hands on my Riva!

 

[5cardstud]

I was Christmas shopping and a guy at the mall let me try one. When he told me how much I said no, went home and got on the internet and foung ECF. The prices were quite a bit better and I was off and running. Haven't looked back either.