"How much did you pay for that thing?"

[Wissel Joe]

Dusif, you should have just named random vegetables instead of posting that junk. Cucumber....radish......Lima bean.....,

Lima Bean isnt a Vegetable..lol

 

[inspects]

You guys are cracking me up........

Now I'm going to Walmart with my Vapor Shark and pray nobody asks me what I paid for it when I blow a cloud in the Greaters face----

 

[Zazoie]

This is the perfect deflection. Thanks, boss.

and then add well maybe more because its completely taken over my life...I keep buying shinny things and juice...I can't stop...I dont know what is happening! I never went into a store and looked at all the cig packs and wanted one of each and then stored them in a pretty box or rack...ugh I don't know how much it cost but now that you are here maybe you can help me

 

[K_Tech]

Funny, my boss asked me the other day how much my setup cost, and he was taken aback by the price. Then I told him that in 30 years of smoking, at $2.50 a pack "average"* price, 1 1/2 packs a day, I've spent over $40,000 on cigarettes with nothing to show for it.


*I know it's not a real average, but I've paid from about $0.40 a pack to around $6 a pack, so $2.50 is a good mid-point cost, I think.

 

[edyle]

I need a little help. I keep getting asked what I spent on my vaporizer. Seeing as how it was about 280$ altogether, and I am somewhat ashamed of this pricey investment. When people compare my clouds to those produced by the average corner store e-cigarette, the inevitable question always comes up. "How much did you spend on that?" I'm tired of having to answer this question, and I need advice on how to avoid it.

Thanks in advance.

tell them:
"About a month's worth of cigarettes"

 

[edyle]

One reason I switched to vaping is that it is less offensive than analogs in public spaces. Not to mention smoking is banned on campus, but vaping is still tolerated.



The point is to not let people know how much is invested in it. I might just let the wrong person know how much it's worth.

Then just say
"It's costs 40 bucks from China"
which is probably true but not what you paid for it.

 

[Woofer]

You could get a reasonable starter setup for X

 

[Robino1]

You could always say it is priceless to me. I was able to quit smoking with it.
Or lie. I understand the fear of someone ripping it off if they knew the actual cost of something.

 

[renacer]

Lie? That seems the easiest thing.

 

[WillyZee]

I usually carry a couple of Provaris with Kayfuns ... I tell people they cost a couple hundred each.

you gotta get over this OP ... most people are asking because they genuinely want to know.

 

[wonkeypickle]

tell them it was only 37.33 packs of cigarettes at 7.50 a pack and one pack a day.


so more or less if you were a pack a day smoker, if you stopped for one month you had saved enough for your mod.



the short answer is, you obviously love ecigs enough to drop that kind of dough, (trust me, i do too), why not have this be something you're proud of?

i'm certainly not the richest person in this hobby, yet my mod's pricetag would make the average vaper cringe. the amount of money i spent in my opinion is something to be proud of, almost a statement of dedication.

you don't have to own a ferrari to be a car guy, but chances are, if you DO own a ferrari, you really, really love cars. or are a rapper.

 

[VHRB2014]

Less than a box of Padrons!!

(not much less, but, whatever)

 

[Ryedan]

You could either say "Well, you can get them in a whole variety of price ranges" or "More than you spent on personal hygiene last year"

Good one

 

[Dj Xy]

I just tell them the truth, if they are gonna steal it they wouldn't stop to ask how much it cost.