If you are a non-smoker looking at getting into the hobby, you already have a lot of good suggestions and options.
If you are trying to quit the smokes, get thee to a vape shop. Or two or three. For the gear, you can then at least touch and handle the devices and perhaps even try some. Take the information here with you. Just because you walked in the door does not mean you have to buy there and pay their price. But should you find what you like at a competitive price, it's nice to have a place to take it back for help or exchange if faulty.
More importantly in your efforts to quit the smokes, the juice is as or more important then the gear. Taste their juices, find a few you think you will enjoy over a period of time, and then buy in small bottles to start. You can always stop back in and buy in the larger bottle if you like it at the nic level you try. And you also have the option to buy at different nic levels and mix to adjust as may be needed. Once you find a couple "go to" flavors, then you can expand your search for better or cheaper juices.
If you read through the boards, you will see posts about questionable or downright bad shops. But if you can find a good one with good people, it's nice to have someplace to go and spend some vaping time.
If you are trying to quit the smokes, get thee to a vape shop. Or two or three. For the gear, you can then at least touch and handle the devices and perhaps even try some. Take the information here with you. Just because you walked in the door does not mean you have to buy there and pay their price. But should you find what you like at a competitive price, it's nice to have a place to take it back for help or exchange if faulty.
More importantly in your efforts to quit the smokes, the juice is as or more important then the gear. Taste their juices, find a few you think you will enjoy over a period of time, and then buy in small bottles to start. You can always stop back in and buy in the larger bottle if you like it at the nic level you try. And you also have the option to buy at different nic levels and mix to adjust as may be needed. Once you find a couple "go to" flavors, then you can expand your search for better or cheaper juices.
If you read through the boards, you will see posts about questionable or downright bad shops. But if you can find a good one with good people, it's nice to have someplace to go and spend some vaping time.