I think I need to stop shopping
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That's what kills me with the "money saved" lines in those sig pics. money can be saved using vapes, but it doesn't happen right away.
Dont worry ladies and gents!!
In my firsth month i spent 600$ on mods and juices to find my perfect vape and i was smoking 400$ a month in stinky analogs, so basically like 1 month and a half worth of smoking. I still buy a mod/toy/etc once in a while but my monthly upkeep now varies from 20$ to 50$ depending on if I need atties or some other expensive supplies. Of course DIY juices help a lot to have a low upkeep fee
Even tho I still treat myself to some pre-mix ejuices from BwB or MLV. My sig is a good example of me not ever going over what i used to spend.
In my firsth month i spent 600$ on mods and juices to find my perfect vape and i was smoking 400$ a month in stinky analogs, so basically like 1 month and a half worth of smoking. I still buy a mod/toy/etc once in a while but my monthly upkeep now varies from 20$ to 50$ depending on if I need atties or some other expensive supplies. Of course DIY juices help a lot to have a low upkeep fee
Even tho I still treat myself to some pre-mix ejuices from BwB or MLV. My sig is a good example of me not ever going over what i used to spend.
shop, shop, till you drop.. hmm i think def leppard did a song like that song once.. ok, maybe not. lol
lets face it. we all are gonna spend lots and lots..at first. ( and maybe, even the whole time, for those of us who get distracted by new, shiny stuff. lol ) BUT at least we're not smoking, so its all good!
..and its so much fun! lol
lets face it. we all are gonna spend lots and lots..at first. ( and maybe, even the whole time, for those of us who get distracted by new, shiny stuff. lol ) BUT at least we're not smoking, so its all good!
..and its so much fun! lol
I found the "money saved" line in those sigs to be disingenuous, too. That's why I chose the REO sig banner. $XXX not spent on tobacco is much more accurate. I like to keep tabs on how much I've spent, too, so I'll know when this new hobby starts paying for itself.
Excuse me for the rant but... if my stuff would stop breaking, if my stuff would work properly, if the juices I ordered were all delicious (to me), if I didn't need extras to help make what I have that works, working better, I might not have spent nearly as much as I have. If there was a B&M store where I could see things, hold them, try things out, I wouldn't have spent as much as I have. If I didn't have to pay so much for shipping costs, for returns, order more to justify shipping, etc. I wouldn't have spent as much as I have. Yes I like my groovy drip tips and my mods and my tanks, but if I added it all up I'd say there is a lot of wasted $$$.
Tell me about it.. I think I must of spent close to $500.00 in the last 2 weeks.. but now I am set for quite a while.. I hope 
Once you find your groove, it's not really as expensive as when you first get going. I was buying for 2 of us and was like WHOAAAA we're spending a lot of money. Now we like 8 eGo batts between the two of us and I usually buy a pack of carts and a 30mL bottle for each of us every 2 weeks or so. So, $120 a month on the high side for 2 peeps? I'll take it. 
I said this before and I'll say it again - we are all screwed. This wonderful technology that got us off the stinkies now controls our taste buds and our purchasing decisions.
There is no stopping it or very little out there to control it. The ECF just makes it worse with all the education of what is available & where.
Have you ever seen a "HOW TO QUIT VAPING" book in your local bookstore? Is there are a vaping patch? a vaping gum? I think not.
Oh well, at least we're healthier now & having fun.
Enjoy the ride, people - it's just getting better every day.
There is no stopping it or very little out there to control it. The ECF just makes it worse with all the education of what is available & where.
Have you ever seen a "HOW TO QUIT VAPING" book in your local bookstore? Is there are a vaping patch? a vaping gum? I think not.
Oh well, at least we're healthier now & having fun.
Enjoy the ride, people - it's just getting better every day.
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Yeah, the whole having to tinker with everything in order to perfect it is a definate downer, as well as equipment breakdowns. It would be sooo much easier if there was a vaping superstore that carried EVERYTHING and we could just walk in with a return and walk back out again happy. One day...
I am quite happy with the amount I have spent so far, and plan on spending. Sure at first there is a fair amount going out and perhaps I am easier satisfied considering what I thought wasn't too bad when I started. The same goes for tinkering and fiddling.
It's all perspective and the ability to look at what you have and how satisfied you are compared to what is now new, the latest and greatest thing and peoples opinions.
Once you let the excitement of the something new and initial first reviews settle down, reading here and else where or watching vaping shows, you start to get the real sense of the performance of the "BESTEST THING EVA". I learned this back in 2009 when I first started vaping and why it took me so long to come back.
IMHO we now have legitimate solutions to use that work well, are little fuss and last. The hardest thing now is not getting caught up with the "OHH SHINY!" and other peoples glowing reviews, and finding a liquid that matches the hardware.
I still fall victim to the "OH SHINY" and other peoples reviews on how great something is, mostly because I want to believe that the shiny new thing is something I need and not just something I really really want.
New toys and things to try is what keeps this exciting and why we all hang out and talk about it. I know I didn't ever go to a forum to talk about just how awesome my analogs were or how I am managing to keep smoking the smokes from the reserve.
Even what I now consider to be a little over priced Redds kit that brought me back to vaping, did a good job, it just didn't last long enough for me. So I looked at what I NEEDED and got something that did. Now I spend about what I did smoking the reserve smokes and I can't complain about that.
However when I need a little justification to satisfy my SHINY!!!! syndrome I look at what I would be spending if I went to the store for analogs.
Seeing as I seem to have gotten on a soapbox here I might as well add this to any reviewers out there who have lasted reading to this point....
PLEASE if you loved something when you got it and then suddenly a few weeks down the road it isn't performing just as well, a quick follow up either in video or even a post in the original review would be appreciated. Alot of us look to you for advice and buy on what you have said.
Nothing bothers me more than a reviewer praising something in a review and a week or two later praise something else and in the comments mention how the thing they just reviewed a few weeks ago and loved they now are having problems with so they like this new thing better. If someone wasn't interested in that review as well they would never know.
Sorry I will get off my soap box.
It's all perspective and the ability to look at what you have and how satisfied you are compared to what is now new, the latest and greatest thing and peoples opinions.
Once you let the excitement of the something new and initial first reviews settle down, reading here and else where or watching vaping shows, you start to get the real sense of the performance of the "BESTEST THING EVA". I learned this back in 2009 when I first started vaping and why it took me so long to come back.
IMHO we now have legitimate solutions to use that work well, are little fuss and last. The hardest thing now is not getting caught up with the "OHH SHINY!" and other peoples glowing reviews, and finding a liquid that matches the hardware.
I still fall victim to the "OH SHINY" and other peoples reviews on how great something is, mostly because I want to believe that the shiny new thing is something I need and not just something I really really want.
New toys and things to try is what keeps this exciting and why we all hang out and talk about it. I know I didn't ever go to a forum to talk about just how awesome my analogs were or how I am managing to keep smoking the smokes from the reserve.
Even what I now consider to be a little over priced Redds kit that brought me back to vaping, did a good job, it just didn't last long enough for me. So I looked at what I NEEDED and got something that did. Now I spend about what I did smoking the reserve smokes and I can't complain about that.
However when I need a little justification to satisfy my SHINY!!!! syndrome I look at what I would be spending if I went to the store for analogs.
Seeing as I seem to have gotten on a soapbox here I might as well add this to any reviewers out there who have lasted reading to this point....
PLEASE if you loved something when you got it and then suddenly a few weeks down the road it isn't performing just as well, a quick follow up either in video or even a post in the original review would be appreciated. Alot of us look to you for advice and buy on what you have said.
Nothing bothers me more than a reviewer praising something in a review and a week or two later praise something else and in the comments mention how the thing they just reviewed a few weeks ago and loved they now are having problems with so they like this new thing better. If someone wasn't interested in that review as well they would never know.
Sorry I will get off my soap box.
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but now I am set for quite a while.. I hope
Yeah i've been telling myself that for over a year now
I have an ecig calculator on my phone that tallies how many cigs i have avoided and how much money i have saved. It take purchases into account. So since april 13th. I have saved... 30 dollars. Lol. But i feel great now and thats all that matters.
I'm pretty much the same as far as what I have spent on vaping vs what I have not spent on cigs.
I find myself looking at shiny things as well but at the end of the day, I have a pile little toys. When I was smoking, I had a pile of ashes.
I find myself looking at shiny things as well but at the end of the day, I have a pile little toys. When I was smoking, I had a pile of ashes.
~~~~ i can't believe how much i spent ~~ ordered my first e -cig kit mar 28 ~~ and seems i'm ordering about every week...
then again, i haven't spent anymore than i was spending on cigarettes -- and i didn't really feel guilty about it, cept if somebuddy would tell me i could have had a car or a new bed for that amount of money... ~~ i'm virtually analog free, what's more, i really love vaping and decided to go for it while the going is good.
~~ it costs money to get set up and to find what works best for you but don't be shy about asking for coupons, discount codes or bulk savings... take advantage of sales when you can and free shipping too... 
~~~ yes, some $$$$ is wasted, but ideally that's a small amount compared to the joy (pun intended) of puffing your favorite vape ~~~~ in your favorite pv~~~~. LIke that over-quoted commercial that says: "PRICELESS" ~~~~~~~~~~
~ puff ~
then again, i haven't spent anymore than i was spending on cigarettes -- and i didn't really feel guilty about it, cept if somebuddy would tell me i could have had a car or a new bed for that amount of money... ~~ i'm virtually analog free, what's more, i really love vaping and decided to go for it while the going is good.
~~ it costs money to get set up and to find what works best for you
but don't be shy about asking for coupons, discount codes or bulk savings... take advantage of sales when you can and free shipping too... ~~~ yes, some $$$$ is wasted, but ideally that's a small amount compared to the joy (pun intended) of puffing your favorite vape ~~~~ in your favorite pv~~~~. LIke that over-quoted commercial that says: "PRICELESS" ~~~~~~~~~~
~ puff ~
Who would want to quit vaping anyway?
I agree, though... All of the money I budget for personal spending every month goes directly towards vaping, now. In fact, I fill up shopping carts days in advance to see how much I can get away with buying. I think I'm addicted to spending money, to be honest.
Thanks IamAuroa
I seem to be in the long winded mode today but dont get me wrong it isn't easy staying away from the shiny! especially for me because I like new toys but thankfully I like holding on to my money just ( like 49.9998/50.0002) a little bit more - Status
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