Introducing myself.

[lee72]

Hi all,

My name's Lee. I live in the UK and am completely new to vaping. In fact I'm still a vaping virgin. I've ordered a cheap kit to see how it works but am looking to get a Joye510 then maybe save up for an eGo.

I just wanted to say that the amount of info on here is amazing and is keeping me busy while I research everything. I'll try to get settled in and make it over to the UK forum when I've posted enough.

Just one more thing, the reason I'm looking into vaping is I saw a news report on the local TV last week I think. It was about a man who had died and was a vaper. His doctor was citing e-cigs as a possible contributing factor in his death. However the report didn't really expand on the man smoking for x amount of years previosly.

I found the disinformation rather annoying and it is what prompted me into researching as much as I could. So far I have found more positives than negatives and I'm quite excited to get into the world of vaping. I'm still smoking about 20 cigs a day, I hate it but I'm addicted. Hopefully this will be a way to help wean me off them.

Anyway, Hi! and sorry for the long intro.

 

[PaulB]

Welcome, Lee! I find it encouraging to see that something intended to smear e-cigarettes has actually influence somebody to seek out better information about it. Happy vaping.

 

[lee72]

Thanks, I watched the news report with my wife and although we felt sorry for the poor guy passing away we were both more intrigued by the info on the e-cigs. I find it weird vaping isn't more popular with all the negatives associated with smoking real cigarettes but maybe it's the tobacco companies having a hand in there somewhere. I just hope things stay as they are now and the government don't stick their oar in. Vaping seems to be a very cost effective alternative, can't wait to start!

 

[unsure]

Indeed welcome to ECF where every bit of info and every PV is at your finger tips!

 

[eguy]

wecome....

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Lee

Agrees with Paul, it really is encouraging to see that something good has come out of that news report.

 

[eguy]

anyone else from canada on here?

 

[Chrissie]

Hi Eguy There is a Canadian Sub-forum, but you need to get your post count to over 5 before you can post there.

Canada Forum
Once you get your post count up, you will have to wait an hour or so for the forum software to update.

 

[Erfmann]

Vaping seems to be a very cost effective alternative, can't wait to start!

I dunno about cost effective...if your like me, and many others, you'll spend a bit of cash up front experimenting with different juice flavors, attys, kits, etc... Lol. Once you settle in, it should be cheaper per month....course, settling is the hard part...there are just so many options, and gadgets out there....
But welcome to vapeville...hope you enjoy...

 

[lee72]

I dunno about cost effective...if your like me, and many others, you'll spend a bit of cash up front experimenting with different juice flavors, attys, kits, etc... Lol. Once you settle in, it should be cheaper per month....course, settling is the hard part...there are just so many options, and gadgets out there....
But welcome to vapeville...hope you enjoy...

I've made myself a spreadsheet to compare costs and even adding in silly prices for stuff I still end up spending a lot less. I'm a sucker for gadgets and bits of kit. I love all the little pieces, anodized drip tips for example. I can see myself getting hooked but luckily I have a sensible wife with a tight reign on the purse strings! Thanks for all the welcomes guys.

 

[dormouse]

For lee and the person who asked about Canada - there are both a Canada and a UK section on ECF. Get 5 total non-spam posts and/or replies in New members and wait an hour, then you should be able to post in other areas of the forum.

Here are the national forums. They'll have a better idea of what ecigs are easy to get and easy to get supplies for in your countries
National Forums

I am pretty sure Canadian vendors like Happy Vapor have the most popular ecigs we use here - the 510/Ego line and the KR808D-1 line

 

[HarmonyPB]

Welcome I'm happy to see good come out of that article as well! Good luck and I hope you enjoy vaping! This is an awesome site for info and help. Btw, I also made a spreadsheet to count costs and compare.

 

[lee72]

Welcome I'm happy to see good come out of that article as well! Good luck and I hope you enjoy vaping! This is an awesome site for info and help. Btw, I also made a spreadsheet to count costs and compare.

Thanks again, everyone's being very welcoming. I made the spreadsheet to convince my wife. She's waiting to see how I do. I'm also hoping to convert my brother and sister in law so we can all buy in bulk and get discounts.