I've been lurking so I figured it's time for an introduction.
On 12/20/13 I bought my first device(s): two 1100mah pass through Ego style batteries that came with CE4 clearos. My goal was to quit my modest 1/2 pack a day smoking and to reduce my wife's nearly two pack a day habit. I was hopeful, but had no idea if she'd do more than "try it". She had tried early design cig-alikes a few years earlier but found the experience unsatisfying.
That evening, she had two cigarettes. The next day she sent me back to the local B&M for a lanyard and some spare clearos. She had picked two tobacco blends and wanted to be able to switch back and forth easily. I happily obliged and picked up a couple of mini vivi novas.
A week later I returned my defective battery for a replacement and picked up some other flavors to try.
This week (week 3.5) I picked up an Innokin VTR from a higher end local B&M (and very competitive with all but the most cut-throat online options) for myself. My wife immediately asked for me to start showing her options for a vv or vv/vw unit for her (probably the iTast vv v3.0). She also ordered a short, "blingy" Ego 650mah and a matching CE5 clearo for a "purse" PV.
Overall I've spent somewhere shy of $400 the first month. We were spending about $300/month on smokes (ugh!). The vaping cost will go dramatically down if i can avoid becoming a gear-head. More importantly, I have not had a cigarette since 12/20. My wife has smoked three packs, going from two packs/day to an average of one/week. She had cravings to buy a pack last week but resisted. She's gone ten full days without a cigarette. If you've been a heavy smoker, or known one who has tried to quit, you know how huge that is.
Lurking here and watching way too many YouTube videos really helped educate me so I could try to introduce this to my wife in a way that made it an easy and reliable option for her. I am beyond thrilled and continue to cross my fingers.
On 12/20/13 I bought my first device(s): two 1100mah pass through Ego style batteries that came with CE4 clearos. My goal was to quit my modest 1/2 pack a day smoking and to reduce my wife's nearly two pack a day habit. I was hopeful, but had no idea if she'd do more than "try it". She had tried early design cig-alikes a few years earlier but found the experience unsatisfying.
That evening, she had two cigarettes. The next day she sent me back to the local B&M for a lanyard and some spare clearos. She had picked two tobacco blends and wanted to be able to switch back and forth easily. I happily obliged and picked up a couple of mini vivi novas.
A week later I returned my defective battery for a replacement and picked up some other flavors to try.
This week (week 3.5) I picked up an Innokin VTR from a higher end local B&M (and very competitive with all but the most cut-throat online options) for myself. My wife immediately asked for me to start showing her options for a vv or vv/vw unit for her (probably the iTast vv v3.0). She also ordered a short, "blingy" Ego 650mah and a matching CE5 clearo for a "purse" PV.
Overall I've spent somewhere shy of $400 the first month. We were spending about $300/month on smokes (ugh!). The vaping cost will go dramatically down if i can avoid becoming a gear-head. More importantly, I have not had a cigarette since 12/20. My wife has smoked three packs, going from two packs/day to an average of one/week. She had cravings to buy a pack last week but resisted. She's gone ten full days without a cigarette. If you've been a heavy smoker, or known one who has tried to quit, you know how huge that is.
Lurking here and watching way too many YouTube videos really helped educate me so I could try to introduce this to my wife in a way that made it an easy and reliable option for her. I am beyond thrilled and continue to cross my fingers.
