Just introducing myself--Vaping Newbie...

[Belletrist]

Thyestean... yeah, that's why I splurged on a bunch of diff flavors (mostly just liquids, a few carts) ... as a sometime clove/sometime menthol/sometime strong reg cig smoker, i'm kinda obsessed with flavor. i just hope the VK is as easy/convenient/fun to use for me as it is for others here.

 

[Drozd]

thyestean, drozd, paranoyd, and all those who i already responded to *thank you* for the warm welcome. drozd, i'm a clove smoker atm (though i like reg cigs too) and your post is really encouraging. sounds like me to a T.

it seems like so many of you quit smoking regular cigs (analogs, right) SO FAST. is that typical with vaping? i work at home and smoke in the house and as such... well, let's just say i'm not one of those 'social smokers', lol. i feel anxious without a pack in sight even if i'm already smoking lmao. i mean, i don't smoke as much as some people, maybe 1-1 1/2 packs a day, but, yeah.

oooh i'm getting too excited now, i'm wishing i'd bought express shipping.

Fast for me doesn't even begin to explain it..I had half a pack left when my kit showed up..and hat was just to try it..so ordered one kit for my fiance and I to split to try..really forgot about the regular cigs for the rest of that day and the next..and then it happened on the third day...both our batteries ran out at the same time..so waiting for one to charge we reached for that half pack and we simply choked upon lighting the analog it was so damn aweful..could only get through half of it...and that was it..
Now i will mention that as far as clove juice goes..that flavor is proving to be somewhat elusive to get even close to a djarum (just don't want you to be startled if you've ordered a clove flavor) and experiments to get something close are ongoing..(lol my kitchen looks like a test lab right now too trying to find 2 flavors that no one seems to carry..though I'm testing one currently that i think is gonna work (black spiced chai with undertones of blackberries and cream))

 

[Belletrist]

oohhhh let me know about the chai when you get it right. i lurrrrve chai (not surprising for a flav obsessed gal, haha).

i did read the threads on djarums... i am a kitchen chemist myself though and making new flavors is part of the attraction for me, tbh.... i'm hoping that one of the menthol flavs will provide some familiarity until i get something working there.

 

[critterbug]

Mmmm. Cloves. I used to puff the Bali Hai's. Delicious. And to think cigarette smokers thought that 4.75/pack was so expensive. lol

 

[Belletrist]

Hi Critter! You're just [several hours, lol] down 81 from me. Yes, regular smokes are getting closer and closer to the price of what cloves were [before selling them were outlawed... i figure if i can handle the hassle of ordering from indonesia, i can handle ordering e-liquid online...]

 

[critterbug]

haaa, Belletrist, you must be up in Nova somewhere. We haul the horses up there for events 3 seasons a year. Not bad on scenery, 81.

I can't wait, either, 'til I get my order. I am so excited. I can't think of any other time I've been so excited about my xmas present. I'm hoping to get it in time to get the hang of it and take it to Lexington to share with my smoking family members on xmas eve. Give them some options.

 

[moptop]

i guess i'm just nervous... that it will be too complicated, too expensive, too... not as satisfying as smoking... but i mean, you guys like it, right? my problem with quitting hasn't ever been willpower (i'm addicted don't get me wrong...) but i just have never really WANTED to quit, cause i like smoking. *blush* but i have spent the money now which is a good enough motivation to give this an honest try, i guess.

Hiya, I'm a noob too! I didnt really want to give up analogues I liked smoking. Not so much the nicotine but the ritual of lighting up, inhaling and exhaling the smoke, the hand/mouth thing. But I hated the smell and the taste. I was on ultra-lights so it wasn't the nicotine.

My e-cig arrived on Saturday lunch-time and I haven't looked back!! I've had 2 analogues since then; mainly to compare to vaping and tbh I really dont like the analogues anymore; the second one I put out after 3 or 4 drags - it was so horrible!!!

So I've ordered some more no-flavour e-juice and a load of flavours so that I can DIY juice. I smoked for 30+ years and was never able to give up - I always went back cos nothing was the same as smoking, but vaping is!! I'm sure you'll love it when your e-cig arrives

 

[Belletrist]

oh god, how am i going to last until it gets here now. critter--yes, i live outside of winchester (REAL noVA, not the DC sprawl )

i just cannot get over how quickly people say they put down traditional cigs. o.0 seriously it's really shocking! but wonderful!

 

[VapingRulz]

I smoked for 37+ years and loved it. Picked up my Vapor King on October 16th, took a puff, and haven't smoked since.

Yes, it really is shocking - but in a good way!

 

[Belletrist]

that's just... amazing... i'm starting to think this might actually... work. i've said before that if only i could have cigs w/out the tar and extraneous crap... but this might really be it.

 

[Thyestean]

that's just... amazing... i'm starting to think this might actually... work. i've said before that if only i could have cigs w/out the tar and extraneous crap... but this might really be it.

Just make sure to remember that it does feel different but is close enough to the feeling of the real thing that if you tell yourself it is going to work then it will

 

[Belletrist]

yes... i expect it to be really different (i can't imagine how it wouldn't be... ) but to be honest i'm sitting here looking at my ash tray getting kinda grossed out, pre-emptively, lol.

 

[Thyestean]

LOL .... One of these days I'll get around to tossing mine in the trash.

 

[Belletrist]

omg order has shiiiiippppppeedddddd.

 

[Thyestean]

lol yayyy...... now the wait.

 

[Belletrist]

and i'm feeling it... is it possible to crave vaping when one has never vaped? lol

 

[Thyestean]

lol.... of course. It's like wanting to go somewhere you've never been


a place with fresher air at that

 

[Belletrist]

omgosh, it came today! totally wasn't expecting it--made a thread in the V4L section to share how totally in love with it i am!

 

[Thyestean]

lol ....

 

[Belletrist]

yeah, you totally totally do! man... i can't believe how much i love this... it's like a christmas miracle lmao. seriously though! & thank you so much for all y'alls support/patience over the HARROWING 3 days i had to wait for it to get here, lol.