This is my success story, which I just submitted as a testimonial to CASAA
Before I started using electronic cigarettes, or vaping as the term is colloquially known, I smoked cigarettes for 8 years. I started smoking analogs (as they are known in the vaping community) after Basic Training for the US Army in 2006. My health and physical fitness declined rapidly, though at the time I was battling depression and didn't care that I was killing myself.
In 2008 I first began taking steps towards quitting. I tried cold turkey a few times, and when that failed, I began to look for other options. I tried patches, but they made my skin itch and I quickly gave that up. I didn't try the gum because it was expensive and I heard it tasted awful. So, while working at a gas station, I purchased an expensive Smoke 51 starter kit. I quickly and sadly learned that I'd been swindled, I paid $70 for a cigalike (small e cigs closely resembling cigarettes) that made me feel like a fish out of water when trying to use it. I had to work very hard for what little vapor I got from the device, and quickly resumed smoking analogs again, writing off the Smoke 51 as lesson learned. I didn't try ecigs again for another years.
When RJ Reynolds developed the Vuse, it was as if something awakened in me. I was a Camel smoker, so trying an electronic cigarette developed by the makers of Camel seemed a natural fit.
This January, 2014, I impulsively made quitting one of my resolutions and purchased the Vuse. I was not disappointed. The quality of cigalikes had increased tremendously in the past six years since trying my first ecig, and ripoff companies like Smoke 51 had fallen by the wayside as dedicated vapers rooted out those companies and trashed their reputations online.
The Vuse hit and tasted just like a real cigarette, and soon I was two weeks, three weeks, a whole month, without cigarettes, and no cravings either. I soon however began to seek out higher performance and quality in my vaping, and the Vuse was no longer cutting it.
I began to explore mods and the world of liquids and the rest was history. After tasting real eliquids, I noticed the Vuse had a plastic quality to the taste, and never touched it again. It was a great device to start with, however.
It's been six months since I gave up cigarettes, and I haven't touched them at all. My health and energy levels have greatly improved, I feel much better, can breathe easier, and I no longer smell like an ashtray. I have also saved myself quite a bit of money by not constantly running to the store to buy a new pack.
Before I started using electronic cigarettes, or vaping as the term is colloquially known, I smoked cigarettes for 8 years. I started smoking analogs (as they are known in the vaping community) after Basic Training for the US Army in 2006. My health and physical fitness declined rapidly, though at the time I was battling depression and didn't care that I was killing myself.
In 2008 I first began taking steps towards quitting. I tried cold turkey a few times, and when that failed, I began to look for other options. I tried patches, but they made my skin itch and I quickly gave that up. I didn't try the gum because it was expensive and I heard it tasted awful. So, while working at a gas station, I purchased an expensive Smoke 51 starter kit. I quickly and sadly learned that I'd been swindled, I paid $70 for a cigalike (small e cigs closely resembling cigarettes) that made me feel like a fish out of water when trying to use it. I had to work very hard for what little vapor I got from the device, and quickly resumed smoking analogs again, writing off the Smoke 51 as lesson learned. I didn't try ecigs again for another years.
When RJ Reynolds developed the Vuse, it was as if something awakened in me. I was a Camel smoker, so trying an electronic cigarette developed by the makers of Camel seemed a natural fit.
This January, 2014, I impulsively made quitting one of my resolutions and purchased the Vuse. I was not disappointed. The quality of cigalikes had increased tremendously in the past six years since trying my first ecig, and ripoff companies like Smoke 51 had fallen by the wayside as dedicated vapers rooted out those companies and trashed their reputations online.
The Vuse hit and tasted just like a real cigarette, and soon I was two weeks, three weeks, a whole month, without cigarettes, and no cravings either. I soon however began to seek out higher performance and quality in my vaping, and the Vuse was no longer cutting it.
I began to explore mods and the world of liquids and the rest was history. After tasting real eliquids, I noticed the Vuse had a plastic quality to the taste, and never touched it again. It was a great device to start with, however.
It's been six months since I gave up cigarettes, and I haven't touched them at all. My health and energy levels have greatly improved, I feel much better, can breathe easier, and I no longer smell like an ashtray. I have also saved myself quite a bit of money by not constantly running to the store to buy a new pack.
