New Here! - Unintentionally semi-quit cigs!?

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Nibs91

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Hello all, Nibs here :) Just joined and wanted to say hi!

Here's a little background info: I'm 23 and have reached a turning point in my life where I've freely smoked cigs up to a pack & 1/2 a day. I find it quite disgusting, emptying my ashtray multiple times a day, seeing the trashcan full of smokes and ashes, smelling like a mixture of cologne and smoke. I'm sure you all get the point. Now what I believe caused me to increase from 15 cigs a day to the pack & 1/2 was beginning an MAOI called Nardil (I won't bore you guys with details of my life lol!). Anyway, it's got me craving them like no tomorrow but I really can't complain because the Nardil is doing it's job very well.

But 30 cigs a day? I had to make a change, so I youtube'd the heck out of vaping. ThesisHimself, GrimmGreen, RipTrippers, BAMVaping, etc. have become my friends haha. Truthfully, at first I was skeptical and extremely overwhelmed. But the more I looked into it the more it seemed like a viable option. So I ordered myself an eleaf iStick and a nautilus mini which should be here on Saturday. I'm planning on getting juice locally so I can try it out and get a feel for what flavors I'd be satisfied with. I smoke Camel Crushes which I crush the capsule immediately before lighting (weird I know, why not just get a menthol? For some reason it tastes different and I never liked them).

The trippy part about all this is the other day while waiting for my istick to arrive, I used a free coupon I got from RJR to get a Vuse cigalike with 2 free cartridges. At first I hated it because I was trying to smoke it like a real cig, but eventually I discovered how to properly smoke it and I kinda like it. It's not particularly satisfying as an all day smoke though. Problem is my cigarettes taste absolutely disgusting now.I'm not sick or stuffed up, but I just cannot stand the taste of them for some reason. I'm kinda stuck in a weird position because theres 3 more days till I get my package and I'm unable to satisfy myself with a real cigarette.

Sorry for the long post, I just wanna know what the heck is going on. I'm not interested in actually buying carts for the Vuse, it was supposed to be just a casual thing till my setup arrives. But my cigs seriously taste like a burning burlap sack and I have to brush my teeth, floss, and mouth wash after each one!! Yesterday I only smoked FOUR cigs because of this!! This is frustrating and has been going on for the past few days. Any insight would be awesome!
 

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Welcome to forum. You have discovered what many of us did. Cigarettes are just plain NASTY tasting. When you get away from them for any length of time, you realize just how bad they really do taste.

Hang in there. Your kit will get to you. Don't beat yourself up for having those few and remember how nasty they taste, you will need to remember that when the craving kicks in a little down the road. It will not be a major problem, but know it can happen. It is better to be prepared, that a craving may show its face, than think it will be smooth sailing and then bam... it raises its ugly head.

Here's to hoping you get your new kit quickly!!
 

Nibs91

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Welcome to forum. You have discovered what many of us did. Cigarettes are just plain NASTY tasting. When you get away from them for any length of time, you realize just how bad they really do taste.

Hang in there. Your kit will get to you. Don't beat yourself up for having those few and remember how nasty they taste, you will need to remember that when the craving kicks in a little down the road. It will not be a major problem, but know it can happen. It is better to be prepared, that a craving may show its face, than think it will be smooth sailing and then bam... it raises its ugly head.

Here's to hoping you get your new kit quickly!!

Had I known this would happen I would not have started sipping on the Vuse :( I'm not even sad or craving a cig to be honest, just kinda dumbfounded that they tasted so bad almost instantly! I should have the gear on Saturday, but I'm really hoping it'll be here tomorrow (Friday). If not I'll end up buying cartridges for the Vuse lol.

Welcome! I started vaping not because I wanted to quit but because I loooooove the flavorS (plural) It takes time to find YOUR flavor and you may have multiple and that's ok! I suggest find a local vape shop. Go in, hang out ask questions you have and they'll shed clearer light on the world of vaping

Did you have issues with your cigs tasting terrible after vaping? I am planning on going to my local shop for the ejuice just because I have no idea what I'll like and don't wanna blindly order a bunch of bottles online only to end up not liking em.

Thanks for the replies guys and Happy Thanksgiving!
 

Nibs91

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Welcome to ECF Nibs , make yourself right at home :)
Maybe you could get a disposable locally until your kit arrives? :?:

Ahh...what the heck I went ahead and bought pack of cartridges! I wanted to get to the gas station before the madness of blackfriday starts :laugh:
Welcome Nibs91

I don't know what a Vuse cartridge looks like but most cartridges can be re-filled with liquid.



Unfortunately RJ Reynolds decided to, understandably, create their own cartridge type. Once it burns the chip in the ecig signals the LED to flash meaning it's all gone.
 
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