Well, I'm not one to do this but this forum has a requirement that I only post here, so I guess I'll go ahead and give a little background about myself
I'm 21 years old, started smoking cigarettes when I was 13, and got up to 2 packs a day by the time I was 17. I loved everything about smoking. the taste, the "break" in the day, the social aspect.. everything.. except stinking like smoke when I walked into work (I work at a restaurant.. UGH!) and paying $6 a pack.
About 2 years ago my dad started vaping (quitting a 25+ year smoking habit) and gave me a 901 starter kit with some Chinese tobacco juice. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but something was missing. I vaped sometimes, but still smoked about a pack a day. it was nice when i didn't wanna go outside or before work so i wouldn't stink but it was no replacement for a cigarette.
he got me a 510 starter kit after finding that's what he liked, and i liked that alot better.. although it was still no cigarette, and i still smoked a pack a day, every day, faithfully. i would mooch off his juice, which was always some crappy tobacco flavor, which is probably why i didn't like vaping too much..
about a year ago i completely stopped using my Pvs and went back to about a pack and a half a day habit.
well, about a month and a half ago, i got fed up with never being able to save money. fed up with being a slave to a pack of cigarettes, willing to buy a black n mild with quarters if i "needed" to. fed up with that old stale smell on every garment i owned.
$6/day was just not acceptable any more. i tried to quit cold turkey, and quickly found myself going crazy after less than 3 days. i charged up my old 510 battery and started puffing on some old juice i had. hey, not too bad.. i was much more open to the idea of vaping.
the vapor production was kinda weak so i went searching on the internet about various pvs, atomizers, basic info i never really bothered to research before. i decided to stick with the 510, but try out a new battery/atomizer and some new juice.
on my PRELIMINARY search, i decided to go with joye510usa.com, and got a battery, atomizer, and some 24 mg Pepsi juice. when I got it in the mail, whoa. the vapor was outta this world, and i was extremely satisfied. before i knew it, 2 weeks had gone by, and i had only smoked ONE cigarette that whole time, while drinking. and though i finished it, because i bummed it from a friend, it was pretty nasty.
afterwards, i found these forums and have been lurking for a while, reading reviews about vendors, products, etc.
since i've quit, about a month and a half ago, i've had less than 7 cigarettes, all while drinking, none of which i enjoyed. cost wise.. well, it hasn't saved me much money I don't think. but honestly, now that i'm turned on to vaping, it would be worth it if it cost more than smoking.
i've gone thru 90 mL of juice so far, due to using old faulty carts that my dad rigged up with PT bags. but a week ago, i invested in a sit n go USB passthru and some clear smart cart tank cartridges, and cut about half of the padding on them off.. .. and whoa! this is what it's all about.. i go thru 1.5-2 mL a day now, as opposed to the obscene amount i was vaping before.
just placed an order for a new Joye 510 atomizer just as a backup from kingpincigs, and 65 mL of juice from madvapes, and i'm lovin it.
i've spent about $100 on all of my e-cigarette supplies so far, which should last a total of about 90 days. i'm 45 days and $100 in now, so it doesn't look SO good.. but guess what.. I used to spend almost $200 a month on cigarettes, and it was slowly killing me and making me smell TERRIBLE. my girlfriend of 2 years used to hate me smoking, and assured me i would NOT be smoking a cigarette anywhere NEAR our future children, and i would have to quit eventually. and while she thinks i'm a nerd for vaping, she likes kissing me and not tasting an ashtray and she's definitely happy that i'm not willingly putting poison in my body.. what was i thinking?!
so i couldn't be more happy with my decision to quit cigarettes.. i knew about vaping i just wasn't ready to take the plunge.. and now i'm SMOKE FREE.. something i literally thought i'd never be able to say.
thank you all and happy vaping!
I'm 21 years old, started smoking cigarettes when I was 13, and got up to 2 packs a day by the time I was 17. I loved everything about smoking. the taste, the "break" in the day, the social aspect.. everything.. except stinking like smoke when I walked into work (I work at a restaurant.. UGH!) and paying $6 a pack.
About 2 years ago my dad started vaping (quitting a 25+ year smoking habit) and gave me a 901 starter kit with some Chinese tobacco juice. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but something was missing. I vaped sometimes, but still smoked about a pack a day. it was nice when i didn't wanna go outside or before work so i wouldn't stink but it was no replacement for a cigarette.
he got me a 510 starter kit after finding that's what he liked, and i liked that alot better.. although it was still no cigarette, and i still smoked a pack a day, every day, faithfully. i would mooch off his juice, which was always some crappy tobacco flavor, which is probably why i didn't like vaping too much..
about a year ago i completely stopped using my Pvs and went back to about a pack and a half a day habit.
well, about a month and a half ago, i got fed up with never being able to save money. fed up with being a slave to a pack of cigarettes, willing to buy a black n mild with quarters if i "needed" to. fed up with that old stale smell on every garment i owned.
$6/day was just not acceptable any more. i tried to quit cold turkey, and quickly found myself going crazy after less than 3 days. i charged up my old 510 battery and started puffing on some old juice i had. hey, not too bad.. i was much more open to the idea of vaping.
the vapor production was kinda weak so i went searching on the internet about various pvs, atomizers, basic info i never really bothered to research before. i decided to stick with the 510, but try out a new battery/atomizer and some new juice.
on my PRELIMINARY search, i decided to go with joye510usa.com, and got a battery, atomizer, and some 24 mg Pepsi juice. when I got it in the mail, whoa. the vapor was outta this world, and i was extremely satisfied. before i knew it, 2 weeks had gone by, and i had only smoked ONE cigarette that whole time, while drinking. and though i finished it, because i bummed it from a friend, it was pretty nasty.
afterwards, i found these forums and have been lurking for a while, reading reviews about vendors, products, etc.
since i've quit, about a month and a half ago, i've had less than 7 cigarettes, all while drinking, none of which i enjoyed. cost wise.. well, it hasn't saved me much money I don't think. but honestly, now that i'm turned on to vaping, it would be worth it if it cost more than smoking.
i've gone thru 90 mL of juice so far, due to using old faulty carts that my dad rigged up with PT bags. but a week ago, i invested in a sit n go USB passthru and some clear smart cart tank cartridges, and cut about half of the padding on them off.. .. and whoa! this is what it's all about.. i go thru 1.5-2 mL a day now, as opposed to the obscene amount i was vaping before.
just placed an order for a new Joye 510 atomizer just as a backup from kingpincigs, and 65 mL of juice from madvapes, and i'm lovin it.
i've spent about $100 on all of my e-cigarette supplies so far, which should last a total of about 90 days. i'm 45 days and $100 in now, so it doesn't look SO good.. but guess what.. I used to spend almost $200 a month on cigarettes, and it was slowly killing me and making me smell TERRIBLE. my girlfriend of 2 years used to hate me smoking, and assured me i would NOT be smoking a cigarette anywhere NEAR our future children, and i would have to quit eventually. and while she thinks i'm a nerd for vaping, she likes kissing me and not tasting an ashtray and she's definitely happy that i'm not willingly putting poison in my body.. what was i thinking?!
so i couldn't be more happy with my decision to quit cigarettes.. i knew about vaping i just wasn't ready to take the plunge.. and now i'm SMOKE FREE.. something i literally thought i'd never be able to say.
thank you all and happy vaping!
I wish this was around when I was 21...I would of saved 23 years of dirty analog hell
