Overall cost for quitting

[mannysy]

So I told my friend about my interest in e-cigs (haven't actually tried them yet), and posed this question that I couldn't answer:

If you were to use this just to quit smoking (and eventually quit e-smoking), about how much dollars would you spend overall if you were to get the cheapest alternatives (ones from ebay)?

I know that the suggestion is to gradually lower the nicotine strength in your cartridges until you eventually quit. But how much time and money would you need?

-Manny

 

[Meltrex]

So I told my friend about my interest in e-cigs (haven't actually tried them yet), and posed this question that I couldn't answer:

If you were to use this just to quit smoking (and eventually quit e-smoking), about how much dollars would you spend overall if you were to get the cheapest alternatives (ones from ebay)?

I know that the suggestion is to gradually lower the nicotine strength in your cartridges until you eventually quit. But how much time and money would you need?

-Manny

Hi Manny,

In my opinion, you and only you would probably be able to answer that and only you will find the answer. Everyone will have different experiences and views. Electronic Cigarette smoking/vaping is not the same as real cigarettes.

I didn't purchase an ecig or even have it in mind to quit smoking. Only to use it as an alternative to smoking. I will admit to cutting down to half of what I normally smoked since using my first ecig, but have not quit entirely. It does have its similarities but its truely not the same, again thats my opinion and take on all this. When I show or explain ecigs to people, I present them as an alternative, not a cessation device.

Good luck and hope you find the answers your looking for. You've come to the right place for electronic cigarette information thats for sure, I know i'm an ecig junky...Ecigs has changed my direction in life somewhat since I first found out about them early March of this year

 

[TropicalBob]

Manny, What you don't want to do is buy the cheapest e-cig device and be turned off by its failure to work for you. Meltrex, who posted the answer above this one, will be selling e-cigs on his site soon. He's tested them. They work. And at least two of us on this forum can attest that these are the best we're ever seen. Send him an email about ordering one. Everything else I've used is a toy compared to what he sells. Good luck quitting. I'm 303 days and counting off "real" cigarettes.

 

[NerdyCinderella]

My Conscience Is Beginning to Ease for spending what I have been spending on these ecigs and related paraphernalia.
Cigarettes in NYS are about to go to $8 a pack thru additional taxes.

Correction: I just heard $8.50!

 

[TropicalBob]

It's for your own good, my dear. Mother City/State knows best how to take care of you. Price increases via taxes = gotta quit cigarettes because they're too expensive. And that's the goal of the fanatics. They claim health cost savings but studies have disproven that. Smokers die earlier, they assure us, and that actually saves end-of-life expenses paid by society.

But since they say they want to make us healthier, we must use that argument strongly when they spot an e-cigarette in use and throw up their arms in protest and disgust. You wanted us to be healthy? This is the way addicts must accomplish that. It's not quit-or-die, Health Nazis. It's hazardous versus much, much safer. Oh? You really do want us to die? I thought so.

Sorry, not ready.

 

[karenwest1961]

TB: I swear to Bob Hope that I love reading your posts.

As far as MY cost of "quitting"...I'm spending a lot more money these days. I'm trying just about every e-cig that comes down the pike and ordering cartridges and liquid like crazy. I'm sure once I find that one that I'll be using for the long-term (and of course replacing them as needed when I find a brand I like), then I won't be spending so much money and I'll come out much cheaper in the long run. My favorite right now is the big one from e-cig sales. I have two and I haven't had to open the second one yet because the first one is still smokin' great!!!

 

[Mr.Darcy]

i used to roll my own,so in the short term im spending much more money on e-cigs.however,im prepared to do that because i feel much better-physically,i no longer cough and get out of breath etc,but also mentally-because i felt guilty putting my body through the punishment of smoking,fear of future disease and so on,and have taken a positive step for my own health.for me those reasons outweigh spending some extra cash.as imperfect as the devices currently are(and i moan about them as much as anyone),i think we should deep down feel lucky to have them as an alternative.i know i do.

 

[quirky]

There really is a lot of variation - not only in terms of brand and product cost of the e-cig, but comparisons about what you smoke now. And how your own e-cig experience goes.

Let me give you an example (mine of course)

Last week I was a pack a day smoker. I had no idea of I would "take" to electronic cigarettes or not. But I have only had 2 or 3 reg cigs over each of the last 4 days. I might not even do that - but I have the cigs so I have not let them go to waste.
I buy cheap cigarettes which are either $3.50 or $2.98 depending on where I buy them.

When researching e-cigs I read here and on e-cig.com that a cigarette (not the mini - but classic) hold about 1 ml e-liquid and is good for about 5-7 cigs. I decided I wanted to use the liquid to refill the cartridges because of all of the flavors available and planned to use about 4 ml e-liquid a day.

Once I got my 2 electronic cigs (a classic NJoy and a mini super cig) I found that I like the mini best. (but to be fair the NJoy is defective, I might love it when I get the replacement) I also discovered that I am using far less liquid than I planned. I have used about 8 ml over the past 4 days.
Even with shipping I will save quite a bit of money in a year.

Never the less my original figures had been accurate would have come out roughly even or having spent just a little more on electronic cigs.

See? Its almost useless to plan it all out. Once you get your electronic cig and have an idea of how well you get on with the electronic cigarette then you can accurately figure what you will save (if anything).

 

[dnakr]

I have given up trying to decide if e-smoking is cheaper. I have spent quite a bit on the different types of e-cigs and will continue to do so until I find "the one". Who am I kidding, even if I found "the one" - I will continue to buy different ones just to try them out...

The way I look at it is - I may be spending more money but at least I am healthier, or at least I am until its proven that e-smoking is dangerous to your health...

 

[sanneke]

I have given up trying to decide if e-smoking is cheaper. I have spent quite a bit on the different types of e-cigs and will continue to do so until I find "the one". Who am I kidding, even if I found "the one" - I will continue to buy different ones just to try them out...

The way I look at it is - I may be spending more money but at least I am healthier, or at least I am until its proven that e-smoking is dangerous to your health...

I totally agree with you.
I have spend some money, but I'm down to 1 or 2 real cigarettes a day.

Priceless!!

 

[leaford]

For me, all the money I've spent on e-cigs is just money I didn't spend on MP3 players, PDA's, digital cameras, novelty gadgets, toy robots and other geeky junk. IOW, I'd have spent it on SOMETHING anyway, so WTH.