I may not have made my point as clearly as I'd hoped either. Vaping is simply not for everyone, even those who are trying very hard to quit (like my mother). She was still trying to quit even after she tried vaping & chose not to continue, so it was not an "excuse" that she made because she didn't want to quit. She was dealing with a lot of other major life changes at the same time & didn't have it in her to spend a lot of time researching and trying out different vaping options. She smoked those really tiny Capri cigarettes, so I certainly can't imagine her going for even a mid-sized PV. It just wasn't for her. Same with my husband. He wants to quit (and did, cold turkey, for 3 months after his first of three heart attacks). He's tried my devices, even the Ego types. He simply doesn't like them. They aren't for him. He says he'll quit cold turkey when I never pick up a cigarette again (hopefully very soon), and he's already reduced his smoking in half since I've been mostly successful making the switch from smoking to vaping, so I don't think he's making excuses for not wanting to quit either. We need to remember that it's not fair to judge other people when we have no idea what they're going through and that vaping isn't designed to be a smoking cessation device, it's a smoking alternative. Though many vapers do wean down their nic level, I'm not sure if any vapers actually stop vaping even when they're down to 0 nic or how many vapers successfully reduce to 0 nic (for any length of time). Maybe, but I personally haven't seen anybody say that they did yet. From what I see, most people who find their sweet spot vaping enjoy it very much and keep doing it.
As far as taking up too much room & being too much hassle, I've spent many more hours learning and finding support on ECF as well as searching the internet for interesting options (new & fancy drip tips, etc.) than I spend picking up cigarettes. Not only that but I also still spend plenty of time every day charging batteries (mostly to get ready for the next day but sometimes also because I go through all 4 batts before the day is over) and refilling clearos. It's also a bigger hassle spending more time shopping online from several different vendors (hardware from one, juice from a few favorites, etc.) not to mention having to wait for it to arrive in the mail, than it was to go 3 min. down to the store & buy the same brand of cigarettes I've smoked for 25 yrs. For those that continue the vaping journey until they find their sweet spot, the hassles of vaping that come with searching for what works reduce dramatically and become not really much more than smoking was, if at all, but it's that really difficult time of finding what works that not everybody is willing to invest the time and money into - even if they really do want to quit smoking.
As far as vaping taking up a lot my space, I'm talking for the most part about all the supplies & bottles of juices kept at home (just look at some of the setups people post pictures here for their massive storage solutions) but even my portable case with a days' worth of stuff including about 4 batts and 8 clearos full of flavor (as well as a few extra clearo heads, drip tips, etc. in case something breaks or burns out) and charging apparatus (not just the little one with USB port because who knows if a USB connection will be available if I need it - may only have the options of a wall and/or car adapter when I need it) is bigger than even an opened pack of cigs plus an extra pack in case I run out. Now, if I'm only going out for an hour or two, I have a small metal cig case sized case that works fine. The point is, I'm not talking about just the size of the PV in use alone.
However, I do have to agree with you that somebody who isn't willing to even try vaping at all, once it's been properly introduced to them (assuming they haven't fallen victim to the hype that it may be even more dangerous than smoking because it's not FDA approved), probably simply isn't willing to give up their smoking habit in any form at that point (maybe later, when they start suffering health problems - or maybe they're just stubborn & never try to quit or even attempt any alternative, like my father in law, even after a quadruple bypass). From what I understand though, studies (and who knows how valid or accurate they are) indicate that most smokers have tried to quit at least once but few are successful, so I think this situation is relatively rare.
Finally, I wanted to make a quick comment about the person who mentioned that it seemed to be more successful for men in their sample group. As a woman, I think most of us are not as fast to warm up to techy mods & such as men might be. We (for the most part - not everybody for sure) want to appear feminine. We want small, dainty, delicate, girly, etc. and that may be at lease part of why women may not be as likely to move beyond the mini's and find a good vaping system that works for them as men.
Again, just MHO.
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