Trying to convince a skeptic...
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buy him a starter kit with a couple 30 ml bottles of the HI NIC stuff. End of story.
MY stupidy face friends are like, if it has nicotine in it, what's the difference? 
If I have to explain you will never understand.
If I have to explain you will never understand.
I take it you don't own one that he can try?
I would get him something easy to use. Instead of the health angle, try showing him how much money he could save?
I would get him something easy to use. Instead of the health angle, try showing him how much money he could save?
Kristin has a good point. Saves money. At least for me, I save tons. I spent $200 month on tobacco cigs, compared to 40-50 on e cigs...Also, he won't smell like smoke.
Get a starter kit & juice. If he don't at least try it, go with the "stink" attack. Get the whole family together to complain about the stench from the ciggies. He may get tired of hearing it, and at least give it a try.
I dont think complaining to someone will make them stop. People only stop doing stuff if they truly want to. I'd say give him the starter kit, and if he doesnt use it, take that .... back and put it to good use!
You can get a Joye510 starter kit at cignot.com for $35. That's a pretty good price for a xmas gift.
It's true - complaining won't work. People want to know WIIFM (what's in it for me?) Saving money is a big incentive these days.
It's true - complaining won't work. People want to know WIIFM (what's in it for me?) Saving money is a big incentive these days.
It was my fiancée that got me to buy and try one i was convinced they'd be *****8-o Just her going on about them was enough to intrigue me into mooching on the net and finding you guys She'd also found the intellicig with a basic startup kit of £25 not a lot when you consider 20 analogues here is £6-£6.50 she followed up by saying if it was crap she'd pay me back for it(why do i fall for the i'll pay you back line every time ) In the end i bought the EVO black bit more money Best things i've bought in a long time buy him a starter kit from the grand kids (has to use it then emotional blackmail and all that) i was really surprised how much like a real cigy it is maybe that'll be enough for him to get hooked
She'd also found the intellicig with a basic startup kit of £25 not a lot when you consider 20 analogues here is £6-£6.50 she followed up by saying if it was crap she'd pay me back for it(why do i fall for the i'll pay you back line every time ) In the end i bought the EVO black bit more money Best things i've bought in a long time buy him a starter kit from the grand kids (has to use it then emotional blackmail and all that) i was really surprised how much like a real cigy it is maybe that'll be enough for him to get hooked
I dunno. I don't think that attacks on the person who smokes help at all - it just humiliates them and is, thus, counter-productive. Everyone has to find their own time and way to quit.
Perhaps a different tack: get them a good vaping kit, like the 510, 901, 401, etc., plus a bottle of juice in a flavor you know they like. Tell them that it's a present. You got it for them for times when they want to smoke but can't, e.g. when they run out of cigarettes; if their throat is sore from smoking too much the night before; when cousin Cindy is over who's asmatic, etc. It's NOT for quitting, it's just a way to "smoke" more. It may sit on the shelf for a good while unused, but at some point, your family member will get curious and try it out. Perhaps, it will happen for them on a cold and otherwise dreary night when they can't sleep.
Talk up the pleasures of vaping to them, in the mean time, while the kit is still on the shelf. Tell them about a new flavor, or how much more vapor you get with VG. Vape around them and ENJOY doing it. At some point, they'll have a moment of disgust with the analog in their hand, and will give vaping a shot.
Perhaps a different tack: get them a good vaping kit, like the 510, 901, 401, etc., plus a bottle of juice in a flavor you know they like. Tell them that it's a present. You got it for them for times when they want to smoke but can't, e.g. when they run out of cigarettes; if their throat is sore from smoking too much the night before; when cousin Cindy is over who's asmatic, etc. It's NOT for quitting, it's just a way to "smoke" more. It may sit on the shelf for a good while unused, but at some point, your family member will get curious and try it out. Perhaps, it will happen for them on a cold and otherwise dreary night when they can't sleep.
Talk up the pleasures of vaping to them, in the mean time, while the kit is still on the shelf. Tell them about a new flavor, or how much more vapor you get with VG. Vape around them and ENJOY doing it. At some point, they'll have a moment of disgust with the analog in their hand, and will give vaping a shot.
kase & jherek;
It worked on me. My wife complained about the smell for years. When I first learned about e-cigs, the stink issue was the first thing I thought of. It also helped me to make vaping work. I thought of having an analog a lot of times, but the stink issue made me think twice.
It worked on me. My wife complained about the smell for years. When I first learned about e-cigs, the stink issue was the first thing I thought of. It also helped me to make vaping work. I thought of having an analog a lot of times, but the stink issue made me think twice.
Positives of using a PV:
1. No smelly clothes/skin
2. No ashes or butts
3. Whiter teeth & fresher breath
4. Cheaper than analogs
5. Less toxins, not as bad for you
6. Can use them indoors
7. No second hand smoke
8. Can use them in a lot of places you can't smoke
9. More flavors
10. No yellow walls or dirty car windows
1. No smelly clothes/skin
2. No ashes or butts
3. Whiter teeth & fresher breath
4. Cheaper than analogs
5. Less toxins, not as bad for you
6. Can use them indoors
7. No second hand smoke
8. Can use them in a lot of places you can't smoke
9. More flavors
10. No yellow walls or dirty car windows
Give up. If he wants to switch, he'll do it. And without your help. I didn't need anyone's help to convince me (except maybe God). And I, for one, basically ignored what anyone else told me anyway
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Yeah, Point blank... If you have to "convince" someone- They are not willing to, nor ready to quit...
get him a kit for Christmas, or Thanksgiving... or whatever "special" day you want to call it- From there let him try in his own time- Get him high carts or something a bit stronger than you think is his habit of smoking... (If he doesn't get satisfaction, sounds as though he will not research this himself until he "likes" it) - Don't push him to use it, Just let him know, it is there when he wants to try it... maybe ask your mother in law, ocassionally, if he has tried yet, etc... Make sure you get him one w/ ease of use so he doesn't have to learn a road map... make sure it also comes w/ an instruction manual so he doesn't feel it is more trouble than it's worth... (Vaping does take effort... more than lighting an analog)...
When you (or your kids) give it to him as a gift, make sure you DON'T push it at him... that will not be the way to get him considering this may be the way... Just a nice note or something attached that when he wants to try an alternate to spending $50- on a carton, this may help... (expense wise it is a whole lot cheaper once you get equipment)- Then if you find he has tried it, (Do you use one?) Have yours out using it and maybe- LET HIM- he will strike up a question or two about it- I suggest putting the website for the forum and the place you order the kit from w/ the gift... Maybe he doesn't want to tell you that you were right... He might want to use it and research it on his own... & then... it may not be for him... Many people find many ways of "quitting", altering their intake, etc... His may be snus instead, but you have to let it appear to be his choice... Especially if he his closed to the idea for now...
get him a kit for Christmas, or Thanksgiving... or whatever "special" day you want to call it- From there let him try in his own time- Get him high carts or something a bit stronger than you think is his habit of smoking... (If he doesn't get satisfaction, sounds as though he will not research this himself until he "likes" it) - Don't push him to use it, Just let him know, it is there when he wants to try it... maybe ask your mother in law, ocassionally, if he has tried yet, etc... Make sure you get him one w/ ease of use so he doesn't have to learn a road map... make sure it also comes w/ an instruction manual so he doesn't feel it is more trouble than it's worth... (Vaping does take effort... more than lighting an analog)...
When you (or your kids) give it to him as a gift, make sure you DON'T push it at him... that will not be the way to get him considering this may be the way... Just a nice note or something attached that when he wants to try an alternate to spending $50- on a carton, this may help... (expense wise it is a whole lot cheaper once you get equipment)- Then if you find he has tried it, (Do you use one?) Have yours out using it and maybe- LET HIM- he will strike up a question or two about it- I suggest putting the website for the forum and the place you order the kit from w/ the gift... Maybe he doesn't want to tell you that you were right... He might want to use it and research it on his own... & then... it may not be for him... Many people find many ways of "quitting", altering their intake, etc... His may be snus instead, but you have to let it appear to be his choice... Especially if he his closed to the idea for now...
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