Vapaholics Anonymous - Part 2

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XIVChrissyVIX

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Thanks a bunch for that link!

I think I am going to settle down on devices, but juices are another story. I have at least identified 3 juices that I would vape day in and day out. If I can find just a few more, then I could probably retire from juice sampling (for a little while.)

Speaking of addiction: The grand total has actually went up by over $100 today due to a few necessary purchases. I needed to order a large bottle of Grey Matter before my 6ml ran out. Further, I ordered some stuff from Mad Vapes (craving for red velvet cake) and a few odds and ends as necessary.
 

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Thanks a bunch for that link!

I think I am going to settle down on devices, but juices are another story. I have at least identified 3 juices that I would vape day in and day out. If I can find just a few more, then I could probably retire from juice sampling (for a little while.)

Speaking of addiction: The grand total has actually went up by over $100 today due to a few necessary purchases. I needed to order a large bottle of Grey Matter before my 6ml ran out. Further, I ordered some stuff from Mad Vapes (craving for red velvet cake) and a few odds and ends as necessary.

LMAO! I understand completely! I don't even try to quantify how much I spend. Instead I think in terms of cigarettes; I generally went through about 2 cartons a week; so as long as I spend less than around $90/week, I'm good in my mind anyway.
 

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Flavor Update: I love Dragon's Milk! (ECF) I got it with extra flavor and man is it delightful. At first, all I could taste was the cinnamon and I wasn't sure I would like it. I continued vaping it and now, it is delicious. Once my taste buds got past the cinnamon, there is the creamy flavor that I believe is the dragon fruit. It tastes like a hot cinnamon horchata. Yay for it! I have vaped it all day....which means it can be classified as an "all day vape." Yay for it!
 

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I love it when you find a flavor that just SPEAKS to you! I've got a couple new ones coming from Heather and they're working on some new juices. Vanilla Gandalf, Amaretto Cheesecake..YUM!!

Reidus,, you make me laugh! I'm not much for rebuildable anything,, expecially an atty!! Hope it works out for ya!

I'm in a bit of a panic this morning.. my blue Twist is missing. I had my loaner kit out at work last night (yup, another convert!) and I was using the charger to charge up the blue twist.. I remember taking it off the charger, putting the charger back in the loaner kit and thought I put the blue twist back in my own carry bag. Now I can't find it. I must have left it somewhere at work. Everyone will know who it belongs to, but still.. what a dumb thing to do!! And I'm usually so darn careful with them! Think I'll go look around some more...
 

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Aww...luv! I hope you find your twist!

I have a fun story that led to a new purchase. I'm headed out on the road for work again this week. My husband wakes me up this morning before he heads to work to say goodbye and that he will miss me. He adds on to this sweet gesture, "Oh and hey, will you leave one of your charger thingies and the flavors I like for me?" (His speak for leaving him 1 of my batteries, the charger, and at least a couple flavors of juice w/ cartos). My response...with little thought put into it..."No."

I tried to explain that I don't have my PCC yet, so I can't leave a charger for him because I only have one, further, I need my batteries for the trip. I vape a lot when I drive and it is imperative that I not run out of batteries while I'm traveling. It is by far my weakest time. His response.....was that he pouted. "Well yours is way better than mine. That isn't fair." (His pv is the Metro that I abandoned to him when I got the VK.)

My response...."Your fault, not mine. I offered to buy you your own kit and show you how to use it, but you turn me down everytime. So deal with the Metro while I'm gone. I love you, I will miss you, see you Friday." He kissed me in a pouting bratty fashion and left to work.

Little does he know that V4L had a good deal on the EGO (KR808-D threaded) so it can work with all of my existing cartos and tanks. I decided why not? If I have that, I can leave him my original kit and perhaps...just perhaps....he will quit tobacco for real. I should have it by next week when I leave for a 5 day trip to see my friends on the other side of the state.

I hope when I explain why I turn up with a new PV, he will be accepting of the purchase considering it is partially for his benefit too.
 

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Hi all! I'm finally back in NO! I'm getting too old for this ....! I'm exhausted!
Don't feel bad, Luv. I reminded myself several times this AM not to forget to get my Ego charger? Guess what I left at Mom's. Yep, my ego charger. Luckily, I've got a spare on order (hopefully it'll be here tomorrow). If not, it's not like I don't have other devices I can use. :D
Chrissy, I know what you mean about a juice speaking to you. I've pretty much gone through a 15ml bottle of Dragon's Tears in 5 days! Funny story that: I got home on Thursday (Mom's that is) and opened all the packages that I had delivered there. Friday morning I realized that I hadn't seen the ECB package. After checking to make sure it had been delivered, I asked Mom about it. She had no idea, and asked when it was delivered. I replied Wednesday, so she had me check the mail box. She hadn't checked mail since Tuesday! She's obviously not a vaper yet! :D
Anyway, back to Dragon's Tears. It's amazing! Strawberrys w/the dragonfruit creaminess. It's not as sweet as Cheeky's Berry shortcake (which is one of my favorite after-dinner vapes, btw) so it's something that I can vape all day along side Zoe's and some of Heather's Menthol to cut the sweetness after a while. Those 3 got me through a 7 hour drive!
 

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I love that story, Chrissy!! How could he possibly be mad when you get him his own equipment??? When you tell him you did it because you love him, he can't possibly get upset :)

I hope so. LoL. I'm glad he is not computer savy and couldn't figure out or have any want to get on the forum. If he saw my signature, he would likely go beserk. I have actually come up with a new way to control my spending. When I go on travels for work, I get per diem. My per diem is mine! Not Jakes! I can spend it how I want to. (*evil laugh*) Since I began vaping, I counted up my travel days and full days and I am totalling out about even with the current trip I'm on. It is a win-win situation. I get fun vaping stuff and enjoy traveling more, plus my clients get even better service (which my boss loves).
 

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After checking to make sure it had been delivered, I asked Mom about it. She had no idea, and asked when it was delivered. I replied Wednesday, so she had me check the mail box. She hadn't checked mail since Tuesday! She's obviously not a vaper yet! :D

LoL! Isn't that the truth! I have been obsessed with package tracking since becoming a vaper! I used to check my mail 2 times per week at max. Now, I will be there 3 days in a row if I need to in order to get my packages the day they arrive. I'm always the first one there at 9:30am when it opens.
 

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We all get there Chrissy - I finally trained my mail carrier to drop big packages at my door before hitting the community box - before the surgery I would watch from the balcony for him to arrive, and if he didn't bring me a package, I'd either call down or head down with the dogs who scare the beejeebers out of mail carriers (30 & 80lbs respectively).

Now that I"m not allowed to do stairs alone and I'm on the Iron Monkey budget, the mail carrier is safe, but he's in danger every time I make a purchase once I'm released to do stairs again (and drive....omg I miss being able to leave the house alone!!!)

My co-op order arrived today - another 1000mah Twist (Iron Monkey & I are both enjoying them), more Nova tanks & more flavorings and a small bottle of nic for Iron Monkey. I'm hoping I can come up with some juices he enjoys too - so far he likes my Monkey Melon juice, but I haven't done a whole lot of experimenting since the surgery. He wants Juicy Fruit, so if anyone has suggestions for a recipe, would love to read them!

Also, sorry I haven't been around much lately - the surgery is taking a lot out of me than I anticipated, and typing isn't currently one of my favorite things to do. I'm still keeping up with all of your posts, reading & cheering you all on in your vaping, travels, etc.

Happy vaping!

PS - Glen - vape meet is this Saturday - if I can make it with my brace, walker & driver (Iron Monkey's first meet!), you can make it across the bridge :) Hope to see you there!
 

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Mornin all. Woohoo! I was right; my spare ego charger came in today! Along with a new Drippy tip (pics are coming) and a cute little green 650 twist. It's so small! :D Actually, in comparison, it's the same height as my E-power 14650, just narrower. The stardusts look really great on it, though.
Cheeky, did your co-op Vivi's come with long or short wicks? My co-op Vivi's were the short wick ones, not that I'm having any problem with them.
 

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Mornin all. Woohoo! I was right; my spare ego charger came in today! Along with a new Drippy tip (pics are coming) and a cute little green 650 twist. It's so small! :D Actually, in comparison, it's the same height as my E-power 14650, just narrower. The stardusts look really great on it, though.
Cheeky, did your co-op Vivi's come with long or short wicks? My co-op Vivi's were the short wick ones, not that I'm having any problem with them.

My ViVi Novas all came with long wicks, but I ordered V3s, which are all mopheaded rather than V2s, which are the short wick.

Edited to add: my first ViVi has the short wicks & I fell in love with the system using the short wicks, so you shouldn't have any issues, just be sure to keep 'em wet
 

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Yep, I'm vaping on both right now and loving both of them!
I can't believe it! My sister has already made a convert! She showed her set up to one of her friends and ultimately called me to figure out what to order for her!
This is in spite of the fact that her first Stardust was a dud. It apparently leaks and nothing she could do, despite much advice from me and Heather's husband worked. Luckily, I left her one my spares and it works fine. That is, until she severely over-filled it and got juice into the tube, lol. I"m tempted to order her and Mom some of the Kanger T2s from DV. Either that or 2 Vivi's. The only reason I didn't go there in the first place is that they'd be confused with heads with different ohms.
 

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BTW, I"ve been bad again. Clouds of Vapor got in a shipment of Trippys and I ordered 2 donuts:
View attachment 126450 View attachment 126451. Who need food after all? :D

Not that I was competing with you, but I think you've definitely won the gear acquisition syndrome (GAS) award! :D

I'm actually considering NOT ordering anything for a while, and then ordering a clean tank when they're back in stock. I know... A week without vape mail will be difficult, but at some point I just have to enjoy what I've already got and maybe start to save some money so I can break even. Not likely, but everyone should have a goal. :laugh:
 

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Hey ya'all!

So last night, my hubby came right out and asked the dreaded question. "Exactly how much money have we spent on this vaping stuff?" This was asked after he had insisted I get one of my spare batteries and hook him up with a cart of Mayan Apocalypse (HHV). So, I began the time of totalling. To ease my Jake's peace of mind, I told him I was probably only around $250 or $300. This I knew to be a very low estimate. Believe it or not, his response "Well, I'm glad that you quit smoking and I guess it is ok as long as you don't start again and that we limit the amount you spend from here on out."

This morning, I decided to get an actual total, so I dutifully went through all of my orders from Nicotek ($94.50), Vapor4Life ($230.79), ECBlends ($40.94), Mister E ($18), and HHV ($12). All of these totals include shipping.

So, grand total....drum roll please....

On my 1 month anniversary of not smoking cigarettes anymore (yay!), I have spent $396.23 on vaping.

Oh no way...I'm not even going there...I've got that well beat on equipment alone....I don't even want to think about juice...well OK just a thought, at last count I had around 100 bottles, all different sizes from 3ml to 50ml some were free samples most were purchased...you can do the math on that...:lol:

Edited to add: But its all worth it not smoking stinkies anymore!!! whaaahooo!!! I think I'm just about at month 6 (my last TC was mid-Feb 2012)!!!
 
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