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I started vaping for my son...He is 13 now and he hated me smoking! He would come home from school telling me all about the bad things he learned about smoking in his classes and how much he hated the smell. So for his sake, and mine of course, I started vaping in May 2010 and had my last analog in June 2010. My son is very proud of me now and that makes me happier than ever!!
I switched to ecigs because I wanted to quit smoking, but had been unsuccessful with patches and gum. I hoped that ecigs would work better. I tried one at a flea market, but had the good sense to research on ECF before I ordered anything. I was analog free within 4 days without any cravings.
In the works of Dennis Leary "I love to smoke!". I never had any desire to quit for myself. 20 years at a pack a day and I never burned the carpet, never minded the smell and usually only smoked in one or 2 rooms (livingroom and office when I had one). After 9 years of putting up with me being a smoker (without a complaint) I decided to do it for the health of the one I love the most. I didn't' ever want to feel the main of having killed her knowing that I could have eliminated the cause and I did not want to be the guy that said "I should have...". moving toward 8 months now, not a cig touched! She loves that there is no smell in the house (as do I) and both of us feel healthier. In her words "I have never gotten a better b-day present than to know you will be around longer".
I switched to vaping because my doctor put me on home oxygen due to low pulse ox rates. I've struggled with COPD for years and still refused to quit smoking, I loved to smoke. Discovering e-cigs was a literal lifesaver for me. I've been smoke free for 9 months today (10-24-11)
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The 23rd I celebrated my 1 year smoke free.I started vaping for health reasons like so many of us do. I was short of breath and coughing all the time key word being.I got bronchitis 4-5 times a year.The Dr's.ran several tests and came up with copd.Well after 40 yrs at 2+ pks a day not an easy task.But I set my mind to it.Today I have no coughing no shortness of breath,I'm like a new person.I did gain 45 lbs I didn't need though.LOL
I started smoking at a horrible young age and its been a battle to stop, being from KY it seems everyone smokes and still today you can smoke everywhere. I have been vaping for over 3 years and have went back to analogs here and there. but with the help of vaping and a good mind set I have not touched a analog in over a week now and do not want to look back.
After numerous times of waking from coughing up my left leg I decided it was time to quit after 32 years. I purchased a ecig kit from my local booze joint. 2 days after that i haven't smoked a analog since then. I feel better, smell better, and don't cough nearly as much or with as much force as before. Best thing i ever did was switch to E-cigs. almost 5 months free of the nasty analog cigarettes and absolutely no desire to ever want one again.
For nearly 40 years, I was an addicted smoker. The best metaphor I know to describe how I felt is to say that my "relationship" to cigarettes was like the most dysfunctional affair or marriage, where you love/hate someone who loves/hates you just as intensely. The list of negative repercussions from my smoking was almost endless (and serious), but I loved smoking more than any human being.
For some years, I bought cigarettes on the internet, mainly from American Indian nation sites, because they were, well, not quite dirt-cheap, but comparatively affordable. Health problems finally caused me to cut back. I went from decades as a two-and-a-half pack per day chain smoker to having only 6-8 cigarettes per day. I didn't want to quit, but I could see the handwriting on the wall. When Congress passed the ban on sending cigarettes through the mails, that was the final nail in the coffin, so to speak. Though I had a year's stash of cigarettes (about 12 cartons), I decided to quit.
I was already getting spam emails daily about electronic cigarettes (all from those lousy rretailers that prey off the uninformed, selling crappy e-cig kits in mall kiosks at almost criminally inflated prices). I knew better than to fall for those scams, so I spent some time googling e-cigs and found ECF. I did my research, read the forums, and a week later purchased my first personal vaporizer, a Riva kit from Liberty-Flights. After my first day of vaping, I quit smoking cold-turkey.
That was year ago. Since then, I've spent humongous sums of money on vaping stuff, far more than I would have spent on cigarettes. I've bought 41 PVs and mods, tons of gear (atties, cartos, tanks, batteries, chargers, etc.), and about 8 liters of juice and diy supplies. But I haven't smoked a single cigarette since the day I stopped smoking in October of 2010. I'm not denying myself cigarettes; I simply don't want to smoke anymore. Vaping is better.
For some years, I bought cigarettes on the internet, mainly from American Indian nation sites, because they were, well, not quite dirt-cheap, but comparatively affordable. Health problems finally caused me to cut back. I went from decades as a two-and-a-half pack per day chain smoker to having only 6-8 cigarettes per day. I didn't want to quit, but I could see the handwriting on the wall. When Congress passed the ban on sending cigarettes through the mails, that was the final nail in the coffin, so to speak. Though I had a year's stash of cigarettes (about 12 cartons), I decided to quit.
I was already getting spam emails daily about electronic cigarettes (all from those lousy rretailers that prey off the uninformed, selling crappy e-cig kits in mall kiosks at almost criminally inflated prices). I knew better than to fall for those scams, so I spent some time googling e-cigs and found ECF. I did my research, read the forums, and a week later purchased my first personal vaporizer, a Riva kit from Liberty-Flights. After my first day of vaping, I quit smoking cold-turkey.
That was year ago. Since then, I've spent humongous sums of money on vaping stuff, far more than I would have spent on cigarettes. I've bought 41 PVs and mods, tons of gear (atties, cartos, tanks, batteries, chargers, etc.), and about 8 liters of juice and diy supplies. But I haven't smoked a single cigarette since the day I stopped smoking in October of 2010. I'm not denying myself cigarettes; I simply don't want to smoke anymore. Vaping is better.
Quitting for me was not an option. Although I had been a smoker for over 40 yrs, I have also been suffering with Panic/Anxiety Disorder for the last 10-12 yrs. of that, and smoking had become not just an addiction, but a nervous habit as well!!
When I met someone with an e-cig (he had switched because they were expecting their 1st baby) I thought it might be a good compromise and/or a healthier alternative!! He gave me the name of the vendor he got his from (a Blue Dragon 401... Ha!!) and the link to the ECF. I didn't get my Blue Dragon (thankfully) but the ECF is the best thing that ever happened to me!!!!
A friend offered to buy me my starter kit, but got me a disposable to try 1st, and then I couldn't wait to get started!! Once I got my kit, I knew by the end of the first day that I had made the right decision... and have been smoke free since the Second Day!!!!
I just celebrated my 1 Year Anniversary on August 13th... WooHoo!!!
It has also had a calming effect on me with the Anxiety, so I don't feel that "gotta have it!!" craving anymore... and where I used to chain smoke in the mornings waiting for my Meds to kick in, now I just casually vape... and sometimes even forget to take them... LOL!!
I feel in control now, not the other way around... and it's a good feeling...
When I met someone with an e-cig (he had switched because they were expecting their 1st baby) I thought it might be a good compromise and/or a healthier alternative!! He gave me the name of the vendor he got his from (a Blue Dragon 401... Ha!!) and the link to the ECF. I didn't get my Blue Dragon (thankfully) but the ECF is the best thing that ever happened to me!!!!
A friend offered to buy me my starter kit, but got me a disposable to try 1st, and then I couldn't wait to get started!! Once I got my kit, I knew by the end of the first day that I had made the right decision... and have been smoke free since the Second Day!!!!
I just celebrated my 1 Year Anniversary on August 13th... WooHoo!!!
It has also had a calming effect on me with the Anxiety, so I don't feel that "gotta have it!!" craving anymore... and where I used to chain smoke in the mornings waiting for my Meds to kick in, now I just casually vape... and sometimes even forget to take them... LOL!!
I feel in control now, not the other way around... and it's a good feeling...
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Smoked "REDS" for 34 years. Tried to quit at least a dozen times, I was finally diagnosed with early stages of emphazima and copd,watched my father die of lung cancer and that was enough for me. Got my first e go type ecig back in FEB. Have not had an analog since. Very proud and happy and I'm sure I'm never goin back.
First off, I had lost my job and simply could not justify spending cig money when I was unemployed. I figured that I could 'supplement' my nicotine habit with e-cigs and save some money.
I had no idea that once I started on e-cigs I would never want to go back,
Quiting smoking has just been a bonus for me...
No smell.
No nasty taste.
No shortness of breath or morning cough.
I love it,
And yes....I have saved a ton of money (relatively speaking) by going to ecigs,
I had no idea that once I started on e-cigs I would never want to go back,
Quiting smoking has just been a bonus for me...
No smell.
No nasty taste.
No shortness of breath or morning cough.
I love it,
And yes....I have saved a ton of money (relatively speaking) by going to ecigs,
Please make sure you send me a PM on ECF. Our Facebook and customer service reps are not involved in this, and I may not get your info to award you the credit. Thanks.
Oh yeahhhhh! Well, I already told you my story in an email. I plan on coming in tomorrow and am so glad I seen this thread first! I'll tell everyone here that story for 10 bucks credit
I quit smoking for 11 months. I went back to vaping almost 2 years ago. It is really catching up to me. I promised my daughter I would go back to vaping by the end of September. I broke that promise and hate that.
I quit because I was dissatisfied with the battery life of the regular sized e-cigs I was vaping. It seemed like I was never getting enough vapor and hit unless I was hooked up to my pass through. I was carrying around my huge ancient laptop as a battery for my pass through. I kid you not. That was the only reason I carried the bulky thing everywhere. So I kept bumming cigarettes here and there because I didn't want to sent there connected to my laptop while we out and about. Then I started buying a pack to keep in the car. That led to, well, I'm smoking full on two packs a day again. It's expensive, it stinks, my chest hurts, I'm getting daily headaches again, my kids hate it, I hate it etc etc etc.
I looked at dozens of websites, trying to figure out what I want. Wishing that I could just go to the store and buy one. My b/f is a tattoo artist at a shop in Toledo. He came home a while back telling me about a couple who'd been in the shop and told them about Revolver. We've been thinking about coming in ever since. Today we finally decided that tomorrow we will be going over there and hopefully buying me something I can be satisfied with. Keith googled the shop and said that he'd found a post about it on ECF. I said, hey, I am a member on that forum! So I logged in and lo and behold. Y'all already emailed me almost TWO YEARS ago via the forum. Wish I had checked those messages long ago!
So anyhows, I'll see you tomorrow!
I quit smoking for 11 months. I went back to vaping almost 2 years ago. It is really catching up to me. I promised my daughter I would go back to vaping by the end of September. I broke that promise and hate that.
I quit because I was dissatisfied with the battery life of the regular sized e-cigs I was vaping. It seemed like I was never getting enough vapor and hit unless I was hooked up to my pass through. I was carrying around my huge ancient laptop as a battery for my pass through. I kid you not. That was the only reason I carried the bulky thing everywhere. So I kept bumming cigarettes here and there because I didn't want to sent there connected to my laptop while we out and about. Then I started buying a pack to keep in the car. That led to, well, I'm smoking full on two packs a day again. It's expensive, it stinks, my chest hurts, I'm getting daily headaches again, my kids hate it, I hate it etc etc etc.
I looked at dozens of websites, trying to figure out what I want. Wishing that I could just go to the store and buy one. My b/f is a tattoo artist at a shop in Toledo. He came home a while back telling me about a couple who'd been in the shop and told them about Revolver. We've been thinking about coming in ever since. Today we finally decided that tomorrow we will be going over there and hopefully buying me something I can be satisfied with. Keith googled the shop and said that he'd found a post about it on ECF. I said, hey, I am a member on that forum! So I logged in and lo and behold. Y'all already emailed me almost TWO YEARS ago via the forum. Wish I had checked those messages long ago!
So anyhows, I'll see you tomorrow!
I smoked cigarettes for 26 years. Recently I started noticing my health was going down hill and in a hurry. After finding my E-Cig I quit smoking and have now been successfully vaping for almost two months. I had tried quitting several times but never made it. This time I know I will! Thanks for the chance to tell my story and the credit.
A friend of mine had told me he was ordering and ecig. I thought I would do a little research to find out whether or not they really worked. Quickly I found ECF and started to read. I spent 2 weeks on ECF before I bought one. I really had no intention of quitting but wanted to see what it was all about. I received my kit and used it all day the first day. Had one cigarette that night. The next day I only smoked 1/2 a cigarette. The third day I took a few drags of a cigarette and tossed it. I have been vaping ever since and have introduced at least a dozen people to it.
I wanted to quit smoking because I was tired of paying $60/carton only to wake up everyday and hack out a lung!
Bought my first e-cig kit, a DSE-901, on eBay...in the fall of 2008. It didn't work very well then as the technology was nothing like it is today.
It got very little use and saw the bottom of the trash bin in a very short period of time.
Bought a wholesale sample purchase from Joye direct and I haven't looked back since...
Been analog-free since 5-5-2009!
Pretty simple....
Bought my first e-cig kit, a DSE-901, on eBay...in the fall of 2008. It didn't work very well then as the technology was nothing like it is today.
It got very little use and saw the bottom of the trash bin in a very short period of time.
Bought a wholesale sample purchase from Joye direct and I haven't looked back since...
Been analog-free since 5-5-2009!
Pretty simple....
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I have been smoking for about 17 years.
I used to laugh at the thought of an electronic cigarette, but i saw a cheap on online and though i would give it a try and it knocked me down from like 25 to 7 smokes a day.
I then saw some 510 batteries and got a couple of those, and haven't had a smoke from then on.
a few weeks ago i got a volcano inferno batt. and love it.
I love the flavors and love how i can breath again!
I used to laugh at the thought of an electronic cigarette, but i saw a cheap on online and though i would give it a try and it knocked me down from like 25 to 7 smokes a day.
I then saw some 510 batteries and got a couple of those, and haven't had a smoke from then on.
a few weeks ago i got a volcano inferno batt. and love it.
I love the flavors and love how i can breath again!
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