well I just wanted to say a few things and ask a few questions...maybe other newbies can benefit from my post

[zrb0529]

I'v been vaping almost 2 months now. I got suckered at the mall by SE but, honestly, I had been looking at Blu online for a while but didn't want to buy without trying.

The first night I got home and found this forum I was scared I had bought a bad product.

Honestly, though, so far I am very, very pleased.

I did start dripping after my first set of cartridges ran out but that's because I require a fairly strong throat hit as I'm used to smoking marlboro reds.

I bought 3 bottles of juice from esmokeshoppe and so far I have about 1 full bottle left. I got cherry, cola and strawberry.

It seems to me the strawberry is the strongest but it may just be my imagination.

I have vapped in bed, at the table, on the couch, beside my wife, in the car with the windows up, on my bike in the rain, in my school, in class (while watching a film and the lights off...but still..) in mcdonalds, walmart and all sorts of other stores

Its amazing the freedom I get and don't have to worry about bothering other people.

I also have almost convinced my brother to start ecigs, which is cool.

I do want to know what the early warning signs are of an atty going out...I have so far had no problems with mine but I want to be sure to watch out...I have one extra atty though so it wont be a big deal I think.

I tried restuffing for about a day but dripping is just way more convenient.

I did want to know, are some eliquids better than others or are they just about all the same?

I am thinking about upgrading to a Joye in a few months and I'm excited about that but I am thinking I may hold off. I read all these posts where joye owners are going trough attys fast and I'm thinking maybe its the extra heat from the atty?

Anyway...glad I found esmoking! Cheers!

 

[yknotagain]

If your SE is doing the job for you, keep using it by all means. Just make sure to get some extra attys and batteries.

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

zrb - I've had zero problems with the 510 Joye atomizers! Not a single dead one, and I've been using it well over 4 months! Great model, and if you follow the instructions here on the forum (see the Model Specific Discussion area of the forum for the 510 threads), and keep plenty of liquid on the atomizer, it will take your vaping to a new level. An inexpensive starter kit can be had at Cignot your Midwest Electronic Cigarette store. for $35! Cignot your Midwest Electronic Cigarette store.

Nice post! Congrats on converting your brother.

 

[suhrim21]

the best deal I have seen on attys and batteries for the SE is from Wholesale & Retail Best E-smoking Supplier

 

[Jim Davis]

Just to add, your SE Gold is a model RN4081. Forget about getting parts from SE. 4081 parts are cheap around the Forum.

 

[raven9mm]

I do want to know what the early warning signs are of an atty going out...

Normally they will start producing less and less vapor. Sometimes they will just die mid puff. You can either just use them till they finally die, or you can rotate through a few. If you rotate through them, you will be able to see whichs ones are producing less vapor, and you can try to clean them. I just keep a spare with me in the event of its death, regardless of if im rotating or just using it till it dies

 

[sherid]

If the model you have is performing well and you like it, why bother "upgrading" Get your money out of the one you have now and buy some generic atomizers and batteries. Lots of people like the SE model. The main issue has been the price. Honestly, there are problems with every model. It seems you have a good one.

 

[zrb0529]

I believe I have made a terrible mistake. I was attempting to clean the atty and I used some waterless hand sanitizer which I have used before to clean my laptop and cellphone and now I find it's almost impossible to get my ecig to produce any vapor

I've tried both attys so I'm guessing its a problem with the battery. Perhaps some of the sanitizer got inside?

Dumb me, I suppose. How much is an extra battery? I prefer the black one, really.

 

[zrb0529]

well it turns out I busted the battery/switch mechanism....is there anywhere I can buy just a new battery? preferably black....also...is there any where I can get a manual one? That would be cool

 

[zrb0529]

well I went down to the SE shop in the mall and explained to the guy what happened and he fronted me a new battery free of charge

pretty bad ..., I think

so, all is well!

 

[Lukalais]

I'v been vaping almost 2 months now. I got suckered at the mall by SE but, honestly, I had been looking at Blu online for a while but didn't want to buy without trying.

I tried restuffing for about a day but dripping is just way more convenient.

I did want to know, are some eliquids better than others or are they just about all the same?

I am thinking about upgrading to a Joye in a few months and I'm excited about that but I am thinking I may hold off. I read all these posts where joye owners are going trough attys fast and I'm thinking maybe its the extra heat from the atty?

I would not go with Blu-cigs. While they probably have the most professional site I ahve seen and some decent marketing I had a coworker try it and they hated it. Also the reviews I've seen looked lack luster at best.

ecigsmokestore.com by far has the best liquids I've tried. Look at other people's reviews and you'll see a pattern. I don't think I've ever seen a negative comment about the site.

I vape a Joye 306 cart/atty with a Joye 510 batt because plain and simple the 306 batts suck compared to the 510 even though I thought originally it looked stupid to have a battery button on my replacement for my analogs. I think if I hadn't started with the 306 and now have a bunch of carts for it, I would recommend to anyone skip straight to the 510 if you go with Joye's. Then again I wish I had started with a pen sized ecig and I probably would not have wasted as much money experimenting in the begining.