What are your smoker friends reactions to you vaping??

[sfbaydave]

Just curious what their reactions are?
I assume, you guys like me, try to convince them to convert to our world of vaping.

Majority blow me off, one called my ecig "gay", and I have only one that is somewhat curious about trying it out.
I've even offered to buy her a ego starter kit but she refused.

Have you guys been successful in converting anyone to switch over from the dark side?
What comebacks do you guys use to those people are so dismissive and blow off the idea completely?

 

[espkh123]

I have everyone tell me it looks like a crack pipe -.-
My brother called me gay so I bought him an evod starter kit (he is a 1-2 pack a day smoker trying to quit)
He liked it after that.

 

[abower911]

I originally bought and started using mine while going to school, a welding school.

By the time we got out of their half the people in my class had during the school had me take them to the vape shop and get them set up.

Most of them have moved up from ego-c kits to provari, vamo, pretty much any real mod.

 

[HumphreyBogart11490]

my parents hate the th but at least tried it, and i have successfully converted my little brother and one of my friends. my fiances best friend is always asking if i have any new flavors and takes a few puffs and now my fiance (a random social smoker) is vaping some 0mg juices

 

[DaveP]

They have heard the negative hype from the anti-smoking press. They've heard that it has nicotine, anti-freeze, and who knows what in it. Educate them. They all need to know the truth.

Start here and you will see what the anti-ecig press is feeding them.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...cussion/483619-anti-e-cig-propaganda-bin.html

 

[unometooo]

I get the typical response that I just traded one habit for another or the very typical "it looks like a crack pipe." I preach, but my flock isn't listening.

 

[willbware]

Well 12 of them are no longer smokers lol. I only have one friend i couldn't convert and he says he doesn't want a dildo in his face.

 

[Mark Anthony]

I always get the look..... then it's usually a whole bunch of questions that I am morwe than happy to answer. I have a few converts on my team now but some are stubborn.

 

[Seattle444]

I bought one e-cig for my GF and she likes it. She still smokes but she also uses the e-cig. I am hoping that over a period of time she will like Vaping as much as I do. Another friend of mine is thinking of buying one. I tell him what I am experiencing with my MVP and he tells me hes going to go out and buy one. Foe the most part people are happy that I have given up analogs after 35 years of smoking them.

 

[rbutterfield63]

I have had the 'looks like a dildo' pulled on me but just once lol. Most everyone around me has at least tried ecigs to some extent and when I'm still goin outside with all the 'smokers' and pull out an SVD no one cracks jokes or makes fun. I think generally people support ur efforts in quitting such a nasty habit.

 

[bogmonster]

Pretty much all of the folks I've spent any time speaking with about the switch have changed over themselves. We're all pretty much at the spinner and 650 eGo stage, so no dildo remarks yet...

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Just curious what their reactions are?
I assume, you guys like me, try to convince them to convert to our world of vaping.

Many at first blew it off as a fad/ gimmick. Yep I try to convert but am very reserved about it and I usually wait until they approach me.

Have you guys been successful in converting anyone to switch over from the dark side?

Pretty well all my smoking friends are vapers- some continue to vape and others no longer vape but are still smoke free.

What comebacks do you guys use to those people are so dismissive and blow off the idea completely?

I try to be patient/ let my vape experience speak for itself and when asked I explain. Also helps to carry around some spare starter kits. It's really quite pointless to "argue" with someone that's strongly addicted to something and is unwilling to even think about change IMO.

Majority blow me off, one called my ecig "gay"

Sticks and stones....maybe it's time your friend crawled out from that cave he's been living in.

The bottom line...if they are truly your friends they should be ecstatically high five-ing your success in quitting analogs regardless of the method used.
Best of Luck.

 

[Kingsley1065]

Def get looks, still trying to get my girlfriend off the real stuff

 

[BabyCrusher]

Them "I heard its just as bad as the real thing"
Me "Yea man. That water vapor is pretty brutal"

 

[minimeatball]

I have everyone tell me it looks like a crack pipe -.-
My brother called me gay so I bought him an evod starter kit (he is a 1-2 pack a day smoker trying to quit)
He liked it after that.

Hahahah, "he called me gay so I bought him an EVOD". Well handled - the proof is in the puff

 

[Wild_One]

I get some strange looks sometimes but most of my friends and family are very supportive. In the 50 days that I have been vaping I have converted 4 people at work and my brother-in-law. My partner is happy for me but wants to know when I will stop vaping. I have told her numerous times that my intentions were to stop smoking cigs and I started vaping because I wanted a healthier alternative to getting my nicotine fix.

 

[bigbmcm]

i smoked some, but Dip was my demon i converted my Best friend, who also dipped (him Grizzly Mint and i Wintergreen) but its been a month or two now and we're going pretty Strong

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Over the 3 years I've been vaping it's become slightly more mainstream. Several of my friends have switched to vaping with ego kits. It's still seen as a pretty niche thing though. Several friends have thought it's a bit eccentric having an APV.

 

[Delarob]

I don't approach ppl anymore. I figure if/when they want to, they'll ask. I haven't had anyone be ignorant and I have gotten two ppl, GF for one, kits. They were the ciggy look alike 808 batteries and I wish I had my EGO when they converted because they would probably still be using them. GF included. LOL

I think the big thing is the refilling. If you're a heavy smoker, the 808s just don't last long enough and flavor is suspect as well. The whole syringe thing with the CE3 is wierd, but I just do that at home so it doesn't raise eyebrows. Of course the clearomizers that hold 2.5 ml or more are easy and last a while but they just seemed to get hung up on the refilling and if it isn't that, they don't want to keep buying pre-filled.

Then too, we in DE don't have many options for a BM. We are getting one in Newark soon and there's one in Middletown but otherwise you are relegated to the internet or creapy newsstands. We also have a kiosk in the Christiana Mall but those guys have their heads in their rear ends so that too is another issue..

*Sigh* could go on forever but to make a long story longer, you have to want to make the change and not view the minimal effort as a chore. I guess for some it's so much easier to hit the Wawa, piggly wiggly or what have you and get your simple box of smokes.

 

[KurrptSenate]

People I play cards with think they are fine, but most won't switch. My brother came around and no I build all his coils for him. I tried to get my mom to switch but she said it was too much and makes her cough, as well as my older sister.

I tried to explain that it might be a couple of days before they could tolerate it. Their lungs are so messed up that their capacity is screwed up so they think it's harsh, even though the vapor is nothing, especially compared to cig smoke

Most women at my work say they'd rather quit cold turkey. I explained that this is a much safer alternative and they have a better chance making the switch than quitting (even though none of them had)

2 of the women paid for hypno-therapy, well over what it would cost for a top-end setup. They're just dumb