I loved smoking and didn't want to quit. But I hated being a slave to them. I wasn't a heavy smoker, I could make a pack last 2-3 days. I was a closet smoker, I never smoked in the house or around the kids or any one. I didn't usually smoke during the day. I would smoke one on the way to work and hated that I suspected everyone could smell me. I didn't want to speak directly to anyone or hug anyone cause I was embarrassed. Most of all I hated having to go outside every night and sit on my picnic table and smoke. Whether it was freezing cold or hot as hell I did it. My right ankle always hurt because of the way I sat every night for years.. outside smoking. I couldn't go to bed early cause I had to smoke.
I was a fan of Deadliest Catch and was watching a show one night and one of the guys was smoking an e-cig. I remember seeing something like that in a local mall so I went to check it out. I did do a little research but didn't want to take the plunge without actually seeing it. It was a smoking everywhere kiosk. I spent $108 on a singe batt, an atty and a couple boxes of carts. I was told that the carts would last as long as a pack of cigarettes. I wasn't very fond of the taste but the whole concept was intriguing. My atty quit working the next day so I drove back to the mall and they gave me another. I found out very quickly that one cartridge did not last near as long as a pack of cigs. So I went online and researched. At first I just wanted to know if I was doing something wrong to make it last no longer than it did. I found this forum and quickly learned that I had bought a wayyyy over priced pos! I bought some juice from totally wicked (also way over priced) and began dripping into my carts.. then I bought a 510 kit from cignot and started dripping onto the atty. I've upgraded several times since then and one day plan to get a vv mod. I currently have some ego batts, a riva batt and a handful of box mods.
I still continued to smoke while I figured this vaping thing out and slowly build up my stuff to where I was comfortable in the knowledge that I had the right setup to sustain me. After about 4 months I was able to stop smoking effortlessly! That last month I would smoke then vape and finally got to where I wanted to vape more than smoke. I can't imaging going back to cigs. Even if I quit vaping one day I have no desire to smoke those smelly, nasty things again!
If I was someone who wasn't inclined to do the research I would have not gotten very far with the kit I started with and would have continued to smoke. I love being able to make my own juice!
I smoked on and off (mostly on) for 30 years! The only time I could ever quit was during pregnancy.
I was a fan of Deadliest Catch and was watching a show one night and one of the guys was smoking an e-cig. I remember seeing something like that in a local mall so I went to check it out. I did do a little research but didn't want to take the plunge without actually seeing it. It was a smoking everywhere kiosk. I spent $108 on a singe batt, an atty and a couple boxes of carts. I was told that the carts would last as long as a pack of cigarettes. I wasn't very fond of the taste but the whole concept was intriguing. My atty quit working the next day so I drove back to the mall and they gave me another. I found out very quickly that one cartridge did not last near as long as a pack of cigs. So I went online and researched. At first I just wanted to know if I was doing something wrong to make it last no longer than it did. I found this forum and quickly learned that I had bought a wayyyy over priced pos! I bought some juice from totally wicked (also way over priced) and began dripping into my carts.. then I bought a 510 kit from cignot and started dripping onto the atty. I've upgraded several times since then and one day plan to get a vv mod. I currently have some ego batts, a riva batt and a handful of box mods.
I still continued to smoke while I figured this vaping thing out and slowly build up my stuff to where I was comfortable in the knowledge that I had the right setup to sustain me. After about 4 months I was able to stop smoking effortlessly! That last month I would smoke then vape and finally got to where I wanted to vape more than smoke. I can't imaging going back to cigs. Even if I quit vaping one day I have no desire to smoke those smelly, nasty things again!
If I was someone who wasn't inclined to do the research I would have not gotten very far with the kit I started with and would have continued to smoke. I love being able to make my own juice!
I smoked on and off (mostly on) for 30 years! The only time I could ever quit was during pregnancy.
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I got my first e cig through a friend which is definitely the best gift I have ever received 
No more smell, no more bad breath and no more tar in my lungs, E cigs all the way!!!
After a while the BnM's were killing me so I switched to marlboro lights. I still facepalm whenever I think about how it all started.
