So I have wanted to open a thread like this for awhile. Just to give you all a little story on how I got started here and how much V4L has helped me switch from analogs to vaping. This is pretty long so I'll break it up into parts but itll give you a lot of insight into who I am. (And feel free to tell us what wee done for you too!)
Like I mentioned before, I started at V4L as an intern with Audrey last summer. My habit though, that started in high school. I picked up analogs from a buddy of mine who literally started when he was 11 or 12. I always asked why he did it to get some insight. I knew all the stats and I had heard it all before about the dangers and why you shouldnt start smoking. But I saw how it made him feel when he was stressed so I naturally followed in his footsteps
It started the night I found out my longtime high school girlfriend had cheated on me with one of my neighbors, a kid I grew up with. This was also senior year of high school, so applying to colleges, trying to make grades, keeping up with friendships that might dissolve.. It was all so stressful. I was really out of my mind and had no idea how to get back to simpler times. Instead of embracing the major changes in my life, I chose to pick up an analog, a vice, and handle my problems that way...
Like I mentioned before, I started at V4L as an intern with Audrey last summer. My habit though, that started in high school. I picked up analogs from a buddy of mine who literally started when he was 11 or 12. I always asked why he did it to get some insight. I knew all the stats and I had heard it all before about the dangers and why you shouldnt start smoking. But I saw how it made him feel when he was stressed so I naturally followed in his footsteps
It started the night I found out my longtime high school girlfriend had cheated on me with one of my neighbors, a kid I grew up with. This was also senior year of high school, so applying to colleges, trying to make grades, keeping up with friendships that might dissolve.. It was all so stressful. I was really out of my mind and had no idea how to get back to simpler times. Instead of embracing the major changes in my life, I chose to pick up an analog, a vice, and handle my problems that way...
. I applied for several internships and got a few calls but the first call back ended up being at V4L. Before I even started I had no idea who V4L was or what they did. My first day, I was craving an analog like none other. I was really nervous so as the stress level rose my craving increased....and then they told me what they did. When I heard “electronic cigarette company”, I was like “cool”. I thought, “I’ll try this with my first paycheck”. But surprise surprise, they let me try everything from the start. Everyone here actually encouraged it. I told them my struggle and they gave me everything and more that I would need to switch. My first cart was a Parliament 11mg. It wasn’t doing it for me at first. So I keep trying several flavors...and it’s starting to grow on me. I was using the ecig and I thought “I feel like I’m cheating”. The sensation was eerily close to the experience I had with analogs. I think that is what helped me the most. I never understood why I had such trouble switching before, but Steve said it best, it’s the experience that I was missing. It was so much more than the nicotine. I was addicted to the experience. 
