No name cigalikes, 510s and cartos that were two ohms plus and leaky usually unmarked bottles of 36 mg though not sure what on earth was IN them. The first time I got real dekang ry6 and ry4 juice was like a revolution lol. It's so much easier now for people to get starting, willpower, massive technical skills and the ability to deal with constant issues and funky yuck tasting god knows what's in it and certainly not safe plastic bottles are a thing of the past.
Innokin I taste vv batteries (the square ego type ones that would not roll off tables) and nautilus mini tanks when they came alongside changed my vape life. And now I look around at devices that have batteries that last for days, top fill tanks you can swap a coil on in 20 seconds and a zillion yummy safe juices and I still think wow. I get how it's overwhelming for new people but at the same time it's wonderful because now there is something that will work for everyone. The trick is to find it!