What's your e-cig/PV discovery story?

[Heywould]

my story is simple, i was at work wasting time. went to google news and started reading and ran across a story about the FDA and the supreme court ruling, i read the whole story and became interested in the idea of being able to smoke with out cigarettes. in my mind the whole thing sounded too good to be true ( im still worried that might be the case) that you can smoke with out all the bad chemicals..

i then did a search for ecig reviews and found a place that tested a bunch and said the blu was the best but only by a small margin ( they didnt test the joye and a few others) so i ordered one. i then found this site and asked for advice, the joye 510 was what i was told to get so i canceled my blu order and started using the joye.

i wasnt even looking at quiting or even cutting back on smoking at the time. the main thing i liked or was excited about is that i could smoke in my house and in my car and around my kids that dont smoke.

i dont smoke around non smokers, i dont smoke in my car or my house either. i divorced and my kids have their own places but i dont like the smell and the coating everything gets so i choose not to d those things.

 

[Sushikune]

Hello! Loved reading all your stories and I wanted to tell mine.

I have a couple of friends who have been vaping for over a year. I would see them at local science fiction conventions. They told me all about it and let me try them out (all kinds of nifty flavors!) I see them maybe four times a year and each time I grew more and more intrigued.

I had quit smoking for the most part, but I was addicted to the nicotine lozenges. I play in a band. I would pick up the cigs at every gig since everyone around me was smoking. It was not going well. TWO YEARS of buying $30 packs of nicotine lozenges every week only to go back to cigs when my band had a show. And to make matters worse, after a night of smoking, singing, laughing it up, and yelling... my voice was suffering if not completely gone!! That's not good when you're trying to sing prettily. And my voice isn't that pretty to begin with!

So just before Christmas, I ordered myself a present. My lovely little Joye510. Bought one for my husband too. Thank goodness I had my friends to guide me. There's a lot of information out there and it can be overwhelming.

Last gig we played was a "non-smoking" bar. HA!!! I stood on stage and happily vaped while smirking at my poor nicotine deprived band-mates. And I waved at them from the nice warm bar while they shivered outside during the breaks. My fiddle player is going to order hers next time her day job pays her. She loves it! I've since converted two other friends who have already ordered theirs.

Vaping at work is a joy too. But the best part is being able to breathe all through a performance and waking up in the morning with clear lungs.

 

[auTONYmous]

But the best part is ... waking up in the morning with clear lungs.

That's my #1 reason right there!

 

[glennnnnnn]

One week ago I was driving back from a conference and overheard the word electronic cigarette on the radio

Now I gave up smoking back in april after 25years
Im now 35lbs heavier, because instead of smoking Im stuffing my face all day.

A google search later that evening and I read enough to be really ecited at the prospect of getting my nicotine without any of the usual drawbacks

The very next day, I have a 401 (from a chinese herbal/acupunture shop) by mid-day
I think it amazine, and by 3 I found a tobacanist selling 901's

I can truly say, I dont rememebr being so overjoyed and happy for a very long time.
I was at in my couch puffing away that evening, and I just kept laughing.

I even have my wifes approval (after all the usual questions)

I simply love it.

I also like my 901's much more than my 510's

Just got to figure out what next, pass-through, PCC, or a Screwdriver


Glenn