Who among us have quit tobacco use by way of the e cig that DID NOT INTEND TO QUIT?

[Recycled Roadkill]

Inspired by many posts by those who only intended to CUT BACK on smoking, dipping (any tobacco use) that actually quit, although that was not their intention.

I quit after 35 years of smoking, the last 5 years smoking about 2 1/4 packs a day after only 24 hours (give or take) of vaping and haven"t smoked one since.

(Anja, this thread was inspired by you.)

 

[r77r7r]

Same here with about the same numbers. Smoking was just getting too frequent. Felt like I was being forced to do something.

Like the saying for the alcoholic- The alcoholic takes the drink, then the drink takes......

Didn't expect this to work because it was just a gimmicky internet thing, right- not a proper thing like from BP.

Cut down to 3 right off, then got cocky and allowed myself 6 for a few weeks, knowing in my heart that it'd work fine- after just a bit longer.

Took most of 3yrs to finally throw out the ashtray and my last pack and lighter.

 

[Nikkita6]

Me ... I initially had no intentions of quitting smoking when I started using e cigarettes. I was living in Canada at the time, and my landlord would not allow me to smoke on my private terrace . I was not about to go all the way down stairs and outside of my apt every time I wanted a smoke. I remembered seeing e cigarettes at the local 7 eleven in NY right before I left to Canada, I had a flashbulb moment.

I figured I would vape indoors most of the time, and then go downstairs for a smoke when I really wanted one ... I smoked and vaped for quite a long time because I didn't really want to quit smoking ... yet.

About six months ago I decided that I was ready to quit, so I increased my nic level to 12mg (was vaping zero to 6mg prior), and a week later I was done with traditional cigarettes, and haven't been back since.

I think part of what spurred me on was the fact that I was back in the US, and e cigarette products were available at a decent price, easily accessible, and a good variety. Vaping in Canada was such a hassle with the HC bans on e liquids w/nicotine, Canada Borders Agencies love of confiscating packages from China (at least mine), and being charged hefty import taxes on orders from the US (paid $36 duty tax for a $50 order from Capella's).

Being back in the US made getting what I needed easy, and I hope it stays that way. There was a time when I thought I would never quit smoking, and not because I couldn't, I just didn't think I would ever want to ... Vaping is far, far more enjoyable than smoking is on so many levels.

 

[Huckleberried]

I qualify! Had no intention of ever getting an ecig or cigalike. My boyfriend got a kit, said see what you think. I smoked over 30 years and have been cig free since July 2013.

Flavors!

 

[D. Waterhouse]

Same here the first time, and with 510 attys and carts! I went zero nic after a year and a half and put it all down six months after that. My big mistake was getting rid of my gear. If I'd kept it I could have went back to zero nic or 3mg when I fell off the wagon a year later. Long story short I'm down to 12mg with occasional hits of 30mg but slowly getting back down.

 

[Saganite]

I had no intention of quitting at all. I actually loved smoking (20 years), despite the health problems I knew would come eventually. I tried e-cigs merely out of curiosity and from the very first taste, it was just so clean-tasting and full of flavor that I haven't touched an analog since.

I look back now and laugh at what I thought was flavorful back then, but I haven't come close to smoking since that day. In fact, I still have most of a carton including a half-used pack sitting in my drawer. It's probably far past stale and gross now but it's become a kind of badge of honor for me that it just sits there, so easily accessible and I have no interest in it.

 

[pcrdude]

I also had no intention to quit smoking. I liked smoking -> A LOT!

The day I tried vaping, was the last day I smoked a cigarette. That was Jan 19th, 2013.....

I have no intentions of quitting vaping, or cutting down from 18 mg/ml.....

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

I smoked a pack and a half for over 20 years. The day I tasted vaping is the day I quit my marlboros. I love all the delicious flavors. I got my husband vaping now too. He was a 2 pack a day smoker for over 25 years.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

In fact, I still have most of a carton including a half-used pack sitting in my drawer.

That was pretty much the same for me. The wife and I had two and a half cartons when I quit and I also had an opened pack within easy reach. Wifey smoked up all the cigs then quit when she/we ran out. She's been without for about a month and a half now but says she still has cravings.

I'm still amazed at my success and all of the others here that have successfully quit. Other than when I started at 16 could I ever imagined that quitting could be so easy.

 

[EleanorR]

(Raises hand in air) Me!

I smoked about 1.5 ppd for 35 years, and ordered an e-cig merely to experiment with, for those occasions when I was at other peoples' homes and couldn't smoke. Otherwise, I loved smoking and was quite determined to die with a cig in my hands.

As others have noted, however . . . FLAVORS! It took about 3 weeks before I finally quit: I went to bed one cold February night in 2011, and realized I hadn't smoked a single cigarette all day!

No one was more shocked than I at how easy and delightful quitting could be!

 

[Bigflyrodder]

Same story as most of you, smoked 2 packs a day on a normal day and more on many. Loved smoking, smoked a lot of cigars too, no idea really why I stopped into a local B&M other than due to curiosity. Figured it couldn't hurt and picked up a Kanger Evod starter set up, immediately cut my smoking in half without even noticing the first week, next week was down to less than half a pack a day. After that I thought "hey, why not give it a shot? If I can't do it no big deal, at least I cut down without even trying". Haven't smoked since then which has been great.

 

[Nikkita6]

(Raises hand in air) Me!

I smoked about 1.5 ppd for 35 years, and ordered an e-cig merely to experiment with, for those occasions when I was at other peoples' homes and couldn't smoke. Otherwise, I loved smoking and was quite determined to die with a cig in my hands.

As others have noted, however . . . FLAVORS! It took about 3 weeks before I finally quit: I went to bed one cold February night in 2011, and realized I hadn't smoked a single cigarette all day!

No one was more shocked than I at how easy and delightful quitting could be!

Isn't crazy to think that once upon a time we genuinely loved smoking?? I mean LOVED IT! But today that sounds ridiculous to me. It took me long enough though

 

[DebiK]

I did intend on quitting cigarettes with vaping, but I quit much sooner than expected. My second day of vaping, I smoked 5 cigs. I planned on smoking around 5 a day for a month before trying to quit completely. After that second day, I was done with cigarettes. The last one I smoked burned my tongue and tasted horrible. That was the end!

 

[beckdg]

i found it impossible to play referee in the house between the kiddos and their mother and not expose them to smoke. my oldest was having respiratory and bronchial issues. i was spending a lot of time on the deck while they tortured their mother. the more they did it, the more i was bothered, the less i was dealing with it because i was smoking the stress away. at times i was lighting one cigarette with the last. often i was power hitting them to the point the whole cigarette was a cherry before i had enough ash to flick. usually at least 4 or 5 back to back.

i had tried a friends cigalike. after chain vaping i got the urge to chain smoke. i tried another friends ego. same deal. chain vape, then chain smoke.

i knew i needed something strong, so i started out with a VV/VW mod, a top coil and a bottom coil. added to that was a variety of juices from 18mg to 36mg.

i finally settled on 36 mg and max vg. it was a struggle, though. with no intentions on quitting, i wound up going from over two cartons a week to 12 cigarettes in 2 weeks and done from there.

then i gave away a 5 pound bail of tobacco, a modified top-o-matic and over 10 cartons of cigarette tubes.

after all those years of wishing people would quit whining about it, now i can't stand the smell of a smoker. my how things change drastically.

 

[Miata GT]

Me..............

 

[catlady60]

I had no intention of quitting, only of cutting down on smokes. But when I started vaping, I did initially cut back on the stinkies, but as I kept vaping, I cut back more and more until I no longer wanted an analog.

 

[Spazmelda]

Me!

I was nagged to death to try an ecig my my neighbor. She kept telling me, "you should go get one. Have you gotten one yet?" I finally went and got the little cigalike she recommended just to shut her up, lol. I did not think it would work. At. all. I almost backed out at the cash register, thinking it was just another gimmick I was wasting money on. I had spent so much money on all sorts of stuff, mostly gum, gum, and more gum. I used the gum as a crutch to get through times when I couldn't smoke.

2 days later I had only had, like, 1.5 cigarettes. I was shocked. I realized the cartomizers were going to be expensive, but I knew nothing about vaping. I got online to search for cheaper cartomizers and found the wide world of vaping via ECF. 2.5 years later and I haven't touched or even had a craving for a cigarette. I know it's not that easy for everyone, but I was one of the lucky ones.

ETA: forgot a few details. I smoked 1.5 PAD for almost 25 years.

 

[TigerLadyTX]

Moi. It just sort of happened. I just wanted something that I could use when I was unable to actually smoke. I never dreamed that an e-cig would lead to my quitting smoking as I had honestly tried many, many times and multiple methods to quit and had always failed previously.
I was truly shocked when I realized how little I was smoking in comparison to how much I was vaping. It was only my last 2 daily cigarettes that I had to make a conscious decision to let go of. Considering that I had been smoking 50 to 60 cigarettes per day pre-vaping, well, 2 cigarettes per day was a miracle!

~Tiger

 

[r77r7r]

Even when I stopped cigs I kept going to my old smoking area in the garage. Habit. One morning half awake a stupid cig just appeared in my hand automatically. Freaked me out and tasted like crap.

Was like some weird trip when I started walking around the rest of the house while vaping. Hadn't smoked around the house for 20yrs.

 

[volume control]

I had no intention of quitting but i tried my friends ecig and suddenly had 100% intention, and followed through within 2 weeks. Its amazing how i quit with cigalikes, but get no satisfaction from them now lol