Why do folks keep e-cigs they don't use?

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Lightgeoduck

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For me it's the just in case factor. just like people keep extra atties.. keeping ecigs that are not being used just in case.... of course I use ALL of my stuff... one I rotate so the batteries survive... and two I use them for whatever mood I am in....

I do get what I call extras... and I definitely pay it forward especially ecig battery types (since most of my pvs use regular li-ion batteries)

I give away locally
sell some here to support my habit
and sometimes giveaway just for s&h.

But after all that banter to truely answer your question... I am a pack rat and its sometimes hard to let go.... i still have the last 2 cigs that were left when I converted to vaping
 

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Hoarding I can understand, I'm a bit of a hoarder myself. However if it's something you know you don't get on with as well or don't like as much as what you are using, to the extent of redundancy, why keep it?

I appreciate the what if scenario also, but surely isn't that why the manufacturers sell spares as well as starter kits?

I guess I'm just trying to figure out why I gave mine away, when others keep theirs I dunno
 

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That's a good question. In fact, I recently started cleaning and organizing my "stuff." After 10 months of vaping, it's kind of scary what one manages to accumulate.

I've packed up my 401 stuff for a friend who uses the model. Of all my e-cigs, that was the one I just couldn't get into. So he gets two chargers, 3 atomizers (2 slightly used), and 4 batteries.

Like Christena, I've sacrificed most of my e-cig type batteries to research. I still have some 901 and 510 batteries. I'm packaging up the 901 batteries with a couple of atomizers and a charger to give away. The 510 batteries should probably go as well, but in spite of my frustration with their short lives, I still seem to have trouble parting with them. Maybe it's sentimental since the 510 was the model I first cut my teeth on. :oops:

I'm also going through my liquids. In the early days, I couldn't part with any liquids. No matter how much I didn't like it, I was convinced that if things got bad, I could make something vapable from it by adding LorAnns. :p Now, I'm thinking that I've got more than enough, and I really ought to send those liquids on to others who might actually appreciate them. I've already made a care package for a new vaper who is low on funds, and I'll mail that out Monday. The rest will be given out as well.

In these difficult times, I think it's good to share. I sometimes feel kind of guilty when I read a post from someone who has to wait until payday to get another atomizer or more liquid. :(
 

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Lest I sound overly generous, I should add that I've moved pretty much exclusively to 3.7v and higher vaping, meaning that the various "traditional" e-cig batteries are literally collecting dust. Thus, it's no great sacrifice for me to pay those forward.

With the liquids, removing those from the inventory that I really, truly don't care for still leaves me with enough for more than a year's worth of vaping (probably closer to 2+ years, truth be told, which is ridiculous when one considers that the advertised shelf life for liquid is about two years).

As for my atomizers, I'm only willing to part with a few of those . . . enough to make a complete starter kit for someone. :oops:

I also have a good selection of prefilled cartridges, which I simply don't use. I guess those ought to go, too . . . or at least a good portion of them.
 

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I am keeping most of what I have bought...hoarding it just in case. When I first started vaping, there was talk here of a ban and I went into panic mode and bought... A LOT!!
I have enough juice, batteries, mods, etc to hold me over for years!! I have been helping a few others starting out, so it doesn't go to waste. Also, I like all of the different models I have bought! They all have their place! :)
 

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My old e-cig was a mistake to buy and I wouldn't give it to someone else, since it would probably turn them OFF to e-cigs, lol! I don't know why I still have them - hard to throw away something you spent $200 on, I guess?

I agree, My first e-cig was a red dragon and it immediately turned me off of e-cigs. now that I have my 510s, I consider the RD junk and it would make vaping appear bad to the beginner.
 

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I wouldn't want anyone to use my first e-cig. It was a very poor choice. Thankfully, I found ECF and was able to make better choices in the future. My first cig was from njoy. Next was a 901, then a 510, and now a joye stick. ECF is a great place to learn before you make a mistake. There is a wealth of knowledge here, experience, and just plain old common sense. I salute all the members of ECF and thanks for so much help.
Respectfully, rsmith76
 
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