I disagree with a lot of what's been said here. Not exactly disagree, but think that the other side is not being acknowledged.
Vaping can have a steep cost of entry. Certainly doesn't have to, but can. A new primary device every few months is bad enough, but when you add to it coil heads, or cartos, etc, and then liquid, it all adds up.
Sure, a savvy shopper can get good prices on all of the above, and an educated self coil building vaper can shave a huge percentage of cost there too.
However, for the average consumer, who wants to go to the store and buy their supplies, just like they used to go to the store to buy a pack, look at what they could end up spending:
$60 for a new device twice a year
$15 for a 5 pack of coil heads that lasts one month
$20 (or more) for 'premium' e liquid at B&M prices for 30 ml, lasts about a week.
That adds up to $1,340 per year, with parts of that cost coming with price tags that are steep compared to one pack of
Stinkies.
It doesn't HAVE to be this way, but this is the retail experience of a large number of people who may want to try vaping.
To the OP, please understand that this can be solved with some education and strategizing. Depending on your level of commitment to it, you can vape radically cheaper than smoke. Pennies on the dollar cheaper. However, even so, there is still a bit of barrier to entry.
A new mechanical can be had for pretty cheap, but you will need some batteries to feed it, and a charger for those. You will need a rebuildable atomizer of some sort, along with wire, and wicking material. For liquid, DIY can come with a bit of an up front cost, but is also super cheap over time. I spent about a hundred bucks on supplies to make just over a gallon and a half of juice.
