Why must it be E-Cigarette?

[enree]

Why do some people still refer to it as e-cigarette?

The composition of smoke from a cigarette is entirely different from that of a vaper and therefore are two different commodities. It cannot be called e-cigarette anymore. Who termed it as such anyway? I ask this because non-smokers seems to be quite ignorant and irritating. Smokers should be in the smoking lobby including vapers. The say that 'smoking is still smoking'. Almost a year without smoking cigarettes, I cannot stand the smoke drifting in a smoker's lobby and that's a fact. I am already not a smoker but a vaper.

Why do manufactures still produce starter kits that look like a cigarette? It is time to change it with a suggestion that vapes is an alternative and a therapy and not a cigarettes.

I will share other unpleasant encounters later.

You comments please.

 

[trouble2k]

Probably just for marketing purposes. As a smoker, I don't know if my interest would have been peaked from something called a personal vaporizor or if it didn't resemble a cigarette. I think a lot of us started out looking for something that looked as close to the cigarette we were smoking as possible. The "electronic cigarette" was a healthier alternative to smoking.

 

[tigerlily]

It is definitely a marketing tool. I don't think I would have ever been interested in trying a pv. In fact, I was perfectly happy in my smoke-filled world, having given up on smoking cessation devices years ago. I am, however, a true geek and the thought of an electronic device (especially one that can be attached to a computer) being out there was what prompted my curiosity. When I ordered my first kit, I still had no real thoughts of quitting analogs. I just thought it would be a good alternative to stinking up my fairly new car.

I still refer to my pv as an ecig when I talk about it to folks who are unfamiliar to vaping. Somehow it just seems more normal to them to think of it as a variation of a cigarette. vaping is still pretty rare in my area and most people find it kind of wierd.

 

[enree]

I agree that its a marketing tool and pv is still a relatively new commodity. Tigerlily, you mentioned that most people find it somewhat strange. Are there any opposing team - those that discourage you?

I met people who challenges that there is nothing like real cigarettes. There is a difference in opinion. I vape for a healthier option. Now I can't stand the smoke coming out of their cigarettes and they still cannot understand that. I love the flavors - any one of them - menthol especially.

 

[tigerlily]

I have received nothing but encouragement. I may have gotten a few snickers from friends when I first told them about it. After explaining the benefits, they were very encouraging. My husband, who continues to smoke analogs, shows no interest in vaping himself but has told me he is proud of me for being able to avoid cigarettes. My son is thrilled that he no longer feels like he smells like smoke after riding in the car with me.

As far as differences in opinion go, I say to each their own. I really don't care whether folks still consider me a smoker since I vape. I know that this is a healthier choice and that's all that matters. I may still be new to this and maybe I'm being naive, but I can't see myself ever becoming like many ex-smokers I know that constantly complain about cigarette smoke. I am around smokers all the time and vow to remain as considerate of them as I expect them to be of me.

 

[Crumpet]

I have received nothing but encouragement. I may have gotten a few snickers from friends when I first told them about it. After explaining the benefits, they were very encouraging. My husband, who continues to smoke analogs, shows no interest in vaping himself but has told me he is proud of me for being able to avoid cigarettes. My son is thrilled that he no longer feels like he smells like smoke after riding in the car with me.

As far as differences in opinion go, I say to each their own. I really don't care whether folks still consider me a smoker since I vape. I know that this is a healthier choice and that's all that matters. I may still be new to this and maybe I'm being naive, but I can't see myself ever becoming like many ex-smokers I know that constantly complain about cigarette smoke. I am around smokers all the time and vow to remain as considerate of them as I expect them to be of me.

My sentiments exactly. Most of my friends still smoke and my mom still smokes some cigarettes although she has cut down approx. 2/3 since she started vaping recently. I'm vaping inside and they are usually vaping outside (glad I don't have to go out with them). However, when I am in their homes their indoor smoking doesn't offend or bother me. Some are interested in vaping and I'll happily help in any way I can. If they don't take to it and want to keep smoking it doesn't change how I feel about them or being in their company. Cool people are cool people whether they smoke or not, and I'm not 'sensitive' to cigarette smoke. In fact, a freshly lit cig and fresh smoke like the kind you pass on the sidewalk actually still smells good to me sometimes even though it doesn't make me want a real cigarette.

As far as the name goes, I'm all for a name change once these devices get more widely known and utilized. For now, calling it an e-cigarette makes it easier fror people to search for online and gives people a better idea of what can take the place of 'real' smoking. I'll be the first to admit that it's frustrating that zealots are so brainwashed that they refuse to realize that just because something shares similarities with smoking doesn't mean that it is the same thing or that it presents the same health issues.

 

[enree]

Very very encouraging words indeed. Thank you very much. I am positive that this is what this forum is all about - to support each other through experience.

I guess they are many people that do not know much about vape yet. That's why I hear funny remarks often. Even now as I sit in a cafe, people throw curious glances and I am sure that they have never seen such device before. Once I met a young lady who insisted to have a test and I obliged. She did not taste anything because I used low nicotine.

 

[zbasspro]

I get where you're coming from with this, and I do believe it is for marketing purposes as well. What gets me is this whole .... log thingy?

I love vaping but never had smoked an .... log, is this a new market they are trying to tap into? Okay enough stirring the pot (pun intended), good luck to you on your vaping journey and if you ever need anything feel free to PM me. TC, boB

 

[enree]

Good one zbasspro. .... log

 

[KissMint]

Some people are ignorant. They are policy makers or non-smokers and think that the healthier alternative is to just quit completely or see vaping as another form of addiction or that vaping is smoking. I was reading a different forum where a member asked about vaping on commercial airlines. Of course a non-smoker just had to add that it should be banned because smokers should be able not to smoke for a few hours --- some flights are just longer than a few hours and it's %@&% vaping!!!

Fortunately, people close to me are very supportive and think it's a wonderful thing.

BTW, can you vape on Air Asia?

 

[intog]

Now that I'm using a PV, I hate the word e-cig, electronic cigarette, etc. I want to distance myself from "cigarettes". But yeah, if I heeard the term "personal vaporizer", I wouldn't have associated it with inhaling nicotine, so I DO appreciate the term Ecig, just don't use it now.

 

[intog]

I was reading a different forum where a member asked about vaping on commercial airlines.

I was on an Airtran flight 2 weeks ago and out of boredom I picked up their magazine. On the last page it states the rules and it says that electronic cigarette use was forbidden on Airtran flights. I was surprised that it was mentioned.

 

[enree]

Some people are ignorant.

BTW, can you vape on Air Asia?

Honestly I don't know about Air Asia's policy. Never tried but if I did I'll sneak some vaping in the toilet. Without any smell, who would know except God I suppose.

That's the thing about ignorance isn't it? Here is a link that I find perplexing http://www.mmail.com.my/content/52572-ecigarette-just-bad

Do policy makers base their conclusions on countries that bans ecig? Just because WHO have not established whether it is safe or not, there is suddenly concern on nicotine consumption? They want the Drug Control Authority to act on ecig but they never did ban real cigarettes.That's the irony. When they know nothing about ecig they are the best person to enforce a policy. How vague!

 

[StarsAndBars]

Hunny.. will you please grab my personal vaporizer?

 

[jj2]

I was on an Airtran flight 2 weeks ago and out of boredom I picked up their magazine. On the last page it states the rules and it says that electronic cigarette use was forbidden on Airtran flights. I was surprised that it was mentioned.

Ooops!!!
I just returned on AirTran and I vaped in my seat. Nobody said a word. Of course I was in stealth mode.

 

[rogerdugans]

I heard about "e-cigarettes" form a non-smoker I used to work with. (One of the non-whiny types, never gave me grief.) One of his neighbors had one.

And if it hadn't sounded like a cigarette and looked like a cigarette I wouldn't have tried it.

Now that I have tried- and blown money on E9s and then a DSE801 Penstyle- well, I generally call this stuff PVs.

But here is a thought:
"Personal Vaporizer" would be the whole category of ANY handheld device that can be used to vaporize the liquid without combustion regardless of what it looks like and "e-cigarette" should be for devices in a category that look LIKE or similar to what we HERE call "analogs." (Yes, slim penstyles would count in my book, folks.)

That could help differentiate vaping from SMOKING (helpful for legal battles!) while still having a named category that smokers could identify with.

Just an off the cuff idea.

 

[enree]

Just an off the cuff idea.

That's a good idea.

 

[intog]

That's a good idea.

I agree! I'm still an ecig user though since I prefer the small, compact vaporizers. Mine don't look like analogs (i sanded the white paint off the batteries) but I still like the size of cigs.

 

[StormFinch]

I don't use the term personal vaporizer because it, imho, sounds too akin to a medical device, exactly what the FDA wants it to be. Besides, vaporizer has already been commandeered by that "other" group. You know, the ones that smoke that "other" stuff...

 

[VictoryNotVengence]

i thought calling it a nicotine inhaler would spark the lightbulb over peoples heads so they would instantly understand. However I was proven wrong when i said that to a nurse in a hospital and she said "oh, so why do you use that?".