X,XXX cigarettes avoided..wow

[JoJoVa]

I took a look at my sig, which currently says "3,000 cigarettes avoided". Are you kidding me? When I was smoking, i never allowed myself to truly "do the math". When the guy at the gas station noticed that my visits to buy cartons became more frequent, he actually asked me how many I smoked a day...and I said to him "yeah, I don't discuss numbers"- and then I gave my business to other places and rotated his station out! Now that I have quit analogs, I am appalled at the thought of 3,000 cigarettes. Kudos to all who have quit!

PS- another number that I have taken notice of is my checking account...boy, those savings add up when you're not spending $50+/wk!

 

[Julopy]

happy to read another success story! cheers!

 

[Talyon]

It's quite staggering isn't it.

 

[Statistic]

Yep it's pretty crazy when you actually pay attention. Of course I never counted the amount I smoked or spent beyond a single day or two. Blows me away how much money I've NOT spent on smokes. One great side effect is that I've actually spent even less than the amount in my sig banner, I was the type that would buy 1 to 3 packs at a time at a gas station or smoke shop and ALMOST NEVER bought just smokes. They may have been the one reason I stopped at the store but I'd usually buy a drink and a snack too.

If big tobacco and big pharmacy are able to ruin the vape world it would be another injustice to humanity, in addition to what they've already been doing for generations.

 

[cocacola31173]

The 1 thing I had to change is to keep more cash on hand. My store up the road from me you have to spend at least 5 bucks to use your debit card. When i was smoking there was noooo problem hitting that number. Now when I just want a drink or something I have to use cash.

 

[Spazmelda]

It's pretty amazing. Congrats!

 

[mare ze dotes]

Yeah! It is suprizing to me too. i dont have my baner showing but my gosh. After smoking for 30 years, I dont even want to think about what that total would be looking al the way back. What a waste!

 

[Mud Pie]

Last Friday at work while waiting for an elevator, I took out my cell phone and launched the calculator. I turned to my co-worker and said, "Do you realize that today I would've been on my 93rd pack of smokes ?!"

It's amazing how fast those numbers grow (and how much cash that, quite literally, went up in smoke).

 

[hadouken]

Congrats. I started vaping in late March but continued to smoke analogs (albeit at a much slower pace). Last Thursday I smoked my last analog. I believe I'm done. Each cig tasted like ... after starting vaping but continued because friends would. did it out of physical habit. didnt even enjoy them. I think I'll start one of those "cigarettes not smoked" now since it's legit.

 

[JoJoVa]

Congrats. I started vaping in late March but continued to smoke analogs (albeit at a much slower pace). Last Thursday I smoked my last analog. I believe I'm done. Each cig tasted like ... after starting vaping but continued because friends would. did it out of physical habit. didnt even enjoy them. I think I'll start one of those "cigarettes not smoked" now since it's legit.

I transitioned in ecigs only for a week as I finished up my last carton. First by not smoking in my car, ecig only. But you're right, once you stop smoking analogs, you tend not to look back. It took me awhile to transition from pre filled cartos to juice. The flavors and ability to adjust my nic levels (and the cost savings) have kept me off the analogs. Continued success to you!

 

[cocacola31173]

When I started I had no intention of quitting. I was going to smoke at work but vape in my car and at home. Lasted about 2 weeks and I would find myself vaping at work. Finally I just quit buying cigarettes. This was back in October. Hadn't had a thought about it since.

Took me a while though to get my setup. I finally decided on a Vamo for home and Spinner for out and about. 3 carto tanks and a couple of Kanger T3. And I did treat myself to a Protank this month but it doesn't leave the house. I now can make 1 monthly order for juice and supplies and it comes to about 55 bucks and Im good for over a month.

 

[zapped]

8k avoided for me. It IS staggering to think about it that way.

 

[Alter]

Been a month and a half for my wife and I. Every time I look down at the analog avoided ticker I'm just amazed at how many cigs we actually smoked. All those years we smoked I never thought about the numbers, now looking back I think OMG. I see it as a prize for quitting, our car payment and some of the mortgage payment is now being paid with the money not given to Big Tobacco anymore.
Were spending extra money on vaping supplies but that will taper off once were set up how we want.

 

[chadsmo]

In about an hour it's been 99 full days for me, and at about 30 cigs a day it's pretty much 3000 as well.....

 

[Equus5O]

I check my banner and iPhone app all of the time. The numbers are just astounding.

 

[Myk]

I had a pretty good idea judging by how fast not only ashtrays but the garbage can by my computer, which was mostly only butts, would fill up.

Although the bags of empty liquid bottles isn't much better.

 

[gthompson]

Wanna see staggering?

edit: whoops. Well, it's been 20 thousand.

 

[Scot Thomas]

I had a banner in my signature for about 30 seconds. When I saw the numbers it made me sad. I had been wasting so much money for so long.

 

[CanIVap3InHere]

how can i get one of these counters on my profile?

 

[CanIVap3InHere]

did this work?!