You knew you had turned the corner when...

[TBinAZ]

My defining moment was when I realized that the 808 e-cig and crappy cartomizers that I had first purchased were not enough, and proceeded to order an 808 to 510 adapter, empty 510 cartos, and some real juice.

The rest is history.

 

[TTplays]

This reminds me of a less than proud moment in my life, actually, but it marks another kind of turning point for me.

One of the times my dad quit smoking when I was a kid, I bought him a sort of gag gift trophy cig, it was a single cigarette with a wooden matchstick encased in a little glass tube imprinted with the words "in case of emergency, break glass". He thought it was funny, and he kept it in his desk drawer for many years. When I was about 17, and jonesing for a cigarette, any cigarette, I was rifling through his stuff and found it there.

And I smoked it.

How awful is that?

LMAO!!!!! That's something I would've done!
My defining moment...when the urge is there so strong, just knowing I have my e-cig and it works! As long as everything is charged and filled, I'm good to go!

 

[NICnurse]

I was an instant convert too. Quit the day my first 808 V2 kit showed up. Not a single analog since that day, and my 2 year anniversary is coming up in August!

I had a couple of turning the corner moments. The first was 3 days after I started vaping. I was gathered with a bunch of my smoker friends outside. I had zero urge to bum a smoke from them. The second corner turning moment was 2 months after quitting when I realized I could no longer sit my a good friend in class anymore because she reeked of stale smoke smell. It got nauseating when the room got warm.

I can now smell smoke from a mile away. Just last week we were in one of the few restaurants that still allows indoor smoking and I could smell the one smoker at the bar light up his analog. My husband, a life long non smoker could not even smell the smoke! Über sensitive to it now.

 

[JENerationX]

I did buy a pack on the way home..... smoked one... and realized there's a reason I haven't touched one at all in 2 weeks. I'd have to give the flavor on a Marlb light a -20, workmanship sucks, the seam on the carto end was lifting slightly, the carto wrapping almost got stuck to my lip, the whole thing felt cheaply made and flimsy in my fingers, the draw to try to get a decent amount of vapor was like sucking a Wendy's frosty through a cheap, thin straw, and the vapor production was extremely disappointing. Not to mention battery life was about 6 minutes... then it's basically an empty carto. You'd have to carry 20+ and a "charging" device to get each one started just to get through the day!!!!! Worst effing vape ever. I don't recommend it. I chucked the empty carto out the window. Is there a pay it backward thread I can list the remaining 19 batteries that came in this overpriced POS starter kit in?

 

[BHam]

My transition took about a month to where I FULLY committed to my new lifestyle. I would have significantly less cigarettes. I found that the less I'd smoke, the taste and the smell of cigarettes made me sick, that's when I stopped for good. Good luck to you and your son!

 

[Miira]

I left my spare battery at home this Sunday and of course, the one I was using died. I bummed a smoke from the friend I was with, then another. They made me feel nauseous and I was more than happy to get home to my spare battery. I have no desire to switch back to smoking.

 

[AuBadge]

I've been vaping for just shy of 2 months and I had my last cig the day my first kit came in. It was a really easy transition for me from what I've read here. Anyway, my defining moment came about 5 days after I started:

I was visiting my son's house and we were relaxing on his front porch. I had my PV in my hand just relaxing and vaping. He lit up a Marlboro Menthol Light and started to smoke. Now, this is the brand I smoked for years (smoked for 35 years in all). He had taken a few puffs then looked at me and apologized for lighting up in front of me. Right then I knew I was OK as I just smiled and said, no problem son as your cigarette smells like crap to me.

PS: I bought my son a Blu disposable the same day and he tried it out and was pretty convinced it would work. I bought him an eGo kit (same as mine) when I got home later that day. He's had a tougher time of it and still has 1 or 2 real smokes a day but he's getting there...

Please impress upon your son that because we're all individuals, while some may experience an immediate 'Quit' ,(my personal experience) it may take more time for others. Please reassure him that he can reach his goal...at his own pace.

 

[feldwin]

I did buy a pack on the way home..... smoked one... and realized there's a reason I haven't touched one at all in 2 weeks. I'd have to give the flavor on a Marlb light a -20, workmanship sucks, the seam on the carto end was lifting slightly, the carto wrapping almost got stuck to my lip, the whole thing felt cheaply made and flimsy in my fingers, the draw to try to get a decent amount of vapor was like sucking a Wendy's frosty through a cheap, thin straw, and the vapor production was extremely disappointing. Not to mention battery life was about 6 minutes... then it's basically an empty carto. You'd have to carry 20+ and a "charging" device to get each one started just to get through the day!!!!! Worst effing vape ever. I don't recommend it. I chucked the empty carto out the window. Is there a pay it backward thread I can list the remaining 19 batteries that came in this overpriced POS starter kit in?

LMAO (i hate the ten character rule)

 

[dlsw]

I did buy a pack on the way home..... smoked one... and realized there's a reason I haven't touched one at all in 2 weeks. I'd have to give the flavor on a Marlb light a -20, workmanship sucks, the seam on the carto end was lifting slightly, the carto wrapping almost got stuck to my lip, the whole thing felt cheaply made and flimsy in my fingers, the draw to try to get a decent amount of vapor was like sucking a Wendy's frosty through a cheap, thin straw, and the vapor production was extremely disappointing. Not to mention battery life was about 6 minutes... then it's basically an empty carto. You'd have to carry 20+ and a "charging" device to get each one started just to get through the day!!!!! Worst effing vape ever. I don't recommend it. I chucked the empty carto out the window. Is there a pay it backward thread I can list the remaining 19 batteries that came in this overpriced POS starter kit in?

One of the best descriptions of smoking that I have come across! OK my defining moment did not come all at once, but after I had been vaping for awhile, maybe 2 months in. I decided to complete some really difficult coursework and apply for Master Teacher status while teaching full time. I used to chain smoke my way through difficult papers and projects and both of those were really difficult! But, with the help of some good juice, and support on this forum, I made it through ALL of it and did not smoke at all, not even one drag. AND I made Master Teacher and completed 2/3 of my Teacher Leader endorsement in 3 months.

 

[ogredog]

Instantly stopped with a volcano ecig.
2 weeks later I bought an inferno lol then I found madvapes...and then...and then...

 

[Mr.Mann]

I knew I had turned a corner when I started looking behind the counter in gas stations for ecig kits! Luckily I only bought 3 disposable Blu ecigs...jeez! I could have bout a freakin' HH.357 with that money.

 

[dlsw]

I knew I had turned a corner when I started looking behind the counter in gas stations for ecig kits! Luckily I only bought 3 disposable Blu ecigs...jeez! I could have bout a freakin' HH.357 with that money.

I know, right!! I'm not sayin' how many disposable Blus I bought before I took the plunge.

 

[JuanC]

After smoking for 16 years my transition luckily was also instant, but before switching i had stored a panic reserve of 2 packs of analogs, well 4 months passed by after i started vaping and a coworker offered me an analog to "show" me i would still be hooked to the normal smoke if i had one, i wanted to prove him wrong so i accepted, i lit it up, take a puff and almost puked my lungs out, there was no way i would ever go back to analogs (funny enough after seeing this my coworker ordered his own PV Kit xD and been using it for over a year now totally quitting smoking wooooo).

I come back home that day and throw the panic packs of analogs to the garbage bin, that was like 1 year and a half ago.

 

[Ratchet]

I've been vaping for just shy of 2 months and I had my last cig the day my first kit came in. It was a really easy transition for me from what I've read here. Anyway, my defining moment came about 5 days after I started:

I was visiting my son's house and we were relaxing on his front porch. I had my PV in my hand just relaxing and vaping. He lit up a Marlboro Menthol Light and started to smoke. Now, this is the brand I smoked for years (smoked for 35 years in all). He had taken a few puffs then looked at me and apologized for lighting up in front of me. Right then I knew I was OK as I just smiled and said, no problem son as your cigarette smells like crap to me.

PS: I bought my son a Blu disposable the same day and he tried it out and was pretty convinced it would work. I bought him an eGo kit (same as mine) when I got home later that day. He's had a tougher time of it and still has 1 or 2 real smokes a day but he's getting there...

I stopped smoking cold turkey when I got my first mini, transitioned to a Lavatube but KNEW I turned the corner on Wednesday when I tried an analog for the first time in over 3 months, just out of curiosity! N A S T Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cherryblossom]

I knew I had fully turned the corner when one morning I was happily vaping away with my morning coffee...and I realized I didn't even remotely miss my morning cigarette.

 

[mwplefty]

About a year after my grandfather died of emphysema and about a year and a half after my grandmother quit analogs, she, my mother, and my sister went to a funeral for a distant relative on my grandfather's side. The funeral was in early 2005, almost 3 years before Illinois' statewide smoking ban took effect, so the funeral home had a designated smoking section inside. Everyone at the funeral smoked with the exception of my grandmother, my mother, my sister, and a few young girls. As the smoke permeated from the indoor designated smoking area into the general lobby, my grandmother became furious. She had quit cold turkey using acupuncture, and she absolutely despised the smell of lit cigarettes. She smoked for more than 45 years. When she finally quit, she could not stand tobacco smoke at all.