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Like the post says, wanting to give up the **** as costing a fortune and we all know the health implications.
I have been reading good things about these on different forums but am still a bit confused about where the best place to buy from is.
So i was just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as too websites, that im not going to get ripped off on, also i see theres quite a few types of electronic cigarette, so any tips on any decent ones would be much appreciated many thanks in advance.
I have been reading good things about these on different forums but am still a bit confused about where the best place to buy from is.
So i was just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as too websites, that im not going to get ripped off on, also i see theres quite a few types of electronic cigarette, so any tips on any decent ones would be much appreciated many thanks in advance.
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They really helped me stop. I bought the Titan, but if you don't want a fancy box get the Joye510, it's exactly the same - just cheaper.
the joye 510 is not the same as the tornado, the tornado is the upgarded and newest version.
You can buy different strenghts of nicotine, highest I have tried has been medium and I dont get the same feeling as I did with cigarettes. But I imagine the super high strength would.
The ability to smoke indoors and taste the different flavours more than compensates for that for me.
Tried four different ecigs before this. Been using them for three years now. I buy the mini and buy blank cartridges and refill with the eliquid, it works out cheaper.
I like Red Bull flavour best
http://www.10motives.com/order-now-e-cigarettes/disposable-electronic-cigarette.html?SID=q665ljqcaq1nikpj6ivsa7mup0
They're £6.99 for one that'll do 30 ****. Worth giving it a go before they invest. :cool:
Yes Carmen, they do. You get the same throat hit and you blow out water vapour which looks like smoke. It's the closest thing to smoking without actually lighting up.
I bought my mum one and she hasn't had a real one for over a year now and she smoked for 50 years! Basically, all a smoker wants is nicotine. This way, you get that but without all the carcinogens that are created when you set fire to tobacco. I've converted about 6 people so far and every one of them has quit easily.
Take a look at their forum too, lots of really useful information there
My advice
If you want to get into ecigs avoid the cheapy ones, they are chinese made, taste awful and dont last very long.
They will put you off.
Spend a little more on a well known respected model like the tornado or the screwdriver, it will be a little expensive at the start but in the long run it will be a hell of a lot cheaper than smoking, and will also give you the best chance of quitting 'analogs'.
The word needs to get out about ecigs, they could and will save lives
LOL, I haven't tried that one?
The ones I have you can suck on for hours and they only provide a very small amount
After looking at that "totally wicked" website, it's a toss-up between 2, both with pros and cons.
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/electronic-cigarette-starter-kits/titan/titan-510-e-nic-compact-starter-kit-2-2-product.html
Pros
Reasonable price
Comes with refilable cartridges
USB charger
Cons
Stupid colours
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/tecc-branded-goods/tecc-ecigarette-kits/electronic-cigarette-starter-kit-white-2-product.html
Pros
Reasonable price
Looks like an actual cigarette
Cons
No refillable cartridges
No USB charger
The Tornado is the best i've tried (and i've been through them all!). Currently the red one is discounted, maybe it's not a popular colour. So good value, and it lasts me a good 6 hours between charging.
http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/electronic-cigarette-starter-kits/tornado/wicked-tornado-e-nic-or-electronic-product.html
It's also out of stock, and £10 more than the kits. But thanks for the suggestion.
Thing is, cos I haven't tried anything like this before I obviously want to spend as little as possible - Don't really want to be spending out £50-£60 for the device and consumables only to find that I don't get on with it.
Another thing that comes to mind is running costs. Some of you say about how you've been using them for years... can you give some example of running costs?
Currently I've been smoking roll-ups for the past year or so as they're much cheaper than tailor made cigs. I spend on average £6 every 3 to 4 days on 2 boxes of tobacco (I buy the small boxes so it doesn't all dry out before I've got through it) and get packets of filters every few weeks from the local market (2 packs for a quid), so on average I spend around £13 a week (well, every 8 or 9 days or so, anyway).
Obviously initial set-up costs of going electronic is gonna be high in comparison to what I currently spend on tobacco, but any indication of on-going costs would help. I'd love to be saving money, but I'd be happy with not ending up spending more than I usually would.
I feel like a right pain in the arse, lol.
Biggest mistake you will make
Tornado starter pack = (roughly with postage) £30
Bottle of 30ml ejuice (approx 200 ****) = £15 - £20 max
Packet of 200 **** = £30
tar, cancer you can have for free
you dont need cartridges
Buy a drip tip and a bottle of eliquid, this will allow you to drip 2-3 drips straight onto the atomiser and will last the equivalent of about 3 ****. Depending on how much of a smoker you are the bottle will last at least a week.
Its not that im living under a rock or anythin but I just stumbled across this thread and you all seem to have pretty good things to say about them. It costs a little bit but surely the pros well outweigh the cons. I gave up smoking a few months ago (tho i do occasionally have 1 - like once a month) and I knew nothing of these !!
The short answer and my opinion is that they are not endorsed and are kept quiet because the government cant currently tax them like they do cigarettes.
The FDA in America are I believe trying to get them banned, there are also measures being taken in the EU to have them regulated under tobacco regulations - even though they contain no tobacco whatsoever.
They are also relatively new, within a few years unless they are banned this industry will be huge imo.
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm225210.htm
However for now they can be imported:
Judge OKs imports of e-cigarettes, blasts FDA
You only get one battery with this kit, and you really need 2 as a minimum (one on charge while the other is in use) - I normally cycle 3 batteries per cigarette. In addition, I am not too impressed with the standard 510 battery charge - they only last me ca. 90 mins. If you are going the 510 route, seriously consider the Mega battery option, or better still the Tornado if your budget will stretch (all in my opinion, of course, and I am a heavy vaper).
The Mini (also known as the 901) was my first e-cig, and still one of my favourites - Good value and a real workhorse. Liberty Flights' kit includes a USB charger if that's what you're looking for, and is cheaper than TW if you apply the 15% discount below (TW has a 7.5% discount code there too):
http://www.e-cig-reviews.com/discount%20codes.html
ETA: Sorry, just realised that your second link is to the Super Mini, not the 901. I've never personally used them, but they are known for poor battery life - consider the 901 instead.
Thanks for the info and links. I'm not a particularly heavy smoker myself. I'll have one every hour or so when i'm at work, and maybe one every 45mins or so when I'm at home (in the garden, which is less than ideal in this weather, lol).
I'll definitely look into that 901 kit you linked. The £39.99 version of the kit seems the best value for me... but like I said I'll have to look into it further. Just a shame that it looks nothing like a cigarette. You would have thought the manufacturers/designers of these things would realise that like it or not, having the thing look like a proper **** (moreso than just being the same shape) is pretty key (or is it just me?)