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E-cig update

Posted: Jul 26, 2010

Since this thread started last week, I ordered, received, and have been using e-cigs for 4 days. They're awesome. I've smoked since a teenager - before cigarettes were taboo. Since working at home, I was smoking 2+ packs a day. I'm now smoking maybe 8 cigarettes a day, with absolutely no withdrawal. When I smoke a real cig now, it's more of a choice rather than a necessity. When I run out of my cigs, I won't be buying a new supply.

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This is awesome news! - ~ another E-cig fan.

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I think it's great but I am weaning off of it gradually.

I had a man notice in a public place and point me out to his wife saying she is smoking but I can't smell anything. What a riot! LOL

Can you tell me what you ordered Triscuit? - lindawordlady

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I googled a couple sites but don't want to order anything unless someone has tried it and it sounds like you have. Can you tell me exactly what the name is and where you ordered it from? It sounds like you are having success already and I really NEED to quit so badly. Please email me at lindawordlady@yahoo.com if you cannot reply here. Thank you!!

Can you share the site and which package you ordered, Triscuit? - Gonna give it a try

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Hey Triscuit...Could you post which site you ordered from and if there was any particular package you ordered? I don't know if all eCigs are created equal and don't want to order something that turns out to be of lesser quality.

TIA!!!

Sent you both private replies.- NM - Triscuit

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NM

Ecig Site - Shelly

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I would love this information, too. Thanks!

Sent private reply - NM - Triscuit

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nm

Seconding Triscuit's Experience - sm

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I was the one who originally had posted the question and with FG's guidance, got started shopping that same night. I got my e-smoke last Thursday, and now less than a week later, I'm smoking two cigarettes a day, down from two packs a day, having been a smoker for 35 years. Surprisingly, I haven't really been 'jonesing' for the cigarettes, either except for the two I haven't quit yet...my morning one and my after dinner one. However, I also think that once the cigarettes are gone, I won't miss them.

Can you share the name? Have another question.......sm - RoadRunnerMT

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I've been keeping on eye on all the threads about this and waiting to see how it all turned out. I am very curious to which ones you are all finding the best starter value. I looked at the forums and a couple sites but gosh it was all so confusing and so many options. Can you explain how the liquid works, like how much is equivalent to how many packs? I was afraid if I ordered a starter pack, I would run out of liquid quickly. I typically smoke a pack a day.

Thanks so much for you all sharing your info!!

Still holding at two a day - sm

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It can sure be overwhelming...all the jargon and talk about modifications you can make. But once you tune out the chatter, it does get easier.

My own recommendation would be a starter kit of either an EM Riva or a Joye eGo. These run anywhere from around $50 for the Riva to $80 for the eGo and include two batteries, two atomizers, a cone (not much more than decoration), and wall and USB chargers. These are both good because they've got really good battery life, charge quickly, and work well. They don't look like cigarettes. Supposedly the ones that look like cigarettes are just very overpriced and don't work all that well, although I don't have any actual experience with them. The two I mentioned aren't as long as my Virginia Slims 120s and about as thick as a piece of chalk.

As to the juice, I don't know for sure yet how much is equivalent. I am still in the trial stage so I'm looking for my every day flavor of choice. I've got about 20 trial sample bottles here and only like the taste of about 3 of those (which is why it's a good idea not to get the 1 gallon economy size on flavors if you're new).

You're not going to find anything that actually tastes like whatever cigarette you were smoking but you can find one that provides the same "fulfillment" Right now my tobacco flavor is something called Texas from VaporStation. About one week into it, I am starting to venture out and try some of the other flavors. I've got a caramel vanilla that I got yesterday that is to die for but I have another coffee that just tastes like you're biting into a French roast bean and just didn't work for me. Another was a rosewater that made me feel like I was drowning in perfume.

Flavors tend to be anything you can think of...coffee/mocha/pop, sure. A little different, but you can strawberry, mint, and grape. You can get bear claws and boston cream pie and tiramisu. Heck, there are even places where you can even get breakfast, with liquids in the flavor of waffles, French toast, and even a bacon, while another place sells pizza flavor.

I'm still using sampler packs of juices until I find my flavor(s) so I'm not exactly sure how much juice I'll use. I think it will be somewhere between 2-3 mL a day, which means it could end up costing anywhere from $10 to $20. You also get this in the nicotine level you feel comfortable with and sort-of dial into it. I was a 2 pack/day smoker of VA Slims 120s and I'm using anywhere from 26 to 16 mg nicotine strength. There are people who have weaned themselves down to 0 nicotine and now just enjoy the juices for the flavor.

After smoking for 35 years, now up to 2 pack/day, the first day I went down to 15 cigarettes, then 7, then 4, and this week I have been smoking two a day (morning and after dinner). Once this pack is gone, I don't plan on buying more, and I don't think it will be much of an issue as I don't miss (or even notice) the 38 that I'm not smoking.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I feel kinda like Pay it Forward, as FG was able to point me in the right direction and I'm more than happy to do the same, even if I'm still pretty new to this myself.

Charge quickly? - Triscuit

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Did I misread something? After the initial 8-hour + 1 charge, I thought the recharge time was 5 hours. Is that wrong?

Mine haven't requird that - sm

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Although I haven't bled dry a Riva yet. If I put the eGo on wall charge, they're done in about an hour. My Rivas just came yesterday, and I just put them on the USB Charge and brand new out of the box, at least if you go by the red/green charger lights, they were done in a couple of hours. Unless you've got a different brand of Riva than I do, but I was under the impression that like the eGo, they're designed to be quick chargers.

The lights on the charger - Triscuit

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The guy at the place where I got the Riva said to ignore the lights. Even after 5 hours, the light on mine stays red. Same thing with my FL brand - 5 hours for the first 3 charges, then 3 hours thereafter. The light is always red - sometimes red and green.

Hmmm - sm

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When I plug in the charger (be it USB or wall plug), the charger light goes green. Then when I hook my battery up, it goes red. After an hour in the wall and about two hours on the USB, I'm all green again. At least with the eGos, they seem to be fully charged since I'm using them all day without them dying out on me. Maybe I'll take the Riva for a test drive today.

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