I started smoking during college at 19 years old and have since smoked close to a pack a day (est. 15 cigarettes). I’ve tried to quit twice, once with the patch and once cold turkey, but both had failed. Only a smoker knows that relaxing feeling you get from nicotine. I am not going to get into the negative effects or studies on health risks and such with smoking because everyone knows it is bad and that is not why you are reading this. This is to inform you about a different way to get that cigarette without having to jump through hoops.
Wikipedia Article about Electronic Cigarettes
A word of warning that there are a lot of cheaply made ones being marketed. These will be a money pit for you since some only allow pre-filled cartridges which are marked up 100%-200% of what you can do yourself.
Overview:
First, lets see a couple of different e-cigarettes which from researching for a couple weeks I’ve concluded were reliable from reviews and experiences posted on various websites.
Janty Stick v3 (Own)
DSE 801 Starter Kit
DSE 901 Starter Kit
Joye 510 Starter Set
I will be just going on with the Janty Stick v3 for the rest of this for simpilicity. If you would like to know more about the other kind (pen-style) electronic cigarettes leave a comment and I’ll explain more.
I’ve been asked since posting, HOW DO I GET ONE AND IS IT CHEAP? Well, I will explain what I paid and what I expect to pay from now on.
I bought the Janty Stick v3 for $82.90 at Janty World under the Sets – Stick Set area. It comes in an iPod white (which looks easy to skuff up if not careful) or the rubberized black matte (the one I own). This set already includes 5 cartridges which are pre-filled. The taste of the pre-filled cartridges that come with it have a tobacco, caramel, and marshmallow type flavor.
Since you now have the Janty Stick, to keep it vaping you will need additional parts once the normal wear and tear happens on the atomizer (heating element), battery (THEY ARE NOT AAA BATTERIES, YOU WILL RUIN IT IF YOU DO NOT USE THE RECOMMENDED ONE), and cartridge. Those are 3 items that you will need to replace, it is recommended to keep a spare set of each as it is not easy to just run to the gas station as you would when running out of a pack of cigarettes.
Parts:
The parts that you will need to buy for the Janty Stick are:
DSE 801 Atmoizer
DSE 801 Blank Cartridges
Janty Stick v3 Battery
These can be found at a lot of places on-line, but for now I would recommend LitecigUSA and had my order within 2 days with standard shipping. If you need more information or help, please post a comment and I’ll answer.
Juices:
The best part of the e-cigarette, the juices. These come in many different strengths from 0 nicotine up to 36 mg nicotine. I’ve gone with the 16 mg juice and it works perfectly. I’ll be posting different links in the future of what I find or how certain flavors taste. For now, I would recommend taking a look at the juices that LitecigUSA to order a couple with your spare set. You can find your basic flavors of cherry, vanilla, mint, tabacco, etc. Also there are exotic type flavors such as Caramel Apple, French Toast, Lemonade, etc. So far I’ve had Mint (not very good, from a menthol smoker’s perspective), Cherry (not to bad), Watermelon (very nice flavor), and Vanilla (best so far). Again I would recommend the 11mg or 16 mg strength bottle as a starting point.
Again it is a lot of information as this is a new product and I would like you to have the best experience with it. It does require a little more effort than just going to the gas station and picking up a pack of cigarettes. Soon you will either have to buy an e-cig, quit, or keep running outside. Leave a question in the comments if you have anything. I probably didn’t cover everything but there is a review below in the resources which will give you a review about the Janty Stick v3.
Total Cost
Janty Stick v3: $82.90
Spare 801 atomizer: 2 x $7.95
5 pack of Blank 801 cartridges: $2.95
Watermellon, Cherry, Vanilla flavors (10 ml bottles 16 mg Strength): 3 x 4.25
Total (without shipping): $114.50
If I have read right and from experiences with my e-cigarette I won’t have to spend anymore (unless I get more flavors) for the next 2-3 months.