Hello from a newbie and tips please

[Debbie13]

Sept 5, 2013 10:57:57 GMT andy01424 said:

Sept 5, 2013 8:31:49 GMT Chrissie said:

Debbie13 do be careful buying anything e-cig related off ebay. Ebay banned the sale of e-cigs over 3 years ago, therefore at any time, the listings could be removed & the sellers banned, which could make it difficult putting in a claim if anything goes wrong

Also the Joose-juice e-liquids are freshly made so will improve even more with steeping.

Not looked lately the theres hundreds of listings most under shisha,a few are vendors think ebay has relaxed it,

now back to original welcome to all the new ones above lol

Congrats on your new venture but be warned none have mentioned shiny stuff its a bug curse no antibiotics can cure it

when you get a bit confident re coiling a evod etc will come,it looks scary but once you done one it will be what was all that fuss about,plus saves you even more£££..then you will become the mad scientist making those juices even more £££ saved

way most of us will eventually look at it ,you spend x amount on vaping stuff yes bank balance does dip a bit,but look at it this way later if you decide to quit vaping or start upgrading you can sell bits you dont want,where as before all you had was apile of ash and butts that cost you X amount and you launched it into the bin

oh word of warning!!!!!! if you used to eat hot spicey food,wait till taste buds come back!!! boom blow your head off its a lot hotter than you remember,and the joys of smell return yes diesel and petrol fumes smell like armani ok really mean something else lol
Enjoy and welcome to the madhouse of AAEC,i belong to a few Vape forums and this is one of the most friendly down to earth ones i know of

Yes it does look like they have relaxed it, the only thing they cannot do is sell anything with nic in it....other than that everything is on there for the taking lol...
Dont worry we only buy from reputable sellers, but thank you for your concern, its a gamble we take when purchasing from Ebay, again sat here waiting on the postman, he comes after dinner time...arrgggg.....
Urgggg no since having my tonsils out spicey foods are off the menu for me, my throat stings at southern fried chicken lol......so I shall know to steer well clear of anything like that even more now 
As for Diesel and Petrol...I really hope not, the smell gets right up my nose now....let alone when my smell returns..
I have been looking and reading about all the different bits you can buy, one thing I know not to get are the pyrex/glass tanks....I would smash one every other day....
So do you all think its better to have a lanyard thingy ??? Have been reading about laying them down and how most can leak without a stand, from what I have read the Ego dont go on a stand too well....what do you all do with your Ecigs when in the house and out and about.....do I really need to be that careful? 
Thank you again for all the welcomes and advise .....I shall be plugging this forum if anyone pays an interest in what I am doing or what I have got etc.......this really is a very friendly forum...lots of support, plenty of positive stories to keep you up lifted about the whole subject 

[dinamic22]

Debbie13 this is what i use to stand my battery/s & or clearos in www.ltecigs.larsentilbrook.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=Ecig%20holder it also stands upright in my bag when i'm out & about as the lanyard with pv in gets in the way.

[Perpetua]

I stand mine up/lay them down without a stand and none of mine leak Debbie, nor should they. If they do it's generally because there's something wrong with what you're using or you've overfilled it.

Lanyards I don't get on with, though lots of vapers use them. Depends what you're doing and your routine is as to whether they'd be useful to you or not.

Is it here yet?

[charon]

Oh the joys of being an ex pipe smoker!! All my old pipes been cleaned and relegated to the darkest depths of my bottem draw..... result.
An instant stand for Rivas, Egos even a couple of bottles of current juice.
You could probable pick a cheap one up at any smokers requisite store ( Clever eahhh no mention of Tobacco there.)

[joehel]

All my ego e-cigs sit in a pink plastic cup on the table. I've just got a cheap black plastic pen holder for my hubby's kit - he's got mods that are much thicker than my ego batteries so the different sized sections of the pen holder are better for his stuff.

[Chrissie]

debbie ebay haven't relaxed the rule about e-cigs. One of the vendors that is a member here, tried listing some clearos recently & their listing s were removed & the following reason given -

"You listed Electronic Cigarette Kit/Parts/Accessories. We don't allow any such items."

[andy01424]

Sept 5, 2013 15:54:48 GMT Chrissie said:

debbie ebay haven't relaxed the rule about e-cigs. One of the vendors that is a member here, tried listing some clearos recently & their listing s were removed & the following reason given -

"You listed Electronic Cigarette Kit/Parts/Accessories. We don't allow any such items."

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=ecigs+starter+kit&_osacat=0&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R1.TR10.TRC0.A0.Xego+&_nkw=ego+t&_sacat=0&_from=R40

[Chrissie]

Sept 5, 2013 17:56:24 GMT andy01424 said:

Sept 5, 2013 15:54:48 GMT Chrissie said:

debbie ebay haven't relaxed the rule about e-cigs. One of the vendors that is a member here, tried listing some clearos recently & their listing s were removed & the following reason given -

"You listed Electronic Cigarette Kit/Parts/Accessories. We don't allow any such items."

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=ecigs+starter+kit&_osacat=0&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R1.TR10.TRC0.A0.Xego+&_nkw=ego+t&_sacat=0&_from=R40

I know Andy, but if anyone reports any of those listings, they will be pulled.

As per the ebay rules -

Not allowed -

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or accessories

pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/tobacco.html

The reason I know so much about eBay's policy on e-cigs is due to the fact that I initially set up an eBay group called All About E-cigarette, coming up to 5 years ago - the predecessor of this forum. Not long after they banned the sale of e-cigs, I was given 24 hours to pull all links to e-cigs or I would lose my ebay account.

[Karma]

I really don't understand anyone using ebay to buy ecigs. Once you have found the information on a forum or from friends then you know who the decent vendors are!

I tried to point my friend in the right direction, she then bought from ebay. She didn't get one vape out of her e-shisha e-shit stick as it fell to pieces as she tried to screw it into the charger ???

[andy01424]

true but also a lot say that about Fasttech,its a choice you make,like naything if it works well no matter if its a pile of dog doo then you wont do it again lol

[Debbie13]

Well no more worries, it came today, all intact and working like a dream.......Ebay is full of rubbish but if you do your homework like we did and only buy from a reputable seller you can get a bargain. We did some home work on a couple of models/brands....saved a few quid in the process....

Anyway onto tonight, hubby came in from work and on charge the 2 batteries went.....roll forward to the fully charged batteries and off we go.......I checked my Evod fitted on my battery...yup yup....no worries there....infact rather in love with the look of my Evod at the side of hubbies CE4 tanks, we had a few CE4 tanks so tested all 4 flavors.....all 50/50 PG/VG.....Soft mint....made me cough...not the flavor...that was nice and mild ( not a fan of strong minty flavous ) but I am thinking the Nic strength is too high for me at 24mg...hubby wasnt a fan either but only b'cos it wasnt a strong enough mint for him. Onto the 18mg ones, Strawberries and Cream....It mainly tasted of cream to me....I am on a diet and have been for a while...left my mouth feeling....dairy? like I had just eaten some cream ....I got a hint of Strawberry....far too sweet for me...hubby loved it though....very strawberry and less cream for him, in goes the Apple.....OMG I am in love....fresh green apple...on the inhale and exhale....lush...hubby also in love with it....Vanilla....Hmmm kinda tasted like a very mild germaline flavor to me...liked it but didnt at the same time....hubby not keen. So we both filled our tanks with apple for the morning, tomorrow we are juice hunting....we are going to try the different variations of PG/VG....I am thinking I like less throat hit and more smoke lol, hubby perhaps a little more throat hit, one things for sure no more 24mg.....cannot wait to try more flavors and variations. We used them for a few hours tonight, pretty promising, but both decided the morning was the day to give this a real go. Tonight has been a very stressful one...another story but not one I will go into. I think Evod bcc is the way to go for me, hubby happy for now with his CE4 tanks....it kinda felt a bit like putting the pen lid in my mouth, the Evod felt right for me.....
We did also decide that he takes a deep drag on a stinkie, inhaling and exhaling more smoke. I take smaller drags, but after testing the Ecigs...had a real stinkie....that felt too strong on the back of my throat, perhaps I need the lower strength ...never noticed how much throat hit I get from a stinkie before....obviously just become immune to it....so wish me luck...I am going to try vaping from the moment I get up.....see how long I can go before the silly urge gets to me. The one thing I did notice is that I got a headache when vaping....drinking water in tons anyway....fingers crossed it dwindles

[Roscopecotrain]

Morning debbie. Glad it went well last night. Finding the right flavours is the hardest part.
2 things to mention. First is the thoat hit. It took me nearly 2 weeks to get used to vaping. Dam well hurt the first few days if im honest. To lower the throat hit you get you can lower the nicotine or lower the pg content or do both. More pg means more throat hit, more vg means more vapour.
Second point the headache. Too much nicotine. Lots of people get it when they first start as they vape a lot more. Keep the water intake up. Take your time and if you feel a headache coming just leave your pv for a bit. It wony take long to settle into it all.

Happy vaping.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[Perpetua]

Good news overall to log on to Debbie!

You could add a little Vegetable Glycerine to your juice that you're finding too high a strength, small bottles are available in the baking aisles of most large supermarkets. That will also give you more vapour and decrease the throat hit, although that will dilute your flavour a little as well.

Try taking a few ' chugs ' on your ecig, holding the vapour in your mouth for a few seconds before inhaling/exhaling. That will also soften the hit on your throat.

[Chrissie]

debbie, don't forget that the juices you bought from Joose-Juice are freshly made & really need steeping, so the flavours will all improve after about a week

[andy01424]

Sept 6, 2013 6:33:41 GMT Perpetua said:

Good news overall to log on to Debbie!

You could add a little Vegetable Glycerine to your juice that you're finding too high a strength, small bottles are available in the baking aisles of most large supermarkets. That will also give you more vapour and decrease the throat hit, although that will dilute your flavour a little as well.

Try taking a few ' chugs ' on your ecig, holding the vapour in your mouth for a few seconds before inhaling/exhaling. That will also soften the hit on your throat.

Good advice from perps,most choke as they think oh cig inhale cough guts up,let some who want to try my ecig at work and thats the first warning,the vape is basically described as pure,your used to taste and harshness of normal stinkie,the light headness will pass[bit like no fags then try one then laa laa land lol] as mentioned drink fluids,if headache appears and dry throat....also if your trying othere juices your best to rinse it out dry burn then use new juice or they sort of mix and taste yuky or sometimes pleasant !! good luck you may surprise your self and quit some do oth,i used to cane 1/20z of hand roll [12.5gm] a day buy one at 3pm by 11am all gone,like most tried everything lack of will power,got this lot CE5 kit never looked back now nearly year later recoiling wicking juice making and spending on shiny stuff

One thing am i proud of my self for quitting sort of,but my kids and partner are extremely proud of me so what i spend makes it worth it .as for saving well chucking 2 quid a day in pt worked for a month lol