Newbie - Got eGo One and happy so far :)

[bochibochi]

Thank you for your comment and a warm welcome, watsits
I can't agree more.
I will definitely advise my friends who want to try e-cig that try with a good tank and not just try ejuices came with a starter kit.
Yesterday, I asked my friend if I could have a puff of her cigarette and guess what, I couldn't smoke it.
It tasted so horrible, it was yuk!

[watsits]

May 11, 2015 21:04:57 GMT bochibochi said:

Thank you for your comment and a warm welcome, watsits
I can't agree more.
I will definitely advise my friends who want to try e-cig that try with a good tank and not just try ejuices came with a starter kit.
Yesterday, I asked my friend if I could have a puff of her cigarette and guess what, I couldn't smoke it.
It tasted so horrible, it was yuk!

Most of my work place now consists of people using MVP's Isticks and nautilus tanks and one who loves the kanger sub tank I have no idea why but they're all the more happier using the better kit rather than the CE4's etc. they were using before. It does and can get a bit silly though. I've got into the "Home improvements" more power side (If you're of an age to remember the American sit com) due to a really good vape shop I've found, they are out there, but can be a bit intimidating when you first go in one.

[bochibochi]

I've got no ecig users around me and havent found a good shop to go to yet.
Just spending hours on internet reseaching at mo.....!!

[hijack]

Hi bochibochi welcome.
You will find a lot of good advice here.
Vaping doesn't have to cost you an arm 'n' leg. Almost everyone starts out buying a starter kit of some sort from the highstreet vape shop. Really we should thank them for showing a public face for vaping. It gives many the chance to see if it is possible to replace their smoking habit for something far less harmful.

The starter kits aren't perfect by any means, but if you can get used to the difference in the way vapour feels on the throat (which i reckon is about 7 days), then it has done its job, and its time to start considering what would improve the experience.

Thats where cost starts to come into the equation. With all the different vaping gear out there, buying from a highstreet shop will soon empty your pocket.
Most of the stuff they sell is made in China, so they buy a quantity from the Chinese wholesale websites and when it arrives, it gets marked up 100% or more, to cover their costs.

Buying from a UK Website base business will save you quite a bit of money due to them having less overheads than a store. One of my favourites was MyEPack. Someone has probably already suggested them to you. They will deliver usually next day, using standard delivery.

If you want to save more then you can buy direct from China using, fastech, tinydeal or Alibaba(i dont have the links to hand but Google will tell you). Although the latter one is mainly used for buy in bulk the others are quite happy to sell one item and freepost it to you.
If you can wait the 2-4 weeks for it to arrive, you will be paying a fraction of the price for the same item bought in the shop.
A cheap way to try and find what your happy with.

After that, the next expense is e-juice. So if your inclined you try making your own. The mixoligy section here will give you all the info to get you up to speed with that. Once you start making your own e-juice the costs of everything vaping is so minimal you dont even think its costing you anything.
I haven't bought a single item in the last 6 months, and I think i have supplies to make another 12 months worth of e-juice before i need replenish one or two things.

Good luck, keep up the research and ask anything you like here, people will always point you in the right direction.

[bochibochi]

Thank you, hijack
Good read and good advice!! Thank you!
Yes, someone pointed me to myepack and I had a look I read good things about the site. I will try them next defo!
I am still not quite sure about buying from China as someone warned me about clones.
Think I will need to be more experienced before buying from them especially I don't have any experienced friends nearby.

[babs]

Hi bochibochi and welcome. If you order from FastTech in China as most of us do they always say authentic if it's not a clone. Some of the clones are very good but you won't go wrong with authentic until you are more experienced. If you pick UK epacket shipping (around $2) they only take around a week and cost far less.

[Get Off My Cloud]

May 12, 2015 13:38:43 GMT bochibochi said:

Thank you, hijack
Good read and good advice!! Thank you!
Yes, someone pointed me to myepack and I had a look I read good things about the site. I will try them next defo!
I am still not quite sure about buying from China as someone warned me about clones.
Think I will need to be more experienced before buying from them especially I don't have any experienced friends nearby.

When buying from China they usually title clones as "style" or "styled" like this for example.
www.fasttech.com/products/3099/10011578/2343600-atlantis-mega-styled-sub-ohm-tank-clearomizer

Genuine stuff they will label as "authentic" like this.
www.fasttech.com/products/3099/10013816/2342601-authentic-vision-mk-sub-ohm-tank-clearomizer

[bochibochi]

Thank you, babs, Get Off My Cloud
I had an advice from Clivia before about Fastech.
Thinking of ordering iStick from them now!

[hijack]

I hadn't looked around for a while as i have been happy using a couple of mechanical mods =(no electronics or power control), and i have a couple of Rose clones that i really like. But when i looked at myepack to link for you, the 30W isticks caught my eye and looked a good buy. I've not looked on fastech but i bet they have the same even cheaper.
Like Get Off My Cloud and babs say look for the term 'authentic' and that should mean that it is made by the original manufacturer.
And if i remeber correctly selecting the 'china post' option, is quicker than it going through Singapore.

[aliscampbell]

bochibochi, don't forget if you are not sure about the quality of a product you can always ask us on here and post a link before you buy

[bochibochi]

May 12, 2015 15:52:27 GMT hijack said:

I hadn't looked around for a while as i have been happy using a couple of mechanical mods =(no electronics or power control), and i have a couple of Rose clones that i really like. But when i looked at myepack to link for you, the 30W isticks caught my eye and looked a good buy. I've not looked on fastech but i bet they have the same even cheaper.
Like Get Off My Cloud and babs say look for the term 'authentic' and that should mean that it is made by the original manufacturer.
And if i remeber correctly selecting the 'china post' option, is quicker than it going through Singapore.

Thank you so much. hijack
all very useful information - just spent hours on myepack website. 
I should watch my wallet.... 

[bochibochi]

May 12, 2015 20:42:14 GMT aliscampbell said:

bochibochi, don't forget if you are not sure about the quality of a product you can always ask us on here and post a link before you buy

aliscampbell - will do! thank you thank you! 

[hijack]

May 12, 2015 20:43:16 GMT bochibochi said:

I should watch my wallet.... 

Yeh   is unavoidable when starting out. My starter kit lasted 7 days before i upgraded the atty which was better and got me through the next 4 weeks.
By then i had found places like this and just read what was being said and started to learn all sorts. When you realise that smoking is over for you, it makes it easier to buy that new gear you've been reading about.

Youll soon find what works best for you.

[Deleted]

You be buying the wrong starter kit hijack

My very first e-cig

and it cost me abou £60 if I recall rightly (for about one or two batteries?)

[bochibochi]

This is my first ecig. Couldn't taste or feel anything just gave me headache as I sucked it so hard for nothing!