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Hi all!

I'm new here; I've decided to try to switch to e-cigs, and I've been reading through your fine forum and also e-cigarette-forum.com to work out exactly how. But I haven't quite worked it out yet. So I thought I'd join up here and ask, and see if you could help.

I've been trying to cut down on my smoking, on and off, for ages. I swing back and forth between rolling tobacco (cheaper, but I always smoke loads of it and feel awful) and Richmond menthols (I can get down to 10 a day, but £25 every week is still more than I really want to spend on smoking). I've managed to give up before, but I always relapse when I'm down the pub with my mates, who all smoke. Just lately I've tried gum, but I'm not liking it. The truth is, I may not want to stop smoking enough to do it. But I think I might be able to switch to vaping.

I've only had a quick puff on someone else's e-cig before, but I've been reading up on vaping, and I think it could be the answer. I don't see how it can possibly be as unhealthy, and in the long run it might even work out cheaper. And I should still get all the fun of smoking, or even more fun.

Now, I know there's a script here. As I said, I did try to read and search and find the answer for myself first. It goes like this: I say I want a an e-cig that's the size of a normal cigarette. You have heard this a thousand times before and say, no, you don't, you want a Riva. I say, no, I want normal size. And I come back in a couple of weeks and say I want a Riva after all.

Okay, so maybe I do want a Riva. It looks like a fine thing to smoke at home, and I may well invest in one if the e-cigs plan works out. But my main problem, remember, is I relapse when I go down the pub. I live in East London. There is no way I am ever going to be waving something that looks like a pipe around, while visibly intoxicated, outside the pubs where I live. People here aren't going to think "nicotine replacement therapy". At best they're going to think "hash", possibly even "crack". Even if I explain that this is actually a highly recommended e-cigarette and a wise investment on my part, a few may think "valuable". That's the worst case scenario, but I'm not going to risk it.

I'm going to need something smaller to take out with me, and I'm likely to need it long-term. I can probably get away with something slightly bigger than an actual cigarette, maybe it doesn't have to be super-mini, but it will need to be mini. It doesn't have to be white; black might be better. I'm not going to pretend it is a normal cigarette; it just can't be huge.

So, what's the best long-term investment for me, and where can I get it most cheaply? Budget is a factor, but I can still spend a bit more now if it's going to save me later.

Sorry for the long post. Thanks to anyone patient enough to read this far, and I'll be even more grateful to anyone who can help!