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Ok where shall I start? (This could be a long one lol)

Ok on the 13 of March I went shopping in a supermarket, and thought "I wonder if they do e-cigarettes here?" After a quick look around the NRT products I asked the man behind the counter, he said "they are over by cigarettes".

I got over and they had a couple over there, and decided to go with E-Lites and they also claimed that each e-tip is equivalent to 40 traditional cigarettes. I thought "Great, will save me money even on my Golden Virginia". So I bought a cigarette and 2 extra tips. I decided I was going to start the next day, but when I got home I was impatient (as I always am with new things lol) so I opened it up and had a go. It was ok, not quite like my GV but tasted ok. The next day I then picked up a charger.

After 3 days I had almost run out of tips, and the Mrs saying "that I'm using it too much as they are meant to be 40 smokes in each tip". But I persevered got some more tips, and started doing a bit of research on them, many good reviews and a few saying they are good, but don't last for 40 smokes. I then started looking around on their website, and saw they do a PCC case and extra tips and batteries, and a discount code where you got a pack of 5 tips free too. I so nearly ordered it but I stumbled here, and then slowly thought about moving away from e-lites but was still looking at cig-a-likes. There were so many different kits to look at (all doing very similar) my head started to hurt lol.

So I googled e-cigs in my area to see if I could have a look and low and behold a shop 5mins walk from my work. I popped down their and picked up some juice to refill my e-lite tips as it would work out cheaper from the research I did.

I then had a quick look around their site, and loads of help from here I went down to the shop and picked up an EGO 1100 kit but upgraded one battery to an Ego Twist 900. And wow how much difference to E-Lites and I was very glad I didn't order a PCC from E-Lites for alot more than what I paid for my ego kit £44.

Ok so that's the kit I'm using, now what to put in it? I thought tobacco flavours were the way to go (as I did enjoy the flavour) and tried a number of difference ones. My favourite was Virginia but that soon became not very nice. I then got a few sweet ones which I think we're worse than the Tobacco ones. Lets not forget at this point I have my better half nagging that I'm spending far more than I was on smokes! So I thought I need to get this sorted quick. kirrielad very kindly gave me some juice he no longer used, and swapped one of the ones i didn't like on the classified section.

I went down to my local vendor again and bought some spearmint flavoured, and whilst I was there a Kanger T2 with 2 extra coils. And that was the one! Tasted just like wrigleys chewing gum, so after about 10 different flavours I had finally found one I like YES!!

After a couple of weeks, and hearing about Mixology I thought it would be cheaper to mix my own, rather than paying £4.45 for 10mls.

So I took the plunge and ordered enough to make about 200mls and in total spent £28. Bargain! Whilst I was waiting for it to all arrive I bought some more liquid and a dripping atty from my local and a Vivi Nova that is far too big for my EGO lol.

This is where I am now, mixing a few mint flavours, but none of them are tasting quite right, but they are slowly getting there (adding too much concentrate). And oxo very kindly sent me a few tasters of concentrates.

My birthday is in a weeks time and thinking of buying a Vamo to fit my Vivi Nova on and they just look so shiney .

I think I have covered everything, sorry it's a long one, but I hope it will be helpful to many new users that are confused to start as I was. My current spend on e-cig equipment is £117, so not quite break even but very close to it.

And one last thing, and the most important. Thanks everyone who has helped me get to where I am, if it hadnt been for them, I would be still on the e-Lites or similar or even back on the stinkies. I think the first month is the biggest learning curve but once you get your head round the basics it all starts to flow pretty easily.

Thanks again all you have been extremely helpful 

I just bung it all in and hope for the best lol. I do normally put the flavour in last however.

Just one more thought, when steeping, wouldn't it be best to lay it on it's side? Slightly elevated with the cap off. That way more liquid is exposed to oxygen. Or am I over-thinking it, just that's what they do with wines.

Haha. I did wonder. I thought it looked about right to me lol.

Maybe he's having a bad day at the office. 

Dont worry about your thread being ruined, got a great bargain as the outcome

£4.80 delivered! I stupidly paid £6 or £8 for 250ml. Although I don't think I really need it, and the Mrs has been doing her nut on money spent. Oh well only £3.80 came out of the joint account

The charger starts green, the light on the battery flashes, and then turns to red. It then turns to green when fully charged.

I think mandi22 only left it on for a few seconds and didnt wait long enough for it to start charging.

She was too eager lol!

Haha! Now we get set break times at our work, however I do occasionally go into the toilet to have a quick vape. It's normally empty so I just go into a cubicle and vape away (always blowing the vape down so it can't be seen by anyone wishing to relieve themselves lol).

I also vape when off the shopfloor and no-one is around. I think I vape more than I smoked oops (oh well).

Edit: Vape is used alot in that post, so vape vape vape vape and oh yes vape haha!

Now is the only thing that's going to be regulated is nic base, or will it be everything to do with vaping ie batteries, mods clearos and such....

If so then Adam78 's secret plan is also my secret plan