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That's my sales pitch, Anne, I've never been any good at sales.

Now that my tastebuds work again I'm super picky about juices. I'm prettyy sure I wouldn't like it, because there are very few juices I can even get through 30ml, and they are fruit flavours.

Thanks. The main problem is it's a limited market, but for someone who can use 500ml I think it's a fair swap. Maybe someone in the trade, I hope/expect.

I reckon a clever buyer could shave it to about £40 cost.

Worth a try anyway.

Now 500ml of crab jiuice..

I accidentally won one of these

www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/totally-wicked-eliquid/500ml-totally-wicked-electric-cigarette-2-product.html

500ml 18mg Totally Wicked Red Label Virginia, Chip compliant, childproof cap, boxed and still foil sealed.

From googling it seems to be a well-regarded medium tobacco flavour. I don't vape tobacco flavours so I'd like to swap it for something I can use (I have permission from the kind person who donated it).

It might suit someone who runs a stall or shop giving out freebies, or someone who really likes TW RL Virginia a lot, or someone with a nicotine-themed swimming pool.

In a perfect world I'd like something costing roughly 1/3 of its retail value, namely a Lavatube kit or similar, which I have been eyeing up for a while. I will consider other reasonable offers but not a juice swap.

Call it £45 worth of swap, that's 9p per ml or £2.70 per 30ml, which is cheap for quality juice. I will pay postage from my end.

Please post below or PM for privacy if you're interested. Thanks.

Welcome Celia,

There are many ex heavy smokers here, and all of them started off confused.

Take a few days finding the right kit. Obviously you'll need batteries heavy enough to last you all day, and you might need more than one charger, or a car charger, if you don't have opportunities to recharge during the day. You can get mains plugs for USB chargers. All this stuff is available for less than you spend on fags.

Cig-a-likes in general are a bit frowned upon - they're relatively more expensive and don't usually deliver. There are better alternatives for most people, so it's a good idea to upgrade.

But part of the price of dumping combustion products (tar etc) is a certain amount of faff, which can be controlled but not eliminated. Vaping does not match the convenience of buying packs of twenty fags.

Nothing is stopping you from continuing to smoke analogues while you try vaping more seriously. At times when it's not convenient to vape, smoke instead, you've still reduced harm and saved money. It's all good.

I personally prefer vaping anyway, so I don't bother to smoke now. I believe the main secret to this was ensuring that I got enough nicotine through at the beginning - this is a matter of getting the right kit and juice. Now I've reduced the nic a bit.

Final thing is, it's a journey and you'll have questions and some problems along the way (like tastebuds going wild for a bit as they recover), so stick around, explain what you're up to and ask for help if you want it and you'll be helping other newcomers.

£3.50 incl, for anyone looking for a counting glass-a-like
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000L98020/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

Just on the cost thing, I think it's quite easy for the average vaper to get away with £12 a week in the long run.

Let's say you get through 3ml a day, you replace 2 batteries every six months and buy a packet of new cartos a month. None of these are outrageous assumptions.

Worst case
90ml juice = £35/month
battery £12 x 2 per 6 months = £4/month
cartos = £6/month
Total = £45/month + P&P = £12 a week.
And you could easily reduce these costs a bit by shopping around.
Compare to the cost of tobacco.

I'm assuming a perfect world in which you are not a shiny gadget freak, so your mileage may vary.