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Well today I saw two people who were smoking, the first walked past me and all I could think of was should I tell her about e-cigs, the second was actually having a last drag then putting it out in the ashtray before she went in Sainsburys. She looked up and smiled at me, total stranger but oh boy it took all my self-restraint not to go up to her and say about e-cigs, I actually found my hand was going into my bag to get mine when she walked into the store. The smell well must admit I never even noticed it its been a beautiful sunny day here with a bit of a warm breeze so I only presume it was blown away from me or as yet I still class it as normal, but not even for a second did I wish it was me having nastie, it really amazed me, literally all that was in my mind was they need to know about e-cigs.......told hubby and he just cracked up with laughter at that

I find I put one in my bag when I go out same as I did with the nasties but never actually feel the need to use it when out ( ok not been out much since going on them and never for long just to shops and back ). I do still get the cravings for a nastie but thankfully they are slowly becoming less and less. What I do love is if out in garden and craving hits can just grab my Riva or whatever I have brought down with me and take a couple of vapes and carry on doing whatever I am busy with. I used to get so annoyed when I had the craving and 'had' to light up a nastie then of course smoke the whole thing, it was such a waste of time and usually didn't want the whole thing but of course 'had' to smoke it didn't I.

I found in a charity shop today for £2.50 a set of stackable tray which holds all my e-cig bits and bobs perfectly, up till now had them all in a medical box and had to dig around for what I wanted, this is least is better, not perfect but for the price considering its brand new not complaining, can just throw a small scarf over it to keep out the light. I can just see at a glance which tray I want and slide it out so much easier than before.

Amazingly since I stopped I have not been around anyone that does, even out side the shops no one is there smoking - usually lots of people, but then has been cold or raining. Nothing would make me touch one, well not unless I had nothing to vape for a couple of days then craving for nicotine might get me, but as I know can get a disposable at Tescos and someone mentioned Esso garages sell Jasper and Jaspers - so I would try these and other places before I touched one. Will be interesting to see how I do find the smell when I do actually see a smoker around.

I have got an unwashed ashtray wrapped in a plastic bag and shoved in a cupboard ready to bring out if I really feel I am going to break and go and buy some, but not needed to go near it yet and don't fancy opening up the bag, thought actually turns my stomach but I think I will leave it there a while longer then one day hopefully will throw it out still wrapped in the bag.
My doctor thought its great I am a non-smoker ( her words) and thinks e-cig is a great way to stop. She admitted she doesn't know much about them but feels they must be better than nasties so is very pleased with me.

Got my fruit bushes in and what is so good is not stopping to have a nastie break in the middle of doing things, it really used to annoy me having to stop to smoke but I always gave into the need, yet never thinking well just do not have one, its was like I was hypnotised, it called and I smoked it. You look back and think how did you let those white sticks control you all those years. Yet I never feel my e-cig is doing that, I vape when I sit down and relax don't stop to do so.

Hi and welcome, I was exactly liked you, it was the one thing I felt I was in control of in my life - of course they controlled me but its not how you feel when you are using them. I never wanted to stop but I knew family wanted me to and also that one day health problems would kick in from it so I bought a lookalike thinking maybe I would cut down a bit and for me the one I chose was perfect I used it and never touched another real one again. I do think it is down to finding something that at the first will replace a real one fully - vapour, taste, how it feels in your hand. I will be honest if I had gone straight onto a Riva I would never have given up as it is not like a real nastie but after just two weeks using my lookalike and then finding this forum I realised I was ready to move away from the lookalike and now had the Riva two weeks and love it, but I still I admit when I really get a bad craving for a nastie use my lookalike, its satifys me then when the Riva won't nor my little SD Keyring ( great for out and you want a stealth e-cig). I am hoping as time goes on I will want to use my lookalike less and less but admit its the taste of it, its for me, the nearest to tobacco I have found so far.

So my personal advice is find an e-cig that works as a substitute and if you are as lucky as me you will find one that you find gives you the exact same pleasure as a nastie does.

Good Luck

Welcome and congratulations on giving up the nasties and wow for wanting to go onto a mod already, I am not brave enough yet to take that step......have fun

I think you will be pleased with the SD Keyring, I got mine Saturday and have to admit I do enjoy using it, gives a different vape to the Riva but one I think I actually prefer so going to have to get another one so have two batteries. Enjoy

Aw Alvoram sorry to hear about your echomiser as it is nice -such a smooth vape as I told Jason. Well SD Keyring arrived this morning and so charged it up and had a go, oh I like it, smmmmmooooth totally, automatic battery is ok as that is what gamucci is, and my new jucies - so have now tried the famous cocomel - like vaping cream ( which I would rather have than chocolate any day of the week) soooo very morish. Out of the 5 sample pack only other one I have tried is whisky cream, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy I LOVE it. I always had whisky with coke or orange as my tipple of choice and of course being on rather strong pain killers these past 10 years drinking has been a no -no I missed it, never was a great drinker, one or two a night was more than enough and that was singles and small ones but I did enjoy it and this has brought that pleasure back, wonderful. Hubby says its the strongest smelling juice so far and to him its smells like coffee. I bought my first menthol juice so will see what that is like as menthol has always been a flavour I like the smell of but hate the taste and was the reason inhalators never worked for me as after the first few puffs all I can taste is the menthol in them but I know many on here have said its totally different vaping it.

I still have the cherry cola I got last week and as yet have not tried and I do like the Liqua Original Smoke Juice Tobacco flavour but unfortunately its out of stock and I only have a tiny bit left so keeping that when I really want a tobacco hit. I have the grand total of 16 different flavours but not tried them all yet.

I don't get out that much to pass the word but hubby is being my ambassador for e-cigs by slowly telling everyone in work who smokes when he is on a round with them about them. So I am going to pass all the business cards I get for him to pass on. Today when he was dropped home the guy who did so popped his head out of the van and told me how hubby is singing my praises on stopping the nasties and the e-cigs have worked so well with me. Everyone wants a lookalike at first and so hubby has told them which one I used as they are impressed at me using it and stopping straight away, so I have told them they can pick up a disposable from Tescos but they want info on the Gamucci, so hubby asked me to give him all the details so will print up and information sheet on not just the Gamucci but some of the other ones whose starter kits are around £35 same as the Gamucci with the places you can buy them on-line and of course put our dear suppliers on it. I Know some people found the E-Lights good but only other lookalike I have tried is the nicolites from Tesco's as my local one doesn't sell the Motive 10. There are over 100 delivery drivers in hubbys firm and over half of them smoke. The one in Argos says no nicotine so unless someone really only wants to basically go cold turkey but have something in their hand/mouth I don't think that is a good one to start with, and its more expensive.

Am sitting here as I type vaping on the whisky and cream, its feels almost wrong to be having a whisky vape in the afternoon. Must try the cherry brandy again, I loved it at first then taste buds changed and it tasted awful, same with cherry pipe.

Oh yes how do you turn the Riva off? I should from now one only have SD Keyring in my pocket or bag when out but handy to know if I am going out for the day or longer so it doesn't accidently get turned on. My next purchase will be a clearomisor, although will have to buy two to see which resistance is best for me, but they do look nice - gosh there is just some many things that look nice even if you don't actually buy new e-cigs, all the bits and bobs that fit on them look so good.

I don't have that many nail polishes so have just written names of juice in cartos on tiny piece of paper and selotaped it round them.

Hubby is going to pop out soon to pick me up some glycerine from chemist as I do have some in but its in the tiny bottles from baking aisle so not sure if its suitable as I bought a bottle of juice, one of the first that is 24mg which is to strong for me so hoping by diluting it in VG it will feel better, not blow my head off. Its funny most of my flavours are Griswalds small bottles so 20mg and they are fine, as are ones that are 18mg, 16mg or 12 -16mg yet that extra 4mg makes me feel my head is going to explode or eyes pop out my head.

Just realised I have been rambling on here for nearly two hours - not typing continuously of course.

I should have been going out to a posh do tonight but as I have now been awake 33 hrs I don't think going would be a good idea as I could crash at any time, so annoyed was looking forward to it and even bought a new dress and paid for it tickets for the do, its a fund raising event so no getting the money back, ah well - hubby said we will go out of a nice posh meal so I can wear it before I go to see - are you ready for this - the Osmonds at beginning of April, he is not going to it he couldn't sit through a full concert by them but then he is off to see Derren Brown ( again) at the Lowry in Manchester in a couple of weeks and I will not be going, went to one of his shows but I am not a fan by any stretch of the imagination. but we will book somewhere nice before or even afterwards. I used to love them but then never came up to Glasgow sadly so now they are coming here I just have to go and see them and fulfil my childhood dream of seeing them live. I wonder if I can vape inside? Not in the auditorium I don't expect that but in the entrance or the bar? Don't know if I will have the courage to ask so might just have a sneaky vape in bathroom during the interval.

Well bored you all enough I better stop before this becomes a book

Have a great evening folks