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Post by prepareathome on Feb 10, 2012 0:30:23 GMT
Hi Sue, I like you am a total newbie here, after asking on here I ordered a Riva yesterday, as no black - my first choice I went for gold ( pink no not at my age and white to like a analogue in colour) and went for the black cartomisors as I prefer black and gold. Hoping my order will be here later today. As for juices I have ordered from 3 seperate places but should have enough when they arrive to last at least a month  I found when I got my e-cig lookalike it suited me so well I just stopped smoking straight away. Good luck with your choice and welcome to the wonderful world of vaping.... |
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 22:59:42 GMT
Yes I couldn't stand the patch, I don't like chewing gum, hated the taste of microtabs, spray tasted nasty and inhalator although not to bad tasted of menthol after a couple of sucks and I do not like the taste of menthol. I went a bit mad and ordered two more e-jucies I came across as I browsed, as you do the online stores Cappuccino and one I had been looking for after hearing someone had got some Cherry Brandy, I admit I adore the stuff but thanks to pain meds I am on I cannot drink as I would be flying on a tiny glass  so that will bring me to a total of 9 different flavours once the two orders from today arrive. I think I better not look at any more sites, idea was supposed to be saving money not spending more  Thanks for creating this forum Chrissie its such a lovely place, a home from home, I feel like an old timer already.......  |
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 19:35:33 GMT
Karma that was my reason as well, just to cut down but after my first vape I was hooked, I had two analogues left, so smoked them as I had them there and just didn't want to buy any more. Even on the worst cravings first couple of days it was never that bad I was even tempted to give in as the e-cig filled the gap so well.
I have a sister who with her husband gave up nasties over 5 years ago - hubby had a heart attack at 45, but they used the gum and they are still using it to this day going through I think its about 4 boxes a week between them. I think I would rather have my e-cig than get through all that gum......
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 18:41:53 GMT
Hi Alvoram, I am just following down the path you have gone, a week behind, and like you gone for the Riva, only I couldn't get black they were out of stock, ah well gold will do. Well done, its great isn't it how easy it was swapping on to e-cigs I still cannot get over it.
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 18:10:56 GMT
Oh Jason is it, emailed me to say my order was on its way, such quick service, ordered it around 14.10pm and by 14.39 he had emailed to say it had been shipped, does he live in the Post Office???? My post can come anytime from 7am till 3pm bet tomorrow its a late day, I will be haunting the windows to keep a look out for postie.......... I have to admit I really am so excited as this will be my first ( to me ) real step to being a non-smoker with the Riva unlike the Gamucci micro not looking anything like an analogue. I really will be putting smoking in the past tense with not even a lookalike in my hands Hubby says I am a kid on Christmas Eve but he feels happy for me as he is still totally surprised at how I stopped, in fact for the first week he was rather negative about it, saying well its early days, and you have said you wish you had a cigarette - which I did I admit for for week on and off but never considered going to buy any. Now he realises I really do mean it I do not want one and feels if a new kit keeps me happy and stops me even being tempted its a small price to pay - he has never smoked and hated the smell etc., not so much when he was younger but was getting a real grouch as he got older, so I kept my smoking to one room only with an air ioniser in it, did work quite well. I have noticed that my taste buds are starting to work again, which I find amazing - ate a cheapo shortbread which I always thought were fairly tasteless but wow could taste the butter in them, first thing I had noticed and so today been checking everything I eat and yes a lot of things taste better, not everything so hoping the others start to work again properly. Right off for a cuppa and a nice vape |
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 14:30:00 GMT
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and advise. Well I have taken the plunge and ordered myself a Riva with the I extra cartomisors and asked if ones in starter kit can be changed so will have both types. Sadly they were out of the black ones which I liked the look off so instead have gone for the gold - thought go for it as I am not a gold type of person, but am not the same person I was just over two weeks ago and I just cannot believe how easy it was. Also got a couple of e-juices. So still not saved anything on giving up as what I had spent so far was equal to two weeks analogues and now spent well just over a weeks cost of them but will have enough to keep me vaping for about a month if I continue I am doing, one of these days I will be ahead money wise Popped into my local newsagents just before to pick up my mags, was first time I had been in since I stopped the analogues and he had my usual pack on the counter before I reached it. Had to break it to him I don't use them any more I won't top up any more for the Gamucci cartomisors will just finish up the ones I had refilled, got more than enough to do till my Riva is ready for action. Oh am so excited, not some thing I ever got over getting my weeks supply of analogues.  |
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Post by prepareathome on Feb 9, 2012 11:53:53 GMT
Hi everyone, my first post here.
Was smoking analogues for a long, long time, 20 a day. I didn't know about this forum till a week or so ago so when I went on the hunt for an e-cig I didn't have anyone to advise so bought a Gamucci micro from prezziebox. I bought lots of cartomisors and an extra battery so I have 3 but they don't last long, seem to be forever changing and charging them.
It arrived just over two weeks ago, charged it up and that was it no more analogues need apply here. Found I was vaping like mad first week but then it settled down.
I never expected just to stop the analogues, in my mind I though I would use the e-cig to cut down, but still now I don't want one and happily go to counter where analogues are sold and am not tempted at all.
I toddled along to Fag Ends and my reading was zero just after one day on e-cigs and they were actually very supportive of me using them.
Thanks to Womble from here and some others on the MSE Electronic Cigarette thread I found this forum and found out that I could reuse the cartomisors so bought some e-juice which arrived Monday and enjoying it.
Now I want to move to something better and I see so many say the Riva is one of the best for the next step. I don't want anything to big or heavy as I have some issues with holding things that are heavy, or light at times and also want something that won't break if dropped a couple of times - hands just open up.
I just have a couple of questions I don't like to much vapour so I should buy normal resistance cartomisors, is this correct? For me its the taste and throat hit that is more important.
As I like more throat hit a higher PG would be best, am I right?
Also where would be the best place to buy the Riva starter kit, if that is the best one to go for, as that plus say a couple of packets of cartomisors and some more e-juice should then see me into next month at least.
I am hoping to spend around £50 altogether ( I don't seem to be to heavy on the e-juice I have used around 3mls since Monday and still have 12 cartomisors I filled to use up. They were tobacco flavours and as I have them plus still have 28 unused cartomisors for my Gamucci all tobacco - the batteries should last for them I hope. I want to try another flavour or two, most like the samples by Grizwald ( Have I got name right sorry if its not).
Womble waving to you, see at long last I am here:)
Thanks and can I say this forum is such a mine of information.
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so that will bring me to a total of 9 different flavours once the two orders from today arrive. I think I better not look at any more sites, idea was supposed to be saving money not spending more 
