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beevul

(12,194 posts)
34. You sir, are exactly right.
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 03:01 PM
Dec 2013

"Most PV users start with these devices but quickly move on to advanced personal vaporizers or mods. These are much larger and look nothing like a cigarette. They are not disposable. They use larger batteries, larger liquid reservoirs and are able to be re-filled and serviced by the end-user. Once you move on to an APV or mod, the only thing you need to purchase on a regular basis is e-liquid. I spend about $50/mo. on e-liquid as compared to $375/mo. for a pack-and-a-half a day cigarette habit."


Quite accurate.

Cigarettes "work" when you light one, every time you light one.

Cig-alike vapes don't.

Mods/advanced APVs work every time, and often last for days without needing any refilling or recharging.

They best replicate the "fire it and forget it" aspect of a traditional cigarette.

The funniest part of it though, is that while this should be obvious "on paper", only those of us that go through the progression of switching from analogue cigs to vapes seem to be able to understand it.

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So this is an ordinance aimed solely at "social acceptability"? frazzled Dec 2013 #1
banning smoking was always about social acceptability TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 #5
Apparently the NYC Council doesn't know the difference between smoke and vapor. tridim Dec 2013 #2
so it's all about social appearances ... Trajan Dec 2013 #3
As someone who quit a 33 year cigarette addiction with the ecig... logosoco Dec 2013 #4
they're doing it for big bucks from big tobacco TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 #6
Yeah, they are my #2 suspects! logosoco Dec 2013 #8
Here's The Thing... jayfish Dec 2013 #21
You need another vendor, see Aquavapor.com bitchkitty Dec 2013 #28
Yeah, you can buy... jayfish Dec 2013 #30
You sir, are exactly right. beevul Dec 2013 #34
Depends on the user Revanchist Dec 2013 #38
25 years here Treant Dec 2013 #11
25 Here As Well. jayfish Dec 2013 #22
Me too tavernier Dec 2013 #19
MAOI N/T beevul Dec 2013 #35
Interesting N/T tavernier Dec 2013 #37
This is a real overreach of the nanny state. They want to tell me that I can't put a metal stick Flatulo Dec 2013 #7
The Crusade Continues... jayfish Dec 2013 #9
Sorry, I'm too busy spraying compressed air around a crowded Starbucks. onehandle Dec 2013 #12
I'm more offended Treant Dec 2013 #13
Here's The Difference. jayfish Dec 2013 #23
translation: i got jack shit frylock Dec 2013 #24
Democrats should oppose this musiclawyer Dec 2013 #10
Not water vapor Treant Dec 2013 #14
Exhaled vapor contains ZERO nicotine... Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2013 #15
Regulations = Tyranny onehandle Dec 2013 #17
The jackass trying to ban stuff because he doesn't like it... Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2013 #18
No. Arbitrary and capricious regulations = Tyranny. beevul Dec 2013 #36
Quite possibly it's also about the lost taxes from ppl buying fewer packs of cigarettes. Demit Dec 2013 #16
Exactly! Michigan-Arizona Dec 2013 #26
“They’re clearly marketed to youth and children.” frylock Dec 2013 #20
You just can't win.. sendero Dec 2013 #25
Nitrosamines? Frank Cannon Dec 2013 #27
You're on a mission. bitchkitty Dec 2013 #29
There is a difference between smoke and vapor! LionsTigersRedWings Dec 2013 #31
"New York City - Don't make the same mistake that New Jersey did" jayfish Dec 2013 #32
If this keeps up I'm going to get a kit from SinCityMods Revanchist Dec 2013 #33
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