Electronic Cigarettes

My NJOY Electronic Cigarette Video

I hope you enjoy this video today.  It is a personal demonstration on the electronic cigarette.  Today I will be ordering a second one in a different color, as well as the non-nicotine cartridges. I don’t necessarily want to quit smoking right now (although I have quit smoking traditional cigarettes) but I do want to see just how addicted to the nicotine I am.

I am already feeling a million times better since the switch, and I have started to notice some changes to my palate.

I spent some time last night looking at vintage cigarette cases. There are so many different kinds – I never realized! I want something special for my e-cigarette. This has really been making a huge change in my life over the past week in so many different ways.

I took a peek at some other video on youtube, and noticed people are also excited about electric cigarette machines that actually let you drop your tobacco in and will roll your cigarettes for you. This machine looked a bit clumsy and not really a space saver. I could see where I may have considered something like that if I had not found the e-cigarettes, but to be honest, I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that.

I am currently visiting with family who are trying to sell their property.  There was a lot of ruckus this morning as the real estate lady was coming by.  Normally I’d be shoed outside if I wanted to smoke.  Confidently I stayed in my room, and used my NJOY.  I never would have been able to use a regular cigarette in my room.

Electric Cigarette Video

Smoking is legal on this trade floor show. Well, smoking an electric cigarette that is.

The Arrival of My NJOY

Yesterday my order of the NJOY smoking device arrived in the mail. I had spent some time reading up on the subject. I was hoping for the best, but was prepared for the worst.

I’ve been visiting some family in upstate NY, and just a week ago the cigarette tax raised the price of my Benson and Hedges Deluxe Ultra Lights up by about another dollar. These have always been a little more than something like a standard Marlboro. The realization of the now nearly $7.00 a day habit had me a bit on edge.

I’ve done the patch before – a couple of times. By about day 3 the nightmares and crazy dreams would begin. I had to move the patch quite often as my skin would turn red. And the price on the patches was just as bad as actually buying cigarettes. The difference was I didn’t get that wiggy feeling if I just continued to smoke.

I got very excited when I came across a video for NJOY. Not only did it sound less toxic than cigarettes, but the price could not be beat. Sure – I was going to have to buy the initial kit – but even so it came to less money over the course of a few weeks when I factored the savings on ordering the cartridges.

The offer could not be beat. If for any reason I was not happy with the product I could return it all for a refund, used, no questions asked.

So I had done it. I ordered and now it was sitting before me in a brown box.

From my research I knew the first thing I needed to do was charge the batteries.

I had just finished my morning coffee – as well as the last 3 cigarettes I had in a pack. 3 hours was the initial charging time suggested. The charge would be complete when the light turned green. I waited probably less than an hour and the charge was full.

The kit came with 4 cartridges. Full, medium, light, and a nicotine free. Light had been suggested for an ultra light smoker, so I proceeded to take the cartridge out of the well sealed container and load it into the chamber.

I screwed the battery into the other side and proceeded to take that first hit.

The first thing I noticed was a bit of a “whizzing noise” and realized I didn’t need nearly as much suction to get the smoke. I took a long slow drag, held it in for a moment, and watched as the smoke billowed.

Wow.

I immediately felt the nicotine like I would with a cigarette but noticed something a little different and actually quite nice. The flavor was like a smooth tobacco with possible undertones of strawberry. The smoke, which is actually a vapor did look like real smoke!

A few hours later I finally got a ride into town and had to pick up some Father’s Day cards and items, as well as a couple of packs of Marlboro’s for my other half who was working. I purchased 1 pack of my old cigarettes as a back-up just in case things got weird. I never opened it yesterday. I didn’t feel the need to.

Last night I did some work late on the computer. Instead of running down to the basement to have a cigarette I stayed put and e-smoked in the room I was working in. No hovering clouds of smoke to annoy anyone, and no trace of any odors you would usually encounter after someone smoked in a room. The windows were closed and the air was clean. No fear of smoke getting into the electronics of the computer either.

This morning I got up, made my coffee, and continued on with the NJOY. Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to open the B&H just to see how it would be after using the e-cigarette.

Strangely, my old cigarette left a bit of a dirty taste in my mouth. It also just was not as enjoyable. I put it out and went back for the Njoy. Later in the day my fiance came home and was shocked I had not used the cigarettes.

I am ordering some more cartridges, and I don’t want to look back. I am thinking of getting the lights and the nicotine free and alternating.

This is looking a whole lot healthier than smoking, it tastes better, and I think when I am really ready to quit this will be the ticket.

What is NJOY or the Electronic Cigarette?

Here’s a quick little video: