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I’ve been finding a few great deals on electronic cigarette starter kits recently, and I thought I’d take a bit of time to pass them along to you.

In the past, there were a lot of “free trial offers,” where you could pay a small s&h fee — around $3.95 to $9.95– in order to have a free e-cig starter kit for smoke free cigarettes sent to you on a trial basis.

However, it’s possible that smokefree cigarette companies were losing money on these offers, because they are getting more difficult to find. Don’t get me wrong… they are still out there, but they are a bit more difficult to find, and when you can find them, the up-front amount you will pay is a bit higher — sometimes as high as $19.95 or $24.95.

So, rather than pay that much for a trial offer, where you may have to spend the time and effort sending it back or cancelling if you don’t like it, why not invest that money into an actual smokefree cigarette starter kit that’s yours to keep?

Here are a few of the best deals I’ve seen recently on electronic cigarette starter kits:

• South Beach Smoke
  These popular e-cigs are available worldwide in a variety of flavors and nicotine strengths, with a 30-day money back guarantee and a lifetime warranty. They are currently running several great specials, such as $100 gas certificates with all starter kit purchases, and great starter-kit discounts. If you act fast, you can get complete starter kits for only $29.99 — that’s about the same as you would pay today for a trial offer!
  
• blu Cigs Electronic Cigarettes
  Always a favorite, blu Cigs recently updated their flavor cartridges to offer an even stronger, bolder flavor in every puff of vapor. The only brand to offer on-the-go “anywhere” charging with their blu Pack Battery Charger, included with every starter kit, blu’s unparalleled convenience combines with their free shipping, 30-day money back guarantee, and one year warranty to offer a starter kit that’s hard to beat… and who doesn’t love that cute blue light on the end?
  Their complete starter kits are offered in both black and white color schemes for only $69.95.
  
• E-Lites Electronic Cigarettes
  E-Lites electronic cigarettes have just introduced their strongest, highest grade composite Li-Ion battery yet. The all new G9 guarantees the longest, most reliable battery life to date and unlike any other tobaccoless cigarette, the E-Lites’ G9 will last you between 300 and 400 vapes, the equivalent of 30-40 cigarettes, before it needs a recharge. E-Lites Starter Kits start at a price of $39.99, and offer a 6-month warranty.
• Green Smoke
  A bit more expensive than the other options, nevertheless, Green Smoke electronic cigarettes are preferred by many e-cig smokers. With Green Smoke, you have an choice between two different starter kits: Basic priced at $139.00 and Social for $139.00. The main difference is that the Basic Starter Kit includes two battery units, while the Social kit assumes a lower level of usage and only includes one. Other than that, both kits come with Green Smoke’s 30-day money back guarantee, one year warranty, and free shipping.
  

If you are thinking about giving electronic cigarettes a try, you won’t go wrong with any of these systems. All three of these companies have an outstanding reputation for both the quality of their products and the service they provide to their customer. So go ahead, choose the one that appeals to you and, like they say at Nike, just do it!

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blu Cigs electronic cigarettes are quickly becoming a favorite among e-cig users, and understandably so! blu Cigs have some significant design differences that provide their users with a more satisfying and realistic “smoking” experience — without the irritations that are associated with many other smoke free cigarette brands.

Like most smoke free cigarettes, blu looks, feels, and tastes like a traditional tobacco cigarette, but contains no tar or tobacco, and does not produce actual smoke and the associated odors and second-hand smoke concerns. When you use blu Cigs, you will no longer need to worry about tobacco-stained teeth, hair and clothing that are infused with the smell of smoke, and that stale smoke odor that lives in your car, furniture, carpet, and draperies. blu electronic cigarettes do not produce the mess associated with cigarette ash, butts, and burns.

Furthermore, blu Cigs, like other electronic cigarettes can be smoked anywhere, even in places where traditional tobacco cigarettes have been banned — restaurants, offices, theaters, bars, airports, etc. And best of all, blu Cigs are up to 75% less expensive than regular cigarettes… and in today’s economy, that’s really good news!

So, what makes blu different from other electronic cigarettes?

Well, I think that blu is simply the coolest-looking of any of the smoke-free cigarettes on the market today. With it’s perfect size and weight, it feels closest to a “real” cigarette, but its eye-catching blue LED will ensure that it’s never mistaken for a traditional tobacco cigarette.

In addition, blu Cigs have the absolute best flavor cartridges on the electronic cigarette market today. Manufactured right here in the U.S. (Johnson Creek, WI, to be exact), the blu cartridges contain more liquid flavoring per cartridge, produce a more consistent flow of vapor and flavor, and come in five great flavors: Classic Tobacco, Magnificent Menthol, Cherry Crush, Vivid Vanilla, and Java Jolt.

Another great thing about the blu Cigs system is the blu pack. It’s more than just a box… it also functions as a battery charger for when you are on the go. The blu pack holds up to 5 extra flavor cartridges, plus a spare battery. Its hard plastic shell is lightweight and crush-resistant, and comes in your choice of white or black.

Finally, you will be thrilled with the price of your blu Cigs. Unlike other brands, where “starter” sets cost $100-$150, your blu Cigs starter kit contains your blu pack, 2 batteries, 2 atomizers, a wall charger, USB charger, and 25 cartridges in the strength and flavor of your choice (the equivalent of 150 traditional tobacco cigarettes), all for the low price of $59.95. And even more amazing… that is the total cost — no shipping and handling charges are added if you choose to have your order shipped via USPS!

So, once you take the time to research the different brands, models, and designs of e-cigarettes, you will save yourself a lot of unnecessary (and expensive) frustration by choosing blu Cigs. They definitely offer a technologically superior device that provides the most enjoyable “smoking” experience around. Combine this with the reliability, convenience, and price of blu Cigs electronic cigarettes, and you have the best possible choice in smokefree cigarettes.

During her 34 years of cigarette smoking, Carolyn Smeaton worked her way to a three-pack-a-day addiction. Over and over again she tried every method she could think of to quit, or at least cut down, including a nicotine patch, nicotine gum and a prescription drug. But these smoking-cessation aids were never enough to totally replace her long-standing habit.

Finally, after seeing an infomercial for an electronic cigarette, Ms. Smeaton decided to give quitting one more try. This device, which claimed to be a less dangerous way to feed her addiction, was quickly and easily purchased online. The battery-powered faux cigarette delivers an odorless dose of nicotine and flavoring without cigarette tar or additives, and produces a vapor mist nearly identical in appearance to tobacco smoke.

“I feel like this could save my life,” said Ms. Smeaton, 47, who, with the help of her e-cigarette, has cut her tobacco smoking to a pack and a half daily.

Thousands of traditional cigarette smokers just like Carolyn have visited web sites and mall kiosks to purchase electronic cigarettes, despite that fact that they are not government-approved and virtually no scientific studies have been done on them. The attraction is further fueled by the fact that, since they produce no smoke, they can be used in workplaces, restaurants, airports, and other places where traditional cigarettes are prohibited.

However, this device has produced a range of negative reactions from the medical community and other anti-smoking groups. With responses varying from calls for methodical testing to suspicion to complete hostility, these opponents claim that any positive results are merely rumor and innuendo, since the actual components of the electronic cigarette have never been subjected to any rigorous clinical studies.

In fact, the Food and Drug Administration has already blocked the import of dozens of shipments of e-cigarettes from entering the country, mostly from China — where they have been manufactured for over five years. “These appear to be unapproved drug device products, and as unapproved products they can’t enter the United States.” said Karen Riley, an FDA spokesperson.

However, enough e-cigarettes continue to make their way into the country that they are still in strong supply in shopping malls and online.

In fact, for $60 to $100 or so, a user can purchase a “starter kit,” which usually includes a battery-powered cigarette, replaceable cartridges, and a charging mechanism. The cartridges typically contain varying levels of nicotine (nicotine-free cartridges are also available), flavoring, and propylene glycol, a liquid whose vaporizing produces the smoke like mist. When the user inhales, the cartridge is heated, producing the smoke-like vapor. Common flavorings include tobacco, menthol and cherry.

Propylene glycol is used in antifreeze, and also to create artificial smoke or fog in theatrical productions. The F.D.A. has classified it as an additive that is “generally recognized as safe” for use in food. But when asked whether inhaling it was safe, Dr. Richard D. Hurt, director of the Nicotine Dependence Center at the Mayo Clinic, said, “I don’t think so, but I’m not sure anyone knows for sure.”

When questioned about electronic cigarettes, Dr. Richard D. Hurt further stated, ”We basically don’t know anything about them. They’ve never been tested for safety or efficacy to help people stop smoking.” Public health officials also worry that the fruit flavors, novelty, and ease of access may attract underage users and non-smokers.

Jonathan P. Winickoff, an associate professor at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium, had this to say regarding e-cigarettes: “It looks like a cigarette and is marketed as a cigarette. There’s nothing that prevents youth from getting addicted to nicotine.”

However, Matt Salmon, a spokesman for the Electronic Cigarette Association, which represents six distributors, said e-cigarettes delivered nothing more than a mixture of nicotine and water vapor and emitted “no carcinogens.” Added Mr Salmon, “It’s a really good alternative for people who smoke tobacco.”

Edwin Schwab, who quit smoking regular cigarettes last year after trying e-cigarettes, likes them so much he has started selling them at a mall kiosk in Providence, R.I.

Mr. Schwab took his e-smoke along when he went out one night, he said, “and when everyone was smoking outside in the cold, I just stood in the warm bar, smoking.”

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Video Transcript:

I’m guessing that you’re watching because you are very curious about the vapor cigarette, aka, electronic cigarette. You have just taken the first step in discovering the most amazing alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. And I can personally attest to that, because with the aid of this little marvelous tool, for the first time in forty years, I am cigarette-free. And I have to tell you folks, it was so, so much easier than it had ever been in the past, with all my failed attempts. And I think the reason for that is that this little marvelous gadget allows me to continue to enjoy everything that I love about smoking, while eliminating everything that I, and most smokers, and certainly all non-smokers, hate about cigarettes.

The vapor cigarette does not contain any tobacco, so therefore no tobacco residue, eliminating the yellow fingers, the teeth, the walls, the curtains, the nasty interior of your car, ashtray breath… It can be smoked pretty near anywhere that a traditional tobacco cigarette is banned, because there is no fire, no combustion, so therefore no ashes, no cigarette butts, no dirty ashtray.

It doesn’t emit either first- or second-hand smoke, just a water vapor that dissipates in seconds, and is harmless to the environment and all those around you. There is no offensive odor, either in the air, or on you personally. It costs a fraction of what it costs to smoke traditional cigarettes. And it contains barely discernible, negligible carcinogens, as compared to the over 4,000 carcinogens found in a traditional tobacco cigarette, half of which are known to cause cancer [see note below].

What it does give, is it gives the taste and feel, and the mechanics of smoking, which satisfies that oral fixation. And it gives nicotine in the strength that you need and crave and desire, giving you the best odds. It eliminates the classic withdrawal symptoms, at least that I have struggled with and failed at in the past.

As amazing an advance in microchip technology that this little device is, it is incredibly simple to use and maintain. There are hundreds of electronic cigarettes on the market today, in all shapes and sizes and colors and costs and quality, but they all function the same. There’s three main components. There will be the rechargeable lithium battery; there will be the atomizer, which is really the heart of the vapor cigarette. Powered by the battery, it heats up to a sufficient degree to vaporize the liquid contained in the third component, which is the cartridge, or the mouthpiece.

Assembly is as simple as screwing the atomizer onto the battery, like that, and inserting the cartridge into the atomizer, and then smoking it as you would any traditional cigarette.

If you’ll notice, there is an LED light that lit up here at the end when I took a draw. That serves a couple functions. It lights up every time you take a draw to let you know that the unit is functioning properly, but it also would light up and blink repeatedly when the battery needs to be recharged. Most batteries can be recharged up to about 300 times, and manufacturers are saying that the atomizer is self-cleaning. However folks, I have not ever found an atomizer yet that is self-cleaning without user intervention. So, as inexpensive as they are, I recommend that you keep a couple on hand, ‘cause honestly, what good is a vapor cigarette without the vapor?

So whether you do it for your health, your lifestyle, for those you love, the cost, the convenience, whatever your reason, just please do it. Besides that, you know, how awesome is this?

Note:
Just to clarify, Donna really meant to say that vapor cigarettes contain only trace amounts of any hazardous chemicals — the same amounts you can find in other processed foods such as peanut butter, milk, and canned corn. Also, tobacco cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals (not carcinogens), 40 of which are known to cause cancer.

Many people, when hearing about the electronic cigarette for the first time, react with a combination of humor and disbelief. Yes, it’s hard to imagine die-hard smokers trading their tobacco cigarettes for a battery-operated alternative. Yet, that’s exactly what’s happening, day after day, as smokers discover how close today’s smoke-free cigarettes can replicate the experience of the real thing. Truth be told, the e-cigarette is far more than a novelty item; it has the potential to forever change the way people smoke.

So what, exactly, is an electronic cigarette? Well, the short answer is that it’s a battery-powered device that looks, feels, tastes, and closely mimics the experience of a traditional tobacco cigarette. If desired, it can even provide nicotine — without the harmful smoke, tar, and toxic chemicals found in real tobacco smoke.

The electronic cigarette is typically composed of three parts: the atomizer, the battery, and the nicotine/flavor cartridge. Newer (and better) models have now combined the atomizer and cartridge components in order to solve the problem of clogged, worn out, and poorly functioning atomizers, thereby providing a fresh atomizer with every new cartridge (they are replaced after usage that is approximately the equivalent of 20-30 regular cigarettes).

That may be enough info for some people. However, if you are interested in the inner workings of the e-cig, feel free to read on for a more in-depth explanation of each component.

• Atomizer. The atomizer heats up and vaporizes the e-cigarette liquid (comprised of water, flavoring, and nicotine if desired). Inhaling this vapor provides a sensation very similar to that of real cigarette smoke, but without all the health risks associated with tobacco smoke. The inhaled vapor also produces a cloud that has the appearance of cigarette smoke, but is actually a mist that dissipates in seconds and does not leave behind any lingering odor.
• Battery. This is a lightweight, rechargeable battery that’s shaped to mimic the appearance of a cigarette, and powers the atomizer. Like any rechargeable battery, these wear out and need to be replaced occasionally, when they begin to lose their ability to hold a charge.
• Flavor/Nicotine cartridge. Electronic cigarette cartridges contain a liquid mixture of water, flavoring, and — if desired — varying concentrations of nicotine. Each cartridge is designed to last the equivalent of a pack to a pack-and-a-half of regular cigarettes. Nicotine, if desired, can be specified in levels of high, medium, and low, with “none” also being an option. Most manufacturers also offer a selection of tobacco flavors, from traditional tobacco and menthol, to vanilla, chocolate, and even a variety of fruit flavors.

In summary, electronic cigarettes are quickly becoming an alternative to traditional tobacco smoking that is being embraced by more and more cigarette smokers. Since they do not produce real smoke, they are acceptable for use in most public places where smoking is prohibited. They also leave behind no lingering smell or odor in the air, on your clothes or hair, or in your car, so they is not offensive to non-smokers. Combine all these factors with the greatly reduced health risks compared to regular cigarettes, and it seems like we have a real winner!

One of the biggest selling points of electronic cigarettes is that they are a safer, healthier alternative to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes. But really, when you think about it, what does this mean? Since we all know that cigarette smoking, with its 4,000 toxic chemicals and 40 known carcinogens, is an extremely risky activity, saying that electronic cigarettes are “safer” may be a bit like saying bungee-jumping is safer than playing baseball on the highway.

So, exactly how “safe” are smoke free cigarettes? Do they carry any known health risks? Let’s try to uncover some additional facts so that you can make an intelligent, informed decision about this newest smoking alternative.

The element of cigarette smoking that makes it the most unhealthy is the 4,000 toxic chemicals that you inhale into your lungs with every puff of a traditional tobacco cigarette. Lung cancer and the other respiratory diseases associated with smoking are caused by the actual tobacco smoke. When you “smoke” an electronic cigarette, none of these harmful chemicals are produced, because there is no actual smoke, only water vapor. Since there is no smoke, there is also no tar and no carbon monoxide — two other extremely unhealthy byproducts of cigarette smoking.

Ok, so what about nicotine? Unless you choose a nicotine-free cartridge (available with virtually any e-cigarette model), you are still absorbing moderate to significant amounts of this addictive substance — how dangerous is that? Well, at the moment the health risks of nicotine are not well known, and more research needs to be done. However, it seems obvious that a nicotine delivery method that doesn’t involve actual tobacco smoke is going to be substantially safer than one that does.

The FDA recently made headlines with the news that testing revealed trace amounts of a carcinogenic substance in one sample of electronic cigarette nicotine liquid. What most reports failed to mention is that:

• The chemical was found in trace amounts of only one instance among a number of samples submitted for testing
• This same chemical is routinely used in other nicotine delivery alternatives such as the patch and nicotine gum — both of which carry FDA approval
• Many other products that we consume every day — among them peanut butter, milk, and corn – also contain trace amounts of cancer-causing substances

So, it’s important to keep these types of reports in their proper perspective. It’s also meaningful to note that there is no evidence that these chemicals are actually present in the inhaled vapor of e-cigarettes.

In conclusion, it’s not currently possible to state that electronic cigarettes are 100% safe. However, when examined side-by-side with the safety of “real” smoking, there is really no comparison. It’s a proven fact that smoking traditional cigarettes is not only extremely dangerous, but also expensive and inconvenient. With electronic cigarettes, smokers have an alternative that appears to be much safer and healthier, and also offers the convenience of being acceptable in places where cigarette smoking is prohibited.

I think choosing between the two is pretty much a no-brainer.

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Electronic cigarettes are definitely not complicated devices, but when you’re new at anything, it’s always good to get a bit of advice from someone who’s been there. With that in mind, here are a few tips for getting the most out of your experience with smokefree cigarettes, both in terms of time and money.

• Start with a low dose of nicotine. Electronic cigarettes are generally offered with several different levels of nicotine: high, medium, low, and none. People who are new to the electronic smoking experience tend to experiment a lot — trying out new flavors, and demonstrating for their friends — and therefore “inhale” much more than they will once the novelty wears off. To allow for this, start off with a lower level of nicotine than you think you need, and increase it later if you feel like you need it.
• Take long, slow puffs.Inhaling using a long, slow, steady breath will produce the highest volume of vapor. Using short, hard puffs will have a tendency to flood the atomizer, reducing vapor production and even sending the un-atomized liquid directly into your mouth.
• Purchase extra batteries and atomizers. Once you’ve settled on the make and model of electronic cigarette that you like best, stock up a bit on the “consumable” parts. Atomizers and batteries are two components of the e-cigarette that will need to be replaced occasionally, and since you can’t just run out and buy them locally, it makes sense to have a small supply on hand.
• Switch atomizers frequently. E-cigarette atomizers have a tendency to clog easily, greatly reducing the vapor volume. If your electronic cigarette has an atomizer as a separate unit (not built into each cartridge), you will want to switch atomizers each day, cleaning them between uses.
• Consider getting a car charger and a USB pass-through. These two devices will allow you to “smoke” without draining your battery while you are driving or working at your computer. Once again, however, make sure you are happy with your choice of make and model before you spend money on the extras.

These few simple tips will give you a head start on using your electronic cigarette efficiently and effectively as soon as possible. Congratulations on your choice of a healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes!

You may be interested in this message from Matt Salmon, President of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA):

The Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) is an association of private sector companies engaged in electronic cigarette technologies. Member companies are involved in all sectors of the creation and promotion of electronic cigarettes. The ECA’s mission is to provide the tools and information necessary for policy-makers, opinion leaders, media, and private sector companies worldwide to make informed decisions about the management and use of electronic cigarette technologies, particularly the most recent advances and applications. The association was founded to institute and promote industry-wide standards and a code of conduct, work to maintain sound professional practices, educate the public and policy-makers on the industrys activities and potential, and ensure the ethical use of electronic cigarette technologies.

Health Benefits

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the absence of tar and a few thousand other ingredients — including the 60-70 known carcinogens and other poisons found in cigarette tobacco – make electronic cigarettes a true blessing. But the benefits don’t stop there. E-cigarettes contain no tobacco, give off no smoke, and there is no combustion involved in their operation. Smoke free cigarettes have about 20 ingredients… virtually all of which are also used in food, health, and beauty products. And if you choose a model that delivers nicotine, e-cigarettes provide the same amount of TSNAs (tobacco-specific nitrosamines) as in FDA-approved Nicotine Replacement Therapy products (like Nicorette gum or Nicoderm patches).

Toxic tobacco smoke contains many other additional chemicals, including tar and carbon monoxide. Tar is a sticky substance that forms in the lungs, causing lung cancer and respiratory diseases. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the world and is responsible for more than 5 million deaths each year.

Carbon monoxide limits the amount of oxygen carried by the red blood cells throughout your body, causing smokers to become easily winded when exercising or performing strenuous tasks (including sex!).

Cheaper than Regular Cigarettes

Let’s face it, buying tobacco products is expensive. In most areas of the United States, the cost of cigarettes is at least 2-3 times higher than the amount you will spend on electronic cigarettes. And since there is no hot ash to burn clothing or furniture, you will never again need to replace your favorite shirt or chair due to cigarette burns. There has never been, nor will there ever be, a forest fire or house fire blamed on the electronic cigarette!

In Summary

If you switch from traditional tobacco cigarettes to the electronic cigarette, you will never again deal with any of the following problems commonly experienced by smokers:

• Standing outside to smoke
• Lost productivity from needing to move to a designated smoking area
• Cigarette butts
• Tar
• Carbon monoxide
• Ashtrays
• Offensive smoke
• Creation of second-hand smoke
• Smoker’s breath
• Smoke-stained teeth

Start taking advantage of all of these benefits. Give electronic cigarettes a try today!

The Electronic Cigarette is a futuristic scientific advance that looks, feels, and tastes like a traditional tobacco cigarette. In addition, they require exactly the same physical actions to operate as a regular cigarette, making them an ideal replacement for smokers who are trying to cut down, or find themselves in an environment where the use of traditional cigarettes is prohibited.

Electronic cigarettes expel a water vapor that looks like smoke and is virtually oderless. Let’s take a look inside an e-cigarette and discover the secrets to what makes these devices better than traditional smoking.

E-Cigarettes function courtesy of modern microelectronic technology. The body of a smokeless cigarette is an integrated structure make up of a cartridge, an atomization chamber, a smart chip controller, and a lithium battery. The front of the device contains an operating mode indicator that lights up when you use it and simulates the burn of a tobacco cigarette.

The most ingriguing part of the e-cigarette is the atomization chamber. The atomizer is responsible for creating the smoke-like vapor, making it appear much like a real cigarette. The vapor occurs as a result of heating up the liquid inside the cartridge. The atomizer produces the vapor that, when inhaled, gives the user the physical sensation (and nicotine, if desired) that smokers crave. The end result is the full effect of smoking real tobacco, but without the harsh tobacco smoke and irritation.

Electronic cigarettes are quickly becoming the best alternative to smoking. Try them today!

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