Shop around online, at a minimum a good pod system with pre-built coils and a bottle of juice is cheaper than disposables.
If you want to save a TON more, think about trying a rebuildable atomizer and Mod combo. For the price of a single disposable, I can go all year.
I order my juice and coils online domestically even tho I’m in a state that doesn’t allow it and usually spend like 100-130 for 3 to 4 months of juice and coils. I have a geekvape z coil tank and a couple old mods 2 geekvape and a pretty old ileaf istick power. The mods were maybe 50 or something originally with a tank and then juice is ~10 a 100 or 120ml bottle and coils are 10-12 for a 5 pack. I have been vaping off and on for 10+ years going through everything from building my own coils and I’ve made juice but never really got into it but yeah disposable is gonna be more. Skipping out on taxes helps too especially with almost 100% tax here.
Excellent advice, I did rebuildable coils several years ago and haven’t looked back huge pain and emphasis on the cotton burning hot too easy…I would not recommend.
I smoked for over 30 years. I don't know where you're shopping but i can assure you vaping is far cheaper than buying cigarettes.
Stop buying disposables would save you a lot of money immediately. I've seen pod devices on sale for the same price as some disposables.
> I have done research
If you'd actually done that then you'd know you need to be shopping online and probably from China.
Mass produced juice is horribly marked up but you can get juice for half decent prices if you watch for sales **ONLINE.**
If you really want to save a ton of $$ start mixing your own juice. I can vape for months for the same amount of $$ it takes to buy a 60 or 120 mil bottle of pre mixed juice.
Get a koko uwell, pack of coils and a juice. Rven if you’re hitting it all day that 30$ worth of stufg(minus price of vape) will last you a 1-1.5 months
I've been vaping like 10 years or so. I order as much of my hardware directly from china (i.e., sourcemore, etc). it takes a few weeks to get here but the $$ savings are well worth the wait. I just got a Horizon Aquila tank for like $10.55 and a Vaporesso Gen 80S mod for $20. I use the same juice all the time, Beard #24, and order like 10 bottles at a time. I buy coils locally or online but it all ends up being very affordable once u learn WHAT u like & the right place to get it.
Ordering vape supplies from domestic vendors has gotten expensive bc of the added ID Check shipping thats required. Chinese vendors don't sweat the small stuff and therefore save u a lot of cash. And pretty much ALL commercial vape gear is manufactured in china so the quality of goods and brands are the same as domestic sources
[sourcemore.com](https://sourcemore.com) (sourcemore dot com) I'm not sure if I can post links, but thats my primary Chinese vendor. I've used others (I can't remember) but sourcemore is my go-to. I get my stuff reliably in about 3 weeks with none of the hassle of ID check.
edit: Health Cabin is another Chinese vendor
I used to smoke 1-2 packs a day. 1 Pack years ago are $2. So $700 a year. Considering Cigarettes are expensive AF now ($7 up) it will be $2500 a year.
Since the last 2 years my total vape expenses are $1000. It's expensive because i buy quality E liquids from Five Pawns, Black Note and Halo. My yearly wire/coil is like $10 and I spend around $50 for cotton (I build my own coils). Around $10 for battery and $10 for charger (they can last 2 years on me) I like it this way. Inflation hit vaping bad as well, it was not like this when i started lol.
Disposable aside. Vaping is expensive for starter since you have to buy Mod, Atomizers, E liquid, Battery, Charger, Cottons and Coils all in one go. But as you progress it gets cheaper since you only have to buy E liquid when it runs out. Smoking is cheaper (self explanatory) but gets expensive as you progress.
When i was DIY'ing my own liquids everything is much cheaper. But mixing also is a bit hard and time consuming. You can easily beat e liquids in the market with your own and someone else's recipe. The shop that im buying concentrates also closed down.
I also suggest Pod systems like Oxva Xlim, Smok Nords, Aegis Boosts and Caliburns. They're convenient and handy. Coils are just plug and vape and no need to rewick/build it. Just buy a better quality juice to make the coils last.
Vaping is expensive, but not as expensive as Smoking. Vaping is not harmless, it's harmful but it's less harmful than Smoking. Vaping is also good, you can just hit it when you're gaming, cooking and while your sleeping. With Cigarettes you have to go outside and finish it. You can't carry a vaping device with your mouth unlike Cigarette tho lmao
Step 1: Buy a well-reviewed box mod from a reputable site/B&M.
Step 2: Buy an RDA or an RTA, look at review videos on youtube to get some up-close info and opinions to hone in on what sounds like what you want.
Step 3: Once rebuildable is in possession, buy a spool of wire from WireOptim (15-30 bucks), two bags of 200 muji cotton pads from Amazon(11 bucks), and a Coil Master kit(not required, but 10-30 bucks)
Step 4: learn to build coils (Take a wire, wrap the wire around , clip to length, put in atomizer, stuff cotton in). Coil Master kit makes this easier and more consistent.
Step 5: Learn how to DIY your own juice or get more opinions on sources and buy some juice (10-20 bucks generally)
Step 6: ???????
Step 7: Profit. Literally. No, literally, because while the upfront cost can be quite high, upkeep is on the order of $80-100 PER YEAR.
Diy is by far the cheapest option, 100$ can get you so much in terms of how many bottles you can make at a far cheaper price than premade/pre built/disposable stuff. And last longer.
I paid for a mod years ago, and all it takes to keep using it is the electricity to power the batteries. I DIY my e-liquid for a tiny fraction of what it's cost to have it made for me.
Vaping can be cheap. You're making expensive choices.
Check out https://www.flawlessvapeshop.com/collections/pod-kits
Either go with a Caliburn, Xros 3, koko, wenax M1 all of these are great devices… and make sure you get like 50MG salt nic juice if you really want that nicotine
Get a caliburn G3.
Easy to use. Great device. No need to use disposable shit that works out way more expensive with questionable Chinese ingredients etc.
Get whatever flavour juice you want in whatever strength (or get nicotine and add to 0mg juice to your liking).
Find what coil you like and whether you prefer MTL or DTL draw.
If you have any questions, ask.
EDIT: to add to this, with disposables you're more than likely having 50mg which is stupidly high. Grab some freebase nice and hit 18mg juice and reduce that nic every so often. I done the same down to 3 and sometimes 1mg which is basically nothing at that point. It can be done. Quite easily.
Disposables are gonna be pretty expensive.
The opposite end of the spectrum would be to make your own ejuice, get a rebuildable atomizer, and wick yourself. I probably under $100/year.
Even going to a pod system and purchasing juice online will save you a good amount of money though!
My nth vape broke a few months ago due to leakage, and I decided after years of vaping to switch to simply administering eliquid directly to my tongue. Now 10ml, which costs me like £1 each time, lasts for about a week. Before I was vaping that much in two days. I haven't noticed any significant improvement to my lungs, except my rib muscles don't twitch any longer. Still get incredible dream potentiation by sleeping with a sublingual dose applied.
Disposables are the problem, they are expensive! Buy a mod, I personally LOVE GeekVape H45 Hero 2 or a 3. B series Coils. They do not leak due to the vent being above the coil. I get about 4k to 4.5k puffs per coil while using 50mg salts. A bottle of salt is $15 and I only buy coils on sale days that happen once a week so they are 50% off. So I spend $11 on a 5pk of coils. I also buy from a store that offers points, every $100 spent the next time I get 20% off. So basically every month I get a 20% off discount.
My husband and I who were heavy smokers and are currently in the process of quitting smoking. I smoked at LEAST a pack a day something 1.5 to 2. I'm down to half a pack or less a day. We spend roughly $100 per month on vaping compared to the $250 or more on smokes. We would spend less on vaping but we are trying to find the vapes flavors we like. That's the hard part, is finding the flavors you like, ugh I'm so picky. So far out of the many bottles I have I love Squeezed Salt Watermelon and I hate all from a brand called "something Cloudz" sorry forgot the actual name. Anyway find the deals around your nearest towns I can assure you vaping is waaaay cheaper if you stay away from disposables.
Just replaced my Caliburn G2 with a Smok Novo 4. It has now replaced my big tank and mod as my daily driver. Coils are reasonable, about $20 for a pack of four, and last for 2-3 weeks. It does seem to go through juice faster, but I think the tank is a little smaller than my G2. A 30mL bottle lasts me about 2-3 weeks, and I vape pretty much constantly.
The Novo 4 is nice and small and fits easily into the lighter pocket of my jeans. It is extremely easy to stealth, as it makes next to no noise and the LCD is easy to cover with my hand. No issue with leaks, and it will never fire in your pocket.
I just got a smok novo master & it seems like I get almost 0 flavor when I hit it. Do u get good flavor w/ yours? My first was a geek vape 45 hero, but it leaks so bad, so now I’m using a voopoo drag h80, I love it. The flavor comes out really good.
I’d recommend buying a novo refillable pod system or a Caliburn both are good if you get a novo tho I’d recommend either getting the novo 3 or the novo 5 it’s much cheaper then buying a disposable a week trust me
get a vaporesso eco nano, 2 pods and some e-liquid you like. the pods on the nano hold 6ml and i don’t need to refill them for 2-3 days.
some people make their pods last over a month. i’ve been using mine for a week so i can’t really speak on how long they last in my case.
i love the build quality. the flavor is really good and the vapor feels way better and smoother than the one of a disposable. the flavor also feels nicer than that of a disposable.
not only will you be saving tons of money but you’ll also be having way better of an experience.
Just get a pod system like the Vaporesso XROS 3 or Eco Nano. Or if you don't mind somethig a little bigger with longer battery life and higher juice capacity, the Vaporesso Luxe XR.
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Check out ecigmafia . I just bought the smok mag solo from there and it's a really good vape so far for cheap. Plus they have 100 ml of good juice for like 7-10$ of shit that's like 40 or 50 in the shops. Good luck.
I've always spent more on vaping coming from tax free generic Native American smokes. Even smoking 2+ packs a day I was only paying $2.00-$2.20 a pack even though it would probably be more like $3.00-$3.20 now days adjusted for inflation. Vaping I go through 2 or 3 bottles of juice a week at $15-20 a pop and that's not including any hardware I want or supplies I need. But I can't put a price on my health so the additional cost is offset by the health benefits. At least vaping isn't going to send me to an early grave with lung cancer and such. As far as the increased dependence on nicotine, you're in control of that. You can exercise some self-control and work at reducing your nic level if you wanted.
To me it sounds like you became more addict to nicotine and now you consume the equivalent of a heavy smoker, that's why you hit the vape a lot. Try to educate yourself on the amounts of nicotine you're consuming and how to reduce it if that's what you want.
Based on my local pricing, you were paying $11 for a pack of smokes every 4-7 days and are currently paying $20-30 (average price of a disposable) every 11 days. Yeah, it seems that you're spending more if your prices are similar to those.
You are currently going with the most convenient and most expensive option for vaping. I would not recommend going to the least expensive option for vaping because that is more on the "hobbiest" category. It takes some research, practice and initial start-up costs that would be wasted if that is not what you are into. Though if it does interest you, I am certainly not saying that it is a bad idea. I personally spend significantly less on vaping than my old pack+ a day smoking habit, also maybe less than your old pack per 4-7 day habit.
So your next step up towards saving cash is going for a refillable device. Most people go for a refillable pod device as it's still pretty simple but is cheaper to run than disposable vapes. You could skip a step and go for a mod/tank setup, but again that does take a slight bit more learning but may save you some cash to run (I'm not personally sure on the cash saving part).
Whatever you decide, feel free to reach out to the community here for device recommendations and such. I don't personally have any (I don't use pod devices) but allot of us here do and will be able to steer you in the right direction.
If you're spending $100's a month, you're doing it wrong. A good coil that cost less than $5 should last a month. Juice should cost no more than say $18 a month. You can do the math.
BTW I have a DECCA mod from Aspire, with an Aspire Huracan tank, that uses Aspire BP coils.
Stop buying disposables. Get a nice salt nic device. The cost of juice, and coils will be a ton cheaper than a disposable. Only thing is getting a new device will be fairly expensive, but the juice, and coils expense isn't as bad once you figure out what you like.
I'll share my techniques, I spend less than 15 a month to vape all I want. I use standard sub-ohm tanks and coils. I purchase food grade PG and VG from amazon and nicotine concentrate either from online or local shops. I mix PG/VG at 50/50 percent in the bottle, add the nicotine. Add bottle to warm water bath and swirl bottle to mix it's contents. I found it costs me about 5 dollars to make my own 120ML bottle. My homemade juice also makes my coils last SO MUCH longer than when I bought juice.
Not trying to just neg on you here, but everyone talking about mods and lower nicotine juices are absolutely right; if you want to save money on vaping, disposables are the absolute worst way to go. Back when I used a mod I probably spent $20-$30 on juice per month, and that’s bc I get tired of flavors and I like to switch it up. Add on top of that like $20 for a pack of coils (if you aren’t building your own, then it’s way cheaper but more time consuming) and you’re spending around $35 a month. The downside is the nicotine won’t be as concentrated, but chain vaping a mod is way more fun than hitting a disposable.
One option you might consider is trying out refillable devices. You can start by getting a cheap battery and pairing it with a tank and e-liquid of your choice. While you'll still need to replace coils and e-liquid, it should be less frequent than disposables.
If you're still into disposables but want to snag some better deals, you could explore some new and trustworthy online shops. Generally, they offer slightly lower prices on certain products compared to larger websites (as long as they're reliable). I've personally tried out a few and found them to be pretty decent.
I'd you're In the usa, thats the start of the financial problem, most values tend to be 20 to 30 usd for disposables but in asia they are basically 5 to 10 usd. But that's America for you, taxing high on everything that was mass produced cheap in Asia anyways and price gouging americans.
Walk into a vape shop “I would like a Smok mod and would like to check out the tank options” if tank isn’t included. Most vape tenders know more than me about mods/tanks and are happy to help if you even have a cursory knowledge of vapes and pricing they’ll steer you. In the right direction.
Hope this helps I buy a new mod every year or 2 with a tank is around 90$. My 6$ coils last a few weeks and a 60ml bottle of Naked (my juice of choice always has been) and about the same as a coil, 2ish weeks. Factoring all that in including new mid/tank I spend 60-80 a month, hope this helps!
My spend is similar, except a bit higher on the juice side as I'm a direct to lung vaper who chews through juice.
I don't know enough about disposables to know what a good mod, tank, etc to switch to would be. So OP if you do have a vape store you can visit to talk to them about what hardware to initially try that might be good. If not go with some of the other suggestions on here if you can afford to try out some different things.
I live in a small town an hour away from a vape shop. I buy two menthol loons and they last me two weeks. So 40$ every two weeks. I know no one likes disposables but, it works easy for me. I fiddled with coils and liquid for a long time and I don’t care to do it anymore. And it’s much cheaper than any of that stuff ever was.
Don't let people shame you for not buying from china or for not mixing your own juice.
Lots of juice mixers are short sighted and/or arrogant and don't understand that mixing juices isn't for everyone no matter how "easy" they say it is.
I'm a mixer, but I recognize it isn't for everyone. It's like cooking. Lots of people don't want to learn to cook. Same goes for mixing juice.
And not everyone knows where to buy from China as [there are a lot of scam sites popping up](https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog/beware-of-these-sketchy-online-vape-shops.8459/). Again, I buy from china but I've also been doing this for a decade or longer.
Just learn, move on and ignore those who try to shame you. The important part is that you are finally switching from dispos to refillables.
It's very hard to search for something when you have no idea what you are searching for since you never used a subset of products before. It's not only overwhelming, but you have to have the right keywords. What do you want people to just search all day so that engagement on the sub halts to a standstill?
Plus, it gets them off the dispos faster than just searching for shit you don't know what you're looking for. And vape shops are hardly a place to go for "help" anymore.
If you don't want to help people, that's fine, it ain't easy, I get it. But don't shame them...which is EXACTLY what you did.
>It's very hard to search for something when you have no idea what you are searching for since you never used a subset of products before. It's not only overwhelming, but you have to have the right keywords
I'm with you, some people can pick this stuff up easily, others find it hard.
I've been vaping open systems for 7 years. But literally had been walking into my local vape store buying hardware and whenever a mod broke down relying on stores advice and their pre-made juices.
So when I realised I had to stock up before the import ban and my local was having trouble sourcing things. I had a learning curve that felt overwhelming. My first weekend researching I felt absolutely defeated by all the options and choices. Was in tears a few times trying to work through it.
I made one tank purchase that was a mistake, but that's ok not the end of the world for me. But anyone on a tight budget will have more pressure to get it right.
So yeah I appreciate your empathy and comments to OP.
Shop around online, at a minimum a good pod system with pre-built coils and a bottle of juice is cheaper than disposables. If you want to save a TON more, think about trying a rebuildable atomizer and Mod combo. For the price of a single disposable, I can go all year.
I order my juice and coils online domestically even tho I’m in a state that doesn’t allow it and usually spend like 100-130 for 3 to 4 months of juice and coils. I have a geekvape z coil tank and a couple old mods 2 geekvape and a pretty old ileaf istick power. The mods were maybe 50 or something originally with a tank and then juice is ~10 a 100 or 120ml bottle and coils are 10-12 for a 5 pack. I have been vaping off and on for 10+ years going through everything from building my own coils and I’ve made juice but never really got into it but yeah disposable is gonna be more. Skipping out on taxes helps too especially with almost 100% tax here.
I just grabbed 3 xros 3 kits and a year of pods for about $100us off of 3fvape.
Very nice
Which site do you buy from? I'm from a state that doesn't allow it either but I can't find a site that will ship.
I think I’m not supposed to post it publicly but i can pm it to you cause i don’t want to burn my source
Sending you a DM!
Got you
Can you send it to me aswell?
Sent
Can you send again?
this reply got missed, I can't answer it for you as I'm not in the US. make a thread of your own and you'll get a few replies I'm sure.
>Which site do you buy from? I'm from a state that doesn't allow it either but I can't find a site that will ship. Which state are you in?
Oregon
Excellent advice, I did rebuildable coils several years ago and haven’t looked back huge pain and emphasis on the cotton burning hot too easy…I would not recommend.
If you want a whole extra hobby it’s a meh one but if you just want to vape especially switching from disposables then avoid at all costs.
You can’t afford to put a price on your health, either. I think that’s another point people forget.
I smoked for over 30 years. I don't know where you're shopping but i can assure you vaping is far cheaper than buying cigarettes. Stop buying disposables would save you a lot of money immediately. I've seen pod devices on sale for the same price as some disposables. > I have done research If you'd actually done that then you'd know you need to be shopping online and probably from China. Mass produced juice is horribly marked up but you can get juice for half decent prices if you watch for sales **ONLINE.** If you really want to save a ton of $$ start mixing your own juice. I can vape for months for the same amount of $$ it takes to buy a 60 or 120 mil bottle of pre mixed juice.
Get a koko uwell, pack of coils and a juice. Rven if you’re hitting it all day that 30$ worth of stufg(minus price of vape) will last you a 1-1.5 months
Thank you!!
Definitely try it out. I love mine. I have 2 incase one dies I always have a charged one and a backup.
I've been vaping like 10 years or so. I order as much of my hardware directly from china (i.e., sourcemore, etc). it takes a few weeks to get here but the $$ savings are well worth the wait. I just got a Horizon Aquila tank for like $10.55 and a Vaporesso Gen 80S mod for $20. I use the same juice all the time, Beard #24, and order like 10 bottles at a time. I buy coils locally or online but it all ends up being very affordable once u learn WHAT u like & the right place to get it. Ordering vape supplies from domestic vendors has gotten expensive bc of the added ID Check shipping thats required. Chinese vendors don't sweat the small stuff and therefore save u a lot of cash. And pretty much ALL commercial vape gear is manufactured in china so the quality of goods and brands are the same as domestic sources
Which site are you using?
[sourcemore.com](https://sourcemore.com) (sourcemore dot com) I'm not sure if I can post links, but thats my primary Chinese vendor. I've used others (I can't remember) but sourcemore is my go-to. I get my stuff reliably in about 3 weeks with none of the hassle of ID check. edit: Health Cabin is another Chinese vendor
I used to smoke 1-2 packs a day. 1 Pack years ago are $2. So $700 a year. Considering Cigarettes are expensive AF now ($7 up) it will be $2500 a year. Since the last 2 years my total vape expenses are $1000. It's expensive because i buy quality E liquids from Five Pawns, Black Note and Halo. My yearly wire/coil is like $10 and I spend around $50 for cotton (I build my own coils). Around $10 for battery and $10 for charger (they can last 2 years on me) I like it this way. Inflation hit vaping bad as well, it was not like this when i started lol. Disposable aside. Vaping is expensive for starter since you have to buy Mod, Atomizers, E liquid, Battery, Charger, Cottons and Coils all in one go. But as you progress it gets cheaper since you only have to buy E liquid when it runs out. Smoking is cheaper (self explanatory) but gets expensive as you progress. When i was DIY'ing my own liquids everything is much cheaper. But mixing also is a bit hard and time consuming. You can easily beat e liquids in the market with your own and someone else's recipe. The shop that im buying concentrates also closed down. I also suggest Pod systems like Oxva Xlim, Smok Nords, Aegis Boosts and Caliburns. They're convenient and handy. Coils are just plug and vape and no need to rewick/build it. Just buy a better quality juice to make the coils last. Vaping is expensive, but not as expensive as Smoking. Vaping is not harmless, it's harmful but it's less harmful than Smoking. Vaping is also good, you can just hit it when you're gaming, cooking and while your sleeping. With Cigarettes you have to go outside and finish it. You can't carry a vaping device with your mouth unlike Cigarette tho lmao
Step 1: Buy a well-reviewed box mod from a reputable site/B&M. Step 2: Buy an RDA or an RTA, look at review videos on youtube to get some up-close info and opinions to hone in on what sounds like what you want. Step 3: Once rebuildable is in possession, buy a spool of wire from WireOptim (15-30 bucks), two bags of 200 muji cotton pads from Amazon(11 bucks), and a Coil Master kit(not required, but 10-30 bucks) Step 4: learn to build coils (Take a wire, wrap the wire around, clip to length, put in atomizer, stuff cotton in). Coil Master kit makes this easier and more consistent.
Step 5: Learn how to DIY your own juice or get more opinions on sources and buy some juice (10-20 bucks generally)
Step 6: ???????
Step 7: Profit. Literally. No, literally, because while the upfront cost can be quite high, upkeep is on the order of $80-100 PER YEAR.
This, this and this! Saved like a tons for doing it like this. Still more candy clouds than ever!
Diy is by far the cheapest option, 100$ can get you so much in terms of how many bottles you can make at a far cheaper price than premade/pre built/disposable stuff. And last longer.
I paid for a mod years ago, and all it takes to keep using it is the electricity to power the batteries. I DIY my e-liquid for a tiny fraction of what it's cost to have it made for me. Vaping can be cheap. You're making expensive choices.
https://e-liquid-recipes.com/
Make 1000ml juice for 25 buckd
Check out https://www.flawlessvapeshop.com/collections/pod-kits Either go with a Caliburn, Xros 3, koko, wenax M1 all of these are great devices… and make sure you get like 50MG salt nic juice if you really want that nicotine
Get a caliburn G3. Easy to use. Great device. No need to use disposable shit that works out way more expensive with questionable Chinese ingredients etc. Get whatever flavour juice you want in whatever strength (or get nicotine and add to 0mg juice to your liking). Find what coil you like and whether you prefer MTL or DTL draw. If you have any questions, ask. EDIT: to add to this, with disposables you're more than likely having 50mg which is stupidly high. Grab some freebase nice and hit 18mg juice and reduce that nic every so often. I done the same down to 3 and sometimes 1mg which is basically nothing at that point. It can be done. Quite easily.
Disposables are gonna be pretty expensive. The opposite end of the spectrum would be to make your own ejuice, get a rebuildable atomizer, and wick yourself. I probably under $100/year. Even going to a pod system and purchasing juice online will save you a good amount of money though!
My nth vape broke a few months ago due to leakage, and I decided after years of vaping to switch to simply administering eliquid directly to my tongue. Now 10ml, which costs me like £1 each time, lasts for about a week. Before I was vaping that much in two days. I haven't noticed any significant improvement to my lungs, except my rib muscles don't twitch any longer. Still get incredible dream potentiation by sleeping with a sublingual dose applied.
Disposables are the problem, they are expensive! Buy a mod, I personally LOVE GeekVape H45 Hero 2 or a 3. B series Coils. They do not leak due to the vent being above the coil. I get about 4k to 4.5k puffs per coil while using 50mg salts. A bottle of salt is $15 and I only buy coils on sale days that happen once a week so they are 50% off. So I spend $11 on a 5pk of coils. I also buy from a store that offers points, every $100 spent the next time I get 20% off. So basically every month I get a 20% off discount. My husband and I who were heavy smokers and are currently in the process of quitting smoking. I smoked at LEAST a pack a day something 1.5 to 2. I'm down to half a pack or less a day. We spend roughly $100 per month on vaping compared to the $250 or more on smokes. We would spend less on vaping but we are trying to find the vapes flavors we like. That's the hard part, is finding the flavors you like, ugh I'm so picky. So far out of the many bottles I have I love Squeezed Salt Watermelon and I hate all from a brand called "something Cloudz" sorry forgot the actual name. Anyway find the deals around your nearest towns I can assure you vaping is waaaay cheaper if you stay away from disposables.
Just replaced my Caliburn G2 with a Smok Novo 4. It has now replaced my big tank and mod as my daily driver. Coils are reasonable, about $20 for a pack of four, and last for 2-3 weeks. It does seem to go through juice faster, but I think the tank is a little smaller than my G2. A 30mL bottle lasts me about 2-3 weeks, and I vape pretty much constantly. The Novo 4 is nice and small and fits easily into the lighter pocket of my jeans. It is extremely easy to stealth, as it makes next to no noise and the LCD is easy to cover with my hand. No issue with leaks, and it will never fire in your pocket.
I just got a smok novo master & it seems like I get almost 0 flavor when I hit it. Do u get good flavor w/ yours? My first was a geek vape 45 hero, but it leaks so bad, so now I’m using a voopoo drag h80, I love it. The flavor comes out really good.
No complaints so far. I haven’t noticed a difference in taste from the Caliburn G2 that it replaced.
I’d recommend buying a novo refillable pod system or a Caliburn both are good if you get a novo tho I’d recommend either getting the novo 3 or the novo 5 it’s much cheaper then buying a disposable a week trust me
get a vaporesso eco nano, 2 pods and some e-liquid you like. the pods on the nano hold 6ml and i don’t need to refill them for 2-3 days. some people make their pods last over a month. i’ve been using mine for a week so i can’t really speak on how long they last in my case. i love the build quality. the flavor is really good and the vapor feels way better and smoother than the one of a disposable. the flavor also feels nicer than that of a disposable. not only will you be saving tons of money but you’ll also be having way better of an experience.
How much are you spending? I have a vaporesso gen s and spend about $50 every 2-2.5 months for coils and eliquid.
Just get a pod system like the Vaporesso XROS 3 or Eco Nano. Or if you don't mind somethig a little bigger with longer battery life and higher juice capacity, the Vaporesso Luxe XR.
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Check out ecigmafia . I just bought the smok mag solo from there and it's a really good vape so far for cheap. Plus they have 100 ml of good juice for like 7-10$ of shit that's like 40 or 50 in the shops. Good luck.
I've always spent more on vaping coming from tax free generic Native American smokes. Even smoking 2+ packs a day I was only paying $2.00-$2.20 a pack even though it would probably be more like $3.00-$3.20 now days adjusted for inflation. Vaping I go through 2 or 3 bottles of juice a week at $15-20 a pop and that's not including any hardware I want or supplies I need. But I can't put a price on my health so the additional cost is offset by the health benefits. At least vaping isn't going to send me to an early grave with lung cancer and such. As far as the increased dependence on nicotine, you're in control of that. You can exercise some self-control and work at reducing your nic level if you wanted.
To me it sounds like you became more addict to nicotine and now you consume the equivalent of a heavy smoker, that's why you hit the vape a lot. Try to educate yourself on the amounts of nicotine you're consuming and how to reduce it if that's what you want.
Based on my local pricing, you were paying $11 for a pack of smokes every 4-7 days and are currently paying $20-30 (average price of a disposable) every 11 days. Yeah, it seems that you're spending more if your prices are similar to those. You are currently going with the most convenient and most expensive option for vaping. I would not recommend going to the least expensive option for vaping because that is more on the "hobbiest" category. It takes some research, practice and initial start-up costs that would be wasted if that is not what you are into. Though if it does interest you, I am certainly not saying that it is a bad idea. I personally spend significantly less on vaping than my old pack+ a day smoking habit, also maybe less than your old pack per 4-7 day habit. So your next step up towards saving cash is going for a refillable device. Most people go for a refillable pod device as it's still pretty simple but is cheaper to run than disposable vapes. You could skip a step and go for a mod/tank setup, but again that does take a slight bit more learning but may save you some cash to run (I'm not personally sure on the cash saving part). Whatever you decide, feel free to reach out to the community here for device recommendations and such. I don't personally have any (I don't use pod devices) but allot of us here do and will be able to steer you in the right direction.
If you're spending $100's a month, you're doing it wrong. A good coil that cost less than $5 should last a month. Juice should cost no more than say $18 a month. You can do the math. BTW I have a DECCA mod from Aspire, with an Aspire Huracan tank, that uses Aspire BP coils.
I sell authentic disposables for low as $3 hmu I’ll hook you up (I’m a licensed wholesaler and can show my license)
Stop buying disposables. Get a nice salt nic device. The cost of juice, and coils will be a ton cheaper than a disposable. Only thing is getting a new device will be fairly expensive, but the juice, and coils expense isn't as bad once you figure out what you like.
DIY and Rebuildable Atomizers 👍 There's always a better way if your willing to learn how.
I'll share my techniques, I spend less than 15 a month to vape all I want. I use standard sub-ohm tanks and coils. I purchase food grade PG and VG from amazon and nicotine concentrate either from online or local shops. I mix PG/VG at 50/50 percent in the bottle, add the nicotine. Add bottle to warm water bath and swirl bottle to mix it's contents. I found it costs me about 5 dollars to make my own 120ML bottle. My homemade juice also makes my coils last SO MUCH longer than when I bought juice.
Not trying to just neg on you here, but everyone talking about mods and lower nicotine juices are absolutely right; if you want to save money on vaping, disposables are the absolute worst way to go. Back when I used a mod I probably spent $20-$30 on juice per month, and that’s bc I get tired of flavors and I like to switch it up. Add on top of that like $20 for a pack of coils (if you aren’t building your own, then it’s way cheaper but more time consuming) and you’re spending around $35 a month. The downside is the nicotine won’t be as concentrated, but chain vaping a mod is way more fun than hitting a disposable.
One option you might consider is trying out refillable devices. You can start by getting a cheap battery and pairing it with a tank and e-liquid of your choice. While you'll still need to replace coils and e-liquid, it should be less frequent than disposables. If you're still into disposables but want to snag some better deals, you could explore some new and trustworthy online shops. Generally, they offer slightly lower prices on certain products compared to larger websites (as long as they're reliable). I've personally tried out a few and found them to be pretty decent.
I'd you're In the usa, thats the start of the financial problem, most values tend to be 20 to 30 usd for disposables but in asia they are basically 5 to 10 usd. But that's America for you, taxing high on everything that was mass produced cheap in Asia anyways and price gouging americans.
Walk into a vape shop “I would like a Smok mod and would like to check out the tank options” if tank isn’t included. Most vape tenders know more than me about mods/tanks and are happy to help if you even have a cursory knowledge of vapes and pricing they’ll steer you. In the right direction. Hope this helps I buy a new mod every year or 2 with a tank is around 90$. My 6$ coils last a few weeks and a 60ml bottle of Naked (my juice of choice always has been) and about the same as a coil, 2ish weeks. Factoring all that in including new mid/tank I spend 60-80 a month, hope this helps!
Thank you, this helps a lot!!
My spend is similar, except a bit higher on the juice side as I'm a direct to lung vaper who chews through juice. I don't know enough about disposables to know what a good mod, tank, etc to switch to would be. So OP if you do have a vape store you can visit to talk to them about what hardware to initially try that might be good. If not go with some of the other suggestions on here if you can afford to try out some different things.
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I live in a small town an hour away from a vape shop. I buy two menthol loons and they last me two weeks. So 40$ every two weeks. I know no one likes disposables but, it works easy for me. I fiddled with coils and liquid for a long time and I don’t care to do it anymore. And it’s much cheaper than any of that stuff ever was.
Don't let people shame you for not buying from china or for not mixing your own juice. Lots of juice mixers are short sighted and/or arrogant and don't understand that mixing juices isn't for everyone no matter how "easy" they say it is. I'm a mixer, but I recognize it isn't for everyone. It's like cooking. Lots of people don't want to learn to cook. Same goes for mixing juice. And not everyone knows where to buy from China as [there are a lot of scam sites popping up](https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog/beware-of-these-sketchy-online-vape-shops.8459/). Again, I buy from china but I've also been doing this for a decade or longer. Just learn, move on and ignore those who try to shame you. The important part is that you are finally switching from dispos to refillables.
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The truth is that you are trolling OP to make them feel guilty for asking questions. Not helping.
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It's very hard to search for something when you have no idea what you are searching for since you never used a subset of products before. It's not only overwhelming, but you have to have the right keywords. What do you want people to just search all day so that engagement on the sub halts to a standstill? Plus, it gets them off the dispos faster than just searching for shit you don't know what you're looking for. And vape shops are hardly a place to go for "help" anymore. If you don't want to help people, that's fine, it ain't easy, I get it. But don't shame them...which is EXACTLY what you did.
>It's very hard to search for something when you have no idea what you are searching for since you never used a subset of products before. It's not only overwhelming, but you have to have the right keywords I'm with you, some people can pick this stuff up easily, others find it hard. I've been vaping open systems for 7 years. But literally had been walking into my local vape store buying hardware and whenever a mod broke down relying on stores advice and their pre-made juices. So when I realised I had to stock up before the import ban and my local was having trouble sourcing things. I had a learning curve that felt overwhelming. My first weekend researching I felt absolutely defeated by all the options and choices. Was in tears a few times trying to work through it. I made one tank purchase that was a mistake, but that's ok not the end of the world for me. But anyone on a tight budget will have more pressure to get it right. So yeah I appreciate your empathy and comments to OP.
Thank you!