How much do you spend per month on vaping ?

How much do you spend per month on vaping ?

  • Less than R1,000 - I am a master economy vaper!

    Votes: 23 27.7%

  • R1,000 to R2,000 - fairly stable - I pick my purchases very carefully

    Votes: 22 26.5%

  • R2,000 to R3,000 - quite restrained but sometimes I lose the plot ;-)

    Votes: 17 20.5%

  • R3,000 to R5,000 - I love all the new gear and juices

    Votes: 3 3.6%

  • More than R5,000 - I am a vaping lunatic and proud of it!

    Votes: 4 4.8%

  • I dont keep track of my vaping spend - otherwise I would go mad if i knew

    Votes: 14 16.9%
  • Total voters
    83
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Hi all

Am interested to hear how much you spend per month on this fascinating thing called vaping.

More interested to hear what you actually end up spending, not what you could get away with or should spend. Although if you would like to discuss that too, feel free...

I am on about R2.5k per month average. (I.e. If i take the last 6 months and divide by 6)

Mainly juices. Mostly because of curiosity. And trying out new flavours, which for me is part of the hobby.

I only vape about 5ml per day, so if I were to not try anything new, i could probably get it to around R1k per month. (150 ml per month of my staple juices at about R4/ml for decent local juices and some occasional odds and ends)
Thats roughly in the same region as i would have spent on smoking.

There have been a few months where the vape spend has spiked up - acquiring new kit being the main culprit. But that too has made the journey more enjoyable.

The hobby and fun side of vaping has certainly made me spend more than I need to - but I am quite happy about that.

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in all honesty @Silver i cannot say for sure because if i kept track my sane mind would force me to stop vaping.
hence another option should be made available 'i dont keep track'.
 
Interesting exercise, actually scared to go through all the invoices and work it all out

At a guess around R1.5k-R2k per month on juice. Very seldom buy mods or tanks and only wait for something truly exceptional.


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Marzuq said:
in all honesty @Silver i cannot say for sure because if i kept track my sane mind would force me to stop vaping.
hence another option should be made available 'i dont keep track'.
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Option added !
Good point @Marzuq

By the way - the question is aimed at those who do keep track of these things - lol
 
Silver said:
RM2 and 18mg padawan ;-)
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Lol, I couldn't even consider anything over 3mg (I tried 6mg the other day and it felt like my lungs were going to collapse). I guess I will stay on the dark side and spend R3000 a month.
 
To be fair, I probably do about
40% MTL vaping (on the Reo/RM2)
40% restrictive lung hits (on the Lemo1 mainly)
20% full lung hits (on the Reo/Nuppin and the wide open tanks like the Crius)

So my juice consumption is mainly low because of the amount of MTL and restrictive lung hits.
For that I need higher mg juice - to get good throat hit - and then the juice last much longer

I dont do it really for economy reasons, just because I like it - the juice economy is a bonus I guess.
 
I try to do only the e-liqued thing, but damn all the mods and......and.......and......the damn Reo's in the classifieds, it's like a farmer at an auction.
 
I started looking and I got scared and gave up. I don't want to know hahaa
 
I don't keep a good track of costs, but would estimate the monthly amount to be around 7 times more than I tell my wife I spend.
 
I tried e cigarette vaping in 2007 / 2008 when e vaporisers first came out. I tend to drag heavily on normal cigarettes. I bought a Twisp that looked like a cigarette and burned the whole thing out in a week. What a piece of junk? Seriously. I was totally put off regarding this manner of nicotine delivery as a gimmick so I went back to stinky cigarettes and snuff.

Last week Thursday, 31 January, I bought a new Twisp Aero. My main reason was due to the convenience and availability of the kiosk at my local shopping mall. My goodness, the technology has improved! I was super impressed with the demo. The unit cost 999. I bought a spare charger, a spare (bigger) battery and 2 e juices, the "Tobacco no 1" and the tobacco "Signature". My lay out was about R2050. Then I bought about 4 more liquids and three atomisers, just in case I run out. My lay out is about R3000 so far.
I also have an EVO D2 which a friend gave me: brand new. So I am hitting two devices, hoping to extend the life of both.
I can see me spending at least 600 a month on e juice. However, when I am interested / fascinated by something, I always throw myself deeply into it. I can see myself trying out different devices and expanding my newly found interest into a bit of a hobby, until I get sick of it.
Bottom line, this is an expensive pass time, especially to get started. But it is a 1000 times better than smoking cigarettes. I haven’t touched a ciggy in 5 days.
 
Conservatively - I'd say... Ten Million dollars.

(And that's only on 30ml of Philip Rocke)
 
Waine said:
I tried e cigarette vaping in 2007 / 2008 when e vaporisers first came out. I tend to drag heavily on normal cigarettes. I bought a Twisp that looked like a cigarette and burned the whole thing out in a week. What a piece of junk? Seriously. I was totally put off regarding this manner of nicotine delivery as a gimmick so I went back to stinky cigarettes and snuff.

Last week Thursday, 31 January, I bought a new Twisp Aero. My main reason was due to the convenience and availability of the kiosk at my local shopping mall. My goodness, the technology has improved! I was super impressed with the demo. The unit cost 999. I bought a spare charger, a spare (bigger) battery and 2 e juices, the "Tobacco no 1" and the tobacco "Signature". My lay out was about R2050. Then I bought about 4 more liquids and three atomisers, just in case I run out. My lay out is about R3000 so far.
I also have an EVO D2 which a friend gave me: brand new. So I am hitting two devices, hoping to extend the life of both.
I can see me spending at least 600 a month on e juice. However, when I am interested / fascinated by something, I always throw myself deeply into it. I can see myself trying out different devices and expanding my newly found interest into a bit of a hobby, until I get sick of it.
Bottom line, this is an expensive pass time, especially to get started. But it is a 1000 times better than smoking cigarettes. I haven’t touched a ciggy in 5 days.
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Welcome to the forum @Waine - 1000 times better than smoking - well said!
Congrats on the 5 days without cigarettes. GREAT achievement!
That first few days was the toughest for many of us.
Wishing you all the best for your vaping journey - and feel free to ask questions as you go -
Enjoy your stay.
 
I'm waiting for Rob Fisher to see this thread
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