Oh boy, so excited here! I just received my starter kit in the mail. As a plus, this company sent me two free extra cartomizers (1 spearmint, 1 clove). I am impressed by their packaging. It's not artistic like the Alice in Vapeland (which is cool, I think), but it's better than I expected. Not sure what I expected, but I guess I anticipated the items would be tossed into a bag and mailed. Instead, each item is in a separate box, etc. The items seem to be decent quality so far. I have the first battery charging as I type.
Reading the instruction booklet that came with the kit, it says each battery can be recharged up to 300 times. One cool feature I notice about this particular kit - the wall charger has an indication light that turns from red to green when the battery is fully charged, so that's nice. The USB charger also has an indicator light on it. The booklet says there will be a slight sizzling sound when the battery is activated either by pressing the button on the manual battery or drawing from the automatic battery. This is the sound of the liquid/juice vaporizing. The booklet says each cartomizer lasts approximately 200 puffs; that is without the recycling maintenance/cleaning steps posted earlier. The booklet says the battery will last about 3-6 depending on how frequently you use it. When the battery is depleted, the LED that lights up like the lit end of cigarette will blink, indicating it needs to be recharged.
I got a kit with a small carrying case. It has slots for 2 batteries and 4 cartomizers. This is personal preference, I suppose, as to whether you want a standard/factory one with the company logo on it, or you want a more self-expressive/artistic one that you can buy elsewhere. They have them for sale on amazon and ebay and other e-cig websites. I specifically wanted one that was not fancy or artistic so that I wouldn't become attached to it and want to keep vaping. I want to move off the nicotine! The only drawback to the logo case (other than cheesiness) is that it's not discreet. But, no one rummages through my purse anyway, so no big deal in my situation.
I purchased varying strengths of nicotine because I was unsure what nicotine concentration would be best. I smoke ultra lights, but smoke frequently. I got a range between 24mg and 11mg of nicotine. I will see what suits me best. My hope is the more concentrated juices will allow me to crave less often. Not sure if it will work like that or not.
This is all I can think of to mention before I begin vaping.
Hope this helps someone!
