Impressed

Posted by J. Lee on 30th Sep 2011

I received my Veppo electronic cigarette and filters about a month ago, and all
things considered, I was impressed. I’ve been a smoker since the Beatles were
still performing on the Ed Sullivan show, and I wasn’t sure what to expect from an
electronic cigarette, but I was willing to give it a try.

To begin with, the whole start-up process was easy. I connected the “filter” to
its charger and, following the directions, plugged it into the USB port on my
laptop (having a cigarette you have to hook up to your computer is a whole
new experience). When charging was complete, I screwed the filter section into
the “tobacco” section, and was ready to go.

The Veppo cigarettes I was using were formulated to deliver an amount of
nicotine similar to that of the Marlboros I’m used to smoking. They “draw” about
the same, and the tip even glows bright red when you do.

In fact, the whole experience seems very similar to actually smoking a cigarette,
the only real differences being the weight (considereably heavier than a regular
cigarette, but not off-putting); the taste; and the fact that I no longer had to be
concerned about burning holes in clothes or my fingers from touching a burning
tip.

Drawing on my Veppo electronic smoking alternative “cigarette”, I could
feel “smoke” filling my mouth. And the taste of the “smoke” was pleasant – very
different from the taste of my old stand-by, with an after-taste I can only describe
as clove-like.

Please bear in mind, these go a long way towards duplicating the experience of
smoking a cigarette – something that comes in handy when you consider that
smoking is really an addiction that reinforces habitual behavior and ritual.

If you can adapt to a new set of rituals (charging your cigarette and the difference
in weight between a Veppo and a traditional), this could be an effective and
enjoyable substitute for tobacco.

4 stars.

--J. Lee