My name is Jackie Stallings, and I am a 60 yr old female who smoked about 2 packs/day from the age of 14 to the age of 58. I never had any intention of quitting (other than a 3 month nightmare experience using Chantix) until my husband told me about an e-cig kiosk he had seen at a local shopping mall. That peaked my interest enough to look up ƒ??e-cigƒ? on the internet, and I became fascinated. A day or so after reading up on the e-cig, I placed my first order from Vapor Kings for a lovely blue, slim e-cig. For the first time in my life, I felt I really could give up smoking ƒ?? and become a ƒ??vaperƒ? instead. It took me from June 30, 2011 until Oct 7, 2011 to completely quit smoking ƒ??analogsƒ? (vaping word for a cigarette) ƒ?? and the transition was smooth and easy. It has been 1 year and 7 months since I inhaled all of the carcinogens and 3000+ chemicals that go into each and every cigarette. Although I no longer use the cig-alike looking e-cig and have graduated to a much larger e-cig that powers by rechargeable batteries, my joy & enthusiasm in this healthy alternative has never waned. The benefits of vaping are too numerous to recount, but to highlight only a few: ƒ?› I can breathe deeper and better than I ever remember; ƒ?› My teeth are no longer yellowing and my tongue & teeth donƒ??t have nicotine stains on them; ƒ?› My fingers and nails are no longer slightly yellowed and stinky; ƒ?› My dental cleanings last 30 minutes instead of 90 minutes; ƒ?› My hair, clothes, car, home no longer stink; ƒ?› I can once again smell the ƒ??goodƒ? smells in life (and unfortunately, the ƒ??badƒ? ones, too) ƒ?› I no longer have to go outside in all kinds of weather to smoke; ƒ?› I can vape at work and donƒ??t have to interrupt the work day by going to the garage 4x/day to get my nicotine hit; ƒ?› I no longer feel like an outcast of society; ƒ?› The walls of my newly painted home will no longer turn yellow with nicotine over time; ƒ?› My friends tell me my complexion looks younger than when I was smoking; ƒ?› I no longer have a smokerƒ??s cough; ƒ?› I no longer wheeze because of marathon smoking the day before; ƒ?› I no longer have to crack the window in my car to let the smoke out (and the rain in) on rainy days; ƒ?› And the list goes on and on and on ƒ??ƒ??. Had I not been introduced to vaping, Iƒ??m sure I would still be smoking cigarettes. Iƒ??m so glad my life is free from those awful things!