I should’ve introduced myself when I joined here my bad but better late than never.
My name is Eddie
My vaping experience has spanned over 10 years+ with several weird and wacky devices over the years to name a few I recall.
When vaping had hit our streets I was curious as vaping was introduced to help people quit the stinkies to reduce nicotine intake to eventually 0 then quit vaping not trade one habbit for another so ventured into a vape shop one day my best friend even opened a shop I was recommended my first purchase Inoking coolfire bottom fill tank unscrew from bottom and pour in liquid then coolfire 2 the tank upgraded top fill unscrew top fill same way as bottom it wasn’t getting me excited mouth full of liquid spitting ect from tanks on each draw so then moved onto smok mod device with a t7 and t12 tank huge coils exhale was like being in a old tv show ( stars in thier eyes )tonight Mathew it’s going to be …walking through huge clouds of smoke wouldn’t dare use indoors the street would be lined up with fire crews but I continued to smoke as vaping wasn’t helping as liquids tasted of chemicals or perfumed soap then there was the cheaper versions of pen types with aspire tanks didn’t appeal to me i didn’t want to be in a flute band and hands soaked in liquids from leaking tanks and reputation of going on fire during charge.the- pipes from Kamry were good I got first one got all the Gandalf tips ect then they released second one flat bottom but still liquids were yuk filling process was a faff I tried aspire pod system with paper tips like a cigarette the tips you slid into top of pod they were made of paper always soaked if you put it down, was having to buy tips as well as liquids I also tried blu at the time was slim black cigarettes the tips always lit blue as you took a draw from it there was a black box like cigarette packet to put your e-cig in to charge it ,the stem was the battery and the tip at end was the cartomiser filled with liquid about 1ml not refillable could only buy online then blu brought out pen device with pre-filled pods but nope didn’t like the liquid I think there was only 4 or 6 flavours at the time tried Jull very thin device pre-filled pods at 1.5ml liquids never lasted long so then tried a smokeless device this was a pack of like 1/2 cigarettes looked like tobacco in it you pushed it into the square battery and pressed button it heated the tobacco you had 3 minutes use then it stopped and tip had to be replaced so need around 30 tips a day tasted like burnt toast ok im reaching the end I promise stop huffing and puffing lol
I gave up discarded the lot no more devices all my liquid mixing stuff because I still smoked , the sore throats before nic salts was released the tasting and wearing of e liquids i finally gave up the vaping world.
To quit smoking completely I needed motivation I needed to taste what flavours were on the label and it just wasn’t happening for me lt was also made difficult with my brother and friends sitting in my back garden at bbqs jack Daniels and coke puffing away at their cigs me having to bum a few off them till I gave in and bought my own. I was condemned to be a smoker I couldn’t quit.
My brother had passed away the market was flooded with disposables and I was determined to quit smoking they tasted great the flavours were strong I ventured into a vape shop and requested he recommend a device ( I knew him ) he produced from his pocket a vapresso xcross 3 mini and said it is all he uses and he was a vapour for years I said cool gimme 2 and a couple bottles of liquid ( bubblegum flavour & king’s cotton candy lol ) I immediately filled pod after a few mins took fist draw I was like wow omg it tasted of bubblegum excited I walked out threw away my cigs and lighter and have never looked back I don’t even get craving seeing other smokers and this is why my passion for vapresso is strong you get what it says on the tin basically easy to use devices easy fill no fiddly menus and awesome flavours and not expensive like other brands bearing in mind all devices with built in battery degrades overtime just like your phones but it’s no big deal discard in shops that you can discard disposables safely and buy another as all not expensive and in my view the best devices on the market.
Sorry I created a long read ( yawn stretch ) pulls xcross pro from pocket and says hello my little friend and takes a long draw sucks on tip like a baby on a pacifier mmmm awesome .
You’ve really seen it all when it comes to vaping—so many trial-and-error moments, but it’s awesome to hear you finally found something that works for you! That first perfect hit of bubblegum must’ve been a game-changer. 
And totally agree, VAPORESSO makes things so easy and reliable. Cheers to finally kicking the cigs for good! Also, love the dramatic ending—XROS Pro really is a loyal sidekick. 