{"id":3784,"date":"2013-03-26T10:04:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T14:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2016-03-24T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:42:57","slug":"from-via","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3784","title":{"rendered":"From Via"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, Phil…<\/p>\n

Like so many other folks, I FEEL like I know you! My son introduced me to vaping 18
\nmonths ago. I started smoking in 1967; never less than a pack a day, often, during
\nstressful times, 2-3 packs. I started with a Blu, but at $10 each, and I was going
\nthru 2-4 a day…well, I just figured I would just go ahead and keep smoking… :(.
\nI tried a little of the set up I found at the mall…and the one I found at the
\nswap-meet…and the one that was ranked “Number One Vapers Choice” that popped up
\nwhen I did the Internet search…I was experiencing failure after failure…<\/p>\n

At the end of December, some way or another, I discovered a retailer who specialized
\nin selling stick batts and cartos to inexperienced vapers. (No, I don’t use the
\n“n(oob)” word!). I smoked my LAST “last cigarette” New Year’s Eve 2011-12. At the
\ntime, I wasn’t too sure that this “new approach” to “switching” habits was going to
\nbe successful…but, I was going to do my very best…after 44 years spent loving
\nMr. Phillip Morris, I had made up my mind to leave him. I realized that he didn’t
\nlove me, he only loved my money!<\/p>\n

It wasn’t too bad when I was buying a carton on base for $2.50…I remember saying
\n“WHAT? A DOLLAR for a pack of smokes? I’m going to quit if they go to $1.25!!!”
\nI’m going to quit if they go to two bucks!
\nI mean it this time, if they go to $5, I’m going to QUIT!!
\nWhat do you mean, a pack of cigarettes is ??5?? That’s almost $10!!! Well, ok,
\njust 2 packs…
\nOk..on social security, I can afford ciggies or my prescription….SIGH….<\/p>\n

I Celebrated being tobacco free at week one…month one, two and three…6 months, a
\nyear…<\/p>\n

I discovered you in February, 2012…and since then, you’ve guided me, advised me,
\nsurprised me and entertained me…and I’m SO very grateful!!! My son, who started
\nsmoking in 1990, now vapes…so does my sister… We all have made or received
\nphone calls that started..”hey, did you see the _______ that Phil reviewed
\nyesterday?” “YES!! I ORDERED 3, one for you and one for Linda and be for me!!!”<\/p>\n

You’ve introduced me to my first ProVari, all of my Kir Fanis tanks, my Kangers, the
\nBoge cartos (in spite of Boge-Gate)…..most of my juices, 90% of my Vendors and all
\nbut one of my forums…you have helped change not just my life, but my sister’s and
\nmy son’s….and countless others….<\/p>\n

My Grampa used to tell me that “Your value and riches are not found in those you
\nlove, but in those who love you..” In that case, Phil, you are a wealthy man…you
\nwill never know ALL of the lives you have changed…how you’ve assisted others in
\nachieving a better quality (and quantity) of life. Of course, I had to make the
\ndecision to change my life, I had to follow through…but your guidance helped me
\nmake good decisions in my purchases so that I had a higher probability of success.
\n(and, you are pretty damned funny, too!!)<\/p>\n

Thanks, Phil…from all if us here…and all of those who will never get around to
\nsending you a note (cuz they are too busy vaping!)<\/p>\n

V<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi, Phil… Like so many other folks, I FEEL like I know you! My son introduced me to vaping 18 months ago. I started smoking…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-success_stories","wpcat-18-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}