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What is the deal with electronic cigarettes ?

  • 07-04-2009 2:40am
    #1
    goldfishlover
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭


    are they legal

    do you have to pay tax ?


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  • #2
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    dealextreme.com ftw


  • #3
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    lol @ pay tax


  • #4
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,153 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    lol @ pay tax

    I am not sure we will be laughing at the end of the day today when the 'emergency budget' is announced'.


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    the day will come when it will be cheaper to fly abroad just to fetch more cartons.

    in fact ye may already be there.


  • #6
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Overheal wrote: »
    the day will come when it will be cheaper to fly abroad just to fetch more cartons.

    in fact ye may already be there.
    I have seen return Ryanair flights to Reus for less than a packet of fags. :pac:


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  • #7
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    goldfishlover wrote: »
    What is the deal with electronic cigarettes ?

    Robots need to relax as well.


  • #8
    big b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭big b


    FWIW, I've read on other forums that a lot of people are having success with them, having failed with the gum/patches/willpower alone


  • #9
    marcsignal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    www.tobaccoonline.co.uk

    43Euro for 200 including delivery ;)

    Happy Days :)


  • #10
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    I went on the electronic cigarettes. They work with willpower. Not any significantly better or worse than the current market of nicorette products so you will still be dying for a smoke but when you are it takes the edge off.


  • #11
    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    They're just a gateway drug to get kids smoking real fags


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  • #12
    Terry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    towel401 wrote: »
    They're just a gateway drug to get kids smoking real fags
    Like those candy cigarettes the used to sell in the shops when I was a kid.

    Ahhh. So that's why I started smoking.
    Anyone remember the name of the company that made them? I think I might have a good chance at suing them.


  • #13
    MarlboroMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭MarlboroMan


    any device thats goin help a smoker quit is a good idea.......better than forking out €8.45 for a pack of 20....

    not goin promise i'll try them,wouldnt be like me to do that lol lol :)


  • #14
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    I picked these up around Christmas time- several types and 'flavours' from
    one of the main UK suppliers.

    There's a lot of cheap and bad quality products online from China, and whilst
    I've no problem buying most things from China, e-cigs I would only buy
    from within EU or USA.


    Do I get a nicotine hit from them? yes, it's a different type of nicotine 'fix'
    Will I need a cigarette if I use a e-cig? no
    Have I replaced my cigarettes with 'vaping' an e-cig? no

    I feel I've tried enough of the current brands and blends to know it's not
    going to replace cigarettes for me. I only see a use for them if I'm stuck
    somewhere where I can not smoke for a long period of time such as a
    long-haul flight (the e-cigs produce no smoke or smell as the nicotine
    is contained in a cloud of 'flavoured steam').


  • #15
    Krieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    I went on the electronic cigarettes. They work with willpower. Not any significantly better or worse than the current market of nicorette products so you will still be dying for a smoke but when you are it takes the edge off.

    +1

    I didnt find it very effective, Willpower is still a major requirement.
    But if you are seriously planning to give up smoking, then it might be worth the 40-50 euro to help you off the fags


  • #16
    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    Terry wrote: »
    Like those candy cigarettes the used to sell in the shops when I was a kid.

    Ahhh. So that's why I started smoking.
    Anyone remember the name of the company that made them? I think I might have a good chance at suing them.

    so you can get money for more fags. good idea


  • #17
    El_Dangeroso
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    I managed to kick the habit with them, but believe me, it's not the same as a delicious, sweet fragrant cigarette... sigh..


  • #18
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    neddas wrote: »
    delicious, sweet fragrant cigarette..
    what the hell were you smoking :confused:


  • #19
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Terry wrote: »
    Like those candy cigarettes the used to sell in the shops when I was a kid.

    Ahhh. So that's why I started smoking.
    Anyone remember the name of the company that made them? I think I might have a good chance at suing them.

    according to this they are banned in Ireland as they are a gateway to the bad stuff - you could always sue the government for not banning them earlier - although it could force them into liquidation!


  • #20
    marcsignal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    tbh when i saw the thread title 'What is the deal with electronic cigarettes?'
    i seriously thought it was about buying smokes online (electronically) which accounts for my earlier post :o

    *gets coat


  • #21
    Krieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    marcsignal wrote: »
    tbh when i saw the thread title 'What is the deal with electronic cigarettes?'
    i seriously thought it was about buying smokes online (electronically) which accounts for my earlier post :o

    *gets coat

    hehe
    I saw that and wasn't sure why you were suggesting them
    Kinda funny that in what is essentially a "Help me quit smoking" thread, You post on how to get cheap cigarettes :D


    And on a side note, the website marcsignal linked is hit & miss. You order 200 cigs, theres a moderate chance customs will find them and charge you €80 release. Theres a thread in the smoking forum on this


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  • #22
    Kold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭Kold


    Terry wrote: »
    Like those candy cigarettes the used to sell in the shops when I was a kid.

    Ahhh. So that's why I started smoking.
    Anyone remember the name of the company that made them? I think I might have a good chance at suing them.
    I was selling those a mere 2/3 years ago. A woman said something about encouraging smoking, I effectively told her to piss off.


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