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Featuring Brittany Valentine
My name is Brittany, I’m from Edmonton, Alberta and I’m
28. I started smoking when I was 17, my mom was a
heavy smoker and sadly the stress of high school got to
me and I picked up my first cigarette two weeks before
my winter exams.
I tried quitting multiple times and by using a variety of
methods including going cold turkey and using prescribed
medication (Champix) but nothing worked for me until I
tried vaping.
By the time I decided to try vaping in July of 2017 I had
been a pack-a-day smoker for 10 years and I was finally
sick of it. I got into vaping just to quit smoking and my
original plan was to use it for a few months until I had
got the cigarette cravings out of my system and then be
done with it all.
As I vaped more, I found that I enjoyed it very much and
I loved the vaping community I was becoming part of and
the amazing customer service I got from my local shop.
I loved all the flavours I have come across as a vaper
and now I vape constantly and love every minute of it. I
certainly can’t say that about my time as a smoker.
Since I’ve quit smoking and switched to vaping, I have
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so much more energy, my asthma has gotten better and
I don’t wake up coughing, or short of breath. I’ve lost
weight and have my appetite back.
Currently, I’m running a VooPoo Drag 157W with a UWell
Nunchaku tank, with a .40 coil. I’ve also enjoyed using a
UWell Crown 3 tank and a few SMOK mods and tanks.
My favourite brand of e-liquid right now is Cloudfire. I
had the opportunity to meet the creator, his name is Ryan
Hjelm, he’s from Ontario. His flavours and the clouds
from his liquids are amazing.
The laws that are going around in the US haven’t applied
to us or even come before the government (yet). The
biggest annoyance I have is that Edmonton recently
passed a city by-law which has made vaping inside vape
shops illegal (with the exception of sampling) within city
limits. This kind of makes it hard to enjoy being there
as much as before but I am always excited to see new
mods, tanks and e-liquids.
All I can say, is that if people are looking for something to
help them quit smoking, I would strongly suggest vaping.
It tastes better, in the long run it’s less expensive and it’s
a lot of fun.