E-Cigarettes- Alternatives to Traditional Cigarettes Now Available
There is one thing that I, as a consumer, love to have, and that is choices. Whenever I set about purchasing something, whether it’s a big purchase like a car or something as small as a new lipstick, I love to have many alternatives laid out before me to choose from. I know I am not alone in this. All savvy shoppers like to have various options while deciding on the products they will spend their hard earned money on. This principle holds true for smokers as well.

When I say that smokers like to have choices I’m referring to more than just the array of brands and flavors available wherever cigarettes are sold. In this instance, I am referring to whether a smoker wants to continue to smoke traditional tobacco cigarettes or switch to the alternative quickly rising in popularity, electric cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs as many commonly call them, have received quite a lot of press lately, both positive and negative. For some time in the news it was a case of the FDA vs. Electronic cigarettes, with the FDA doing everything in their power to attempt to stop the sale of e-cigs in the US. The FDA was stopped just short of banning electronic cigarettes altogether and they have been gaining popularity with smokers ever since, proving that consumers can and will make up their own minds about the products they buy.
What makes e-cigarettes so much different than conventional tobacco cigarettes? The most obvious answer to that question is: there’s no tobacco. Electronic cigarettes are an option for smokers that still want to get a jolt of nicotine only without those harmful chemicals found in traditional cigarettes like ammonia, acetones and hydrogen cyanide, all of which can have a negative impact on the health of the smoker and those around the second hand smoke produced by tobacco cigarettes. The cartridges within these devices simulate the act of smoking until the liquid inside is exhausted and then the smoker can purchase refill cartridges from providers like Safe Cig. E-cigs have the same basic components no matter the brand. There are those that may look very similar to an ink pen and those that closely resemble an actual cigarette, all contain circuitry within the unit, a battery, an atomizer and a mouthpiece. The functionality of the e-cig device is also very similar. A smoker inhales and the air intake activates the atomizer to turn a small amount of the contained liquid into a vapor to be inhaled by the user. The liquid inside is customized to the needs of each specific smoker to ensure each one has he desired amount of nicotine, and possibly even a different flavoring, depending on preferences.
Electronic cigarettes and the electric cigar are also proving to be more cost effective for smokers than traditional tobacco cigarettes. Many cigarette smokers can spend approximately $1000 or more on cigarettes every year. But e-cigs cost only around $2.50 per pack and can save the average smoker hundreds of dollars a year; with one refill cartridge being almost equivalent to two packs of traditional cigarettes. There are Safe Cig specials that are offered online too that can make switching to e-cigs even that much more cost effective. Smokers are more than likely ecstatic at having a safe, convenient and cost effective alternative to traditional cigarettes.