• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I don’t vape, but I can’t imagine they’re cheaper than re-usable vaping devices in the long run either.

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      6 months ago

      oh my goodness yes. I couldn’t imagine buying a disposable every time I ran out.

      that would possibly be just as expensive as smoking regular cigarettes.

      I just use a little pod system that has replaceable coil heads. it was maybe 60 total because I bought two batteries. but I’ve not needed a replacement battery for my personal vape yet. Just have been replacing (or reusing) my coil heads.

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      6 months ago

      I do vape. The long-term reusable vapes are a LOT more expensive than the disposable ones. My current setup cost 100 USD before batteries or coils.

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          6 months ago

          Yes, in the long term you are saving money but if you have 20 bucks but not 100, what vape are you buying? That’s the point I’m making.

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            6 months ago

            Honestly, even for twenty bucks, you can probably get a cheap rechargeable vape kit.

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              6 months ago

              You can definitely get a shitty one that will have you back on the disposables within a few weeks until you save enough for a good system. Source: been there done that lol

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          6 months ago

          If you really want long term savings… how about ditch your nicotine habit? That’s what - $1,500 per year? $100,000 over your lifetime?

          Oh, and medical bills on top of that. Hard to estimate that, but it could be more.

          I can think of something better to spend $100,000 on. Slot machines at a Casino would be a better option for example.

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            6 months ago

            It’s not habit, it’s an addiction. Telling people to just quit smoking or vaping as if it’s that easy is ridiculous. People spend their whole lives trying to give up nicotine.

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            6 months ago

            That’s absolutely flat out wrong and honestly concerning.

            For a start nicotine addiction (vaping) has not been proven to have any long term health strain on the medical system. To say having a gambling problem is better is just crazy.

            You realise the difference between nicotine addiction and gambling addiction right?

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        6 months ago

        The pod style devices are cheaper than the older style cloud chuckers and most of those now are refillable and not the juul style ones. I’m seeing good ones for $30-$50. The non removable battery gives them less longevity although they’re still significantly more environmentally friendly than disposables. I used a fog machine to quit smoking and I’ve kept using them, but I definitely get why new vapers are largely going with the USB sticks now.

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        6 months ago

        Not really anymore for the ones with built-in batteries like the disposables. Similar to disposibles they are typical 20W or less. You can get many of them for under $30, including the UWELL Caliburn line which is a quality product line. The G Coil packs are between $10 and $20 depending and last a week or more per coil of which there are 5. If you chain them, you’re probably looking at between 2 and 3 days per coil.

        The mods that require rechargeables like 18650 and other similar form factors sit between $50 and $70 for reputable brands, though for the ~200W mods it can be around $100 if you include their branded tanks.

        I’d bet your mod is at least a 100W+, probably over 150W depending on when you bought them (they are cheaper now than a few years, which were cheaper than a 10 years before that).

        The tanks are pretty cheap now too, even those multi-coil rebuildables. If you don’t rebuild your tank and use pre-built coils it is going to be a little more expensive. Those tanks for pre-builts tend to be a bit cheaper as well, like ~$30 for non-pods. Pod tanks tend to be around $10 - $15.

        I remember 80W mods going for between $100 and $300 back in 2011 depending if it was considered a “clone” or not.