F E AT U R E
DIARY OF A VAPER
w ith Be ck y Re eve s, S a l e s E xecut ive at Vapouroun d M agaz i ne
y name is Becky Reeves
and I’m proud to say that
I’m a former smoker. I’ve
been vaping for around
six months and have to say that I love
it. Smoking is a hard addiction to quit
and having been a 30-cigarette-a-day
smoker, I didn’t think I could ever stop
smoking.
I have tried quitting on several
occasions. If I was to be given £1
for every time I declared that I’d quit
smoking, I’d be a billionaire. I initially
wanted to quit smoking because it’s a
smelly, unhealthy, expensive habit. I
had accepted all this and had resigned
myself to the fact that I would be a
lifelong smoker. This was until I received
some shocking health news.
My family has a history of breast and
ovarian cancer – my mum has both,
which is why both my sister and I took
a cancer gene test. My sister wasn’t a
carrier – but I was.
You don’t really think about your
mortality, but this test was a wake-up
call that forced me to address a massive
issue that had been preying on mind
for months. I was more susceptible
to cancer than most and I had to do
something about it. I have a loving family
and to think that I could be hurting them
and myself from smoking was the turning
point.
After researching various smoking
cessation tools, I looked into vaping. I
had seen friends’ vape, but I didn’t really
know much about it. I was properly
introduced to vaping via work. I’m a sales
executive at Vapouround Magazine,
which is where I learnt more about it.
As with starting anything new, I was
a little apprehensive. There is a lot of
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negative press around vaping, with
horror stories aplenty which the media
constantly bombard us with. How the
ingredients of e-liquid are carcinogenic,
how batteries explode randomly to cause
first degree burns, I could go on. I’ll be
honest, I was really, really wary about
vaping.
I finally took the vaping plunge. Putting
my fears aside I started on 24mg nicotine
strength e-liquid, which is an average
amount to start on, considering my 30 a
day habit. It took a few days to get used
to and I soon realised within 48 hours of
vaping, that I hadn’t touched a cigarette.
Result!
My first device was a VIP e-cig pen.
It’s good for a new vaper and I loved
it, because it was all funky and had
a groovy pattern. I’m now on the
Sigelei Fuchai and vaping Heartland
Vapes Chocolate as we speak, which I
absolutely love.
I vape all the time now. When smoking,
I was always tired, suffered from a
chesty cough in the morning, and reeked
of tobacco. Now I’m scented with a
delicious fragrant and fruity aroma and
have bucket-loads of energy for my
children. Thanks to vaping, I have finally
stopped smoking and my life is all the
better for it.
Now, I speak about the benefits of
vaping whenever I can; which is just
as well, because my day job involves
spreading the word about vaping. I’m a
sales executive at Vapouround and have
to say, that work really opened my eyes.
Getting product knowledge, chatting to
vapers, speaking with companies about
their wonderful vaping hardware and
juices – I couldn’t be happier.
To those who are contemplating giving
up smoking, I’d recommend giving
vaping a go. It may not be for you, but
you can certainly try it. Smoking is an
addiction. It is easier said than done to
quit, but with vaping, &V6