So I hit the buy button this afternoon to order my starter pack and my first mixed carton of cartridges from Blu today. With the 25 included cartridges in the starter pack, this order will arrive with 50 cartridges – or the equivalent of about 30 packages of cigarettes – for just $90 US. Hmmm… I WISH I could get regular smokes for only $3 per pack! And the thing is, that if this goes well, and I continue to get more, it’s even cheaper next time, when I get 50 cartridges alone for a mere $50 US. This makes the ‘per pack’ cost of my nicotine addiction drop from $9 to somewhere closer to $2 per pack! I’m excited about all of this and looking forward to my first shipment to arrive. The email I received warns that they are back-ordered a little due to high demand, so I hope that it’s not much more than the normal 10 day delivery expected. But stay tuned and I’ll let you know when I receive my starter pack and follow along as I discover this cool new alternative to conventional smoking. In the meantime, I might just install a ‘smoking calendar’ to track how many conventional smokes I consume in a given day. Could be interesting and scary at the same time. And… just as a bonus I realized another benefit of e-cigs that will lower my costs. I’ve crushed out no less than 6 half cigs so far today, and I’ve left 2 to burn down in the ashtray unattended. That’s nearly 4 whole smokes gone that I didn’t even take a drag from. That’s $2 right there, and it’s not even 4pm yet! Hmmmm….

