Here is a great article posted by our partners are Eversmoke.

Posted on May 9, 2012 on Eversmoke.com

If you are in a relationship, and your partner is not a smoker, surely there has been some discord on the subject. Smoking and nonsmoking are really two different lifestyles. However, like any challenge in a relationship, it can be overcome. E-cigarettes can help, however if you need some insight, here is a list of reasons your loved one wants to make your cigarette habit a thing of the past.

1. You smell. It doesn’t get more honest and blunt than that, but its true. Every couple I know where one member smokes and the other doesn’t, for the nonsmoker, the odor of smoke is a problem. It is a major turnoff, and can really be bothersome. Even the strongest and best colognes don’t do much to conceal it. Showering will, but it’s only a matter of time before another cigarette is smoked. In moments of closeness, it can really turn a sweet situation sour! This even extends to cigarette breath, which is a huge concern!

2. The habit itself. The smoker has to continuously excuse them self from whatever is going on to head outdoors to smoke. Whether it’s a regular activity, or a special occasion, it creates a pause in time spent together.

3. The high cost. No matter how independent you are, even in a relationship, cigarettes are a really expensive, detrimental habit. No one really has the right to tell another person what to do, and how to spend their money, but when you care for someone deeply, wouldn’t it bother you if you saw them wasting their cash on an addiction that was deadly? A pack-a-day smokers are shelling out around $40 weekly!

4. Most importantly, your health. No one wants to see their partner struggle with health issues. Most smokers have bad coughs, develop breathing problems, experience exacerbated complications from minor ailments like colds and the flu. Eventually fatal diseases and cancers are possible. Protecting your health is the most valuable thing you can do for yourself, and if your partner is on edge about your cigarette habit, your health is their main concern above all.

So, don’t be offended when you receive an electronic cigarette starter kit as a gift! Keep in mind all of the reasons listed above, and understand it is with total love and concern that a loved one would rather you smoke electric than tobacco! While they are not a means by which are designated for quitting smoking, they are a fabulous alternative. If you choose to quit nicotine altogether, good for you! But at least in the meantime, you can enjoy it sans the smoke!

Why Your Significant Other Wants You to Quit Cigarettes

Here is a scary post from Blu Cigs discussing legislation in the works to limit or end your ability to purchase electronic cigarettes. Recently SmokeE.com protested SOPA by going dark on January 18th. Lets hope that these new bills don’t get that far.  We respect that electronic cigarettes need to be regulated but we hope that the US government will allow us to self regulate.

“For the first time in the long recorded history of smoking, there is an alternative to tobacco.  No longer is the smoker restricted to the choice of a tobacco product. No – instead, because electronic cigarettes offer the same sensation and feel of a traditional tobacco cigarette, the public finally has another choice – albeit one that comes in a smokeless, odorless and ashless form.

Challenges Facing the Electronic Cigarette Revolution

It should be noted that this right to choose is being challenged. From misinformed lawmakers to scared big tobacco companies, actions are being made to limit the sell and use of electronic cigarettes. Lawmakers and tobacco lobbyists have seemingly made it their crusade to stop the use of electronic cigarettes, and in turn take away your right to choose.

As an e-cigarette user, you have a right to know about the bills that are being proposed, passed, and thankfully, challenged around the country.
From proposed bans based on inconclusive or incomplete data in Utah to unfair and biased attacks claiming that e-cigarettes are aimed at children, the popular thing to do seems to be to bury the e-cig revolution before it has a chance to take root.

Success Lies with You

This is why it is important to note that just like any successful revolution, the responsibility for the  future of the e-cig rests squarely on the
shoulder of the individual. So stay informed. Visit sites like CASA or your favorite E-cigarette Brand’s News Feed. Write your congressman. And if you hear of proposed bills that you think the rest of the e-cig community needs to be aware of, share it with us and let us know.”

So it is that time of year again where you start stressing out about Taxes in the United States.  Did you pay too much, pay too little?  Does the IRS think you paid too little? One thing that we can all agree on is that no one likes taxes or tax time (if only for the process). So stack up those W2s and head over to your friendly accountant or website to get that done.

Looking at your return you know exactly how much you paid the feds and the state.  Well that is not the whole story.  You still pay sales tax to your state and even more so if you smoke regular cigarettes. In my home state of New York ,the cigarette taxes are INSANE. At the bottom of this article there is a table by state of the taxes on conventional cigarettes.

As a little exercise, let me work out what a typical smoker would pay in cigarette taxes in a year in that great state of New York. This is most likely worse in New York City.  I am goign to make some assumptions.

1 Pack a day, every day * 365 days * $4.35 =  $1587.75

To that is $1587.75 in extra taxes just for the average tobacco cigarette smokers of New York.

Now if we take that another logical step, how about the price of the cigarettes in general?  So in NYC cigarettes are $10/pack or $3,650 per year.  Now compare that with a premium E-Cig kit at $100 and $50/month in cartridges that equals $820 your first year and $100 less every year thereafter. Buying your electronic cigarette online in many cases like Eversmoke, you are not charged any sales tax by the seller.

So now that you have seen the numbers, why not make 2012 the year that you save yourself some money on taxes, get off the tobacco cigarettes and maybe save yourself on medical bills down the road.  Have a look at the reviews, discounts and rebates for the best electronic cigarettes at SmokeE.com.  Be sure to leave a review if you already have one of our products or after you make the switch.

Tax Chart from: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/2010-state-cigarette-excise-taxes.aspx