Category: Success Stories

Merry Christmas Phil.! ( no political correctness happy holidays BS. here
🙂 …. Congratulations on all your hard work with the coming launch of B.liquids
Phil. i for one appreciate your never forgetting the beginning vapor who is new to
all this. As i once began the same way as most others. We have come a very long way
since about 2008.! Much of that can be credited to you my friend.! i have learned
a lot. And a lot was learned simply by watching your videos. ! product testing and
learning which devices were with my hard earned dollar. and which were not. You
Phil Busardo, Are the hugest asset in the entire vaping community. Through your
honesty, and integrity you have earned my greatest respect. i hardly ever missed,
and still don’t any video you post on TYJ. And i never once complained about how
long they were. HA ! 🙂 I think it’s great you are launching your juice line with
the beginning vapor in mind, first and foremost. You have not forgotten the last
tobacco cigarette you smoked. ! Well, neither have i forgotten my last one. And how
vaping has completely changed my well being. Along the way.. you are always there
with the correct information to help all smokers keep trudging forward. You deserve
the best of everything Phil.

Phil, just dropping you a quick line letting you know how much I appreciate
everything you have done and continue to do for the vape community regardless of our
vaping preferences.

Sometimes I feel the community get’s caught up in the “must have more watts… must
have lower ohms…. more clouds” vs remembering why we all started on this journey:
to become ex-smokers. I applaud you for continuously being objective and
providing excellent information that caters to ALL vapors, just not the “Flavor of
the Week”.

I have been cigarette free for over 4 years in a great part to the information you
put out and just the damn honesty in the way you approach your reviews and the
larger issues we face ourselves with.

I always look forward to your next video and thoughtful insights.

Thanks for remembering us ex-smokers how use this as a tool to keep off the stinkies.

Many thanks,

Rich

Hi Phil, Just to say Hi and thanks for the great reviews over the years, I
have been vaping over 3 years now and quit nicotine over 2 years ago, I actually
quit smoking with my last cigarette on 18/09/16, I am really pleased at the upcoming
anniversary and to go from 30 or more a day for 40 years to NONE for 3 years is
amazing as I tried other ways to quit without success.
Cheers
Bill

I wanted to thank you for all your videos and your website. I am a 62 year
old labor lawyer (union side only) and a lifelong pipe and cigar smoker. I was
concerned about my wife’s cigarette smoking and we made a deal….she tries vaping
and I will join her. We have both stopped our smoking and are both in love with
vaping. Your work has made our journey that much easier. I like your no nonsense
videos that get to the heart of the product quickly. Thanks again.

It is my 2 year anniversary of vaping Phil. Thanks for all the videos that
helped me choose wisely when it came to my devices. I was at VCCPA this year, and
due to being somewhat sick, I missed out on the night at Tonic. Which sucks because
I am a Grand Marnier veteran of 30 plus years 🙂

Just wanted to say it was a pleasure to meet and have a vape with you at the Mid-West Vape Expo on Saturday! Also want to say thank you for all you do for this life-saving industry… from advocay to the honest, in-depth (read ‘LOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG’! 🙂 ) reviews. Keep doing what you do! Much love and respect to you, your family, and everyone whose lives you have affected in such a positive way!

I started using e-cigarettes/vaping almost by accident. I was going to drive my step-son from Kentucky to California for his first job out of college, and out of consideration for his non-smoking and allergies I wanted to find something so I wouldn’t have to smoke in the car. I had recently noticed an e-cigarette store just around the corner from my house, so I walked over the morning we were to leave. I was hoping they would have a variety of disposable types to choose from, but they only had the eGo style. I had been considering trying e-cigarettes for some time, but hadn’t been able to justify the initial expense if I didn’t like it. This time, the consideration of my son outweighed the expense and I bought a kit. I took 2 packs of my normal cigarettes with me on the trip to smoke when possible and/or just-in-case. After the first day or so, I found myself wanting the real cigarettes less and less, and vaping was so much more convenient! I was a 1 pack/day smoker for the past 20 years, but those 2 packs lasted me 5 days! I had 2 more cigarettes the day I got back home from California, and have not had one since (my last cigarette was on 06/17/2013). Since then, my wife and her son have stopped smoking in favor of e-cigarettes, I have convinced 2-3 co-workers to switch, and my Mom was ecstatic when I told her! I did have some temptations to start smoking again as I was not getting a good ‘throat hit’ due to old/burnt atomizers, but as soon as I cleaned them and figured out the resistance/voltage variables, all is good! I find vaping to be a healthy and beneficial alternative to the negative health affects of smoking. Once you figure out what kind of set-up works for your personal preferences, it’s easy! I find it to almost be a hobby… trying out all of the different equipment and e-juice flavors. And MUCH cheaper than cigarettes! I was on a business trip to Chicago last week, and the ability to be able to use my e-cigarette in the hotel room and not have to walk all they way out to the lobby to smoke was fantastic! The fact that there is no second-hand smoke, little to no smell left hanging around, and no dirty looks from non-smokers definitely makes me not feel like an outcast. And the possibility of weaning myself off of nicotine completely is a plus (I started out using 24mg nicotine, and as of 03/04/2015 I am down to 12mg), although if I do that, I would probably keep vaping just for the pleasure of it. It is very rewarding to me to pass on my success story, and to help others learn the benefits of vaping. And best of all, now I KNOW I will be around to watch my grand-children grow up!

Thank you!

Dave

Good evening Phil! I just watched your 8/8 video (and other recent videos
regarding FDA foolishness) and have been subscribed to both you and Dimiti’s you
tube channels since I started vaping (just hit two years without a cig this month)
and I just wanted to thank you….and the pink panther. Your channel was the first
one I found when I became interested in stopping smoking and I feel like those
videos were instrumental in quitting. I also want to thank you for your page for
beginners, it was a life saver starting out. I have enjoyed all the benifits of
becoming cigarette free and was sad to hear about the new regulations. As a police
officer I understand the importance of laws and/or regulations to protect us.
However, I do feel that these regulations are the farthest from “helpful” or
“needed” as possible. It’s frustrating to think that someone else could benefit the
same way I have, but not get the chance. I talked a coworker into stopping and
vaping a week after I did and we have both been successful at stopping. I heard you
talking about catching flack during all this and got a bit upset. I’m sure you get a
lot of positive feedback for what you do but I wanted to add to it. I’ve got two
small children that just may get a bit longer with Dad and for that I thank you.
I’ve seen what look like police patches on a picture on your wall. I’d be willing to
send you one of mine if you’d like. A small token of appreciation if you will. My
email address is xxx. If you have a p.o. box I’d be happy to send you
a couple of uniform patches……they’ve been washed of course. And by the way, most
times I see the color pink I instantly think Dimitri Pink. I thank you for that also
🙂

Although ALL the success stories and validations mean a lot to me, some have a special place in my heart. This is one. A very sincere THANK YOU Pamela. It was a privilege to meet and spend time with you and your Dad Denis!

To see more check out the SUCCESS STORIES AND VALIDATIONS PAGE. Perhaps you too can find the strength or inspiration you need to move away from tobacco cigarettes once and for all.

Dear Phil, I have no words to express how grateful I am about what you made us live yesterday. My dad is still floating. Thank you for the great moments we passed with you and your wonderful wife. You are a wonderful person (so is she), and I am proud to say that I saw you at peace once in my life. You change the lives of people, you inspire them, you make them believe they can do it, you support them by answering their comments and their emails. What you do, nobody could do it the same way, with the same feeling, the same passion, the same results. Never doubt about the difference you make in peoples lives, but also in peoples hearts. You made my dad happy, with a face like he was seeing Santa Claus….but you made me grow, with your listening, your words and by being there, being yourself…and your wife wow! So…thank you! Can’t say it enough! In every project that I’ll do in the future, I’ll think about you, about the way we both feel about comments, but also the good ones…and thinking about what you’ve been through, it makes me believe that I can do it too. Thanks 😘

Once again you absolutely amaze me! What a fast response and the info you gave is
awesome.

I quit smoking mainly by looking at your reviews online. I mean you helped me kick
my 25 year habit. You are truly one of a kind. I don’t know if this vape world could
continue w/o u.

You do great things for all of us. Keep up the great work and thanks so very much
for the reply !!!!!

Travis

Hello Mr. Busardo, I just wanted to drop you a couple lines and say thanks
for doing what you do. I had some back sets in the beginning but haven’t had a
cigarette in one year today. You are the reason for this handicapped man in a
wheelchair rolling along looking like an old timely steam engine. Hell all I need
now is a whistle ! All joking aside you have changed a Lot of peoples lives not just
the smoker but the people that lived with the smoker. Don’t let people get you upset
by saying stuff they know nothing about. I am still using my good old Russian 91%
everyday and will be forever grateful.