Category: Success Stories

Hello Phil

I know you are very busy, so thank you for taking a moment to even read this 🙂

I just wanted to say thank you for your reviews.

I am 33, started smoking when I was 12ish. My son is about to turn 13, and I did not
want him to start smoking, but I also did not want to do what my parents did with me
(*inhale* don’t smoke *exhale*). I started vaping in February, with a Blu kit. Using
the Blu, I would get so frustrated that I would chain smoke while trying to figure
out how to get the stupid thing to work, whether it be to charge or even produce
vapor. There’s no vape shops in my immediate area, and I don’t drive so traveling to
one is out of the question. My “vaping community” is what I can find online.

Disheartened and discouraged, I started scouring the internet for what I was doing
wrong. What I found was a world of information on everything to do with vaping. Too
much information, actually. Everyone saying to buy this, get that, this is what
works, this is what doesn’t, and for every bit of advice there was an army saying
the opposite. Following what I thought was the best advice for what I wanted, I
bought an ego. I was still unhappy, but everything else looked so complicated. I
just wanted to quit smoking, I did not want to learn a new hobby. I didn’t want to
buy meters and batteries and wires and a tool set and figure out math and laws.

Right when I was going to give up, I happened to catch a pbusardo review of the
iTaste VV. Perfectly explained, simple enough for me to follow with enough
information that it answered every single question I could think of to ask. I bought
one right away (well, after watching a dozen other reviews on it and reviews for a
dozen other products). The clearomizers it comes with were not for me. It was your
review on clearomizers that prevented me from throwing the whole kit in the trash. I
didn’t need to find a new battery- I needed to find the perfect topper for the
battery for me.

I quit smoking on April 22, and have not slipped once. I am happily vaping with my
MVP 2 with a Nautilus Aspire and the a mini for my itaste vv (and now with the BVCs,
which I love so much). I’ve got to replace my mvp soon, I wore the paint off the
button and I don’t like how it feels, so I’m looking forward to your eleaf istick
review 🙂

So, THANK YOU and many virtual hugs for how you do your reviews and for answering
all my questions without even knowing you were answering them.

Dear Mr. Busardo,

I am writing you to let you know how much you and your
videos have helped me out this year. I am a 32 year old
man who had smokes since i was about 11. Since January I
have been hit with some bad luck ( to put it mildly). I
don’t want to bother you with the details but I have
suffered from everything from my wife losing a pregnancy
to losing my mother in April. I have gone though all this
while continuing to Vape instead of smoking analogs. Once
I though I had beat all the bad luck in July I received
the news that I was diagonsed with stage 2 breast cancer.
When I heard that news I wanted to just fall back into my
old smoking way because of all the stress. How ever I
continued to watch your YouTube videos and enjoy how your
sense of humor and the knowledge on vaping that has
helped me to stay off of analogs. Again I just wanted to
thank you for the help to remain off of analogs and
keeping my spirits up.

Thank you.
Joseph G.

Hello tasteyourjuice.com team (or just Phil if you’re running this site
alone)! I’ve been a big fan for a long time, and just wanted to say thank you! I
come from an engineering/IT background in Chicago, and love the technical aspects of
the reviews! But more importantly than that, you’ve helped me turn vaping from a way
to quit smoking to a new hobby that I love just as much as a PC builds and and code
reviews. It’s been great to see Phil hit so many aspects of this new hobby, be it
reviews or just letting people know that this is new and great and there’s right
ways and wrong ways to make products / vape in public. Both being extremely
important as vaping becomes more of a part of popular culture. I look forward to
everything you have in store and hope you nothing but the best going forward. Thanks
again!

Hi Phi

I just wanted to say thank you for the time and effort you put in this site and your
reviews.

You have helped me out tremendously. I’ve been smoke free for nine months now. I’ve
smoked since I was 13 or 14 I’m 58 now. Like you I tried it all patches to chantix.
This works and I can finally Taste My Juice!
Again Thank You for all you do.

Eric

Just came across your site it’s FANTASTIC I know there only
Your opinions but I’m finding it really informative I
Have been vaping 9 months now and haven’t touched a
Real cigarette but all the questions I wanted to know
Have been answered here on your site, I currently use
The kanger pro and am very happy with it keep up
The good work love it

Mr. Busardo, just wanted to drop you a note and say how much I appreciate
your videos. I have been vaping for about 2 years, your videos were my first intro
into vaping. When I started, I was the only vaper I knew, your videos kept me
interested and on task. It was hard to give up 18 years of smoking but I’m now 2
years tobacco free! You had a hand in that and I just wanted to thank you. I dropped
2 min off of my 2 mile run (I’m in the Army), I feel better, food tastes better, and
I can keep up with all the young bucks in my Platoon. As I all ready said, when I
started I was the only vaper I knew, now I know more vapers then I do smokers or
dippers, all but three tobacco users gave it up in favor of vaping. When introducing
a new vaper I always suggest your videos. A lot of great people making videos, but
if I had to put a face on vaping your the most approachable. Thank you for
everything you do, and please keep up the great work!
Sergeant First Class Schwartz.

Hello Pete!

I started vaping about a year ago after smoking for about 5-6 years, the first e-cig
starter kit I bought broke down really fast and I stopped using it because of the
unsatisfactory flavors I was getting and I stopped using it. After watching your
videos I decided to pick up vaping again and I bought a Kayfun EHPro clone (On the
suggestions of your videos and a friend of mine) and a DNA/Hana 30W box mod clone?
(Also from a suggestion from a friend) I haven’t had a cigarette in about 2 months
now and I’m very proud of it. I figured I’d send you a personal message and say
thank you for your video review of products and giving your personal advice/thought
on vaping goodies.

Best luck in everything you do!

-Mike

Just wanted to say thanks. I started out as a 3 to 4 pack a day smoker and
have smoked for 30 years. I started out just wanting to slow down, cut back a bit,
as I knew I was feeling the effects of all those years and the numerous packs I had
smoked. I started in July with my first attempt at a vapor cig. I bought a cheap
disposable clearomizer (didn’t even know that was what it was) and went with a
cinnamon juice as I like cinnamon. I instantly the first day went down to about a
pack a day. Since then I started trying to educate myself on vapor products and
stumbled across your page. It has been amazing the information you have provided,
and after reading and watching numerous reviews, I intend to put my electrician
husband to use and have him build me some quality cigs. After your reviews, in 2
months I am now down to less than a pack a day and getting things ready to attempt
to quit completely, something I didn’t think possible. Keep up the good work and
thank you for taking the time to share what you have learned with the rest of us.

Phil, Just wanted to thank you for making honest and quality reviews. I am
a police officer here in South Carolina and i was a smoker for 15 years. I have been
smoke free for over 5 months now. I purchased mods and devices based on your reviews
and opinions and they were spot on. Thank you and trust and believe that you are
making a difference.

Mr Busardo,

I’m sure you receive a metric shit-ton of emails so I’ll try to keep it short.

I just wanted to extend a quick thank you for your videos. Thanks to people like
yourself, grimmgreen, Rip Trippers etc, after 20 yrs of smoking a pack + a day I am
finally off analogs. It’s been almost a month now and while I am only at the
beginning of my journey the information and reviews you provide via youtube is a
huge contributor and an inspiration for me personally to continue to vape and stay
away form analogs.

Thank you again, your really making a difference in people lives, trust me!

-James