Category: Success Stories

Dear Mr. Phil,

I wanted to give you an update with regards to the Innokin Kroma-A with
Zenith tank that you graciously sent to my roommate. So far he is really
enjoying it and can’t thank you enough. Not seen him smoke a cigarette
or even have the urge to get cigarettes since. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Ibraheem
B.S. Chemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia

THANK GOD I still get messages like this. After days like today, they KEEP ME GOING!!

Hi Pheel (Phil) & Dimitris,

I just wanted to send you and Dimitris a little thank you note for helping me and
other ex smokers out with our new smoke free journey.

Your Innokin products have helped me out a lot and thanks to the Zenith I’ve managed
to remain completely smoke free since March last year. I did quit smoking in September
2017 but I still had the occasional cigarette because I still did not find the
perfect setup for me and I didn’t really know what nic strength to use.

I first discovered Phil’s videos and website around November 2017. I used the videos
and website to educate myself on vaping and watched episodes of the smokers show
which helped me even more to learn about vaping and nic strengths etc.

Thank you both for all the help, support and care packages. Everything you guys done
for me to help me out is very much appreciated.

I am proud to be a part of the Innokin Platform family and will continue to support
the group to help smokers and vapers with their products. Platform series is an
amazing line and has really helped me stay smoke free and I will always promote the
products and help make sure smokers I try to switch know about the platform series
as well as I know the products can help a lot of people quit smoking.

Awesome work.

Cheers
Your friend from Scotland, Craig

Dear Phil,

Well it’s been a couple of weeks since you so kindly sent the care package over for my other half here in The UK. I did not expect to receive three devices and the excellent selection of E Liquid.

So we set to work using my dripper to find the best flavours she liked. After landing on four, all fruit based, the journey began.

The best set up for her is the Cool Fire Mini and Zenith Tank. The reason being that, surprisingly, the best wattage is as low as 9w.

So this has been getting used on a daily basis, and although there is still a little resistance to making the complete switch to vaping, she is now down from 20 cigarettes a day, to three. These three are, in my opinion borne out of fear of quitting, as many smokers who transition will understand, regardless of if they admit it or not.

So, in a nutshell, you, and Mr Pink, with your attention to helping smokers, has helped another.

Can I put into words the thanks, not really no, I’ve tried, but how do you thank someone for potentially saving someone from illness or worse, form the effects of smoking.

So instead I will just say this. You are both………..ok and Bill lol, who has stood in for Mr Pink, are people who put profit, money, fame etc secondary to the health of, what is in effect complete strangers. In my case we have shared emails over the years, but that is more to do with a warped sense of humour, which I will not stray into here ha ha. However, what you all do is something that not many people can say they have done, and for that I personally thank you all for this, and so will many more as they are also helped and encouraged, and supported to switch from smoking to vaping.

If any group of people are a credit to vaping, and the promotion of its intention, then you all surpass this by a mile

Adam

I’m 67 and started smoking in high school (in the 60’s). It wasn’t until the 80’s whenever I’d catch a cold it would turn into pneumonia, or double pneumonia or walking pneumonia. This pattern continued. I’d visit my doctor, he’d order xrays then a nebulizer treatment & write a script for antibotics.
My final visit to my doctor, he included a script for albuterol. That was my wake up call. I was ready to quit cigarettes and now it was 2012. I tried patches, chantix and acupuncture, none of which worked. A co-worker had a vape pen, so I asked her about it. The following day, Sept 4, 2012 I went into a vape shop and left with a bag full of products. I haven’t looked back. A week after vaping I felt like a new person. I have to get a shot every 5 yrs to prevent pneumonia; but it’s all worth it knowing cigarettes will never again be in my life.
I refuse to let anyone get in between me and a healthier lifestyle!
#iamanadultletmedecide
#savevaping
#keeptheflavors

Thank you & Dimitris for all you do.
Love ya both!

Spirit Moon (Debbie)

Hey Phil (Pete…),

Just a quick (well…) message about the Zenith. I started vaping back in January
2014 and went from smoking 70 (yes, seventy) cigs a day to vaping 3-4ml of
9mg a day. I followed all the trends, new devices, learned to make my own
juice, was active on the forums etc. All in all, apart from saving my lungs,
I also saved ???37.400 (I’m counting, 1870 days…) despite being a bit of a gear slut.

But this is not about me. For me the switch was rather instant in that it
took me 2 weeks to completely transfer to vaping (with a simple eGo/C4).
However, my wife, who smokes a lot less – 10 cigarettes a day – didn’t find
it so easy. She really wanted to, but there was always something wrong.

I tried everything. Name a device, and I bought it for her. Did the coils,
wicks, cleaning, keeping them filled. Nope. After a while she fell back to
smoking. Too big. Too small. Too complicated. Too much nic. Too little nic.
Too harsh. Too smooth. Too much leaking. She doesn’t care about the
technology. It just needs to work. And it didn’t do the trick for her.

At some point I was deep into advocacy, giving presentations to politicians and
health care professionals. “Vaping works!” I really managed to turn some folks
around. Yet I always had to think “except for my wife”. So I doubled down on my
efforts.

Maybe the DNA40 or the DNA75 will do it. Or the SX Mini. Maybe the Juul. The Kayfun
3 & 4. The Von Erl. The Lemo II. (that almost worked). The Siren. Nope. I tried
everything under the sun, but the last 6 months she was back to 100% smoking.

I did a last ditch effort 2 weeks ago. She had a bad cold, and the smoking *really*
didn’t help. I saw an opening, did my research (again) and bought her the Coolfire
Mini 4 with the Zenith and Plexus coils.

You may be familiar with that Platform…

I talked her through it (again). She’s a busy person, but I forced her to sit down
and try all the air & power settings. I finally set it on one single air hole and I
saw a kind of “aha” in her eyes after trying. We settled on 11W.

Haven’t heard her since but she’s vaping away happily and not buying cigs. She also
knows she doesn’t need me to fill it, or to change coils. She can buy replacement
items in every vape shop in the world. Not having to ask me anything is a big part
of the deal for her. (I obviously bought her 10 Plexus coils just to be sure)

Is it the final word? I don’t know. But my gut feeling tells me it is. Who would
have thunk that MTL designed for the smoker would work eh! Or factury made coils
that don’t taste like ass the first 20 puffs (they truly are amazing).

I’ll keep you posted in a couple of months, if that would interest you. One could
say she is a bit of a tough test case.

Cheers,

Theo

Hi Phil,

I really really just want to say thank you for all you do for the vaping industry!
I have been cigarette free for 5 months, and i am thankful that i found your site,
products and the Smokers Show. You see me often as PSS in the comments section, and
I try to participate as much as possible. I have been hosting a couple of vape
parties….I host a dinner with a bunch of smoking moms in their 40s and 50s to
provide some information and perspective to (hopefully) encourage others to switch
to a better and less harmful alternative. Would you mind if printed/copied some of
your slides (with credit to you of course) to help my cause? You wouldn’t know if I
did it, but thought I would ask out of respect for the effort you have gone through
to create the information! Thanks again, to you and Dimitris for everything.
VAPING SAVED MY LIFE (with the help of the Zenith tank 🙂 )

Kind regards,
Pam

Greetings Phil! I am a new vapor, after trying for 4 years to quit analogs,
as of November ’18 large part in thanks to you! You are the first reviewer I found
when searching for ‘how-to’s’ into the vape world. So I’ll start this with a huge
thank you for all you do and I love watching your videos on various devices, in fact
I bought the exceed edge mainly because of your very thorough review!

Happy new year. For the first time in 43 years (I was 12 when I began smoking) I can call myself a Non-smoker! Smoke-free since 13. Dec. 2018 (after I bought my first vape device I was a dual user for a few months). I really thought I wouldn’t be able to switch completely. But when I found the two fruit w/cream flavors I’m vaping on right now it actually was easy. I bought them on the 12th of Dec. filled my Zenith early morning on the 13th – and didn’t touch a cigarette ever since. My coughing stopped completely, I can breathe freely again and it feels great. Thanks guys, you motivated me so many times not to give up. Smoke-free-radio was one of the first channels I subscribed to (together with one from UK and one from Germany). And all of you helped me to make the switch. Vape on!

Hey Phil,

I emailed you a couple months ago roughly. I am emailing you again to give you feedback on the Zenith tank. I finally got the Kroma kit, and I have to say the tank is outstanding, 5 star plus rating. I ordered an extra tank, and I’m glad I did. It is a nice smooth vape, good throat hit and flavor especially with the plexus (0.5) coil, and absolutely no spit back at all (knock on wood), which I am really impressed with. I have noticed when I have a 70PG 30VG liquid in it, that the coil crackles and pops some when I first hit the fire button, but it doesn’t do that at all when I have a 50/50 liquid in it. The kit arrived yesterday, and after watching a few videos online on the Kroma, I was shocked at how tiny it is because watching videos online or even when you have it in your hand during the smokers show, to me it looks bigger than it actually is, but it’s an excellent device. I also ordered 2 packages of the plexus coils, which was a wise investment as I’m sure they will last me a long time.

I’ve watched a few smokers shows live now. I guess I have a bit of a passion for helping others get off cigarettes through vaping as it has worked so well for me. Anyways I just wanted to say you and Dimitris did a great job with this, and keep up the good work.

Chris

To Dimi, Phil and Bill, (The Smokers Show)

Apologies for the very long letter before we even get started. I just have so much to say. Please read to the end, I start with my story, then get to the point.

Let me start by saying I am a veteran vaper. My 5-year anniversary of being smoke free is coming up on March 8^th, 2019. For me the switch happened almost instantly. I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 21 years with NO intention on quitting. Rolled my own and all because it was a lot cheaper. Let’s face it, I was a smoker and I enjoyed it! Was at a wedding with my wife for her family. Sitting with one of her cousins from California. He was puffing away the whole time on this little stick battery. Then here we are having to go outside, freeze our ass off after dinner to go smoke a cigarette. I started asking questions and he explained everything to me. I decided to try it. What the hell, even if I could puff inside in between cigarettes, or when it was nasty outside that would be cool!

Picked up a gas station cig-a-like. Blu, if my memory serves, was ok, held me over if I needed it to but sure as hell wasn’t close to getting me off cigarettes. It was enough to peak my interest tough, so I started doing research and who did I find…… Phil Busardo Mr. Taste Your Juice. The logo and catch phrase alone had my interest. I started watching every review you posted.

Quickly got an ego with a 510 tank. (can’t remember the name of it but it was on Phil’s best of page) The package came in on a Wednesday, I put it all together and started fiddling with it. Of course, smoking the whole time. Trying it out. The juice that I ordered was a straight up menthol. I thought that it was ok. Way better then the gas station brand. Anyway, I brought it along with me the next day, using it when I wanted a smoke and could not because of where I was. That night I decided to happen by a vape shop. Picked up a higher strength juice 24 mg instead of 18 that the menthol was. Tried a flavor too, Raspberry tea!

Got home that night and tried it out, it was great!!!! Still had a cigarette, before bed that night though and the next morning when I got up. Then I said to myself, try this thing all day. I did and had no interest in a cigarette. That night before bed I did have a cigarette, just because. The next day, I decided to try it all day. I could not believe that I got though my morning coffee without a cigarette, that has not happed in 21 years. I used the vape all day and all night. Kept it going all day Sunday! Sunday night I was sitting there watching TV, vaping away. My wife sitting beside me smoking away. (I could not convince her to try it.) I was just going to have a cigarette, just because. I lit it, took one drag, said OMG that’s discussing! Put it out and I have not touched a cigarette since. That was March 8^th, 2014.

Through the years I still watched every posting Phil made. Checked out a few other reviewers too. (When Phil is too busy to post) Upgraded equipment, tried 100’s of juices. By the way Phil, Tribute, still my all day vape, because of you, all you my friend! Got the wife fully off smoking about a year after me, was hard to find the right combination for her. Which brings me to the point of boring you with my story.

I felt that you needed to understand my vape journey to appreciate what I am about to say. I have been following The Smokers Show, of course, from the first episode. Appreciating what you guys were attempting to do. Get people off smoking, I personally have converted about 20. Working on a few more. Anyway, the advice that is given on the show is unparalleled by anyone. Presented in such a comfortable environment, with comic relief sprinkled in. Truly an asset to Tobacco Harm Reduction, obviously the government doesn’t give a shit, but we have you guys fighting the good fight and doing a great job!!

I started having an issue at work. I am so busy now that it’s hard for me to find the time to get outside and get a good vape in. My carvings where to the point I could not concentrate. I was watching a Smokers Show with Phil and Bill, and there was discussion about nicotine strength.  Talking about how is ok to go up in strength if you need to or you’re not satisfied. I have been a 12 Mg vaper since that first year. I weaned myself from 24 to 18 to 12 rather quickly. Tried 8 but was no go. 12 does just fine. So, because of the increased cravings at work and very little time to vape, I changed my daytime vape to an 18 Mg, still 12 when not at work. BINGO, no more cravings at work. The 18, during the little time I do have, gets me through until I can vape again.

Then another show, talking about duel users. Which I am. I mouth to lung vape 90% of the time. However, every now and then I do like to pull out my direct lung device and blow some clouds. I always kind of kept that to myself and at home. Rarely pulling it out, to do tricks basically, or show off. After watching the Smokers show I decided to get a new rig and give direct lung a good solid chance. Mostly because of cleansing the pallet, a way to avoid vapers tongue. WOW found a new love for it. So now I carry with me both devices and use them all day long.

I guess the point of all this is to let you know that The Smokers Show is not only helping smokers switch to vape, but helping current vapers get even more of an education so that we can have an incredible vape. You guys are doing an amazing job!

In conclusion (I know about time), I can’t thank you enough. For not only saving my life but changing it forever. You see, 7 years ago my wife and I finally got to a place where we could try to have a child. We tried for 2 years, had 2 miscarriages and were about to give up. Then March 8^th, 2014 happened. (the day I quit smoking) A month and a half later my son was conceived. Mark Dodds Jr. born December 21^st, 2014. Who knew, smoking influences on sperm count and made it so that we were unable to conceive. Like I said, you not only saved my life, you changed it forever!

Now my little buddy is getting ready to turn 4 and waiting for Santa. I have a beautiful family that I will be around now for much longer for and I a lot healthier taking care of them. Words do simply not exist that describe the appreciation that I have for you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and please keep up the work that you do!

I know that you hate this Phil, but I have to say it, I am a fan. You never take credit for all the good that you do. Every time someone thanks you for helping them quit, you tell them it wasn’t you, it was them. NOT true you deserve a ton of credit. You deserve all the credit that you are ever given. Without you, I would not have been able to quit, let alone have the family that I have.

Sincerely,

Mark Dobbs

Mark, this letter will go down as one of the best Christmas gifts I could hope to receive this year.  Your words mean everything to me (and I’m quite sure Dimitris and Bill as well) and I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to write them.  I am so happy and honored to have been able to positively affect you and your beautiful family.

This letter epitomizes why I get up every morning and continue to do what I do and it gives me the strength and purpose to carry on.

But you know, I still have to say it.   I appreciate you being a fan, but I would MUCH rather call you my FRIEND!

Thank you to you and your family and I wish you all nothing but the best for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.