Please dont' misunderstand. I'm not referring to people who buy a drugstore e-cig, then come here to research alternative. They have what they have and they should simply be informed that when they get tired of the constant battery changes, or they feel dissatisfied with the performance, the reason is simply because of the choice they made when they had no information.
My comments are directed toward veterans who, when newbs come here asking what is a good starter, recommend some cigarette look alike. Economy is not a justification. From the stories I've read, plenty of people have paid $100-200 already for a V2 or Blu starter kit and a months worth of cartridges, not to mention the mall and "Free-Trial" deals.
A kGo can kit with 2 batts, charger, atty, 10 cartos and
juice can be had for ~$75. My one and only objection is to those veterans who insist that a kit like that is not suitable for a newbie because he has a "mindset" or "concept" that his first e-cig should look like a cigarette. That's my only point. It does a disservice to newbs, puts them on the path to what they will likely soon feel was an unnecessary first step and might even turn them off to
vaping altogether. No matter what anyone says, no matter how many times certain posters call me closed-minded or whatever, you can't deny physics and chemistry. A small battery does not and cannot perform like a larger one. That's simply a fact, not an opinion.
If a newb is hellbent on a cig lookalike, that's one thing. I still believe that it is only responsible to discourage them from going that route and, yes, making that mistake. Because the chances are very high that that is what they will consider it. Thousands of testimonials on this forum bear that out. And there is certainly no justification for assuming that it's the way they ought to start or that they'd be confused with something else. To take that attitude is simply patronizing them.