Electronic Cigarettes

*a couple notes about me*
- Semi-heavy smoker (about 1/2 pack a day)
- Enjoys smoking very much
- cigarettes of choice - Lucky Strikes

A few weeks ago I purchased one electronic cigarette. It was only $15 and came with 500 "puffs". I've seen lots of advertisements about electronic cigarettes and they seem really cool and interesting to me, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It was in a transparent plastic box thing (like a toy), so I opened it up and read the directions. They were very simple, not what i was expecting. Nothing to put together, simply pull tab and enjoy. So that's what I did, and enjoyed it very much so. As you inhale, the part where you would normally light, actually lights up. Its kind of hard to explain the taste exactly, but honestly I could probably compare it to like hookah smoke taste (of course without the flavor). They actually have other flavors like cherry and such though. Its not harsh at all and is very enjoyable. As you exhale, vapor comes out looking exactly like smoke, but then it just goes away. I smoked some on the car ride home with the windows up and it doesn't leave a smell AT ALL. The vapor simply just goes away. I continued to smoke it in my room while watching t.v. I even tried out some smoke tricks I would normally do with a cigarette and it worked great. Mine was disposable so the 500 puffs went buy pretty fast, but you can buy rechargeable ones. Overall this new product is great, and personally will invest in more once i decide to cut the rope with me and smoking. The only downfall to the electronic cigarette is the dreaded price of most of them. Although if you think about it, think about how much your spending a month on a pack of cigarettes, so even if you bought an expensive kit, i think you'd be saving lots of money, because all you have to do is recharge. But if your just looking to give it a try at a low price, I recommend springing for the disposable $15 one.
(i've added an image of the exact same thing a bought)