My Experience with Blu Cigs, Day 1

I ordered the starter kit for Blu cigs on Tuesday. My package arrived this morning. Everything was packaged well. The starter kit comes with one charger pack, two batteries, one atomizer, one wall charger and one USB charger. The first thing I did after removing the plastic from everything was charge the pack and the extra e-cigarette.

The Blu Cigs Pack

This is the nicest feature of this starter kit. The pack serves as both a charger and a holder for your e-cigarettes and extra nicotine cartridges. It comes in either black or white and is about the same size as my Winston Lights 100s pack. I ordered the black kit and am very pleased with the durable design and the chic look.

The cubbyholes that hold the charged battery and the extra cartridges are deep. I am confident that I can travel with my pack without worrying about everything popping loose.

One thing the manufacturer cautions is to keep the battery unscrewed inside the pack once both are fully charged. The reason for this is because the pack has a built-in safety mechanism that will drain both devices if the battery is hooked up for an extended period of time.

Blu Cigs Operators Manual

The Blu Cigs starter pack comes with a short, informative fold-up guide as well as small flyer with visual instructions. The guide contains a section on nicotine consumption, which I found the most helpful.

Assembling the Blu Cig

I had some difficulty removing the atomizer from the empty cartridge until I screwed it onto the battery. Then I was able to pull it off and attach my new cartridge. Blu Cigs has a helpful instructional video on their website.

The Nicotine Cartridges

Blu Cigs comes with 25 free cartridges in the flavor and strength that you choose. Each cartridge holds the equivalent of 150 cigarettes and in the following strengths: Full (16mg), Light (12mg), Ultra Light (8mg) and Non-nicotine (0mg). I ordered an extra multi-flavored pack so that I could try all of the flavors that Blu Cigs offers.

Smoking the Blu Cig

The first flavor I tried was the menthol. There wasn't much vapor when I took my first drag, but the minty taste and the throat hit were fantastic.

Next, I attached the tobacco cartridge to my spare battery and took a drag. The traditional tobacco has a smooth flavor, but it definitely doesn't taste like a Marlboro or a Winston. My husband agreed. He was able to get quite a bit of vapor from the drag that he took. So, I guess I have to practice.

Will the Blu Cigs Replace My Winstons?

I think they will. I haven't smoked a Winston in the two hours since I opened the Blu Cigs. Every time I have a craving and the subsequent desire to go out to the garage to satisfy it, I take a puff off the Blu Cig and feel better.

What is even more encouraging was that I went out to the garage twice, while my husband smoked his cigarettes and felt no anxiety whatsoever. We'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow.

As of right now, I'm very happy with my purchase and would recommend Blu Cigs to anyone who is looking for an alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes.