Overview
With the government and other agencies bugging us for years now to give up smoking, few of us have been able to ‘kick’ the habit. They even tried by throwing us out onto the street in an attempt to get us to quit but it just seems like cases of pneumonia have gone up instead and with the winter months coming a lot of people will be carted off to hospital with a cigarette in hand, frozen in place by frostbite.
Well it seems that technology is giving us smokers a chance of claiming back one of our favourite past times with the development of a device that is 100% legal and more importantly 100% safe.
Myvic.co.uk is one such company that has released one of these for purchase by the general public. Myvic were nice enough to let me have one such device which you can purchase off their website for under £40.
So does the price tag justify the purchase?
Review
Style
To look at it you would in no way think that this is a normal cigarette, with its long, thick shell it looks more than a baby cigar than a cigarette, plus with its blue tip that glows you will get a few looks and if you’re using this in a club then the bouncer might think twice before throwing you out for smoking indoors.
My advice would be to take the pamphlet out with you when using this device to prove to any police/bouncer types what it is your actually doing but then again it might just get you thrown as I can't see a bouncer wanting to waste the time reading something.
Under the bonnet
This device works by using an atomizing device that will convert the one ingredient (the most important one) nicotine into a harmless vapour that will not harm anyone around you, nor stain the walls of your house or any other nasty side effects the habit brings.
But don’t worry the nicotine is still absorbed by your body through the vapour as you puff away so you will still be getting your fix.
As I have said this device only contains nicotine which as we know is not harmful to us humans, it is the other god knows how many other substances in a cigarette that are harmfully to us which are thankfully gone with the aid of this device.
Another great feature with this product is that every ‘nicotine’ cartridges as I like to call them lasts 300-600 puffs and with the refills themselves costing around £5 for 5 of them you already make a huge saving on the refills alone with a pack of 20 these days costing on average of £5.50.
What more is there to say about the product……well for starters this would be great if you’re wanting to stop but know it will take you forever but are still worried about your health then the refills come in varying strengths just like a ‘nicotine patch’ so you can start off on the full dose then go down to the medium dose to the low dose and then be free forever. Plus while you are doing this you will be improving your health but not having a million patches all on your body.
Another great benefit of this device is that it will not stain your teeth or make your breath smell like the back end of a camel either.
The only negative I could find with this device is that it makes a whistling noise whilst you're puffing on the device that can be rather off putting at first but just takes a bit of getting used to.
The Gaj-It Verdict
Design 9/10
Usability: 10/10
Features: 10/10
Value: 10/10
We Say
It may look like a baby cigar and might make a dog or two jump up when you puff away on this but the benefits far outweigh these small issues.
With a healthier lifestyle and the possibility of using this down your local pub while supping on a cold pint makes the Myvic Electronic Cigarette a winner in my book.
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