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humanodon  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are your indulgences? What are your "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk?"

I think I have way too many of these, especially for food. I'm also an avid consumer of nicotine, though these days in the form of e-liquid via an e-cig. I don't care for dip/chaw or snus/snuff, but pipes, hookahs/nargilas and cigars are things I enjoy, though rarely. I don't smoke cigarettes anymore, but if I did (and if I could get my hands on them) my smoke of choice would be George Karelias & Sons.

Smoking is a terrible habit and you shouldn't do it. But if you do, you may as well not pussyfoot around the issue by smoking light flavor. GKs are full flavored, luxuriant and extremely potent. And I'm pretty sure they're high in tar, too.

E-cigs appear to be less harmful than conventional nicotine delivery systems (which are tobacco based), but I won't say that they're harmless, as they're so new that comprehensive research has yet to be done. Furthermore, there is great diversity in types of e-cigs, liquids and their flavorings. Nicotine is extremely addictive and I don't recommend that anyone start consuming it, but my word, once you are addicted to it there are some fantastic ways to satisfy the cravings.





user-inactivated  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Between the 2009 ban starting and discovering ecigs, I resorted to grey market Djarums from Indonesia. I had to buy them by the crate, which was about a 6 month supply for me, and they'd tell customs it was a gift. They tasted even better after all the trouble it took to get them.

humanodon  ·  3843 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good old forbidden fruit! I never tried buying smokes online and maybe that's a good thing. GKs haven't been available in the States since the tobacco tax increased and while I missed them dearly, I feel like vaping is flexible enough to satisfy.