Before I begin, let me choose my side. I am a vaper who smoked cigarettes for 20 years. I have noticed how terrible cigs smell now that I have quit, but I refuse to be the ex-smoker who bashes analogers. On some recent internet surfing sessions I kept noticing the term PIF. There are several Blogs dedicated to how a vaper PIF’d a friend and how good it made them feel. I was very confused. I have been vaping for a year now and thought I was hip to the lingo of the community. I know I like to ‘puff’ on my IPV2, hell sometimes I’ll take a 90’s style drag, but what is this PIF’ing?

I thought PIF’ing was some new way to explain the process of vaping and I was completely wrong! Most vapers are former cigarette smokers and had tried countless methods to give up the stinky sticks. I know I did. ‘Vaping has saved my life’ is a mantra among the community that expresses how strongly people feel about vaping. When you kick analogs and start enjoying the delicious tastes and aromas of the e-juices that are being offered, it tickles you in a special way! The smell of smoke in your clothes, tar on your teeth, and amber colored fingers lose their appeal completely when a smoker accepts vaping. It’s a beautiful thing, but…

There are those, most of us know one, who still puff analogs like a semi-truck, and has the ‘stats’ that claim vaping is extremely dangerous. The FDA is involved as well, representing the mindset of the Old School. When I started vaping I went to a local vape shop that is owned by a husband and wife. My purchase directly supported their family and business without the need for a BS ‘trickle down’ lol. I now buy e-juices from small business owners which again supports their families and businesses.

The vaping community effectively eliminates Big Tobacco and that’s what is Really bad about it. Mucho dinero is being lost by the corporate greed sharks and they will do whatever they can to scare the public away from vaping. I believe that our lungs were designed to inhale and exhale air by nature. Breathing in anything else is foreign. So I will never say vaping is 100% safe because the vapor is a foreign substance, but the process of vaping produces fewer chemicals than burning a cigarette and it’s cocktail of chemicals. For Sure.

Ok, ok, back to my PIF’ing point! Vapers are extremely passionate about our hobby and it is more of a lifestyle than anything. Most vapers have, in the pursuit of flavor, purchased many different devices and accessories. Once you become settled on the best equipment for your desired vaping experience, you’re left with a lot of extra stuff! And that’s where vapers start PIF’ing smokers off!

I started giving away and selling my old mods, tanks, and rda’s to friends and family. I hooked them up with juice all in an effort to introduce them to the world of vaping. I wanted them to know that there are viable smoke-free options available, and it made me feel good to help someone quit or at least reduce their analog habit. Then I realized I had been doing it too! Paying It Forward!

I’m sure many can relate to being in between pay periods and having no smokes come break time. Remember how you would feel when you asked to bum a cig from someone in the smoking area? The looks, the comments, the shame. Very few analog smokers graciously part with their beloved ciggies. A culture of stinginess indeed. On the other hand, vapers are happy to PIF along equipment, juice, knowledge, rides to the vape shop, or just about anything else to help someone experience vaping. And these tactics are PIF’ing smokers, Big Tobacco, and the FDA off!

Vaping has saved my life. And I will continue to PIF smokers off because I believe vaping will save them too. Vaping has allowed me to support small and local businesses. It has improved my health. It has improved my aroma!

Vape On, PIF On, and Thanks for Reading!

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