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I have smoked cigarettes for roughly 18 years. At certain periods of time, cigarette intake was much higher than others, however the past few years I smoke on average less than 7 per day. Some days I have none. High stress days = having many. In the past I had tried other alternatives when it came to quitting - gum, e-cig, vape, breathing excersizes, cold turkey, etc. None of it held a candle to the wonderful feeling, almighty cigarette.My main preference for a very long time was Marlboro Reds, until the Marlboro Blacks were released. Everyone has their favorite but more often than not I treated myself to a pack of cigarettes that I was unfamiliar with. Some were good while others weren't. Even those that made you retch after having one eventually felt more tolerable by the end of the pack. It was like being an amateur cigarette connoisseur. I loved filling my palette and my lungs with all the different varieties. I love smoking. It's awesome to do. So calm and peaceful and relaxing...so good for the soul. There are so many people in my life that I wouldn't have met or things that I wouldn't have experienced if I had not been somewhere smoking a cigarette. So many times where life gets completely out of control and the weight of the world is on your shoulders, you just need that small bit of reliable relief to get you through that moment. It's awful when that moment strikes and you don't have any. You'll take anything anyone offers, even if it's not something you normally like, and you'll savor every drag. It sucks knowing that the security cigarettes provides are poison that will kill you in some terrible, painful way.Why haven't other quitting cessation methods worked for myself and the people I know? The general consensus is, "it's just not the same." The physical, habitual act of smoking is what's missing. Vaping involves mainly largish, hand held, metal smoking devices, while e-cigs just feel too heavy and clumbsy to be held normally in your mouth and your hand. Nothing beats the weightless comfortability of the soft paper against your skin, with the whirling, artitistic strokes of smoke billowing up from the cherry while simultaneously exhaling the rest out. Smoke Free has given me the ability to "have my cake and eat it too" - I can still smoke a cigarette without it actually being a cigarette.When you first open the pack, you will get a whiff of a natural, dark chocolate aroma. When lit, they give off a wood burning type of smell. I have asked a few non-smokers their thoughts on the scent and none of them found the odor anywhere near as offensive as real cigarettes. They go down smooth and burn pretty normal. To me, smoking one gave me the sensation of a cheap, ultra-light cigarette, kind of like an Exact, with an ever so slightly harsh burning quality. After having a few of them, my throat felt a little scratchy, but the feeling eventually ceased by the end of the pack.The packaging has piqued the interest of quite a few regular smokers who had never heard of such a thing, and wanted to try them. Each person took a drag filled with skepticism, and exhaled with a response of, "wow those really aren't bad at all!" They were all excited by the price too, since I live in a state where cigarettes are about $10 per pack.Despite my glowing review, I can understand why some people may not have liked these at first. Switching over to a brand or type of cigarette you don't like is hard when you have a wide assortment to access at any gas station. I won't lie, after the first couple days of Smoke Free I felt unfulfilled and missed the taste of my Marlboros. What helped me was smoking both. At first I alternated between which one to smoke, then having 2 Smoke Frees and 1 Marb, eventually to 1 Marlboro per day, to the point where I tapered myself off of real cigarettes while developing a familiar taste and bond with Smoke Free. It's been a couple weeks now with Smoke Free and I'm doing just fine. I was given a real cigarette last week and although I was still mentally accustomed to the brand and taste, I physically did not feel great after having it.I don't know anybody who picked up their first cigarette and didn't think it was disgusting and gross. Some of you, like me, may have even dry heaved or vomited their first time. For whatever reason though, we all kept doing it and got used to it. Your first reaction to Smoke Free may not be the most enjoyable, but it should certainly not make you feel revolted or sick. These have been a god-send in my life. It's nice to feel free from cigarettes and experience all the positive changes your body makes when you quit, all while still being able to smoke what still feels like the real thing.

I was hoping this would help me with my oral fixation but it ended up being a major waste of time and money. I'm at the point in my life where I don't really like the taste or smell of regular cigarettes but deeply miss the comfort and satisfaction of inhaling, then producing a nice cloud every now and then, so when I saw these, I thought I had found my holy grail. Unfortunately, the promised speedy free shipping took almost a month to arrive and then once I did get a chance to light one of these things up, they tasted stale, and smelled almost as bad as the tobacco products I had been running from in the first place. I still think it's a good idea but maybe this just isn't the brand for me.

These absolutely do what they say they do and would definitely come in handy in an emergency craving situation while quitting smoking. However, by the third or fourth one, I began to fully grasp the flavor spectrum with these and I, personally, dislike it. There is a strong cocoa bark mulch flavor (tastes like it smells, since I’ve never tasted cocoa bark mulch) when you first light up. As I smoke them they mellow out a bit and then get really smokey, burnt tasting closer to the filter. Definitely like something poisonous that you shouldn’t be lighting and sucking down (of course this is true of all combustibles but cigarettes wind up tasting so good when you’re addicted). I have tried many other herbal cigs and these were my least favorite. But to each their own and no harm in spending $7 to find out if you like them when you are trying to quit smoking. Good luck. If you hate these try Billy 55 (green tea) or exstacy reds. Herbal cigs have been such a helpful part of quitting for me and I totally recommend buying as many different brands as you can find until you figure out the one you like best. That’s the one that’s ultimately going to get you through rough moments when quitting.