I opened my gift from my mum on the 25th Dec , 2 E-Lites in a nice carry case. I know how much she wants me to give up the cigarettes, I have been smoking for 30 years, attempted several times to give up. By the 28th Dec 3 days without one, quite impressed, battery charge is fine which lasts approx 8hr but no vapour and taste anymore. So two E-Lites in 3 days. Unfortunately am back on them again, overall experience is that they are fantastic alternative to cigs with a very poor life span. I am sure an everlasting electric cig could be manufactured, but I guess it's all about money and profits.

I have been using the E-Lites for 6 weeks and I have found the battery life variable,the cartridges do not last as long as 40 cigarettes , no matter how I use them and I am finding it is getting an expensive brand to use. I used to smoke around 15 cigs a day and at present I am getting through 1 cartridge per day??? very little cost saving, the only thing keeping me on this product is the suposed health benefits and the lack of the cigarette smell on me and my clothes. I have read many e cig reviews and I see a lot of talk about variability in the product and battery life, which is exactly what I am seeing? If there is a way to extend the cartridge use, without somebody resorting to the blindingly obvious "use it less" then I would appreciate the feedback

Having smoked for 24 years ranging from 10-30 a day I decided to try E-Lites. Used the light tips for two weeks then ordered the nicotine free which I used for 3 days. After that I stopped using E-Lites and have not smoked a real cigarette since 2/10/2012. Ok, it did take some will power but also an attitude of "well it's e-lites or nothing girl!!" and just in case you're wondering, I don't work for the company and don't know the owners!!

I've been using E-Lites E200 for about 18 months. When they're good, they're really good, but the inconsistency of the cartomisers drives me NUTS! When I first started using them , it became clear pretty quickly that the battery life was quite short, 10 hours ish max. I now have 6 batteries so that I'm never caught short without at least two fully charged with me all the time, so that solved that problem. When they're at their best, I get around around 24 hours (16 hours of actual use), out of each cartomiser. However in recent months, more and more of the cartomisers were failing at such a rate I kept a log of start / finish times of each one over a period of about a month (yes, I know, v OCD but I can't rely on my memory!) What I discovered was that some would go the distance (24 hours), others would fail either straight out of the pack without me even being able to take a drag, or they would taste / smell really weird, leak, or fail at anything up to 8 hours' use, which I decided was 'my' reasonable cut-off point, and which was the average length of time of all those I smoked over the month. The fail rate was upwards of 40% which is a lot considering their cartomisers are among the priciest on the market. I emailed E-Lites, attaching a copy of the log, and sent them back all the 'failed' cartomisers. I spoke to their customer services at length about how this problem seemed to be a recent one, that their quality control seemed to be an issue, and more importantly, if someone tried E-Lites and had this experience straight off, they probably wouldn't buy them again. E-Lites happily replaced all the 'failed' units. I continue to keep a note of how long the cartomisers last, and if any fail before 8 hours, they get sent straight back to E-Lites for replacement. The consignment note that comes back with the replacements generally tells me they could find no fault with the cartomisers, and they believe it to be a battery issue (see my note re SIX batteries above), regardless of the fact that I have told them I ALWAYS try a new battery before ditching the cartomiser. Aside from that I've had nothing but a good experience with any of the team I've spoken to about any issues I've had. As long as E-Lites keep replacing the failed units that solves the issue of financially being out of pocket, however, it does mean that I have to keep a constant, fairly large, stock of cartomisers at my disposal to take into account the failure rate. Being a bit strapped for cash this month, I can't buy in £130 worth of them so have been buying from my local convenience store. I bought 3 packs of 2 from them yesterday, 4 of which have already 'failed', all from the same batch, which has meant I've had to buy more today. Needless to say they'll be going straight back to E-Lites again! If they could only get their quality control bang on I would have given them 5 stars, but when I can start a day with 4 carts. in my bag and have gone through them all by 3pm makes it hard to make sure I've always got something to 'smoke'! So E-Lites, get yourselves out to China, or wherever it is you're having these produced, and sort out our QC. I also think you need a 'human' tester for each batch at random because your mechanical tester doesn't appear to replicate the way people use your products.

Hummm. Just finished 2 regular (red) and 2 menthol (green) cartonsiers. First green - ok, taste ok. Good start First red - ok but moderately inconsistent vapour levels, taste ok. Second green - ok but inconsistent vapour levels and after a day or so it started tasting and smelling of something actually burning. Foul! Second red - foul tasting from the start and virtually no vapour. So, not exactly a consistent experience. Way below expectation for the price. E-Lites need to sharpen up their quality control quickly. Oh, and by the way, E-Lites are NOT sold as a quit smoking product and are not allowed by law to be sold as such, so there are mis-categorised on this review website.

Instead of buying a 10-pack one morning, I grabbed one of the E-Lite starter kits, eight quid for for an electronic cig with the claim that it lasts "30 'Cigarettes' Approx". I haven't felt the urge to smoke while using it, so no complaints there, but on almost every other level it has failed. I'm a light smoker, around 5 cigarettes a day, and I'd barely had the E-Lite for 24 hours before two things started happening. First, the vapour output started trailing off drastically. Then, the battery led began to flash to indicate a battery needing a recharge. So for the equivalent of a time period what would normally costs me £1.50 to £2.00, I have spent £7.99. Is also isn't very reassuring when a battery, that I would assume to come fully charged, packs in after 5 to 7 cigarettes. Unless, of course, they deliberately charge them just enough to last through one of the tips to encourage you to scurry off in search of a charger. That's the cyncical reading, one I don't think is too unreasonable given the performance of the technology I bought. The other problem is that it is nothing like smoking. Like I said, I'm a light smoker: I can usually handle a good 24 hours before getting cranky, but where I fail completely is in my craving for what I've come to learn is called a throat hit. I get conmfort from the the feeling of smoke going down my throat, in the same way a baby enjoys sucking a blanket. Silly, yeah - but these E-Lites don't satisfy that at all. I must admit there were probably 3 or 4 draws out of the small number I managed to get out of the device that 'did it', but the contrapception wasn't particularly consistent even when I'd learned how and when to draw. I got by easily enough (like I said, I haven't felt the urge to smoke), but it feels a bit like giving up coffee by proxy of stopping taking fluids into your mouth - sometimes a drink is just nice, whether or not it has caffine in it. In short - too expensive (around 4 times too expensive for my tastes) and not quite offering the full replacement cigarette experience. By all means try them (they've opened my eyes to the fact that electronic cigarettes can be a viable alternative), just don't tie yourself down to them.

I loved these originally, I went straight to smoking no ordinary cogs at all. But I just got hooked on this instead and, since you can smoke them indoors, I found I was using it WAY more than I would a cig. This meant I got through the cartridges so fast it was costing me double what cigs were. Use this if you a) have heaps of money or b) have the restraint to not use it all the time.

They do not last very long at all, in fact a cartridge only lasts me about 1 day. Which is surprising as it is supposed to be around 40 cigarettes.

Being a devout smoker of almost twenty years, I first dismissed the idea of Ecigs as being utter nonsense. That was several years ago when I first heard of them. Had I known then what I know now, I'd have converted then! I have been using the E-lites cigarettes for close to two months now and have gone from 20-30 Lambert & Butler per day, to ZERO regular cigarettes. I just quickly estimated a rough idea as to how much I could have saved had I changed sooner...I then proceeded to cease chasing an answer, out of fear of suffering a shock induced anyurisum! Lol Do I now consider myself to be a non smoker? ummm... Maybe not in the strictest sense of the term. You could say a born again smoker! :) who happens to be a lot healthier and much better off financially. The 'cig' device itself is very simple to use and manufactured to an incredible standard. The filters (which contain the good stuff!) come sealed individually, I assume to prevent the contents drying out?! I quickly learned to best method to getting close to the approximate '40' cigs per filter claim. I find the trick is to take much smaller draws for the first 10 'cigs' or so. This seems to be because the contents are much more potent to begin with. I increase the length of the draw as I go. For me, smoking was about the 'kick' in the back of your throat when inhaling. I didn't think it would come from this kind of cig. But it does, and it emulates the feeling almost perfectly. I couldn't believe it! I actually took too big a draw on it the first time and it even made me cough a little lol! (remember...shorter draws at the start of a new filter!). The smoke/vapor is very realistic, so much so that you can actually blow smoke rings!!!! I know right?! They really are THAT good! I now have two friends who have gone from regular cigs to E-lites (one of which has now fully quit all together by using them as a cessation tool) and my brother smokes considerably fewer regulars and now uses E-lites. I understand they may not be for everyone but they are certainly working in my circles! Why not try buying an individual starter cig (I'm pretty sure they sell one) if you don't think it's going to work for you then contact me and I'll buy the battery from you lol. Then you'll recoup some of your expense and have lost little! :) If you're still reading, congrats lol... To cut to the chase... E-lites ...... YES! Michael

I decided to try the E-Lites as my sister partner had like myself tried in the past to give up cigarettes and he bought a starter kit which he found to be great for trying to give up smoking. I have tried the nicotine gum, lozenges,Inhalators all of no use, so I bought myself the Duo3 starter kit and after 2 weeks I have went from smoking 40 cigarettes a days to 2 cigarettes and instead of my cigarettes burning away, I can take a draw out of the E-Lite whenever I want which means I do not even use 1 tip a day, and the saving I have been able to make is fantastic. Also at work it is very good and with being a nurse it means I can sit in the staff room, enjoy my coffee and use it instead of having to go outside of the hospital grounds and not coming back smelling of stale smoke is another bonus. I recommended it to my mother and a cousin's wife and they have both bought the E-Lites and my mother has not smoked since starting and the cousin's wife has reduced her cigarette intake by half. A

Still difficult to smoke Elites socially Where's me lighter? Good so far

I have tried many ecigs but found e-lites are overall the best. They are not the cheapest but the taste is good, better than others and more like the cigarettes I smoke. I smoke less cigs now - might give up soon - but still enjoy a nicotine hit whenever I want. The battery life is good and recharges well - I'd recommend this brand

I stumbled across some bad reviews here so felt compelled to write. Firstly I have had some issues with E-Lites over delivery but that has only been with the demand for the product recently which has affected their service. I've been using the product for over 7 months and I have tried others but E-Lites suit me perfectly. I have had no desire for a cig. I find the charging system and the batteries superior and convenient. Whenever I have had a problem (one battery weak. Delivery missing) they settled the problem instantly and personally(I dealt with accountable names. I think if you talk to them straight you'll get a straight answer). Main thing: product is the best I've tried. Never had an issue with batteries (other than above which they changed straight away)Vape and taste is great but I would suggest represents about 15 cigs.