I bought the "Starter Kit" at the mall. Paid over a hundred dollars for it and it barely (and I mean BARELY!) worked for about two weeks. You could taste the nicotine but it rarely produced "smoke". I felt like a junkie trying to get a fix! However, while buying tobacco at the local discount store a year later, I decided to try an electronic device again. The folks at the store were very informative and honest. Batteries only last for approx. three months for moderate smokers and even less for heavy smokers. The one they sold me worked like a charm! Best of all, I got 2 batteries, 2 atomizers, a house charger and 5 nicotine tips for thirty dollars (yes! $30) plus tax! That's less than a carton of premium cigarettes! The "Smoke Anywhere USA, Inc" corporation is another example of capitalism gone MAD!