I came across the Gamucci Elite disposable electronic cigarettes at Prezziesplus and couldn’t resist the temptation to buy one to try it out. Unlike normal electronic cigarettes and the rest of the Gamucci range these are a one time use and throw away e-cigarette.
They are reported to be the equivalent of 40 cigarettes after which time you just throw it in the bin. I think these are a really good idea and a good introduction into e-smoking and will most likely be marketed in Pubs and Clubs across the country. The advantage with these it they require no initial charging and work straight out of the box (or tube as it comes in) so they can be sold for instant use.
I’ve seen Gamucci cigarettes for sale in a casino in London before with lots of signs around saying “Now you can smoke inside” but these were the original rechargeable ones which I would think prove difficult to sell as you couldn’t use it straight away so the impulse to buy would be less.
The only thing I would say about these is I think they are a bit pricey. At £14.95 you could actually buy 3 packets of cigarettes for the price of 1 disposable cigarette equivalent to 2 packets. The size of them as well is more like a large cigar rather than a cigarette. Below is a picture of the comparable sizes of the Gamucci range to a standard Marlboro cigarette.
Far left is obviously the Marlboro cigarette (84mm), next is the Gamucci Micro Electronic Cigarette (110mm) then the Gamucci Classic Electronic cigarette (152mm) and lastly the Gamucci Elite disposable electronic cigarette (132mm).
Smoking wise it works really well. Despite what they might say it tastes like no real cigarette I’ve ever smoked before but nonetheless it is a nice smoking experience. The LED on the end that lights up has gone from the normal orange/red colour to a green LED. This has been done to differentiate from a normal cigarette so as not to cause confusion and I think this is a good idea. People seeing a orange/red LED in the distance could make them think someone is smoking a real cigarette and send the wrong signal making them think it is okay to light up a normal cig.
This has actually happened to me in a way when I was smoking an electronic cigarette in an airport in Croatia (it was allowed to smoke normal cigarettes there) and 3 people in the space of 5 minutes came up to me asking for a light. It took some explaining that the cigarette wasn’t real and I didn’t have a lighter.
The Gamucci Elite disposable electronic cigarettes are a good introduction into e-smoking so if you have ever thought about this but were put off by the cost of a £50 starter kit then this is a much cheaper way of trying it out for you. My girlfriend thinks these e-cigarettes are one of the best inventions ever made and I would agree. I no longer have to put up with the constant nagging of me smoking yet at the same can continue to do so in a healthier manner.
Gamucci Elite disposable electronic cigarettes are available at Prezziesplus.
When Gamucci launched their Classic electronic cigarette it was said that a range of flavoured cartridges would follow. Well these are now available for both the Gamucci Classic and Gamucci micro electronic cigarettes in Peach, Cheery, Apple, Coffee & Turkish Delight flavours in both regular strength (16mg nicotine) and Zero (0mg nicotine).
These are difficult to find but thanks to a tip off from a reader (Jon) you can get these from AC Electronics on Ebay. I’ve bought cartridges in the past from this seller and they arrived next day as promised. They also sell the standard cartridges as well.
I’m tempted to try out some of the new flavours but still have quite a lot of the regular tobacco flavour ones left so if anyone has tried these let us know your thoughts on the different flavours.
Well I finally received my replacement Gamucci Micro Electronic Cigarette direct from Gamucci and I have to say it is just fantastic. It is 50 times better than the last one I had and for a mini cigarette produces plenty enough vapour to be satisfying. So much for IWOOT not believing me that my original was faulty.
I’ve been using it for a couple of days now and have been very pleased with it in general. I have to say though I am starting to think that I am lucky in that I received a good one. I have a few e-cigarettes now and it seems in general that there is a high failure rate on these.
My new Gamucci Micro for example although working great arrived with a charger that wouldn’t charge and one battery that I can only imagine has a faulty sensor as when you suck on it you have to suck real hard to make it work. Fortunately for me I had spares from the other one which the only problem with was the atomizer not being capable of producing vapour in any significant quantities.
My Gamucci Classic which I’ve only had for a few weeks has given up the ghost. Whereas before it would produce clouds of vapour it is pretty much non-existent now.
I have another e-cig that lasted for 24 hours and am waiting on a replacement and another 2 batteries that wouldn’t hold charge.
I’m also not convinced of the claims that a cartridge is equivalent to 20 cigarettes. Based on that claim it is a lot cheaper to e-smoke than it is to smoke real cigarettes but I personally think with these mini cigarettes that it would be below 10 cigarettes per cartridge when the vapour becomes so small you need to change.
I still think the concept is great and a much healthier alternative to smoking real cigarettes but there is a lot of room for improvement yet. I’m sure we’ll get there in time but then if they took off so much the Government would probably ban these as well.
I recently got an email from iwantoneofthose.com advertising “The world’s first electronic cigarette”. Being a smoker myself with a girlfriend who asks me everyday to give up I took a look and I have to say I was impressed.
In their blurb it says
It looks like a cigarette, it tastes like a cigarette, it smokes like a cigarette, but it isn’t a cigarette, it contains no tobacco, and the “smoke” is just vapour.
and they also show a prety impressive promotional video.
The reality of it is quite different though. The micro is a complete waste of time and very disappointing. It produces very little smoke and was a big waste of money. iwantoneofthose.com also have zero after sales service on these as they say ‘Please note that as per our T&Cs, we cannot accept returns on unwanted items once used.’ When I told them I thought it was faulty they said ‘it does not sound like your product is faulty’.
I find it incredible that they show a promotional video of the classic in action with plenty of smoke which the micro simply isn’t up to the job of creating. I queried this with Gamucci themselves asking the following:
Hi,
I recently purchased a Gamucci Micro Electronic Cigarette from iwantoneofthose.com and am really disappointed with it. The video on their website shows plenty of smoke from the cigarette but in reality this just isn’t the case with the one I have received. The video shown I didn’t realise at the time is not of the Micro Cigarette but that of the Gamucci Classic. Is there a difference between these 2 and the amount of smoke generated?
Either my Gamucci Micro is faulty or it is completely different to the Classic.
and was told by Gamucci
Philip,
The Gamucci Micro and Gamucci Classic are simply 2 different products. The Micro produces less vapour but still gives the same feeling as if you’re smoking.
Now I don’t know whether the micro is faulty or not but I believe it is let down on 2 fronts. From my own observations the atomizer isn’t very good and nor are the cartridges.
I bought some Janty Yentl cartridges Marlboro flavour (I smoked Marlboro before) which look pretty identical to the Gumucci Micro cartridges and putting one of these on the Gamucci produced a lot more smoke than the Gamucci cartridges can.
I also bought a super mini e-cig from Ebay which bellows out smoke but I didn’t like the flavour. Putting one of the Janty Yentl cartridges on that produced 2 to 3 times the vapour that the Gamucci Micro could.
I have to say I am still impressed with the concept of e-smoking and the obvious health benefits to over normal tobacco cigarettes which is why I purchased a different one and other cartridges but not so impressed with the Gumucci Micro.
So if you see one of these Gamucci Micro Electronic cigarettes for sale think very carefully before making that purchase and you won’t get the results you see from the classic.
I wouldn’t want anyone to be put off of e-smoking just because of a bad purchase.
Update:
I was contacted by Gamucci after seeing my post.
I came across your blog and am extremely saddened by the poor customer
experience you have received. It sounds like there may well be a fault with
your Gamucci Micro, as we have sold thousands with very few problems.
I am also amazed someone has responded back to you stating the Gamucci Micro
produces less vapour than the Classic. I would like to offer you a
replacement Gamucci Micro and some cartridge packs free of charge as a
gesture of good will as you have obviously been treated poorly and
mis-informed. (We have grown quite quickly and have recruited a number of
new employees who may well mis-informed you).
It seems that my suspicions of a faulty unit may be true and I will find out soon enough when I receive the replacement. 10/10 for Gumucci for this and 0/10 for IWOOT’s poor customer service who refused to deal with the problem.
I’m looking forward to getting the replacement and if it is as good as the Classic then I will be very pleased. I’ve also got a classic and couldn’t be happier with it apart from I’d prefer something that stood out less when out and about.
