Four things you can do rather than Juul

On Tuesday, e-cigarette company Juul Labs announced that it will stop all store orders for their mango, cucumber, fruit and creme Juul pods. These fruity flavors are popular among the younger crowd, and we all probably know someone who teared up when they found out their favorite flavor won’t be sold in stores anymore. If you are one of the teary-eyed just mentioned, here is a list of four things you can do now that you’ve quit Juuling because Juul stopped selling your flavor of choice:

1. Eat an actual mango, cucumber or fruit medley.

Now that you won’t be getting your daily recommended serving of fruit from an e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive, it may be time to indulge in some of nature’s sweetest gifts. This may come as a shock, but real fruit does not taste the same as the Juul flavoring. If you’ve been Juuling so long you forgot what a real mango tastes like, this flavor discontinuation is your saving grace. Without nicotine’s side effect of suppressed hunger, you might actually want to eat now. Also with all the money saved from not buying pods, you can finally afford the glamorous, pre-cut fruit from the grocery store.

2. Save money.

With the local price for a pack of Juul pods being about $15, Juuling is an expensive habit. Depending on your vape god status, you might find yourself with some extra cash. Who knows what can be done with all that money saved. Put a down payment on a house, go on a cruise, buy a ticket to Coachella, but, please dear God, do not cave in and buy that tobacco flavor pack of Juul pods.

3. Stop shaking.

That nicotine rush can be quite effective on the body. Now that you don’t Juul, you can finally stop shaking. The days of jitteriness and irritability are behind you, and many more days of nicotine withdrawal are ahead. Without the nicotine to mess up your blood pressure and heart rate, you may also start to feel your toes again. Poor circulation is not uncommon when most of what you inhale is vapor.

4. Get work done at the library.

Studying at the library just got a lot more productive. No longer will you have to get up to “use the bathroom” when you are actually just using the restroom stall as your personal smoke lounge. If you are one of the brave souls who openly blows clouds in the middle of a study area, no longer will you feel the judgmental (possibly even jealous) eyes of those around you. Without the mango, cucumber or fruit flavors to distract you, your grades may even skyrocket. But it’s safe to say, your stress levels will plummet from not having to worry if you are going to be kicked out of the library for taking a drag from the so-called “iPhone of vapes”.

Jackie DeFreitas is a UF journalism junior. Her column normally appears on Fridays.