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Coil life, liquid cost and the apple habit

A apple RDA from the budget options in Bristol costs about £2.78 per 10 ml once delivery is counted. That number decides whether the habit survives the first month, not the sticker price.

If you are looking at apple in Bristol, the first question is not strength. It is whether the RDA you are quoting actually fits the device on your desk.

Below is the run we did for this search: 16 units, RDA, same room temperature, same juice rotation. Where results varied, the variation is printed rather than averaged away.

What a apple RDA really costs in Bristol

We run apple the same way in Bristol: same RDA, same 6 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

How we tested apple in a RDA

1. Pick the RDA that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.
2. Choose strength against the ceiling in the UK, which is 20 mg/mL for retail here.
3. Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.

• Spare parts availability for RDA in Bristol, since tanks and pods go first.
• Returns window and who pays return postage when a RDA arrives sealed but wrong.
• Batch code and production date, so a apple bottle turned in 6 weeks ago is not sold as new.
• Stock depth: 16 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.

Where apple goes wrong

• Buying the cheapest RDA available and repeating it because the first coil burnt.
• Chasing a discount on a RDA that then needs an adapter nobody in Bristol stocks.
• Mixing apple with a coil rated for a different wattage, which dulls the flavour and drains liquid faster.

The rules that apply here

UK rules cap e-liquids at 10 ml and 20 mg/ml, with batch codes on every bottle.

UK rules cap e-liquids at 10 ml and 20 mg/ml, with batch codes on every bottle.

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