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How to tell a good RDA from a repack

Mango sounds like one product. It is not: a RDA running 20 mg/mL will taste nothing like the same blend on a different device, which is why we test before we recommend.

We run mango the same way in Bristol: same RDA, same 7 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

If you only read one line: the RDA you buy decides how long mango tastes right, and the coil inside it decides how long that is.

What a mango RDA really costs in Bristol

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

How we tested mango in a RDA

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

• Coil type inside the RDA, because mesh and wire age at different rates.
• Clear PG/VG ratio on the label, which predicts throat hit more accurately than strength.
• Child-resistant cap and tamper band on every mango bottle shipped into Bristol.
• Stock depth: 14 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.

Where mango goes wrong

• Assuming 20 mg/mL is uniform across brands, because two suppliers can label the same number differently.
• Treating the advertised £46 entry kit as the real cost when refills run £2.2 per 10 ml.
• Ignoring the batch date on a RDA and discovering the listed price was for old stock.

The rules that apply here

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

Retail sales in the UK sit under the same nicotine the label declares, which is 20 mg/mL. Anything above it is not sold through this channel.

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