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I'm trying to work out if switching from disposables really is cheaper as everyone claims. I currently spend about £35-40 a month on 20mg disposables (roughly one every 2-3 days). How does that compare to running a pod kit per month?
At your usage rate (roughly 12-15 disposables a month), here's a rough comparison:
Disposables: £35-40/month as you said.
Pod kit running costs:
- Pods: about 2-3 per month (£11-15 for 3 XLIM pods from Vapestore)
- E-liquid: roughly 3-4 x 10ml bottles at about £4 each = £12-16
- Total: approximately £23-31/month
Plus the one-off cost of the device (~£27 for XLIM Pro 3) which pays for itself in savings within about 2 months.
So realistically around £10-15/month cheaper from month 3 onwards. Over a year that's £120-180 saved, plus the environmental benefit of not throwing away 150+ devices.
I actually tracked this for my first two months. Month 1 (including device cost): about the same as disposables. Month 2 and onward: roughly £12/month cheaper. Small but consistent, and genuinely adds up. The other thing is once you know what you like you tend to order in bulk which brings the cost down further.
£10-15/month doesn't sound like much but over a year that's a decent holiday fund. Plus less plastic waste is a genuine bonus. Going for it. Thank you for the actual numbers!