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Apple cartomizer IQOS in San José: the cheap shortlist
Apple in San José: 21 units tested over 5 weeks, cartomizer formats, priced per 10 ml for Costa Rica.
What apple costs in San José
We run apple the same way in San José: same cartomizer, same 5 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.
Apple in a cartomizer is not the same product you see in a catalogue photo, and the price per 10 ml is where the gap shows. In San José the liquid, the coil and the power setting all have to agree before the flavour actually lands.
Below is the run we did for this search: 21 units, cartomizer, same room temperature, same juice rotation. Where results varied, the variation is printed rather than averaged away.
What a apple cartomizer really costs in San José
Apple in a cartomizer is not the same product you see in a catalogue photo, and the price per 10 ml is where the gap shows. In San José the liquid, the coil and the power setting all have to agree before the flavour actually lands.
How we tested apple in a cartomizer
- Choose strength against the ceiling in Costa Rica, which is the local legal limit for retail here.
- Order before 14:00 so the parcel leaves the same day and lands inside 4–9 business days.
- Pick the cartomizer that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.
- Batch code and production date, so a apple bottle turned in 5 weeks ago is not sold as new.
- Child-resistant cap and tamper band on every apple bottle shipped into Costa Rica.
- Coil type inside the cartomizer, because mesh and wire age at different rates.
- Clear PG/VG ratio on the label, which predicts throat hit more accurately than strength.
Where apple goes wrong
- Matching strength to the device instead of the draw, which is why apple tastes flat after two days.
- Chasing a discount on a cartomizer that then needs an adapter nobody in Costa Rica stocks.
- Treating the advertised ₡35 entry kit as the real cost when refills run ₡2.78 per 10 ml.
The rules that apply here
Packaging for apple in Costa Rica must be child-resistant, and the batch code has to be readable without cutting the shrink wrap.
Packaging for apple in Costa Rica must be child-resistant, and the batch code has to be readable without cutting the shrink wrap.
| What it is | This page | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Flavour | Apple | Decides coil choice more than strength does |
| Format | cartomizer | Sets how much liquid you are actually buying |
| Stock checked | 21 lines | Batch-traced, dated production runs only |
| Nicotine ceiling | varies | Legal retail limit in Costa Rica |
| Coil life | ~5 days | The hidden monthly cost |
| Delivery to Costa Rica | 4–9 business days | Buffer the reorder around this |
| Entry kit | ₡35 | What a first order really pays |
| Refill cost | ₡2.78 / 10 ml | The figure that decides the habit |
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Frequently asked questions
Is apple legal to sell in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica regulates nicotine imports under its health authority.
Why does apple taste burnt?
Almost always the coil, not the liquid. On the cartomizer units we ran, a coil past 5 days turned the apple blend itself harsh.
How much does a cartomizer cost per 10 ml?
On the last run in San José: about ₡2.78 per 10 ml liquid plus ₡35 for the entry kit, before any bulk discount.
Contact & ordering
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Same-day dispatch before 14:00, tracked delivery in 4–9 business days. Age verification 18+ applies at checkout.