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Plain sub-ohm kit IQOS in San José: the price shortlist
Plain in San José: 13 units tested over 8 weeks, sub-ohm kit formats, priced per 10 ml for Costa Rica.
How to tell a good sub-ohm kit from a repack
Plain prices move with import duty more than with brand. In San José that means the entry option and the premium option can close to within ₡2.22 per 10 ml.
The honest read on plain: 13 units through the same routine over 8 weeks, and the difference between a good batch and a bad one came down to batch age, not the sticker price.
If you only read one line: the sub-ohm kit you buy decides how long plain tastes right, and the coil inside it decides how long that is.
What a plain sub-ohm kit really costs in San José
Plain in San José reaches the shelf in sub-ohm kit formats, and the value ones are rarely the ones that stay in stock. Availability, not taste, is what breaks an order.
How we tested plain in a sub-ohm kit
- Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.
- Choose strength against the ceiling in Costa Rica, which is the local legal limit for retail here.
- Pick the sub-ohm kit that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.
- Returns window and who pays return postage when a sub-ohm kit arrives sealed but wrong.
- Coil type inside the sub-ohm kit, because mesh and wire age at different rates.
- The listed nicotine ceiling, which is the local legal limit in Costa Rica, not a suggestion.
- Stock depth: 13 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.
Where plain goes wrong
- Matching strength to the device instead of the draw, which is why plain tastes flat after two days.
- Treating the advertised ₡56 entry kit as the real cost when refills run ₡2.22 per 10 ml.
- Skipping the spare coil, which is the single part that decides how long plain in San José survives.
The rules that apply here
Retail sales in Costa Rica sit under the same nicotine the label declares, which is the local legal limit. Anything above it is not sold through this channel.
Packaging for plain 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 | Plain | Decides coil choice more than strength does |
| Format | sub-ohm kit | Sets how much liquid you are actually buying |
| Stock checked | 13 lines | Batch-traced, dated production runs only |
| Nicotine ceiling | varies | Legal retail limit in Costa Rica |
| Coil life | ~6 days | The hidden monthly cost |
| Delivery to Costa Rica | 4–9 business days | Buffer the reorder around this |
| Entry kit | ₡56 | What a first order really pays |
| Refill cost | ₡2.22 / 10 ml | The figure that decides the habit |
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Frequently asked questions
Is plain legal to sell in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica regulates nicotine imports under its health authority.
How much does a sub-ohm kit cost per 10 ml?
On the last run in San José: about ₡2.22 per 10 ml liquid plus ₡56 for the entry kit, before any bulk discount.
How long does plain in a sub-ohm kit last?
In San José we measured 8 to 13 days per unit depending on the coil. The bottle outlasts the coil, so the coil is what you replace.
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.