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What the label on Sour is allowed to say

A sour RDA from the reviewed options in Costa Rica costs about ₡2.07 per 10 ml once delivery is counted. That number decides whether the habit survives the first month, not the sticker price.

We run sour the same way in San José: same RDA, same 3 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

Below is the run we did for this search: 21 units, RDA, same room temperature, same juice rotation. Where results varied, the variation is printed rather than averaged away.

What a sour RDA really costs in San José

Ordering into San José usually means waiting 4–9 business days. Plan the reorder around that, not around the flavour you like best.

How we tested sour in a RDA

1. Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.
2. Order before 14:00 so the parcel leaves the same day and lands inside 4–9 business days.
3. Pick the RDA that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.

• The listed nicotine ceiling, which is the local legal limit in Costa Rica, not a suggestion.
• Returns window and who pays return postage when a RDA arrives sealed but wrong.
• Stock depth: 21 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.
• Coil type inside the RDA, because mesh and wire age at different rates.

Where sour goes wrong

• Chasing a discount on a RDA that then needs an adapter nobody in Costa Rica stocks.
• Treating the advertised ₡29 entry kit as the real cost when refills run ₡2.07 per 10 ml.
• Mixing sour with a coil rated for a different wattage, which dulls the flavour and drains liquid faster.

The rules that apply here

Costa Rica regulates nicotine imports under its health authority.

Packaging for sour in Costa Rica must be child-resistant, and the batch code has to be readable without cutting the shrink wrap.

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