Disposable vapes are gone from UK vape shops and retail locations, and in their place we have this new kind that are refillable – just not in the usual way.
The Elf Bar 600 and Lost Mary BM600 Are Terrible
With vapes like the Lost Mary BM600 and the Elf Bar 600, you can now buy pods for them (at £5.99 a pop).
I was recently in a pinch and ended up buying both the Elf Bar 600 and Lost Mary BM600.
This was a mistake, and it quickly became apparent that while these are reusable vapes the idea of using them more than once or twice was never on the cards.
They’re flimsy, poorly engineered, and the performance sucks. No one is going to use one of these for weeks or months.
I cannot believe people use these things. They’re expensive, the flavour is terrible, and they feel cheap and nasty in the hand. They’re not disposable anymore, technically, but my god do they suck…
The Replacement Pods Don’t Last Long Enough
Add in the fact that the replacement pods seldom last longer than a day and you’re looking at a triple threat of utter disappointment.
They’re expensive too: each spare pod costs £5.99 in my local store and they last (in my experience) about 1.5 to 2 days which means nearly £20 a week to run one of these things.
The Elf Bar 600 Is An Utter Piece of Sh*t, From A Design Perspective
My Elf Bar 600, the battery part, broke after the second pod; the pod just wouldn’t connect to it, rendering it useless.
The flavor is muted, barely there at all. Compare it to something like the Vaporesso XROS Pro 2 and it almost feels like a joke.
The XROS Pro 2 costs £24 and you can refill it with your own juice. Its pods last 5-6 weeks between changes and its 2000mAh battery lasts 1.5 days with heavy usage.
Look after it and it’ll run perfectly for years. My OG Vaporesso XROS Pro is nearly 2 years old and runs just fine.
It’s cheaper to run in the short, medium, and long term. You get better flavour and performance, and you’ll spend less on vape juice (this is what I use; 20ml for £5.99 – or 6000+ puffs).
The Lost Mary BM600 is a better designed product but its pods run out in what seems like hours instead of days.
There’s also no way to tell how much juice is left inside the pod. You just have to wait for the inevitable burnt hit.
Granted, there are better prefilled vape devices on the market but given the fact that Elf Bar 600 and Lost Mary BM600 are sold freakin’ everywhere, I’m guessing millions of people in the UK use these regularly.
Elf Bar 600 and Lost Mary BM600 Alternatives
Stop. Please. Save yourself some money, get yourself a proper vape and run some proper, high-quality UK made vape juice in it.
You’ll save a fortune and have a much nicer experience.
Prefilled disposable vapes are terrible. I honestly cannot believe how bad they actually are – the fact people regularly use these blows my mind.
Neither the Lost Mary BM600 nor the Elf Bar 600 have a single redeeming feature about them. They’re not even convenient because they run out so bloody fast.
Do yourself a favour: get the Vaporesso XROS Pro 2 or the XROS 5, stock up on some actual good-quality vape juice and save yourself upwards of £50 a month.
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