TL;DR: Why Refillable Pod Vapes Are Better Than Prefilled Pod Vape Kits
Refillable pod vapes are a better choice than prefilled pod vapes because they deliver superior flavour, longer battery life, more and better quality e-liquid options, and dramatically lower running costs.
Prefilled pods lock you into one brand, limit flavour choice, and cost more per puff, while refillables let you use any vape juice and replace pods far less often.
- Prefilled pods = closed system → locked into one brand’s flavours and refills.
- Higher cost per puff compared to buying your own vape juice.
- Better value with refillables → buy any flavour or brand of e-liquid.
- Longer battery life on devices like Vaporesso XROS 5 or OXVA XLIM Pro 2 DNA.
- Better flavour & performance than most prefilled pod vapes.
- Lower running costs → refillable pods last weeks before needing replacement.
- Brands profit from refills → hardware often sold at little or no margin.
Prefilled pod vapes have largely replaced disposable vapes in the UK. They’re now fully rechargeable and can be refilled with juice but there are a bunch of problems you need to know about, especially when compared to proper refillable pod vapes.
Don’t worry; this won’t be a long post. What I have to say on this subject will take literally 2 minutes because it’s stupidly simple when you actually think about it.
The Main Problem With Prefilled Pod Vapes
The main thing with prefilled pod vapes is that you’re tied to a specific brand’s vape juice. If you buy a Lost Mary vape, you can only use Lost Mary refill pods.
If you like the flavours that brand offers, this might be fine. But you’re locked in. This is what’s known as a closed system, and the big downside is that you have far less choice when it comes to flavours and brands.
You’ll also pay more for vape juice per puff than you would with a proper refillable pod vape.
Why Refillable Pod Vapes Are Better Than Prefilled Pod Vapes
A good quality refillable pod vape—like one from Vaporesso or OXVA—not only delivers better flavour and significantly improved battery life compared to a prefilled pod, but it’s also much cheaper to run.
Think about it: you buy your own vape juice, in any flavour or brand you want. With a prefilled pod vape, the most you’ll get right now is around 50K puffs.
That’s decent, sure, but for far less money you can buy bar salts vape juice in a variety of formats (and flavours) that will last you much longer.
Crystalize Bar Salt Longfills, for example, come in 60ml or 120ml bottles at 10mg or 20mg strengths.
Either size is enough to last you a solid month of vaping—and they cost around half what you’d pay for the equivalent amount via a prefilled pod and its refills.
Make no mistake: pod refills are where these vape brands make their money. The hardware is often sold at little or no profit because they know they’ll make recurring revenue on the pods you’re locked into buying.
Refillable Pod Vapes Are Cheaper To Run, Deliver Better Flavour and Performance, And They Battery Life is Better…
With a refillable pod vape, you don’t have to worry about any of that.
Running costs are much lower across the board. You buy the device and some juice, and you’re set.
Take the Vaporesso XROS 5 as an example:
you can run a single pod for 3–4 weeks before replacing it. A pack comes with four pods, so you’re looking at 16–20 weeks before you even need to think about buying spares.
And the flavour? Don’t get me started. I’ve tested loads of prefilled pod vapes this year. They’re fine—but the flavour and draw you get from a proper pod vape like the Vaporesso XROS 5 or the OXVA XLIM Pro 2 DNA is on another level entirely.
Add in better battery life, superior build quality, more reliability, and the freedom to use whatever juice you want, and I honestly can’t fathom why anyone would choose a prefilled pod over a proper refillable one.
It’s crazy! Unless, for some bizarre reason, you like spending more money for less flavour, less choice, and worse performance.
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