I'm surprised by how many people still buy replacement cartridges for their e-cigarette. Sure, they're convenient and easy to use but buying bulk e-liquid and refilling your old cartridges will save you literally hundreds of dollars a year. Let's take a look some numbers.
For the average smoker, 1 cartridge is equal to 1 pack of cigarettes and costs around $2. With a pack of cigarettes averaging $5 to $6 dollars, users consider their savings of $3 to $4 dollars a pack a great bargain. And it is! But what if I showed you how to refill your cartridges for just a few pennies total savings to over $5 per pack?
All E-cigarette cartridges are refillable by simply adding more e-liquid (funny how the cartridge sellers forget to mention this). They hold around 2 ml completely full. When you buy bulk e-liquid, it costs about .50 cents per ml letting you refill your ecig for one dollar. Ka-ching - You just cut your cost of smoking by 75%! But there are other reasons to refill your cartridges besides saving money.
Making Your Own E-Liquid
Buying e-liquid allows you to choose between various nicotine strengths and a huge number of flavors. By combining different e-liquids, you can create your own personal flavors and strengths. Personalizing your nicotine level can be extremely useful to those trying to eliminate nicotine completely and creating your own flavors is really fun. Can you say banana margarita?
Points To Remember: Electronic cigarette cartridges don't last forever. The filling inside them becomes gummy at which point you'll need to replace the cartridge. You can tell if your cartridge needs replacing when the vapor produced decrease or starts to taste burnt. You can then either replace the cartridge or wash the filling in alcohol. Just make sure it is completely dry before reusing as alcohol and fire don't mix well.