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How we tested Plain RDA here

If you are looking at plain in Bandung, the first question is not strength. It is whether the RDA you are quoting actually fits the device on your desk.

Plain RDA reviews tend to be written after one tank. We run 21 units and 7 days per unit, because that is where the honest answer changes.

If you only read one line: the RDA you buy decides how long plain tastes right, and the coil inside it decides how long that is.

What a plain RDA really costs in Bandung

We run plain the same way in Bandung: same RDA, same 7 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

How we tested plain in a RDA

1. Choose strength against the ceiling in Indonesia, which is the local legal limit for retail here.
2. Order before 14:00 so the parcel leaves the same day and lands inside 5–10 business days.
3. Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.

• Spare parts availability for RDA in Bandung, since tanks and pods go first.
• Stock depth: 21 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.
• Returns window and who pays return postage when a RDA arrives sealed but wrong.
• The landed price per 10 ml after 5–10 business days, which is the only number worth comparing.

Where plain goes wrong

• Buying the cheapest RDA available and repeating it because the first coil burnt.
• Treating the advertised Rp68 entry kit as the real cost when refills run Rp1.82 per 10 ml.
• Mixing plain with a coil rated for a different wattage, which dulls the flavour and drains liquid faster.

The rules that apply here

Indonesia restricts vapes and applies local excise rules on liquid.

Indonesia restricts vapes and applies local excise rules on liquid. Shipping of nicotine to Bandung runs through tracked freight only, which is why the quoted window is stated per order.

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