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Stock, batch codes and the dispatch window

We run iced the same way in Canada: same RDA, same 4 days, same coil resistance. The only variable was the coil, and that turned out to be the thing buyers get wrong.

Iced prices move with import duty more than with brand. In Canada that means the entry option and the premium option can close to within CA$1.99 per 10 ml.

Below is the run we did for this search: 8 units, RDA, same room temperature, same juice rotation. Where results varied, the variation is printed rather than averaged away.

What a iced RDA really costs in Canada

Iced sounds like one product. It is not: a RDA running 20 mg/mL will taste nothing like the same blend on a different device, which is why we test before we recommend.

How we tested iced in a RDA

1. Pick the RDA that fits the device already on your desk, not the one on the headline page.
2. Choose strength against the ceiling in Canada, which is 20 mg/mL for retail here.
3. Order before 14:00 so the parcel leaves the same day and lands inside 3–6 business days.

• Stock depth: 8 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.
• The listed nicotine ceiling, which is 20 mg/mL in Canada, not a suggestion.
• Spare parts availability for RDA in Canada, since tanks and pods go first.
• Coil type inside the RDA, because mesh and wire age at different rates.

Where iced goes wrong

• Buying the cheapest RDA available and repeating it because the first coil burnt.
• Treating the advertised CA$62 entry kit as the real cost when refills run CA$1.99 per 10 ml.
• Matching strength to the device instead of the draw, which is why iced tastes flat after two days.

The rules that apply here

Wholesale lines to Canada need import documents the retail shop does not; ask for them in writing before a bulk order.

Health Canada caps nicotine at 20 mg/mL and requires child-resistant packaging.

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