DIY coils and wicks -- Muji cotton rip off
This post will only be of interest to those who choose to rebuild their eliquid tanks. Those folks who worked out that it was much cheaper to make their own coils and wicks than buy pre-made coils from the store.
Ok, it seems building your own coils and wicks is cost effective but can these materials be obtained any cheaper still? and is there a wee bit of over pricing going on behind the scenes?
When it comes to buying cotton pads for wicking there really is only a few recommended choices.
Muji cotton and Koh gen do cotton are by far the most popular types found on ebay in my experience and the pricing seems quite fair on the face of it or is it?
In this post I'm refering to the Muji brand of cotton pads and what I have discovered tonight.
Fact: Buying muji pads from ebay is a rip off!
Here is a classic example
135 x cotton pads size: 90mm x 70mm
Average price on ebay UK with postage is £13.99
Price from Muji.eu online store is £5.95 + £2.95 postage
Price from the Muji store in the local shopping mall is £5.95 straight.
No matter which size or quantity is required the online eBay sellers are selling this cotton at up to double the retail price which seems outrageous!.
I get the feeling that people buying online are getting stitched up a bit.
I thought Ebay was where you got things cheap right?
And surely the cotton bought from the bricks and mortar store (inside a posh shopping mall) would be more expensive than £5.95? Store overheads etc.
No, its the same price as the web site minus the postage charge. Interesting!
I know it sounds like I'm moaning but it just annoys me a little.
I only found this out tonight because I had taken a trip over to the local mall and stumbled across the Muji store quite by accident situated inside Selfridges. Handy!
So there you go, dont be ripped off with your Muji pads on ebay. Buy them from Muji directly - details below
Click HERE for the Muji online store
Click HERE for UK bricks and mortar stores
Happy vaping!
