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Vape Juice sample cost and refund — a FAQ

Vape Juice is a specification decision before it is a price decision. Get the resistance, the capacity and the packaging right and the price conversation becomes short. Get them wrong and no discount will rescue the order.

Published 21 August 2026  ·  VapeWholesaleHub  ·  Reading time 8 min

Vape Juice sample cost and refund — a FAQ configuration from a production run, photographed before packing.
Vape Juice sample cost and refund — a FAQ configuration from a production run, photographed before packing.
Unit from the retained reference sample held against this order number.
Unit from the retained reference sample held against this order number.

Merchandising a small range well

There is no shortage of suppliers quoting vape juice. The scarce thing is a supplier who will tell you which SKU to drop. We have been shipping vape juices long enough to know that the honest answer is usually a shorter list, and that is the answer we give.

Bundle a device with a consumable and the reorder rhythm changes from occasional to weekly. That single merchandising decision often does more for monthly revenue than a price promotion.

Seasonality in vape juices is real but smaller than most buyers assume. The bigger swing comes from restocking discipline, not from calendar events.

What your market will ask for

Artwork approval is a two stage process: a digital proof for text and layout, then a physical dummy for colour and finish. Skipping the dummy is the single most common cause of a reprint.

If you sell into a market that requires child-resistant packaging, say so at quotation stage. Retrofitting a CR closure onto a finished bottle design usually means a new mould and a four week delay.

For convenience store chains, the practical answer is usually a shorter range: two core lines, one step-up, one trial SKU. Everything else is inventory risk wearing a nice finish.

What a sensible opening order looks like

Colour range is where assortments quietly die. Six finishes look impressive in a brochure and disastrous on a shelf with 40 cm of space. We recommend two finishes per core SKU and let the trial line carry the novelty.

The first question we ask is not what you want to spend. It is what your customer already buys. Answer that and the vape juice list writes itself; skip it and you end up with a pallet of stock that photographs well and sells badly.

  • Specification locked in writing before production starts
  • Batch codes traceable from carton back to production date
  • Consolidated or split shipping, quoted both ways
  • Reference sample retained from every batch
  • Mixed SKU cartons to spread first-order risk
  • Named account contact who has handled the product

How the price is actually built

Payment terms for new accounts are normally a deposit with the balance against the bill of lading. Established buyers on a repeat schedule can move to terms after three clean shipments.

Custom printing raises the unit price and lowers the marketing cost. For convenience store chains the break-even is usually reached on the second or third repeat order, not the first, so we quote both branded and neutral options.

Specification summary

Typical specification for this category
Volume10 ml
Strength6 mg
Base ratio70/30 VG-PG
Flavour range24 profiles
ClosureChild resistant
BottlePET
Minimum order100 units per SKU, mixed cartons allowed
Lead time18 working days after artwork approval

If any of this is unclear, the fastest route is a message rather than a meeting. Send the market you sell into and the price band you work in, and you will get a specific answer instead of a brochure.

Frequently asked

How long does production take?

Around 20 working days after artwork approval for stock configurations, plus transit. Custom runs add roughly a week for tooling and a physical dummy. We confirm the date in writing on the order acknowledgement.

Can we order samples before committing?

Yes. Sample orders are shipped by air express and the cost is credited against your first production order above 300 units. We would rather you handle the sample than approve a specification from a photograph.

Do you support private label?

We do. Send your artwork or your brand direction and we will return a digital proof, then a physical dummy for colour approval. Packaging files stay on record so a rebrand later is a file update rather than a redesign.

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Need a quotation on vape juices?

Send destination market, target price and quantity. Same-day reply on working days.

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Talk to the supply team

Ask for a quotation on vape juices

Tell us the market you sell into and the price band you work in. You will get a specification and a landed cost estimate, not a catalogue dump.

What to send

Destination market, target retail price, quantity per SKU, and whether you need private label. With those four lines we can quote the same day.

Samples ship by air express and the cost is credited against your first production order.

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