Vape Starter Kits

Vape Starter Kits in the UK: 455 Ways to Begin, Priced From £2.99

Buying your first vape kit should not feel like sitting an exam. Yet walk into the average UK vape shop, or scroll the average website, and you are hit with wattage curves, coil resistances and acronyms nobody explains. This collection exists to cut through that. It gathers 455 starter friendly kits in one place, priced from £2.99 at the entry point up to £34.99 for the most fully featured devices, and every single one of them was chosen because a newcomer can pick it up, set it up and be vaping within minutes.

The names behind these kits are the most trusted in the business. Vaporesso leads the shelf with 197 kits, followed by Oxva with 97, Uwell with 48, Hayati with 32, and Geekvape and Voopoo with 25 apiece. IVG brings 10 options, Aspire 8, Elf Bar 6, and SKE, Elux and Hyola round out the list. These are the manufacturers that built modern pod vaping, and their starter ranges are where they put their simplest, most reliable engineering.

You will find both refillable kits, which you top up with your own e-liquid, and prefilled kits that arrive ready to vape, with collection puff ratings running from 3,200 all the way to 30,000 on the biggest prefilled options. Nicotine choices span 0mg, 10mg and 20mg, so whether you are an adult switching from smoking who needs a strong, satisfying draw or someone tapering towards nicotine free vaping, there is a lane for you. Multibuy offers such as BUY 3 FOR £23, BUY 2 FOR £22 and BUY 2 FOR £15 keep the cost of starting low, free UK delivery kicks in over £20, and orders placed before 4pm are dispatched for next-day delivery. Everything is 100% genuine stock, sold strictly to adults aged 18+.

How to Choose Your First Kit: A Ten Minute Decision Framework

Most first time buyers agonise over the wrong things. The colour matters less than you think, and the brand rivalries matter hardly at all at this level. What actually determines whether you enjoy your first kit comes down to four questions, and you can answer all of them in about ten minutes.

Question one: prefilled or refillable? If you want zero learning curve, a prefilled kit arrives with flavoured e-liquid already loaded, so you charge it and vape. If you want lower running costs and full flavour freedom, a refillable kit lets you fill from any bottle in our e-liquids range. We unpack this fully in the next section because it is the single biggest fork in the road.

Question two: what nicotine strength? The kits and liquids here run at 0mg, 10mg or 20mg. Adults switching from a regular smoking habit usually land on 20mg, lighter smokers on 10mg, and 0mg exists for those who have tapered off nicotine but still enjoy the ritual and flavour.

Question three: what is your budget, honestly? With prices from £2.99 to £34.99 there is no wrong answer, but it pays to know that the £9.99 to £16 zone is where most newcomers find their long term device, while the very cheapest lines are brilliant for testing the waters.

Question four: how much do you expect to vape? Someone replacing a heavy smoking habit will get through pods and liquid faster than an occasional evening vaper. Heavier use tilts the maths towards refillable kits and our nicotine salt e-liquids, where cost per millilitre is lowest. Answer those four and you can shop this collection with total confidence.

Refillable or Prefilled: The First Fork in the Road

Every kit in this collection sits on one side of a simple divide, and understanding it will save you money and frustration for years.

A refillable pod kit has a small tank, called a pod, that you fill yourself from a 10ml bottle of e-liquid. UK law caps that pod at 2ml capacity and the bottle at 10ml for nicotine containing liquid, which is why you refill little and often. The upfront habit takes a day to learn: open the fill port, squeeze in liquid, wait a couple of minutes on a fresh coil, vape. In exchange you get the entire flavour universe, from our shortfill e-liquids for nicotine free vapers to strong 20mg salts, and the lowest running costs in vaping. The Aspire Gotek X Pod Vape Kit at £9.99 is a textbook example of the type.

A prefilled kit arrives with flavoured pods already loaded, and when a pod runs dry you clip in a fresh one rather than refilling. There is nothing to learn on day one, which is exactly why many adults switching from smoking start here. The Elux ENE Legend 15K Prefilled Pod Kit at £8.99 shows how far this format has come, pairing a rechargeable battery with a large multi-pod capacity. Browse the wider prefilled pod kits collection to see the full breadth of the format.

The running cost difference deserves numbers rather than vibes. A refillable vaper buying liquid through multibuy offers can keep a moderate habit going for a few pounds a week, with the pod itself the only other consumable. A prefilled vaper pays a little more per week for the privilege of never touching a bottle, though the gap has narrowed dramatically now that large prefilled kits like the ENE Legend deliver thousands of puffs per purchase. Neither route is wrong; they simply price convenience differently, and plenty of households run both side by side.

Which should you pick? If convenience is everything and you want vaping to feel effortless from the first minute, go prefilled. If you already know you are in this for the long haul and want each week to cost less, go refillable and pair it with our refillable vape pods for spares. Plenty of vapers eventually own one of each: a refillable at home, a prefilled in the coat pocket.

Understanding the Parts: Battery, Pod, Coil and E-Liquid

You do not need an engineering degree to vape, but knowing the four parts of every kit turns you from a nervous beginner into someone who can troubleshoot in seconds.

The battery is the body of the device. On starter kits it is built in and recharges over USB-C in most modern cases. Bigger batteries mean longer gaps between charges, which is partly why the puff ratings across this collection stretch from 3,200 to 30,000 on prefilled models.

The pod is the removable plastic tank that holds your e-liquid, capped at 2ml for nicotine liquid under UK TPD rules. Pods click in and out magnetically or with a friction fit, and they are consumable: expect to replace a refillable pod every one to three weeks depending on use. Our vape pods collection covers replacements for all the major systems here.

The coil is the heating element inside the pod, a tiny wrapped wire and cotton assembly that turns liquid into vapour. In most starter pod kits the coil is integrated into the pod, so replacing the pod replaces the coil in one step. Some larger kits use separate replaceable coils, which cost less per swap; you will find those in our vape coils range. When flavour goes dull or slightly burnt, the coil is telling you it is done.

The e-liquid is the consumable that does the actual work, a mix of vegetable glycerine, propylene glycol, flavourings and optional nicotine. The strength and formulation you choose shapes the entire experience, which is exactly what the next section is about. Master these four parts and no counter assistant will ever baffle you again.

A thirty second glossary for the box and the product page

• MTL, mouth to lung: the cigarette style draw where vapour rests in the mouth before being inhaled. Nearly every kit in this collection is tuned for it, which is precisely why they suit adults switching from smoking.
• Nic salt: a smoother formulation of nicotine that dominates the 10mg and 20mg shelves and pairs perfectly with low powered pod devices.
• Draw activation: the device fires automatically when you inhale, no button required. Most starter kits work this way, and it is one less thing to learn.
• USB-C: the modern charging port used across current hardware, meaning the cable that charges your phone very likely charges your vape.
• Fill port: the rubber stoppered opening on a refillable pod where the e-liquid goes in. Side fill and bottom fill designs both exist, and neither is better, just different.

Five terms, and you can now read any product page in this collection fluently.

Nicotine Strength for New Switchers: 0mg, 10mg or 20mg

Nicotine strength is the decision that makes or breaks a first kit, and it is the one most newcomers get wrong. Pick too low and vaping feels weak and unsatisfying, which sends adults straight back to cigarettes. Pick too high for your habits and the first draws feel harsh. Here is how to get it right first time.

20mg is the UK legal maximum and the standard choice for adults switching from a meaningful smoking habit. Nearly all 20mg liquid sold today is nicotine salt, a formulation that delivers nicotine smoothly and quickly, without the throat catch old freebase liquids had at high strengths. If you smoked daily, start your browsing at our 20mg e-liquids and prefilled kits at that strength.

10mg suits lighter smokers and steppers down. It still satisfies, but with roughly half the nicotine per puff. Many vapers who started on 20mg move here after a few months once their intake naturally drops. The 10mg e-liquids collection carries the same flavour breadth as the stronger shelf, so nothing is lost in the move.

0mg is the destination for some and the starting point for none. Nicotine free liquid keeps the flavour and the hand-to-mouth ritual with no nicotine at all. It is where tapering vapers end up, and the 0mg e-liquids and larger shortfill bottles serve it well.

One honest rule of thumb from years behind the counter: it is easier to step down from a strength that satisfies than to fight cravings on one that does not. Adults replacing cigarettes should not be shy of 20mg on day one. And remember the formulation matters as much as the number, because nic salts at 20mg feel far smoother than the same figure in an old style freebase liquid.

A brief word on how the two formulations differ, because the labels assume knowledge nobody is born with. Freebase nicotine is the traditional form: it delivers slowly, and at higher strengths it produces a pronounced throat hit that some vapers enjoy and many newcomers do not. Salt nicotine is treated so it vaporises smoothly and absorbs faster, which is why a 20mg salt can feel gentler in the throat than a 6mg freebase while satisfying a craving more quickly. For starter pod kits like the ones in this collection, salts are almost always the right call at 10mg and 20mg, while freebase and shortfill liquids come into their own at low and zero strengths where bigger clouds and a lighter throat feel are the goal. If you only remember one pairing rule, make it this: small pod device, salt liquid; strength to match your habit.

The Brands Behind the Kits: Vaporesso, Oxva, Uwell and the Rest

Twelve brands stock this collection, and while all of them clear our bar for reliability, each has a distinct personality worth knowing before you buy.

Vaporesso, 197 kits. The volume leader for a reason. Vaporesso builds polished, beginner friendly pod systems with consistent flavour performance, and its starter range covers everything from featherweight pocket devices to kits with room to grow. Browse the full Vaporesso collection to see the spread.

Oxva, 97 kits. The flavour chaser's favourite. Oxva pod kits have a reputation among UK vapers for wringing maximum taste out of every millilitre, and the Oxva range here includes some of the most recommended first devices in the country.

Uwell, 48 kits. Builders of famously dependable pod systems that simply keep working. If you want a kit you can drop in a bag and forget about, start with Uwell.

Hayati, 32 kits. Better known for big puff devices, Hayati brings that prefilled convenience thinking into the starter space. Geekvape, 25 kits, contributes its trademark toughness, with devices built to survive real pockets and real drops, while Voopoo, 25 kits, is loved for fast firing chips and crisp draws; see the Geekvape and Voopoo pages for their wider ranges.

IVG with 10, Aspire with 8 and Elf Bar with 6 complete the core. Aspire deserves a special mention for the Gotek X family that anchors our budget picks, and Elf Bar for translating its household name into refillable hardware like the Elfa Pro. SKE, Elux and Hyola each add a kit or two of their own. The takeaway: you cannot really pick a bad brand here, only a bad match for your habits, which is why the earlier framework matters more than the logo.

If you want a cheat sheet, think of it in three tiers of intent. Choose Vaporesso or Oxva when you plan to refill from day one and want the best flavour per pound. Choose Uwell or Geekvape when durability is the priority, for work sites, festivals and anyone who has ever laundered a phone. Choose Elf Bar, Elux or Hayati when you want prefilled simplicity while you find your feet. Aspire quietly serves all three camps at once at the budget end, which explains why the Gotek X keeps appearing throughout this guide. And because every one of these brands sells replacement pods and accessories through our main store, your first kit never becomes an orphan; consumables stay one search away for as long as you own the device.

Starter Kits Under £10: What £2.99 to £9.99 Actually Buys

There is a persistent myth that a cheap vape kit is a false economy. Ten years ago that was often true. Today the under £10 shelf in this collection contains some of the most dependable devices we sell, because manufacturing has matured to the point where a £9.99 pod kit uses the same core technology as devices twice the price.

The star of this bracket is the Aspire Gotek X family at £9.99. It is a compact refillable pod kit that has quietly become one of our most repurchased starter devices, and it comes in a spread of finishes to suit any taste: the stealthy Gotek X in Translucent Black, the playful Translucent Pink, plus Translucent Green, Translucent Orange, Translucent Violet, Translucent Yellow and a clean Transparent edition. Same kit, same price, eight looks. That translucent shell is not just style either; being able to glance at your remaining liquid is genuinely useful for a newcomer still learning their consumption rhythm.

Also under £10 sits the Elux ENE Legend 15K Prefilled Pod Kit at £8.99, which flips the proposition entirely: instead of a refillable pod you get a prefilled system with a huge rated puff count, ideal if you want your first device to involve zero filling. And the collection floor of £2.99 covers entry lines that cost less than a meal deal, perfect for trying vaping with almost no financial commitment.

What do you give up under £10? Mostly extras: adjustable settings, display screens, premium metals. What you do not give up is the fundamental experience, because flavour and reliability at this price are excellent. If your budget stops at a tenner, shop without embarrassment. If it stretches further, the next section covers what more money genuinely buys, and our vape deals page is always worth a scan before checkout.

Stepping Up: What Kits From £10 to £34.99 Add

Beyond the £10 mark, this collection climbs steadily to its £34.99 ceiling, and the climb buys real, tangible upgrades rather than badge value. Knowing what changes helps you decide whether to spend £9.99 or £25 on your first device.

The first thing extra money buys is battery headroom. Mid priced kits generally carry larger cells, which means charging once a day instead of twice, and less of the battery anxiety that catches out new vapers on long shifts or nights out. The second is build refinement: metal chassis instead of plastic, tighter fill ports, more satisfying pod seating, finishes that still look good after three months in a pocket.

The third upgrade is control. Many mid tier kits add adjustable airflow, letting you tune the draw from a tight cigarette style pull to a looser, airier one, and some add simple power settings. None of this is essential on day one, but vapers who stick with it almost always start experimenting by month two, and having the headroom in your first purchase saves buying twice.

A perfect example of the sensible middle is the Elf Bar Elfa Pro Pod Kit at £15.95. It takes the brand recognition Elf Bar earned in the prefilled world and applies it to a neat rechargeable pod system that new vapers find instantly familiar. It is the kind of device that bridges you from absolute beginner to confident daily vaper without a second purchase.

Should anyone spend £34.99 on a first kit? If you already know you are committed, yes, happily. The top of this collection overlaps with the enthusiast end of our wider vape kits range, and buying once at that level can genuinely be cheaper than buying a budget kit and upgrading twice in six months. But there is zero shame in the middle path: £10 to £16, a bottle of good liquid, and away you go.

Flavours to Start With: From Mint and Ice to Cherry and Grape

Ask ten vapers their first flavour and eight will say something fruity, one will say menthol, and one will claim tobacco before quietly switching to fruit within a month. The flavour spread across this collection's prefilled kits and compatible liquids reflects exactly that reality, covering orange, ice, pear, rose, mint, cherry, lime, pineapple, apple, candy, lemon and grape profiles.

If you are switching from menthol cigarettes, start with mint or ice profiles. The cold finish scratches the same itch, and icy blends are the single most reordered style in UK vaping. Our dedicated ice e-liquids collection is the natural companion shelf for a refillable kit.

If you want bright and sweet, the citrus and orchard fruits deliver: lemon, lime and orange for sharpness, apple and pear for something rounder and softer, grape and cherry for deep, sweetshop richness. Candy profiles push that further into pick and mix territory, which some adults love and others find too much; a 10ml bottle is a cheap way to find out which camp you are in.

If you want something genuinely different, rose is the quiet outlier on this list, a floral profile that sounds odd and converts sceptics daily. Nobody's first instinct, everybody's surprise favourite.

Two practical tips from the shop floor. First, buy two flavours with your kit, not one, because palate fatigue is real and switching between a fruit and a mint keeps both tasting fresh. Second, if you go refillable, the 5 for £10 e-liquids deal exists precisely for this kind of exploration, letting you build a five flavour library for a tenner. Flavour curiosity is not a distraction from switching successfully; for most adults it is the thing that makes the switch stick.

Your First Week: Setup, Priming and a Daily Routine

The gap between opening the box and feeling like a natural takes about a week, and most of the frustration newcomers report comes from skipping three small rituals. Here is the routine that makes the first week smooth.

Day one: charge fully, then prime. Give the battery a full charge before first use. If your kit is refillable, fill the pod and then, crucially, wait five minutes before your first puff. This pause, called priming, lets the cotton around the coil soak completely. Puffing on dry cotton scorches it instantly and permanently, and a burnt first coil is the single most common reason beginners think their new kit is faulty. Prefilled kits arrive soaked and skip this step, which is part of their appeal.

Days two and three: find your draw. Take slow, steady pulls of two to three seconds rather than the short sharp drags a cigarette trains you into. Vapour delivers differently, and slower draws produce better flavour and better satisfaction. If your kit has adjustable airflow, start it tighter and open it gradually.

Days four to seven: build the maintenance habit. Top up the pod before it drops below a quarter full, because running low exposes the coil and invites dry hits. Charge overnight or at your desk rather than waiting for the battery to die. Give the pod contacts a quick wipe if you notice condensation. That is genuinely the whole job.

• Keep liquid bottles capped and out of sunlight, and always away from children and pets.
• Carry your kit upright in a pocket where the mouthpiece stays clean.
• Note when flavour starts fading; that date tells you your personal coil lifespan.

By day seven the routine is automatic. When you are ready to add spare pods or a second flavour, the pods and refills range and the deals in the final section make restocking cheap.

One more thing worth saying about the first week: expect it to feel slightly strange, and do not read that strangeness as failure. A cigarette delivers its payload in a fixed, familiar ritual, while vaping is more of a grazing pattern, a few puffs here and there through the day. Most adults switching from smoking report that the new rhythm clicks somewhere between day four and day ten, at which point reaching for the kit becomes as automatic as reaching for a lighter ever was. If satisfaction is lagging, the fix is nearly always one of three levers: a stronger liquid, a slightly longer draw, or a tighter airflow setting. Adjust one lever at a time and give each change a full day before judging it.

Common Beginner Mistakes and How to Dodge Every One

After years of selling starter kits we can predict the first month's mistakes with uncanny accuracy. Every one of them is avoidable, so consider this section your inoculation.

Mistake one: buying nicotine strength on fear instead of fact. New switchers often pick 10mg because 20mg sounds scary, then find vaping unsatisfying and give up. Match strength to your actual smoking habit, not to nerves. Stepping down later is easy; white knuckling an underpowered liquid is not.

Mistake two: chain vaping a new coil to death. A dozen rapid back to back puffs outpaces the cotton's ability to re-soak, and the coil burns. Space your draws, especially in the first days when the novelty makes overuse tempting.

Mistake three: ignoring the 2ml rhythm. UK pods hold 2ml by law, which means topping up little and often is normal, not a design flaw. Fighting it by letting the pod run bone dry kills coils early. Refill at a quarter full and coils last dramatically longer.

Mistake four: one flavour forever. Vaper's tongue, the temporary flavour blindness that comes from vaping a single profile constantly, convinces beginners their kit has broken. Rotate two flavours and it never happens.

Mistake five: mismatched liquid. Thick shortfill liquids in a tiny starter pod can wick slowly and taste muted, while high strength salts belong in exactly these low powered devices. When in doubt, pair starter pod kits with 10ml nic salts, and save the big shortfill bottles for airier setups or nicotine free vaping.

Mistake six: buying one of everything at full price. The multibuy structure here rewards small bundles, and the sale collection regularly discounts starter hardware. Two minutes of deal checking at checkout routinely saves the price of a bottle of liquid. None of these mistakes is fatal, but skipping all six makes your first month roughly twice as pleasant and noticeably cheaper.

Deals, Delivery and Buying Your First Kit the Smart Way

The final piece of starter knowledge is simply knowing how to buy well, because the same kit can cost meaningfully different amounts depending on how you stack the offers in front of you.

Three multibuy deals run across eligible lines in this collection: BUY 3 FOR £23, BUY 2 FOR £22 and BUY 2 FOR £15. The arithmetic is worth doing out loud. Three eligible devices at £23 works out at £7.67 each, and two for £15 comes to £7.50 each, which on kits normally priced around £9.99 is a real saving rather than marketing theatre. For a newcomer the sensible play is often a pair: one device for home and one for the pocket, or one kit plus a spare so a lost charger cable never sends you back to the shop counter of a petrol station.

A worked first basket makes the value concrete. Take the Aspire Gotek X at £9.99, add two 10ml bottles of nic salt from the five for a tenner shelf, and you are at the free delivery threshold with a complete setup that covers roughly your first fortnight. Compare that with the daily spend of the habit most switchers are leaving behind and the arithmetic speaks for itself, no persuasion required.

Delivery economics matter too. Free UK delivery starts at £20, and a £9.99 kit plus a couple of 10ml bottles clears that line almost exactly, which is precisely the basket a first time vaper should be building anyway. Order before 4pm and your parcel is dispatched the same day for next-day delivery, so a kit ordered on Monday afternoon is in your hands Tuesday.

Every product in this collection is 100% genuine stock sourced through proper UK channels, fully compliant with TPD rules on the 20mg nicotine ceiling, 2ml pod capacity and 10ml bottle sizes. We sell strictly to adults aged 18+ and verify age on every order, no exceptions.

Where next? Once your kit arrives, bookmark the pod kits collection for your eventual upgrade itch, the new in page to watch fresh arrivals land, and the vape kit bundle deals for the day you inevitably convert a curious friend. Starting is the hard part, and you have just done it properly.

Popular picks from Vape Starter Kits

A handful of products from this collection worth looking at first.

• Aspire Gotek X Pod Vape Kit from £9.99
• Elf Bar 4 In 1 Pod Kit from £2.99
• Elf Bar 600 Prefilled Pod Kit from £3.99
• Elf Bar Elfa Pro Pod Kit from £15.95
• Elux ENE Legend 15K Prefilled Pod Kit from £8.99
• Geekvape Sonder Q Pod Vape Kit from £9.99
• Geekvape Sonder Q2 Pod Vape Kit from £13.99
• Hayati Quokka Elite Vape Kit from £9.99

The full collection runs to 62 products, starting at £2.99. The sort and filter controls make a large range manageable.

Related collections worth a look

Brands stocked in this collection:

• Vaporesso (54 products)
• Oxva (66 products)
• Uwell (13 products)
• Hayati (434 products)
• Elf Bar (139 products)
• Voopoo (17 products)
• Geekvape (7 products)
• IVG (315 products)
• Lost Mary (178 products)
• SKE (159 products)

Broader ranges to browse from here: E-Liquids, Disposable Vapes, Nicotine Pouches, Vape Kits, Vape Deals, Sale. Free UK delivery applies once your basket clears £20.