Blue Raspberry Nasty Liq Nic Salts by Nasty Juice 10ml 20mg

Overview

The Blue Raspberry Nasty Liq Nic Salts by Nasty Juice 10ml 20mg by Nasty in Blue Raspberry at 20mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

Nasty Liq Nic Salts Blue Raspberry 10ml 20mg: what you are buying

Nasty Liq Nic Salts by Nasty Juice 10ml 20mg Blue Raspberry is a ready-mixed nicotine salt e-liquid in a 10ml bottle at 20mg/ml (2%) nicotine strength. It is a refill liquid, not a disposable vape, so it arrives without a battery, a coil or a tank. You pour it into a compatible refillable pod kit or low-power vape kit and vape it from there. It is sold only to adults aged 18 or over, and it only makes sense for people who already use nicotine. If you have never smoked or vaped, this is not a product to start with.

Nasty Juice is a familiar name in UK vape shops, and the Nasty Liq line is its nicotine salt range, built for the small refillable pod devices that most adult vapers now use. This bottle is the Blue Raspberry flavour: a sweet, slightly tart, candy-style blue raspberry rather than a realistic fruit profile. It is a simple, single-theme flavour with no dessert layer, which is exactly what some vapers want from an all-day liquid and exactly what others find too plain. We will be straight about both sides throughout this page so you can decide before you order.

The key facts, so you can judge quickly whether this bottle suits your set-up:

• Product: Nasty Liq Nic Salts by Nasty Juice, Blue Raspberry
• Type: nicotine salt e-liquid (refill liquid, not a disposable)
• Bottle size: 10ml, the maximum bottle size allowed for nicotine e-liquid in the UK
• Nicotine strength: 20mg/ml (2%), which is the UK legal ceiling, so roughly 200mg of nicotine in the whole bottle
• Best suited to: refillable pod kits and low-wattage mouth-to-lung devices
• Not suited to: high-power sub-ohm tanks, or any sealed device that cannot be refilled
• Age restriction: 18+ only, with age confirmation on delivery

You can browse the wider Nasty collection or the full nicotine salt e-liquid range to see how this flavour sits alongside the alternatives. The sections below cover flavour, nicotine strength, compatible hardware, real-world performance, charging, troubleshooting and value, in that order, so you can skip to whichever part answers your question.

One note on the base liquid. The exact VG/PG ratio is printed on the bottle label, and you should check it there rather than rely on a general description. Nicotine salt liquids in this style are normally mixed so that they flow freely enough for small pod coils, which is the main thing that matters when you pair them with a device.

Flavour profile: what the blue raspberry actually tastes like

Blue raspberry is a flavour category more than a fruit. There is no blue raspberry growing anywhere; the name comes from the sweet-and-tangy sherbet, slush and boiled-sweet flavour that has been matched to a bright blue colour for decades. If you have ever had a blue raspberry ice lolly, a blue slush drink or a pick-and-mix fizzy sweet, you already know the target. Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry aims at that candy profile rather than at a jammy, realistic raspberry.

Here is how the flavour tends to break down on a draw:

• Inhale: a bright, sweet raspberry note with a light tartness, more sweet-shop than orchard. Because the liquid is a nicotine salt, the inhale is smooth rather than sharp.
• Exhale: the sweetness lingers and the tang fades slowly. Expect a clean, sugary finish that stays on the palate for a few seconds.
• Intensity: medium to strong for a pod-kit liquid. It does not need high power to show up, and turning the wattage up usually dulls the tartness and leaves only the sugar.
• Cooling: the product name does not list ice or menthol, so do not expect a cooling hit. If you want blue raspberry with a chill, look for the ice variants of similar flavours instead.

Sweet candy flavours behave differently from tobacco or menthol liquids in a coil. The sugars and sweeteners in the flavouring caramelise on the wick over time, which can mute the taste and eventually give a faintly burnt note. This is true of every sweet e-liquid from every brand, not a fault of this one. Running a slightly lower wattage, taking measured draws rather than chain vaping and replacing the coil on schedule keeps the tartness intact for much longer.

It is also worth being honest about who will like this flavour. If you enjoy sherbet, fizzy sweets or slush-style drinks, the profile will feel familiar and easy to vape all day. If you prefer dessert flavours, bakery notes or realistic berries with an earthy edge, a candy blue raspberry may taste a little one-dimensional. Taste is personal, which is why a 10ml bottle is a low-commitment way to try it rather than buying a large shortfill and finding out it is not for you.

Flavour fatigue is real with any single sweet liquid. Many adult vapers keep two or three bottles in rotation, say one fruit, one menthol and one dessert, so that no single taste gets tiring. If you do that, a candy blue raspberry slots in as the bright, fruity option and pairs well with something cooler or richer on alternate days.

Nicotine strength: what 20mg means in a nic salt

The strength on this bottle is 20mg/ml, which is 2% nicotine by volume. In the UK, 20mg/ml is the maximum legal strength for any nicotine e-liquid, and the same cap applies to refill liquids, prefilled pods and, where they were still sold, single-use disposable vapes. So when you see 20mg on a UK product page, you are looking at the top of the legal range, not an unregulated extreme.

What makes a nicotine salt different is the form of nicotine used. Salt nicotine is bound with an acid, which lets it be inhaled more smoothly at a given strength than the freebase nicotine found in traditional e-liquids. A 20mg nic salt therefore feels gentler on the throat than a 20mg freebase would, and nicotine tends to reach the bloodstream a little faster. That is why nic salts became the standard for small pod devices, which run at low power and need the nicotine to land satisfyingly in fewer puffs.

Which strength should you pick? A rough guide for adult smokers switching to vaping:

• 20mg/ml: suits people who smoked around ten or more cigarettes a day, or who want a firm, cigarette-like hit from a small pod device. This bottle sits here.
• 10mg/ml: suits lighter smokers, people stepping down, or anyone who finds 20mg too strong. See the 10mg e-liquid range if that sounds like you.
• Below 10mg: better matched to freebase liquids in higher-powered kits, or to people close to quitting nicotine altogether.

Signs a strength is too high for you include dizziness, nausea, headaches, hiccups or a racing feeling after a few draws. If that happens, stop, drink some water and move down a strength next time. Signs it is too low include constant cravings, chain vaping and going back to cigarettes between draws. Finding the right level is a matter of adjusting in steps, not guessing once and sticking with it.

Nicotine is addictive, and vaping is not risk-free. It is considered far less harmful than smoking for adults who switch completely, but the safest choice is not to use nicotine at all. If you are trying to quit, the NHS offers free local stop-smoking support, and that is worth using alongside any vaping plan. This product is not a licensed medicine, and we do not present it as one.

The remaining UK rules to know: nicotine e-liquid bottles are capped at 10ml, refillable tanks and pods are capped at 2ml, and every bottle must carry a health warning, a child-resistant cap and tamper-evident packaging. All of that is standard on this product. Browse the 20mg e-liquid range to compare other flavours at the same strength.

Which devices and coils work best with this e-liquid

Choosing the right hardware matters more than most flavour or strength decisions, because a nic salt in the wrong device either tastes harsh or burns through the bottle for no benefit. Nasty Liq is designed for low-power, mouth-to-lung (MTL) or restricted direct-to-lung devices. In practice that means refillable pod kits and small pen-style kits rather than large sub-ohm tanks.

What to look for in a compatible device:

• Coil resistance: roughly 0.8 to 1.2 ohm is the comfortable range for nic salts. Lower-resistance coils exist, but they pull more power and use more liquid.
• Wattage: most pod kits run somewhere between about 8W and 18W. Start at the low end of whatever your device offers and move up only if the flavour feels thin.
• Pod capacity: UK rules cap tanks and pods at 2ml, so you will refill often. A 10ml bottle fills a typical pod around five times.
• Fill port: check that the 10ml bottle nozzle fits your pod. Most standard fine-tip nozzles fit the common silicone-plug and slide-open fill ports.
• Refillable, not sealed: some pod systems only accept proprietary prefilled pods and cannot be opened. Do not try to force liquid into those; they are not designed for it.

On coil technology, there are three common wick-and-heater designs you will meet in refillable pods. Mesh coils use a flat screen of metal that heats over a wide surface, giving even vaporisation and good flavour, and they suit sweet liquids well because the heat is spread out instead of concentrated. Regular wire-and-cotton coils are cheaper and simpler, and they work fine at pod-kit wattages. Ceramic coils are less common in refillable kits, can be slow to saturate and sometimes struggle with very sweet liquids. For a candy blue raspberry like this one, mesh or cotton coils at 0.8 to 1.2 ohm are the most dependable pairing.

Do not put this liquid in a high-powered sub-ohm tank running at 40W or more. At that level a 20mg nic salt becomes harsh, wasteful and unpleasantly strong. If you vape that way, you are better served by a larger-volume liquid with a lower nicotine strength. Equally, never mix nic salt with freebase nicotine to try to hit a custom strength; the two behave differently and the result is unpredictable.

If you are shopping for hardware to go with it, start with the pod kits or the wider vape kits category, and keep spare pods and coils from the refills and pods section on hand so you are never caught without a fresh coil.

Performance: throat hit, vapour and how long a bottle lasts

Performance with a nic salt is mostly about nicotine delivery and consistency, not cloud size. A pod device running at low power produces modest vapour by design, and Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry follows that pattern. You get a compact, flavourful draw with a smooth but noticeable throat hit at 20mg, and a satisfying nicotine feel after only a few puffs.

Here is what you can reasonably expect in everyday use:

• Throat hit: smooth to medium. It is firmer than a 10mg salt but softer than a 20mg freebase liquid.
• Vapour production: light to moderate, matched to a low-wattage pod device.
• Nicotine delivery: quick and steady, which is the main reason people choose 20mg salts for pod kits.
• Flavour consistency: strong on a fresh coil, gradually softening as the coil ages. Replace the coil when the tartness fades or a toasty note creeps in.

How long does 10ml last? As a rough guide, one millilitre of e-liquid in a typical mouth-to-lung pod kit gives somewhere around 250 to 350 puffs, depending on how long and how hard you draw. On that basis a 10ml bottle gives approximately 2,500 to 3,500 puffs. These are estimates, not lab-tested figures, and your own draw style will move them in either direction. Short, gentle draws stretch a bottle; long, powerful draws shorten it.

Translated into days, a lighter vaper using a couple of millilitres a day might make a bottle last four to five days. A heavier vaper chain-using a pod device could finish it in two or three. A typical 2ml pod fill usually lasts a few hours of steady use, with the real limit being the coil rather than the liquid. To put that in context, ten millilitres is the equivalent of five full 2ml pods, so one bottle replaces a small stack of prefilled pods or the contents of several former single-use disposables.

Nicotine salts are designed to satisfy at low puff counts, so many people find they take fewer, shorter draws than they would on a freebase liquid. If you notice yourself vaping far more than usual, the strength may be too low for you, or the flavour may be so pleasant that you are drawing out of habit rather than craving. Pay attention to why you are reaching for the device, and adjust accordingly.

Lastly, battery life affects how the liquid performs. A weak battery can reduce vapour and flavour even when the pod is full, so a low-battery device is a common source of the complaint that a liquid tastes weaker than it should.

Bottle design, build quality and storage

A 10ml nicotine e-liquid bottle is a small, practical piece of packaging, and the details matter more than they look. The Nasty Liq bottle follows the standard UK format for nicotine liquid: a rigid plastic 10ml bottle with a fine-tip nozzle for controlled pouring, a child-resistant cap, and a tamper-evident seal on first opening. The label carries the product name, nicotine strength, ingredients, batch information, the required health warning and a best-before date.

What this means in practice:

• Fine-tip nozzle: lets you aim the liquid at a small pod fill port without spilling. Squeeze gently rather than hard; a squeezed bottle will push out more than you want.
• Child-resistant cap: push down and turn, as marked. This is a legal safety feature, so do not remove it or decant the liquid into unlabelled containers.
• Tamper-evident seal: if the ring is already broken on delivery, do not use the bottle and contact us.
• Label information: check the nicotine strength is 20mg/ml before filling, particularly if you keep several bottles in the same drawer.

Storage makes a real difference to flavour. Keep the bottle upright, tightly closed, out of direct sunlight and away from heat. A cupboard or drawer at normal room temperature is ideal. Do not leave it in a hot car, on a windowsill or next to a radiator, because heat and light degrade both the flavouring and the nicotine over time, and darker, bitter-tasting liquid is a sign of that ageing. Always check the best-before date on the label, and use the bottle within a reasonable time once opened.

Safety is non-negotiable with nicotine liquids. Keep every bottle out of reach of children and pets. If liquid gets on your skin, wash it off with soap and water; if it gets in your eyes or is swallowed, seek medical advice immediately. Never pour liquid into food or drink containers, and never leave a filled device where a child could pick it up.

When the bottle is empty, the recycling route depends on your local council. Many accept fully empty rigid plastic bottles in household recycling, though it is worth checking your council guidance because some treat nicotine containers differently. Do not pour any leftover liquid down the drain or into general recycling. Take unwanted or out-of-date liquid to your local household waste recycling centre, which handles it safely. The same applies to the pods and coils you replace: used coils are small metal-and-cotton parts and are best kept together and taken to a drop-off point rather than put in the kerbside bin.

Battery and charging: matching this liquid to your device

The liquid itself has no battery, so there is nothing to charge in the bottle. But the battery in the device you pair with it plays a direct role in how Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry tastes and performs, so it is worth getting the basics right.

A typical refillable pod kit has a battery somewhere in the region of 400 to 1,000mAh, charged through a USB-C port. Smaller pen-style kits sit at the lower end; larger pod-mod kits go higher. At the low wattages that suit a nic salt, a 500mAh battery usually lasts a full day for a light user and a few hours for a heavy one, and a 1,000mAh battery comfortably covers a long day. Those are general ranges, not guarantees, since battery life depends on your wattage, draw length and how many puffs you take.

Practical charging advice:

• Use a good USB-C cable and a standard wall plug. Avoid unbranded fast chargers that push more current than the device is designed for.
• Do not charge unattended or overnight on a soft surface. Charge on a hard, non-flammable surface where you can see it.
• Do not vape while charging unless the manufacturer explicitly says pass-through is supported.
• Let a hot device cool before charging. Heat and charging together are the main stress on small lithium cells.
• Replace damaged devices. A swollen, cracked or hot-to-the-touch battery should be retired, not repaired.

A low battery often shows up as a flavour problem first. Voltage drops as the cell empties, so the coil heats less effectively and the candy tartness can fade even though the pod is still full. If a fresh pod tastes flat, charge the battery before assuming the liquid has gone off.

When a device reaches the end of its life, do not put it in household rubbish. Lithium batteries are a fire risk in bin lorries and recycling plants. Vape devices count as small electrical items, so they can be taken to a household waste recycling centre or to a retailer take-back point for electrical goods. Many UK shops that sell vape products are required to accept used devices for recycling, so it is worth asking at the counter. Doing this properly keeps batteries out of landfill and keeps waste workers safe.

If you are weighing a new kit, our pod kit range lists battery capacity and charging type on each product, which makes it easy to match a device to your daily use.

Who Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry is for, and who should skip it

Not every liquid suits every vaper, and we would rather you buy the right thing than the wrong thing twice. Here is a plain-spoken view of who this bottle fits.

This is a good fit if you:

• are an adult smoker moving to a refillable pod kit and want a 20mg salt for a firm, cigarette-like hit
• enjoy sweet, candy, sherbet or slush-style flavours
• already own a refillable pod device rated for nicotine salts
• want a low-commitment 10ml bottle to test a flavour before buying more
• prefer refilling a device over buying prefilled pods or single-use products

You should probably look elsewhere if you:

• are under 18, or have never smoked or vaped; nicotine is addictive and this is not a product for non-users
• use a high-powered sub-ohm tank, where a lower-strength, larger-volume liquid is a better match
• find 20mg too strong; a 10mg salt is the gentler step down
• dislike sweet liquids or prefer dessert, tobacco or heavy menthol profiles
• use a sealed pod system that only accepts proprietary prefilled pods

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a heart condition, high blood pressure or another health concern, talk to your GP or pharmacist before using nicotine products. The NHS also provides free stop-smoking support, which includes licensed nicotine replacement products, and is worth considering if your aim is to quit nicotine completely instead of switching.

If you are a first-time vaper coming off cigarettes, the main practical advice is to start with a straightforward refillable pod kit, a mid-range coil and this kind of 20mg salt, then adjust the strength after a week or two based on how you feel. Many people find that after the first fortnight they can step down to 10mg without missing it. There is no prize for staying at the maximum strength.

For existing vapers, the interest in this bottle is mostly flavour. If you already vape salts and like a clean fruity candy profile, it makes a sensible addition to a rotation of two or three flavours. Buying a single 10ml bottle is a cheap way to find out whether the Nasty Liq take on blue raspberry suits your palate before you commit to more.

How to fill, prime and vape it

Filling a pod is simple once you have done it a couple of times, but a few mistakes cause most of the early frustration. Follow these steps for a clean, leak-free start.

• Check the strength. Read the label on the bottle: you want 20mg/ml for this product.
• Turn the device off and remove the pod. Wipe any condensation from the mouthpiece.
• Open the fill port. Pull out the silicone plug or slide the cover, according to your pod design.
• Fill slowly at a slight angle. Tilt the pod and let the liquid run down the side of the tank, not straight onto the coil or airflow hole.
• Stop below the maximum line. Leave a small air gap at the top. Overfilling is the number one cause of leaks and gurgling.
• Close the port firmly. A half-seated plug lets air and liquid escape.
• Let it soak for five to ten minutes. New coils need time for the cotton to saturate. Skipping this is the usual cause of a burnt first draw.
• Prime the coil. Take two or three gentle draws without pressing the fire button, to pull liquid into the wick.
• Start at low power. Begin at the bottom of the device range and increase only if the flavour is thin.

Once you are vaping, aim for gentle mouth-to-lung draws of around two to three seconds, then a pause of at least 30 seconds between puffs. A salt at 20mg delivers nicotine efficiently, so you rarely need long or frequent draws. If the device offers an airflow control, a tighter setting generally suits nic salts, giving a warmer vapour and a firmer throat feel.

Keep an eye on the liquid level. A pod that runs dry burns the cotton wick immediately, and that damage is permanent. Refill when the level drops to roughly a third, not when it is empty. If you notice the vapour thinning or the taste turning toasty, stop and check the liquid before taking another draw.

If you switch flavours, empty the pod and wipe it out first. Residual blue raspberry will ghost into whatever you put next. For a quick flavour change, a fresh pod or coil is the cleanest answer, and spares are inexpensive. Our refills and pods section has replacements for most popular devices, so you can keep a dedicated pod for each flavour if you rotate.

Finally, remember that nicotine salts hit harder than their smooth feel suggests. Give yourself a few minutes after the first session to judge how you feel before refilling and carrying on, particularly if you are new to 20mg.

Troubleshooting common problems

Most issues with a nic salt are down to the coil, the fill level or the battery rather than the liquid itself. Work through this list before deciding something is wrong with the bottle.

• Burnt or toasty taste: the coil is worn, was not primed, or ran low on liquid. Replace the coil, refill, wait ten minutes and prime properly. Sweet liquids burn out coils faster, so expect to change them more often than with a tobacco flavour.
• Flavour seems weaker than before: two likely causes. Either the coil is ageing, or your taste buds have adapted to the sweetness (often called vaper's tongue). Try a fresh coil, take a day away from sweet flavours, or alternate with a menthol liquid.
• Leaking from the pod: usually overfilling, a loose plug or a cracked pod. Fill to below the line, seat the plug fully and replace any pod that is visibly damaged. Pressure changes, such as flying or driving over hills, can also push liquid out, so keep the pod upright.
• Gurgling or spitting: condensation or excess liquid in the airway. Turn the device off and blow gently through the mouthpiece, then wipe it dry.
• Dry or harsh draw with a full pod: the wick has not saturated, or the airflow is clogged. Let it rest, prime again and clean the contacts.
• Throat feels too harsh: try a lower wattage, a tighter airflow, shorter draws, or switch to a 10mg salt in the same flavour family.
• Device does not fire: check the battery, reseat the pod and clean the metal contacts with a dry cotton bud.
• Liquid has darkened: some darkening is natural as flavourings age, especially after heat or light exposure. If the smell or taste has changed noticeably, replace the bottle.

A simple maintenance routine prevents most of these. Wipe the contacts weekly, change the coil every one to three weeks depending on use, keep the device upright when not in use and store spare liquid cool and dark. If you do all of that and still have a problem, contact us with the batch code from the bottle label and a short description, and we will help work out whether it is a device issue or something we need to put right.

For anything involving a damaged or hot battery, stop using the device immediately, move it somewhere non-flammable if it is safe to do so, and do not charge it again. Safety always comes before saving a few pounds on a replacement.

Value for money and running cost

The honest way to judge value on a refill liquid is cost per millilitre and cost per day, not the headline price of the bottle. The current price is shown at the top of this page, and a 10ml bottle gives you ten millilitres to work with, so divide the price by ten to see what each ml costs you. From there, you can build a realistic picture of the running cost.

The main costs of vaping with a refillable pod kit are:

• E-liquid: the bottle itself, and the part you spend most on over time.
• Coils or pods: replacement coils typically cost a few pounds each and last roughly one to three weeks.
• Hardware: a one-off purchase that lasts months or years if looked after.
• Electricity: negligible. Charging a small vape battery costs pennies.

Compared with prefilled pods, refilling from a 10ml bottle is generally the cheaper route per millilitre, because you are not paying for the packaging, the coil and the pod shell each time. A bottle that fills a pod five times replaces several prefilled pods, and you keep the pod and coil for reuse. Compared with single-use disposables, which have now been banned from sale in the UK, refillable vaping also produces far less waste, since the device is used for months and only the bottle and the occasional coil are discarded.

There are two ways to bring the cost down further. First, look at the multibuy options: we run offers on selected 10ml nicotine salts, so check the 5 for 10 e-liquid offers to see whether this flavour qualifies at the time you order. Second, watch the sale section and vape deals for bundle pricing. Buying a few bottles at once also saves on delivery, provided you will use them before the best-before date.

What you should not do is judge value by puffs alone. Puff counts printed on disposables are marketing estimates and are not comparable to a bottle of loose liquid, which depends entirely on your device and habits. The sounder test is simple: if you are replacing a daily cigarette habit, a 10ml bottle that lasts you three or four days and costs a fraction of the same period in cigarettes is clearly good value. If you are vaping occasionally, the larger saving comes from not wasting liquid on a stale coil.

In short, Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry is priced as a mainstream 10ml nic salt. It is not the cheapest bottle you can buy, and it is not trying to be. It offers a recognisable brand, a clear flavour and consistent quality at a fair level for the category.

How it compares with other nic salts and alternatives

A fair comparison helps you decide whether this is the right bottle or whether another range suits you better. Here is how Nasty Liq Blue Raspberry sits against the main alternatives in the UK market.

Against other 10ml nic salt ranges. Brands such as IVG, Elux and Hayati all sell 10ml nicotine salts at the same 20mg ceiling, so strength and bottle size will not separate them. The difference is flavour library and style. Several of those ranges offer a wider spread of dessert, menthol and blended-fruit options. Nasty Liq tends to be more direct, with a clear single fruit-and-candy theme. If you want a straightforward blue raspberry without extra layers, this is a clean choice. If you like complex blends, you may find more variety elsewhere.

Against prefilled pods. Prefilled pods are tidy and need no filling, but they lock you into one brand and a higher cost per millilitre. A 10ml bottle gives you flexibility and a lower running cost, at the price of a little more handling. Our prefilled vape pods are there if you prefer the convenience.

Against shortfills with nicotine shots. A 50ml shortfill plus a nicotine shot works out cheaper for heavy users, but it suits sub-ohm tanks at lower strengths, not small pod kits. If you use a pod device, a 10ml nic salt is the correct format. If you use a sub-ohm tank, this bottle is the wrong tool.

Against freebase 10ml liquids. Freebase gives a sharper throat hit at the same strength, which some ex-smokers prefer, but it is rougher at 20mg and unsuited to the smallest pod devices. Salts are smoother and are the more common choice for pod kits.

Against nicotine pouches. Pouches are a different product altogether, with no vapour and no hardware. If your goal is nicotine without inhaling, they are worth a look in our nicotine pouch range, though they are not a substitute for the vaping experience.

To summarise where this bottle stands: its strengths are a clear candy-fruit flavour, a smooth throat hit at 20mg, and an easy fit with refillable pod kits. Its weaknesses are the same as any sweet single-theme liquid: coils need changing more often, and the flavour may feel plain if you prefer layered blends. If those trade-offs suit you, it is a reasonable, low-risk 10ml to try. Browse the full e-liquid range to compare before you decide.