IVG Smart Max 10K Prefilled Pod Kit Pack of 5 Watermelon Strawberry

Overview

The IVG Smart Max 10K Prefilled Pod Kit Pack of 5 Watermelon Strawberry by IVG in Watermelon Strawberry at 0mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

IVG Smart Max 10K Prefilled Pod Kit Pack of 5: what you are buying

IVG Smart Max 10K Prefilled Pod Kit Pack of 5 is a multipack of five IVG Smart Max kits. Each kit is a rechargeable prefilled pod device that arrives with a sealed pod and is rated by the manufacturer at up to 10,000 puffs. The Smart Max family it belongs to has 25 flavours in this pack format, and all five kits in a pack share one flavour, so the main decision is which taste you are happy to live with for a good while.

IVG has been on the UK shelf for a long time, and with 540 products listed it is the largest single brand we stock. The Smart Max sits at the big-puff end of that catalogue. It is a closed pod system, which means there is no tank to fill, no bottle of liquid to buy alongside it, no coil to fit and no settings to learn. You take a kit out of the box, make sure the pod is seated, give the wick a minute to soak and start drawing. When a pod is spent, the system is built so that you swap in a fresh pod instead of throwing away the whole device.

Here are the facts we can stand behind, set out plainly.

• Brand: IVG, sold in the UK for many years and stocked here in depth.
• Format: a pack of five rechargeable prefilled pod kits.
• Manufacturer rating: up to 10,000 puffs per kit, which makes 50,000 rated puffs across the pack.
• E-liquid: nicotine salt, with the Smart Max line offered in 10mg and 20mg strengths.
• Flavours: 25 in the family, sold five of one flavour at a time.
• Age: 18+ only, with age verification at checkout.

We have written this page the way we would explain the product across a counter. Where a number comes from the manufacturer's rating, we say so. Where we do not hold a figure, such as battery capacity in mAh, coil resistance, exact pod volume or charge time, we say that too, rather than borrowing a number from a different device. The insert in the box is the authority on those details for your unit.

How the pack of five works, and when it makes sense

A multipack changes the sums on the Smart Max in a way that is worth understanding before you order. The system has two parts: a body that holds the battery and electronics, and a sealed pod that carries the e-liquid, wick and coil. A single Smart Max kit gives you both parts. A Smart Max Refill Pack gives you only the pod. On this site, at the time of writing, a single kit is £7.99 and a refill pack is £5.99, so the body is effectively the £2 difference between them.

That means a pack of five kits gets you five bodies and five pods. For some adults that is exactly right, and for others it is more hardware than they need. Be honest with yourself about which group you are in.

The pack makes sense when:

• You already know the flavour and the strength you like, and you do not want to reorder every few weeks.
• Two or more adults in a household vape the same flavour and each want their own device.
• You like to keep a device in more than one place, such as home, work and a coat pocket.
• You want a ready spare for the day a battery or a pod misbehaves.
• You would like to rotate units so that each battery gets a rest between charges.

The pack makes less sense when:

• You only want pods. One body is built to outlast many pods, and refill packs cost less per pod than a full kit.
• You have not tried the flavour. Five identical units is a lot of one taste if you turn out not to like it, so a single kit or a refill pack is the cheaper way to find out.
• You vape lightly. Units that sit in a drawer for many months are not good value, and e-liquid is better used within a sensible time of purchase.

There is also a middle route. Buy the pack, use one kit at a time, and treat the other four as ready made replacements. When a pod finishes you reach for the next kit, and you never wait on a separate delivery. If you later decide you would rather keep one body and swap pods, the Smart Max Refill Packs are sold separately in the same family of flavours.

Each pack is one flavour and one nicotine strength. If you like variety, order two packs in different flavours, or combine a pack with a few single kits or refill packs, because the pods are designed for the Smart Max body and the flavour is set by the pod, not the device.

Performance and puff delivery in everyday use

The headline figure on this pack is 10,000 puffs per kit, and it needs reading carefully. It is the manufacturer's estimate of how many draws a unit can deliver under a standard test, with a fixed draw length and a set pause between draws. It is useful for comparing one product with another that uses the same convention. It is not a measurement of how much liquid is inside, and it is not a promise about how long your own pod will last.

The UK rules matter here. Prefilled pods and tanks sold in the UK are limited to 2ml of e-liquid, so every pod in this pack holds no more than that. Spread 2ml across 10,000 draws and each draw uses a very small amount of liquid, which tells you the rating assumes short, light puffs. Treat 10,000 as a ceiling and judge the real number by how long your first kit lasts you.

Four things move your result more than anything else.

• Draw length. Two second sips use far less liquid than five second pulls.
• Frequency. Chain vaping heats the coil and drains the pod faster than spaced draws.
• Nicotine strength. Many people draw more often on a lower strength, so a 10mg pod can empty sooner than a 20mg pod for the same person.
• Flavour type. Very sweet liquids can leave more residue on the wick, which some users find shortens the stretch where the pod tastes its best.

To make the rating concrete, here is what 10,000 rated puffs looks like at three different habits. These are arithmetic illustrations, not guarantees, and real pods often finish short of their rating.

• 150 puffs a day: roughly 67 days per kit, or about 333 days across all five.
• 300 puffs a day: roughly 33 days per kit, or about 167 days across the pack.
• 500 puffs a day: roughly 20 days per kit, or about 100 days across the pack.

Stay with one flavour and one strength through your first kit and count the days it actually lasts. That number is a better planning figure than anything printed on the box, and it tells you whether a five pack covers you for two months or for four.

In use, the experience is a mouth to lung draw. You draw the vapour into your mouth first, pause, then inhale, which mirrors the rhythm of drawing on a cigarette. Expect a modest cloud and a throat feel set mostly by the nicotine strength and the amount of menthol or ice in the flavour. Prefilled kits of this type are normally draw activated, so there is no button to hold, but check the insert for the exact behaviour of your unit. Flavour is generally steady through the life of a pod and thins out over the last stretch, which is your cue to move on to the next one.

Flavour profile: 25 options and how to choose

The Smart Max family spans fruit, ice, menthol and soft drink styles. There are 25 flavours in this pack format, and stock moves, so use the flavour selector on the page for the current list. The names below appear across the Smart Max line. The descriptions give the general style each name signals rather than a promise of exact taste, because sweetness and cooling levels differ from brand to brand.

• Blue Raspberry Ice: a sweet blue raspberry candy note with a cold finish. It is a very common style in the category and a sensible starting point if you like sweet and cool together.
• Frozen Watermelon: juicy melon with a chilled exhale, closer to a sweet melon sorbet than a slice of fresh fruit.
• Triple Mango: ripe, rounded tropical fruit with no menthol, for people who want sweetness without the cold.
• Banana Ice: a creamy, sweet banana with a light chill, one of the more dessert leaning choices in a fruit led range.
• Cola Ice: a fizzy soft drink profile with the caramel and spice character of cola and a cool finish.
• Green Apple: a crisp, slightly tart apple that suits people who find most fruit blends too sugary.
• Classic Menthol: a plain menthol with very little else going on, for adults who want cooling without any fruit.
• Polar Mint: a cleaner, sharper mint than the menthol, with the cooling felt more in the throat.

Other names in the wider Smart Max line include Grape, Fizzy Cherry, Pineapple Ice, Retro Orange, Blue Razz Lemonade and Strawberry Raspberry Cherry, so there is plenty of room if none of the above appeals.

Buying five of the same flavour is a commitment, so it is worth choosing with some care.

• Try before you commit. If you have never had the flavour, buy a single kit or a refill pack first, use it for a few days, then order the five pack.
• Think about week three, not day one. Intense sweet flavours can feel flat after a few days of exclusive use, a common effect known as palate fatigue. Menthol, mint and tart apple tend to wear better over weeks.
• Match flavour to strength. Ice and menthol flavours amplify throat feel. At 20mg that combination can feel sharp, and a fruit flavour with no ice is often gentler at the same strength.
• Consider the room. Strongly sweet vapour lingers on clothes and soft furnishings more than mint does, which matters in a shared home or a car.

Because a pack is a single flavour, anyone who likes to switch daily should order two packs of different flavours or add a few refill packs. The pod sets the flavour and the body is simply the battery and housing, so a different flavour pod can go into the same device whenever you like.

Design and build quality

The Smart Max is built around a short list of parts: a body with the battery and electronics, a sealed pod that carries the liquid, wick and coil, a mouthpiece, and a charging port. We do not quote dimensions, weight or shell material because those figures are not in the product data we hold, and an invented number would not help you. The product photographs and the packaging show the shape, and the insert covers anything specific to your unit.

Build quality in this format comes down to fit and finish. With a pack of five you have five chances to find a unit with a loose seat or a scuffed port, so give each one a short inspection when the parcel arrives, before you start using any of them.

• Pod seating. The pod should sit flush and firm in the body without any wobble. A pod that is not fully seated is the most common reason a new device seems dead.
• Mouthpiece and seams. Look for pooled liquid on the mouthpiece or around the pod seam. A trace of condensation is normal, a wet pod is not.
• Charging port. It should be clean, straight and undamaged. Debris here stops a device charging.
• Packaging and batch details. Seals and printed information should be intact. Counterfeit big-puff devices circulate widely, which is one reason we sell only genuine stock from legitimate UK supply.

Units from one pack should behave alike. If one stands out as noticeably weaker, louder or leakier than the other four, set it aside and contact us with your order number and a clear photo instead of assuming that is normal.

The closed design is also what keeps spills low. There is no fill port to leak and nothing to unscrew, so the system is far less prone to mess than a refillable pod or tank. Pressure changes can still push liquid past a seal, so if you fly, carry the devices upright in a bag instead of loose in a pocket.

Everyday handling matters more than most people expect. A drop onto a hard floor can crack the pod housing or loosen an internal connection, and a pod with a hairline crack will leak even when it looks fine. Keep devices away from heat, out of pockets that also hold keys and coins, and out of reach of children and pets. Lint and pocket debris in the mouthpiece or port cause most of the fiddly faults, and a wipe with a dry tissue now and then is all the maintenance the body ever needs.

Battery and charging

The Smart Max is rechargeable, which is the biggest difference between this kind of kit and the throwaway bars that used to define the category. The battery stays with the body while pods come and go, so it is designed to last through many pods. How you treat it decides whether it keeps going for months or starts to sulk after a few weeks.

We do not publish a battery capacity in mAh or a charge time for this kit, because neither figure is in the data we hold, and a number borrowed from another device would mislead you. What we can do is describe how lithium batteries of this type behave and how to look after them. The insert in your box gives the specifics for your unit.

• Top up in sensible increments. Lithium cells cope better with regular partial charges than with being run flat every time and then charged to full.
• Use the cable that came in the box, or a reputable replacement. A cheap, frayed or mismatched cable is a frequent cause of slow charging or a device that will not charge at all. A standard phone style adapter or a computer port is fine.
• Charge on a hard, non flammable surface where you can see it. Batteries warm up while charging. Do not charge on a bed, a sofa or a pile of papers, and do not leave a device charging unattended overnight. Unplug it when it is full.
• Keep it cool. Heat wears out lithium cells and thins e-liquid. Avoid dashboards, radiators and direct sun, and do not charge a device that already feels hot to touch.
• Retire damaged units. A device that is swollen, dented, unusually hot or smells of burning should be taken out of use at once and handed in at a recycling point. Never charge it again.

Having five bodies gives you some options that a single device does not. You can rotate units, using one while another charges, which means you are rarely stuck at a low battery. You can also stagger the charging so that you are not leaving several devices plugged in around the house at the same time, which is a sensible safety habit.

Spare units that you are not using are best stored in a cool, dry place, away from metal objects, at a part charge instead of fully flat. A battery left empty for months can fail to recover, so if you are working through the pack slowly, give each unspent spare a short top up now and then.

Finally, remember that battery life and pod life are separate things. A flat device does not mean the pod is finished, and weak flavour on a charged device may mean the pod is nearly spent instead of the battery being low. Charge first, then judge the pod.

Pod, e-liquid and coil technology

In a sealed pod system the coil, wick and e-liquid travel together in the pod. You never see the coil, fit it or clean it, and when you replace the pod you replace the coil with it. That is a large part of why the format needs so little upkeep, and why flavour tends to stay consistent from the start of a pod to near the end.

IVG does not give us a coil specification for the Smart Max, so we will not claim a resistance, a wire type or a wattage. What we can usefully explain is how coil design works in this class of product. Many big-puff prefilled systems use a mesh coil, a flat sheet of fine metal with a large surface area, in preference to a traditional round wire coil. Mesh generally heats evenly, warms up quickly and gives clean flavour at modest power. The trade off is that mesh dislikes being fired dry, which is why the habits below are worth following. Your insert will tell you the exact coil type in your unit.

The e-liquid is nicotine salt, not freebase. Salt nicotine is formulated to feel smoother in the throat at higher strengths, which is why a 20mg salt can be comfortable where 20mg of freebase would be harsh. Many people find salts satisfying quickly, which suits adults who are used to cigarettes, and it is also why they are easy to overuse without noticing.

The legal limits shape the whole category, so they are worth knowing.

• Nicotine cap: 20mg per ml, which is 2%, is the highest strength legally sold in the UK for consumer vaping products. This applies to every nicotine vape on sale here, prefilled or refillable.
• Pod size cap: prefilled pods and tanks are limited to 2ml, so no pod in this pack can hold more than that.
• Bottle size cap: refill bottles are limited to 10ml, which is why a prefilled system is the convenient option and not a cheaper way to carry liquid.
• Labelling: packaging must carry the nicotine health warning and ingredient information, so read the pack in your hands as well as this page.

A few habits protect the coil and make a pod taste better for longer.

• Let a new pod prime. The wick needs a short time to soak up liquid before the coil is fired. Drawing straight away can scorch it, and a scorched wick cannot be recovered. A minute after seating a pod is enough.
• Space your draws. Ten or fifteen quick pulls in a row outrun the wick. A few seconds between draws keeps the coil supplied.
• Take steady, moderate draws. Long hard pulls use more liquid for little extra flavour.
• Stop if it tastes burnt. Leave the device alone for a few minutes. If the burnt taste returns on a rested, charged device, the pod is close to the end.

Choosing a nicotine strength

The Smart Max line is offered in 10mg and 20mg, and both sit inside the UK legal ceiling of 20mg per ml. Because a pack means five units of one strength, this is the choice most worth getting right before you order.

These are rules of thumb, not medical advice, and you know your own habit better than we do.

• 20mg suits adults who smoked regularly and found lower strengths left them reaching for the device constantly. The salt formulation keeps it smooth, but the hit is noticeable, especially in menthol and ice flavours.
• 10mg suits lighter smokers, people who have been vaping for a while and want to come down, and anyone who finds 20mg harsh or who gets lightheaded on it.

Signs you may have the wrong strength:

• Too high: dizziness, nausea, a headache, a racing feeling or a throat that feels raw. Stop, get some fresh air and a drink of water, and move down a strength next time.
• Too low: you are drawing nearly all the time, craving soon after you stop, or finishing pods far faster than expected. That points towards 20mg, though it can also simply mean the pod is nearing its end.

Flavour changes how strength feels. A menthol or ice flavour at 20mg can feel sharper than a fruit flavour at the same strength, so someone who is comfortable with Triple Mango at 20mg may find Polar Mint at 20mg too much. If you are unsure, the lower strength is the more cautious place to start, because you can always move up with the next order and you cannot undo a pack of five that is too strong for you.

If you are buying a strength you have not used before, do not start with a pack. Order a single kit or a refill pack at that strength, use it for a few days and see how it sits. That small test saves you from holding four spare units you do not want.

A few points on responsible use apply to every strength. Nicotine is addictive. These products are for adults who already smoke or vape, and they are not intended for anyone who has never used nicotine. They are strictly 18+ and must never be passed to anyone under 18. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or you have a heart condition, speak to a healthcare professional before using any nicotine product. Keep devices and spare pods away from children and pets.

Who this pack suits, and who should skip it

A five pack is a specific purchase, and it fits some adults much better than others. Here is a straight view of both sides.

It is a good fit for:

• Adult smokers and existing vapers with a settled flavour. If you know what you like and you do not want to think about it again for a few months, a pack takes the decision away.
• Heavier users of prefilled kits. At several hundred puffs a day, a single kit lasts weeks, not months, and five units add up to a long stretch of supply.
• Households with more than one adult vaper. Each person can have their own body, which avoids sharing a mouthpiece.
• People who want a device in several places. Home, work and travel kits mean you do not have to carry one device everywhere.
• Anyone who values low maintenance. There is nothing to fill, adjust, clean or rewire, so there is very little to go wrong.

You should think twice, or choose another route, if you are:

• Under 18, or someone who has never smoked or vaped. This is not a product for you. Nicotine is addictive and you gain nothing from starting.
• Someone who wants big clouds or adjustable settings. The Smart Max is a mouth to lung system with a modest cloud and no airflow or power control. A sub ohm or adjustable kit is a better match for that.
• Someone who wants to use their own e-liquid. A sealed pod cannot be opened or refilled. A refillable pod kit is the right choice if you want to pick your own liquid.
• Buying a flavour or strength for the first time. Start with one kit or one refill pack.
• Only after pods. If you already own a Smart Max body, refill packs give you the same pod for less.
• A very light user. A pack that takes you a year to get through is not the economical option, and you would do better with a single kit.
• Unable to recycle at a drop off point. Five spent lithium devices need to go somewhere responsible, and the pack makes that a recurring task.

None of this is a reason to feel put off. It is simply easier to be happy with a multipack when the use case is clear in advance, and every one of the reasons above to skip it has a cheaper or better alternative in our range.

How to use and activate your kit

The Smart Max needs very little setup. The steps below are the general sequence for a prefilled pod kit. If anything in your insert says otherwise, follow the insert.

• Step 1, unpack and inspect. Take the device and pod out of the packaging, remove any protective film or caps, and give both a quick check using the points in the design section above.
• Step 2, seat the pod. If the pod is not already fitted, push it firmly into the body until it sits flush and feels secure.
• Step 3, charge if needed. If the battery is low, or you simply want a full charge to start, plug it in with the cable provided, on a hard surface, and unplug it when it is full.
• Step 4, wait a minute. This lets the wick soak up e-liquid. It is the step most people skip, and the reason new pods sometimes taste burnt on the first draws.
• Step 5, start gently. Take two or three short, easy draws, then settle into your normal rhythm.
• Step 6, pace yourself. Leave a few seconds between draws. Rapid repeated draws overheat the coil and shorten the pod's life.
• Step 7, store it upright. Between sessions keep the device standing up and away from heat.

Activation is by drawing in the typical case. There is nothing to switch on, and if the device has an indicator light you should learn what its colours and flashes mean from the insert, because brands use similar patterns for different warnings.

When a pod is finished, you have two choices. With a pack of five, you can simply start the next kit. Alternatively, if you want to keep one body, remove the spent pod and seat a new Smart Max Refill Pack, wait a minute for it to wet, and carry on. Do not try to refill a spent pod, and do not force a pod from a different product family into the body.

A few habits make daily use easier.

• Carry the device with the mouthpiece clean and the port clear of lint.
• Keep a spare unit within reach so that a finished pod never leaves you without.
• Take steady draws of two to three seconds instead of long hard pulls.
• Never leave a device in a hot car, on a radiator or in direct sun.
• Never leave a device where children or pets could reach it.

This is an 18+ product. Proxy purchasing for a minor is an offence, and we will refuse any order where we suspect it.

Troubleshooting, and what to do with a spent unit

Most faults with prefilled pod kits come down to handling, charge, or a pod near the end of its life rather than a defective device. Work through the likely cause before assuming a unit is broken.

• Nothing happens when you draw. Check that the pod is fully seated, since a loose pod is the commonest cause. Then charge the device for a while in case the battery is flat, and wipe the mouthpiece and airway with a dry tissue. If it is still dead after a full charge and a reseat, contact us.
• Burnt or scorched taste. This is usually caused by drawing before the wick has soaked, or by too many draws in a row. Leave it alone for a few minutes. If a burnt taste appears on a charged, rested device, the pod is probably near the end and should be replaced.
• Weak or fading flavour. Check the charge, wipe the mouthpiece, drink some water and try again. Palate fatigue from vaping one flavour for days is common, so try a different flavour for a day. If nothing helps, the pod is likely spent.
• Leaking. Heat and pressure changes are the usual causes. Keep the device upright and cool, check the pod seat, and wipe any liquid from the body and port before charging. A pod that keeps leaking should be replaced, and a cracked pod should not be used at all.
• Gurgling or crackling. This is normally condensation in the airway. Wipe the mouthpiece, hold the device away from your face and take a couple of gentle draws.
• Will not charge. Try a different cable and adapter, check the port for lint, and make sure the connector is pushed fully home. Unplug immediately if the device gets hot.
• Cuts out mid draw or flashes. This is often a low battery. Charge fully, then check the insert for what the indicator pattern means.

If a unit arrives faulty or damaged, contact us with your order number and a clear photo and we will put it right. Faulty items are replaced free of charge.

Disposal matters with a five pack, because you will be handling five lithium devices over time. A spent Smart Max body still contains a battery, so it must never go in a household bin or kerbside recycling, where a crushed cell is a real fire risk for bin lorries and recycling plants. Single use vapes have been banned from sale in Great Britain, and the whole point of a rechargeable kit is that you use it for many pods and then recycle it properly.

• Take used devices to a shop that sells vapes. Retailers have an obligation to take back used vapes, and most will do so without a purchase.
• Alternatively, use a household waste recycling centre that has a vape or small electricals drop off point.
• Keep spent units somewhere cool and dry, away from children, until you can make the trip.
• Do not pierce, crush or try to open a device to separate the battery.

Value for money, and how it compares with other options

Price per puff is the fairest first measure, with the caveat that ratings come from different manufacturers using different tests. On our current listings a single Smart Max kit is £7.99, rated at 10,000 puffs, which works out at roughly 8p per hundred rated puffs. The refill pack at £5.99 for the same rating is about 6p per hundred. A BUY 3 FOR £23 offer on single kits, where it is running, brings the kit to roughly £7.67 each. Check the price on this page against those reference points: a five pack priced at or below five times the single kit price is a straightforward saving of convenience, and anything lower than that is a real discount.

Your own use decides whether the maths works. If you get close to the rating, five kits give you 50,000 rated puffs of supply, which is a lot of vaping for the money. If your real figure is nearer half the rating, the cost per puff doubles, so the first kit is the one worth treating as a measurement.

Here is how the Smart Max pack compares with other options, kept honest and limited to what the listings tell us.

• Against a Crystal Prime Aura Bar 10000 pack of 5: the headline rating is the same at 10,000 puffs, so the comparison comes down to flavours you prefer, price per pack and the brand you trust. Neither rating is independently verified, so do not read much into a gap of a few hundred puffs.
• Against a Feoba Pro 6000 pack of 5: the lower rating means fewer rated puffs per unit, so the unit price needs to be correspondingly lower to match on value. It can suit lighter users who prefer a smaller commitment.
• Against a Hayati Pro Ultra Plus 25000 pack of 5: a much higher rating, and with it a bigger outlay per unit and a longer wait until the pack is used. It suits very heavy users, while the Smart Max suits those who want a more modest commitment.
• Against an IVG 2400 rechargeable kit at £6.99: that works out at roughly 29p per hundred rated puffs, against about 8p for the Smart Max. The 2400 is the smaller, simpler option for light use, and the Smart Max is the better value if you vape daily.
• Against a refillable pod kit: refillable setups usually have the lowest running cost over a long period and let you choose your own liquid, but they demand filling, coil changes and cleaning. The Smart Max trades a higher running cost for convenience.

The upfront cost is only part of it, because the other value is time. A pack means fewer orders, fewer evenings without a spare and a consistent flavour from one device to the next. If those matter to you, the pack earns its place. If they do not, a single kit followed by refill packs is cheaper.

When you order, delivery within the UK is free over £20, which a five pack comfortably clears. Orders placed before 4pm are dispatched that day, and all stock is 100% genuine, sourced through legitimate UK supply. You must be 18+ to buy, and age verification is part of checkout.