Ovale eMini Duo Review
I found the Ovale eMini Duo (Update and upgrade from the eRoll/eMini original) but could not find one single review of the product. (March 2016)
So I decided to write my own.
Ovale (The company) sold the eRoll device way before joyetech ever did but they named theirs the eMini.
The original eRoll and eMini are exactly the same device but Ovale kept their prices much higher than joyetech did despite it being the same device.
They have recently reduced the price of the original eMini by 50% since the launch of the eMini Duo.
It seems neither company own the patent to the eRoll or eMini original or the associated parts but rather buy them from Chinese manufacturers and brand them adding their mark up profit.
I liked the look of the Ovale eMini Duo but Ovale website(s) give little to no information on this product and as I say, I could not find one single review independently or on the Ovale website(s)
So I took a gamble and purchased the kit for £49.99 (Not Cheap!)
So you can imagine how ...... off I was when the kit arrived and I found out the it only came with one complete e-cigarette and no spare parts at all!
Most of the promotional images display the eMini Duo PCC with 2 e-cigarettes.
Plus the PCC is designed to hold and charge two devices!
So why only include one?
Misleading Marketing to say the least!
To me at least, it made sense to assume there would be two e-cigs in the kit.
After all, the eRoll and eMini kits had always included a spare battery, two spare atomisers and 2 cartridges in addition to one complete e-cig and for around the same price (At the time of release)
I emailed Ovale and complained mentioning the points above.
I was fobbed off with a default reply and offered a free bottle of e liquid from their range which I am not interested in.
I had hoped a free spare part for the eMini Duo as that would have been more applicable to my complaint.
I had to spend a further £45 for a packet of 5 eMini Duo atomisers, a spare eMini Duo battery and 5 eMini Duo mouth pieces (Cartridges)
That means, I had to spend £100 (Inc shipping) for the Ovale eMini Duo compared to what I would have got with the original eRoll/eMini kit which cost about the same price when first released.
The positive news is my review on the Ovale eMini Duo. It is fantastic!
Over the years, I have tried all kinds of mini and micro vaping devices and they all leaked, bubbled, gave a dry burn or worse, zero throat hit at all or a really bad metallic taste on the inhale from the atomiser heating up I assume.
Bottom line, I stuck to the eRoll all these years for a reason. I can taste my liquid, it was more "user friendly" if you like the feel of a real cigarette and the throat hit was great for such a small battery. But as mentioned previously, the atties soon all but died within a week, tops which made maintenance for the eRoll quite expensive.
The Ovale eMini Duo is without doubt better than the eRoll but then it is for all intents a purposes, a totally different device using different parts through-out.
eMini Duo gives much more vape production, a cleaner taste of your e-juice, good throat hit, no leaks, no bubbling and so far I would give it 10/10
I do not like Ovale as a company. They are notoriously expensive and refuse to budge on price.
Plus my complaint, which I think is valid, was fobbed off with an offer of a free bottle of their own brand of e-liquid which in no way, goes to meet me half way about my actual issue so I simply gave up.
I would not like to go back to using the eRoll now, which is a major statement for me to make.
Two months ago I was worried and buying up all of the spare parts for eRoll (Original) I could find as it was becoming harder and harder since they stopped manufacturing it.
The eRoll (Original) got me through 3 years of vaping after all, but the life of the atomisers and the cost of them was its main draw back.
The eRoll is at its best those first few days after a new atomiser has been fitted.
In a bid to reduce the cost of buying atomisers at £15 for five, I managed to find a certified Joyetech manufacturer in China and purchased 200 of them in bulk for around £200. And yes, they are genuine.
Sadly, I don't think I will be using them now because the eMini Duo is simply 100% better than the eRoll/eMini and it seems I wasted all that money on eRoll spare parts for no good reason.
I cannot seem to work out what atomisers they are using in the eMini Duo.
Can anyone else?
I am always looking for better deals and really do not like being forced into to buying from one supplier at a price they dictate because they have no reason to compromise due to a lack of competition.
The cartridges for the eMini Duo are a solid plastic with a metal cap and not the disposable plastic type that you get with the eRoll and the eMini original.
I once tried the eRoll C and hated the cartridges they came with due to the metallic tip that went in your mouth, it felt and tasted horrid.
I went straight back to using the eRoll original.
It seems the eRoll C never took off as I see the spare parts are constantly discounted or no longer available across the globe.
I suspect the eRoll C never took off quite like they had hoped.
The cartridges for the Ovale eMini Duo have the metal cap on the other end that connects to the cone and atomiser, so the plastic end is what goes into your mouth and as such, there is no nasty metallic taste and tinny feel on the teeth from them as was the problem with the eRoll C
Because the eMini Duo mouth pieces are made from a hard plastic/resin material, they can be cleaned and used over and over until they break or the seal cracks for what ever reason, so that's a financial plus.
The atomisers are alien to me. I am not a tech head when it comes to the various types of atomisers available.
I would love to know if these are unique to Ovale's eMini Duo or can be purchased from other stores. (?)
Does anyone know the model name?
I found the Ovale eMini Duo (Update and upgrade from the eRoll/eMini original) but could not find one single review of the product. (March 2016)
So I decided to write my own.
Ovale (The company) sold the eRoll device way before joyetech ever did but they named theirs the eMini.
The original eRoll and eMini are exactly the same device but Ovale kept their prices much higher than joyetech did despite it being the same device.
They have recently reduced the price of the original eMini by 50% since the launch of the eMini Duo.
It seems neither company own the patent to the eRoll or eMini original or the associated parts but rather buy them from Chinese manufacturers and brand them adding their mark up profit.
I liked the look of the Ovale eMini Duo but Ovale website(s) give little to no information on this product and as I say, I could not find one single review independently or on the Ovale website(s)
So I took a gamble and purchased the kit for £49.99 (Not Cheap!)
So you can imagine how ...... off I was when the kit arrived and I found out the it only came with one complete e-cigarette and no spare parts at all!
Most of the promotional images display the eMini Duo PCC with 2 e-cigarettes.
Plus the PCC is designed to hold and charge two devices!
So why only include one?
Misleading Marketing to say the least!
To me at least, it made sense to assume there would be two e-cigs in the kit.
After all, the eRoll and eMini kits had always included a spare battery, two spare atomisers and 2 cartridges in addition to one complete e-cig and for around the same price (At the time of release)
I emailed Ovale and complained mentioning the points above.
I was fobbed off with a default reply and offered a free bottle of e liquid from their range which I am not interested in.
I had hoped a free spare part for the eMini Duo as that would have been more applicable to my complaint.
I had to spend a further £45 for a packet of 5 eMini Duo atomisers, a spare eMini Duo battery and 5 eMini Duo mouth pieces (Cartridges)
That means, I had to spend £100 (Inc shipping) for the Ovale eMini Duo compared to what I would have got with the original eRoll/eMini kit which cost about the same price when first released.
I can only hope this device starts to become available from by other companies such as Joyetech so the price comes down on the parts.
It's never good for consumers when a company monopolises a product.The positive news is my review on the Ovale eMini Duo. It is fantastic!
Over the years, I have tried all kinds of mini and micro vaping devices and they all leaked, bubbled, gave a dry burn or worse, zero throat hit at all or a really bad metallic taste on the inhale from the atomiser heating up I assume.
Bottom line, I stuck to the eRoll all these years for a reason. I can taste my liquid, it was more "user friendly" if you like the feel of a real cigarette and the throat hit was great for such a small battery. But as mentioned previously, the atties soon all but died within a week, tops which made maintenance for the eRoll quite expensive.
The Ovale eMini Duo is without doubt better than the eRoll but then it is for all intents a purposes, a totally different device using different parts through-out.
eMini Duo gives much more vape production, a cleaner taste of your e-juice, good throat hit, no leaks, no bubbling and so far I would give it 10/10
I do not like Ovale as a company. They are notoriously expensive and refuse to budge on price.
Plus my complaint, which I think is valid, was fobbed off with an offer of a free bottle of their own brand of e-liquid which in no way, goes to meet me half way about my actual issue so I simply gave up.
I would not like to go back to using the eRoll now, which is a major statement for me to make.
Two months ago I was worried and buying up all of the spare parts for eRoll (Original) I could find as it was becoming harder and harder since they stopped manufacturing it.
The eRoll (Original) got me through 3 years of vaping after all, but the life of the atomisers and the cost of them was its main draw back.
The eRoll is at its best those first few days after a new atomiser has been fitted.
In a bid to reduce the cost of buying atomisers at £15 for five, I managed to find a certified Joyetech manufacturer in China and purchased 200 of them in bulk for around £200. And yes, they are genuine.
Sadly, I don't think I will be using them now because the eMini Duo is simply 100% better than the eRoll/eMini and it seems I wasted all that money on eRoll spare parts for no good reason.
I cannot seem to work out what atomisers they are using in the eMini Duo.
Can anyone else?
I am always looking for better deals and really do not like being forced into to buying from one supplier at a price they dictate because they have no reason to compromise due to a lack of competition.
The cartridges for the eMini Duo are a solid plastic with a metal cap and not the disposable plastic type that you get with the eRoll and the eMini original.
I once tried the eRoll C and hated the cartridges they came with due to the metallic tip that went in your mouth, it felt and tasted horrid.
I went straight back to using the eRoll original.
It seems the eRoll C never took off as I see the spare parts are constantly discounted or no longer available across the globe.
I suspect the eRoll C never took off quite like they had hoped.
The cartridges for the Ovale eMini Duo have the metal cap on the other end that connects to the cone and atomiser, so the plastic end is what goes into your mouth and as such, there is no nasty metallic taste and tinny feel on the teeth from them as was the problem with the eRoll C
Because the eMini Duo mouth pieces are made from a hard plastic/resin material, they can be cleaned and used over and over until they break or the seal cracks for what ever reason, so that's a financial plus.
The atomisers are alien to me. I am not a tech head when it comes to the various types of atomisers available.
I would love to know if these are unique to Ovale's eMini Duo or can be purchased from other stores. (?)
Does anyone know the model name?
EDIT- Ovale Customer Support Update.
When my spare parts came, there was a letter inside from staff giving me a list of justifications as to why the Ovale eMini Duo did not contain two devices and only one.
They added that they had noticed I had not purchased an "atomiser support" in my recent order to create a spare eMini Duo and they had included one for free along with a bottle of PG liquid.
The sign off was:
"I do hope you appreciate this gesture from us"
The fact remains that both the product name, design (Two slot PCC) and marketing images used would lead many people into assuming it came with two complete devices (Or the parts to create two devices) especially if the customer is familiar with its predecessor, the eMini and eRoll Original, whose starter kits were always sold with parts for two complete e-cigs When my spare parts came, there was a letter inside from staff giving me a list of justifications as to why the Ovale eMini Duo did not contain two devices and only one.
They added that they had noticed I had not purchased an "atomiser support" in my recent order to create a spare eMini Duo and they had included one for free along with a bottle of PG liquid.
The sign off was:
"I do hope you appreciate this gesture from us"
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