A Closer Look At The Elf Bar Mate 500 Pod Kit Box of 10

The Elf Bar Mate 500 is a small battery that a pod clicks into. The 500 in the name is the size of that battery, 500mAh, and not a puff count, which is the first thing people tend to get wrong about it.

Ten Batteries To A Pack

An Elf Bar Mate 500 Pod Kit Box of 10 gives you ten of these batteries. When a pod runs dry, the customer pulls it out and puts in a new one, and the battery goes back on charge to be used again.

Our listing calls it a Pack of 10, while most people in the trade say box, but it is the same ten devices whichever word ends up on the invoice.

Before you place an order, settle the question of pods. Our page does not tell you whether a pod sits in each box, and one UK seller lists only the device, a USB-C cable and a paper guide. So check with us before you tell a customer they can start vaping the moment they get home. For the rest of the brand's kits, have a look at our Elf Bar Bulk range.

Who The Mate 500 Suits

The Elf Bar Mate 500 Kit is mostly for adults who smoke and want something small and simple to switch to. The draw feels close to a cigarette and there are no settings to learn, which makes it an easy first device for someone who has never vaped before.

It is not the right pick for everyone. People who like big clouds and a loose, airy pull will find it too tight, and the 500mAh battery means a heavy user may need to charge it during the day. Point those customers towards a larger kit, and keep the Mate 500 for the person who wants a quiet, pocket-sized device that just works.

500mAh, USB-C And A 2ml Pod

None of these numbers are on our own listing yet. They are Elf Bar's details as printed by several UK sellers, and those sellers agree with each other.

500mAh USB-C 2ml pod 20mg salt No button

Battery: 500mAh, built in, and charged through a USB-C port.

Pod: holds 2ml, and Elf Bar says one prefilled pod gives up to about 600 puffs.

Strength: the prefilled pods are 20mg nic salt.

Use: you just breathe in to make it work, with nothing to press.

Draw: fairly tight, a bit like a cigarette, the style known as mouth to lung.

Size: about 10.5cm long, 23g in weight, with a metal body.

Treat the 600 as Elf Bar's claim and nothing firmer. Someone who takes long, deep pulls will empty a pod sooner than someone who takes short ones, so give it to customers as a rough guide only. Anyone who wants a bigger battery or more puffs from each pod can be shown the Prefilled Pod Kits In Boxes on our site instead, where the larger devices sit.

Those figures also line up with UK law. Here, a pod or tank can hold no more than 2ml, and nicotine cannot go above 20mg per ml, so the Mate 500's prefilled pods sit right at both limits rather than anywhere near breaking them. Our page's Google summary describes the kit as TPD-compliant, which is the name for those rules, but it gives no notification number, so ask us for one if your records need it.

Black, Grey And Three Auroras

Plain: Black and Grey.

Aurora: Aurora Blue, Aurora Pink and Aurora Purple.

Elf Bar makes this device in more colours than we offer. Other UK sellers list shades such as Aurora Green and Red, but our dropdown has five, so those five are all you can order from us.

Colour is chosen from the dropdown, one line of your order at a time. Black and Grey are the quiet choices that suit almost anyone, while the three Aurora shades are there for people who like their device to stand out a little.

Flavour Comes From The Pod In Elf Bar Mate 500 Kit Wholesale

Look at our dropdown and you will find colours, not flavours. The reason is simple. The device has no taste of its own, because every bit of flavour sits inside the pod.

Colour belongs to the battery, and every bit of flavour belongs to the pod.

So when you plan an Elf Bar Mate 500 Kit Wholesale order, think of it in two parts. Each customer buys a device once. Pods are what bring them back to your counter week after week.

Elf Bar's P1 pods come in more than 30 flavours and are usually sold two to a pack, going by UK sellers. We could not find P1 pods on our own site, though, so ask whether we can get them for you before you start selling the device.

If this kind of device is new to you, our guide Replacement Pods Explained shows how a battery and its pods work together.

P1 Pods Or Refills With Elf Bar Mate 500 Vape Kit Bulk

UK sellers say the Mate 500 takes two kinds of pod.

P1 prefilled pod.
It arrives full and sealed. Clip it in and vape. When it is empty, it goes in the bin and a new one goes in.

Mate 500 refillable pod.
It arrives empty. The customer fills it with liquid and keeps using it until the coil inside wears out.

Fitting either kind takes a few seconds, and it is worth showing a new customer once at the till:

First, take a new pod out of its pack, holding it by the sides rather than the mouthpiece.

Next, push the pod into the top of the battery until it clicks into place.

Then breathe in gently through the mouthpiece, and the battery switches on by itself.

Both pods hold the same 2ml, so the device feels the same in the hand whichever one is fitted, and only the liquid inside changes.

The refillable pod suits people who want to spend less over time. Sellers say it takes Elf Bar's own liquid, and that is where our Elf Bar E Liquid fits in.

Worth telling anyone who buys the refillable pod: once it is filled for the first time, leave it to stand for a short while, because a dry coil gives a burnt taste on the opening puff.

For anyone buying Elf Bar Mate 500 Vape Kit Bulk, this means one device can serve two kinds of customer. Some want things easy, and some want to save money. Ten batteries can look after both, as long as the right pods are on your shelf.

FAQs

Does the 500 mean 500 puffs?

No, the 500 refers to the 500mAh battery. Elf Bar puts the puffs at around 600 for each prefilled pod, which is a separate number altogether. The mix-up is easy to make, because so many small vapes are named after their puffs, so it is worth saying out loud the first time a customer picks one up.

Can someone vape the Elf Bar Mate 500 Prefilled Kit straight from the box?

That depends on whether a pod is packed with it, and our listing is silent on that point. Ask us, or sell a pack of pods alongside it, so that every customer leaves with something they can use that evening.

Elf Bar also sells the Elfa, so will those pods slot into a Mate 500?

They will not. The two devices look alike, yet UK sellers say the Mate 500 only takes P1 pods, while the Elfa has pods of its own. Shelve the two apart so nobody grabs the wrong pack.

Is a special charger needed?

No, just a USB-C cable. One seller lists a cable in the box, and most phone chargers today use the same plug, so it is rarely a problem.

Is there another Elf Bar kit worth stocking next to it?

The Elfbar AF5000 is a different Elf Bar prefilled kit, sold in a box of five, and it gives customers a second choice from the same brand without sending them to a different maker's shelf.

Five colours on the dropdown, so where does a new stockist begin?

Start with Black and Grey, since plain colours please the widest range of people. Once you know your customers like something brighter, add one of the Aurora shades.

Elf Bar Mate 500 Prefilled Vape Pod Kit - Box of 10