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New IQOS ILUMA ONE Offer For March 2024

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We are very excited to announce that PMI are running a new IQOS ILUMA ONE offer for March 2024. IQOS is very different to vaping in that it uses real tobacco. Although popular, vaping is unable to deliver that familiar tobacco taste. This is why heated tobacco is completely different to vaping, and might be a very useful alternative option.

Up until 31st March 2024 you can get the brand new IQOS ILUMA ONE device along with 40 TEREA tobacco sticks for £19.

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IQOS ILUMA Review

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Next Level Heated Tobacco.

Nobody can accuse Heat not Burn pioneer Philip Morris International, manufacturer of the market-leading IQOS, of standing still. Since 2016, there have been several iterations of the leading heated tobacco device with various modifications, ranging from the subtle upgrades to the internals to a significant design change.

Furthermore, many independent manufacturers have looked at other ways of heating tobacco though, for the most part, utilising HEETS from PMI. Several manufacturers looked at using traditional cigarettes instead of HEETS. But, for most, they stuck to what works well. Using a spike or a blade to heat the tobacco from the inside out.

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New IQOS ILUMA & TEREA: What You Need To Know

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We now sell the fantastic brand new IQOS ILUMA and TEREA sticks and they are available to purchase on our website!

The IQOS ILUMA from PMI is a huge upgrade over the prior device, the hugely successful IQOS Originals DUO. This brand new device uses something called Smartcore Induction technology. This means that it doesn’t use the traditional blade to heat up the tobacco like the previous device did, the blade is actually built-in to the TEREA tobacco sticks that are inserted into the device. That means no more broken blades or having to clean a dirty device. You can already see what a huge improvement this is going to be in terms of convenience and usability.

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What is the difference between IQOS TEREA Sticks and HEETS?

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The brand new IQOS ILUMA and IQOS ILUMA ONE do not use HEETS, they use something called IQOS TEREA Sticks. What are these new sticks and how do they differ from HEETS? In this blog post we will explain the difference.

The older generation IQOS including the IQOS Originals DUO all used HEETS. HEETS contain a small compressed tobacco plug that would be pushed onto a ceramic heating blade inside of the device. This blade would then heat up the tobacco without burning it, enough to provide a warm vapour to inhale without actually burning the tobacco. This is where the term “heat not burn” comes from.

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Now selling disposable vape pods

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Although we are predominantly all about heat not burn technology (it’s in our name!) we also sell other forms of harm reduction. Basically anything that isn’t as damaging as smoking we will sell. We make no apologies for selling products that are much safer than smoking. And the latest addition to our website store portfolio is the very popular disposable vape pods.

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iQOS Update – What’s Inside A Heet

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One of the most popular pages on this site is our review of Philip Morris’s innovative iQOS heated tobacco device. That’s not much of a surprise, because iQOS has probably had more publicity than any other Heat not Burn product and it’s also the most widely available. It’s steadily rolling out beyond the first test markets and can now be bought in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and several other countries; before too long it will be available globally as an alternative to cigarettes, and I think it’s going to be a huge success.

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Positive forecast for heated tobacco

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Here at Heat Not Burn UK, we have always championed any method used to quit smoking traditional cigarettes, whether that be heated tobacco, vaping, nicotine pouches, etc. So, we were very happy to see a positive forecast for heated tobacco on the excellent Talking Retail website.

In their original article, they focus on both smoking and smoking alternatives. However, we will focus solely on their predictions for heated tobacco going forward into 2025 and beyond.

Although vapes have hogged the headlines recently, they are not the only alternative to smoking for people who want to give up but aren’t ready to ditch nicotine completely.

The heated tobacco category continues to evolve and grow in popularity as customers look for an alternative but familiar tobacco experience with devices that heat tobacco instead of burning it, drastically reducing the amount of harmful chemicals produced.

The category is currently worth £105m in traditional retail and independent and symbol stores in the UK have seen heated tobacco sales of £35m in the last year.

The category is expected to be worth about a quarter of a billion pounds by 2025, so there’s no doubt it provides a big opportunity for retailers, especially those with a competitive range and strong product knowledge.

They then go on to explain how some devices are tremendous value for money, including quotes from JTI (Japan Tobacco International) who manufacture the Ploom X device (that we sell right here on our website.)

Mark McGuinness, marketing director at JTI UK, says: “Our Ploom brand has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, and device sales have doubled compared with last year, while Evo tobacco stick sales have tripled year on year.

“The cost-of-living crisis is fuelling the growth in lower-priced nicotine alternatives, and 70% of heated tobacco consumers are switching from value tobacco lines.

“The competitively priced Ploom X Advanced bundle offers value for money within the category. As well as being more cost-effective for consumers, heated tobacco sticks also offer higher margins to retailers when sold at RRP.

“Existing adult smokers could also save up to £3,600 a year with Ploom. This is based on comparing the average cost of 20 cigarettes (RRP £14.54) with 20 Evo tobacco sticks (RRP £4.50) per day.”

They then go on to talk about variants and the crucial role that they play in helping smokers to switch away from traditional smoking.

Flavours are also helping to drive the heated tobacco sector forwards.

Sales of tobacco flavoured variants account for 50% of all refill sales in traditional retail, with Menthol flavours accounting for 38%.

Manufacturer Philip Morris believes providing adult smokers with a full range of alternatives means they have a better chance of leaving cigarettes behind for good. “We are committed to phasing out cigarettes,” says Duncan Cunningham, director of external affairs. “Within 10 to 15 years we could stop selling cigarettes in the UK with the right measures in place.

“However, while vaping enjoys government support as a valuable tool to help smokers quit, concerns over marketing to minors and environmental impacts have recently been highlighted by the growth of disposable vapes. E-cigarettes, though successful for some, don’t work for all smokers.

“Data shows that vaping has begun to stall, with less than a quarter of adult smokers sticking with it in 2023.

“To truly enable smokers to break free from cigarettes, a diverse range of smoke-free alternatives should be embraced. These options, including nicotine pouches and non-combusting tobacco products such as heated tobacco, offer adult smokers a more appealing and better choice than continuing to smoke.

“Other countries provide evidence of the effectiveness of smoke-free alternatives. In Sweden, smokeless tobacco products have significantly reduced smoking rates (some of the lowest in Europe), while Japan’s introduction of heated tobacco products led to a sharp decline in smoking.

They then finish with some info from PMI (the manufacturer of the very popular IQOS which we are also selling) about the reduced risk profile of heated tobacco and it being on a par with vaping.

“We believe heated tobacco can significantly accelerate the decline of smoking rates in the UK. Philip Morris International has spent more than $10bn developing IQOS—the largest heated tobacco device globally – which has a similar reduced-risk profile to vaping. It emits on average 95% lower levels of harmful chemicals compared to cigarettes.”

The whole article is excellent and is well worth a read so please feel free to read it right here.

 

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Our fantastic IQOS ILUMA offer is still available.

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Please note that this offer has now expired. Please keep an eye out for more fantastic IQOS special offers in the future.

Just to let you know that our fantastic IQOS ILUMA “New Years Resolution” offer is still running for the whole of January 2024!

If you are thinking of switching and saving yourself a lot of money into the bargain then why not take advantage of the offer?

The regular price of the IQOS ILUMA starter package is £69, but at the moment it is down to just £49. This includes the IQOS ILUMA heated tobacco starter kit along with 40 TEREA sticks included in the price. This complete package comes with the everything that you need to get going the moment your kit arrives.

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