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Open the TEREA Japan page next to any other market and the names look like they belong to a different product. No Amber, no Silver, no Yellow; instead Regular, Balanced Regular, Rich Regular, and a long list of Menthols. Japan is where ILUMA and TEREA launched first, and its range kept its own naming. This guide explains the two lines, what is Japan-only, and how to read the page.

Named by line, not by colour

Outside Japan, TEREA’s names are colours and words: Amber, Bronze, Sienna, Silver, Teak, Yellow, Turquoise, the Waves and the Pearls. The Japanese range groups its cartons into lines instead. The non-menthol cartons are the Regular line, each carrying the word Regular. The menthol cartons carry the word Menthol (or Mint). Two Pearls, Sun Pearl and Oasis Pearl, complete the range under their usual names.

The Regular line

Six cartons: Regular, Balanced Regular, Rich Regular, Smooth Regular, Warm Regular and Ruby Regular. They are the Japanese equivalent of the non-menthol core names elsewhere, and they exist only in the Japanese range, so there is no cheaper market to send you to for them. We list them by name and leave the differences between them to the pack; we do not publish tasting descriptions.

The Menthol line

Nine cartons in our stock: Menthol, Mint, Bright Menthol, Black Menthol, Purple Menthol, Yellow Menthol, Black Purple Menthol, Tropical Menthol and Fusion Menthol. It is the largest group of names on the Japanese page, and, apart from Yellow Menthol sharing a word with the non-menthol Yellow from Europe and Central Asia, every one of them is Japan-only in our range. The Menthol page puts them next to the Italian Menthol range, the only other market that prints the word on the pack.

The two Pearls

Sun Pearl and Oasis Pearl are the Japanese capsule editions, and they are the only two Japanese cartons with counterparts in other markets. Their name pages show the Japanese carton next to the Indonesian, Central Asian and Italian versions with the prices side by side, which is the honest way to decide whether the Japanese version is the one you want.

Where Japan sits on price

The Japanese carton is one of the higher bands we stock, 210 AED, against 120 AED for Indonesia and 125 AED for Kazakhstan; only the Italian upper tier sits above it. Every Japanese carton is the same price, so within the page the decision is the name alone. Packs carry Japanese text and the Japanese warning panel, and the cartons are sealed at ten packs of twenty sticks like every other market.

Who the Japanese range is for

Anyone who wants the Regular line or the Japanese menthols, because nothing else in our range carries those names. If what you want is simply a non-menthol TEREA at a lower price, the Amber, Silver and Yellow pages offer the core names from Central Asia and Europe for less. Both routes fit every ILUMA model; the device does not care which market the carton came from.

Questions about the Japanese range

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

A carton is the unit we sell TEREA in, and once you know how it is packed the price comparisons across markets become simple arithmetic. This guide covers the format, the per-stick calculation, and the one piece of delivery maths that changes how many cartons a sensible order holds. All figures below are read live from the shop.

The format

Every TEREA carton we sell holds ten packs, and every pack holds twenty sticks: two hundred sticks a carton, factory sealed. The market printed on the pack changes the language and the price; it does not change the count. We do not split cartons or mix markets inside one, so a carton price is always a price for two hundred sticks of one name from one market.

Per-stick cost

Divide the carton price by two hundred. That is all the per-stick figure on our category pages is. Read live: an Indonesian carton at 120 AED is 0.60 AED a stick; a Kazakh carton at 125 AED is 0.63 AED; a Swiss carton at 160 AED is 0.80 AED; a Japanese carton at 210 AED is 1.05 AED. The price guide lays out every band the same way. Because the count never changes, the per-stick figure is the cleanest way to compare two markets for the same name.

The free-delivery line

Free delivery on orders over 299 AED; below that, delivery is a flat 30 AED. That line sits above the price of any single TEREA carton we stock, so a one-carton order pays the flat delivery charge and a two- or three-carton order, depending on the band, does not. It changes the real cost of adding a carton: on a band where two cartons fall just under the line and three clear it, the third carton costs its price minus the delivery charge you no longer pay. The add-to-cart popup shows the gap to the line for whatever is in your basket, so the decision can be made at the moment it matters.

Worked through, without typed numbers

Take the lowest band on the site, the Indonesian carton at 120 AED. One carton: that price plus 30 AED delivery. Two cartons: twice the price, plus delivery if the total is still under 299 AED. Three cartons: three times the price, and if that total is over the line, no delivery charge at all. The same logic applies on every band; only the number of cartons needed to cross the line changes, and the popup does the sum for you.

What the carton price does not include

Nothing hidden. Taxes are not added at checkout, the price on the product page is the price of the carton, and the only addition is the delivery charge when the basket is under the free line. Cash on delivery carries no surcharge. What you see on the page plus what the delivery line says is the total.

Questions about cartons

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

BONDS by IQOS is the compact, lower-priced heated tobacco system that Philip Morris International introduced in 2022 alongside ILUMA, and it is the system this store leads on. Because it is newer and simpler than ILUMA, it is also the one people know least about. This is the plain guide: the device, the sticks, the first order, and the one rule that matters.

The device

BONDS is a single all-in-one body that heats BLENDS sticks. There is no separate pocket charger and no choice of model; the choice is the finish. We stock it in Cosmic Black, Ocean Blue and Ruby Red, and the three share one price, 120 AED. It comes boxed, and the sticks are separate.

The sticks: BLENDS, sold by edition

Where TEREA is sold by the market a carton was produced for, BLENDS is sold by edition. We stock the BLENDS A range: six Editions (Warm, Rich, Summer, Blossom, Purple and Tropical) and two Mixes (Watermelon Mix and Passion Fruit Mix), all at 110 AED a pack. There is no market to choose and no price ladder to read; pick an edition and a quantity. The BLENDS page lists every edition with the live price.

The one rule

BONDS takes BLENDS, and only BLENDS. TEREA sticks are for ILUMA and do not fit a BONDS device; BLENDS do not fit an ILUMA. The two systems were designed separately and do not cross over. If you already own an ILUMA, nothing on the BONDS pages is for you, and if you own a BONDS, nothing on the TEREA pages is. Our compatibility guide covers this in full.

What a first order looks like

A device and two or three packs. The device on its own sits under the free-delivery line, so pairing it with packs is both practical (a device without sticks cannot be used) and cheaper to deliver: Free delivery on orders over 299 AED; below that, delivery is a flat 30 AED. After that, BLENDS packs are re-ordered on their own; because every edition shares a price, the maths is the same whichever editions go in the basket.

BONDS or ILUMA, if you are choosing from scratch

BONDS is the lower-priced device with a single model and sticks sold per pack on one price. ILUMA is the larger family, three current models plus limited editions, with TEREA cartons of two hundred sticks from six markets. If you want simplicity and a lower entry cost, BONDS. If you want the wider range and do not mind reading a price ladder, ILUMA. Both are stocked in full here, and the decision is made once, because the sticks follow the device.

Questions about BONDS and BLENDS

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

Pearl is the word TEREA puts on its capsule editions, and it is the part of the range that generates the most questions: what the capsule does, which names are Pearls, and why an Oasis Pearl from Indonesia and one from Japan sit so far apart on price. This guide covers all of it without a single tasting note, because we do not publish those.

What the capsule is

Inside a Pearl stick there is a small capsule. Press it, usually part-way through, and the character of the stick changes from that point on. That is the whole mechanism. Everything else about a Pearl carton is standard TEREA: ten sealed packs of twenty sticks, made for the ILUMA system, sold by the market it was produced for. A Pearl needs no special device; any ILUMA takes it.

The seven Pearl names we stock

Indonesia also produces two Pearl Editions, Bermin Pearl and Perint Pearl, which are Indonesian-only names. The Pearl page gathers every one of these cartons in a single live list, cheapest first.

Why the Pearl prices spread so widely

Because Pearls exist in several markets, and the market sets the price. The Indonesian Pearls sit in the lowest TEREA band we stock, 120 AED; the Central Asian Pearls just above, at 125 AED; the Japanese Pearls on the Japanese price, 210 AED; and the Italian Menthol Pearls in Italy’s upper tier. Sun Pearl, produced for five markets, shows the whole spread on one page. The market editions guide explains why the same name costs different amounts.

Pearl, Wave and Menthol: not the same thing

Three words get confused. Pearl means a capsule edition. Wave (Purple Wave, Summer Wave, Bright Wave) is a name family, not a capsule; a Wave carton has no capsule. Menthol is printed on Japanese and Italian packs to mark the menthol line, and the Italian Pearls carry it (Sun Pearl Menthol, Oasis Pearl Menthol, Twilight Pearl Menthol). So an Italian Pearl is a capsule edition in the menthol family; a Purple Wave is neither a Pearl nor labelled Menthol outside Italy. The Menthol page lists everything with the word on the pack.

Choosing a Pearl

Start from the name if you know it; Sun Pearl and Oasis Pearl each have a page with every market listed. Otherwise start from the market: Indonesia for the entry price, Central Asia for the widest choice of Pearl names (five of the seven), Japan or Italy for the premium versions. Whichever you choose, the carton is sealed, the market is printed on the pack, and the order is confirmed on WhatsApp before it leaves.

Questions about TEREA Pearl

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

Ordering is simple, but a few details make the difference between a smooth handover and a rider circling a tower. This is the whole process, from choosing a carton to the knock at the door, with the delivery terms read live from the shop so nothing here goes stale.

Step one: choose

Browse TEREA by market if you are price-led, or by name if you already know what you want; BLENDS if you own a BONDS device; and the ILUMA i devices or BONDS device if you need hardware. Every product page carries a facts block with the market, the carton format, the compatible device and the delivery terms, so the answer to “is this the right one” is on the page. If you would rather ask first, WhatsApp is open: +971 52 590 5493.

Step two: check out, or message us

Add to cart and check out on the site, or send the list on WhatsApp. At checkout you can pay online or choose cash on delivery. The delivery charge is calculated against the free-delivery line: Free delivery on orders over 299 AED; below that, delivery is a flat 30 AED. The popup that appears when you add an item tells you how far the basket is from that line, so you can decide whether one more carton makes the order free to deliver.

Step three: confirmation

Every order, however it was placed, is confirmed on WhatsApp before anything is dispatched. We check stock, confirm the address and the handover point (reception, gate, or you at the door), and tell you the rider is leaving. This is the step that stops wrong-item and wrong-address deliveries, and it is why we do it for every order rather than only the large ones.

Step four: delivery

Across Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman the order is with you in one to two hours from confirmation, any time between 6 AM and midnight, seven days a week. For Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain it is within twenty-four hours, with the slot agreed on WhatsApp first. Every area has its own page with the local details, the address format that helps the rider, and the nearby areas: see the delivery areas.

What helps the rider most

A building name and the nearest landmark beats a street number almost everywhere in Dubai; a cluster letter in JLT, a frond letter on the Palm, a country cluster in International City. Say whether the handover is at reception or at your door, and keep your phone on; the rider calls on arrival. Villa communities are gated, and the rider calls from the gate.

Paying cash

Choose cash on delivery at checkout and hand the rider the total on arrival, delivery charge included if the basket was under the free line. There is no surcharge for cash. If you would rather not handle cash, pay online at checkout and the rider simply hands the order over.

Questions about ordering

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

Search for TEREA in Dubai and you will find the same name, Amber, say, or Sun Pearl, at several different prices. That is not a pricing mistake and it is not a sign of fakes. It is how TEREA reaches the UAE: cartons are produced for specific national markets, and each market has its own cost when it arrives here. This guide explains what a market edition is, what changes between markets, and how we lay the ladder out so you can choose.

What a market edition is

TEREA is manufactured for particular countries. A carton produced for Japan carries Japanese pack text and the Japanese warning panel; one produced for Italy carries Italian; Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan carry Kazakh or Uzbek alongside Russian; Switzerland carries German, French and Italian; Indonesia carries Bahasa Indonesia. The stick inside is built for the same ILUMA system in every case. When we say “TEREA Amber Italy” we mean an Amber carton produced for the Italian market, sealed, with that market’s packaging.

What actually changes between markets

Three things. The range of names: the Japanese Regular line exists only in the Japanese range, the Edition and Dimensions cartons only in the Indonesian one, and names like Amber and Silver appear in several markets but not all. The pack: language, warning panel, and small design differences. And the price: what a carton costs us at source differs by market, and that difference is passed on as the carton price. We do not make claims about anything else being different, and we do not publish tasting descriptions; the name and the market are what we sell.

The ladder, read live

Rather than type figures that go stale, these are read from the shop as you load this page. Indonesia: 120 AED. Kazakhstan: 125 AED. Uzbekistan: from 125 AED. Switzerland: 160 AED. Japan: 210 AED. Italy: 200 to 230 AED, because the Italian range is split into two tiers. Every carton is ten packs of twenty sticks, so dividing any of those by 200 gives the per-stick cost; the price guide does that arithmetic for you.

How to use the ladder

If you know the name you want, open its page under TEREA by name: every market that produces it is listed there, cheapest first, so the saving from choosing a different market is visible before you order. If you are price-led, start from the Indonesian and Central Asian pages and see whether the name you want is there. If you want a name that only one market produces, such as the Japanese Regulars or the Indonesian Editions, the market page is the only route, and the price is what it is.

Two things people get wrong

First, that a dearer market is somehow a “better” version. We do not claim that, and we would rather you chose on price and pack language than on a story. Second, that a cheaper market means a broken carton. Every carton we sell is factory sealed at ten packs of twenty sticks, whichever market it came from, and we confirm each order on WhatsApp before dispatch. The market is printed on the pack; what you order is what arrives.

Questions about market editions

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

The ILUMA i family has three models, and the differences between them are smaller than the price spread suggests. All three take the same TEREA sticks and heat them the same way. What you are choosing is the shape of the device, the finish, and how much you want to spend. Here is the comparison the way we explain it on WhatsApp.

The one-line version

ILUMA i ONE is one piece, the smallest and the least expensive. ILUMA i is two pieces, a slim holder plus a pocket charger. ILUMA i PRIME is the same two-piece format in premium materials. The limited editions (Electric Purple, Stardrift and the PRIME-only Remix) are the same three models in special finishes at a higher price.

Format: one piece or two

This is the decision that actually changes how you use the device. The i ONE puts the holder and the battery in a single body: nothing to dock, nothing to lose, the whole thing in your hand. The i and the i PRIME split that into a light holder you use and a pocket charger that tops it up between sessions. People who prefer the two-piece format like holding something light and keeping the charger in a bag; people who prefer the i ONE like having one object and one thing to charge. Neither is better; they are different habits.

Finish: standard colours and limited editions

Each model comes in a set of standard colours on one price, plus limited editions above it. The i ONE standard colours are Black, Blue, Lime Green, Terracotta and Violet; the i has Black, Blue, Terracotta and Violet; the i PRIME has Midnight Black, Breeze Blue, Aspen Green and Garnet Red, on two close price points. Electric Purple and Stardrift exist for all three models, and Remix for the i PRIME only. A limited edition is not a newer device; it is the same device in a finish that was made in a limited run.

Price: where each model sits

Rather than print figures that go stale, here they are read live from the shop: the i ONE runs 160 to 400 AED across its finishes, the i 260 to 450 AED, and the i PRIME 340 to 1,100 AED. The standard i ONE and i sit under the free-delivery line on their own, so a first order usually pairs them with a carton or two; the i PRIME and every limited edition clear the line by themselves. Free delivery on orders over 299 AED; below that, delivery is a flat 30 AED.

What does not change

The sticks. Every ILUMA i model takes every TEREA carton we stock, from the Indonesian band to the Italian one, and heats it the same way through the element inside the stick. So do not let the device choice be driven by the sticks; pick the device on format and finish, then pick cartons on market or name.

Our honest recommendation, in three lines

Budget and simplicity: i ONE. Two-piece habit and the pocket charger: i. Two-piece and the finish matters: i PRIME. If you are unsure, the i ONE is the least expensive way to find out whether the system suits you, and cartons bought for it carry over to any model you move to later.

Questions about the three models

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.

The single most common question we get on WhatsApp is some version of “will these sticks work in my device?” The answer is short, but the naming makes it feel harder than it is. IQOS now sells three different stick systems, and none of them is interchangeable with the others. This guide sets out which stick belongs to which device, how to tell them apart on the pack, and what to do if you have the wrong ones.

The three systems in one table

That is the whole rule. TEREA for ILUMA. BLENDS for BONDS. HEETS for the older blade devices. We stock the first two systems; we do not stock HEETS or blade devices.

Why TEREA will not work in a BONDS, and BLENDS will not work in an ILUMA

It is not a question of fit alone. ILUMA heats a metal element that is built into the TEREA stick; a BLENDS stick has no such element, so an ILUMA has nothing to heat. A BONDS device, meanwhile, is built around the BLENDS stick format and does not recognise a TEREA. The two systems were designed separately, and they stay separate. If you own an ILUMA, everything you need is on the TEREA pages; if you own a BONDS, everything is on the BONDS pages. Nothing crosses over.

Telling the packs apart

A TEREA pack says TEREA on the front, and in our range it also carries the language of the market it was produced for: Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Kazakh and Russian, Uzbek and Russian, German-French-Italian for Switzerland, or Italian. We sell TEREA by that market, because the price differs by market, and every product page names it. A BLENDS pack says BLENDS and is sold by edition (Warm Edition, Rich Edition, Watermelon Mix and so on) with no market to choose. A HEETS pack says HEETS, and if you are holding one you have a blade device, not an ILUMA.

“I have HEETS left over, will they work in my new ILUMA?”

No. HEETS are made for the blade devices and an ILUMA has no blade. This is the most expensive mistake people make when they move to ILUMA, because a carton of the wrong sticks is a carton you cannot use. If you are switching systems, finish or pass on the old sticks first, then buy the right ones for the new device. Our own TEREA cartons and BLENDS packs are sealed, so there is no question of what is inside.

Choosing between the two systems from scratch

If you do not own either device yet, the choice is mostly about the range and the price. ILUMA is the larger family: three current models plus limited editions, and TEREA cartons from six production markets sorted by market and by name. BONDS is the lower-priced device and its BLENDS sticks are sold per pack by edition, all on one price. Both systems are stocked in full here, and the price guide lays the whole ladder out with live figures. Whichever you pick, the decision is made once; the sticks follow the device.

Questions we get about compatibility

Blends Dubai is an independent retailer based in Dubai. We are not an authorised or licensed IQOS dealer and we do not claim to be; IQOS, ILUMA, TEREA, BONDS and BLENDS are trademarks of their owners. Adults 21 and over only. This product contains nicotine, which is addictive.