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Post by matt on Jan 3, 2019 19:45:22 GMT -5
Just an observation... I started smoking pipes about 5 years ago. When I started, I was buying every tin of SG out there, mainly because they offered such a variety, and pretty much all of them were regularly available everywhere. Only a couple of them stood out to me at the time. Lately I am really wanting to revisit some of them, but it seems that almost all SG is as difficult to buy as Esoterica. What gives???
I did however score a 250g box of Best Brown, which is one of the smokes I’ve been wanting to try again. I hope I like it!
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Post by headrott on Jan 3, 2019 20:03:07 GMT -5
To start off, you will like BBF. It's phenomenal.
SG has been tough to get in the last 8 months. When it come back in stock it sells out very quickly. It may have something to do with the merging of GH and SG. More tobacco to produce, and the same amount of time.
Demand, I believe has also gone up significantly since tobacco laws are pending or in effect in some countries.
Sign up for notifications, and get on it when you receive the email. That's the best advice I can give.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 20:06:00 GMT -5
I know how you feel. If you purchase online, check off to send you an email notification when your tobacco is back in stock. Smokingpipes & Cup O Joe’s goes in order.........” usually “.....good luck 👍👍
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 3, 2019 21:23:36 GMT -5
I've been waiting on notifications to go off for 6 months now. It makes me sad, SG has wonderful tobaccos. BUT a generous man sent me a few samples to get me by... which lead to me anxiously waiting instead of just waiting. And a few weeks ago I was the recipient of a nice sized bag of Best Brown Flake which I smoke like it's the last ever made.
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Post by kbareit on Jan 3, 2019 21:45:40 GMT -5
If you want it bad enough and are willing to wait 3 to 4 weeks to get it an online store called Mr Snuff has most of them. A 50g tin of all the SG's is going for around $32.00. They are somewhere overseas and it takes some time to get it here.
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Post by puritana on Jan 3, 2019 21:57:02 GMT -5
Boswell has a few varieties, not many though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 22:27:15 GMT -5
SG has a way of being tough to get a hold of and like other blends across the big pond in short supply. Several years ago you could not get it anywhere then it came back around about five years ago. You can bet I grabbed it while the getting was good. Not being a everyday smoke on my list I left plenty for others to enjoy.
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 3, 2019 22:42:42 GMT -5
Samuel Gaiwith has recently merged back into Gaiwith & Hogarth. Once that happened the supply of SG has dried up. I'm hoping SG blends will be released in the future by G&H. I like a lot of the SG blends, so am watching to see what G&H does.
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Jan 3, 2019 22:42:59 GMT -5
Boswell has a few varieties, not many though.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 3, 2019 22:57:49 GMT -5
Boswell has a few varieties, not many though.
They now have less A nice feature that they show how many are in stock. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 3:47:25 GMT -5
GH has been hard to find lately too.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 4, 2019 4:13:51 GMT -5
So far, in the UK this doesn't seem to be an issue... Yet. For once, the shoe is on the other foot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 4:47:57 GMT -5
They now have less A nice feature that they show how many are in stock. Very good point Charlie, as I wish ALL other online retailers did as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 4:52:51 GMT -5
GH has been hard to find lately too. On both makers......I believe it’s much worse since the ban of online tobacco sales shipped to the US from across the pond. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 4, 2019 5:18:16 GMT -5
GH has been hard to find lately too. On both makers......I believe it’s much worse since the ban of online tobacco sales shipped to the US from across the pond. I think that's one of the main issues too. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 5:25:42 GMT -5
On both makers......I believe it’s much worse since the ban of online tobacco sales shipped to the US from across the pond. I think that's one of the main issues too. Easy to find both tobacco manufacturers throughout Germany that stock plenty on their shelves, as I’m sure the UK does as well. Why export with the recent regulations by the UK and the imminent regulations by our FDA morons! |
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Post by Dramatwist on Jan 4, 2019 6:45:08 GMT -5
...it's only gonna get worse, here in the USA... a "nanny" country... the government loves to regulate the s*** out of us, and have us pay for it... a**h***!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 8:56:25 GMT -5
Also, the eastern markets have opened up something fierce, including India and particularly China, reportedly. Some of the supply of tobacco manufactured in Europe is now getting sluiced into those new and growing markets. At least that is the market analysis that I've read from several sources.
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Post by matt on Jan 4, 2019 14:40:03 GMT -5
Gawith & Hoggarth are another one! I bought 1oz samples of dozens of their smoke a while back. Now, you're lucky if you can find one anywhere! I thought I'd be saving money by switching from cigars to pipes, but boy was wrong! My curiosity and taste for tobacco always drain my pockets....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 15:49:31 GMT -5
Supply and demand. The only Dunhill which I prefer is Flake. 30 tins in the cellar. The only SG I've cellared is BBF, 10 tins and another four pounds bulk jarred. When demand subsides, quantities will be more readily available.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jan 4, 2019 16:40:31 GMT -5
GH has always been about quality over quantity, limited productions, and its just selling like hotcakes. That would be my guess.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 4, 2019 16:41:59 GMT -5
The blame rests solely on the politicians and executive that gave the authority to the FDA... The FDA bureaucrats are just doing what they are required to do.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jan 4, 2019 16:44:56 GMT -5
The blame rests solely on the politicians and executive that gave the authority to the FDA... The FDA bureaucrats are just doing what they are required to do. Governments. |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 4, 2019 16:58:28 GMT -5
I don’t mind government doing what they are suppose to do, run the military, maintain the roads, public safety, etc...And if the FDA keeps food and drugs safe, I am all for it.
It is when they expand into areas where it is none of their business that chaps my hide... legislating outside what they should.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 4, 2019 17:26:37 GMT -5
I don’t mind government doing what they are suppose to do, run the military, maintain the roads, public safety, etc...And if the FDA keeps food and drugs safe, I am all for it. It is when they expand into areas where it is none of their business that chaps my hide... legislating outside what they should. excuse my ignorance here, but is the FDA's involvement in tobacco not for the purpose of keeping it safe for consumption, like they do with food and other drugs? |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 4, 2019 17:46:52 GMT -5
In the US there is no such thing as "safe" tobacco. We can thank the cigarette industry for that. Cigarettes are far from straight tobacco anymore but because of that all tobacco is looked at the same way. A co worker bought a pack at the store the other day and there was a pamphlet inside that was bigger than the pack of cigs. It had information about how the cigarette companies use ammonia and "other chemicals" to alter the tobacco, yadda yadda yadda.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 18:28:25 GMT -5
The blame rests solely on the politicians and executive that gave the authority to the FDA... The FDA bureaucrats are just doing what they are required to do. The current administration should put the FDA on a leash. They shouldn't be allowed to destroy the tobacco industry under the guise of decreasing teen smoking. |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 4, 2019 19:20:19 GMT -5
In the US there is no such thing as "safe" tobacco. We can thank the cigarette industry for that. Cigarettes are far from straight tobacco anymore but because of that all tobacco is looked at the same way. A co worker bought a pack at the store the other day and there was a pamphlet inside that was bigger than the pack of cigs. It had information about how the cigarette companies use ammonia and "other chemicals" to alter the tobacco, yadda yadda yadda. The most dangerous additive to cigarettes is still the tobacco. |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 4, 2019 19:21:26 GMT -5
I don’t mind government doing what they are suppose to do, run the military, maintain the roads, public safety, etc...And if the FDA keeps food and drugs safe, I am all for it. It is when they expand into areas where it is none of their business that chaps my hide... legislating outside what they should. excuse my ignorance here, but is the FDA's involvement in tobacco not for the purpose of keeping it safe for consumption, like they do with food and other drugs? Tobacco is never safe for consumption. If tobacco were regulated as a drug, it would be banned entirely.
Tobacco has never been regulated by anyone in the United States. It has been explicitly exempted from every consumer protection bill from 1908 onwards. The 2009 bill is the first time the Federal government has ever done a damn thing in statute.
The result is that the FDA has been charged with an incredibly confusing mission. In the 2009 bill, they are asked to prevent the public health menace from getting worse, but expressly prohibited from banning any products. I don't envy the public servants who have to work that rulemaking process. |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 4, 2019 19:54:43 GMT -5
The blame rests solely on the politicians and executive that gave the authority to the FDA... The FDA bureaucrats are just doing what they are required to do. The current administration should put the FDA on a leash. They shouldn't be allowed to destroy the tobacco industry under the guise of decreasing teen smoking. The current administration is bound by law, it would have to take an act of Congress to change it. |
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