Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 29, 2021 10:25:12 GMT -5
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Post by fadingdaylight on Jul 29, 2021 10:45:30 GMT -5
I can't say, but it's definitely unsettling
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Post by darktater on Jul 29, 2021 10:57:46 GMT -5
interesting
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Post by peteguy on Jul 29, 2021 19:27:24 GMT -5
I would guess they aren't counterfeit but the ingredients have changed due to lack of good tobacco. I have seen similar stories come up from time to time. Most recently I recall something about Condor being redone by some Polish company??
Some people will like it better and some will hate it.
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 29, 2021 19:31:04 GMT -5
I would guess they aren't counterfeit but the ingredients have changed due to lack of good tobacco. I have seen similar stories come up from time to time. Most recently I recall something about Condor being redone by some Polish company?? Some people will like it better and some will hate it. I agree with this assessment. There are some weird things about the tin, but i don’t know that it makes them counterfeit. |
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Post by trailboss on Jul 29, 2021 19:55:34 GMT -5
Crops change with the passing years and maybe the ability to source what was in the past cannot be had in the present.
As for changes in tins, I doubt there is enough money in counterfeit pipe tobacco to make it worthwhile.
Buy tobacco from an online retailer and you will be sure to get the real deal.
“ The 2 sellers who sold me the 'bad cans' did not take me seriously.(can't blame them, I am sure I look insane to anyone who does not smoke this brand)”
Where did this guy buy his tobacco from?
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Post by peteguy on Jul 29, 2021 20:14:25 GMT -5
Both S&P and P&C.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 29, 2021 20:17:43 GMT -5
I doubt they are buying counterfeit tobacco. Someone has too much time on their hands. |
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 29, 2021 20:21:22 GMT -5
I doubt they are buying counterfeit tobacco. Someone has too much time on their hands. I have used both and have never had an issue. Smokingpipes has been an especially great experience. |
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Post by darktater on Jul 29, 2021 20:49:14 GMT -5
well the first time you experience a blend you love changing radically can be very jarring, easy to understand the questions
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Post by trailboss on Jul 29, 2021 21:20:28 GMT -5
well the first time you experience a blend you love changing radically can be very jarring, easy to understand the questions Sadly that is the story of so many blends. The name stays the same, and the recipe changes. It should if anything, be the other way around. |
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Post by darktater on Jul 29, 2021 21:21:35 GMT -5
well the first time you experience a blend you love changing radically can be very jarring, easy to understand the questions Sadly that is the story of so many blends. The name stays the same, and the recipe changes. It should if anything, be the other way around. amen brother |
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Post by dervis on Jul 30, 2021 10:13:07 GMT -5
well the first time you experience a blend you love changing radically can be very jarring, easy to understand the questions Sadly that is the story of so many blends. The name stays the same, and the recipe changes. It should if anything, be the other way around. I wonder if the new laws regarding "new" tobaccos being taxed higher if created past a year (I forget what year they set on it) is a reason why little things change about the tobacco but the names do not. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 30, 2021 10:58:54 GMT -5
Crops change with the passing years and maybe the ability to source what was in the past cannot be had in the present. As for changes in tins, I doubt there is enough money in counterfeit pipe tobacco to make it worthwhile. Buy tobacco from an online retailer and you will be sure to get the real deal. “ The 2 sellers who sold me the 'bad cans' did not take me seriously.(can't blame them, I am sure I look insane to anyone who does not smoke this brand)” Where did this guy buy his tobacco from? Plus, if somebody was going to counterfeit tins, they wouldn’t waste the effort on low selling lines. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 30, 2021 11:01:20 GMT -5
well the first time you experience a blend you love changing radically can be very jarring, easy to understand the questions Sadly that is the story of so many blends. The name stays the same, and the recipe changes. It should if anything, be the other way around. Yup. This happened to my beloved Heinrich’s #30 a year or two ago. Received some tins only to find out that the blend had changed from a VaPer with Lat to a VaBur with Lat and no Perique. 😟 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 15:08:58 GMT -5
I have no idea what happened but the poor guy obviously really loves his Stanwell Melange and is fairly upset about the whole situation.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 30, 2021 15:12:14 GMT -5
I have no idea what happened but the poor guy obviously really loves his Stanwell Melange and is fairly upset about the whole situation. I loved my Melange so much that I sent it to Mrlunting. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 30, 2021 15:23:22 GMT -5
I don't think Melange is a very popular tobacco. I thought it was nasty. They probably couldn't get the ingredients and just threw in what they had to make something similar. Russ O or John Brandt/Jiminks can make a decent replacement for many popular blends, but no talent was wasted on this.
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Post by sloopjohnb on Jul 31, 2021 12:16:54 GMT -5
Reddit is a cesspool of frauds and misinformation
I wouldn't be surprised if that OP is attempting to garner some rank on there and pull scams on some 'rube' and green victims
He mentioned in another thread that he wants Churchwarden - and I quote '...that isn't made of glass"
I mean wtf man, glass, this is tobacco not the waccky baccy
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Post by trailboss on Jul 31, 2021 12:21:42 GMT -5
I don't think Melange is a very popular tobacco. I thought it was nasty. They probably couldn't get the ingredients and just threw in what they had to make something similar. Russ O or John Brandt/Jiminks can make a decent replacement for many popular blends, but no talent was wasted on this. I have it on good authority that they ran out of key ingredients, Jiminks donated his foot callous scrapings as a topping agent. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 12:26:31 GMT -5
Reddit is a cesspool of frauds and misinformation I wouldn't be surprised if that OP is attempting to garner some rank on there and pull scams on some 'rube' and green victims He mentioned in another thread that he wants Churchwarden - and I quote '...that isn't made of glass" I mean wtf man, glass, this is tobacco not the waccky baccy Indeed! One can bullshit a lot of people on the internet. In fact some people seem to have nothing better to do. |
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Post by Darin on Jul 31, 2021 12:28:02 GMT -5
I don't think Melange is a very popular tobacco. I thought it was nasty. They probably couldn't get the ingredients and just threw in what they had to make something similar. Russ O or John Brandt/Jiminks can make a decent replacement for many popular blends, but no talent was wasted on this. I have it on good authority that they ran out of key ingredients, Jiminks donated his foot callous scrapings as a topping agent. ... the scrapings add a tangy, zesty, earthy, musty, slightly corn chip note ... 😅 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 12:58:04 GMT -5
I have it on good authority that they ran out of key ingredients, Jiminks donated his foot callous scrapings as a topping agent. ... the scrapings add a tangy, zesty, earthy, musty, slightly corn chip note ... 😅 A zesty, flavorful adventure in pipe smoking! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 31, 2021 13:19:32 GMT -5
I don't think Melange is a very popular tobacco. I thought it was nasty. They probably couldn't get the ingredients and just threw in what they had to make something similar. Russ O or John Brandt/Jiminks can make a decent replacement for many popular blends, but no talent was wasted on this. I have it on good authority that they ran out of key ingredients, Jiminks donated his foot callous scrapings as a topping agent. Well, tthat should at least boost the nicotine. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 31, 2021 20:45:20 GMT -5
I don't think Melange is a very popular tobacco. I thought it was nasty. They probably couldn't get the ingredients and just threw in what they had to make something similar. Russ O or John Brandt/Jiminks can make a decent replacement for many popular blends, but no talent was wasted on this. I have it on good authority that they ran out of key ingredients, Jiminks donated his foot callous scrapings as a topping agent. … and a couple fried eggs. 😉🤪😂 |
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 1, 2021 10:46:37 GMT -5
Reddit is a cesspool of frauds and misinformation I wouldn't be surprised if that OP is attempting to garner some rank on there and pull scams on some 'rube' and green victims He mentioned in another thread that he wants Churchwarden - and I quote '...that isn't made of glass" I mean wtf man, glass, this is tobacco not the waccky baccy I agree. The pipe tobacco subreddit is really the only one I visit, but less and less. The overall behavior on that site is generally disgusting. I posted briefly in their cigar subreddit a few years ago and it was so toxic and gatekeeperish that I just left. I won’t even start on their inability to not make everything a political issue or have some link to juvenile pop culture. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 1, 2021 11:21:36 GMT -5
The so called “Gentleman’s Pipe Smoking Society” is another waste of time.
I was on there, and was badgered by a trolling loser, and he had a few loyal knuckledragging followers to offer their… “yeah, what he said” comments.
The mods over there by their silence supported the nonsense even though the code of conduct forbids it.
I keep meaning to throw the GPSS T-shirt out, I will never wear it.
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 1, 2021 11:40:55 GMT -5
The so called “Gentleman’s Pipe Smoking Society” is another waste of time. I was on there, and was badgered by a trolling loser, and he had a few loyal knuckledragging followers to offer their… “yeah, what he said” comments. The mods over there by their silence supported the nonsense even though the code of conduct forbids it. I keep meaning to throw the GPSS T-shirt out, I will never wear it. As of yet, I haven’t found a better group of people than the fine folks on this board. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 1, 2021 15:31:57 GMT -5
The so called “Gentleman’s Pipe Smoking Society” is another waste of time. I was on there, and was badgered by a trolling loser, and he had a few loyal knuckledragging followers to offer their… “yeah, what he said” comments. The mods over there by their silence supported the nonsense even though the code of conduct forbids it. I keep meaning to throw the GPSS T-shirt out, I will never wear it. People don't seem to understand the word "gentlemen". |
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