Pipes2Smoke is probably the best place for a deal on a Ferndown, but even his prices have jumped up recently.
Maxim's prices are in USD as well, even though he is located within Canada. I messaged him about it and he said it is because ~85% of his business is to the states and the majority of the rest is to Asia. There's been a recent influx of Canadian pipe smokers to this forum it would seem but we are still a very small market -- or maybe just a very cheap one :lol:
My TAD purchases have gone down to one a month which is no good because I've fallen head over heels for a certain dark VA flake and I NEED MORE!
Ugh this is true. I've been trying to build my cellar 200g at a time but I've been decreasing the rate of my purchases because of the poor exchange rate. At the same time, however, I'm concerned about increasing regulation and the affect it might have on our ability to secure the blends we want, whether it be locally or from the states.
But since here we are, is there any discount on Canadian made (not Canadian shape) pipes for U.S. buyers now?
That's a good question. It may be the best time ever to commission a Michael Parks pipe if he bills in CAD. You would basically be getting 25% off.
Other Canadian pipe makers however, I'm not sure how many there are. I'm not sure if Gio is still making pipes as I haven't seen many of his appear on the market and his youtube channel went dark. A shame as he did good and interesting work from what I can tell.
I'm not sure if the decline in the CAD will affect the price of Brigham's down in the states since they are distributed by Sutliff down there.
With the low value of the dollar, a European dealer may be the way to go.
And to tie it all back together, I got my Ferndown Lovat!! A kindly
troutface tipped me off to a website dealing in pounds sterling. ~$230 CAD shipped with insurance! There will be a small customs bill on top of it I'm sure but still wayyyyyyyyy cheaper than the $375 it would have originally cost me.
Some how my brain decided that instead of costing me $230, I was actually saving myself $145 and that I basically couldn't afford
not to get it.