Having Tobacco Sent to California?
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Hi Mike, I do the same thing when I'm in the states, or when friends are there. I just sent 7oz of WCC #558 to my friend visiting California and it worked just fine.
California requires an adult signature on all tobacco packages to prevent underage purchases.
Many vendors like TP (Sutliff) will charge a signature fee in addition to shipping. This is new for 2024.
Not sure if SP has implemented this as well.
Many vendors like TP (Sutliff) will charge a signature fee in addition to shipping. This is new for 2024.
Not sure if SP has implemented this as well.
Mike, I'm in California and I order from SP all the time, no issues, no extra taxes. Just be sure to plan for a week of delivery time as they usually (for me, at least) ship via UPS ground and it takes about a week to get here from South Carolina.
Thanks for the responses!
Looks like we are going back to Florida this year, so I can just do what I did last time.
Looks like we are going back to Florida this year, so I can just do what I did last time.
SP has not implemented this, which to me evidences that P&C and TP may have it wrong that this is, in fact, a state requirement. I regularly see misinterpretations of legal statutes, so this isn't as far-fetched as it might sound. If this were truly a requirement, I guarantee SP would be doing it too.
Of course, if they start doing it too, that renders my whole supposition null and void! Time will tell...
You will be apprehended and sent to a re-education camp. Beyond that no problem.
So I finally got around to actually reading the piece of legislation. Sure enough, I was right; the signature requirement part only applies to nonsale distributors. Of course, it's buried in legalese and easy to miss, and the statute (in typical fashion) does its best to muddle the reader's understanding of the terms, but if one takes the time to parse it out, it's all right there. TP, P&C, and any other sellers who require a signature for delivery (and charge the customer for it) are doing so unnecessarily. Any member of TP's legal team worth their salt could put to rest this misunderstanding quite easily...and I wish they would!
I remember the days as a 5 year old and we bought a pack of smokes and you just had to say it was for your mom or dad. Then it got really crazy and you had to actually produce a note from said parent you were there to buy cigarettes
After the pandemic hit, enforcement of that signature requirement went into the drawer. My packages arrived on my doorstep same as always. If I remember correctly P&C, and maybe SP, asked me to vouch for my age, and that was the end of it.
People have some seriously screwy perceptions about California, but they also have some seriously screwy perceptions about a lot of things. Gotta pop those bubbles you're in.
People have some seriously screwy perceptions about California, but they also have some seriously screwy perceptions about a lot of things. Gotta pop those bubbles you're in.
it is kind of shocking how often companies misinterpret laws and regulations and end up doing things they don't actually have to do. Or they take the better safe then fined approach.
Ordering guns to California is a pain in my neck, but so far no issues with pipe tobacco. We'll see how that goes.
I'm not even "allowed" to ship tobacco out of WI..... 
. But I've only had one person mention that. Still doesn't list it on the "flammables, batteries, chemicals" screen though.
. But I've only had one person mention that. Still doesn't list it on the "flammables, batteries, chemicals" screen though.