Prince Albert is Being Discontinued

[ashdigger]

I'd like to get in front of this. I have a tub of PA I'm willing to sell for a measly $800. Dont let an opportunity like this get away. It'll soon be Prince Albert who?

 

[3rdguy]

No longer just a piercing!

 

[aldecaker]

"As I did a search for more info on PA, I did notice that ALL other talk online about this, only stems from this one thread. Maybe it will take some time for the facts to come out."
I am only basing it on what I was told by 2 customer service reps at online vendors, not on any information directly from the manufacturer. This would be a great time for Russ to show up and help us out with some insider info!

 

[JimInks]

I just messaged Russ to see what he has to say.

 

[aldecaker]

Thanks, Jim!

 

[sparroa]

I think this is just the next phase of a long process.
Middleton (aka Altria aka Philip Morris) killed a load of old time pipe blends a few years ago. Kentucky Club, Walnut and Sugar Barrel were just the first to bite the dust. And Prince Albert will not be the last...

 

[aldecaker]

Well, they can kiss my ass. If they stop making Prince Albert, I'm gonna stop buying it.

 

[cohibajoe]

I just got off the phone with P&C customer service. I was informed that Prince Albert was being discontinued, and that was why they've been out of the 1.5 oz. pouches for a while. Sad day for me, but at least I have a 2 or 3 pounds stashed away. Hard to see another icon go by the wayside.

SP has 265 1.5oz pouches.

 

[aldecaker]

SP, P&C, and WV Smokeshop all have the cans in stock, too (not that it tastes the same as the pouches).

 

[bnichols23]

You give 'em hell, alde', that'll by-God teach 'em!
Seriously, this is a stunner. I don't smoke it, never have, but I never watched Seinfeld either, & yet I know it was a classic to many. [hand over heart] Farewell, sweet Prince, & may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

 

[blackadderlxx]

This is hard to believe. I've never had it, and probably never will, but for my entire life this was the first thing I thought of when I thought of pipe tobacco.

 

[3rdguy]

Here! Here!
We need to get you to start watching Seinfeld.

 

[bnichols23]

Hey, just ain't normally in my spectrum. Never got into the habit. Yeah, yeah, I know: "No Seinfeld for you!"
Huge 3rd Rock & House fan, though!

 

[dottiewarden]

If the old codger blends fade, we may be left with corn silk and yard mulch.

Supply and demand. Seems 'round here everybody smokes a pipe, but out there..... nobody even knows, or much less cares, about a few ol' diehards livin' in the 50's.

 

[weedsnager]

What’s next captain black ?

 

[blendtobac]

I just researched this. I have no info that says PA is discontinued. I don't know where our rep got this information, but to the best of my knowledge, it isn't true. Aldecaker, could you please PM me or email me at russo@pipesandcigars.com? I need to find out who spoke to you.
Russ

 

[haparnold]

If it does go away, I'm sure we can rely on Russ to produce a fantastic match blend!

 

[weedsnager]

P&C already has a match

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Whether true or not, this post has definitely made a splash on the internet, according to Google searches. This thread is sited in at least six Facebook posts on various pipe pages there, and I found a whole bunch of posts on a site called Reddit that sites this one, and a few other forums site this one. It seems that this post has made the rounds and inspired many other social medias. Blind panic has ensued, ha ha.

 

[workman]

If everyone starts hunting Prince Albert, maybe some Dunhills and Esotericas slip under the radar. They ARE kind of passé now PA's the new black, don't you think?