What I learned at the 2013 TAPS (Triangle -- N.C. -- Area Pipe Show) was to reflexively pick up
business cards of pipe carvers, retailers, tobacconists, organizations, etc. When you do, make a
note on the back to remind you of who this was: "Big assortment of CD tobacco's," "pipes finished
in cream beige with Cumberland stems," etc. I learned this because I didn't do it, and I am still
wringing my brain for who several of the carvers and others were. Also you can make notes on
appropriate cards of any tobacco you sample, to avoid or buy in the future, if you didn't at the show.
You can sort through them at home and discard any that are too much of a stretch to contact. But
for the ones you end up keeping, it's of great value. As a result, on a trip to NYC, I did keep the card
of the senior sales person who helped me buy Nat Sherman 536. I may be a slow learner, but I'm a
learner nonetheless.
business cards of pipe carvers, retailers, tobacconists, organizations, etc. When you do, make a
note on the back to remind you of who this was: "Big assortment of CD tobacco's," "pipes finished
in cream beige with Cumberland stems," etc. I learned this because I didn't do it, and I am still
wringing my brain for who several of the carvers and others were. Also you can make notes on
appropriate cards of any tobacco you sample, to avoid or buy in the future, if you didn't at the show.
You can sort through them at home and discard any that are too much of a stretch to contact. But
for the ones you end up keeping, it's of great value. As a result, on a trip to NYC, I did keep the card
of the senior sales person who helped me buy Nat Sherman 536. I may be a slow learner, but I'm a
learner nonetheless.