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leacha · Nov 1, 2015

Question. Why would a major online retailer carry every blend, even in multiple tin sizes, from a blender except one particular blend?
Whenever I place an order I like to fill in the order with one of my favorite blends but this retailer has never stocked it. So I end up going to another retailer whenever I want this particular blend. I do not understand the business decision for it.

lordofthepiperings · Nov 1, 2015

There are some instances like the H&H line is a P&C line. They let other places stock some of their blends, like SmokingPipes for instance, but not all of the blends. Some blends are exclusive to P&C to keep people shopping there. I believe the same is done by SmokingPipes with C&D blends as well as GL Pease blends for the same reason.

warren · Nov 1, 2015

One reason would be, as above notes, it is not available for him from his supplier. Another could be that he doesn't see a profit in having it on his shelves. Have you asked them? Could be an oversight on the retailer's part. My response is purely speculation as I have no personal knowledge. If it is a well run shop my guess is economics.

deathmetal · Nov 1, 2015

Either that or the person responsible for purchasing smoked it and decided against purchasing it. You could tell them that you place x orders a year and would appreciate it if they stocked a similar number of tins of the stuff.

swilford · Nov 4, 2015

There are some instances like the H&H line is a P&C line. They let other places stock some of their blends, like SmokingPipes for instance, but not all of the blends. Some blends are exclusive to P&C to keep people shopping there. I believe the same is done by SmokingPipes with C&D blends as well as GL Pease blends for the same reason.

Just for the record, not that I think anything negative was intended, Smokingpipes.com doesn't do this with C&D and GLP blends. We do have the Low Country line, which is exclusive to Smokingpipes.com, but that was true back when C&D was independent (pre-dating the two being the same company by a good eight years). If you see a C&D or GLP blend that Smokingpipes.com carries that another retailer does not, it's because either, a) the other retailer chooses not to carry it, or b) it's something C&D doesn't make anymore (or make that size of anymore) and Smokingpipes.com happens to have a few tins left (though I can't think of a present example of this, there were a few odd-ball things a year ago we had a handful left of).

ericusrex · Nov 4, 2015

I'm dumbfounded that P&C doesn't carry Presbyterian and Peterson's Balkan Delight when everyone else does. My dollars for those have gone elsewhere.

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