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  1. K

    Chenet's Cake vs Kajun Kake. How Do They Compare?

    I am on the verge of my next order and have a spot left for either of those blends. I had no luck finding direct comparisons of those two on internet, only some mentions of their similarity in Perique content. What are major differences things between those two?
  2. K

    Smokingpipes Lost Package

    There is a large number of post offices and calling them on landline from my current location would cost me more than the order itself. The Forwarding company claimed that no parcel was delivered to them, and demand a proof of delivery, they've shipped 200 parcels for me alone are known for...
  3. K

    Smokingpipes Lost Package

    That it was delivered to an individual(unspecified) at the zip code I specified but with no mention of an actual address(which could be many among others at the same zipcode).
  4. K

    Smokingpipes Lost Package

    I did ask them a couple times to contact my post office but was told to do so myself, In my mind I always believed that a parcel is a responsibility of the retailer until it is delivered to me. That will probably be the last measure I'll take, since such an action would most likely terminate...
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    Smokingpipes Lost Package

    Greetings everyone, It's been a while since I've logged on back here as I took a break from pipe-smoking. Recently I placed an order on smokingpipes.com for some tobacco, and the order seems to have got lost during shipping. It claims that it was delivered at my address but it has not, when I...
  6. K

    HU tobaccos

    sablebrush52 Which store do they supply?
  7. K

    Failure to taste Virginia's

    Have you tried some decade old stuff?
  8. K

    Hillbilly has been a ponderin'

    16 oz bag of HH Acadian Perique or Old Gowrie. Or Peretti's No 8, it comes in a 16 oz tin. Pease blends come in 16 oz too in some cases. As for pipes, http://www.thepipenook.com/store/c32/Series_III_Unfinished.html
  9. K

    2 Mortas And An Egg

    The first one is beautiful, and the stem shape on the third is outstanding. Have you ever made a reverse calabash?
  10. K

    Failure to taste Virginia's

    Here is a good set of filters for tobaccoreviews. http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/search?BlendType=Virginia%2FPerique%2CStraight+Virginia&Taste=Medium+to+Full%2CFull%2CVery+Full%2CExtra+Full%2COverwhelming&Rating=Highly+Recommended&ReviewCount=10&Production=Currently+available
  11. K

    Failure to taste Virginia's

    Beacon Extra for VaPer and Brown Twist Sliced for Virginia. Try those.
  12. K

    Pipe Tobacco Top Seller Known?

    mawnansmiff Tobaccoreviews attracts connoisseurs, while the sales ratings are most likely decided by the mass.
  13. K

    Do Juma stems oxidize?

    http://www.pipemakersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=9041 This came up
  14. K

    Burley Negatives; Why Not Burley?

    I like Burleys, although Peretti's Burleys destroyed my mouth. What's the difference between dark and light?
  15. K

    Pipe Tobacco Top Seller Known?

    One should take in account that people don't cellar 1Q as intensely as they cellar FVF and some other stuff. That might have some effect on the results