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    A New Castello Provides ZERO Taste... WTF!

    Crazy? I wouldn’t go that far. But if you want to treat a Castello like a cob or meer, that is up to you. When Frog Morton first cane out, I was with Andy Herbruck, visiting our mutual friend Feathers Thompson. One of us had picked up a can of Frog from Barry Levin’s initial shipment from...
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    Lovat: Is it a Pipe Shape or a Stem Shape?

    The Lovat is one of my very favorite shapes. But the Liverpool is too. I find the non saddle stems on Castello 12’s (Liverpool) I have owned over the years to be as comfortable as those on 14 and 75’s. Same comparison would hold true with Radice. Some stems are well made. Some aren’t. What...
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    Watch City Slices - Can't Figure This One Out

    Ernie is not the owner. The question of “supporting the forums” has come up, though. Why not? Well, I don’t know the possible answers to that question, but can thank of a couple that just might have influenced the owners decision. For only one, it seems that one frequent (very frequent)...
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    4Noggins.com

    Are they doing anything to negatively impact your current pleasure from Pioe smoking? Oh, wait, didn’t you quit?
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    Smoking an Entire Tin as a Learning Process

    Great post. I have never made a decision to rebuy a tobacco until I have smoked a whole 50 or 100:g tin, or at least a few ounces of a bulk. You can certainly work in other things along the way, put the tin in a zip lock if you are concerned about it becoming too dry. Other tobacco social...
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    4Noggins.com

    Even sure post from P&C seems to work fine for me these days. It took Mike Rutt at Mars two days to get all the Eso orders from the recent drop labeled and shipped, but package arrived in two days just fine. We’ve been spoiled by same or next day shipping, but not THAT Spoiled. I would say...
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    Junk silver and bottled water here.
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    Just checked my records. Last transaction I did outside the US was a purchase from Al Pascia 1/2020. Totally smooth, no duties. I started hearing stories about global shipping being an issue no later than April 2020. I don’t think I still need to wear a mask, but that doesn’t mean global...
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    With any carrier, you can direct shipments to a freight forwarder/customs broker if you specify in advance.
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/04/27/611630.htm I hope @swilford doesn’t have to don scuba gear to get the next container load of Gawith Hoggarth bound for the states.
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    This.
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    Estervals: Is The Party Over?

    Once with Al Pascia, twice with DHL, twice with USPS via Registered Italian Post all on pipes . I would say overall this happens about a third of the time. No rhyme or reaso, each and every package had full purchase price on the paperwork, Country of Origin Italy, Smoking Pipe, etc. I think...
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    Building Your Cellar - Things To Consider

    Excellent post, @hoosierpipeguy I would suggest that one might diversify a wee bit. If you are convinced that the only blends worth cellaring are Virginia’s and VaPers, but there are presently on the market VaOr’s and blends containing Latakia that you can stomach, put some of those aside...
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    Building Your Cellar - Things To Consider

    Pleasant Grove Farms. They also sell direct from their own web page, which means they net a little more money and you don’t pay much or any more. https://www.topmylar.com/
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    Building Your Cellar - Things To Consider

    Bankrupt caused by buying pipes is acceptable.
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    Stalin and Pipe Smoking

    And I am fairly sure at least some of his pipes were Dunhills eta: if he smoked Royal Yacht, no wonder he was a callous, murderer
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    Punched in the Face by Virginia Excise Tax on Tobacco Products

    As late as January they did not charge Sales Tax to Tennessee residents. In February they did Simple explanation. They hit the $100,000 threshold and had to start collecting and remitting the tax in February. The requirement clicks in based on actual volume shipped to Tennessee, not how much...
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    Would McClelland Sell Their Recipes and Methods?

    As to 5100 specifically and the sudden disappeance, that one blender is apparently still crying about, my memory is that they thought they had an alternate source lined up, took delivery of a bunch, taste tested it, and threw it out. The had no intentions of leaving any of their accounts in the...
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    Would McClelland Sell Their Recipes and Methods?

    Nailed it.
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    Why Don't People Indicate their Location on their Profile?

    Good enough reason for me., It is optional information. That means everyone has a choice.
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