Next year I think they should give everyone a proper chance to get one and release them by March at the latest.Makes me mad too. Like they want to make sure we don't really have time to contemplate if we want and like the pipe. Real impulse buy type situation. I think I might protest by buying a few.
Stink, stank, stunk
Ummm...... Hold my beerNo offense to those who like these, but to me they are pretty much the ugliest Xmas pipes I've ever seen. And the same/usual shapes, too. Why can't we EVER get a few of the rare shapes mixed in? I love the 707 and it's always the same two for sale: Alligator and Roma (I think there's a Porto Cervo on SP, too). There's about a dozen other uncommon shapes that we hard see, too.

Ummm...... Hold my beer
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Yes, I own one of the 2018 ones in this shape. Don't you judge me!
Yeah, I actually don't mind the look of it too much. I love the red stain of the bowl and the ferrule has grown on me. The big mistake was the shape I chose. The 315 has a small bowl and I prefer slightly bigger bowls, these days. Nothing crazy but things like the Peterson 05 and the XL02 suit me better.Nice! That’s my favorite year![]()

Yeah, I actually don't mind the look of it too much. I love the red stain of the bowl and the ferrule has grown on me. The big mistake was the shape I chose. The 315 has a small bowl and I prefer slightly bigger bowls, these days. Nothing crazy but things like the Peterson 05 and the XL02 suit me better.
I wish i'd gone for the 606
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Man this is so awesome. I really like this!I have switched it up, but kinda favored bent billiards recently. Here are a few pics of my collection that I posted last year:
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Be warned, once you get a Saint Nicholas pipe you’ll want another next year…..and the next…and the next……..
