One ounce (28g.) samples is too much for my liking. All I want is a few grams, enough for a bowl or two...just to try a blend.
Are Tobacco Samples a Thing?
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A few grams isn’t worth the bag they’d put it in. I can understand 1-2 ounce minimums. A few grams is basically charity.
Yeah, I understand that. I don't buy 1 ounce samples anymore. I've purchased too many 1 ounce samples I end up not liking. I end up giving them away or they sit in jars in my cellar.
Ok, this post and @Jimmy_Jack 's ad have inspired me. I have lots of variety jarred, like many of us. I think I'll put some samplers up for sale next week. (I'll have to wait a week, per the rules, since I just posted other tobacco for sale yesterday.)
Yes, it has happened!
Check out: Sample Selection 3/5/22 in the F/S thread.
Get while they are hot . . .only 5 lots available. Jwesthurl asks and the forum answers.
Yes you can find samples here, just post in the Tobacco Sell/Swap/Search section, as it was mentioned already.
Yeah, I've only been to one place that had some tins opened for sampling. Not everything the sold was available, of course, but they had 6 or 8 tins open if you wanted to try them.
It is cool that some samples are being offered and others might be offered. It will be helpful to some.
The 10g sample size really helped me out when I first started, especially as tobacco is quite pricey over here. Even now I still use it if a new blend is released.
Do some UK tobacconists offer samples for a few p? And are they forbidden to offer free samples as with many states in the US?
I found most B&Ms will sell a half ounce of their bulk stuff so you can try several and then focus on what you like. I did this when I was first starting out and it was a great way to sample a variety. The only exception I found so far is Tinder Box. The one I went to would only sell ounce minimums so I walked out never to return. I will note that their reviews on line are less than stellar as well but that is the one nearest to me.
And where is this one located? Do they sell the types of tobaccos posted about frequently here?
Decent pipe tobacco?
Decent pipe tobacco?
Box passes were once popular and a great way to sample different blends that are easily available, some that are hard to get and some that are gone. Check other pipe forums. And yes sometimes a member will package up smaller amounts for a person, either for free or for sale. Keep your eyes peeled. IMO a guy could make some pretty good money selling 10 gram sample packs. In the past I've seen a few douche bags keep the entire box pass and never showed their user face again. Kinda ruined the box pass thing.
I’ve had several kind people send me some samples and I bought several samples of stuff that I normally wouldn’t have tried or purchased myself. I hope this will be an ongoing thing, for new people especially, to get exposure to lots of different blends. I am extremely grateful for those that have helped me out because of this thread.
I may just make some up.That'd be kinda cool. I have a shit ton of tobacco and I'm dumping a lot off as I get older. Can't take it with.