What, like there's more than 800 of us pipesmokers in the US?
C&D Folklore
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Also consider that maybe half of those 1000 units may be at B&M locations.
Who knows how many were direct digital sales to ushoarders-- aficionados..?
Who knows how many were direct digital sales to us
Given that this is an unknown blend, how do you determine who's who in this instance?
As you suggested elsewhere, confirmation bias will ensure that everyone who managed to buy some will think it's the bee's knees. Others will fall in. That's seems to be true of all the other small batches; the opinions range from good to oh-my-god and very few are negative. As far as I can tell, the only thing that can bring this party to a halt is mold or some kind of packing snafu.
Working men don't sleep. My last day off was Christmas Day then the 7/12 shift resumed.
One person’s junk…All perspective I guess.
The blend has been reviewed. One person's perspective, true. But if you read the reviews of other tobaccos and compare your own experience with those of the reviewer, then you have a baseline to establish how well you might like a tobacco you've yet to try. Not sure how this blend can be considered an unknown.
Honestly, besides a few aromatics and lakelands, I really haven't ever smoked a tobacco that just repulses me. It's all of the fake topping crap that disgusts me. So, as long as it's not topped or heavily cased, I know I will like it.
You could just randomly mix whatever pure tobaccos together, and I know I would smoke it. I can't even imagine what a bad pure tobacco blend would be.
You could just randomly mix whatever pure tobaccos together, and I know I would smoke it. I can't even imagine what a bad pure tobacco blend would be.
A moldy one.
Well, or course that. Or one that has a bunch of cat hair in it.
A Latakia blend I got about 30 years ago from a local shop... I think they added dried scrapings from the floor of a rendering plant. I asked the clerk for something with a little more strength to it. I got it.
And then there will be bitching about the bitching about the bitching. It really is a spectator sport.
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Easy Peazy. I bought a lb, I'm a winner. Next question.
I'd like to think I'm objective. I've made bad tobacco buys before. The majority of the small batches have been mostly good. I didn't hate XX Dark Flake but I didn't love it either. No big deal, I traded what I had here for some blends I do like.
I've yet to see one of these small batch blends fall so flat on its face there were no fans willing to buy or trade for more. So to me, the risk of losing out on some great tobacco far outweighs the risk of getting stuck with a dog. And with Folklore, if it totally sucks, I'm out $67 when you include taxes. You don't have to be Bill Gates to be reasonably casual with $67.
I wanted to get free shipping so I bought 2.
Scored myself a lb! It'll take a week before the shop gets it in, though. Looking forward to trying it after all the commotion.