+1 but for me the P Lip and System are the key historical appeal. And I have had a bad one as well but I don't find the need to disparage the whole brand. I reserve that for bloodsucking tobacco profiteers.
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+1 but for me the P Lip and System are the key historical appeal. And I have had a bad one as well but I don't find the need to disparage the whole brand. I reserve that for bloodsucking tobacco profiteers.
Wise words Craig. That is my perspective as well and also why I'm attracted to both, though do not own any Dunhills. Would if I could afford them though.
So you got that raise?
My first emoji. I feel so dirty.
As for my part in this thread... it was a caricature post - followed by a big disclaimer because the internet is very uptight - and it wasn't meant to offend anyone. It was just a silly riff...
Also, my sense of humour is about as good as my juicy sales copy.
But, again, I will say in all honesty that I don't see a difference between my two Dunhill pipes and any "artisan" pipe I have. As they say, it's just a piece of wood with two holes and some rubber, which are expertly drilled.
The rest is just window dressing, which you may or may not be tickled by.
I actually took a pay cut to get out from behind the desk.?
That they are, but my bad luck is legendary.
"I don't get no respect! If I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all. My girlfriend called me up and said "C'mon over; nobody's here'. So I went over and the place was empty."
Of course we can all agree that you’re not a REAL pipe smoker unless you’re smoking Penzance or original Balkan Sobranie in a Dunhill. Anything else is a pale shadow of what it’s all about.
Just to be clear, I’m joking. For something meant to be relaxing. . .
Just to be clear, I’m joking. For something meant to be relaxing. . .
the way people talk about Dunhill reminds me of the way people I knew talked about Peterson. There are pipes and then there is the top of the line and it's this brand... My guideline is never buy a pipe that you question if it's worth the price.
Sadly, I think there are folks who have that notion, as there are some who feel you're a poseur if you smoke other than a cob or a single cheap briar and OTC's.
Pipe smokers are just another population, with all kinds within it. Smoke what you like, how you like, and if someone has an issue with it, it's their issue, not yours, say I.
Thus speaketh the Bard.
It's a good thing ® when folks eschew detailing what they don't like.
It's a good thing ® when folks eschew detailing what they don't like.
My ass has a problem with this statement.
You mean I can't say how much I utterly detest Penzance and Germain's version of Balkan Sobranie? OK...
Despite all the criticism about Dunhill, which I voiced here as well, one thing I realised recently, Dunhill is one of the few modern day pipe makers, that make classic pipe shapes in all sizes.
I have problems to find an elegant classic pipe nowadays.
In the past there were Barling, Charatan, Comoy and so on. Nowadays they are gone.
I have problems to find an elegant classic pipe nowadays.
In the past there were Barling, Charatan, Comoy and so on. Nowadays they are gone.
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