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cosmicfolklore

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Staff member
Aug 9, 2013
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All of yall's cries of anguish, is just going to make me enjoy smoking mine all the better. The tears of the unfortunate, flavors the meals of the fortunate.
If everyone could have gotten some, I probably wouldn't like it as much. puffy

I'm kidding, just kidding. :::sigh::: but don't stop complaining... keep on. I am... empathizing with you poor saps souls. Bless yall's hearts.
 
Dec 11, 2021
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Fort Collins, CO
All of yall's cries of anguish, is just going to make me enjoy smoking mine all the better. The tears of the unfortunate, flavors the meals of the fortunate.
If everyone could have gotten some, I probably wouldn't like it as much. puffy

I'm kidding, just kidding. :::sigh::: but don't stop complaining... keep on. I am... empathizing with you poor saps souls. Bless yall's hearts.
Wasn’t there a “limited release” that had more than enough for everyone not long ago? And everyone was complaining that it wasn’t “limited” enough? I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that.
 

telescopes

Pipe Dreamer and Star Gazer
Wasn’t there a “limited release” that had more than enough for everyone not long ago? And everyone was complaining that it wasn’t “limited” enough? I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that.
Yes. There was. Alll the hoarders were upset about because it conflicted with their plans to flip it.
 

fightnhampster

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 14, 2019
953
2,713
Indiana
It stinks it's some folks didn't get any. I am grateful that I got some.

The only tweak that I think would be helpful is ditching (or fixing) the "waiting room" thing. I think it gave people, understandably, a feeling that they were really in a queue to get the item.

I think how they did it before where you just had to keep refreshing while staring at the old video of a pipe tobacco review.

At least then you knew for sure if were in or not.
 

fightnhampster

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 14, 2019
953
2,713
Indiana
From the screenshot provided earlier in the thread, this was a virtual waiting room. The message stated to not refresh your browser as it is done automatically. Hitting refresh would then keep pushing you back in line.

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For what it's worth, I waited the full time without refreshing and it just sent me back to the screen with the tobacco review video when the time was up.

After that, I just kept refreshing like normal and was able to get in.
🤷‍♂️
 

B.Lew

Part of the Furniture Now
Jun 24, 2020
587
7,879
SE Michigan
Could we collectively come up with a “resale” price list for unobtainable blends, limited releases and defunct blends?

That would absolve all from any guilt they may experience from “gouging”.

Aren’t free markets the worst!?!?
 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
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I’m surprised to hear that. It seemed like it’d be up your alley with all the Orientals.
I like them straight, being blended with other components ruins them, add to the fact that I've never justified any tobacco costing more than $5/ounce. All tins have been off the table for me for a while now.