Wow, welcome, thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. I don't think we currently have any other active members living in China. China has a number of very passionate pipe collectors!
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Welcome to the forum from Florida.
You might want to try ordering from 4noggins and tobaccopipes. Both are adept at plain packaging to get through customs. I know a lot of the Canadian members here use both. I love SP but they aren't that great at getting through customs from what I hear.
Jesse, everyone knows that the Hub Of The Universe is Boston. Burbank........puuuulllleeeaaaasssseee.
You might want to try ordering from 4noggins and tobaccopipes. Both are adept at plain packaging to get through customs. I know a lot of the Canadian members here use both. I love SP but they aren't that great at getting through customs from what I hear.
Jesse, everyone knows that the Hub Of The Universe is Boston. Burbank........puuuulllleeeaaaasssseee.
@cigrmaster, thanks for recommending 4noggins and tobaccopipes. I ordered from SP for a few times. I'd say the plain packaging is not quite reliable in many ways: some parcel might take 2-3 months and when you are luck, it takes around 2 weeks. Usually I won't complain about the oversea shipping time cost as long as I can eventually lay my hands on it, but month-long shipping might effect the quality of the tobacco.
I just got my account created on tabaccopipes. The website looks fantastic to me. Maybe an order with Thanksgiving deal if any.
I just got my account created on tabaccopipes. The website looks fantastic to me. Maybe an order with Thanksgiving deal if any.
Welcome from Northern California. Where did you live when you were in the US? My wife is third generation Chinese American. Her Popo told me she started smoking when she was 13. She couldn’t start with cigarettes because her father rolled each morning and would know if she took one. Her grandmother was blind and had her pack a pipe and light it for her. So she would get a few puffs before handing it to her.
Not sure if you have seen this article?
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-smoking-lifestyle/profile-of-a-chinese-pipe-smoker-old-gan/
Not sure if you have seen this article?
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-smoking-lifestyle/profile-of-a-chinese-pipe-smoker-old-gan/
Welcome from the State of Maine !
Who was is that first said with devastating illogic: "Of course I am at the center of the Universe. After all, I cannot be in two places at once!"
Who was is that first said with devastating illogic: "Of course I am at the center of the Universe. After all, I cannot be in two places at once!"
Welcome to Forums. Some years ago, I bought a course on CD's about the 5,000 years of Chinese history, and though it was many discs, I enjoyed every bit of it. The long history of different ruling factions held together by an underpinning of civil servants that maintained some cultural continuity and coherence over the centuries. China was manufacturing ceramic tableware and exporting it overseas in industrial quantities when most of Europe was still wearing animal skins. Obviously, much "Chinese" food in the U.S. is not much like Chinese food, but we enjoy more authentic food when we can find it. We did dim sum for New Years (U.S. New Years, not Chinese New Years yet to come in February). Your information on pipe smoking in China would be fascinating. I was in a seaport in Taiwan briefly while in the Navy years ago, and we had a longer "rest and recreation" stop in Hong Kong, but my interest goes back to childhood.
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