Flash-Forward 5 years:
“Hey bro, I will trade you 1 tin of Quiet Nights for that S. Bang apple”... ?
“Hey bro, I will trade you 1 tin of Quiet Nights for that S. Bang apple”... ?
H.R. 2339
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I feel the same way and I don't have to drive that far to get to my local B&M. However, keep in mind, this thing still hasn't passed and if it ultimately does there should be a window of time before it takes effect ...there is still time to stock up! I figure a pound of decent bulk is ~25-40 bucks (total guesstimate) ...even grabbing a pound of bulk every few weeks/once a month could lead you to a decent cellar by the time this crap would be rolled out.
Optimism aside, this really sucks.
Chances are I have enough for 3 lifetimes as it is, but I sure would hate to miss out on some of the newer stuff that will either not exist in the first place, or become inaccessible as a result. Can't believe that pipe tobacco wouldn't ride the same exemption wave as "premium" cigars. Just silliness.
I would expect them to zone in on pipe tobacco from the get go, since it's 'flavoured'.
I would expect them to zone in on pipe tobacco from the get go, since it's 'flavoured'.
Right, I just meant if they are using the "kids never buy these" logic to get premium cigars off the hook I would think the same logic would apply to pipe tobacco. Never seen a minor with a Dunhill hanging out of their mouth, unless of course it is filled with reefer. I mean hell, pipe tobacco use is so rare I've never even seen a legit ADULT with a pipe in the wild! (except a homeless guy once).
Well, I learned from a forum member (Thanks Jesse) . that our local B&Ms want our business. Go in and meet them. Ask them to order you what you want. I was delightfully surprised they were more than willing to try and get what I wanted as long as it was within their power.
Currently, it's difficult for the small B&Ms to get the "good stuff" because of the commitments they have to make with the distributors regarding quantity and frequency. I firmly believe this will change or maybe the SP.Coms of the world will become the suppliers of smaller quantities (at higher prices) to the smaller B&Ms and drop the minimum commitments.
Everyone wants to stay in business so they will work it out, for sure. Free Enterprise is alive and well for now. Just need to work on new vehicles to drive it...
Another sure thing is Pipe tobacco will never be cheaper than it is right now.
Just saying....
agreed.. I saw an old guy riding a motorcycle through the Badlands who stopped and appeared to be smoking a grabow or some other such pipe. That's the most I've seen in years.
Nope, not as long as they carry anything distributed by J.C. Newman (Fuentes, Brick House, Diamond Crown, etc.). As long as “premium Cigars” are exempted, Drew Newman is ok with this. He says , as quoted above,
“ Although it is not perfect, this is a historic bill and a huge step forward for the premium cigar industry,” said Drew Newman, general counsel of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., America’s oldest family-owned premium cigar company. “For the first time, the U.S. House of Representatives has recognized that premium cigars are unique, are not used by children, and should be exempt from unnecessary regulation.”
Newman is just fine with throwing pipe smokers in the ditch. So are brick and mortars. F**k ‘em.
Isn't this thought process kind of like taking poison and expecting someone else to die?
Or perhaps your cellar is set as is mine but I will still want to add to it if something catches my eye and I have the means to purchase it. = Local shop...
I got a S. Bang I might someday swap for a tin of Black Frigate if it comes down to it... ?
I don't know if this has already been posted, but in case anyone's interested this is the White House statement opposing 2339 and intent to veto.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAP_HR-2339.pdf
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAP_HR-2339.pdf
My local b/m has an 85% wholesale tax on pipe tobacco. I bought my complete cellar online as I refused to pay that shit tax, fuck Florida.
Psssss...hey kid, want to buy a tin of Haunted Bookshop? Cheap dude, the good stuff, never stepped on. $150
If Orange Man Bad wants to keep “winning”, sounds like a veto would help. The economy dummy!
By the way, hey kid, do you know how to pack? Oh, and that “Weed” ghost, is there to stay.
120% here. Sign me up for one internet please.
Credit for this one goes to @cosmicfolklore , but I can't risk waiting for him to post it, lest it become too late to be apropos:
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