How Much Tobacco You Buy on Each Order
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Same here. At a minimum, enough to get the free shipping.
As a side note, one of the reasons i love SP is because they offer free shipping on all orders to military stationed overseas. Awesome company.
As a side note, one of the reasons i love SP is because they offer free shipping on all orders to military stationed overseas. Awesome company.
wow that's a really great service they just hit me with 65 usd of shipping to Japan
perhaps there is someone on the forum I can cut a deal with I'm in Tokyo
haha sorry go I got to laugh at the 450lbs but I'm envious so good for you
As much as I can afford usually. I have blends I always stock up on then try new things also. I cellar deep on blends I know I'll never get tired of. I am into building up my cellar right now but I figure once I get comfortable I'll slow down a bit.
Like most pipers I am also worried about skyrocketing prices and availability so I'm spending a lot more than I want to right now. Probably anywhere from 500 to 1500 a month. I really wish the government would quit screwing around with our liberties but I'm trying to make sure it doesn't affect me at some point with a large cellar.
Like most pipers I am also worried about skyrocketing prices and availability so I'm spending a lot more than I want to right now. Probably anywhere from 500 to 1500 a month. I really wish the government would quit screwing around with our liberties but I'm trying to make sure it doesn't affect me at some point with a large cellar.
Whew. 65 just for shipping is rough.wow that's a really great service they just hit me with 65 usd of shipping to Japan
SP's free shipping to military is inly applicable to APO/DPO addresses. Who knows, there actually may be someone in the military stationed over there on these forums. I know there are some members in Korea. Most of the military in Japan would be in Oki or Zama though, i think. I may be wrong. Maybe put up a post? ?
These days I mostly buy pipe cleaners with the odd tin thrown in.
Have you tried their super saver shipping option? About 1/4 of price but takes 2 or 3 times as long to arrivewow that's a really great service they just hit me with 65 usd of shipping to Japan
I used to pay $4 shipping for 4oz, or roughly it cost a 3rd of my order total. If you’re ordering $200 worth, 65 sounds about right.
Probably about £50 - £100 if it's a UK order and $80 if I'm buying from America as the UK taxes & duties that get added by customs & excise can be eye watering.
For about four years, I had $300 a month budgeted for tobacco and pipes. Now, I am just not looking for more pipes, but I don't have that much in the budget any more. I am also not really needing more tobacco, but if something interesting comes out, I'll at least buy 5 tins. I'm not so worried about getting free shipping. Shipping is usually only like $5-7 anyway.
While I have a few tins and jars sitting around for years, I don’t usually stockpile, unless it’s DeWalt, Milwaukee, etc.... Ha
No matter how measily my orders -- two tins, a tin and a baggie, a pouch and a tamper -- I still manage to buy much more tobacco than I smoke, or it is reproducing on the shelf in this romantic atmosphere.
This year I sold some of my older tins on consignment and used the money to stock up my cellar. I think $600 dollars or so? This was an odd year for me because I purchased more than usual, on top of what I earned from those consignment tins. I wanted to try blends that I've always wanted to try, but never got around to. Some winners, some losers, but a good experience. I also stocked up on my favorites this year. I have an ok stocked cellar right now, so my purchases have slowed considerably. However, I'm sure I'll still buy some tins here and there just not in the quantities I purchased over the coarse of this year.
Mostly in the $100-125 range. I think the most I've spent in one order was $475 when McClelland announced they were shutting their doors.
This is my approach. And there are a few favorite blends that I’ll add to any purchase just to cellar to hedge against a tobacco apocalypse. Just one of each to round up both the bill and the cellar.
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