Is This Crazy, or What?

[Searock Fan]

I was just doing some tobacco shopping on line and took a look at Sir Walter Raleigh. Buying it in the 7oz. tin it came out to $4.42 an oz. This is over double what it was a couple years ago.

I then took a look at my favorite blend. This is a premium English from a major foreign company that, fortunately for me, I can by in bulk. It costs me $2.82 an oz..

Am I missing something or simple crazy? Why should a plain old American drug store blend cost more than a high quality imported English blend? Would someone do an old man a favor and explain it to me?

 

[bullet08]

SWR at 7 oz is $4.42. Your English blend, a bulk, is $2.82 an oz. So, SWR is still much cheaper than your English blend. Not to mention most tin of 2 oz is over $20. Price just keep going up. There are solutions for it, but people in power doesn't want to do it. Did I mention US has shit ton of oil/gas under our controlled territories? More than anyone else? Start pumping and there will be no reason for income tax.

 

[Scottmi]

I've noticed that too. Price of the OTCs have gone stoopid. stock up on your favorite blend. as they say, prices will never be any cheaper...

 

[Groot5225]

I've noticed that too. Price of the OTCs have gone stoopid. stock up on your favorite blend. as they say, prices will never be any cheaper...

Amen to this! Then others in the community bash us for so called “hoarding”. More like prices are skyrocketing.

 

[Searock Fan]

SWR at 7 oz is $4.42. Your English blend, a bulk, is $2.82 an oz. So, SWR is still much cheaper than your English blend. Not to mention most tin of 2 oz is over $20. Price just keep going up. There are solutions for it, but people in power doesn't want to do it. Did I mention US has shit ton of oil/gas under our controlled territories? More than anyone else? Start pumping and there will be no reason for income tax.

"SWR at 7 oz is $4.42. Your English blend, a bulk, is $2.82 an oz. So, SWR is still much cheaper than your English blend."

You should contact the school where you studied math, you might be entitled to a refund on your degree.

 

[Sobrbiker]

"SWR at 7 oz is $4.42. Your English blend, a bulk, is $2.82 an oz. So, SWR is still much cheaper than your English blend."

You should contact the school where you studied math, you might be entitled to a refund on your degree.

Pretty sure it’s his reading and comprehension that need a brush up. I know I saw “Buying it in the 7oz. tin it came out to $4.42 an oz.”
SWR isn’t a bend the RYO guys use, is it? That may provide a supply/demand hike.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I claim responsibility for putting Carter Hall on all my top 3 tobacco recommendations.

People just need to find a good bulk option nowdays.

 

[Chasing Embers]

SWR isn’t a bend the RYO guys use, is it?

If you mean the non aromatic one, it is.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Would someone do an old man a favor and explain it to me?

Higher demand for OTCs and aromatics.

 

[DollarStoreChili]

Where are you buying from? I bought a 7oz can of SWRA from pipes and cigars and it was roughly $2.40 an ounce. Even taking away the sale price I don't think it goes as high as $4.00 an ounce in that site.

 

[AroEnglish]

I stay under $3/oz unless I’m absolutely in love with it so that is kind of crazy to me.

 

[canucklehead]

Where are you buying from? I bought a 7oz can of SWRA from pipes and cigars and it was roughly $2.40 an ounce. Even taking away the sale price I don't think it goes as high as $4.00 an ounce in that site.

MSRP on a 7oz can of SWRA is now $45.74, or $6.53/oz. The bigger retailers often have it on sale for less though.

 

[Searock Fan]

Where are you buying from? I bought a 7oz can of SWRA from pipes and cigars and it was roughly $2.40 an ounce. Even taking away the sale price I don't think it goes as high as $4.00 an ounce in that site.

That's just it, I'm not buying it any more. I just looked at "pipes and cigars" and they are a little cheaper at 22.29 for 7ozs. But, that's still high in comparison to many other blends. I think it's time for me to stop whining about it and find a substitute. Damn shame, I like it as a change of pace smoke.

 

[bullet08]

"SWR at 7 oz is $4.42. Your English blend, a bulk, is $2.82 an oz. So, SWR is still much cheaper than your English blend."

You should contact the school where you studied math, you might be entitled to a refund on your degree.

Read it wrong. So an ounce of SWR is $4.42. OK. That is expensive. Glad I haven't bought any tobacco in awhile. Last 3 years of my K -12 education was messed up due to too much good alcoholic beverages. Didn't do much of math in college. Even with lack of my effort in highschool, education residual from Korea and NYC help getting out of them in college.

 

[NC TX ID pipeman]

Everything is upside down in todays world

 

[warren99]

I wonder if this trend will extend to the prices of “drug store” pipes. Will there come a time when Yello-Bowls and Grabows will be more expensive than Petersons and Savinellis?

 

[FurCoat]

It's shrinkflation. A 7oz tin costs what a 14oz tin was going for a couple of years ago. In some places more. I was paying 24 bucks for the big tub a little over a year ago, so the price doubled and SWRA was going for 32 bucks for the 12oz tub.

 

[OverMountain]

I think the math may need to be recalculated but as you all may tell from my profile pic, SWR(A)….

IS WORTH IT

 

[OverMountain]

Speaking of SWR, with these new cardboard tins, how long will they last unopened?

 

[crashthegrey]

I wonder if this trend will extend to the prices of “drug store” pipes. Will there come a time when Yello-Bowls and Grabows will be more expensive than Petersons and Savinellis?

I was recently making a push to rebrand Yello-Bole as a premier pipe brand and increase the cost, but we backed off of that. So yes, maybe. Lol.