Limited Edition Pipe Tobacco and Tins

[condorlover1]

I have been looking at all these various numbered limited edition 'special' tins of tobacco which I always buy a few of each to try and the rest get recycled for Secret Satan Xmas gifts. With all these crazy deeming regulations I am really surprised someone hasn't thought of bringing out a limited, numbered edition of 'cutter top' tobacco tins. The technology to do it still exists since myself, Dan and John looked into it a few years ago. I think it would be a neat idea!

 

[crashthegrey]

I would be unable to resist a cutter top released today. Definitely target audience here.

 

[Western Isles]

Secret Satan Xmas gifts

Practices really have changed while I wasn't looking!

 

[ashdigger]

I would even market a child safe “cutter top opener”, you know, for the children.

 

[condorlover1]

@ashdigger: Maybe it could also be 'tobacco free' and completely defeat the fun since we absolutely cannot have people enjoying themselves! Getting back on track though I think it would be a neat idea and since 'the powers that be' have managed to produce a steamed plug after saying it couldn't be done, then why not a batch of retro 'cutter top' tins aimed at the re-enactor market (nudge nudge, wink, wink) as I am sure they would not only sell like crazy but in the interests of historical authenticity would not have all those ghastly warnings on them.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Probably too expensive for a limited run. Equipment and supply changes.

 

[simong]

I have been looking at all these various numbered limited edition 'special' tins of tobacco which I always buy a few of each to try and the rest get recycled for Secret Satan Xmas gifts. With all these crazy deeming regulations I am really surprised someone hasn't thought of bringing out a limited, numbered edition of 'cutter top' tobacco tins. The technology to do it still exists since myself, Dan and John looked into it a few years ago. I think it would be a neat idea!

They'd never allow it these days, too much of a risk of cutting your hands. Health & Safety would come down on you like a ton of bricks! Lol. When did they disappear anyway? Late 60's or early 70's wasn't it?

 

[JimInks]

Probably too expensive for a limited run. Equipment and supply changes.

True. The equipment would probably cost a few hundred grand.

 

[condorlover1]

No different from the current tins. No ring pull. Just a thinner diaphragm and cutter spike!

 

[hawky454]

I would love to see a cutter top special release. That would most certainly get me to buy several tins.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Probably too expensive for a limited run. Equipment and supply changes.

No different from the current tins. No ring pull. Just a thinner diaphragm and cutter spike!

They'd have to over buy to break even.

 

[anotherbob]

no way. Not only would it costs a bunch. But there are probably more people that would shy away from it then it would attract. And there are plenty of other things that are working quite well at getting our money. It might happen when people stop buying out the full stock of limited runs. But really there is zero point or clear benefit to doing a cutter top. Unless the tobacco is so rare and expensive that it already will come with an inflated price point. Then maybe it will help bring more attention to it. Or some other additional factor.

 

[condorlover1]

Free unicorn with every tin maybe?

 

[mso489]

It's hard to beat the ziploc baggie for bulk sales for pop-up premium blends; let the customer supply the jar. Low cost and entirely sufficient.