Pipes & Cigars Postcard

[metarzan]

Checked the mail today to make sure there were no surprises that I had forgotten about. Mostly bills/junk but also a postcard from Pipes & Cigars with a 50% off Captain Black sampler package. Seems odd to me that a company with such a diverse and exquisite selection would be pushing a product that can be purchased at any gas station. Is Captain Black really that popular? Did Captain Black purchase the advertising and C&P jumped on it to get traffic to the website? Are we really the minority demographic at P&C? Just about anything else I am all over for 50% off. Anyone here going to take advantage of the deal?

 

[homeguard95]

Well I personally enjoy Captain Black so I probably would, but I have never seen any postcard like that before. It's strange to say the least.

 

[metarzan]

Well then here's the link: http://www.pipesandcigars.com/captain

 

[homeguard95]

Thanks bud, I appreciate it.

 

[woodsroad]

We are the minority. Most pipe smokers have one blend, and that's all that they smoke. I doubt that folks like us comprise more than 5% of all pipe smokers.
My guess is that P&C is promoting the Capt. Black deal because they sell a veritable boat load of it, and want to sell even more.

 

[kcvet67]

Haven't smoked Captain Black in about 35 years and probably won't smoke it for another 35. woodsroad is right, smokers like those of us who frequent the forms are a minority. OTCs and aromatics account form the vast majority of pipe tobacco sales. That's a good thing, it leaves more of the good stuff for us.

 

[av8scuba]

I thought maybe they were promoting the new Captain Black Premium line, but the link points to the "old" regular Captain Black line. ::

 

[metarzan]

I suppose it's true. I am overwhelmed by the selection we have today. I was overwhelmed before the internet by the bulk blends at the local B&M's. Hard to fathom what goes through the mind of a drugstore tobacco smoker when they stumble upon P&C for the first time. Awesome. And So to Bed...