Possible Way To Save Tin Art?

[seldom]

Warning labels are getting ever more dire, ugly, and big. The governmental regulations are worse for this in some places than others. Often they take up half or more of the tin which makes it less worthwhile to even have tin art. It looks like Pfeifen Huber has a nice solution to this with the Kurt Eisner blend (blended by Hans Wiedemann of HU). Inside is a round sticker with a nice image of Kurt Eisner but without all the warning label stuff that perfectly covers the top of the tin. I'd like to see more pipe tobacco tins come with this! You can read the "death death death to all ye who open this tin" warning and then simply affix the sticker with pleasant imagery over it.

Here is the tobacco of which I write: Kurt Eisner from Pfeifen Huber

 

[Frozenoak]

I like it. Many tins come with a generic card with the image of a tobacco plant. I don’t see why they couldn’t use a tin art image instead. Might have to do with cost.

 

[SpookedPiper]

I like it. Many tins come with a generic card with the image of a tobacco plant. I don’t see why they couldn’t use a tin art image instead. Might have to do with cost.

I wonder how the glue ect. On the sticker may affect the tobacco's aging process. Yet, another obstacle to have to pay to overcome. I do like the tins that come with an outer sleeve, where the warning labels go and the tin are remains safe underneath.

The kid in me loves stickers, though!

 

[anotherbob]

I wonder how the glue ect. On the sticker may affect the tobacco's aging process. Yet, another obstacle to have to pay to overcome. I do like the tins that come with an outer sleeve, where the warning labels go and the tin are remains safe underneath.

The kid in me loves stickers, though!

I bet it mostly wouldn't be a problem except in three really good blends that just eat up that glue aroma.

 

[Frozenoak]

I wonder how the glue ect. On the sticker may affect the tobacco's aging process. Yet, another obstacle to have to pay to overcome. I do like the tins that come with an outer sleeve, where the warning labels go and the tin are remains safe underneath.

The kid in me loves stickers, though!

I wasn’t thinking sticker, just a card. I have enough Super 77 to make stickers for a lifetime supply of tins/jars. It would be really awesome if they made them the size of a standard Ball canning jar lid.

 

[olkofri]

It's an extra expense for the manufacturers, but it'd be nice if they did it. It'd also be nice if they used glue that made the stickers easier to remove. Mac Baren is worst offender: even Goo OFF has a hard time with their labels.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I like the sticker idea, but agree I wonder about aging with it in there. Ken Byron sends stickers the size of a mason jar lid with his blends. Always thought that was pretty rad.

 

[anotherbob]

It's an extra expense for the manufacturers, but it'd be nice if they did it. It'd also be nice if they used glue that made the stickers easier to remove. Mac Baren is worst offender: even Goo OFF has a hard time with their labels.

that is the trick. How many more sales are going to come from having a sticker? Not enough. Though still clever if you help the customer improve the advertising on the tin. Though I imagine the companies that use this special cover sticker really hate those warnings in an extra special way.

 

[Frozenoak]

Well, Ken Byron is now on my shopping list. Thank you. #votewithyourwallet

 

[olkofri]

Another option is easier to peel stickers like the kind they use on medication bottles: easy-peel sticker (which can be adhered back if you want) over firmer sticker. The BS stickers can thus be removed and tossed after purchase.

Then again, the jerk regulators probably have regulations even for glue, in order to make their warning labels difficult to remove.

 

[olkofri]

that is the trick. How many more sales are going to come from having a sticker? Not enough. Though still clever if you help the customer improve the advertising on the tin. Though I imagine the companies that use this special cover sticker really hate those warnings in an extra special way.

Another good point. How many tins are actually collected? Even people who collect tins for their art most likely keep only one or two or three and after that they just toss the rest when they reorder blends.

 

[Bowie]

I'd like to be able to see images of tin art online as viewable images. Not a picture of the tin, but a picture of the art itself. Some of the labels are interesting are hard to view even without the warnings, and with so many tobaccos, there's no way I'm going to ever see them all in real life.

 

[anotherbob]

Another option is easier to peel stickers like the kind they use on medication bottles: easy-peel sticker (which can be adhered back if you want) over firmer sticker. The BS stickers can thus be removed and tossed after purchase.

Then again, the jerk regulators probably have regulations even for glue, in order to make their warning labels difficult to remove.

on the other side of the coin what if they used the same glue that killed George Costanzas fiance?

 

[alaskanpiper]

on the other side of the coin what if they used the same glue that killed George Costanzas fiance?

RIP Susan

 

[winton]

Years ago, one of the big tobacco companies, had the graphics of their tin art on their web site. Simply find the art and then print it to cover your mason jar.

 

[Elric]

Adhesive in the tin tobacco space? Do you want Royal Yack? Because that's how you get Royal Yack! <joking>

 

[bullet08]

i haven't seen open lungs or teeth falling out on US labels yet. but for the gentle eyes of the youth, government should avoid those. or better yet, parents should sue the government for traumatic impact from those labels for their kids. oh the shock those labels could cause. like smokers will actually stop smoking due to some freaking pictures.

 

[SpookedPiper]

I just wish I could get on that tin art site but can't set up my account... Either way if you really want cool tin art collect some of the old tins full or empty?!

 

[olkofri]

Or you can print your own warnings. Fight back!

 

[kimbiker]

Warnings are all on the box containing the tin with Samuel Gawith tobacco's. Throw away the box and the tin art is unspoilt....brilliant idea.