Post-2015 Samuel Gawith, Bob Gregory’s Story

[Dutch Pipe Smoker]

Lately there have been some discussions here on the forum about Samuel Gawith / Gawith Hoggarth. Former Samuel Gawith Managing Director Bob Gregory read these and asked me to post his side of the story: Post-2015 Samuel Gawith, Bob Gregory’s Story | Dutch Pipe Smoker - https://dutchpipesmoker.com/2023/12/02/post-2015-samuel-gawith-bob-gregorys-story/

 

[Piping Abe]

Oh man we are doing this again.

Edit: Alright, I read it. This explains a lot. Thank you for sharing.

 

[rossmycroftholmes]

'In late 2018 we got samples from a Chinese maker which were exact replicas of the original tin. They sealed well (I still have some of their samples, still properly sealed) and did not buckle. They certainly did not need cardboard inserts or plastic over wraps in order to pretend to be sealed. These sealed! Before I left all details were given to the new people for them to act upon. When I left Samuel Gawith tobaccos were still being packed in Glud and Marstrand tins and were properly sealed'.

Interesting.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

 

[seanv]

Thanks for posting. That was a good read. Despite the interactions on the forum with the company rep, I still enjoy their products.

 

[daveinlax]

A very interesting and enlightening read! Thanks

 

[captainsousie]

This was a  very interesting read. Thanks for posting.

Oh man we are doing this again

I thought the same initially.

 

[sablebrush52]

Interesting read, and many thanks for posting it. Still, square and rectangular tins, whoever makes them, are an iffy prospect for long term, as in a decade or more, storage. It's in the nature of the beast.

 

[ukbob]

Interesting read.

 

[woodsroad]

Thank you, Arno.
How Gawith Hoggarth doesn't see the damage that @gawithhoggarth is causing their brand is beyond me.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Amazed it took this long for baiting to begin.

 

[woodsroad]

Amazed it took this long for baiting to begin.

Baiting?
Baiting what?

 

[ashdigger]

Emotional people should NEVER be brand ambassadors.

 

[OzPiper]

Very interesting !
There are always two sides to the question
There’s the spin-doctor’s version. And what really happened.
But the truth will out

 

[woodsroad]

Very interesting !
There are always two sides to the question
There’s the spin-doctor’s version. And what really happened.
But the truth will out

At best, she’s a Spin Medic.

 

[rick3wood]

Thank you, Arno.
How Gawith Hoggarth doesn't see the damage that @gawithhoggarth is causing their brand is beyond me.

What damage is there? Because they changed their packaging? ,, GH is still highly regarded

 

[woodsroad]

What damage is there? Because they changed their packaging? ,, GH is still highly regarded

I’m refering to the person who handles their social media.

 

[greeneyes]

I

I’m refering to the person who handles their social media.

Think we ought to have left her out of this. We know her perspective after having read it over and over on social media. What we have now, thankfully, is the perspective from someone who was there and who had firsthand knowledge of the situation. Seems like at this point everyone can draw their conclusions based on the differing viewpoints on the table.

 

[woodsroad]

I

Think we ought to have left her out of this. We know her perspective after having read it over and over on social media. What we have now, thankfully, is the perspective from someone who was there and who had firsthand knowledge of the situation. Seems like at this point everyone can draw their conclusions based on the differing viewpoints on the table.

Ought to have left her out?
She started this. She is the instigator.

 

[Chasing Embers]

In 2018 the then Managing Director was “moved” and things immediately began to change. The methods of production that had stood the brand in good stead for over 200 years and bred success, was called into question and declared “wrong”!

Wow, big coincidence that it was 2018. Why does that year sound so familiar?