Support for C&D

[texmexpipe]

I know there has been some disappointment by many over some mold issues, but personally I can't see myself not buying their blends anymore. I love almost everything that I've tried from this company, and from the looks of it, they are making things right with their customers. With things the way that they are I don't know that I'm willing to help the with the downturn of a company within our hobby just because they made a mistake. I do understand that some have a considerable investment in their cellar, and they are taking an expensive risk, but I think it may be an over reaction to write the company off completely.
Where do you stand? Will you continue to purchase blends from C&D or will you abstain? Will you bide your time and wait to see where things come out? Personally I will continue to purchase their blends. I don't really cellar very deep, and also typically only by tobacco about once a quarter as my budget allows. So it may be resolved by the time I make my next C&D purchase.

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

It seems at times my motto ought to be "been there, done that, screwed it up" so I don't have a problem with companies that make mistakes, if they admit it and make admits as C&D have done. It may take some time but they are working on it. I will continue to buy their product.

 

[sthbkr77]

I wouldn't be so quick to write off a company for a small issue they're correcting. Especially considering it's an organic product. Things happen and it's being addressed.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Whatever, I buy from these guys is most likely going to have been tinned a few years ago. So, no worries from me. But, I'd be a fool to make a large purchase of Temple Bar right now. At least until Greg has given us some words.

 

[stbruno70]

The people at C&D are conscientious, their blends are excellent and I am confident they will rectify matters.
So, yes, I will continue to buy their products.

 

[ashdigger]

When I first started smoking a pipe 5 years ago I had a lot of C&D blends, but nothing really stuck since I switched to VA and Vaper. Very little of my cellar is C&D, and I'm done buying large lots of baccy, but if I was still buying I would be very cautious of what I purchased.
I understand C&D is a stand up company and they are doing their best, but anything that I purchased this year, which amounted to over fifty pounds, won't see the light of day for at least five years. Seems too hard to have faith in a problem.

 

[elpfeife]

I seem to recall a lot of concern a few years ago about rust inside some MacBaren tins. That crisis seems to have passed.

 

[skraps]

Write them off... not a chance. They are working to resolve it and make it right. Not sure there is much more you can ask for in a company.

 

[pagan]

S#!* Happens, as long as the company corrects the issue and make things right with their customers they are deserving a second chance, although ongoing issues will make me take my business else ware, such as continuous crappy shipping has driven my purchases away from a certain company

 

[jackswilling]

Funny, I bought 21 tins of Temple Bar. I am resigned to my fate. As A.E.N. said when I was a child, "What, Me Worry?"

 

[derfatdutchman]

Write off C&D, not a chance. They have admitted they have a problem, and are trying to resolve it.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

I haven't smoked many C&D blends. I've smoked and enjoyed Opening Night and The Beast was a fun blend. I found other tobaccos I like and have stuck with those. I hope they can get things turned around though, and further hope that it doesn't come to haunt them.

 

[jabo]

This type of thing happens in all businesses. I believe C&D will rectify any problems. I don't plan on discontinuing using their products. You have ta really screw up to make me mad. ;-)

 

[krizzose]

They've earned a mulligan and from my own experience with the mold issues, they've stepped up immediately to fix it. This isn't a huge corporation, but a company staffed by a relatively small number of people. Sometimes things don't work out and I'll take my cues from their admirable response.

 

[hmhaines]

As long they stand behind the product, and are willing to fix issues that arise, I'll stand behind them. They're not a bad company, just in a rough patch.

 

[sallow]

C&D is dead to me.
What if I open a cellared tin in 5 or 10 years and it is moldy? Will they even be around then with the FDA and all? How can they make that right?

 

[jabo]

All life is a risk.

 

[sallow]

All life is a risk.
True, but you have to balance risk vs. reward.
For some, the premium received from a C&D blend might be worth the risk that it could very well be unsmokeable.
For me there are plenty of substitute blends that have a smaller (perceived) risk of contamination.

 

[jacks6]

C&D is and will continue to be my favorite blending house. The folks that work there are great and I think they are more creative with their blends than any other company out there. Sure, there will be mistakes - and we know which blends to keep an eye on. I'll fully continue supporting them for as long as I smoke a pipe. I'll be crying in 2018 when some of my favorites come off the market.

 

[Chasing Embers]

C&D is still my top company, followed by Mac Baren and McClelland.