The Tobacco Purge — Why?

[solideogloria86]

4/21/2023, it's just that time of year. They also run this exact sale several other times through the year. Usually around October, then December.

 

[brian64]

I smoke almost only OJK, but I’ve never seriously stocked up because I can never decide if it’s better to go with bulk or tins. Bulk is a good deal, but sometimes I’ll get a pound-bag that’s got way too much tobacco powder in the bag. I was going to get a bunch of 2 oz tins but I hesitated and missed out.

OJK is a staple for me, so I typically get the 8 oz tins. I've never bought it in bulk because I've already got too much tobacco in jars, and I'm too lazy to deal with more and more jarring.

I know there are those who say not to store long term in tins, but thus far I have never experienced a problem with it (knock on wood) so I'll take my chances with the possibility of a small amount of loss vs the time and effort needed to keep doing so much jarring.

In my experience OJK seems to almost always be in stock...so I doubt it will be very long before it's back. But that said, if it's a blend you're certain you love, I'd advise to stock up when/while you can. As is said continually on here, "it'll never be more available or less expensive than it is now".

Also, if you really like OJK, you might want to try GLP Cumberland...IMO it's a close cousin.

 

[kcghost]

To share that much info with all their competitors would undoubtedly lead to serious criminal charges including price fixing, So, it works out that one (some) competitors can run out of things and some can have an excess of stock. You need to have several suppliers of goods to feel like you can get by today as a consumer. And if your main supplier is overseas, you are at their mercy.

 

[badbriar]

@Lumbridge said it right... "As for the % off sales, it's simply to get you in the door. You see that and think "Oh cool, now I can get the C&D tins I wanted because they're 20% off. I might as well pick up some other stuff I wanted, too. I might as well grab a few more things to get that free shipping. Ah, what the hell, I'll just go ahead and grab a pound of Bob's Chocolate Flake while it's in stock. I really want that pipe - I should probably grab it before someone else does..." et cetera, et cetera. Same as any other retail business. It's basic consumer psychology."

Darn - exactly what I fell for! A new pipe and 6 tins & bulk Pegasus! Seems they got me in the door and I lost control when they hypnotized me with that nice looking Savanelli 316 XL! Worth every red cent!

 

[AJL67]

Pipe tobacco is also much cheaper than other forms of tobaccos, there are more people smoking pipes as they quit cigarettes and as the price of cigars go through the roof, lets see $40 for a Padron or 3 or 4 entire tins of tobacco, simple need vs economics is another reason, that being said things have always sold out quickly when there are limit drops, people buy their max tins vs just one or two. Blah blah blah.

 

[Zamora]

A lot of people who don't understand slow smoking complain about Haunted Bookshop tasting like cigarettes or ash.
Yeah, Haunted Bookshop is so nasty. So very gross and disgusting and overrated. Definitely don't buy any, because you won't like it... because it's nasty. Ew. I'll just take one for the team and smoke it all just so that no one else has to endure that kind of torment.

There's a lot of blends that supposedly taste like cigarettes but I've never had one so that means nothing to me. A lot of people say that about PS Norwegian and that's my go to worry free smoke, I like the mellow flavor and easy burn plus find it to be great for breaking in pipes.

This reply is the winner!

I guess I assumed since C&D was such a big player that they never did run out of the required leaf and manpower, but I suppose they might. And of course OJK is a popular blend. I’d think, though, that they could pause some of the less popular blends instead of letting the world run out of OJK, but maybe not. They just have SO MANY blends.

Yeah it's not surprising at all that C&D might have leaf shortages from time to time simply because of the shear number of blends they have. Their catalog is probably bigger than the rest combined, especially if you count all the boutique brands they blend for like Captain Earle's, GLP, and BriarWorks. When you have 50 blends that have the same condiment leaf you're gonna have a harder time having enough to go around than if you only have a few with it.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

There's a lot of blends that supposedly taste like cigarettes but I've never had one so that means nothing to me. A lot of people say that about PS Norwegian and that's my go to worry free smoke, I like the mellow flavor and easy burn plus find it to be great for breaking in pipes.


Yeah it's not surprising at all that C&D might have leaf shortages from time to time simply because of the shear number of blends they have. Their catalog is probably bigger than the rest combined, especially if you count all the boutique brands they blend for like Captain Earle's, GLP, and BriarWorks. When you have 50 blends that have the same condiment leaf you're gonna have a harder time having enough to go around than if you only have a few with it.

I missed out on the OJK again! Next time it’s in stock, screw sales, I’m just buying a few pounds. Not out of panic!

 

[ThermionicScott]

I missed out on the OJK again! Next time it’s in stock, screw sales, I’m just buying a few pounds. Not out of panic!

2oz and 8oz tins are in stock at SP -- hop to it!