When I buy a 12g sample of pipe tobacco from my local newsagents/tobacconist it cost me around £4.20 (about $5.50). I was therefore rather horrified to hear US members here recommending tobaccos in a recent thread, and quoting prices of around $5 for 2oz (maybe this was an isolated example and not 'typical').
Anyway, from this I assumed the mistake I was making was not buying my tobacco online, so I hopped over to the GQ Tobacco website to look over a few of their blends, only to find prices (minus shipping) similar to those at my local shop (around £7.00 for a 25g bag / £3.35 for 10g sample). After the £3.20 postage is added at checkout I find I'm better off buying on the high street.
Am I missing something, or are these massive differences in prices between the UK and US normal?
Anyway, from this I assumed the mistake I was making was not buying my tobacco online, so I hopped over to the GQ Tobacco website to look over a few of their blends, only to find prices (minus shipping) similar to those at my local shop (around £7.00 for a 25g bag / £3.35 for 10g sample). After the £3.20 postage is added at checkout I find I'm better off buying on the high street.
Am I missing something, or are these massive differences in prices between the UK and US normal?