Tobaccoreview Not Accessible From Outside the US?

[AirOne]

Ah... I thought it might just have been me. The advice to email the site owner about the problem is also somewhat unhelpful.

Here is the answer received by a fellow piper to an email sent to info@tobaccoreviews.com
:
Sales@TobaccoPipes.com
william
Re: WTF
As part of recent updates to our international shipping policies, our website is now only accessible from within the United States. Unfortunately, this means that users outside the U.S. will no longer be able to access our site.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and deeply appreciate your support over the years. At this time, our services are available exclusively to customers located within the United States and shipping to a U.S. address, including APO/FPO addresses and U.S. territories.
While this change was a difficult decision, we want to assure you that we are committed to continuously evaluating our policies and hope to expand access in the future.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer support team at.
Thank you for your understanding and your continued support.

TobaccoPipes and CupOJoes Team

 

[AirOne]

That makes sense, but they've effectively owned the site for 6 months without doing this. Why now and not six months ago?

No idea. Maybe it just took 6 months to decide whether or not to keep the website running?

 

[MisterBadger]

Here is the answer received by a fellow piper to an email sent to info@tobaccoreviews.com
:
Sales@TobaccoPipes.com
william
Re: WTF
As part of recent updates to our international shipping policies, our website is now only accessible from within the United States. Unfortunately, this means that users outside the U.S. will no longer be able to access our site.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and deeply appreciate your support over the years. At this time, our services are available exclusively to customers located within the United States and shipping to a U.S. address, including APO/FPO addresses and U.S. territories.
While this change was a difficult decision, we want to assure you that we are committed to continuously evaluating our policies and hope to expand access in the future.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer support team at.
Thank you for your understanding and your continued support.

TobaccoPipes and CupOJoes Team

To quote Douglas Adams, and the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation: "Share And Enjoy". Grrrrrrr!

 

[sablebrush52]

Look at the bright side. You're spared from being influenced by all of the clueless and witless reviews that populate the site.

 

[9mmpuffer]

Honestly, STG having so much control is probably the worst thing that's ever happened to our glorious hobby. At this point, It would be nice if they got out of the pipe tobacco world all together. We need all aspects of the hobby controlled by passionate pipe smokers who love the community and every decision should be rooted in "does this make the hobby awesome and better.”

 

[ThePiperBadik]

Dürüst olmak gerekirse, STG'nin bu kadar çok kontrole sahip olması muhtemelen muhteşem hobimize olan en kötü şeydir. Bu noktada, pipo tütünü dünyasından tamamen çıkmaları güzel olurdu. Hobiye dair tüm yönlerin, topluluğu seven tutkulu pipo içicileri tarafından kontrol edilmesine ihtiyacımız var ve her karar "bu hobiyi harika ve daha iyi hale getiriyor mu" temelinde olmalı.

I agree that completely. Same problem is everywhere. Actually, I think, we need the create new and big attempts from by the community. Not by the anyone. Because like these facts is everywhere and if we don't have a big noise community, this companys do the whatever they want.

 

[VDL_Piper]

The disappointment for me rests with everything becoming U.S. centric. We can't order from the U.S., we can't view things any more from the U.S.
I understand that the market appears at least on face value to be largely in America but I do find this a very disappointing turn of events, seems like information is only going to be available to a select few which is not what smoking a pipe is all about. Yes we have reviews else where but we no longer have access to the old reviews and what tobaccos may or may not be used in current iterations and Tobacco reviews was the last bastion of this information. Maybe America is truly becoming insular, won't be long and you will all be staring at your own navels.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

STG have the anti-midas touch.... Everything they touch turns to shit.

 

[VDL_Piper]

STG have the anti-midas touch.... Everything they touch turns to shit.

If I am reading this right though its not the site admins doing this it higher up the food chain. Seems like Govt intervention at server level or beyond which is quite alarming. So much for "free speech" meh

 

[ziv]

If I am reading this right though its not the site admins doing this it higher up the food chain. Seems like Govt intervention at server level or beyond which is quite alarming. So much for "free speech" meh

You think Trump issued an order to block tobacco pipes for the outside world?
I'm sure it was STG, US government has nothing to do with this.

 

[VDL_Piper]

You think Trump issued an order to block tobacco pipes for the outside world?
I'm sure it was STG, US government has nothing to do with this.

If the Admins don't have an answer or the Developers then its beyond the site where the restrictions lay. There are a lot of actions taken by Governments that the leaders have no sight on. To suggest Trump signed a presidential order to block us is rediculous at best

 

[fireground_piper]

You think Trump issued an order to block tobacco pipes for the outside world?
I'm sure it was STG, US government has nothing to do with this.

You are correct. They posted an update:

 

[VDL_Piper]

You are correct. They posted an update:

View attachment 370608

Data regulation speaks to something else beyond the site!

 

[ziv]

Data regulation speaks to something else beyond the site!

Not sure if you are trolling or holding a big grudge against the US.

 

[fireground_piper]

Data regulation speaks to something else beyond the site!

Yeah……non-American laws.

 

[VDL_Piper]

The United States has a variety of federal and state laws that regulate data, including the Privacy Act of 1974, HIPAA, and COPPA.

Federal laws

• Privacy Act of 1974: Protects personal information collected by the federal government
  
  
• HIPAA: Sets standards for how healthcare providers can use patients' health data
  
  
• COPPA: Protects children under 13 by requiring parental consent before collecting their data
  
  
• Federal Trade Commission Act: Gives the FTC the power to enforce privacy and data protection regulation

 

[VDL_Piper]

Not sure if you are trolling or holding a big grudge against the US.

You're being naive my friend, I have no axe to grind with the U.S. ....................yet!

 

[ziv]

You're being naive my friend, I have no axe to grind with the U.S. ....................yet!

Well, if you genuinely don't understand the issue, then my advice is to Google GDPR and how any company, even outside the EU, has to adhere to it when handling EU customers' data.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Well, if you genuinely don't understand the issue, then my advice is to Google GDPR and how any company, even outside the EU, has to adhere to it when handling EU customers' data.

But I'm not EU am I

 

[ziv]

But I'm not EU am I

Maybe they are not 100% sure that no other country implements similar regulations? Seems safer to just block everyone while letting the legal team figure it out.