Why Buy Tins?

[ziv]

As a new pipe smoker, I am reluctant to buy tins. With so many great bulk blends available, from C&D, Sutliff (while they are still around), and others, why pay more for tins? I get it that tins look much more presentable in pictures and on the display, but is that it? I mean, unless you are planning on keeping them for a decade and selling for more, is there any other reason why you would prefer a tin over bulk?

 

[Bbailey324]

I buy a lot of tobacco in bulk when it is available. There are a lot of things that are not available in bulk so those are purchased in a tin by default.

 

[condorlover1]

Because you would have nothing to store odd screws and bolts in!

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Too many blends that aren’t available in bulk are available in tins. Also, tins hold up in value and in age with little upkeep. There’s nothing quite like tobacco aged in the tin for 10 years and being popped for the first time. Trust and believe, most people don’t want your bulk after your tastes have changed years later.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

For added resale value and because they seem fancy.

No other reason that I can see.

Other than a blend only being available in tins.

 

[ziv]

For added resale value and because they seem fancy.

No other reason that I can see.

Other than a blend only being available in tins.

Just what I thought haha.

PS before you edited it.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

For a new pipe smoker as yourself though, I say buy as many bulk options that peak your interests and save your money. It may take many blends to find a few that really speak to your rotation. Don’t be scared of a few tins though…many of my favorites are tin only.

 

[carp rides again]

I generally buy more in tins than bulk, I just find the quality of the mixture is better in tins that bulk. And I have a lot of bulk tobacco, but the consistency is higher In tins imo

 

[ziv]

I generally buy more in tins than bulk, I just find the quality of the mixture is better in tins that bulk. And I have a lot of bulk tobacco, but the consistency is higher In tins imo

Are you saying you prefer the tin version over the same blend in bulk? Could your judgement be skewed by the fact that tin just looks fancier?

 

[larryspencer]

In agreement, many blends are tins only, and they store easy, versus all of those glass jars.

 

[ziv]

For a new pipe smoker as yourself though, I say buy as many bulk options that peak your interests and save your money. It may take many blends to find a few that really speak to your rotation. Don’t be scared of a few tins though…many of my favorites are tin only.

I've bought some tins, but I'm scared to open them because I know I might be losing in resale value as opposed to bulk, which I can smoke right now. :D

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Availability. Convenience. If every blend was also available in bulk, I'd have very few tins.

 

[Hutch Piper]

I have so many jars and I’m running out of space. Tins take up much less space. And as others have said, some blends are not offered in bulk.

 

[carp rides again]

Are you saying you prefer the tin version over the same blend in bulk? Could your judgement be skewed by the fact that tin just looks fancier?

No the tin doesn't matter, I've bought the same mixtures in both tin and bulk and I find the tins to be better. I know it sounds dumb, but bulk generally comes more on the dry side and more bitey

 

[sardonicus87]

I've bought some tins, but I'm scared to open them because I know I might be losing in resale value as opposed to bulk, which I can smoke right now. :D

Well if you smoke one bowl a day in an average size pipe, one 1.75 oz (or 50 gram) tin is about 20-30 smokes. So unless you only plan to dip into an opened tin once a year... go ahead and pop some. Just, pop a few at a time. If it's available in bulk, you can order 1 oz to be able to taste it before popping the tin.

Otherwise, no need to be scared. Not all blends will be valuable in 10 years unopened anyway, and there's no real way to know now if what you have will even sell or be worth selling in the future.

Hell if I pop something new and don't like it, I just chuck the $12-15 in the trash, much easier than trying to find someone that wants to trade, fighting the line in the post office, etc.

 

[Grangerous]

C&D Tins are cardboard with a plastic lid and I’ve found no difference in quality tin vs bulk.

 

[ziv]

Well if you smoke one bowl a day in an average size pipe, one 1.75 oz (or 50 gram) tin is about 20-30 smokes. So unless you only plan to dip into an opened tin once a year... go ahead and pop some. Just, pop a few at a time. If it's available in bulk, you can order 1 oz to be able to taste it before popping the tin.

Otherwise, no need to be scared. Not all blends will be valuable in 10 years unopened anyway, and there's no real way to know now if what you have will even sell or be worth selling in the future.

I smoke 2-3 bowls a day on average. And if the same blend is available in bulk, why would I ever buy a tin? That's exactly what I'm asking.

 

[sablebrush52]

Simple. Not every blend is available in bulk. Many are only available in tins. When a blend that I enjoy is available in bulk I buy bulk. When it's only available in tins I buy tins.

 

[ziv]

C&D Tins are cardboard with a plastic lid and I’ve found no difference in quality tin vs bulk.

I have 3 C&D tins, and they seem to be made of tin, with lids made of tin.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'll never sell anything I've bought but I've only purchased tinned blends that aren't available in bulk.