Why do I Want to Buy More and More Pipes?

[OSOBUCO]

I am only a beginner when it comes to serious piping. Maybe 6 months into it. BUT I already own 2 dozen pipes AND I keep looking/drooling over more. Is this normal or am I going mad?!!! At the moment I have a craving for a cutty like the Sav 402. Something really appealing about the lines of it.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I see tools as what you do while you are living and not the focus of living, but YMMV...LOL!!

 

[alaskanpiper]

This is fairly normal. My anecdotal advice would be to try to tamp it down as much as you can or you will end up like me. I'm 3 years in and have already sold off probably 70 pipes from my collection, most of which I bought in haste in the first 6 months.

I found later on that once I realized what I liked in pipes (after buying countless savs and petes) I would rather spend more money less often on higher quality pipes.

 

[reloader]

Yeah, PAD (pipe acquisition disorder), you're not alone. I quickly bought a bunch and am now just trying to buy tobacco.

 

[shanez]

If you think it's bad now, wait until you realize Savs are a gateway pipe. Then the real fun begins.

 

[OSOBUCO]

I found later on that once I realized what I liked in pipes (after buying countless savs and petes) I would rather spend more money less often on higher quality pipes.

I been thinking this as well. ie stop buying a bunch of mid range and just wait for that REALLY special Radice or Castello to grab me or even place a custom order. I will say I mostly have Savs and a couple Petes. The latter I am not that impressed with thus far but I am no expert.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I been thinking this as well. ie stop buying a bunch of mid range and just wait for that REALLY special Radice or Castello to grab me or even place a custom order. I will say I mostly have Savs and a couple Petes. The latter I am not that impressed with thus far but I am no expert.

That's been my path. However, PAD never really goes away. I still spend more than I should on acquiring at least one pipe a month or so and I have pipes that are years old and barely broken in.

Bottom line is, some of us are more addicted to collecting things, whatever they may be, than we are to nicotine, hahaha. Like many addictions, sometimes the best course of treatment is harm reduction when abstinence is not feasible.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Just 6 months... funny, I recognize your name when I see it on here now. Many Lifers I am like, WTF is that? Ha ha.

The point of this whole thing isn't always to have the most pipes,. but keeping others from getting them all. Infringing on the happiness of others is even better than being happy.

 

[OSOBUCO]

Just 6 months... funny, I recognize your name when I see it on here now.

Yeah. I spend way too much time on this site (according to my wife ). In fact I joined on Dec 31, 2021. I think I bought a quarter of my cellar from the good folks here

 

[jguss]

Is this normal

Yes

am I going mad?

Yes

PAD never really goes away

Yes

 

[Tabacco]

Oh! Thanks! You reminded me that I need to buy one more pipe.

 

[warren]

Why? Most likely a lack of self-control and fiscal responsibility. Not a bad thing as long as no-one in the family has to "go without" to support your self-indulgence. Everyone needs a wee vice if they can afford it.

 

[DanWil84]

Perfectly normal, I started with PAD which turned to TAD. It's written in the stars 2023 will be a disastrous year for online tobacco buying (shipping will be banned) in the EU, so I'm stocking up as much as I can this year. After that I can go on a PAD spree again, I'll get 1 pipe in and that will be it for this year, or not, who knows.

 

[OSOBUCO]

Me: "But honey my pipes are works of art. Wouldn't this look great sitting on the mantle?"

My Wife: no reply...just an "Eye-roll"

 

[OSOBUCO]

2023 will be a disastrous year for online tobacco buying (shipping will be banned) in the EU,

Seriously? Sorry to hear that brother.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Me: "But honey my pipes are works of art. Wouldn't this look great sitting on the mantle?"

My Wife: no reply...just an "Eye-roll"

Thanks, now I want to buy THAT pipe!!!!! That thing is awesome.

EDIT: Oh, nevermind it's effing huge.

 

[DanWil84]

Seriously? Sorry to hear that brother.

Yeah, thanks to our wonderfull people in Brussels or Strasbourg. I should nuance my statement: countries are allowed to ban it according to EU regulations, which normally means they will. But I'll be fine stocking up this year and maybe drive twice a year to my then favorite places. I average about 2 pounds a month now. I ain't no hoarder for the hoarding, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to stock up as ordering online is convenient.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

If you think it's bad now, wait until you realize Savs are a gateway pipe. Then the real fun begins.

I hate to think of Savs as a gateway—I've got one or two that were almost as much as my lower end Todd Johnson.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

This is fairly normal. My anecdotal advice would be to try to tamp it down as much as you can or you will end up like me. I'm 3 years in and have already sold off probably 70 pipes from my collection, most of which I bought in haste in the first 6 months.

I found later on that once I realized what I liked in pipes (after buying countless savs and petes) I would rather spend more money less often on higher quality pipes.

This.

 

[sandollars]

This is fairly normal. My anecdotal advice would be to try to tamp it down as much as you can or you will end up like me. I'm 3 years in and have already sold off probably 70 pipes from my collection, most of which I bought in haste in the first 6 months.

I found later on that once I realized what I liked in pipes (after buying countless savs and petes) I would rather spend more money less often on higher quality pipes.

This^^^^. Do yourself a favor and heed this advice. You won't regret it later on.