The OTC Buyers Guide

[The Pirate]

This is just for fun...not intended to make fun of anyone's favorite OTC blend. I had this thread going on another forum and we had a lot of fun with it.

Pirate's OTC buyer's guide:
1. Never buy a tobacco with a fruit in it's name.
2. Avoid tobaccos that have a picture of a ship on the package.
3 Be leary of tobaccos that include numbers...it may well indicate the previous number of attempts and failures to make the blend.
4. Smoke nothing named after famous dead people.
5. In general, the prettier the art work on the package, the more foul the blend inside.
6. Any tobacco described as 'mild' will most assuredly not be.
Ok that is my list. Add to it as you see fit.
Ken

[lotus1972]

I agree with all but #4. PA is good codger burley!

[Mad Hatter]

Dust on a tin of virginia is a good sign. Dust on a package of burley just means you're getting old tobacco.

[Big D KC]

I must protest #2!!!

Old Ironsides is pretty good in my book!!

[VFD421]

#3 makes sense in other areas too, like preperation H for example, What ever happened to A through G?

[Bent Stem]

Originally Posted by VFD421

#3 makes sense in other areas too, like preperation H for example, What ever happened to A through G?

Sorry to have to break it to ya, but "H" is not a number.

[lotus1972]

Originally Posted by Big D KC

I must protest #2!!!

Old Ironsides is pretty good in my book!!

Very good. I had some last night.

[Vrbas]

clear packaging

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by Vrbas

clear packaging

Yeah, clear packaging is a definite tip off.
Ken

[lotus1972]

What about great smells. The majority of great smelling OTC brands taste like wet turds. If it smells like old prunes or raisins though then it's usually good.

[Mister Moo]

Any pouch or tub you find at Walgreens that was produced before UPC codes were printed on the container can go directly to ebay with a $35.00 reserve.

List under "collectibles".

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by lotus1972

What about great smells. The majority of great smelling OTC brands taste like wet turds. If it smells like old prunes or raisins though then it's usually good.

A very good observation
Ken

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Any pouch or tub you find at Walgreens that was produced before UPC codes were printed on the container can go directly to ebay with a $35.00 reserve.

List under "collectibles".

How true! The lost is growing!
Ken