Out of Stock on the rise

[afilter]

Originally Posted by hunter1127

I agree w/ all listed above. Also our BOTLs and SOTLs in Washington State will no longer be able to buy tobacco on line after 7/26/09 due to new anti legislation passed in Jan. 09. Know many are trying to stock up before then. When will all the anti BS end!!!! Where is our freedom????

Dunhill has been out for months at any major online vendor. If you find it locally buy it up. No guarantee we will see it again in the U.S.

What concerns me is other very popular brands/blend like squadron leader is out at mnay major online vendors. Unfortunately, I do not have any local vendors that deal in tins.

[Mister Moo]

I feel very fortunate have 2 JR locations in reach.

[afilter]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I feel very fortunate have 2 JR locations in reach.

unfortunately I do not travel asmuch as I did once. I hope to stumble into a smoke shop still holding a few tins of brands I have never had the opportunity to try.

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by afilter

Dunhill has been out for months at any major online vendor. If you find it locally buy it up. No guarantee we will see it again in the U.S.

What concerns me is other very popular brands/blend like squadron leader is out at mnay major online vendors. Unfortunately, I do not have any local vendors that deal in tins.

It seems Samuel Gawith has taken a lot of the Dunhill marketplace. They are both British and the tins came in at about the same pricepoint as Dunhill did. Dunhill left a void in the market. I am not sure how big their market share in the premium Tinned Tobacco market was, but I would think it was a pretty good share based on the Dunhill name alone.

But that said, Dunhill is not gone forever. They are going to be back. They are just too big a name to stay out of this market. It is still being made. They just need to get a new distributor up and running. I know there are several rumors out there, but there may be back by the end of the summer.

[afilter]

Originally Posted by Alpedhuez55

But that said, Dunhill is not gone forever. They are going to be back. They are just too big a name to stay out of this market. It is still being made. They just need to get a new distributor up and running. I know there are several rumors out there, but there may be back by the end of the summer.

As someone who has never had the opportunity to enjoy it, I hope you are right.

Does anyone know of any online vendors that have Squadron Leader in stock right now?

[Zeabed]

Originally Posted by afilter

As someone who has never had the opportunity to enjoy it, I hope you are right.

Does anyone know of any online vendors that have Squadron Leader in stock right now?

I ordered 5 tins of SL from marscigars on Sunday. Last night I received their shipping confirmation.

[commonsenseman]

I dunno if anyone has noticed this, but sm@kingpipes & 4n@ggins both have penzance in stock.

[Zeabed]

I just got the BBF and Penzance from 4noggins today. One of the Penzance tins was popped, but the contents were not dry. So I put some in my pipe and jarred the rest of the tin. What's with those SG rectagular tins? I've read about this sort of thing happening not infrequently with these particular tins. Guess now I'll have to check all my other SG tins I've got cellared.

[commonsenseman]

Originally Posted by Zeabed

I just got the BBF and Penzance from 4noggins today. One of the Penzance tins was popped, but the contents were not dry. So I put some in my pipe and jarred the rest of the tin. What's with those SG rectagular tins? I've read about this sort of thing happening not infrequently with these particular tins. Guess now I'll have to check all my other SG tins I've got cellared.

Now you've got me worried about all of my SG tins.....any special way to tell if they're popped, or is it obvious? I checked them all & it looks like they're fine, but I'd hate to open them up in a year or two to find tobacco powder.

[Zeabed]

Originally Posted by commonsenseman

Now you've got me worried about all of my SG tins.....any special way to tell if they're popped, or is it obvious? I checked them all & it looks like they're fine, but I'd hate to open them up in a year or two to find tobacco powder.

Good you brought it back up. I checked all my ET and SG rectangular tins (I heard they're both from the same supplier - don't really know). Some SL as well were popped and I jarred them. All these tins got to me with a dent in the exact same corner in all those popped tins. These are things that make you go hmmm....

[commonsenseman]

Originally Posted by Zeabed

Good you brought it back up. I checked all my ET and SG rectangular tins (I heard they're both from the same supplier - don't really know). Some SL as well were popped and I jarred them. All these tins got to me with a dent in the exact same corner in all those popped tins. These are things that make you go hmmm....

Thanks for the warning, I'll check for dents.

[RJpuffs]

Originally Posted by commonsenseman

Now you've got me worried about all of my SG tins.....any special way to tell if they're popped, or is it obvious? I checked them all & it looks like they're fine, but I'd hate to open them up in a year or two to find tobacco powder.

When I get a new tin(s) in, I gently tug on the lids. Also sniffing the seal works. Luckily I haven't run into a busted seal yet.

[Bigtotoro]

It benefits certain sections of the market to use fear to whip consumers into a frenzy. You can see a similar example happening with the guns/ammo industry over fear that the current administration may do something or other (which they have shown no indication of doing, and no I do not wish to make this thread political). Fear sells, I guess.

[Zeabed]

Originally Posted by commonsenseman

Thanks for the warning, I'll check for dents.

And thanks for the bump, commonsenseman.

One thing about C&D and GLP tins, they can take some dings without popping a leak (I think). I'd better stop now. That way madness lies.

[sounds7]

Every day it seems I find a tobacco out of Stock. Does anyone know why I can find Bjarne tobacco but the "Flake de Luxe is sold out everywhere. What gives?