While I only had about 5 different snuffs, I appreciated each and everyone of them. Then, when I discovered this forum, I started ordering snuff from online shops. Eventually I had about 40 different snuffs to chose from and it was like a nice adventure to decide what I will use today. Now, with 176 different snuffs, it’s as if I’ve lost my respect for snuff. I forget about favourites until I see someone mention it and then I have to rummage through 8 different containers to find it. This can’t go on. I would like to put the pleasure back and I’m in the process of determining which snuffs are my TOP favourites. I’m going to cut down my stock severly even if I have to discard some snuff in the process. How do you, ladies and gentlemen, members of the jury, feel about this topic?
I’ve got to say I agree. I’ve tried darned near everything I can get my hands on, from swaps, online, etc., and I find myself coming back again and again to Garrett Scotch, home-ground twist, and maybe a bit of maccoboy. Too many options can cause one to lose sight of why one started snuffing in the first place. That first good and enjoyable snuff is an old friend; we can make other friends, true, but must never abandon those old tried and true.
I think this is normal when you have too much of something, it loses some of it’s charm. Like I love movies and DVD collecting, and when I had maybe 30 or fave titles, it was a great cherished collection, but now I have so many I don’t even know what I have anymore, and have so many I haven’t even gotten to watch. I have stripped down a lot of my snuff collection, but I still have a lot. Focusing now on ones I like best, and some for collectiblity.
I’m different on this issue. I love having so much snuff. I’m at or close to 300 and yet I still want more. I love sitting next to the shelf at the end of the night and choosing what I will take with me the next day. Maybe I love having so much is because my taste is changing, almost weekly. I go on kicks with Schmalzler, Dry, Moist, Scotch, Toast, SP, Fruit, Menthol. And with each of those flavors, I like to have a large selection. Some days I may bring 10 or 12 snuffs with me to work, but maybe only use 1 or 2. Other days I use everything I bring. Pieter, I would hate for you to get rid of a good chunk on your collection and then look back and say “I wish I had some -insert snuff name here-”
Pieter, Before you throw anything away, if it’s good, I’d rather pass it on to someone else, or sell/trade it.
I’m still taking “the more the merrier” approach, but being a newb, that may change in the future. Part of it is trying to exchange a smoking habit for something more enjoyable. Cigarettes only come in about three or four flavours. Having several different Snuffs in rotation is really pleasant.
Pieter - I did the same thing as you are talking about. I had a shelf full of snuffs, most of which I tried once or twice and if I didnt like it I didnt go back. I used to stick with a snuff and some that I didnt like to begin with grew on my later, thats when I had less to choose from. Now I only have three tins on my shelf and thats enough for me. The rest went in the bin unfortunately.
“The rest went in the bin unfortunately” Ouch, my pinch fingers are crying!
I think I’m early enough in this game not to get into your predicament Pieter. Sorry for you. Other threads did a top 3 or something right? SM500, Red Seal, Toque Rose = My three.
I haven’t tried tons and tons of snuff…I am purposely trying to use up much of what I have and then try some news ones with my next order…and eventually only order the ones that I really like. Pieter, do what it takes to maximize your enjoyment of snuff, be it tons of different kinds or just a few cherished ones.
@ cstokes4, I’ve decided to try your way of doing it. In stead of having 1,2013,297 tins lying around on my desk, I will take out about 10 tins every night “to take with me tomorrow”. I have a nice little pottery bowl in which I can keep it on my desk. I will change that every night. I’ve also cleaned up all the bits and pieces and chucked everything into my “mixed grill” bottles. I must have at least 2.5kg of snuff which is about 90 ounces or 5.5 lbs. Fourteen months ago, I only had 5 different snuffs. And, I’ve still got 6 big cigars, a twist of chew plus some tobacco leaves, fermenting in a jar underneath my desk, which must be turned into snuff. I’m OK for at least 2 years. I also have 3 tins of snus in the fridge. I will be very careful with this one. I can’t have a fridge filled with snus because my wife will start complaining. I’m not telling you this to brag, I’m actually looking for some sympathy. I grew up very poor and today I can’t help myself, I hoard food, tobacco, clothing etc, always afraid that I might run out. For the moment I’m save as far as snuff is concerned.
“‘The rest went in the bin unfortunately’ Ouch, my pinch fingers are crying!” I’m crying too! At least I am after I picked my jaw off the floor. I’m more like cstokes. I’m in the mid 200s too, and I still want more. I discipline myself enough to finish the ones that are not favorites and I probably won’t get those again. I think eventually I will maintain a permanent collection of about 50, after I’ve tried everything that exists. I can’t see having any less than that as I am always discovering new favorites. Those favorites I DO appreciate. Each and every one. With respect, Guanxi, if W.E. Garrett (good though it is) was all I could get, I’d probably just smoke all the time and snuff occasionally instead of vice versa. The reason I started snuffing was curiosity. The reason I stayed was the enormous variety. Pieter, please do not discard anything! There are plenty of people here that will take your cast offs!
_I’m not telling you this to brag, I’m actually looking for some sympathy. I grew up very poor and today I can’t help myself, I hoard food, tobacco, clothing etc, always afraid that I might run out._Pieter, I certainly don’t think you were bragging! Your initial post sounded indeed like a man in despair. Picking a few and sticking to them everyday helps, especially picking them out the night before, it may help you rediscover some favorites.
funny having too few snuffs puts me in that state. Like if I’ve had too much of one I won’t really take in all it’s naunces.
yeah i agree with cstokes, i choose only 4 or 5 dif snuffs and use only them through the day. Snus is easier to control for me i order about 20 or 25 cans at once and when i have 3 or 4 left, i make another order. But i can see your point Pieter i dont like to see snuffs that i like being untouched for more than a couple of months.
I have only tried about 45 or so snuffs, most of those were sample sized ones. I have about 10 or so that I never want to be without, the rest I use occasionally, a few pinches a week. I use so little that having more than I can use is easy to do. Right now I have 20 different ones in the stash, at a certain point I get bored with what I have a crave something new. I guess if I had 200 types it would save time when I want to branch out, I wouldn’t have to wait on a new order. I don’t see me ever getting to point of taking snuff for granted, but I do see how one could be overwhelmed by the variety.
@Pieter I completely understand that. At the moment, thanks to the worsening economy, I’m poorer now than at any other time in my life. Snuff is less a luxury to me than a necessity. A 30 year old + Nicotine addiction is very hard to break. I’ve been spending what little I have on buying canned food whenever it’s on a discount and choosing freecycle or salvage when possible. Thank goodness for trades and Roderick charging less for Snuff than it would cost to buy a pack of cigarettes at the corner market. That helps incredibly. I also get the odd tin of McChrystals for free, from a friend that owns a smoke shop and doesn’t sell a lot of it.
My take on this subject is that there is no such thing as too much snuff. Look at it like this: snuff (or any other tobacco product) will never be cheaper than it is now. That being the case, it only make sense to buy as much snuff, and as many varieties as you can afford, and stockpile for the future. Personally, I have at least 100 snuff varieties on hand at the moment. Most of these are sealed up in air-tight glass jars, and insure that I will have snuff available to me far into the future, no matter what happens to the economy at large or to my own economic situation. If you find yourself overwhelmed by variety, my advice would be to seal up the majority of your snuffs for later and just keep out those that you want to focus on for the moment. The other snuffs will still be there waiting on you when you are ready for them. I would never discard a snuff unless you are absolutely sure that you will never, under any circumstances, enjoy it.
“I would never discard a snuff unless you are absolutely sure that you will never, under any circumstances, enjoy it.” If I may add: and if you are also sure that no other human on earth will never, under any circumstances, enjoy it. The only time I threw away snuff was when it was moldy.
I think having different “types” of snuff is important to enjoyment due to the fact that the sensory receptors can become accustomed (tired) of smells very easily. Having a few different styles and or flavors rotated throughout the day is the way to go in my opinion. I too grow tired of “choosing” but this is definitely not the same as being tired of or not appreciating a good insufflation. Sadly, choose we must. The variety of snuff available now and the rate of new snuff being introduced should overwhelm anyone who has already found a favorite among them. I personally have made a point NOT to try every snuff I possibly can but, to enjoy vicariously through the Internet, the multitudes of snuffs in the world. Many thanks for all that post here. In all honesty however, I don’t think I have reached a culmination of snuff choice. I think to average at one hundred is fairly reasonable.