How did you start?

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We’ve not had one of these for ages and have a ton of new members so…how/why did you start snuffing? My own introduction to snuff was a bit odd; I found an old SP tin in my Dad’s shop, part of which was an engineering buisness and I think it had just been used to hold pins or something. I was about seven and completely intrigued. By hook or by crook I managed to get hold of a couple of different types and I am either ashamed or proud (not sure which) to say I took my first pinch at seven years of age. It blew my head off but of course it threw a switch somewhere! I didn’t take it often but managed to get a little colection going as I loved the tins. My parents - both lifelong teetotal non tobacco users didn’t really have a clue what it was (I used to wonder how they got their fun in life but I’m one of five so I guess that’s the answer) and shopkeepers didn’t bat an eyelid when selling to a kid in those days. By my teens I was a regular user but this faded out when I started smoking. I’ve used it on and off then for nearly 30 years. When the smoking bans came in for bars and workplaces in the UK in 07 I just decided to make the switch, and used Toque and Wilsons to do so, being surprised how easy it was. So, that’s me, how did you start?