I wouldn’t say they are regular users, only when I supply them with it, but I would say 3-4, plus a buddy in KC that has really gotten into snuff…
I don’t know anybody at all who takes snuff. However, last Saturday a friend of mine came into the bar I tend, and ordered a beer on tap. As I pulled the ale into a glass, he said he really needed to quit smoking, " these cigarettes are killing me!", were his exact words. Casually, I took out a 20 gram tin of J & H Wilsons Sp # 1 snuff, tapped on the tin a few times, took off the lid, and offered him a pinch. He didn’t know how to take it, so I explained, took a couple small ones for a demo, then had him do the same. He asked if it really had enough nicotine to do anything. I explained to him that yes, positively, it has more than enough to satisfy even the heaviest cig addiction. I then took out a 10 gm tim of Toque Spearmint, offering him a pinch. He really liked it. No sneezing at all. Then I told him that the local Smoker Friendly store carries all the Toque USA flavors, that he needs to go there and get a bunch to see what he likes. SO, I finally, after years of trying to convince the people I know that snuff is the best way I know of to enjoy tobacco, I actually had a positive experience with another person in relation to snuff. I only bartend one night a week at this place, so I’ll be curious to see if he got himself a few tins. I’ll bring an assortment with me to share, just in case he wants to learn more about it. Some SG Red Crest, some Dholakia( not white or black), maybe some Himtaj Golden, and for sure some Poschl menthol bombs!
@mrmanos that’s so awesome. I’m planning on bringing some for a couple of friends at work ( one an ex- smoker who loves tobacco but hates the ill-effects of smoking and one a current cigar aficionado ) and see what they think. I know they have never tried snuff but I think would interesting to see their reaction. Hopefully they’ll enjoy it and then I’ll know two!
Very cool. I myself quit cigars totally when I started taking snuff “full time”, about 5 years ago. I did it as a teenager, way back in the early 70’s, but rediscovered it accidentally when I saw the Silver Dollar snuff display in my local store. Then found Toque’s website, then Mr Snuff… now I only smoke what I grow in my garden here in the “high” country of Colorado.
yeah its strange…i like an occasional cigar ( 4-5 a year ) but that desire has waned compared to getting back into snuff ( i first tried as a teenager in the 80’s and again in the early y2k ). i think I needed to try something other than Ozona cherry 
Mr Snuff is great and of course getting acquainted with Old Mill’s Chef Daniel was just plain lucky for me… pretty cool you grow your own- i would like to try that sometime, just for kicks>>> I’ve been to Colorado before ( Denver, Boulder ) nice State!
This is a good question, nobody that I know of takes snuffs however quite a few of my friends have tried it via me.
Two frequent my local.
In my town I met a snuffing girl… Pretty and very seductive when she’s taking a pinch. But she’s not on forums and just buys plastic tap boxes that our tobacconist offers. I think a large number of users out there is a bit ashamed for their habit…
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I have found out that one of the pubs in my town allegedly sells snuff behind the bar. They did it when the smoking ban happened. I am going to check it out.
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Zero, but I have observed a few women from the senior building buying W.E. Garrett Sweet. They don’t snuff it, they dip it.
I’ve run into a couple of people over the years who occasionally sniff American snuffs you buy at Food Lion. Literally two people though and they were both very occasional. And they were just young people who saw the snuff in the check-out line and decided to try it. I met a woman whose ex-boyfriend used a lot of snuff but I never met him just heard about him. I have gotten pretty much all my friends into it to one degree or another only one does it regularly and buys it though.
We’re stranded on an island kind of isolated and the island is this forum. Although, it took me a while to find snuff and I like to believe that there are a number of snuff takers out there that just don’t know they’re one too… yet. Maybe a snuff reality show is needed?
@oldman357 lives here in Albuquerque, NM…then there are a few “occasional” snuffers that will accept snuff from me when ever we hang out but don’t seem interested in purchasing any their private use, so I would say one other snuffer. In an unrelated side note, @jimbo69 how common/available are traditional American Scotch snuffs in the DFW metroplex? If readily available where do you purchase them? My sister lives N. of Dallas and I figured I could do some tobacco shopping while on a visit.
@Ivan, I have been through N. Dallas areas, although no Plano too much and I have not found anyone selling any snuff at all. Hope @jimbo69 can be more help.
@jmahes I asked about snuff on two different tobacconists here in Santiago de Compostela that gave me very rude answers. To be precise, the same answer with the same stresses: “NO, we don’t have THAT”. They obviously knew what snuff is, but they seemed pretty hostile about it, don’t ask me why. A friend of mine, which I introduced to snuff, received the same answer at one of the shops and then swiftly proceeded to rip off a twenty cigarettes box attached to a promotional display and smoke them with gusto.
I know no one, have converted no one, and have never randomly seen anyone, either. My entire snuff world revolves around myself, snuffhouse, youtube, and the accountants at MrSnuff.
Most people here have no idea it exists. I don’t understand the hostility some tobacco clerks have towards snuff. I’d bet in most cases they have no experience with it and don’t even know what it is. Snuff is also confused with dip and snus, not that there is anything wrong with those. @cpmcdill (the only other snuffer I know in person) asked our local tobacconist if he would consider carrying some of the harder to find snuff like Toque and he was told he could get that anywhere and to go to Food Lion. Ironically, the shop owner claims he wants to carry unique products that are harder to find (like premium cigars and e-cigs) and that he is not going to carry common products like snus or dip or anything Swisher makes that you could pick up at the grocery shop. When C.P. said he meant nasal snuff, he was met with an uncomprehending glassy stare. Nasal what? He probably doesn’t even know that they have snuff at Food Lion. He was referring to loose snus or dip. It’s just that people are too quick to form bias about stuff they know nothing about. They heard someone else’s (probably equally assumptive) opinion or read something on the internet or whatever. I’ve read books on tobacco where the author will write about snuff as though an authority and when they clearly know nothing about it. One “history” of tobacco book claims that the entire purpose of using snuff is to illicit a sneeze. When I buy a Swisher scotch at Food Lion, the check out kids almost always ask me what it’s for. Is it dip? My friends always ask me if it’s legal.
Only one person, he did not have any nor bought ever but knew how to take a pinch without sneezing. I´ve asked on at least 10 tobacconists for snuff in Barcelona and had mixed responses between “don´t know what are you asking for” and “we don´t carry that shit! go away you junkie” only 2 had snuff (very old Gawith Apricot under the counter).
@Wulfensteinsson : Your tobacconist experiences reminds me of one I asked about snuff in Pontevedra about two years ago. He said, with a nostalgic stare in his yes: “I no longer carry it, sorry… my only customer was an elderly Moroccan man and he… well, he passed away last month”. Sad story! But we’ll honor the older generation of snuff takers with our own dedication to this art. Anyway, and to keep on topic: I introduced several friends to snuff, and one of them buys a tin at the tobacconist with certain regularity. Other than that, I’ve heard of two different young guys and a girl that use snuff daily, at least one of them ordering snuff abroad. Every time someone told me he knew someone who used snuff my heart rejoiced! Neffa is also popular with North African people, and I’ve also heard about some people whose Moroccan friends introduced to that potent kind of snuff. Thinks look mildly positive for snuff here!
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