I thought it might be fun to examine the phenomenon of the dreaded snuff-binge. What triggers us to occasionally shovel copious amount snuff into our skull?

I’m fairly sure every snuff-taker has done this at least once. I’m talking about the snuff-binge. Sometimes it happens when you find one particular snuff you really really like. Sometimes a snuff-binge is sparked by receiving a new selection of snuffs in the mail. Sometimes it happens after a busy week, when you finally have a whole evening just to relax. Whatever the cause, the occasional snuff-binge is sort of amusing. We like to think of ourselves as discerning and sophisticated snuff-takers, enjoying the scents, flavors, and traditions of our age-old activity in a calm and reflective capacity. And most of the time we are. But, the snuff-binge is a little bit of our base nature peeking through the cracks of our civilized veneer. Just as some animals will eat lethal amounts of food before they realize what’s happening, there is some needy animal part of our brain that takes over sometimes, and a full-on snuff-binge results.

I will admit to a snuff-binge last night. I received an amazing order of snuff. I told myself, “Hey, Mark…try these slowly. Control yourself. Just enjoy each new snuff at your regular snuff-taking pace, and spend the next couple of days trying each of these new snuffs.” I was resolved to exercise a Gentleman’s level of control. But, the kid in a candy store part of my brain took over, and four hours later I had taken copious amounts of every kind of snuff I had received. My nose was thrumming and felt heavy and a little numb. My eyes were dry in their sockets and red like a stop sign. Used kleenex littered my desk top. I was surrounded by a jumble of snuff tins piled here and there. I was happy as pie, but a little disappointed in myself! I would love to say that I will never have one of these snuff-binges again. And you probably tell yourself, “Never again. I’m a sophisticated snuff-taker, and completely in control.” But, odds are…some delicious selection of snuff is going to show up in your mail one day, and you’ll once again fall prey to that grabby greedy part of your brain that can’t have enough. When that happens, don’t be too disappointed in yourself. It was only a matter of time… Mark

The arrival of a big snuff order is the best opportunity and excuse for a shameless binge.

You only go around this marble once so binge away. Your nose knows when it had enough. I don’t condone snuff abuse; if you have a problem call your snuff sponsor.   :)]

Nice one I bet every1 had a snuff binge once at least in their lifetime.I know I have expecially when I receive a package of all different kinds of stuff also if I’m celebrating when I win at Football/sports bets.lol :-bd

i binge during 1) big order arrival, and 2) whenever I have time to. Other than that I just snuff my standbys: Old Mill, White Elephant.

I’m guessing that my daily consumption of snuff could fit the legal definition of a binge.

As a fairly new snuffer I’m still bingeing from when I started. Cannot believe I smoked cigs for 35 years when this wonderful, infinitely superior tobacco product was there all along. Love it love it love it! Go to bed thinking about snuff and wake up thinking about what comes after the essential rustica eye-opener.

Snuff sponsor - that cracked me up @basement_shaman.  I’m powerless over snuff and my collection has become unmanageable.  

Binging.  Gotta binge when an order arrives.  It takes time to try all the snuff that comes in the mail… but I always manage to fit all of them into my schedule.  Insomnia plays a part too… I snuff more than ever after I’ve given up on sleep (usually helps me get to bed within the hour).

I reserve my snuff binges for those days when the sun rises. 

What would you guys class as a binge? I reckon 10g lasts a week ( can’t be accurate with so many tins on the go ) but I seem to be at it all the time.

Mine seems to be correlated around basketball and/or beer.

I’m sat watching teevee inbetween messing around on the 'net, sinking a few fine ales and snuffing away happily. I reckon I’ve had between 20 and 30 pinches in 2 or 3 hours. Is that bad??

@fj1988, every 5-10 min, yep sounds about right!

Snuff-binging sneaks up on me sometimes, especially late at night when I am reading or on the Internet.   I realize I’ve overdone it when the room is spinning, I’m sweating profusely, and I feel a little nauseous.   Usually lasts about 30 minutes, then I’m back at it!

I’ve been in a continual state of “binge” for the last two years or so. I go through 25-30g of just Viking Dark per week… then there’s my other snuffs.

Second on big order arrival. Be careful with that one. I’m just sayin’

I am guilty of overindulging the day i got my first order. And maybe a few times since then. Sometimes i look at the quantity of snuff on my desk and just say screw it i want to order more so i have make a dent before i can justify more tins.

lol, this is a great thread… i binge on the tap boxes, dont want’m to dry out dontcha know…lol, sakes…

last order didnt have enuff tapboxes so the one i’m waitin’ on now should rectify tht… i bet i’ll be loaded with snuff from nose to the toes, lol … and i can’t wait…i just love the stuff and like havin’ tapboxes and bullets and slide hole tins on me all the time and ties and scarff’s make great hankies in a “pinch”… Happy snuffin’ folks

Nothing dreaded about a good snuff binge. I look forward to any time I can sit still long enough to have the time to binge like a mad man.

I’ve been binging for the last 6 months and finally came to accept to myself that I’m really liking the tropical and get snuff all over me. I’ll probably become the next person to get weird looks when I snuff at the bars too

Am albot that that mail turning up with the goodness at end of wekwek *-

Just reading this thread makes me want to pack my nose!

I do not feel the least bit of guilt in binging on snuff. I do not touch anything else apart from good quality beer and even then only on a harmlessly pleasurable level. Snuff got me off cigs, and other stuff I should not have been doing - and if anything, I find snuff binging highly amusing, I love it. I just wish I could get my nose on more of it. There is not a huge selection of snuff where I live but I am happy that there is at least some. When ever I go over the border into Germany I stock pile like it was about to be banned. Up until recently I was smoking shisha but then I got a lung infection - gave that up too and as long as I have snuff of some description I do not miss the shisha bar at all. For me the irony is that snuff is enormously underestimated by other tobacco users yet it is pretty harmless and so enjoyable. Anyway, this message is interrupting my binge sesh so I should really sign off and pack my nose caves. (I just got back from a shopping binge in Germany )  

@basement_shaman I couldn’t agree more

Oh yea, when I received a huge order from mrsnuff a couple times, I had the same experience as you. I told myself to try one, enjoy it, and wait at least half an hour before trying another one. But that didn’t happen haha. I was just too excited, and took 2-3 pinches of each of the 30 or so snuffs I ordered. So in all, I ended up taking about 100 pinches in 10-15 minutes.

However, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a snuff binge once in a while. Just don’t go nuts and overdo it like I did. I started sweating, and got lightheaded and nauseous. Very unpleasant.

I’ll have maybe 20 pinches thru’ the day but once I’ve cracked the beer open and got sat in front of the teevee on an evening, I’m snuffin’ every five minutes or so for 3 or 4 hours. I really need to get a grip of myself. But, 51 years old and on the downslope, I’m not holding much hope on that.

+JMJ+

My last snuff binge was Saturday night.  I stayed up the whole night watching some rather cerebral movies and shoving tobacco up my nose.  It was quite nice and I slept like a log last night.  The only drawback is now I’m rubbing Carmex on my chapped nose.  C’est la vie.  I just got in a nice big order from Mr Snuff so a celebratory binge was in order.  Now, I just need to find a camphor/menthol snuff to complement the Carmex, lol.

My lime toast binge from last night has carried over into the morning

I don’t binge like I used to. Once in a while, I still do. When I get a new shipment, like I did today, I tend to binge on the ones I’ve never had before. Like right now, Magnet Menthol and SG Apricot. How much snuff does a person have to take to classify it as a “binge” anyway? Uncle Squinty, a fellow member here, has a great video on YouTube on the subject. You should check it out, it’s fucking hilarious!

+JMJ+

Do you have the link to the Uncle Squinty video?  I’d love to see it.

I don’t binge. O:-) I have been known to sometimes have intense catch-up sessions after periods of abstinence, intense quality inspection checks on new orders, and spontaneous nose durability tests to discover how much of any given snuff/combo it takes till my nose screams “Enough!” :-"