I don’t know toque almost seems too small for that. Maybe I’am totaly wrong. It seems too like most snuff companies are really small including toque. Not really enough of a market. Either way I don’t give a fuck (I say that politly.) because it still works out well for me. Hell even if toque is getting free market research with a character actor I’am still very happy with the results seriously they make a great grape snuff (which is always mislabeled as champagne for some reason). Though I have to add the thing that makes me really feel that you’re not one hundred percent correct is the fact that unlike every other person I’ve seen who’s been a living coporate mascot (I’ve seen more then a few, in fact one of my last jobs was a grocery store whos “owner” was obviously a paid actor) he doesn’t have that dead sold my soul look in his eyes. And if he is then at least he enjoys it right.
I’m just amazed that a company would attempt to market a product, or that a man would start a business. Thanks, London Jack. You’ve really opened my eyes.
Sometimes snobbery is more blinding than marketing.
All I ask is you think about it?
Oh Nelson there are lots of people that market products like that. Reminds me of this club that opened in the town I live in and every hour the same gangsta smooth black man (who looked way to urban to be in this town [please trust me on this one]) in line every hour waiting to get into the club obviously that man was paid to do that. I worked at a place where the owner sold the company he inherited and now he even has a fake wife (the guy is queer as three dollar bill with rockso the clown as the president, of course nothing wrong with that except for how the wife is obviously a cover). Of course to me Roderick reminds me more of the pakistani guy who owns the famous House of Kashmir (was the rock and roll tee shirt head quarters of this town). Who got to know everyone and was friends with every single person he would meet. Both got free work out their customers and you know what I personaly don’t mind as I feel it’s a pretty even give and take (I’ll be happy to know when I enter my viral video finaly for the contest that I’am helping snuff get around a legal issue possibly). As pieter said it’s definatly about the snuff. And hell even if Roderick doesn’t actualy exsist or is a android or whatever still so glad for every single quality snuff company that exsists. Though I really do just think he’s the real deal. P.S. London I love when people expand peoples knowledge of marketing. It’s one of my personal missions right up there with the ruining of terrible news stories as often as possible (even though I only got two under my belt, they are both great stories.)
Here, here Roderick! Stefan
Hell Roderick what ever you and toque really are (gnomish wrangler is my favorite theory) doesn’t matter. Good snuff and good service well as long as you aren’t Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin, or Ida Amean (my spelling which I prefer) I don’t really care too much about the details.
@roderick. Please do not infer that I am attacking snuffhouse.org just by pointing out its commercial possibilities. Its a great site which I thoroughly enjoy being part of. The people are terrific and I enjoy the lively exchange of views.I like to think I have even made a few new friends here. Yes, I was one of those"flash pr and marketing people" trained and employed by an american company in London. So you get yank directness and a londoners synicism. All I did was put forward my views and ask people to think about it. Why should that worry you?
@Roderick. Force of habit. Now you make me feel as if I have just mugged bambi. Truce?
I have dealt with many companies in all types of businesses on the internet and have never been more satisfied with product and service than I am with Toque Snuff.
I think the best part of this site is that the snuffers, distributors and the manufacturers are all on the same place. Granted, the snuffing community world wide is relatively small. The manufacturers surely benefit from the feedback. And it’s cool to provide the feedback. We got London Jack to keep em honest…and humble. Just kidding, it’s all good.
I wish Roderick had a “reality” TV show on making snuff, his business and some of his personal life (Like the Cake Boss).
I would love to see more micro-snuff companies spring up. It’s hard work I know. There are a lot of hoops to jump through with tobacco. It seems we do well here though, for example: Pieter Claassen snuff, Stich snuff, Spanish Jewel to name a few. I would certainly be interested in a London Jack snuff. Most of us here on snuffhouse are going to tend to encourage snuff makers for obvious reasons. It’s not like they are planning to take over the world, except for maybe Jaap Bes (ha ha, somebody send him some tins please). So yes, good thinking, make some snuff, mention it here, and it is as good as sold!
Some hot topic here. I sort of missed the line, but for the original problem I think the aluminium is soft metal so its normal to misshape. But its lighter and do not corode as steel does. So my solution is to use my all fingers and applying the same pressure on all sides when unscrewing/screwing it. It works fine for me. Do not sqeeze it on two sides and do not screw too hard or you risk to misshape it. But I’m used to 10g tins only and I use 10-15g snuff for a day so I finish tins quite fast. I personally don’ care much about the package. I love the snuff. I agree that SnuffHouse has marketing possibilities, but it is also a great eye (and nose) opener to all smokers, chewers, dippers or just snuff beginners. Before SnuffHouse I even didn’t suspected that there is more snuff ot there other then the 2-3 types available at the near bus stop. Here I first heard about Toque, SG, Dholakia, GH, F&T, Bernard, Wilsons and many others and I love them all. My heart is big and have place for many pounds of good snuff. If this is marketing, I don’t care. The snuff is good and makes me happy. On the conspiracy side of things, maybe Roderick is a mason or have alien friends. How is possible so fast to make snuff as good as companies with 200 years tradition. Some unnatural powers here…
Re: the label and name and stuff: There are two things (aside from the snuff itself and usually thats whether its menthol or insanely perfumey) that can deter me at least a little: 1. Idiotic dispensers made to rot the snuff before you ever get it (eg., evil tap boxes) and 2. snuffs that are so stupidly named and packaged that I’m a bit embarrassed (even when I’m alone) to have them out and using them (eg., “Rockit!”) Having said all that: If it tells you anything, I do use Toque products in front of (and offer them to) potential snuffers. back on topic: I wish the functionality (odds of getting a reliable screwtop action) with the the toque tins was just a bit better (I get the impression Roderick is working on that)
If you are looking for a cheap snuff box which is STRONG, waterproof, airtight and which will last almost for ever, look no further than empty NTSU or the big Taxi “tins”. I know they are nothing to look at but they are so practical. I keep all my Wilsons and McChrystals snuffs in them because I hate those silly tins they come in. I also have some snuff in bulk and I use the plastic tins for my everyday supplies.
I’m still thinking about a snuff miller’s reality show. I dunno, what if they decided to put a big name in; what if Gordon Ramsay got into snuff? Ramsay’s Snuffmill Nightmares? “You put in 3 ml of f*cking bergamot oil, I told you to only put in 2 ml of f*cking bergamot oil, now this entire f*cking batch is f*cking garbage! Get out of my mill!”
@James5. Great idea. Makes me smile, just thinking about it.