What Brown leaf 'good stuff' are you waiting on to be delivered?
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My estate straight billiard from Blue Room Briars is on track to arrive by Saturday! Woo-hoo!
Unfortunately, not knowing if the package would fit in my home mailbox, I had it sent to my work . . . so it will sit at the mail room until Monday. Cancel the woo-hoo. But that will give me longer to decide which tobacco to smoke in it.
Unfortunately, not knowing if the package would fit in my home mailbox, I had it sent to my work . . . so it will sit at the mail room until Monday. Cancel the woo-hoo. But that will give me longer to decide which tobacco to smoke in it.
AimlessWanderer
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Do they offer rehab for TAD?For some people, yes, but not everyone
AimlessWanderer
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If by rehab, you mean mocking, goading, mickey taking, and stewing in their own smugness, then yes, absolutely!
Eh you can start to rein it in once you go, oh man I have a lot of tobacco.
Only buy something on sale you know you'll like or in my case a good looking VaPer or VA that won't get touched in years.
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Personally, I think acquisition disorders are largely fuelled by fear of missing out. Especially with products which are only available sporadically. I have no interest in living in fear, or entertaining fear derived life choices. There's also a competitive element of keeping up with the Jones's. Something else I have no time for.
If something isn't available when I want to stock up, I'll buy something else. Why waste time chasing after something that might not be available later if you like it? If the supply of something is erratic, it won't win my business. Find something enjoyable that's readily available is my answer. Plus, if I already have enough (which I have, according to my own definition) why worry whether it's in stock of not?
I wanted a five year stash of aged tobacco, to top up with fresh as and when needed. I've comfortably achieved that, allowing for fluctuations in consumption rate, but haven't doubled it. I can now sit back and just pick stuff to smoke fresh, or replace each year's tins as they get smoked, to maintain that ageing buffer. That said, I have that much stuff in samples and pouches, I might not need to open a tin this year at all.
Anything else I buy now, is money spent on something that I can't get enjoyment from for way too long. if I spend money on something, I want to get value from it now, not just hope I live long enough to enjoy it later. Where's the fun in that? It's like buying a train ticket ten years in advance. Yes, it will be cheaper now than it will then, but in ten years time, I might not want to go where it's heading. There's no money saved in buying something you don't use, and no value had if it's not what you want when you do use it.
If however, you specifically like trying to buy a huge pile of tobacco, just to gaze at lovingly, then feel free to ignore everything I've just said
If something isn't available when I want to stock up, I'll buy something else. Why waste time chasing after something that might not be available later if you like it? If the supply of something is erratic, it won't win my business. Find something enjoyable that's readily available is my answer. Plus, if I already have enough (which I have, according to my own definition) why worry whether it's in stock of not?
I wanted a five year stash of aged tobacco, to top up with fresh as and when needed. I've comfortably achieved that, allowing for fluctuations in consumption rate, but haven't doubled it. I can now sit back and just pick stuff to smoke fresh, or replace each year's tins as they get smoked, to maintain that ageing buffer. That said, I have that much stuff in samples and pouches, I might not need to open a tin this year at all.
Anything else I buy now, is money spent on something that I can't get enjoyment from for way too long. if I spend money on something, I want to get value from it now, not just hope I live long enough to enjoy it later. Where's the fun in that? It's like buying a train ticket ten years in advance. Yes, it will be cheaper now than it will then, but in ten years time, I might not want to go where it's heading. There's no money saved in buying something you don't use, and no value had if it's not what you want when you do use it.
If however, you specifically like trying to buy a huge pile of tobacco, just to gaze at lovingly, then feel free to ignore everything I've just said
I think for me it’s more about trying everything I can before I die. Granted I probably didn’t need to buy 16oz of a certain blend, but if I don’t like (and even if I do) it I’ll give it away so others can enjoy it too. That being said I do like collecting things. My bar has about 80 bottles of whisky that I’ve collected over the last 20yrs and don’t get my wife started on the amount of shaving gear I have. Will I use/drink/smoke it all before I die? Maybe, maybe not but I’ll have a lot of fun trying to.
That’s a really good post you just made, @AimlessWanderer, and I thank you for taking the time to to do it. It really made me ponder my acquisition rate relative to my (modest) consumption rate, and you gave me a lot to think about. Thank you!
(From the guy who just bought 10 more tins an hour ago, and a box of cigars last week also. Sigh...)
(From the guy who just bought 10 more tins an hour ago, and a box of cigars last week also. Sigh...)
AimlessWanderer
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Thanks @RazorbackFan . For me, 10 x 50g tins, is around an 18 month stockpile. It didn't take me long to reach (and breach) my target quantity. It took me around a year to get truly settled in my pipe choices too. Now, my budget is drifting more towards savings for holidays, and a possible relocation in a year or two.
So five more tins of tobacco or a couple more cheap pipes, neither of which I need, cost me a day in a hotel, a short walk from a beach, or a special pass to feed animals at a zoo. Each month I don't buy something I can't enjoy for ten years, buys me something I can enjoy, either this year or next. The train tickets, a boat trip, a meal with friends. Each shorter lived than the equivalent tobacco, but with longer lasting memories.
AimlessWanderer
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Then you're screwed!
I'm lucky in that I don't particularly enjoy that. I do accumulate too much stuff, but then find myself getting claustrophobic with it all. That helps me moderate my purchases somewhat. Limited funds helps too
Ain’t that the truth.Then you're screwed!
Luckily I realized this long ago and have learned to roll with the punches.
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You're in the wrong ward for that kind of care. Bunch of stone cold enablers in this group.
My collection grew when McCl went out. And also buying nearly one of everything to try. Still haven't tried most of it...Ain’t that the truth.
Luckily I realized this long ago and have learned to roll with the punches.
A tobacco is only hard to get if you can’t get it lol! Once in a while you luck out and buy what you want.
Tis true. If the one local shop I go into when I see gold bags hitting stores has some I used to buy one. Now it's gotten to be more than I want to pay. I may buy a tin if they have something I know I like.
True. I was looking to try Carter Hall, and found it -- the only pipe tobacco they carry -- at my local grocery.
| Arturo Fuente Spanish Lonsdale | Single | 1 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
| H. Upmann 1844 Reserve Churchill | Single | 2 | 8.68 | 0.00 | 17.36 |
| Cain Maduro 550 | Single | 1 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| Oliva Serie O Churchill | Single | 1 | 7.90 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| Old Henry Maduro Corona | Box of 25 | 1 | 104.99 | 0.00 | 104.99 |
| Visol Artemis Triple Torch Lighter Black | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Old Henry Pure Breed Churchill | Box of 20 | 1 | 119.99 | 0.00 | 119.99 |
| Romeo y Julieta Reserve Maduro Robusto | Single | 1 | 8.22 | 0.00 | 8.22 |
An IMP meer. Some tobacco and cigars.
I’ve recently discovered that Sutliff RC515 matured VA ribbon mixed 50/50 with their 507 stoved VA makes a great inexpensive red VA blend. I’ve got a pound of each coming to be mixed and store for aging in Mylar bags.
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