Altria to test market smokeless tobacco "sticks"

[chadizzy1]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

Interesting. Apparently a Marlboro brand will be aimed at smokers and a Skoal brand aimed at Dippers.

[CoderGuy]

Aren't cigarettes already tobacco "sticks"? What will you do with them?

[chadizzy1]

Who knows. I've never tried the Camel Sticks so I dunno how it works. Maybe like toothpicks for those who still crave the hand to mouth of a cigarette.

[jagmanss]

This has the most stupid thing they have come up with written all over it...

[Generalfiend]

gaurntee it will be some bullshit 6 sticks for 3 dollars deal and i bet they will have almost no nicotine in em, i dont think i will start likia Altria till they put some REAL snus on the market

[CoderGuy]

gaurntee it will be some bullshit 6 sticks for 3 dollars deal and i bet they will have almost no nicotine in em, i dont think i will start likia Altria till they put some REAL snus on the market

Probably right, like 4mg per stick, last 1/2 hour. Anti's will jump all over it as being marketed to children cause children like sticks (f**cking idiots, don't get me started LOL)

[Generalfiend]

haha ya the tobacco nazis are rediculous, like what ever happened to poeple being able to makie thier own descisions!!!!!!

[fishmeat]

Its gonna end up a PR failure just like Camel...

[precious007]

sounds great...

I wonder when they'll come to Europe :^)

I'm sustaining anything that has to do with harm reduction and the "bankruptcy" of the biggest tobacco corporations. :devil:

[WickedKitchen]

sounds like they're toothpick sort of things to me. I can see the point of them but can't see it tasting good or providing enough vitamin N. You can get minty toothpicks already. Vile things. Maybe somebody has to justify their research job.

[snusgetter]

sounds like they're toothpick sort of things to me. I can see the point of them but can't see it tasting good or providing enough vitamin N. You can get minty toothpicks already. Vile things. Maybe somebody has to justify their research job.

With all the different approaches that have been suggested and/or attempted of late,
it's more like 'let's throw a lot of crap against the wall and see if any of it sticks.'
Expensive, but still cheaper than doing some real R&D.

[BradenL]

Expensive, but still cheaper than doing some real R&D.

You have to wonder why these big tobacco firms are throwing so much money at these investments that will fail anyways? I mean, the US firms should be conserving profits considering how the percentage of smokers is decreasing.

[Monkey]

Most of the stuff they come.out with tastes like the flavors were approved by kids.

[Mykislt]

I'd likę to try them