So, I visited my local Tinder Box today....

[wadetheblade]

Hey Rick, let me know if you got my pm, it doesn't show up in my sent messages for some reason.

[rickcharles606]

Got it dude ;-)

[littledog]

[QUOTE=rickcharles606;469492]Hey all...there are other retailers in Seattle that you might want to check out. Oh, and it's probably NOT a good idea to mention to these guys that you buy it tax free online, lol. They hate, and I mean HATE online retailers in general, lol. Most of these retailers lobby their states to outlaw online sales completely. Sadly Washington state has one of the highest tax rates of all the states and the retailers have to pay this when buying from me or any distributor, and of course this is built into the pricing at retail. Hence the high prices in Seattle, but the fact that there are several retailers could play into getting prices down if you tell these guys that you can buy it cheaper at another retailer, *wink, wink*....just saying

I live in Albuquerque NM. So far I have found one store that sells Swedish snus and it is General brand. They told me that I was their first customer. Now maybe the sales clerk was new or something-that I don't know. The price was reasonable enough for premium snus but I can see where they would be stuck with a lot of out of date product as they mentioned that they had the new snus fridge for several months already. I did not mention anything about my buying it online for the reasons you mentioned.

Anyways I see the retailers of Swedish snus in the US as being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Good thing is some distributors like you are looking to the future as buying on the internet has a very iffy future.

[AtreyuKun]

by the way for anyone who might care, don't buy the Odens extra sterk from tinderbox in Mobile, AL. I bought some last night, left the store and peeled the stupid sticker about cancer off the bottom and sure enough the cans expired in Oct. of 2011. I'm pretty pissed about it, but hey lesson learned. Won't make that mistake again.

Yep. I bought 2 cans of Oden's. I just saw your post,and peeled the sticker off. Mine expired in November of 2011.They were really cheap, but still expected to can a fresh can. Come to think of it, the lady may have meant Phillips and King, but kept saying Phillips and Morris. guess she's off her rocker. That sucked too. I went specifically for some Jak's, all I got was General White and expired Oden's.

[AtreyuKun]

Did you get that IM Rick? It isn't showing up as sent.

[Roo]

This is for Seattleite and Coderguy: I finally went to BJ's II on my way from Seattle to the Oregon Coast yesterday, stopping in Fife, which is just outside of Tacoma. Well you guys know damn well where it is, I'm just setting the scene I guess. That place is a madhouse!! There are 3 different counters and a drive through window, and two employees taking care of all the in-store customers who ambiguously queued up at the various counters, as well as the long line of cars at the drive through window. It took about 15 minutes to get some help because everyone was running around like crazy, then the woman who finally said she would help me had to make some kind of enormous 44 oz frappafruity type thing for this large woman talking on her cell phone about restraining orders, arrests, and domestic violence. So I finally get helped and the lady has no idea what I'm talking about, so I have to describe the cans I want even though I can see them through the huge beer-case type refrigerator, which I thought was pretty cool (the fridge not the lady). I finally settled on 4 Odens Extreme, 2 Thunder Frosted, and 2 Jaks Strong. I paid, then it turned out all were loose except the Jaks. I was asking her if they have portions and she was like "I have no idea what any of this is or what we have", extremely flustered, so I asked her to put the bins up on the counter so I could rummage through. Long story short, they had 1 can of Odens portions, no Frosted portions, so I ended up getting 2 Thunder Original portions which I don't really care for, the 1 Odens portions, 4 Extreme los, and the Jaks, which is annoyingly sweet btw. I knew they had what I wanted deep in the fridge, but at this point the line behind me was growing impatient, I had my baby and wife in the car, who badly needed to eat and pee, respectively, so I grabbed what I could and got out of there. In the hassle and confusion she gave me an extra can of Extreme los I found out later. Anyway, it's a pretty cool store I guess, and being on the Puyallup Indian Res the prices are great for Washington at $4/can, I only wish the owner would give them about 5 minutes of training on what it is they are selling and how to identify what they have in stock. If only they would separate the portions and lös into different bins it would help a lot. To the guys who have been here, I'm curious about your experience and tips for success. Maybe just don't go on a Friday evening?

[Crow]

That's extremely unusual. I walk in there, and I'm served almost immediately (maybe first or second in queue). They know exactly what I want. I ask for Oden's, they ask if I want it loose or in portions. Quick in and out.

I don't think I've been there on a Friday evening, so maybe you just dropped in at their busiest time, and maybe you were served by a new sales girl?

The girls I talk to there know about the Swedish snus, so it's never an issue.

I would definitely try them again (maybe in the afternoon hours)... At $4 a can, it's definitely worth the trip.

[Before you head out, you can give them a call to check their inventory and ask them to hold your snus for you. Their number is 253.922.6830]

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From what I heard, the Swedish snus is selling like hotcakes at their store... Demand for Swedish snus is rapidly increasing, which is great news for us!

[phantom]

I checked the snus store locator and found a Tobacco superstore in my area went there excited about having snus and found a limited supply of thunder frost extreme, wintergreen, jaks strong mint and wintergreen stacked on a shelf barely noticeable.But what can you do when your out of snus I bought some thunder because the Jaks was expired by one month.

[Crow]

Roo: I went there today... They've replenished their stock, so be sure to check them out if you have the time.

Fresh Oden's!!!

[rickcharles606]

I checked the snus store locator and found a Tobacco superstore in my area went there excited about having snus and found a limited supply of thunder frost extreme, wintergreen, jaks strong mint and wintergreen stacked on a shelf barely noticeable.But what can you do when your out of snus I bought some thunder because the Jaks was expired by one month.

I'll give them a call tomorrow, but I'll need to know which Tobacco superstore it was. Thanks