i do not like the white

[RedMacGregor]

white portions are really rough, regular portions are much preferable to me.. i thought i'd toughen up and get used to them, but after a couple weeks on white initially, then moving to regular, i've tried a few weeks of white and ended up tender again..

/staying away from white..

anyone else have similar experience?

[Veganpunk]

You went to the dark side! White's rock!

[lofat]

Velcome to the dahksyde. :twisted:

[NorSnuser]

I'm the same way. There are only a few whites I use, and I don't ever use more than 1-2 a day. Whites have less flavor and the bags are too rough. When I do use whites I always do a couple of squirts of distilled water on each side with a small fine mist sprayer and I lick them good. This seems to help with the gum tenderness and increase the flavor.

I don't really understand the love for whites. I find the desire for no-run strange. What good is snus without juice? And as far as whites lasting longer: What good is it to get a longer duration of a muted flavor?

Those who love whites and say los has no flavor even have me more bewildered. Los has flavor in spades compared to whites. If someone isn't getting flavor from los, they're doing it wrong.

[Roo]

I can't remember the last time I had a white portion... I guess it would be Onyx sometime last Summer. They definitely treat me wrong! Gotta have a soft and moist snus if it's portion, none of that scratchy, slow-to-come-on business for me.

[chadizzy1]

They're rough at first, but eventually that is not noticable at all. Whites, IMO have advantages.

The drip is minimal, and doesn't come on until the end - making the experience longer lasting and enjoyable. I use less whites than originals.

The flavor profile develops gradually, and matures slower, allowing for a more enjoyable experience over time, instead of all at once.

Those things, in my opinion - make whites more enjoyable. But again, just my opinion.

[sagedil]

Whites are better and I have more posts than anyone so it must be true. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Veganpunk]

Whits are better and I have more posts than anyone so it must be true. :lol: :lol: :lol:

This man speaks the truth!

[bakerbarber]

damn crackers....

[johnsnuser]

White portions are a waste of time and money.I said this in the thread that Chad started about if people would like a Thunder Frosted white.I am addicted to nicotine why would I want something that is mild and non-drippy.I love original portions.The more juice I get the better.Just my opinion,but its like the white portions were just a marketing scheme to get people to use more snus in a day.White portions do not last longer.They only last for like ten minutes.I quit smoking with regular portions 5 years ago,and they are the best.It seems like people who smoked ultra lights and rarely smoked would like white portions.Snus is meant to juice.I would rather get the most flavor out of a portion that I could get,than no flavor and a bunch of salt from a white portion.As you can see,I have a hatred for white portions.Original portion for life!!!!

[sagedil]

OK, trying to be polite here. But white portions just last 10 minutes??? WTF???? That is beyond just plain wrong.,

You like the juice. fine, your issue. But that really has little to do with how much nicotine is absorbed. I smoked Marlboro red, 2 packs a day, for many years. Whites do me just fine, with a few sterks a day added into the mix. Whites are no more "mild" than any other snus, they just stay a bit dryer, the taste is mellower, not the effects of the nicotine.

Again, just me, but I switched to whites after a year of using regulars cause I found I was starting to spit regulars out after 15 minutes as I just couldn't handle all the juice. A good white, I can leave in for 1 -2 hours, so really get MUCH more nicotine out of them that I could ever get out of a regular.

But this is snus. Any statements that X is better than Y are just really inappropriate. Folks like what they like, and everyone is different

[groverthesnake]

Its just a personal preference thing. I like regular portions much better than whites because I like a strong drip. But I can certainly understand that some folks don't like a strong flavor, and prefer white portions.

But I'm not so sure about the statements made that white portions last longer. I mean zero flavor for a long time is still zero, right? :wink:

[johnsnuser]

Ya I wasnt trying to come off rude.I agree with Grover.White portions have zero flavor.And white or regular,leaving it in past a half hour is doing nothing for you nicotine wise.All the nicotine is absorbed after 30 -45 minutes.After that your just leaving it in.I think people who used to dip are more inclined to really enjoy original portions.I really appreciate the instant nicotine boom of regular/original portions,rather than the slow wait 5 minutes kind of nicotine feel from whites.All just my opinion though.I think I will stick with regulars.

[tom502]

To me, it's not just all about nic absorption, but the actual flavor enjoyment of it. So while it may technically last 45 mins, a good flavor snus lasts over an hour. I mean, we don't need a nic IV going non stop. Or I don't. I still get snus satisfaction from a portion for a good hour and a half to 2 hours sometimes.

[sagedil]

Funny thing about snus. When I first came t it 3 years ago, I had a huge nicotine addiction Usually couldn't last more than a half hour without a ciagarette. For most of my first 4 months using snus, sterks were al I used.

But over time, that nicotine need has lessened. I found it fascinating a few months ago when I purposely tried to cut down my snus usage to save money for pipe tobacco, how little I actually needed to keep myself happy and content.

I have a theory. The vastly superior nicotine delivery via snus, how long it lasts in the blood stream, just makes it so much easier to just need a bunch less. I can keep a portion in for two hours, even though it isn't releasing any new nicotine for the past hour and a half because the nicotine that was released stays in my blood stream so long.

Especially for newer snus users. The idea that you somehow need to keep pumping more nicotine in your system is as much a head thing as a physical need I suspect. Either that, or with just time, snus trains your body to just need less