New snus coming soon - Catch Pure Mint!

[chadizzy1]

As of now, you can't bring up harm reduction if you're a manufacturer. FDA doesn't allow it.

[snusgetter]

As of now, you can't bring up harm reduction if you're a manufacturer. FDA doesn't allow it.

And I seriously doubt that Camel or Marlboro would make that the focus of their presentations even if they could. In fact, I wouldn't put it pass them to have covertly pushed/lobbied for that FDA rule!!

[snusjus]

This is probably the sexiest snus can I have ever seen. I think Swedish Match should switch to similar metal tins for all of their portioned varieties.

[snusgetter]

This is probably the sexiest snus can I have ever seen. I think Swedish Match should switch to similar metal tins for all of their portioned varieties.

I kinda like the Northerner (formerly known as Oomph) dual-hinged toilet-lid containers!!

[ChaoticGemini]

As of now, you can't bring up harm reduction if you're a manufacturer. FDA doesn't allow it.

So we find a politician to make harm reduction a major part of his platform. He could talk about it all he wanted. Then we could even form our own group to support him with "political" tobacco ads.

[Langdell]

I'm talking about early-market positioning. Camel and Marlboro, when I've seen them, are right up front with the cigarettes. Putting all your snus under refrigeration, away from the visible, attention-getting snus, is doing no one any favors. Consumers are accustomed to going to the coolers for 'a cold one' but not for anything they're expected to carry around in their pockets.

I think you're both right. It makes sense for snus to be near the cigarettes and other tobacco products, where tobacco users would be looking, but also it would be neat if it could be in a drink fridge or somewhere else where other consumers might spot it. (I bet even most cig smokers don't look closely at the cig display-they know what they want and just come in and ask for it.) Camel snus is both placed by cigs and in a refrigerator--so placing a refrigerator near cigs can be done, but I strongly suspect that Camel has had to overcome resistance from store operators to having to make space for their refrigerators. And those fridges are Camel-specific--not only because of their shape, but I bet anything Camel forbids them being used to display any non-Camel product.

Anyway, the law makes the placement issue something of a moot point. Under federal law (not sure if this is in PACT or the new FDA regs), in any store that allows minors to enter, smokeless tobacco has to be out of reach of the customer, either behind the counter or in a locked container. So you can't just have it in an unlocked soda fridge or on the shelf.

As for pushing harm reduction, I agree that would be a strong marketing point, but it causes legal issues as well. I'm not sure if any law specifically prohibits tobacco companies from making harm reduction claims [Edit: per chadizzy, there is one], but they got really burned in lawsuits and PR campaigns for making similar claims about filtered, light, etc. cigarettes in the past.

[snusgetter]

Honestly, couldn't care less where this placed --- just get it placed...

Really would like to try this (along with the Catch Glow).

[N0mad]

This is probably the sexiest snus can I have ever seen. I think Swedish Match should switch to similar metal tins for all of their portioned varieties.

I think the cost would be prohibitive but it does look great... I know! I'll save all of my Catch Pure Mint tins and put my other snus in it...

[c.nash]

I think the cost would be prohibitive but it does look great... I know! I'll save all of my Catch Pure Mint tins and put my other snus in it...

Don't worry they'll have warnings everywhere too lol

[N0mad]

Chad this is a product you could use to lure young collage girls back to your place... A couple of cans into it and they'll be knocking at your door late at night for a little Pure Mint... Nod Nod, Wink Wink...

[chadizzy1]

Chad this is a product you could use to lure young collage girls back to your place... A couple of cans into it and they'll be knocking at your door late at night for a little Pure Mint... Nod Nod, Wink Wink...

<me> hey baby, do you like mint?
<her> well....yeah....
<me> well, you haven't had PURE mint.

oh Lord, wait till PP and Lazer get ahold of this one

[c.nash]

Rofl. I'll give her pure meat when I have a nice new portion of pure mint in haha.

[jamesstew]

Cool, something new for the ladies. We need some more new brands stateside for those of us that didn't switch from ultra-sweet minty cigarettes. I'm guessing that 01/02 will be pulled within the next year but me is still hoping that the General Long will be here soon.

[snusgetter]

To clarify, end August, early September. Sorry!

Getsnus:
Expected in stock week 35.
Order now, and we will ship it as soon as we have it in stock.


29 August 2010 - 04 September 2010 (week number : 35)



"This snus comes in a nice and fresh metal can with a disposal lid underneath."