buying snus totally sucks now.

[rickcharles606]

You ever see a show on National Geographic called "Locked Up Abroad"?

Great show...I'm always amazed at the incredibly stupid shit people do to get locked up.....abroad.

[Roo]

Good luck Roo, you'll need it :^D

I'd look into doing something with lös snus. It's easier to creatively hide/disguise than portions are.

Edit:
You could put lös into WetNap packets, and reseal them. One pack should keep the same dimensions as a WetNap, while holding enough for a pris. It would also be something a traveler could be expected to carry.

Excellent lxskllr. Another idea: it's common for hotels in Asia (and everywhere else I guess) to provide tea with hotel brands on the packaging. I could load up some tea bags with los, re-staple them or whatever, and put them back in the original paper sleeves. This is getting good, I was hoping for suggestions.

[lxskllr]

How about a bottle of souvenir dirt from a temple site? ;^)

[rickcharles606]

Some antiquities authority would say it had religious meaning to the people of Singapore and we'd see Roo on an upcoming episode of Locked Up Abroad. Charged with trying to smuggle sacred religious artifacts out of the country.

[GoVegan]

I am thinking an instant coffee jar might work with the los.

[lxskllr]

I am thinking an instant coffee jar might work with the los.

Make sure it's foreign so the moistness can be explained. Get some Swedish instant coffee, or something else they've probably never seen before.

Some antiquities authority would say it had religious meaning to the people of Singapore and we'd see Roo on an upcoming episode of Locked Up Abroad. Charged with trying to smuggle sacred religious artifacts out of the country.

:^D

That would be a bitch.

[PoopSock]

Just be happy you're not in WA, it's 75% here. Plus $12 for shipping. It's literally over $100 for 10 cans of snus.

I really wish I would have paid more attention when this whole PACT horseshit was coming up.

[WickedKitchen]

MA is 90% but they won't ship it here yet. Sucks worse although I have about 18 months worth at last count.

[spirit72]

I've been too scared to even look at what I have to pay and from what I can choose post-PACT. But given my ravenous appetite for Odens and the the depleting stock of it in my freezer, I'm gonna have to do this soon.

$42.13 for a roll, taxed and shipped to Ohio. I think the tax in Washington is higher...

[GoVegan]

Not to bad in California. About $5.00 in tax per roll of snus. The shipping really sucks though and is close to $20.00.

[spirit72]

Not to bad in California. About $5.00 in tax per roll of snus. The shipping really sucks though and is close to $20.00.

It's enough to make a fella want to move to Pennsylvania, really.

[Joe234]

Just be happy you're not in WA, it's 75% here. Plus $12 for shipping. It's literally over $100 for 10 cans of snus.

I really wish I would have paid more attention when this whole PACT horseshit was coming up.

Are you sure it's that high? Seems it would be closer to 80 bucks but I didn't figure it.
That would still be cheaper than cigs for me.

[SnusoMatic]

10 cans of portions. 6 cans of loose. TOTAL state and fed tax: $ 2.04

Living in Alabama one gets used to always ranking around 47 on state list. Like best state to live in, alabama comes in around 42 or so. for buying snus Alabama is NUMBER ONE! fed tax is about 2.5 times what state tax is on snus. total tax on a can is 0.1275 cents

[KarlvB]

Completely off-topic, I just realized something as I was typing this. I'll be entering Singapore on Sep 27 for 3 days before flying home. I read that they do not allow any cigarettes purchased outside their borders into the country. I've also read that their customs agents are tough as nails (they can and do demand a urine analysis from some travelers on the spot and it's a serious crime to even have drug metabolytes in your system but no drugs with you). I wonder how my snus stash will go over with those fellas... Argh. I might have to just dump like 30 portions in my pocket and hope they don't search me. I can't say it's gum, because gum is illegal too! ****.

I am going to be in Singapore from the 20th to the 24th and I've been trying to get some information regarding the rules around snus.

Apparently (according to this link http://www.swedenabroad.com/News____...?slaveid=45988 ) you are allowed to take it into the country but you HAVE to declare it and pay duty on it. Failing to declare it is a criminal offence (like most things over there it seems).

Looks like the duty will be somewhere between SGD181 - SGD352 per kilogram. I can't figure out which figure will be used as it is apparently classified as both from that statement. Perhaps even double duty?

Overall though it shouldn't be too bad given that a can of snus is only 24grams. I am going to pack two or three cans of GES.

Here is a full list of dutiable goods.

http://www.customs.gov.sg/leftNav/tr...able+Goods.htm

Worst case scenario I am going to have my snus confiscated and have to resort to nicotine gum or even smoking for a few days. The latter is the absolute last resort!

[whalen]

That's what, 35 cents a portion!