Background:
In my late teens/early 20's I smoked, but had to stop due to asthma. So I switched to american dip. (Copenhagen) About a year ago, I got married, and I knew my wife thought dip was nasty, so in secret, I attempted to quit. I tried the patch, the gum, even prescription drugs. The only thing I got from that was I gained 50+ lbs. and deep depression. I tried quitting cold turkey, tapering off, even tried the nastiest/cheapest brands of American dip I could find.
Then I found Camel snus. That stuff tastes like candy but no spitting. I tried the spice, and the frost, and kept it secret from my wife for a month.
The spice has a strong candy-like cinnamon flavor, with hints of a peppery flavor after the cinnamon flavor is gone. The frost taste like Wrigley's double mint gum. Pretty basic palette as far as flavors go in my opinion. But still, it was better than dip.
I also gradually stopped taking the prescription medications in secret. (you have to slowly ween yourself off of those to avoid very unplesant side effects, in my opinion a worse addiction than nicotine, pushed upon us by the drug companies) My wife noticed I wasn't depressed anymore, and I was doing a lot more around the house to help her out. So I decided to come clean and tell her. She wasn't happy at first, but she is very understanding so she decided to hear me out. I explained to her what it was, how it's made, and the fact that it's safer than American dip, and spit-less. She went online and researched it herself. I even told her the hell I went through trying to quit. (btw, the nicotine gum resulted in projectile vomit with an impressive range, the patch just made me feel sick, and the prescription drugs made me gain 60 lbs. in 4 months)
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So she agreed to not hassle me about it. Upon seeing that my depression was gone and to her delight I was doing more to take stress off of her, she decided to let me order the good stuff from Sweden.
The Orders:
After lurking about in these forums, it was hard to decide which 2 companies to order from. I placed my first order with northerner.com on
12-8-2007. I ordered 1 tin of LD white portion, 1 tin of Gotborgs No. 2 Rape portion, and 1 tin of Skruf Stark. It shipped on 12-11-2007
After a bit more thought, I decided to turn it into a race and place an order from buysnus.com. (Obviously giving northerner.com an unfair advantage with a head start)
On 12-11-2007 I placed an order with buysnus.com. I ordered 1 tin of Gotlandssnus Green Portion, 1 tin of Gotlandssnus Christmas Portion, 1 tin of Gustavus Origonal Portion, and 1 tin of Gotborgs Rape white portion. It shipped on 12-12-2007
Both orders were shipped via swedish post. Today on 12-18-2007 I got my shipment in from...
*drum roll*
Buysnus.com! Talk about fast shipping! Wow! I'm not sure if I should be worried about my northerner.com order yet... I'll give them another week before I start pestering them. :wink: At least now I know how low I can get before I reorder hehe.
First Experiances with REAL Snus:
Being the holidays and all, I cracked open the Gotlandssnus Christmas portion. Holy Cow that's quality compared to even Camel Snus! The flavor palette is very dynamic. First the strong salty flavor hits, along with what tastes like european licorice undertones. Then I could detect a minty/herbal taste that was pleasing. While I don't think I will make this my standard flavor (can't anyways as it's a holiday special only hehe), it is very nice for celebrating Christmas as well as being free of the expensive anti-depressant medications. I've done two pouches so far, one when I first opened my shipment, and another as I went to work.
When I came home from work I was curious so I popped open the tin of Gotborgs Rape white portion. My first reaction was WOW! The scent of citrus and flowers wafted up my nostrils, with mild tobacco undertones. I took a deep breath, and already I knew I would love it. I was right. It's wonderful. This will definitely be on my reorder list.
I have the other tins in the freezer in a ziplock bag until I run out of what I've opened so far. I can't wait till my Gotborgs No. 2 comes in. It's like my taste buds are exploring an entire new world!
Thank you Sweden for making such a wonderful, high quality product! I'm free from misery, high priced medications, and my cheeks and gums are happier! (so is my wife hehe) My blood pressure is lower than it has been in years as well. (112/63)
SNUS ON!
In my late teens/early 20's I smoked, but had to stop due to asthma. So I switched to american dip. (Copenhagen) About a year ago, I got married, and I knew my wife thought dip was nasty, so in secret, I attempted to quit. I tried the patch, the gum, even prescription drugs. The only thing I got from that was I gained 50+ lbs. and deep depression. I tried quitting cold turkey, tapering off, even tried the nastiest/cheapest brands of American dip I could find.
Then I found Camel snus. That stuff tastes like candy but no spitting. I tried the spice, and the frost, and kept it secret from my wife for a month.
The spice has a strong candy-like cinnamon flavor, with hints of a peppery flavor after the cinnamon flavor is gone. The frost taste like Wrigley's double mint gum. Pretty basic palette as far as flavors go in my opinion. But still, it was better than dip.
I also gradually stopped taking the prescription medications in secret. (you have to slowly ween yourself off of those to avoid very unplesant side effects, in my opinion a worse addiction than nicotine, pushed upon us by the drug companies) My wife noticed I wasn't depressed anymore, and I was doing a lot more around the house to help her out. So I decided to come clean and tell her. She wasn't happy at first, but she is very understanding so she decided to hear me out. I explained to her what it was, how it's made, and the fact that it's safer than American dip, and spit-less. She went online and researched it herself. I even told her the hell I went through trying to quit. (btw, the nicotine gum resulted in projectile vomit with an impressive range, the patch just made me feel sick, and the prescription drugs made me gain 60 lbs. in 4 months)

So she agreed to not hassle me about it. Upon seeing that my depression was gone and to her delight I was doing more to take stress off of her, she decided to let me order the good stuff from Sweden.
The Orders:
After lurking about in these forums, it was hard to decide which 2 companies to order from. I placed my first order with northerner.com on
12-8-2007. I ordered 1 tin of LD white portion, 1 tin of Gotborgs No. 2 Rape portion, and 1 tin of Skruf Stark. It shipped on 12-11-2007
After a bit more thought, I decided to turn it into a race and place an order from buysnus.com. (Obviously giving northerner.com an unfair advantage with a head start)
On 12-11-2007 I placed an order with buysnus.com. I ordered 1 tin of Gotlandssnus Green Portion, 1 tin of Gotlandssnus Christmas Portion, 1 tin of Gustavus Origonal Portion, and 1 tin of Gotborgs Rape white portion. It shipped on 12-12-2007
Both orders were shipped via swedish post. Today on 12-18-2007 I got my shipment in from...
*drum roll*
Buysnus.com! Talk about fast shipping! Wow! I'm not sure if I should be worried about my northerner.com order yet... I'll give them another week before I start pestering them. :wink: At least now I know how low I can get before I reorder hehe.
First Experiances with REAL Snus:
Being the holidays and all, I cracked open the Gotlandssnus Christmas portion. Holy Cow that's quality compared to even Camel Snus! The flavor palette is very dynamic. First the strong salty flavor hits, along with what tastes like european licorice undertones. Then I could detect a minty/herbal taste that was pleasing. While I don't think I will make this my standard flavor (can't anyways as it's a holiday special only hehe), it is very nice for celebrating Christmas as well as being free of the expensive anti-depressant medications. I've done two pouches so far, one when I first opened my shipment, and another as I went to work.
When I came home from work I was curious so I popped open the tin of Gotborgs Rape white portion. My first reaction was WOW! The scent of citrus and flowers wafted up my nostrils, with mild tobacco undertones. I took a deep breath, and already I knew I would love it. I was right. It's wonderful. This will definitely be on my reorder list.
I have the other tins in the freezer in a ziplock bag until I run out of what I've opened so far. I can't wait till my Gotborgs No. 2 comes in. It's like my taste buds are exploring an entire new world!
Thank you Sweden for making such a wonderful, high quality product! I'm free from misery, high priced medications, and my cheeks and gums are happier! (so is my wife hehe) My blood pressure is lower than it has been in years as well. (112/63)
SNUS ON!

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