Frank What's Up with LD??

[Snusdog]

Frank,

Why does Northerner's check out page keep yanking LD and Gustavus from our carts?

[Veganpunk]

PM sent. Oden's goes through fine as well.

[Snusdog]

Thanks VP

We'll cover all that bases and maybe we'll find out something.

My guess is either a glitch in the system ....................or they found body parts in a tin........................but then again I'm just having that sort of day.

[Snusdog]

Did another test run today. LD is still being removed pre checkout

Any word yet on why?

[PipenSnus]

I may have been one of the last to get a can of LD from Northerner, then. My order was shipped on the 2nd, and the online invoice says all items ordered were shipped, including the LD. Of course, I haven't received the package yet.

[AtreyuKun]

I ordered mine on May 28 along with a roll of Jaks Wintergreen. The order I made 4 days later has already arrived.

[Veganpunk]

BUMP. Issue still needs to be addressed.

[Snusdog]

BUMP. Issue still needs to be addressed.

Agreed!

[Northerner.com]

Sorry guys but we are unable to ship LD and Gustavus to the US because of the coming Pact Act (29th of June) and new FDA regulation (22nd of June). JTI lawyer sent us a letter this last Friday telling us to stop all shipments of their brands to the US. I can't understand why because I sent them information that we are following both the FDA and Pact Act... We are dissapointed and don't understand why :-(

Sincerely,
Frank

[Bigblue1]

well it's good that you answered......... but it doesn't make much sense......... but it's good to know....

[tom502]

I could see them stopping after the new law steps in, but why right now? Let the Americans stock up.

[Veganpunk]

Thanks for answering Frank. This blows though. I thought we would have had more time.

[danielan]

I could see them stopping after the new law steps in, but why right now? Let the Americans stock up.

I kind of thought that something like this might happen.

JTI probably doesn't want any appearance of failing to comply with their interpretation of the FDA rule.

So, they give the system a month to clean itself out.

[Snusdog]

Seems to be the very over reaction resulting in over compliance that has been a great fear of ours on the forum

However, there could be some other tie that the company has that causes this restriction (for example if any of their product involves manufacturing in the USA that might cause a problem with non compliance and then selling back here via over seas sites)

But truth be told..............I have no idea

[PipenSnus]

I'm not sure it's an overreaction. More likely just a standard risk assessment. If their brands weren't selling all that well in the US to begin with, it would be entirely sensible for JTI to decide that cutting off US sales represented a much smaller loss of profit than taking the risk of being hauled into court or an arbitration hearing, which can get very expensive very fast. Disappointing for us, yes, but you can't blame the manufacturer for doing what they perceive to be in their best interest.