The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com

Subject: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:20 pm

Well I received my package from www.smokingpipes.com today.

I picked out
2lbs of GL Pease Westminster*
2lbs of C&D Yale Mixture
100grams McClelland Oriental #8

On top of this Anna and company tossed in
100g McC Christmas Cheer 06
50g GLPease Renassaince
a smokingpipes.com Tshirt
and a beautiful little briar tamper

These folk are as amazing as you folks have been. They have insured my future business for sure.

* My first encounter with Westminster was a mess, I hated it. It was sopping wet and the flavors were all muddled together. I received a later production tin and the wettness had been fixed. The flavors are still very 'integrated' but it is in a good way. The 'bitterness' of the orientals seem to be easier for me to pick out now,making the whole experiance better.

Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:11 pm

Interesting that you pick Yale Mixture. It is indeed a nice blend but not talked much about.

Where's the PSLNF Surprised

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Good show from Smoking Pipes cheers

Paul
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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:16 pm

for smokingpipes.com !!! cheers

What a class bunch of folks there! Cool

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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:45 pm

Yale Mixture is a great blend. C&D doesn't get much respect.

PSLNF will come later.

Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:42 pm

Bought a few tins of Yale Mixture, and other goodies, from these folks earlier this year. Letting it "rest" a bit before I try it! Hope it's as good as its reviews! FTRPLT

Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:59 pm

They had a tin of Renaissance? Shocked

Very cool! Cool

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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:42 pm

Well done Bran.... Well done...

Yale Mixture if I'm not mistaken is a pseudo copy of the original Craven Mixture the blend which James Barrie imortalized in "My Lady Nicotine"....

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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:54 pm

That is awesome Brandon!

SmokingPipes.com will definitely be getting some of my business in the future. In fact, I hope to make it down to Little River for an in person visit before long.
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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:10 pm

No Carlos, Ren, CC, tamper and tshirt were gifts from Anna , I imagine the baccy come out of her personal stash

Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:41 pm

In talking to Anna on the phone she recounted her own experience with mother natures wrath in the form of hurricanes rather than the tornado that whacked the PB residence - she really was compassionate and concerned, a very, very classy person for sure. Like I said before, they're good people over there!
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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:55 pm

That's great. How many businesses would have done what smokingpipes has done? I would venture to say not many. Then to have some items thrown in from a personal stash, that is totally cool!
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Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:19 pm

What Jeepernick said. cheers

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Joined : 28 Feb 2008 Posts : 164 Location : Wake Forest, NC

Sounds good. I just placed my first order with Smoking Pipes not 30 minutes ago. I'm glad I did - sounds like a great company to do business with.

I would like to have gotten my order up to $75 for the free shipping, but just couldn't justify it. Still, once the newness wears off my newest pipe perhaps....

-Andrew

Subject: Re: The AWESOME folk at SmokingPipes.com Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:43 am

Hey Andrew,
Good to see you here. I enjoy reading your posts on the CPS board.

Mike
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Thanks gospelman... what's your name over there?

-Andrew