I read that email about the monthly blends to. I cant help but think its there way of weeding out an item that maybe wasn't worth there time selling, maybe the monthly blend wasn't selling well. Just my thought on it.
My first baccy was an aromatic from the local cigar shop smoked in a cob that I bought with it. I forget what kind of tobacco it was but it was good enough to get me into pipe smoking, and that first cob just seems to get better all the time. My first tinned tobacco was Golden Sliced smoked in a...
The billiard looks perfectly shaped and I like the way the stem ads a little bit of color/flair to the classic shape.Both pipes look great, and that axe looks like it has some character to it too. Very nice.
See if the shop your having it at is willing to sample a tin or two for members to sample and discuss, and or offering members a discount to help promote the shop and the club.