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Cloudy and overcast...what has pipe smoking become?
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<blockquote data-quote="gkhanna74" data-source="post: 48398" data-attributes="member: 354"><p>It makes sense that tobacco retailers depend on cigar sales -- they can sell a lot of them at decent margins (30%+) b/c you only get 30-60 minutes out of a cigar whereas 2 oz of pipe tobacco at the same price point will last 15-20 bowls (30-60 minutes per bowl). Even the "expensive" pipe tobaccos are a bargain compared with cigars.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I love pipes and cigars. I am stocking up on cigars before the April 1st SCHIP tax goes into effect b/c the $0.40/stick tax, while not a huge deal, is enough to set me back in these tough economic times. While I love cigars, I appreciate pipes as the purest way to appreciate the myriad of flavors/nuances of tobacco --- and like a favorite old baseball mitt, I appreciate how my pipes continue to "grow" with me as the years go by, unlike a cigar which is lost in ash forever. I began pipe smoking 12 years ago, and I have never sold a pipe from my collection (which numbers 48) b/c of the emotional attachment I have to them.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the shaving analogy by the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gkhanna74, post: 48398, member: 354"] It makes sense that tobacco retailers depend on cigar sales -- they can sell a lot of them at decent margins (30%+) b/c you only get 30-60 minutes out of a cigar whereas 2 oz of pipe tobacco at the same price point will last 15-20 bowls (30-60 minutes per bowl). Even the "expensive" pipe tobaccos are a bargain compared with cigars. Personally, I love pipes and cigars. I am stocking up on cigars before the April 1st SCHIP tax goes into effect b/c the $0.40/stick tax, while not a huge deal, is enough to set me back in these tough economic times. While I love cigars, I appreciate pipes as the purest way to appreciate the myriad of flavors/nuances of tobacco --- and like a favorite old baseball mitt, I appreciate how my pipes continue to "grow" with me as the years go by, unlike a cigar which is lost in ash forever. I began pipe smoking 12 years ago, and I have never sold a pipe from my collection (which numbers 48) b/c of the emotional attachment I have to them. I agree with the shaving analogy by the way. [/QUOTE]
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