Hey everyone. I've been a dipper for 6 years since i was 14!!!! How terrible. I recently came across snus and found some at a local smoke shop and although it was wintergreen ( my most hated flavor) i really enjoyed it. I made an order online for some odens extreme loose thunder frosted and odens white portion, from NOrtherner. However, I was double charged (although it was later returned) and my card number was stolen shortly after. I've used several cards for several online orders of other things from different sites but the first time i used that card online on northerner it was stolen. This leaves me in a bind. I have a nice shipment of 12 cans right now coming in monday but my worries is where do i get my snus next? I don't want to knock on northerner or anything but its safe to say I never want to order snus online again with the double charging the possibility with customs if i order overseas and so on. So where can i buy? The smoke shop i went to was just trying to "get rid of a bunch of crap noone ever wanted" so they're out. and my online endeavors are pretty much over in the snus market. I've looked at all of the general store locators and there arent any in my area that are recorded. However, I'm getting my brother in law to try to make the switch with me. They live in virginia beach and ive seen and messaged a few posters here from the area asking if they can find any around there. so my question is. Does anyone know anywhere around the virginia beach area with snus? and if there is. How can my brother in law mail it to me without getting in trouble, as im not exactly sure of the rules of mailing tobacco and such as of now. I really appreciate any help and if you've got the time maybe you can offer suggestions for me to try. I've always been a big copenhagen long cut fan but I can't continue to put that much toxic filth in my mouth. Of the snus i've tried so far i really enjoyed the general white portion. I wish i could have tried los by now but i havent been able to. Any suggestions are great (i hate wintergreen) thank you.
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Welcome!
Nothing constructive....
I have yet to have a problem ordering snus online.
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If your gonna order try some Nick and Johnny, I like the original better than the whiteComment
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sorry if my post came across wrong. I'm not trying to be the "don't buy snus online its a scam" guy because i know it is not. However, my first online purchase with that card on northerner turned into an absolute nighmare, as I had several small unauthorized charges between the time i ordered and when i woke up the next morning. I had seen a few virginia beach snusers during the time i lurked so i was hoping they might be able to inform me of where my brother in law and I could buy some locally rather than online. And just a side question. does every site give you a "pre-authorization" charge like northerner does, making it so i have to have double the amount in my account to order?Originally posted by MonkeyComment
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Not wrong.....actually I haven't ordered in quite a few months and I never had the pre.approved dam happen.Originally posted by Thunder_Snus
Maybe try a prepaid card for online purchases.Comment
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Well that puts put in a bit of a pickle. I think my main concern is having to go to the bank to talk to the employees that are all parents of my friends from highschool who never knew i was a tobacco user. I had to play my northerner purchase off as a science project for college measuring toxicity and nitrosamine levels in different forms of tobacco, which i doubt will work as an explanation a second time. I actually used my debit card for the purchase, and being a big saver i only had roughly 100 in my checking account at the time for when my 49 dollar purchase was charged twice it left me with only a few cents making me look like a jackass buying a dr. pepper at the gas station and being declined.Originally posted by Monkey
Dont get me wrong I'd love to go ahead and place a 300 can order, but if that 1000 purchase is charged as a 2000 purchase with 1000 being refunded to me later and then my card is stolen and drained again im going to be in quite a bit of rage.Comment
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I'd email them and ask about the hold, I don't think that's typical. Also your brother in law can mail it to you, but I don't recall the limits on the amount. You might have him mail you some Pringles.Comment
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Lol i can imagine someone watching me open a box filled with 12 can of pringles and me emptying countless cans of snus out of them. For a second i got excited from your locations because i thought that was where UofIowa was located instead of Iowa city as i have a friend that goes there and was going to ask if you knew of places withsnus in the area he could pick up for me on his trip back home soonOriginally posted by SimplysnusComment
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It looks like Kum and Go has it now, which is amazing if that's the case as they are everywhere. This is from General's site. I actually moved this summer to Salt Lake City, so I need to update that, lol.Originally posted by Thunder_Snus
KUM & GO 51
323 E Burlington St
Iowa City IA, 52240
319-351-6455
Distance: 0.1 miles.
KUM & GO 52
25 W Burlington
Iowa City IA, 52240
319-351-1585
Distance: 0.2 miles.
KUM & GO 422
513 S. Riverside Dr
Iowa City IA, 52240
319-351-4151
Distance: 0.3 miles.
KUM & GO 53
955 Morman Trek Rd.
Iowa City IA, 52246
319-337-6013
Distance: 0.8 miles.Comment
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Kum & Go LMAO!Originally posted by SimplysnusComment
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That's freakin nasty haha
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Yes, the alternative name for it is Came and Went
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I was thinking of calling ahead of time and trying to setup a large order with one of those stores as my friend will have no idea what to get me. I also seem to remember someway to buy a "virtual" credit card. Where i basically buy an online credit card with my credit card so i could just put the ammount i need for my order to avoid double charges and such. Any insight onto either plan?Comment
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I think either an e card or a prepaid card would be the way to go.Originally posted by Thunder_Snus
I would also call Northerner and let them know about both the precharges and the theft. IMO that is something they will want to know at once. If their security was breached they will need to resolve that immediately. If their site is no longer secure, I doubt a single person here will order from them until it is.
That said, this is the first I have ever heard of anything like what has happened to you. I hope it was just a fluke of bad luck.
Anyway, I'd call them and then I'd go the prepaid route. One thing I would not do is use a debit card on line. It is just too risky.
Keep us posted and I hope your experiences will be smooth sailing from here on out.
In the meantime.............check out the Dipper's Guide to snus. There are a lot of x dippers here and you might find some of the info there relevant. You can find it here
http://www.snuson.com/forum/showthre...-Guide-to-SnusWhen it's my time to go, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my uncle did....... Not screaming in terror like his passengersComment
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Hey i appreciate the help however i did email northerner a few days ago and today i just got a response. They say i was double charged because i had a failed attempt which is true but i had a failed attempt for around 69 dollars because i tried to order on sunday when my account was pending a transfer from my place of employment, but i was double charged for the attempt that went through for around 53. I already had a look at the dip guide and its very informative. I'm trying to cut my tobacco habit matter of fact. So far I'm finding that waiting a few days and having this heaven form of tobacco is way way better than packing my mouth full of chew in every stressful situation. However i was a bit put off that my offroad frosted loose was more of a grayist color. After having a 9mg portion of odens giving me a slight buzz im a little hesitant to put in a pinch of the extreme loose from odens. Also i sent northerner a response asking about the fraudulent charges on my card. Awaiting a response. Another side note......I was a bit disapointed when i read that odens was a "tobacco" flavor rather than a citrus/tobacco because if ell inlove with my trail pack of general wide portion but wow i didnt realize "tobacco" flavor was this delicious. I thought it would taste like my copenhagen long cut.Originally posted by SnusdogComment
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