Difference in Los and portions?

[trebli]

Another question: What is the ratio of portion to los snus sales in Sweden? Again, I don't know the answer, but I'll bet los outsells portion in Sweden by a little.

[jtricer1973]

I mainly use loose unless at work, then I use portions. Wish I could always use loose but obviously at times portions just make more sense. I also usually find loose to be easier on my lip and gums than portions, but some portions are more comfortable than others. As far as flavor, I usually find the taste to be pretty close, except for Roda Lacket. To me the portions taste very different from the loose and not in a good way. Roda loose is my favorite snus followed very closely by Ettan loose and original portions, but I do not care at all for the Roda portions!!! The loose is delicious though! Its the only snus that I literally have to keep my self from swallowing and eating it!!!

[jtricer1973]

los snus will enable you to grow a hearty beard and wrestle reindeer . Portion snus is feminine and discreet

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! I have the "hearty beard", just tough to find many reindeer in the middle of Arkansas!!

"Portion snus is feminine and discreet" LMAO!!

[joserra]

I use portions at work or when I'm out for drinks and lös at home. I prefer lös, but I don't like taking the risk of interacting with someone and having a mudslide (unless it's my gf or close friends).

[Snusdog]

Question: What is the ratio of portion to los snus sales in America? I don't know the answer, but I'd be willing to bet that for every can of los sold there are 10 cans of portion sold.

You would be wrong

In the USA smokeless tobacco in the los form is by far king.........probably by a 50 to 1 ratio

Now if you want to exclude dip from the mix and only specify snus..........the numbers will be stilted.......since the convenience stores and gas stations only tend to sell portions......I've never seen los for sale except in a pipe store............

Regardless......given the choice........... when a man here reaches for noncombustible nicotine..........he goes for Los..........just like God intended

[jtricer1973]

You would be wrong

In the USA smokeless tobacco in the los form is by far king.........probably by a 50 to 1 ratio

Now if you want to exclude dip from the mix and only specify snus..........the numbers will be stilted.......since the convenience stores and gas stations only tend to sell portions......I've never seen los for sale except in a pipe store............

Regardless......given the choice........... when a man here reaches for noncombustible nicotine..........he goes for Los..........just like God intended

Amen sir...Amen.

[trebli]

You would be wrong

In the USA smokeless tobacco in the los form is by far king.........probably by a 50 to 1 ratio

Now if you want to exclude dip from the mix and only specify snus..........the numbers will be stilted.......since the convenience stores and gas stations only tend to sell portions......I've never seen los for sale except in a pipe store............

Regardless......given the choice........... when a man here reaches for noncombustible nicotine..........he goes for Los..........just like God intended

I'm sure you are right about dip and chew. Concerning snus consider this - Camel sells 70% of the snus sold in America at the retail level and Camel does not even make a los.

The reason General Los is not found at convenience stores is because they know it won't sell.

[Burnsey]

Out of curiosity, I checked SC's site and found 15 flavors of los available and 140 portion flavors available.....can we infer from that portions are the big sellers? I think so.

[jtricer1973]

Out of curiosity, I checked SC's site and found 15 flavors of los available and 140 portion flavors available.....can we infer from that portions are the big sellers? I think so.

I'm not so sure. I think all the many many flavors are just Swdeish snus manufacturers trying to cater to Americans. I think they have a misconception that that is what Americans want, so they make it. Next thing you know its like Baskin & Robbins. I have know idea what the average snus user in Sweden likes, but I bet the overwhelming majority use more traditionally tasting snus like Ettan, Roda Lacket, and General.

Most snusers I know, even if they start out with flavored snus, eventually end up using the old favorites, Ettan, Roda, General,etc.

[Snusdog]

I'm sure you are right about dip and chew. Concerning snus consider this - Camel sells 70% of the snus sold in America at the retail level and Camel does not even make a los.

The reason General Los is not found at convenience stores is because they know it won't sell.

Consider:

Camel is a brand that is most widely known for its cigarettes

SM owns established branded dip varieties such as Red Man

When Camel snus hit the market it came in with a low nicotine rate and with the slogan....."When you can't light up use Camel snus"

My point is that that the way snus is marketed in America is deliberately protective of the cigarettes and existing dip market.......in Sweden it is marketed as an overt replacement of cigarettes

Further, I am not sure that SM's hesitation to push los in America is indicative of the viability of portions over los.......rather I think the push of portions is an attempt to disassociate snus from dip (and thus all the redneck spitting and mudjug associations that come with dip)......... Again their own product interest in dip together with the conviction that breaking the Skoal/Copenhagen hold on the current American market will be an expensive hard fought fight……. are the real factors at play here……Thus rather than present snus as a dip alternative (which would place the market focus on los)……they have instead sought to dissociate dip and snus, protect their dip interests, and carve out a non-dip, harm reduction nitch with portions.

That I think is the reason behind the focus on portions

[Snusdog]

Out of curiosity, I checked SC's site and found 15 flavors of los available and 140 portion flavors available.....can we infer from that portions are the big sellers? I think so.

Living in SC.......I have not found a single can of los in a gas station or convenience store........I think portions are the bigger seller because portions are more readily available (for the reasons I listed in my post above)

In the end......I could care less weather portions or los are the bigger seller. My dream is that both would be reasonably priced and easily obtainable