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  • peda
    Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 28

    Hello

    I am peter from Austria (but live and work in Turkey) and i quit smoking by using snus. (sounds like the opening sentence of an AA-meeting :lol: )

    I used to smoke about 15 cigarettes a day but as soon as i used my first snus potion, i had no need anymore for a cigarette. Nikotine together with flavor and not just tastless smoke is the way to go IMO.

    I bought a couple of cans of göteborgs rape in my last holiday in sweden (at the mjörn near göteborg for fishing) just out of curiosity. I never used one until some friends from Austria visited me here in Turkey and they started to use snus as well.

    This forum showed me already as an unregistered user where to buy, which one to buy and more good information.

    At the moment i only use potions and the first ones i ordered are Onyx, Skruf Tranbär and Lucky Strike White Potion.

    So far my favourite is General Onyx, shortly followed by GR and a bit behind Lucky Strike.

    But here also my question: When i pop a Skruf Tranbär the first thing i notice that the bag is way harder and irritating to my gums and get so bitter after about 5 minutes that i have to take it out. (The snus is still fresh) Is that normal for a beginner or is the snus faulty?

    greetings and thanks for a great forum.

    peter
  • Christi
    Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 2104

    #2
    Hey Peter, welcome.

    I find that Skruf Tranbar portion feels fine, but it does go a bit sour on me after 40 min or so. Not 5! I have heard others say it does that to them. If you are looking for a sweeter snus there are lots of other choices. I really enjoy the OR/CV it tastes like chocolate to me, and some of the other Offroad LE are good as well.

    Others will chime in with more to choose from, welcome again.

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    • sagedil
      Member
      • Nov 2007
      • 7077

      #3
      Welcome to Snuson peda

      Your reaction to the Skruff Tranbar is completely normal. Others who have used for years will get the same reaction from that snus.

      Some snus bags are just rougher than others. has been a long standing knock against V2 snus, but has gotten a bit better. Ben at least 2 years since I last had the Skruff, but I remember the bags being a bit harsh. And flavor, I don't tolerate it well, hence the over 2 years since I have had ity.

      So don't give it a 2nd thought, just maybe not your snus right now.

      Since you like the Oynx, try some Nick & Johnny Black. Very similar ttaste, the N&J is a bit weaker version. But since I find the Oynx a bit over powering, I prefe3r the slightly weaker Nick & Johnny Black. Other suggestion is Lucky Strike Bold, maybe the best ever snus I have ever had a chance to try

      But welcome again. Don't stress the Skruff, it isn't you. :wink:

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      • peda
        Member
        • Feb 2010
        • 28

        #4
        Thanks christi and sage for the warm welcome.

        And also thanks for the advice. As a coffee-addict, i definitly want to give OR/CV a try. Also on my shopping list is now N&J.

        And the skruff goes into the freezer and either i give it away or i might adjust to it one day... lets see. (if i take part in one of the box passes, you'll know what you will find after me :wink: )

        greetings
        peter

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        • cj
          Member
          • Jul 2009
          • 1563

          #5
          welcome peda

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          • sagedil
            Member
            • Nov 2007
            • 7077

            #6
            Originally posted by peda
            Thanks christi and sage for the warm welcome.

            And also thanks for the advice. As a coffee-addict, i definitly want to give OR/CV a try. Also on my shopping list is now N&J.

            And the skruff goes into the freezer and either i give it away or i might adjust to it one day... lets see. (if i take part in one of the box passes, you'll know what you will find after me :wink: )

            greetings
            peter

            peter, don't you dare think about getting rid of the Skruff yet no matter how much you think you don't care for it. Just the way of snus. Stuff you think you hate today could easily become your favorites when you try them again in 3 -6 months. Just how snus works, tastes keep changing all over the map, especially your first year using.

            This forum is filled with stories of folks who came to love snus they once thought they hated.

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            • peda
              Member
              • Feb 2010
              • 28

              #7
              no worries sage, i'll keep a couple of cans but i ordered a full roll of it, so its easy to give a couple away.

              also my new order is on its way:

              01 potion
              02 potion
              claq qui (gotta try it before its gone)
              elixir power energy
              GR #2
              Mocca Mint mini (for my wife, who i want to convince to snus and stop smoking)
              Montecristo
              OR/CV (thanks for the tip christie)
              Skuff ES
              N&J black


              lets see what i like and what not. I gonna write reviews (from a newbies point of view) as soon as i tried them.

              greetings
              peter

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              • Christi
                Member
                • Dec 2009
                • 2104

                #8
                I like everything you ordered!! Good job.

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                • chadizzy1
                  Member
                  • May 2009
                  • 7432

                  #9
                  Originally posted by peda
                  no worries sage, i'll keep a couple of cans but i ordered a full roll of it, so its easy to give a couple away.

                  also my new order is on its way:

                  01 potion
                  02 potion
                  claq qui (gotta try it before its gone)
                  elixir power energy
                  GR #2
                  Mocca Mint mini (for my wife, who i want to convince to snus and stop smoking)
                  Montecristo
                  OR/CV (thanks for the tip christie)
                  Skuff ES
                  N&J black


                  lets see what i like and what not. I gonna write reviews (from a newbies point of view) as soon as i tried them.

                  greetings
                  peter
                  Elixyr Power Energy - WIN. It's the best way to start the day!

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                  • sagedil
                    Member
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 7077

                    #10
                    Chad.......Wannabe Sage. :lol: :lol: :lol:

                    That's my job to pimp the Elyxr!! :wink:

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                    • lxskllr
                      Member
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 13435

                      #11
                      Hiya peda. If you're a coffee addict, you should try Grov, and Ettan. They both are perfect coffee snuses imo :^)

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                      • african redbush
                        Member
                        • May 2009
                        • 80

                        #12
                        you are gonna wish you didn't order the claq qui because now you'll be sad that they are discontinuing it

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                        • peda
                          Member
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 28

                          #13
                          Originally posted by african redbush
                          you are gonna wish you didn't order the claq qui because now you'll be sad that they are discontinuing it
                          i thought of that as well a while but i cannot let that snus go by without trying it... :roll:

                          if i like it i will join the growing army of snusers who fight for a continuation of claq qui :twisted: :twisted:


                          Originally posted by lxskllr
                          Hiya peda. If you're a coffee addict, you should try Grov, and Ettan. They both are perfect coffee snuses imo :^)
                          8) so many snus to try 8)
                          that a thing i really like already with snus. Trying different cigarettes is no use.... taste all the same more or less.

                          but snus.... :shock:

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                          • sagedil
                            Member
                            • Nov 2007
                            • 7077

                            #14
                            Wait till you go snuff!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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                            • peda
                              Member
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 28

                              #15
                              nice suprise in the morning. a friend from sweden arrived for his holdiay who heard that i gave up smoking and brought me:

                              1 Roll of Skruff Stark White
                              1 Roll of Claq Qui
                              5 cans of 02

                              What a nice start in the day :lol: :lol:

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