I've been rockin the thunder minis all day, as I'm 100% flat broke till pay check gets here, and ran out of smokes, so have been 100% snus all day, and I gotta say, these little things have kept me sane, or as sane as possible all day...
Love the option of a mini I can use at work with the same nic as a regular. I just tried it for the first time yesterday on the subway ride home.
Now, I should set this up a little. I have maybe a 50 minute subway ride from work to home. I usually rock a mini on the train, only because when I started snussing I couldn't have handled a regular for that long without overdoing it, and there's really no discreet way to get rid of a portion on the train.
Now that I've become more or less proficient at the snus arts, I can now handle a regular portion for well over an hour with no problems whatsoever. However, I got the feeling from reading other posts that Thunder was a different animal. Maybe a bit stronger than most, even with the same nic content. But hey, it can't be that much stronger, right?
Well, I went ahead and popped in my Thunder frosted mini anyway, knowing full well that I couldn't turn back.
The taste was good. Not a huge fan of minty snus, but it was pretty enjoyable, not overpowered. Got a little burn from the mint, nothing compared to General Wintergreen, though. That's a good thing. The nic rush was sudden and strong. It only took about 5 minutes for me to get buzzed, and 5 more for me to get worried. Keep in mind that I use 8mg portions regularly and they are not a problem. The same 8mg in a Thunder mini is apparently much better at getting out of its soft cage.
So I'm reading my book, anxiously waiting for my transfer which won't be for another 30 minutes or so. But when I finally get a chance to spit it out, I don't have time because my next train is already waiting.
Luckily the nicotine hit a plateau and I didn't have any major issues soon after.
So yeah, all 8mg snus is NOT created equal. Lesson learned.
I think Thunder Frosted Minis are quite possibly the best mini portions, it was love at first taste, so I ordered a log of 10. I have made it through can #2 but now every single time I use them, my entire mouth gets uncomfortably dry. The only thing I can think of is that I like the flavor so much and since they are sooo small, I subconsciously SUCK the flavor out of the portion! I can't explain it as I leave the thing in my upper lip yet suck at the same time yet I don't realize I am doing it. I guess I have a sucking problem. <--yup, left myself wide open to comments there. hahaha. I normally drink water at the same time as I snus, but I personally do not like the 'taste' of water with any minty snus. May have to try sipping some spearmint tea at the same time to keep my mouth hydrated.
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