Brand Loyalty ?

[Maron]

Something I have been wondering about . Do the Swedish suns users mainly stick to one brand the way American cigarette smokers do ? Or do they mix it up according to their mood , what their eating or drinking at the time , ect. ? I guess the fact that they can go to the corner store and get what they want when they want has some play in it .

I have noticed that a lot of people on here like to mix it up , including my snubie self . Or is it the more "experienced" we get , we will find ourselves reaching for the same can more frequently ....... ?

Sorry for the early morning Elyxir/esspreso induced ramblings . :shock:

[Veganpunk]

Re: Brand Loyalty ?

I have noticed that a lot of people on here like to mix it up , including my snubie self . Or is it the more "experienced" we get , we will find ourselves reaching for the same can more frequently ....... ?

Sorry for the early morning Elyxir/esspreso induced ramblings . :shock:

Yes, I've read a few time's here that they tend to stick to one or two brands. Most of the vets here say they narrowed down their brands after awhile as well. I'm still new, so there are plenty out there I haven't tried, and too many I have now, that I couldn't see myself without.

[tom502]

I'm intermediate snuser, and I think I could narrow it all down to 2 brands that I could stick with exclusively. I've tried so many, and so many I didn't like, so many hohum, that I think I know what I like.

[KarlvB]

I'd agree that most of us who have been forum members for some time have tended to narrow down our favourites - at least to a top 5.

The Swedes however are very brand loyal. My Swedish colleague uses General and GR almost exclusively after being an Ettan man for almost ten years. Now his orders usually consist of 2-3 cans of Ettan lös and a roll each of General and GR.

Similarly my Swedish dentist only uses General White and declined a Gotland yellow portion that I offered him. :shock:

[tom502]

I would have declined it too.

[KarlvB]

I would have declined it too.

Sacrilege!!!!!

You deserve to have the Spanish Inquisition come knock down your door and replace all your snus with Gotlandssnus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gldlyTjXk9A

Remember, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...

On a more serious note, why do you dislike it? It is one of the most natural tasting snus out there at the moment - but I have to admit I find the yellow lös to be superior to the portions.

I think my lös orders these days are pretty much equally split between Ettan, Gotland Yellow and Skruf Stark and I don't see that changing anytime soon. The perfect lös triumvirate IMO

[tom502]

Personally, I found it way bitter, and just not tasting good. The green was better, but I think because that crab apple-like flavor masked the bitter, but after while, it emerged.

Just my tastes, of course. I know it has it's fans, like Jak's Classic, didn't like that either. But I thought Level was not bad at all, and thought 1847 was very good.

[Veganpunk]

I would have declined it too.

I second that. I do disagree with the Jaks. though. I like them. Not all day, but once in awhile it's good. Haven't tried the 1847 yet, and Level.......shudders.

[sagedil]

Re: Brand Loyalty ?

Something I have been wondering about . Do the Swedish suns users mainly stick to one brand the way American cigarette smokers do ? Or do they mix it up according to their mood , what their eating or drinking at the time , ect. ? I guess the fact that they can go to the corner store and get what they want when they want has some play in it .

I have noticed that a lot of people on here like to mix it up , including my snubie self . Or is it the more "experienced" we get , we will find ourselves reaching for the same can more frequently ....... ?

Sorry for the early morning Elyxir/esspreso induced ramblings . :shock:

Yes Maron, Swedish users are VERY brand loyal. About 70% of them only use one snus. Mostly it is General, or maybe Ettan. Americans are FAR different in our use, we tend to use a much broader variety.

After about 2 years of using, I did find my range narrowing a bit. I just know what I really like, don't need to "explore" much any more. But still, even now, I use about 8 different snus with some regularity. In Sweden, that would only be 1.

[Liandri]

American here. 9 years snussing, two brands only. Ettan and Grov. When I found out about all the internet stores I bought all different kinds but finished what I could and went back to either Ettan or Grov.

If it was closer I'd do it like how I did with dip towards the end, Whatever money was in my pocket was what I was getting. Copenhagen got too expensive too fast so those 99cent cans of timberwolve were fine by me!

[tom502]

I think the American usage of many brands is because of internet availabilty. If snus was at the local gas station, I think we'd be more inclined to mainly use our fave brand. But when ordering online, it's easy to throw in a variety.

[CM]

Pretty much skruf, röda and general lös here.

[DrSnus]

Odens... all flavors, but mostly ES los. General los, and every now and then a Got yellow or green.

[chainsnuser]

I think the American usage of many brands is because of internet availabilty. If snus was at the local gas station, I think we'd be more inclined to mainly use our fave brand.

That's it! I've never heard anything else but that's it's hard to find special brands in local stores in Sweden. Most shops carry General and Ettan, the bigger shops additionally maybe Röda Lacket or Göteborgs Rapé. In the rural areas that might be even narrowed to the respective lös-varieties.

Cheers!

[chadizzy1]

When I was a smoker, I bought Basic Ultra Light Menthol. So loyal, in fact - that if one store was out, I would drive across town to a store that had them. That was all I bought, all I smoked.

With snus, I have no brand loyalty. And I like it that way.

With cigarettes, they all were the same product, with the exception of menthol and non menthol.

With snus, they are so different, you're almost depriving yourself if you're brand loyal, because there are so many out there to try, and you can keep a personal stock that is varied and enjoy them all differently. That's what I like about snus most.