Taken from an article on forbes.com

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  • Xobeloot
    Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 2542

    Taken from an article on forbes.com

    I found this rather amusing:

    BAT's boldest experiment may well be in South Africa, where it has introduced a kind of smokeless tobacco called snus, the Swedish word for snuff. Popular in Sweden but for now nowhere else, a snus is a sachet filled with a gram of tobacco that the user lodges against the upper lip and discards after about 20 minutes. The nicotine enters the bloodstream through the lining of the mouth, like the chewing tobacco once favored by baseball players. BAT's competitors are also exploring the possibilities with the product, rolling it out in test markets in the U.S. Snus juices can be swallowed, making it arguably more palatable to women and less offensive to bystanders.




    They must be using elixyr to justify tossing it after 20 mins :lol:
  • theguitargeek
    Member
    • Mar 2008
    • 24

    #2
    I agree, I just threw my can away after the second portion. YUCK!!
    Maybe there are counting on everybody will buy one can and they can make there money
    hehe

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    • snoosiphant
      Member
      • Feb 2008
      • 175

      #3
      Re: Taken from an article on forbes.com

      Originally posted by Xobeloot
      They must be using elixyr to justify tossing it after 20 mins :lol:
      Elixyr is not a snus to be tossed aside lightly, it should be thrown with great force.


      Apologies to Dorothy Parker fans

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      • chainsnuser
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2007
        • 1388

        #4
        Re: Taken from an article on forbes.com

        Originally posted by Xobeloot
        a snus is a sachet filled with a gram of tobacco that the user lodges against the upper lip and discards after about 20 minutes.

        That comment is nothing special. It's just another example for a journalist, who presumably spent not more than 5 minutes to research the topic before writing an article.

        I also have to say, that even the worst articles by American journalists are quite good, compared to some articles in European newspapers. While Americans see snus as a possible healthy alternative to cigarettes, dip and chew, uninformed European journalists often throw together snus and "hard" drugs, because of the moronic EU-sales-ban.

        Cheers!

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        • Anti
          Member
          • Dec 2007
          • 140

          #5
          They might be reading the back of the Marlboro/Camel cans, because they recommend 20-30min.

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