Portion bags coming undone?

[Jason]

I went to the store down the street today to pick up some General, and they were out of white portion (my favorite), so I picked up some regular portion and noticed they had wintergreen. I figured I would try some out even though I'm not really a big fan of wintergreen-flavored anything.

Well, the first thing I noticed when I got home is that the exp. date is well past due but I figured I would try some anyway. Thing is, when I pulled a portion out, one end just separated and opened up; I looked through the whole can and it seems that every one is split open on one end. Has anyone else ever had this happen? Kind of discouraging considering the cost of buying it in the store; I'm thinking of taking it back to see if they will swap it for something else.

P.S. I tried one anyway, and even though it had a decent burn to it, I won't be getting wintergreen again any time soon... :wink:

[lxskllr]

I've had the occasional bag that's come open(usually with the cheaper brands), but never a whole can. I'd guess it was a problem with their machine screwing up, and either not sealing it right, or mis-cutting the tube. Oh, my current can of Catch, has bags that come open after being in my mouth awhile. They're fine at the start, but they come open after being in for 45 minutes to an hour.

If the shop isn't too far, I'd take it back. Tobacco costs too much to have a defective product.

[victoryredchevy]

The only brand I've had issue with about the portions coming undone or having holes in them is Gustavas. I like Gustavas original portions but there are always 2 or 3 portions in every tin with small holes in the end like they weren't closed properly or just aren't very tough. I hate this because the snus runs out into the bottom of the can or in my mouth. Also, they end up drying out and aren't very pleasant to use, so I usually end up wasting them. That's the only brand I've experienced with torn/open portions.

[slatter]

i have had the same problem with the general wintergreen portions. it is usually happens when i am bout to the bottom of the can though. it has happend with every can that i have gotten and they are well before the exparation date.

[Kindrd]

Sounds like they might just be old. I have never had that problem with Gustavus and I use a lot of it. LD seems to have this problem from time to time.

[Jason]

I took the can back today and swapped it for regular portion; the guy who runs the place opened another one, and the pouches were all split too. Bad batch I guess. He gave me 20% off for next time, so that was decent of him. 8)

Another thing I noticed was the fact that the wintergreen was supposed to be white portion, but they were pretty dark and wet like regular portion; I'm wondering if that was why they were falling apart...

[Xobeloot]

If one end is popped open, what you can do is just grab that end and give it a couple light shakes. The snus will settle a bit towards the other side, then just give the pouch a fold and pop it in fold-outward.