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  • Judge Fuast
    Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 21
    #1

    Dear Northerner

    I buy a ton of snus from you. Since the Pact I know you have to put those funky warning stickers on the cans. I can deal with that. However, Every single bottom label is put over the best buy date. On every dam tin. If you try to remove it a bit you mess up the date and still can't read it. Also, I would say that on at least 50% of the tins the side warning label covers the the printing of the original label that says the flavor and/or los or portion. Is this why you refer some of your product as "Mystery snus"?

    By chance, do you sell xray glasses?

    regards,

    Fuast
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  • rickcharles606
    Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 2307
    #2
    Fuast,

    Prolonged Swedish snus usage gives you x-ray vision, so your claim to "buy a ton" of snus from us...doesn't hold water ;-) That being said, every can of Swedish snus sold in the US has to have the warning labels affixed to them, IF they don't come that way from the manufacturer. Many of our brands already come with the US warning labels from the manufacturer. The majority of Swedish Match products do NOT have the US warning labels on them, so we have to add them in our Swedish warehouse to make it legal to ship them to the US. My suggestion is to run this up the Swedish Match flagpole to find out why they don't want their non-General brands sold legally in the US?

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    • lxskllr
      Member
      • Sep 2007
      • 13435
      #3
      I'd like it if the stickers had light adhesive, so they could be easily removed. In fact, I'd pay extra for that. Keep the labels per Swedish standard, and add removable labels on top.

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      • rickcharles606
        Member
        • Mar 2009
        • 2307
        #4
        Originally posted by lxskllr
        I'd like it if the stickers had light adhesive, so they could be easily removed. In fact, I'd pay extra for that. Keep the labels per Swedish standard, and add removable labels on top.
        Now, that would be helpful. Not sure if it's do-able, but I'll ask to see what type of retooling it would require.

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        • Judge Fuast
          Member
          • Mar 2009
          • 21
          #5
          I don't care how much of the can is covered in warning labels. Just leave the best buy date showing and the flavor showing. So we know what it is. I know some labels are put on auto and some by hand. I'm simply asking that the labels that are put on by hand purposely not cover the date and the flavor. Certainly some of the labels that are put on by auto will cover the info but not with every single tin. They would never cover such important info it that were from my country.

          I've often been referred to as superman. And I am but I lack the xray vision. sorry

          send me back for "re-grooving"

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          • Slidingblues
            Member
            • Sep 2011
            • 316
            #6
            I passed on buying some Odens in a store in Missouri for that very reason. The store owner couldn't even tell me what it was....

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            • Snusdog
              Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 6752
              #7
              Originally posted by lxskllr
              I'd like it if the stickers had light adhesive, so they could be easily removed. In fact, I'd pay extra for that. Keep the labels per Swedish standard, and add removable labels on top.
              +1

              I have been on this bandwagon since the very first time Lx mentioned the idea.

              This really needs to happen
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              • Premium Parrots
                Super Moderators
                • Feb 2008
                • 9758
                #8
                Fuast. Funny you should mention that. I just got 9 rolls and I couldn't see the expy date on any of them and a good portion of them I had to rip off part of the label to see what brand/flavor it was [when some different kinds of snus cans are identical. Like General los, portion, etc. I would think who ever is hand labeling could at least try not to cover the flavor/brand ID. Its just as easy to make sure you don't cover that info. All it takes is a bit of organization on the part of the person labeling. Or maybe looking at what they are doing and careing just a bit.
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                • Old Frothingslosh
                  Member
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 175
                  #9
                  I got so annoyed trying to remove those stickers, that I resorted to reusing the one can I was able to clean up. Now I just open a new can and dump the contents into the old can. I would like to see the "best if used by" date though.

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                  • WolfenJack
                    Member
                    • Nov 2011
                    • 140
                    #10
                    ditto! And don't you just hate it how the outside of the can gets sticky because not all of the adhesive comes off whenyou peel the labels off. Then that sticky part gets pocket lint or whatever on it and the whole can looks ans feels crappy! Look at any snus review and it's clear those of us who use this stuff regularly really care about the can design. It matters.

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                    • justintempler
                      Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 3090
                      #11
                      Originally posted by lxskllr
                      I'd like it if the stickers had light adhesive, so they could be easily removed. In fact, I'd pay extra for that. Keep the labels per Swedish standard, and add removable labels on top.
                      I read some countries laws this week, (I don't know if was US or foreign?) and they stipulated that if labels are used they must be permanent labels.

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                      • UsualSnuspects
                        Member
                        • Nov 2011
                        • 278
                        #12
                        On the bright side, the slightly off-center top sticker makes a lovely hinge for the catch lid. Otherwise, I agree with the Best Before date obfuscation protests.

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                        • Crow
                          Member
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 4312
                          #13
                          Originally posted by Snusdog
                          +1

                          I have been on this bandwagon since the very first time Lx mentioned the idea.

                          This really needs to happen
                          The warning stickers on the Thunder-brand snus cans use a very light adhesive. The stickers practically peel themselves off.

                          If the other companies followed, it would be a win-win for those annoyed by the mandatory warnings, and for the manufacturers (I'd imagine they would save a few bucks in the process using a 'cheaper' sticker).

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                          This is what a "Thunder" can looks like with the sticker removed (notice the word 'SNUS' in the center of the lid):

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                          • lxskllr
                            Member
                            • Sep 2007
                            • 13435
                            #14
                            Originally posted by justintempler
                            I read some countries laws this week, (I don't know if was US or foreign?) and they stipulated that if labels are used they must be permanent labels.
                            Define "permanent". Nothing in life is permanent. and even the current craptastic labels can be removed with time and care. You could even use painted metal tins without any bullshit on them whatsoever, then cover it with a crappy preprinted label. Don't tell anyone it's there, and leave it to the individual to discover it for themselves. Our office was getting air freshener for awhile, that was put into furniture polish cans. I was having fun fscking with the cleaning lady by taking off the air freshener label :^D

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                            • DanF
                              Member
                              • Nov 2013
                              • 260
                              #15
                              I realize that this is an old thread and being a new member here, I myself am probably way past the "expiration date" with this information: so please forgive me for this "update".

                              My Jakobssons, Toboca, Odens, Thunder, and most OFFROADs all come with no additional paste on stickers from The Northerner.

                              That probably now is the case with everybody. But being a new user I wouldn't know.

                              Dan

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