Buy snus in the US, but Im not US citizen.

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  • TwentyTwo
    New Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 9

    Buy snus in the US, but Im not US citizen.

    So the title says almost everything. Im from Norway and go to a college in Illinois. I just ran out of snus today and it hurts! I tried to order some from buysnus.com but the asked about my Us citizen number or something..
    My question is; Can I buy snus in the US without being a US citizen?
  • lxskllr
    Member
    • Sep 2007
    • 13435

    #2
    Welcome to SnusOn!

    That's a good question. We have ridiculous rules now, so it's hard to say how things will turn out. For the smoothest experience, it would be better to get a US friend to order for you, and just pay him in cash.

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    • wa3zrm
      Member
      • May 2009
      • 4436

      #3
      Check out the auctions section here... they ship everywhere.

      ...And welcome!
      If you have any problems with my posts or signature


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      • TwentyTwo
        New Member
        • Jan 2012
        • 9

        #4
        Thank you guys!
        Yeah, I did that before x-mas.. Actually my coach ordered for me, so I guess I have to do that again then. What kind of rules where u talking about lxskllr?

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        • GoVegan
          Member
          • Oct 2009
          • 5603

          #5
          I have never bren asked to prove my citizenship. Something doesn't seem right.

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          • TwentyTwo
            New Member
            • Jan 2012
            • 9

            #6
            Well, when u order.. You got to fill in your full name and at the bottom you have to verify your month and what year you where born. If that doesn't work, you have to type in the 4 last digits of your SSID or something.

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            • lxskllr
              Member
              • Sep 2007
              • 13435

              #7
              Originally posted by TwentyTwo
              Thank you guys!
              Yeah, I did that before x-mas.. Actually my coach ordered for me, so I guess I have to do that again then. What kind of rules where u talking about lxskllr?
              Mostly to do with age verification, and shipping procedure. In your case, age verification is the problematic part. You'd have to show id to the UPS guy when he comes, and he could reject your foreign id. He shouldn't, but that's a wild card I wouldn't want to deal with. Anything that deviates from the norm is a potential failure point, and sometimes being right isn't good enough, at least for the (relatively)small monetary outlays we're talking about with snus.

              Edit:
              Yea, that's your social security number(which is unlawful to use for id purposes...) that you don't have since you're not an American.

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              • TwentyTwo
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                • Jan 2012
                • 9

                #8
                Well, the UPS guy deliver the package at the post office, not to me directly. Im a student at a college so Im kinda busy during the day. I gues I'll have to ask my coach again. But thanks!

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                • lxskllr
                  Member
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 13435

                  #9
                  Originally posted by TwentyTwo
                  Well, the UPS guy deliver the package at the post office, not to me directly. Im a student at a college so Im kinda busy during the day. I gues I'll have to ask my coach again. But thanks!
                  I don't know how that works with schools. Tobacco deliveries need an adult signature. I've always dealt with it in person. Third party signatures are another potential failure point. You could end up with a driver that wants to make a political statement, and is a dick about having someone else sign for it. That /shouldn't/ happen, but you never know.

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                  • Roo
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                    • Jun 2008
                    • 3446

                    #10
                    I agree with GoVegan, I have never been asked for a social security number or seen citizenship come up at all. Maybe start a new account and see if you get past this obstacle?

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                    • TwentyTwo
                      New Member
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 9

                      #11
                      Where do you buy from?

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                      • Roo
                        Member
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 3446

                        #12
                        Originally posted by TwentyTwo
                        Where do you buy from?
                        BuySnus

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                        • TwentyTwo
                          New Member
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 9

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Roo
                          BuySnus
                          Hmm. I tried order from BuySnus, but I got the verify age thing there.

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                          • lxskllr
                            Member
                            • Sep 2007
                            • 13435

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Roo
                            I agree with GoVegan, I have never been asked for a social security number or seen citizenship come up at all. Maybe start a new account and see if you get past this obstacle?
                            It's probably because he's in America, but doesn't have the American documentation to back his age. Your age is tied to your credit card in most systems, and they check that way. If they can't check, they fall back to SSID which he doesn't have.

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                            • TwentyTwo
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                              • Jan 2012
                              • 9

                              #15
                              Well. I tried to create a new profile on buysnus.com, but when I typed in 02(month) and 1991(year), they still asked me about the 4 last digits of the SSID thing.

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