Are Amber Leaf pouches discontinued now?

oneilla · 10-05-2017 12:40PM #1

I've tried several different shops in the last week or so but none had Amber Leaf pouches, just the box. Are they gone now? A manager in one shop mentioned something about new legislation.

ScumLord · 10-05-2017 12:42PM

They've gotten rid of the 12.5g packs. Apparently having more tobacco at hand will encourage us to smoke less.

Kimbot · 10-05-2017 12:42PM

nope they are still around, my locals have them but the box is going to be gone shortly.

2smiggy · 10-05-2017 12:44PM

jonnycivic wrote: »

nope they are still around, my locals have them but the box is going to be gone shortly.

really getting rid of the boxes ? too popular or what is their problem :mad:

Dr Crayfish · 10-05-2017 12:46PM

F*cking joke of a country, they just keep on upping the bar of how Nanny State they are. I buy cigarettes about once a month and that's the type I buy. Who do these clowns actually represent? Not me anyway.

oneilla · 10-05-2017 12:47PM

This is weird, I can't find the pouches, just the boxes and the boxes are being discontinued?

oneilla · 10-05-2017 12:48PM

Looks like there was an EU directive last year http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/new-eu-rules-ban-10-cigarette-packs-increase-size-of-health-warnings-1.2654912

Kimbot · 10-05-2017 12:49PM

2smiggy wrote: »

really getting rid of the boxes ? too popular or what is their problem :mad:

The boxes are 12.5 gram so I think the least amount they can sell is 50gram so the boxes will be gone.

Dr Crayfish · 10-05-2017 12:52PM

EU directive then. So I can't point the finger at the usual TD culprits! I'm not quite as annoyed now.

harry Bailey esq · 10-05-2017 01:01PM

jonnycivic wrote: »

The boxes are 12.5 gram so I think the least amount they can sell is 50gram so the boxes will be gone.

30 grams.Local garage owner and myself were only discussing it recently. It will be well worth a cheap flight to Charloi to stock up. It's around 85quid for a pack of ten x 50gram and your allowance is two of those. In Schipol,In late march the 10 pack cost me €100 but the flights cost much more.
Also,when brexit kicks in,the ferry operators will be selling tobacco and cigarettes at duty free prices again, although the allowance is small.

killanena · 10-05-2017 01:03PM

Working in a shop I can tell you on the 22nd of this month the only size available will be 30g. Reason why they are hard to find at the moment is because they are withholding them on all our orders as they want to get rid of all the boxes and 12.5 pouches.

mookishboy · 10-05-2017 07:05PM

I heard it was due to factory closing and relocating and not enough stock made to meet demand

ArchXStanton · 10-05-2017 07:22PM

It's an EU directive,like getting rid of the ten boxes so you had to buy 20,whilst for vaping Ejuice they reduced the size of the bottle to 10ml...more bonkers EU regulation

Yakult · 10-05-2017 08:10PM

killanena wrote: »

Working in a shop I can tell you on the 22nd of this month the only size available will be 30g. Reason why they are hard to find at the moment is because they are withholding them on all our orders as they want to get rid of all the boxes and 12.5 pouches.

What I've been told too.

Cant find a 30g pouch anywhere in town the past week/fortnight as a result.

beertons · 10-05-2017 08:14PM

They'll be too big to fit in the vending machines too, awkward box size.

diusmr8a504cvk · 10-05-2017 08:15PM

Working in a shop, I think there's a production problem with the pouches at the moment. As previously mentioned they will only be making the 30g pouches soon.

Jim Bob Scratcher · 10-05-2017 09:11PM

killanena wrote: »

Working in a shop I can tell you on the 22nd of this month the only size available will be 30g. Reason why they are hard to find at the moment is because they are withholding them on all our orders as they want to get rid of all the boxes and 12.5 pouches.

Bingo, here's your answer OP

Richard Hillman · 10-05-2017 09:23PM

Load of cock. The boxes are nice for carrying around.

Now with the large pouches, I won't be going through that whole "I don't have much left, I'll hold off on having a smoke for a while" phase. It will happen once instead of 2-3 times. So I smoke more.

Atlantic Dawn · 10-05-2017 10:51PM

We all know smoking is bad but the craziest decision they have made on new packaging is they have removed all nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide details from packaging, this means someone can't decide to use the lightest* brand.

*Yes I know every cig is 100% bad for you but there should be some idea of strength given to people to make some degree of informed decision as which will be least bad.

Wheeliebin30 · 10-05-2017 10:56PM

Imperial tobacco in Mullingar had to close because of this new eu rule as their machines can't make the new packaging.

Cheers lads!

http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2016/06/30/4122537-imperial-tobacco-proposing-to-close-mullingar-factory/

According to Imperial Tobacco, the proposed closure has resulted from the EU wide introduction of a 30g minimum pack size for rolling tobacco products from May 2016.

This has, the firm says, directly led to the requirement to decommission a number of production lines in the Mullingar factory.

oneilla · 10-05-2017 11:23PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

We all know smoking is bad but the craziest decision they have made on new packaging is they have removed all nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide details from packaging, this means someone can't decide to use the lightest* brand.

*Yes I know every cig is 100% bad for you but there should be some idea of strength given to people to make some degree of informed decision as which will be least bad.

Yeah I noticed this. In some adverts on how smoking is bad they'll say there's x,y, or z chemicals but they removed nicotine MG content. It's sort of like not having the Abv on booze

kildare lad · 10-05-2017 11:23PM

i used to smoke a 10 box a day when i was younger. they banned that, ended up smoking more when you could only buy 20 boxes. i smoke two 12.5 gram boxs a week. it looks like now ill be smoking a 30 grams of tobacco instead of 25 grams. the people who make these laws are idiots

bodhrandude · 10-05-2017 11:45PM

Yakult wrote: »

What I've been told too.

Cant find a 30g pouch anywhere in town the past week/fortnight as a result.

The next nearest equivalent would be Cutters Choice, its not too far off the Amber Leaf taste.

killanena · 11-05-2017 12:00AM

Cutters choice is nice alright but I find with even the slightest change in tobacco i get horrible smokers cough, Not sure much when i stick to the amber leaf. I will miss the boxes myself. Im not a heavy smoker, the one box a week did me but now im going to either smoke more or smoke the same but with dry horrible tobacco. Might get an oul airtight tin to keep it in. weight it out in portions for 3 weeks xD

Richard Hillman · 11-05-2017 12:08AM

kildare lad wrote: »

i used to smoke a 10 box a day when i was younger. they banned that, ended up smoking more when you could only buy 20 boxes. i smoke two 12.5 gram boxs a week. it looks like now ill be smoking a 30 grams of tobacco instead of 25 grams. the people who make these laws are idiots

I am pretty much the same. I went from about 7-8 smokes a day to about 12. Again, 2 12.5g boxes get me through the week (which is very much less than what 12 cigarettes a day are).

It's time we got beyond all of this rubbish. The government want us to smoke more to get an increase on tax. They want us in pubs with unlimited supplies of alcohol to drink more and spend more, as opposed to at home when there is a limit.

11-05-2017 12:15AM

ArchXStanton wrote: »

It's an EU directive,like getting rid of the ten boxes so you had to buy 20,whilst for vaping Ejuice they reduced the size of the bottle to 10ml...more bonkers EU regulation

Nah the 10 boxes was all us. Could still get them over the border last year.

If I could buy a 10 box that's all I'd smoke a day.

Canis Lupus · 11-05-2017 03:31AM

Stop smoking and you won't need to worry about it

jtingkir · 23-05-2017 03:40PM

you guys have any good idea on how to carry around these huge pouches.
I'm used to the 12,5 box. easy to carry.

koumi · 23-05-2017 03:49PM

jtingkir wrote: »

you guys have any good idea on how to carry around these huge pouches.
I'm used to the 12,5 box. easy to carry.

buy a tobacco tin/box

oneilla · 23-05-2017 05:25PM

jtingkir wrote: »

you guys have any good idea on how to carry around these huge pouches.
I'm used to the 12,5 box. easy to carry.

Save the 12.5g pouches and transfer over and keep boxes if you still have some.

Otherwise you'll have to stick the pouch in a pocket, bra, whatever. I've seen people over the years use the larger pouches to store their filters and papers. Copy whatever your friends do and see if it works

killanena · 03-06-2017 05:03AM

There is 30g boxes now of amber leaf blonde at least. Not been able to find the yellow yet. Box is roughly the same size as the 30 box of benson.

Are Amber Leaf pouches discontinued now?

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