Topic: tried chewing tobacco for the first time.
postmortem !!Qe8ScDbX+ started this discussion 12 years ago #36,138
So, I work at a convenient store, and I noticed we had bags of chew, they are pretty much completely out of sight from the customer's view, and I've only seen 1 guy buy a bag of it, and there are only 3 options. So, being the curious sort I thought I would give it a try. It was $9.97 for the bag, which compared to cigarettes (My preferred method of consuming tobacco) seemed expensive. But I also had no concept of how far a bag goes, so I didn't really have much to complain about.
I chose "Redman Original", the other options being "Redman Gold", and "Levi Garett". I opened it up to discover that it's a resealable bag, and inside contained clumped together tobacco leaves. It did not look particually appealing to me. However, it smelled like raisins. Not really knowing how much one should use at any given time, I hazarded a guess, and just took a 2 finger pinch. I put it in the back of my mouth, and gave it a chew. Almost immediately my mouth filled with saliva, and I had to spit, the spit went aways and was the sort of brown consistency you get if you drink a bunch of coca-cola, and spit. It tasted like raisins, and was pretty enjoyable, albeit messy.
At first I was chewing it like gum, and it wouldnt last long. I learned later this is a faux-pas, and you are just supposed to lightly chew on it to get things going, and lightly chew any time you need to get the juice going again.
Over-all I like it, and prefer it to dip, although I don't think I'll be switching to chew from smoking, I like it enough that I continue to dip into the bag, and chew a bit, so I enjoy it past the point of novelty, and could see buying it again at some point. The upside is that it tastes good to the point where if it was just food I would eat it. And I suppose if I did it instead ot smoking I wouldn't smell like smoke. On the downside spitting looks totally trashy, and redneck as shit. Smoking still retains a bit of dignity, being at a party drinking, having a cig, totally cool. Going to a party, gettin your chewin tabaccy, and spittin' all over the place, not as cool.
I chose "Redman Original", the other options being "Redman Gold", and "Levi Garett". I opened it up to discover that it's a resealable bag, and inside contained clumped together tobacco leaves. It did not look particually appealing to me. However, it smelled like raisins. Not really knowing how much one should use at any given time, I hazarded a guess, and just took a 2 finger pinch. I put it in the back of my mouth, and gave it a chew. Almost immediately my mouth filled with saliva, and I had to spit, the spit went aways and was the sort of brown consistency you get if you drink a bunch of coca-cola, and spit. It tasted like raisins, and was pretty enjoyable, albeit messy.
At first I was chewing it like gum, and it wouldnt last long. I learned later this is a faux-pas, and you are just supposed to lightly chew on it to get things going, and lightly chew any time you need to get the juice going again.
Over-all I like it, and prefer it to dip, although I don't think I'll be switching to chew from smoking, I like it enough that I continue to dip into the bag, and chew a bit, so I enjoy it past the point of novelty, and could see buying it again at some point. The upside is that it tastes good to the point where if it was just food I would eat it. And I suppose if I did it instead ot smoking I wouldn't smell like smoke. On the downside spitting looks totally trashy, and redneck as shit. Smoking still retains a bit of dignity, being at a party drinking, having a cig, totally cool. Going to a party, gettin your chewin tabaccy, and spittin' all over the place, not as cool.
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@OP
> At first I was chewing it like gum, and it wouldnt last long. I learned later this is a fox-pass
I would have raged so hard...
> At first I was chewing it like gum, and it wouldnt last long. I learned later this is a fox-pass
I would have raged so hard...
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postmortem !!Qe8ScDbX+ (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 2 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #494,558
@494,540 (Metæ)
Raged lol? I didn't think chew was serious business. But I do kind of rage when I see kids smoking without inhaling or ashing it when there is clearly more to be smoked! I am a god awful person.
Raged lol? I didn't think chew was serious business. But I do kind of rage when I see kids smoking without inhaling or ashing it when there is clearly more to be smoked! I am a god awful person.
Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 49 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #494,562
@previous (postmortem !!Qe8ScDbX+)
I think I'm immune to nicotine. I tried Skoal once, and I didn't know you weren't supposed to swallow the juice (talk about a fox pass), so I did and... nothing happened. I felt a bit more energized but didn't get nauseated or anything.
I think I'm immune to nicotine. I tried Skoal once, and I didn't know you weren't supposed to swallow the juice (talk about a fox pass), so I did and... nothing happened. I felt a bit more energized but didn't get nauseated or anything.