Been using these d7.se Portionspåsar (Portion Bags) for over a month now,
keep meaning to do a picture comparison with various folded teabag materials.
Bought 3 packs of 200 total cost £34 = 6 p per portion bag.
Comparing ready made portion price: (total cost incl. taxes & shipping)
Buying 5 cans Thunder Frosted loose = £18-50 = 8p per wet g of snus,
add the 6p = 14p per 1g portion.
c.f.
buying 5 cans TF 1g portions = £20-22 = 18p per portion.
So yes they're quite expensive, but
much softer on the gum than
teabag material or the paper used in pre-made portions - almost slimy
after saliva has soaked in, but very comfortable.
Some sort of polymer weave, so can be heat sealed instead of folding over
the end (tried both, tend to just fold now = totally secure).
Also you can put however much you want in to be equivalent to the pre-made portions,
0.5g (mini), 0.75g (long+thin), 1.0 g (standard).
Or you can even cut the bag in half length-ways to make two micro-portions
Max. amount I measure you can get in is 1.6 g, in fact got one of those under
under my lip right now since I just weighed it out, prob. be will be in for over an hour.
I usually tend to put around 0.7g in per portion, cos you can get it very flat,
more efficient surface contact, and I forget it's there sometimes (apart from the taste obviously)
Empty bag is 17 by 60 mm, so looks quite big when it's flat compared to a 1g standard portion.
Only downside, apart from price, is the manufacturing consistency, I'd have to
say that around 1 in 10 have a seam-seal fault and can split if handled too roughly,
so I tend to be gentle with them.
The Snusspruta (Snuff Spray) tool they sell to fill the bags with is just a 2ml plastic syringe
with the end cut off, got a box of 100 of them (syringes) for very little cost,
so not worth the £2-50 they charge for it (and it begins to stick after a while
- that the essential oils in TF swelling one of the plastics over time).
Overall very glad I got these, makes for a flexible snus 'experience'.
