What's under your lip/in your nose right now? - Part 2

[retired1]

My order hit yesterday as well, in the same type of packaging. Got home from a day of training and evaluation and was pleasantly surprised that it had arrived. After the last order, I hadn't expected it so soon.

The FRE Lush? Oh. My. God. Talk about GOOD!

And I just logged in to Northerner. Seems a lot of stuff just got a price hike. **sigh**

 

[hittman]

I tried the Alp tropical fruit earlier and it’s pretty good but not sure how much I’d but at $5 a can. The Velo plus peppermint is really good also. I’m going to try the Velo plus mixed berry later. I just opened the pouch this morning and grabbed a random three cans to bring to work with me.

 

[hittman]

My order hit yesterday as well, in the same type of packaging. Got home from a day of training and evaluation and was pleasantly surprised that it had arrived. After the last order, I hadn't expected it so soon.

The FRE Lush? Oh. My. God. Talk about GOOD!

And I just logged in to Northerner. Seems a lot of stuff just got a price hike. **sigh**

I just checked and the prices did go up. The Velo plus went up from 2.69 to over 3 a can and the clew is 2.69 now. Still better than gas station prices.

 

[hittman]

The Velo plus mixed berry was pretty good. One problem I’m having is I’m used to the longer pouches that the 77 comes in so I feel like these smaller pouches get lost in my cheek. I’m going to try to get one or two of the clew I ordered tried out tonight.

 

[hittman]

I am trying the Clew citrus 12mg. The cooling agent is overpowering the first few minutes then I get a mild citrus flavor still with fairly strong cooling. The pouch is tiny and almost felt like there was nothing in it. I only got a few of the clew to try. For me the Velo plus citrus chill has much better flavor and a little plumper pouch.

 

[retired1]

Yeah. Out of the four Clew flavors I ordered, the citrus is last on my like list. It's not bad, but the other flavors are better IMO.

 

[retired1]

The FRE is so so for me. Doesn't seem to last very long. Flavors are great, but I'm looking for another "jolt" in under an hour. And this is the 15 MG stuff.

 

[hittman]

Yeah. Out of the four Clew flavors I ordered, the citrus is last on my like list. It's not bad, but the other flavors are better IMO.

Well, I’ll look forward to trying the others then. After trying three different ones at work before using any snus, I felt a little wired and not thinking as clearly about my work. The snus keeps me more level but like the nic pouches for flavor variation. I don’t really feel the difference between the 9 and 12mg pouches. I’ve always had a fairly high tolerance to nicotine. However, I’ve lost a little over 20 pounds since the end of July so maybe I’m feeling the nic more now.

 

[retired1]

Damn, wish I could drop 20.. Plus another 30.

I went through almost a full can of the FRE today. There's maybe 3 pouches left out of 20. Love the flavor, but man, I have to seriously wonder if there's really 15 mg of nicotine there.

The Clew is better at keeping me on an even keel. But I did notice that if you put it under your bottom lip and then take a drink, it does a massive nicotine dump. Ugh...

The Clew Spearmint remains my favorite out of all this. The Mint is OK, but there's just something about it that doesn't quite ring the bell. The Clew Blueberry is awesome, but it's not something I'd want to do all day long.

With the Clew, I don't jones as much for a snus pouch. The FRE? Yeah, I was jonesing all day long.

May try some more Velo. Just wish they'd do something stronger than 9mg.

 

[hittman]

Damn, wish I could drop 20.. Plus another 30.

I went through almost a full can of the FRE today. There's maybe 3 pouches left out of 20. Love the flavor, but man, I have to seriously wonder if there's really 15 mg of nicotine there.

The Clew is better at keeping me on an even keel. But I did notice that if you put it under your bottom lip and then take a drink, it does a massive nicotine dump. Ugh...

The Clew Spearmint remains my favorite out of all this. The Mint is OK, but there's just something about it that doesn't quite ring the bell. The Clew Blueberry is awesome, but it's not something I'd want to do all day long.

With the Clew, I don't jones as much for a snus pouch. The FRE? Yeah, I was jonesing all day long.

May try some more Velo. Just wish they'd do something stronger than 9mg.

I hadn’t had a regular check up for a couple years then in July I started with a new doctor. My bad cholesterol came up really high and my A1C was 6 so I knew I had to make some changes. My wife helped a lot with meal planning and I paid closer attention to portion control. I had sciatica and had to go to physical therapy. I couldn’t exercise normally since the pain was too much. I’m better now and built a fence in the backyard about a month ago. I still have some pain here and there but am trying to consistently do my PT exercises even though I was released.

As far as the nic pouches go, I still like the 77 best out of ones I’ve tried but could probably work in the Velo if I don’t want to pay for overseas shipping. I only bought two of the Alp and am not impressed for the price.

 

[retired1]

Here's my line of thinking. I'd really like to find something "local" (as in cutting out the international shipping) that I can rely on. If I'm going to do an international order, I might as well stock up on Odens. I was smart (sorta kinda) when I did the Clew order. Only ordered 5 cans of the citrus and blueberry. Should have doubled down on the Spearmint instead of the Mint, though.

 

[hittman]

I mainly placed a sampler order with one or two cans of several different brands and flavors to see if there’s anything I want to keep buying.

 

[hittman]

I opened yet another can to try tonight. It’s Velo plus cappuccino. It had quite a bit of sting initially but mellowed out after a few minutes to me it almost tastes like a mild chocolate with a touch of coffee. Not bad at all.

 

[retired1]

I opened yet another can to try tonight. It’s Velo plus cappuccino. It had quite a bit of sting initially but mellowed out after a few minutes to me it almost tastes like a mild chocolate with a touch of coffee. Not bad at all.

Interesting. I've seen the flavor, but the brain sez NAH! I may get a can just to try it out.

 

[hittman]

I tried the Clew spearmint tonight. It’s much better than the citrus. It’s a strong and up front mint.

 

[retired1]

I tried the Clew spearmint tonight. It’s much better than the citrus. It’s a strong and up front mint.

Yep. Out of the 4 Clew flavors I've tried, the spearmint is best IMO.

 

[hittman]

I tried the cool mint this morning. I really didn’t pick up on a definitive flavor but it’s not a bad mint.

 

[retired1]

I tried the cool mint this morning. I really didn’t pick up on a definitive flavor but it’s not a bad mint.

Yeah, it's not bad.. But there's just something about it that doesn't ring my bell like the Spearmint does. It'll be nice to switch things up, but the spearmint is definitely my favorite of the four.

The blueberry is great as well, but it's too sweet to do it all day long. I can do it for a couple of hours then I need to switch it up.

 

[hittman]

Yeah, it's not bad.. But there's just something about it that doesn't ring my bell like the Spearmint does. It'll be nice to switch things up, but the spearmint is definitely my favorite of the four.

The blueberry is great as well, but it's too sweet to do it all day long. I can do it for a couple of hours then I need to switch it up.

I think the blueberry is the last clew that I still have left to try. I was thinking about trying the grizzly pouches since they are supposed to be slim like the 77 pouches.

 

[retired1]

Wow! I just opened a Juice Head Mango/Strawberry/Mint. Very intense burst of flavor. Not getting much mango which is disappointing as I really LIKE mango. But the flavor is definitely pleasant.

After a couple of minutes, the mint kicks in with a definite tingle. Let's see how long the flavor lasts. If it stays intense after an hour, this may be a "keeper".