Where is the Raf???

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Dmegs

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Well there was a little talk about a replacement and its suppose to be better but no words in months.[/QUOTE

I'm pretty sure Bee's Knees is the the replacement for Raf. It's a great honey flue cured tobacco flavor, much thinner in consistency than Raf and to me a completely different taste. The honey flavor really comes thru without being overly sweet if that makes any sense. I seem to really be able to smell the honey with the tobacco, very aromatic.

As I recall there was a problem with their flavor supplier wanting to really inflate the cost of the flavors needed to produce Raf so Ben told them they could just keep their flavoring! I have to agree with Ben on that!
 
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I really dont think Bees Knees was RAFs replacement, RAF is a RY4 variant and that would be like replacing a sock for a glove.


Well there was a little talk about a replacement and its suppose to be better but no words in months.[/QUOTE

I'm pretty sure Bee's Knees is the the replacement for Raf. It's a great honey flue cured tobacco flavor, much thinner in consistency than Raf and to me a completely different taste. The honey flavor really comes thru without being overly sweet if that makes any sense. I seem to really be able to smell the honey with the tobacco, very aromatic.

As I recall there was a problem with their flavor supplier wanting to really inflate the cost of the flavors needed to produce Raf so Ben told them they could just keep their flavoring! I have to agree with Ben on that!
 

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I think the cost was too astronomical. Ben didn't want to rake his customers over the coals.

Customers would have been raked over the coals and it would have sent a clear message to the company that it is fine to raise prices 25% every 3 months. No. I won't do that. As consumer I would never do that and I won't start. If I have any regrets it is going ahead with Raf-a-licious without fully understanding how the company I was purchasing from operated.
 

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Customers would have been raked over the coals and it would have sent a clear message to the company that it is fine to raise prices 25% every 3 months. No. I won't do that. As consumer I would never do that and I won't start. If I have any regrets it is going ahead with Raf-a-licious without fully understanding how the company I was purchasing from operated.

Who is this ridiculous company? What kind of business model is that?

"oh, you like my soft drink and want more of it? 25% more now.........(3 months later) oh you still like it? 25% more now......you don't want it anymore at that price? Fine, I don't need your business."

Baffling.
 
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