Cigar Surgeon Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Pack it up boys, she's done. Retailers will have a 180 day "grace period" from Nov 9 from November 9, 2020 to conform all cigar inventory (as if that was possible). 90 days for all tobacco product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebhead Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 http://www.canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-05-01/html/sor-dors107-eng.html here’s the link in case anyone wants to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBird55 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 What a shame..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpro Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 How is this expected to affect CCs? Will the retailer have to swap out the packaging at their own cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryVT Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Man I feel for all of you in Canada, between taxes and now plain packaging, they have done everything they can to beat you down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfica_77 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 terrible news. Means my only source for cigars will now be FOH and going to Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownN7eveN Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Definitely a crying shame. But on the bright side, I rather see plain packaging, then those absolutely horrid warning labels, granted they no longer need to be applied due to the plain packaging... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squarehead Posted May 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2019 To put it simple,we are governed by morons and gutless idiots which are totally out of touch with reality 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBird55 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, Squarehead said: To put it simple,we are governed by morons and gutless idiots which are totally out of touch with reality But they know what is best for you and the children......? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, TBird55 said: But they know what is best for you and the children......? That's what they think!Have you ever noticed that those which demonstrate are the same which create the problems in the first place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head83 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Does the New legalized weed come in the same plain packaging? I could understand the logic behind cigarettes even though it’s ridiculous. Cigars aren’t even the same market and shouldn’t even be paired to gather, especially CCs. Kids aren’t dropping 30 bucks on a CC to cut it open and roll a blunt, that’s what the Phillies are for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 hours ago, kevpro said: On a selfish note... will there be clearance sales this fall? Really? I will tell you how this pans out. People lose their jobs and their homes. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 hours ago, CrownN7eveN said: Definitely a crying shame. But on the bright side, I rather see plain packaging, then those absolutely horrid warning labels, granted they no longer need to be applied due to the plain packaging... Unfortunately your wrong. They get applied over the top of the plain packaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpro Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, El Presidente said: Really? I will tell you how this pans out. People lose their jobs and their homes. FFS. Definitely didn’t mean to be incentive to the B&M’s etc. who will be impacted but see how I was. How do you expect HSA to respond? Refuse to repackage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Definitely didn’t mean to be incentive to the B&M’s etc. who will be impacted but see how I was. How do you expect HSA to respond? Refuse to repackage? HSA has nothing to do with it. It will be up to the distributors in any affect country. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 And so the nannys that know better than us what is good for us notch up another victory. Sad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Tigre Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, El Presidente said: Unfortunately your wrong. They get applied over the top of the plain packaging. That’s what I thought, the same as they started in Ireland. The plain brown packaging is applied over the regular packaging at the distributor level to fulfill the requirement, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, La_Tigre said: That’s what I thought, the same as they started in Ireland. The plain brown packaging is applied over the regular packaging at the distributor level to fulfill the requirement, no? Not quite right. There is no regular packaging. it is turfed out. New Olive/green boxes are made. Bands are covered. It is all the responsibility of the distributor. You would think there would now be one global central facility? ....but of course not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpro Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, El Presidente said: Not quite right. There is no regular packaging. it is turfed out. New Olive/green boxes are made. Bands are covered. It is all the responsibility of the distributor. You would think there would now be one global central facility? ....but of course not It seems to me that policies like this actually would help the intended targets (big tobacco / cigarettes) while hurting everyone else including the consumer. If there’s no distinguishing brands from 20 feet away behind the gas station counter then everyone will ask for Marlboro / Camel because that’s the brands they know. I may be in the minority but high prices actually cause me to smoke more cigarettes too. If I buy a pack drunk I’d normally toss them in the morning but after paying $18 I don’t want to waste them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Big tobacco was the one that encouraged plain packaging of cigars in oz. They are dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpro Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, El Presidente said: Big tobacco was the one that encouraged plain packaging of cigars in oz. They are dogs That doesn’t surprise me. Ensuring a monopoly on the market while gaining good PR with most media for “helping people quit” the product they sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandboy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 This is sad. I had a great time hitting every shop in Calgary, where my sister lives, on my road trip last summer. Paid seriously but met some great shop keepers. It was a priceless experience. This sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Tigre Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 hours ago, El Presidente said: Not quite right. There is no regular packaging. it is turfed out. New Olive/green boxes are made. Bands are covered. It is all the responsibility of the distributor. You would think there would now be one global central facility? ....but of course not ?♂️ I should’ve read the act first. We were in Dublin last Fall when the shopkeeper was discussing the new law. They were being forced to put overwrap/bands to cover branding on boxes/tubos/singles. It seems there can be plain, natural finish wood for primary packaging. ***Edit- Nevermind- that reads in regard to the INTERIOR finish of the primary packaging.... That will help for boxes, but the rest tolls of a complete cluster??? for importation. ***Edit- tolls of a complete cluster??? for importation in entirety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 7 hours ago, CrownN7eveN said: Definitely a crying shame. But on the bright side, I rather see plain packaging, then those absolutely horrid warning labels, granted they no longer need to be applied due to the plain packaging... You sure about that? Plain packaging over here still requires that the warning labels be applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Maybe I missed it somewhere but how exactly does this work? Do the retailers receive the boxes then have to wrap the boxes in some sort of plain paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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