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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ozark Wizard" data-source="post: 453727" data-attributes="member: 3652">This thread has been a great follow. It seems, perhaps, that many brands are made at the  Sutliff plant. It reminds me of how a great many food products are produced. I will cite only one example, but there is a plethora of them.....Kraft makes all the boxed macaroni and cheese. But there are many brands of this item. I can't personally eat it due to a food colouring allergy. But the kids, oh, they ate it up. If I was caught using a generic brand, or anything other than Kraft, the kids could 'tell the difference', and turn their noses up. I had a Kraft box that was most likely 15 years old I used as a distraction while cooking, so they would eat the '4 for a dollar' stuff. It looked, smelled and cooked the same as the high dollar stuff...Packaging is indeed an influence on perceived quality. As I recall, Porsche put Volkswagon engines in some of their rides. The 911 was the same chassis as the Karmann ghia. The VW version was way cheaper than the Porsche though......Cost is another factor that can influence an opinion. Cheap stuff is 'cheap', and expensive stuff is coveted. Availability may also play a factor in perception of worth. (Esoterica, I'm looking at you).I checked my history and cellar, and it seems I have no obviously Sutliff tobacco, but that's not to say there isn't any floating about.....</blockquote>