Damn Cigars are so expensive

[stubbicatt]

What happened? Used to was you could get a good cigar for $4 or $5 US. What happened?

[Blacksmith]

What happened? Used to was you could get a good cigar for $4 or $5 US. What happened?

You can still find them. I just put in an order with Cigars international as follows…

CB-9XA4550 A.Fuente SunGrown Chateau~ BOX OF 20 $77.95

CB-AFA4550 Arturo Fuente Chateau BOX OF 20 $77.95

SP-C7ASST9-2 Camacho Dream Team Sampler [2/5] 10 CIGARS (reg.$63.60) $27.50

A SP-EEASST5 Rocky Patel Perfect Ten Sampler 10 CIGARS (reg.$72.65) $29.99

^ This one gave me free shipping

A SP-PROMO36 PROMO: Cigar Bands Mosaic II Humi
Web Orders > $95 $0.00

^ Even got a free humidor!

It cost me 5 bucks to upgrade the shipping to second day air. so the grand total come up to
$218.39 for 60 premium cigars! Other than a few sticks in the samplers, they all have 90 or over on the rating. That comes to $3.63 a stick, shipped second day air with a free humidor!
It just don’t get any better than that.

[Blacksmith]

Got my order today! The humidor is a lot nicer than expected. solid cedar and a nice tight seal.
And the cigars!! Yum

[recon]

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/

My favorite brand.
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...m=CS-HUA&cat=3

[CigarGuy]

Pelosi and the gang added $.45 a stick about a year ago "for the children" in the SCHIP
bill. That, and state taxes, make it hard to find a good $5 cigar. Florida, other then the stinkin' SCHIP has no excise tax added, as of yet. Perdomo's Lot 23 is under $5.
So is his Nick's Sticks.

[Blacksmith]

Pelosi and the gang added $.45 a stick about a year ago "for the children" in the SCHIP
bill.

Yip.
After the fascist bastards put the smack down on the cigarette smokers, I knew it was only a mater of time before they came for us.

[Partisan1983]

...and after the federale's, individual states jumped on board to make things even worse, for anything tobacco related.



There has been a lot of interesting studies done in MI the last couple of years....if 50% of the tobacco buyers quit for three months, the nation would revert back to the late 19th century...ie, no hospitals no FD's no unemployment etc. etc.


Since we are obviously winning the war on drugs after 90 years, we really need to ban alcohol, tobacco, firearms, caffeine, chocolate, salt, anything with an engine, men, religion etc. etc.......dammit, it's for the children.....

[(AK)1000shots]

One of my favorites is Oliva Serie O of the Robusto variety. They're moderately flavored, and they're only about $6 a piece. I got a box of 20 for I think about $110 or so. Well worth it.

[ugaarguy]

Keep an eye on www.cigarmonster.com. They run a different deal each hour, and ground shipping is free. I've recently gotten Tatuaje Havana robustos @ $20 per 5 pack, and a box of Cabiguan robustos for $125.

If you want something inexpensive at your local B&M store, ask for Omar Ortez, or Ambos Mundos (if you like full bodied stuff).

[Schuetzenman]

Keep an eye on www.cigarmonster.com. They run a different deal each hour, and ground shipping is free. I've recently gotten Tatuaje Havana robustos @ $20 per 5 pack, and a box of Cabiguan robustos for $125.

If you want something inexpensive at your local B&M store, ask for Omar Ortez, or Ambos Mundos (if you like full bodied stuff).

Yeah, I like full bodied stuff.

[ugaarguy]

Wow, just realized I necroposted. Does no one here talk about cigars & pipes anymore?

[El Jefe]

I've been getting the Gispert churchils for $4.25 each. They're actually well made and taste good. A good buy since grilling season is upon us and I'm burning at least one per day. At that rate it makes the Montecristo kinda pricey. My box I bought a month ago is all but gone.

[TEN-32]

These are the BEST discount cigars on the planet. They are seconds but I have never been able to tell why.

http://www.jrcigars.com/jr/index.cfm...CONSUEGRA.html

[El Jefe]

These are the BEST discount cigars on the planet. They are seconds but I have never been able to tell why.

http://www.jrcigars.com/jr/index.cfm...CONSUEGRA.html

Hmmm... interesting, and they make some decent sized ones.

So, Bleed, gives us a detailed review, please.

[recon]

http://www.jrcigars.com/jr/index.cfm...de=CG253/CONSU

[TEN-32]

Hmmm... interesting, and they make some decent sized ones.

So, Bleed, gives us a detailed review, please.

They are re-banded seconds from a well known factory. If I recall correctly its the Punch, Hoya de Monterrey factory. They have a variety of shades and sizes but all I've tried are great. When I was smoking every day this was my cigar. I have since cut way back and usually smoke only a few a month. I have a stash of Cubans currently.