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The Evil Empire –vs- a mouse that clicks

I know I have focused a lot on online cigar stores as of late and that is not to say Brick & Mortars (stores) are an evil empire that will swallow up your wallet and eat your children, although it does seem like an arm and or a leg have been taken on occasion.

I like the online shops a bit more because of inventory, cigar stores cannot carry the volume or the selections that online sites can because of space and overhead it’s just an awful truth of economics. If I am looking for a single cigar I would head to a store if I am looking for a bundle or a box it is Online shopping all the way for this consumer. The stores can’t compete.

The reason for this entry is I have been asked what online site are better and which ones have I used, well in the interest of being fair I will tell you the online sites I have used and like in NO particular order

• Thompson Cigars
• JR Cigars
• 2 Guys Smoke shop
• Cigars International
• Famous Smoke shops
• Cigar Bid
• Cigars.com
• Mike’s Cigars
• Best Cigar
• Pipes & Cigars

That being said I will add that Famous Smoke Shop has re-tuned its webs site; if you’re new it will be fine for you but we returning customers there will be a learning curve to deal with.

Cigar bid can be intimidating and you really need to pay attention to what you want to purchase read closely

Pipes and cigars are mostly piped and pipe products then cigars.

JR Cigars, 2 Guys and Famous Smoke shops tend to have a price points higher than the rest.

Thompson has a tendency to push their house brand cigars very hard to almost the point of annoying and I have had an occasion to have my selections a tad bit less humidified than needed.

Cigars International, Mike’s, Best-Cigars and Cigar.com tend to have the better deals as well as a bigger selection. Cigars International has been a stand out for me.

All this is only my opinion and is based on my personal experience of using their services for many years however keep in mind everyone has a bad day.

Now if you will excuse me it is about to cigar out and I wish to partake of it. Thanks for stopping in.

 

CigarFest2:Clash of the Stogies - The Event of Smoke

So we are a mere week away from CigarFest2: Clash of the Stogies,

 I don’t mind telling you I was on edge a bit, running your own “HERF” is not easy, you have to have several back up plans in place incase participation is not up where is should, and doing one  that is 100% voluntary is tough, no venders to help you and you have to find yourself a hook. Lucky for me I have a solid cast of characters that all want to participate.

Last year was the first one I organized and it went well with a small group of 8, this year we have 10 men and 4 women so I am interested to see how things go. We will see how this one goes get some feedback and see what we can do to make next years as good as this one.

 The Cigar list for this year reads like a who’s who of cigars, as you can see by the list we have quite the array and variety of choices and every one of them is a new cigar for each of us. This year instead of all the members of the Dead Ringers Cigar Club getting together and picking cigars, we had each member purchase their own to share and with all the members in but one, it looks like a great success, so long as they don’t forget then at home the day of the event. So here is a revamped list of cigars sans one member who is operating on the fly. I will have more soon. Happy Ash to all you “B.O.T.L.” out there.

 Cigar Roster

Tabak Especial – Café’ con Leche - Belecoso

 Gurkha Park Avenue Maduro

 Arganese Maduro

 Black Ops Maduro

 Puros Indios Reserva Maxima 2003 - Maduro Toro...

 Carlos Torano Hogshead - Toro

 5 Vegas Gold Robusto - Natural

 Gurkha Master Selection Torpedo #2

 Baccarat Rothschild Natural

 5 Vegas Series 'A' Special Edition Animal

 CAO Lx2 Robusto