Where I live the only place to buy cigars is at a gas station. I know..this is an evil thing and the gods frown upon my soul. But i was wondering what cigars out of the gas station selection are better than the rest.
Printable View
Where I live the only place to buy cigars is at a gas station. I know..this is an evil thing and the gods frown upon my soul. But i was wondering what cigars out of the gas station selection are better than the rest.
I suggest you use your internet connection and google search for cigar retailers. :smiley20:
Nataku, I've been buying most of my cigars from the gas station as well, at least up until the last few weeks when I've been visiting a tobacco shop with my friend. Most stations I've visited only have smaller cigars like Swisher Sweets and King Edward's, which don't suit my taste as I prefer larger cigars. The station I frequent has a broader selection of cigars, albeit cheaper ones, and I tried a handful of them. Bering Churchills became my cigar of choice for months and I still smoke a few per week now. They seemed to get less-than-glowing reviews from other board visitors, but I'm sure they're used to higher-quality cigars than I have been. Another larger brand that is available on-and-off at my gas stations was Grenadier Churchills. I bought a few of these a couple months ago and didn't enjoy them nearly as much. I'm bad with brand names, so I can't remember some of the other kinds that I often notice on gas station shelves. It seems as though the selection is often different at every station anyway, so there's no guarantee that what I recommend will be available in your neck of the woods.
Generally speaking, cigarsarge's advice is probably the best. If you can avoid the gas stations brands, do so. But otherwise, some experimentation with available brands at your station of choice is probably your best course of action.
I think the Sarge is right too :smiley37:
Not........WHITE OWLS!!!!!? :smiley11:
DUTCH MASTERS!!!!!!? :smiley11:
NO! NOT TIAJUANA SMALLS!!!!!!!!? :smiley11:
PARODIS!!!!!!! :smiley22: :smiley11:
:smiley36:
Do yourself a favor as Sarge said - Go mail-order or find a shop somewhere around you, even if you have to drive an hour or so. It's worth it.
try these:
www.jrcigars.com
www.cigarsinternational.com
www.mdcigars.com
Tobacco store in my town sucks. Every cigar price is more than double price of internet sources.
The only gas station cigars I have ever enjoyed, for what they are worth (which is not much) are backwoods naturals. I would follow the prior suggestions and order online.
Wait a minute, now what is your problem with white owls?
J/K!
:smiley11:
I smoked some White Owls back when I first started. They were almost bad enough to make me give up on cigars..lol.
I have 2 Swisher Kings in my Humi right now. I put em in glass tubes so I can age em a bit.
:smiley2: :smiley36:
My reasons for not smoking the usual brands found in drug stores and gas stations are:
1. Horrible construction- Nicotine soaked paper binders that make them just as addictive(sp?) as cigarettes. Short filler, which IMO never tastes as good as long filler. Wrappers do not taste as good either. Just plain shotty.
2. Additives- These cigars are produced very cheaply, and are Mass-Market products, just like cigarettes. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to find that the filler is the same tobacco for MM cigarettes.
3. Enjoyment- I would rather smoke something that I am actually looking forward to. I have smoked a few of the MMs in the beginnings of my courtship with cigars, and I will never go back to them.
Hope this helps.
I strongly believe in an informed consumer... Do yourself a favor if you're going to smoke gas station cigars.
Find a tobacconist nearby and purchase even a low priced, hand made LONG FILLER cigar (it should only cost a couple of bucks), and then some of your favorite of the gas station variety. Spread out a piece of newspaper on a table and undo each of the cigars side by side. Take a look at the difference....
It should be fairly evident why you would want the hand made long filler cigar.
Hmm....I've never thought of doing that.
If I were you I would just let the gas station fill up your car and buy your cigars online. Better selection, great prices and lots of sampler packs! :smiley20:
One day I was out driving around and I realized I had left my cigars in one of my other cars. I was dyin' for a cigar so I figured I'd drop in at the first gas stations and pick me up some Munniemakers. Now granted, these are a machine made cigar BUT with a natural wrapper and they are notoriously inexpensive and very popular here in Connecticut. I figured I'd by a box of five.
Well a box of five cost me almost $6.00 :smiley3: :smiley3: :smiley3: :smiley3:
I had NEVER seen these "cheap" cigars cost so much. Then I looked at the prices of the other gas station garbage they had and they were ALL ridiculously priced.
The bottom line is buying gas station cigars is NOT cost effective. Just get them from retailers off of the internet. :smiley20:
There are 2 things I don't trust buying from the gas station....gas station cigars and gas station condoms. :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
-Mike
The First Will Make Lousy Smoke and the Second Will Make Your Plans Go Up in Smoke!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
There are very few brands at the drug store that make the mark. You can find Macanudo's sometimes. There is one premium you can find though. It's the only one I like. It's Cuesta Rey Cabinet #95. A hand rolled, long filler Corona with a mild-medium body. It has a Cameroon wrapper, and is packed with a small humi-pack to keep them reasonably humidified. They aren't cheap, but are reasonable. A pack of three runs about $12. Even with the humi-pack, they still do best with a little time in the humi. At any rate, this is the ONLY good smoke I've found from the drug store.
I smoked Garcia Vega Crystals. I could find them in most liquor stores.
How much do you pay for them?Quote:
Originally Posted by bigred
I don't know about BigRed, but the GV Crystals at my local Shamrock station are $1.35 each. NOT a bargain price for that stick, for sure. I know I can get Connies for that or even less. And Connies are to GV like Caviar is to chopped black olives. :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
If you look for sales or specials on the popular cigar sites, you can get good premium smokes for less than $2 a stick sometimes! Seriously, they have boxes of 20 on sale for $29.99-$39.99 all the time! You have to jump on them though. Great deals sell out quick.
Thanks for all of the great responses, i am checking out the cigar sites that were recommended to me and will hopefully find something good. Do you have any suggestions as to what to get?
The closest tobacco store to me is an hour away. My favorite tobacco store is an hour and a half away because it has a much larger selection. I think I smoked a “gas station” cigar maybe once or twice while I was in college. From what I can remember the drive is definitely worth it. I have ordered from a couple of the online stores as well. This is a great alternative but I prefer driving to the store and picking my own cigars. :smiley20:
Right now, I'm on a Cigars International roll. I'm trying out their products. I've had a good experience with their Indian Tabac and Rocky Patel lines, and some of their economy lines are pretty decent too, like the Perdomo's. They generally have pretty good prices and specials too. That's not to say that every stick they sell is a gem, but I plan on giving any of their product that looks good the once over.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CoventryCat86
I think they were a few $'s for a pack of 3. I have not smoked one in years. I was young and did not know what a real cigar was.