WOAM, I screwed up

[Newfie]

I went into the B&M I usually go to in Detroit yesterday, mostly to pick up a few RP Missiles and lucked out 'cause they had maduros in stock, so I bought 6. On the way out of the Humidor, I took a look through the Fuente section of shelves and lo & behold was a full box of WAOMs with a 5er on top of the box. I thought really hard about buying the works but he wanted $10.95 ea for 'em. I thought that was gouging a bit, and since I'm doing my best to build up my smoking budget for next months Cuba trip, I held off and didn't get any (I have a couple in the big humi.

I left the store and was still thinking about that box. All the way through the day, it popped in my head and I wondered if I did the right thing and finally I said "Fuggit" and went back to the store. the wife says "What are you doing, you were already in there once". I told her there's something I gotta get.

I went in and gawddammitt they were gone. The guy said one guy bought the works about 10 minutes after I had been there earlier.

I could have had 15 for ~$140 taxes included, or $290 for all 31 ($9.31 a piece).

While this is a buck & a bit more each than on-line, they're almost impossible to find.

Let the butt-kickin and flaming begin, and I deserve it.

[drew_goring]

Ah well, I still prefer the signature maddies to the woam.

edit: and I think that a $290 box of cubans > WOAM.

[Newfie]

snip... and I think that a $290 box of cubans > WOAM.

I agree Drew, but Cubans are easirer for us to get.

[drew_goring]

I agree Drew, but Cubans are easirer for us to get.

I guess...but you never know what you may find buried in the corner somewhere while you are down there.

[CgarDan]

Hey Jim,

Stop hitting yourself over the head and put $300 extra for the Cuban trip shopping spree

[kevin7]

Don't sweat it bro ,WOAM are good but are not the end all cigar. Money is better spent on Fuente Sungrowns IMHO


As your cigar knowledge and smoking expierences grow I promise you will not foam over a rare Fuente as you once did. I am saying this as firsthand knowledge . You know what I do with stuff like that? I buy the box and sell off 5 ers at no profit of it to brothers who have no local around them or get buttraped by their local. Actually the price you quoted is close to buttrape prices.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

Enjoy cuba all the more, say hi to Castro for me.