You should always start at the beginning.

I, too, am new. New to the boards, new to cigars. Since joining, I have searched other cigar boards online. I can tell you after hours of research, you won't find a better group of BOTL's (brothers of the leaf) out there.

My suggestion to you, is to go over to the Newbie Sampler Thread II in the Exchange part of the forum. There you can PM an experienced, seasoned board member (just read the first post), who can get you set up with a wide variety of sticks. Online store prices are inviting, but if you don't know what you're after, you could end up with crappy sticks, wasting your money. The guy I traded with (usually you give them money, they send you cigars) totally hooked me up with a huge selection that I cannot find here at my local shop. I got way more than my money's worth.

Several may debate about keeping the wrappers on the cigars. I personally do, as I want each cigar to retain it's own flavor. Some cigars come with no plastic wrapper, so I lose out there, but generally, they all have a wrapper on.

As far as your tupperdor goes, that will work......for now. Many here have invested in a humidor and/or what is called a coolerdor. Hanging around here, it's easy to fill these both up quickly.

Welcome to cigarsmokers, from Central Oregon!