Groomsmen Gifts

[Cambelious]

Hello everyone... First post...

I am getting married soon and I want to get my Groomsmen Humidors and some cigars as their gifts... I think I know what I want to get them; I have it down to 2 humidors. But I would like some input...

Some things to keep in mind:
- All of them are noobs (They have all smoked a cigar from time to time but are by any means experts)
- I want to get them a humidor for under $50.00
- I really don't think they need a big humidor (10-20 cigar) because I would be surprised if they had more than 3 cigars in there at a time.
- I don't want to buy crap, if sub $50 humidors are garbage there isn't really a point, but I am not expecting the best either.


The 2 I am thinking about getting are:
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/Merchan...oduct_Count=31

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http://www.cheaphumidors.com/Merchan...roduct_Count=0

The only problem I see with the second humidor is, it says it comes with a Humidifier but I do not see it in the picture. Where would it be? would it be an eye sore (because its a glass top) or is it hidden?

And the first humidor is clean and classy but it isn't Spanish Cedar. Does that make a big enough difference?

If you think there is a better humidor I can get on the web for a good price please recommend it, just keep in mind my points above.

I am also wanting to get into cigars so I will be buying myself a humidor too.

Thanks.

[Roham]

The only thing I can say is the description of the first one is a little bit disturbing... "You can use it as your everyday desktop humidor, or throw it in a suitcase for cigars on the go. And thing about this. When you smoke all the cigars inside, it makes a great place to store all the free shampoos you took from the hotel."





If they don't smoke cigars get them a whiskey shot bottle they can keep in their jacket when they go to work

Or an engraved cigar cutter with a nice cigar. Better then a old dried up shampoo storage box....

[mrtr33]

Yeah, I kind of agree. Why get noobs nice cigars and a humidor? What if they drop the hobby? Out goes your gift. Go with other "guy" things, like flasks or knives. They're a bit more universal, will be appreciated much on down the road, and you'd be able to get good ones for the cost of cheap humidors and cigars. I got my groomsmen KA-BAR bowie knives, and just had plenty of cigars available at the bachelor party.

[pmp]

Humidors are great gifts.


I personally like this one the best out of all the small < $ humidors. The capri glasstop is by far the most popular though.
The Florence

[craig]

As with many things, there are humidors, humidors, and humidors. Whether those are crap or not depends on what you think a humidor is, and should do. I think both of those are MDF (Medium-Density-Fiberboard) boxes made pretty with some veneer. Whether that veneer is spanish cedar or not is just to impress people - most of the reasons for using spanish cedar are lost when it is just a veneer.

If you're set on humidors, then consider hard-case travel humidors, e.g., http://stores.cigarsolutions.com/Cat...ravel+Humidors or http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...CIEG28&cat=161 Sure, they don't look as nice, but they actually work, will still be useful if the person gets into cigars, and will be useful even if they never smoke a cigar again.

Another groomsmen's gift is a Leatherman or similar multi-tool (assuming no cultural prohibition on sharp objects).

[Cambelious]

Thanks guys.... Couple of things...

The reason I wanted to get the Humidors was because ever other wedding I have gone to in the past couple of years, the groomsman got engraved flasks....

But I like the idea of a good cigar and an engraved cutter...

Also I thought that the Humidor would be a nice piece of furniture, but if a $30.00 humidor is just a glorified cardboard box, it's not worth it.

[craig]

BTW, for gift cigars, cigars in metal or glass tubes are good, and can survive quite well without being in a humidor. For example, La Aurora Preferido's or Partagas Serie P No 2 in tubes look cool to me, and are excellent smokes.

Best $15 cutter IMHO is the Cuban Crafters Perfect Cut, e.g., http://www.cigarmony.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=676 There is another round style as well. This is an excellent design of cutter for newbies - anyone, really - and give lots of surface on the back for an engraver to use.