Groomsmen Gifts

[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.

[Roham]

Id get them nice Xikar cutters. Lifetime warranty, no receipt needed. Lots of space to engrave upon... Generally a great company and cigar cutter. Then a nice cigar. They can keep the cutter forever. Use it when needed. It even comes with a free sheath!!!

[denver24]

Cambelious,

It's funny you started this thread because I am getting married in Sept. and I am having the same problem. I was going to do the same thing and get a humidor and some smokes for each person as well. Most of the guys in my wedding smoke cigars but not as regularly as I do, and some of them don't smoke much at all. So my problem is, if I were to get a nice cutter for each of them, some of them still wouldn't use it very often because they don't smoke enough. I have also been in two weddings where I got an engraved flask. So, now I have two engraved flasks. I'm trying to do something unique so I could use all the help you guys can offer! Thanks!

P.S. I'm already planning on getting a load of smokes for the Bachelor party and for post-wedding.

[craig]

FYI, link via CP, could be a neat thing if there were cigars at the wedding (I don't think anyone would care at the bachelor party - well, if they're anything like bachelor parties around here nobody will care) : Link to fancy blank cigar bands