Yeah, they're gifts and all that, but they can be expensive dead leaves relative to one's income and where one lives.

Mark is in the Cayman's, and I'm pretty sure his prices are closing in on the prices Corvin, SmoknTaz, and myself pay at B&M's

Maybe I'm just cheap, but if I'm handing out $1-$2 cigars, then yeah, dead leaves. If it is a $5 cigar like the JLP's, then it kinda bugs me knowing they'll be tossed. I'm just not going to hand out $15 cigars like that JdN 1970 or a Padron 2000 unless it is a BOTL. When it comes to $100+ cigars like Padron 80ths or Anejo Sharks, well ...