Actually, $1009/box is the B&M price here for CoRo's in Ontario ($829US). I think he's in Quebec, so I wouldn't be surprised at $1200.

Of that $829US price, the cost of the cigars is $307US. The rest is excise and federal and provincial taxes. Price of (real) CoRo's in Cuba is about $250US-$350US. Beach price is $50US.

In any case, note that he didn't say on CA that the cigars were bought at a local B&M, he just quoted a B&M price. I'm guessing cigars from the beach, myself.