LMAO!! That "Scot" guy sounds pretty astute when it comes to cigars!! I'm NOT a fan of Thompson offerings so I'll go with his recommendation.

There are LOTS of affordable cigars out there Amanda from places like JRCigars, CigarsInternational, Famous-Smoke, SeriousCigars, etc.

This place is in DIRE NEED of a "New Guy (or gal) Sampler Trade" thread.