Thompson Cigar Co - It isnt so bad...

[ggiese]

Guess I am a little lost, Geez hope this is the only stupid thing I say, Just looked to me like someone was wondering where to buy from. I mean I live in a town with 2k people only true Walk-In humidor is worthless IMHO. Only thing I miss in WA. I buy 95% of my cigars online and TCC is one of the places, I am not happy with their tactics, coming from a Sales background the sales people have to make their quota or maybe look for another job.

I buy from CI (and it's sister site), Holts, TCC, JR. to name a few. Maybe I am looking at this post wrong and frankly I see it as someone asking others that have better insight into a good ONLINE Cigar company that you as a Brother of the Leaf can trust. TRUST is something that not everyone has for the Online world. I mean I don't like going to a i-want-your-money dot com site to find out that my Hard earned cash is now tied up and have to make a claim with my Credit Card company because 2 weeks ago I ordered and no reply to emails, or the run around on the phone when someone does take my call.

Google is our friend but can be a pain if not used right, So to the poster of this thread, Google for some cigar shops, Then Google again for the shop you want to order from and see what others are saying about that shop, I can tell you this If people have been burned from that site you will know it from looking them up in google. Like cheapercigars dot com. Sure you can get cigars there cheaper like my Oliva Serie V for 155.00 lol RIGHT sure that is what the Website says but do you get what you ordered? Maybe not and I am not going to tie up my HARD EARNED CASH.

Good Luck in finding a good cigar place online there are loads of them. Wish there was a place that had the ability to know who is good or bad before I place my order.

J

J - let me ask you this... Are you willing to invest time and effort to become part of a community of cigars smokers? Actually contribute by participating and helping other members out? Maybe Laugh - sometimes joke - look for opportunities to trade with others? In other words - develop a relationship with the others on this site? Would all of that be worthwhile to you?

...or are you just here to suck whatever information you can out of the members here as quick as you can?

Look at it this way. Liken you curiosity about cigars and cigar retailers to fishing. Do you prefer catching fish by dropping explosives in the water? ...or are you one that catches fish by the time honored methods?

[Collective Cigars]

Hello, I am here to help, Be a Brother of the Leaf, give as much as I can. Offer what I know. I have said hello and told about myself as I am new and waiting for Mod to ok the post I guess as it said. Not looking to take from anyone. Was that as my post came across, Sorry.

J

[ggiese]

Hello, I am here to help, Be a Brother of the Leaf, give as much as I can. Offer what I know. I have said hello and told about myself as I am new and waiting for Mod to ok the post I guess as it said. Not looking to take from anyone. Was that as my post came across, Sorry.

J

Then you will be a very welcomed member in this community.

Those that are here to fish with explosives are very irritating...

[prophetic_joe]

Hello, I am here to help, Be a Brother of the Leaf, give as much as I can. Offer what I know. I have said hello and told about myself as I am new and waiting for Mod to ok the post I guess as it said. Not looking to take from anyone. Was that as my post came across, Sorry.

J

No J your post came across just as you intended it was a question about why a new member was responded to the way he was. The reason Harley got the response he did, and the reason ggiese asked you the questions he did, has to do with "the first post give me sources" scenario. That is really the equivalent of just stopping by to ask directions. The problem with that is if we answer the source question every time someone asked we would have 5000 threads saying the same thing started by guys who just stopped by to ask "hey where do ya'll buy your cigars?" and then left never to be heard from again. We simply prefer that you are actually intending to hang out a bit and really get to know the members before we waste are time telling you where to buy. The point is we would be more than happy to tell you some good online shops at which to get good deals if you give us the impression that you really want to hang out and be a part of the forum.

[Collective Cigars]

No worries. thank you for the explanation.

J