I only use coolers and I've never noticed an unpleasant taste or smell of the cigars that are stored in my coolers. I also don't notice the plastic cooler smell I think you're talking about that you experience with a new cooler. I've been storing cigars in my coolers for years and every once in a while when I need a cooler for a party, I empty my coolerdors and use them for their intended purpose. When I convert it back to a coolerdor (put the cigars and beads back in) I still don't notice any unpleasant plastic odor.

My small desk top humidors still smell like Spanish cedar and I've never noticed the cigars wind up smelling or tasting like cedar.

Where's AmericanArmyBoy1989? Someone direct him over here and show him an example of how we reply to decent members because he doesn't like how I talk to asshats like rus.