Ordering Cigars from the Internet.

**cigar no baka** · 07-29-2005, 04:41 PM

Well I guess in hot and humid climates you take your chances ordering cigars online. As I posted in another thread, I ordered both Camacho Corojo and La Gloria Cubana Series R #7 from cigarbid. They came in ziploc bags, well packed, but with no humidification device and the things were hot as

So I put them in the humidor and had my first one today, about 5-7 days later.

It was dry and tasteless and the damn things wrapper cracked as soon as I lit up. So of course I started to say

being totally disgusted. I don't think I'll be ordering any more cigars online unless I move somewhere more temperate.

**superman78** · 07-29-2005, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by cigar no baka

Well I guess in hot and humid climates you take your chances ordering cigars online. As I posted in another thread, I ordered both Camacho Corojo and La Gloria Cubana Series R #7 from cigarbid. They came in ziploc bags, well packed, but with no humidification device and the things were hot as

So I put them in the humidor and had my first one today, about 5-7 days later.

It was dry and tasteless and the damn things wrapper cracked as soon as I lit up. So of course I started to say

being totally disgusted. I don't think I'll be ordering any more cigars online unless I move somewhere more temperate.

that stinks i got about two hundred dollars worth coming,thanls for the bummer on friday

**MMAB** · 07-29-2005, 04:55 PM

what you must remember is that the shops around you have them shipped too.

I often cringe at ordering cigars during the summer. But the shops around me have them sent to them the same way I would receive them by UPS.

On my last trip to FLA visiting friends I stopped at a favorite shop that carries Torano and bought a box of 1859 Silver Gran Churchills later that day they had to sit in a closed up car for two hours in Florida heat. That night aftyer arriving home in New England I lit one up to find that the heat had affected them. After a one week rest in the humidor they are much better, two weeks even more so. Are they as good as non-heated? I don't think so, but close.

Ask your local shops what they think about cigars being exposed to heat. Ya know, I'm starting a new thread with that question!!!

The next time down to FLA I will remember to bring my cigars indoors with me while traveling!

**superman78** · 07-29-2005, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by MMAB

what you must remember is that the shops around you have them shipped too.

I often cringe at ordering cigars during the summer. But the shops around me have them sent to them the same way I would receive them by UPS.

On my last trip to FLA visiting friends I stopped at a favorite shop that carries Torano and bought a box of 1859 Silver Gran Churchills later that day they had to sit in a closed up car for two hours in Florida heat. That night aftyer arriving home in New England I lit one up to find that the heat had affected them. After a one week rest in the humidor they are much better, two weeks even more so. Are they as good as non-heated? I don't think so, but close.

Ask your local shops what they think about cigars being exposed to heat. Ya know, I'm starting a new thread with that question!!!

The next time down to FLA I will remember to bring my cigars indoors with me while traveling!

good point mm

**cigar no baka** · 07-29-2005, 05:28 PM

Ok MMAB, after reading your post I am going to let them rest in the humidor (damn I need another one, this one is constantly full!) for a few weeks or so and try one again. Thanks!

**superman78** · 07-29-2005, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by cigar no baka

Ok MMAB, after reading your post I am going to let them rest in the humidor (damn I need another one, this one is constantly full!) for a few weeks or so and try one again. Thanks!

yeh,im with cnb,that evil cbid can fill a humi pretty fast

**cigar no baka** · 08-10-2005, 05:15 PM

OK I let the cigars I ordered online rest another two weeks and they are still dry, tasteless and burn way too fast. Not my regular experience with these two cigars. Could be that the cigars themselves were flawed for some reason that had nothing to do with shipping. Still, it still sours me on ordering on the internet.

**nhcigarfan** · 08-10-2005, 06:42 PM

I think your problem was the shipping time. My first order from cbid left their shop late weds. like 11 pm or something and I got them Friday before 9. They have all been fine. I did order some of the "slow aged" allegedly perdomo's (see daily smoke) and they took 5 days and totally suck.

Get this.. In the same order with the slow aged were two, yes two of the humidity gel jars, both activated. Did they use them for the slow aged you ask? No. I can't believe it, they ship my cigars with two pre-activated humidity jars and tightly and separately wrap both.

I'm not sure these guy no what their doing. I don't care if they are cigar international and have a store front biz. I'm starting to think there a bunch of boobs.

**MMAB** · 08-10-2005, 06:45 PM

what the situation is when a dealer has cigars shipped to them.

They receive them the same way we do. Generally by UPS. By the same trucks, the same routes, etc.

Lets go further. How are cigars shipped from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica? I mean it's DAMNED hot down there.

Do huge shipments of cigars sit out on loading docks in the sun? Or in the steamy hold of a cargo ship or worse yet out on deck in a sealed container IN THE SUN?

I know there are a few dealers out there on this board. What's up guys? Is this whole "cigars exposed to heat" thing just a moot point???

**cigar no baka** · 08-10-2005, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by MMAB

what the situation is when a dealer has cigars shipped to them.

They receive them the same way we do. Generally by UPS. By the same trucks, the same routes, etc.

Lets go further. How are cigars shipped from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica? I mean it's DAMNED hot down there.

Do huge shipments of cigars sit out on loading docks in the sun? Or in the steamy hold of a cargo ship or worse yet out on deck in a sealed container IN THE SUN?

I know there are a few dealers out there on this board. What's up guys? Is this whole "cigars exposed to heat" thing just a moot point???

Like I said above, I'm not blaming it on the heat, I'm wondering if Cbid is selling seconds or cigars that have not been properly stored or something like that.

**Roham** · 08-11-2005, 01:18 AM

A guy was hand rolling cigars in the Havana Cigar Co in Las Vegas. I smoked one of his sticks and enjoyed it. A few weeks after I get back from vacation I decided to order a bunch of them, the price is right and the lady I spoke with said she would make sure to mark the customs form so I don't get charged taxes or whatever. I told her to make sure she packs a humidity pack with them. She said "ok". About 7 days later I get the package and upon opening it I see two macanado boxes, no zip lock bag or anything. One of the boxes, the smaller one, had like ten sticks in it, no humidity pack. The other box had a majority of the sticks in it, with a small humidity pack on top, that felt dry as hell

A couple of the cigars were garbage right away they were so cracked. The wrapper on about 10 of them were cracking slightly or unrolling a bit. And the other 40 or so sticks are ok, albeit dry. I had a humidor with some water in it for a few weeks, just getting ready for these sticks. Well I have had the sticks in the humidor for just over a week now and they feel ok now, but I am still scared to smoke them. And the humidity is only at 64% or so, even though I have a shot glass of water in there along with a couple sponges. I figure they are still absorbing a lot of water. Once I can get the humidity to stabilize at around 70% I will smoke one. I'd say at this rate at least another couple weeks.

Any thoughts on if the smokes might be ruined? I am thinking that although they might of dried out a bit, the essential oils are probably still there and once I get them properly humidified they should be ok?

**Roham** · 08-11-2005, 01:21 AM

And I never called her to complain or anything. *shrug* I paid $2.25 a stick, so unless they are horrible it isn't a bad deal.

**Neuromancer** · 08-19-2005, 05:14 AM

Anyone have an opinion on getting cigars shipped in south Florida? It's hot here but very humid so I can't see anything drying out that's been shipped overnight or 2-day air or maybe USPS priority (2-3 days)? Any comments?