Ordering Cigars from the Internet.

[superman78]

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

[reaganyouth84]

I know here in East TN the humidity is CRAZY!!! My friends that have humis are going nuts right now, because it is so hard to keep up with in humid weather. I've heard of big shops here in the south having the same problems. I know I was in South Carolina last week and bought a few cigars. By the time I smoked the last one, I could tell the weather had affected it. Damn summer time!!! I'm ready for fall/winter, enough of this 115 degree shit with 90% humidity.
-Mike

[Dmitri]

I'm ready for fall/winter, enough of this 115 degree shit with 90% humidity.
-Mike

AMEN!!

[Jonsey5484]

I keep my humidor on the bottom shelf of the endtable in the living room. I find that it is much cooler down near the floor. The heat and humidity has been pretty intense here in WI too. Since I have my own place now and have to pay the bills, I have only used the A/C for about a week out of the whole summer. I am never home during the day and I leave the windows open, luckily we live in a small town where there are not too many problems. I even leave my patio door open sometimes. I just leave a fan in the window of the living room to keep the temp. down in there. Leaving the humi on or near the floor, I have found keeps it at a nice 70-75 degrees. Also, the needle has not moved off the 68% humidity mark, so that works great for me!

[nhcigarfan]

Cbid shipped my stuff by DHL. I know their vans are AC'd but not sure about the warehouse. UPS does have a refrigerated warehouse for medical stuff. I'm not sure if this would work but you could ask your online retailers to mark the box as perishable and that it should be kept refrigerated.

[stjohnroe]

I have to say that living in the UK has its advantages.

[Jonsey5484]

Cbid shipped my stuff by DHL. I know their vans are AC'd but not sure about the warehouse. UPS does have a refrigerated warehouse for medical stuff. I'm not sure if this would work but you could ask your online retailers to mark the box as perishable and that it should be kept refrigerated.

That is a really good idea! I know the UPS driver who picks up here at the office pretty well. I'll ask him if they would actually keep them refrigerated if you mark them perishable. Who knows if they really would or not! He did tell me to never mark a box fragile, because then there is always the dumbass who really doesn't care if he keeps his job who decides to see how far he can drop kick the box. I will talk to him about the perishable thing when I see him tomorrow.

[hex1848]

I've got a couple of orders from CBID myself. You got to remember when your ordering from places like CBID that you are buying from a bottom line/budget retailer. Many of the cigars you are ordering have been bought at close out from distributors that want to get rid of stock ASAP. The cigars have probably not been taken care of at optimal conditions for some time. The cigars I bought from CBID needed some major rest time. I smoked a Don Juan the day after I got it that was simply horrible. A month later I smoked a second one and it was pretty darn good comparably speaking.

As far as shipping goes, I ship all my orders from www.caminoviejo.com (my online retail store) via USPS Priority mail and never had a problem (this happens to be one of the preferred methods of shipping for many box passes and trades). I have been in business for over a year and never had a quality complaint.

That being said, you should ALWAYS let your cigars rest in your humidor for at least a few days after getting them shipped before passing judgment.

[opie]

If Cigars are shipped by Priority Mail there should be no problem. All Cigars received should rest for a few days before smoking.
Keep in mind the fact that rapid changes in humidity and temperature will cause Cigars to "crack".
When I am driving from our shop in Miami to my home in Virginia Beach, Va my Cigars are carried in an Igloo Cooler, which has an Aquafoam foam humidifier filled with 50/50. I never have a problem.

[Jonsey5484]

If Cigars are shipped by Priority Mail there should be no problem. All Cigars received should rest for a few days before smoking.
Keep in mind the fact that rapid changes in humidity and temperature will cause Cigars to "crack".
When I am driving from our shop in Miami to my home in Virginia Beach, Va my Cigars are carried in an Igloo Cooler, which has an Aquafoam foam humidifier filled with 50/50. I never have a problem.

I am going to be in Naples, FL next month. I was thinking about taking a trip down 75 to Miami. Where is the shop??