Ordering Cigars from the Internet.

**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?