HEAT, shipping and cigars....

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Cigar-no-baka made me think to post this slightly more in depth question regarding heat and cigars so I must tip my hat to Cigar-no-baka!

Here it goes:

It's summer time in Anywhere, USA. Ninety five degrees. Sweltering, putrid heat.

Friendly Mr. UPS guy tools up to the front of Joe's Smoke Shop and opens the back of his large brown step van, the heat is almost like an oven. He wrestles out a few boxes for Joe's. We all know what's in those boxes, don't we? Shall we mug Mr. UPS Guy and take the boxes? No...no....that's not what this is about!

Mr. UPS Guy takes the boxes into Joe's. It's nice and cool in the air conditioned shop. Mr UPS Guy notes the enticing aroma of tobacco and cedar. Joe, the owner greets Mr UPS Guy and takes a box from his arms to help him. Joe feels the heat from the box and comments "Christ All Mighty! This box feels like it's been in an oven!"

The scene changes to just moments later, on that same afternoon.

Mr. UPS Guy tools his large brown step van down Anystreet in Anywhere USA. Suddenly a small child chasing a ball comes out into the street ahead of him. He swerves going out of control and smashes into a large Oak tree. The van bursts into flames as onlookers scream in horror. Scores of cigar boxes are trapped inside the cargo hold of the van. They burn helplessly. Seven boxes of Diamond Crown Maximus Pyramid #3s reveal themselves from a burning cardboard box. The paper fiber boxes swell in the flames. The beautiful Maximus artwork scorching, peeling away. Finally the cigars themselves are tortured with fire. A Fuente Humid-i-pak can be seen on top of some of the cigars. Can the Humid-i-pak save them? NO! Are you out of your mind!? It's 1500 friggin' degrees in that fire! They're toast!

A passerby braves the danger of the flaming van and rescues the driver. The little boy that was chasing the ball runs up to the driver and exclaims "gee mister, I'm glad you didn't hit my ball!". Mr UPS Guy loses it and pummels the out of the kid.

At that same moment, a FedEx Ground step van rolls by and stops at 456 Your Street in Anytown, USA and delivers a small parcel from Eddie's Stogie Heaven in Mytown, USA. Mr FedEx Guy takes the parcel up to the front door of 456 Your Street. John Doe answers the door and takes the parcel from My FedEx Guy remarking, "OH...my cigars from Eddie's Stogie Heaven have arrived". He feels the box and the heat coming from it since it has been in the same summer's heat as the packages that were earlier delivered to Joe's Smoke Shop. John Doe becomes worried that his cigars are ruinied as he notices a police cruiser passing by carrying Mr UPS Guy away to serve ten years for beating that stupid kid.

Are John Doe's or Joe's Smoke Shop's cigars ruined or affected?

What does prolonged high heat do to cigars?

If a dealer has cigars shipped to them the same way we would, what difference does it make?

Does resting up for a week or so revive a hot cigar (if it has been affected at all)

Do dealers sell affected cigars anyway and don't give a ?

Ladies and Gentlemen I ask...er....Cigar-no-baka and I ask your opinions.