Quote Originally Posted by WinstonSpencer
How does everyone moderate the temp. inside their humi.? Are there any alternatives to setting the house thermostat @68-70? I might resort to the wine cooler idea but would prefer something a little less expensive.
Fridgadoor! Mine keeps my smokes at a constant 68 degrees!

Now as for shipping. I agree with MMAB that the shops get cigars by the same method so I don't refrain from ordering smokes in the summer. The trick is to have patience and drop them in the bottom of the humi (coolidor, tupperdor, fridgador) and let them rest awhile.

I try to let them sit a month or two no matter what time of year (unless of course I am uncontrollably excited about a particular smoke in which I try 1 immediately). I do this because you never know what kind of care cigars are getting elsewhere, so IMO it's a good idea to subject them to some at home TLC.

As far as if the shops give a flying rip about the condition of their product upon selling: certainly the good ones do! My general experience is if you are unsatisfied with a product you've purchased from a shop they are genuinely concerned and want to fix the situation.

And damnit MMAB, that image of the DCMs in that fuggin' inferno will haunt me for years!