I think my city doesn't like good cheap smokes...

[GrouchM]

This is for Houston based members (but would love to see if other areas can relate?)

After receiving a Vegas 5 Gold as a good recomendation for a good inexpensive smoke. I thought I would definitely add this stick to my list of buys, but on further reflection I concluded that my B&M and most shops down here (Houston, TX) don't carry a lot of the reasonable priced sticks like Vegas 5 Gold and other sticks that members have recommended to me.

Just what I'm noticing, which is why I'm either feast or famine on reasonably priced good smokes, but also why I'm smoking lesser quality. So I starting to understand the draw of C bid and other online sources for a more diverse selection as well as prices.

Would love any feedback from Houston based botl or stories about others who had this issue.

[badwhale]

I'm not from Houston.

I live in PA, and for now, it seems to be a cigar sales haven.

[CoventryCat86]

Most shops, not just in Houston but everywhere, don't carry the low-end cigars that can be found on the internet for bargain basement prices for the simple reason that they cannot compete with the large internet retailers.

You're right, your not going to find your 5 Vegas cigars in smaller shops in Houston and probably not anywhere else either.

My local shops carry high end cigars like Fuente and Davidoff for the same prices as the internet retailers and they carry boutique cigars that are fantastic that you cannot get on the internet.

[badwhale]

Bill, I think I know where you're going with this, but Groucho's going to have to go through the evolution.

[ashauler]

What do you consider a reasonable price for a good cigar?
Perhaps your expectations are not aligned with reality, or, maybe your budget and your tastes are what's out alignment.

When will the mooch come?.

[GrouchM]

What do you consider a reasonable price for a good cigar?
Perhaps your expectations are not aligned with reality, or, maybe your budget and your tastes are what's out alignment.

When will the mooch come?.

Under $4, even $3. I agree that I am (after 4 mths) on this cigar journey my expectations are out of alignment. But, I began with dog rockets and have worked my way through what I could find at the liquor store, then B&M (per great recommendation by a friend ). I now after joining cigar forums, have recently discovered that the cigars they recommend aren't always found at my B&M, like the 5 Vegas Gold, as an example.
So, I going to make my misteps with this world. I now understand why online cigar sellers are so popular compared to B&Ms.

So your points are not lost on me.

[CoventryCat86]

Grouch, I believe the bottom line is you're going to find the best deals on the internet and almost never in local shops.

There are lots of people out there that smoke lots of low end cigars and they buy most of them on-line.

[GrouchM]

What do you consider a reasonable price for a good cigar?
Perhaps your expectations are not aligned with reality, or, maybe your budget and your tastes are what's out alignment.

When will the mooch come?.

Under $4, even $3. I agree that I am (after 4 mths) on this cigar journey my expectations are out of alignment. But, I began with dog rockets and have worked my way through what I could find at the liquor store, then B&M (per great recommendation by a friend ). I now after joining cigar forums, have recently discovered that the cigars they recommend aren't always found at my B&M, like the 5 Vegas Gold, as an example.

So, I going to make my misteps with this world. I now understand why online cigar sellers are so popular compared to B&Ms.

So your points are not lost on me.