Proof that I am a complete Noob

**Sapper0001** · 05-20-2006, 04:25 PM

This is the same that happenend to me. A few months ago i got a Thompson cataloge in the mail and since then I have been hooked. I bought a 3 bundles of a cigar that does noth come up on a google search called V.S.O.P., and found a humidor on another site that houses 300 cigars. Since then I found a nice cigar shop that i go to as much as possible. I also went to an Ashton cigar tasting at the cigar shop and stocked up on a box of Ashton Magnums(which i really like). I know have over 100 cigars in a big humidor and I want more.
Due to the fact that I am a wounded Veteran of The Iraqi War and I am retiring soon I will have to hold off and filling the humidor any more. I am moving to Rochester Ny and have to find a job first before I can buy anymore. That is the way it goes.

Staff Seargent Gross,
US Army

**iluvmysh** · 05-20-2006, 11:53 PM

So this is the future for me as I read each day on the forums to gain knowledge to cigars? What have I done to myself?!

**Monk** · 05-21-2006, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by iluvmysh

So this is the future for me as I read each day on the forums to gain knowledge to cigars? What have I done to myself?!

Read it and weep!

Enjoy the ride though! haha

-W.

**guado** · 06-02-2006, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by iluvmysh

So this is the future for me as I read each day on the forums to gain knowledge to cigars? What have I done to myself?!

I am with you 100%. Started out having one every other month or so just because. Then realized I truly enjoyed a good cigar.

Started with and OLD cuban partagas box that was floating around in my house for years since I was a kid.

Then moved up to a 50 count humidor and buying bundles while in honduras. Now have a nice 200 count humi and feel the need to upgrade and start buying boxes to age. This is bad...very very bad!

But I am proud of myself in the fact that I NEVER ONCE smoked a Havatampa, Swisher sweets or the link. I did however get lured by the smell of a "black and mild" and immediately thought it was disgusting. That can be accounted for my first "cigar" experience. I remember it was in high school and I hid the "black" in a tower speaker so my parents would nice find it. IT was there for about 2 months before the I smoked it.

**Kenyth** · 06-02-2006, 02:39 PM

First off, I'd like to say there's no reason for you to fear being ridiculed for purchasing within your means. There's nothing wrong with buying from Thompson Cigars. Some of their house brands are less than stellar, but that's the story with many sellers. CI and JR have their fair share of cheapies too. There's a reason they do. You only smoke what you can afford, when you can afford to do it. If you want to smoke multiple cigars daily on a budget, you really have no other choice but to shop no-name bundles for price. I started out with a 20 count burlwood humi and a bundle of Don Kiki's for $39 bucks too. I still pretty much smoke mid-range cigars I find on special or get for a good price on Cbid. I typically pay between $2-$3 a stick for regular smokes, and I only smoke a couple times a week. I have the occasional Montecristo or such, but it's a treat. Could I buy more expensive smokes if I wanted to? Sure. But I wouldn't feel responsible putting that kind of burden on the household budget. I have a new home, a wife, a baby, and I have to set priorities. Cigar smoking is a hobby and should be treated as such.

P.S.- We do tend to ridicule gas station type cigars, but only because they're not really cigars at all.

**CgarDan** · 06-02-2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Kenyth

. I still pretty much smoke mid-range cigars I find on special or get for a good price on Cbid.

Ken,

Can you please post some links where you usually find decent deals. Please include the link for Cbid as its a first time I hear of this site

Thanks

**Kenyth** · 06-02-2006, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by CgarDan

Ken,

Can you please post some links where you usually find decent deals. Please include the link for Cbid as its a first time I hear of this site

Thanks

Thompson cigars has the occasional good deal as you know already.

www.cigarsinternational.com- (AKA CI) check their specials, weekly specials, and daily specials. Sign up for the mailing list.

www.jrcigars.com- check their specials.

www.cigarbid.com- (AKA CBID) An auction site for CI. Dealing with auctions to get good deals and things shipped together is a bit of an art and requires a more time, restraint, and patience on your part. If you're used to ebay, you can probably handle cbid. Even when not buying, browse and keep cigars you like in your watch list to get an idea of what the going price is.

One last thing. Getting a good deal depends a lot on you being flexible on what you're willing to buy, tenacious on keeping abreast of the current specials, and patient enough to wait it out if nothing is available at the moment. You will also have to purchase in some quantity (usually 20 to 25 or more cigars) at a time to get good prices. You will also have to act quickly when the opportunity arises. Good deals are usually in limited supply and sell out quickly. You can also combine orders with friends to get better shipping prices.