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  1. 10-29-2005, 12:41 AM #1
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    Hi! Chris here.

    Had a great trip and really enjoyed visiting the people, they were all very nice.

    Just wondering if anyone has ever tried the brand Guatanamera? I find them somewhat pleasing for an amateur smoker like myself and they come in plastic tubes which is a bonus because I have no humidor. Can an experienced person really taste the difference? While I was in the country, I picked up 50 Monte Cristo 4s and 10 Cohiba Siglo IVs. I am scared to open them (Cost a fair bit of money) and think they may be better off in more experienced hands.

    Enough of my rambling, time for bed. I like smoking, it is very relaxing and not addictive like cigarettes.

    Anyway, thanks for any comments or PMs.

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    Hmmm....
    Not interested in Cubans.
    But if you're interested in REFINANCING at LOWER RATES...,
    Or want to get VIAGRA without a prescription...,
    Or want to ADD 4 INCHES (GUARANTEED) to you girlfriend's "ROBUSTO"......
    Then, please VISIT ME.
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  3. 10-29-2005, 09:29 AM #3
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    really, more experienced hands? Clearly experience is at issue if you think this is going to work.
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  4. 10-29-2005, 09:29 AM #4
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    tell us a bit more about your trip.....how/why did you happen to go there.....
    where did you pick up those cigars??.......oh hell......what do you want for them??.....we have two guys who stop here once in a while.....gg and cc.....they seem to enjoy cubans.....i sold them some cohiba's in a glass-top box.......i'm certain that they may have some interest...but dammit!!!...so do i......
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    Well now I feel like a dink . Never mind about the cigars, I really do enjoy smoking. I met a guy from Montreal while I was there and he picked up some other brands, but I had no idea where to start. I recognized the montecristos and the Guantanameras were cheap.

    We also took a tour of a local cigar factory. This one made cigars for the local population, I cant rememeber what they were called, but they packed them in paper which I thought was kind of weird.

    I don't know if anyone has seen the process, but it was amazing. They just turn this pile of tobacco leaves into a cigar right in front of your eyes with nothing more than a sheet of plastic and this metal blade. You aren't allowed to take pictures inside, but I have one of the factory itself.

    Anyways, the ones that I got weren't from a some guy, but I'll tell you this: Everyone in Cuba will try to sell you cigars. Everyone. My girlfriend was offered them by the towel lady on the beach. I decided to spend the extra and go to the store, Cohibas are freakin expensive too!

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  6. 10-29-2005, 11:43 AM #6
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    Like most Brits, I get my cubans from Spain. The government price regulated Estancos( ?) always charge the correct prices and never rip you off with fakes.
    Never buy off anyone but the official factory shops in Cuba and don't trust shops in Jamaica...especially cigar world in Negril.. ..sorry if I've said that before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cfgunner
    I recognized the montecristos and the Guantanameras were cheap.

    How cheap were the Montecristos?? I just love em. My cousin knows someone at the Monte factory that sells em out the back door...Guess they are stolen but who cares??? Hell, it's only rippin off Castro. Bet you got those smokes from that dude. He is a little guy that dresses well and hangs out by the tourist areas. I bet it's the same guy you got yours from.

    Give us some prices and pics...I bet the guys will eat em up.
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    I dont want to get anyone in trouble, I can be reached privately via email.

    As for the little guy that steals the cigars, I have heard that he is really busy rolling banana leaves into cigar shape and selling them. The guy that I met down there bought the street cigars on his last trip and got ripped. I got mine from a government store and have the official paper to prove it. I was told that if you didnt have the paper, they would not let the cigars out of the country. They have to keep up their reputation for quality or the whole economy cold be ruined.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cfgunner
    Well now I feel like a dink . Never mind about the cigars, I really do enjoy smoking.
    Sorry, it just seemed like a sales pitch, new member and all.... We watch out for each other here.
    Anyway, welcome to the hobby!
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  10. 10-29-2005, 03:31 PM #10
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    hey cf.....you can talk prices here...better to be able to sell them......welcome to the board....i got some cigars from cigarsarge,which i sold to ggeise...he was very happy.....
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    Never having purchased cigars privately (non-storefront), do you guys just ship an unmarked box to each other?
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    I normaly stamp mine with a big lable stating
    CONTRABAND GOODS: PRODUCT OF CUBA
    seems to work
    I thought it was a tampon joke!
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    I stamp mine "Please don't look in the box".
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    I was thinking $300 for Montecristo 4s (25) and $100 for Cohiba Siglo IV (5).
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    i hope they are real ,as much as your jacking up the price
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    of course they're real....why would there be any reason to question a long-time member of the board.....i'm certain that cc and gg will verify everything for us....
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigpoppapuff
    of course they're real....why would there be any reason to question a long-time member of the board.....i'm certain that cc and gg will verify everything for us....
    Maybe we could do a box split. Or two!
    He could ship to gg, since he lives most centrally, and that'll save on eventual shipping. Then we could divvy up from there.
    Me, bpp, cc, gg... that's 4. Who else would be in?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cfgunner
    I was thinking $300 for Montecristo 4s (25) and $100 for Cohiba Siglo IV (5).

    Dang... $300 for Monte #4's, and $100 for Sig IV's????

    Monte #4's are going for about $140 a box (25), and Sig IV's are about $50-60 per 5er... They musta seen "Turisto" written all over your face...
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    with shipping.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nhcigarfan
    with shipping.

    Yeah!!! What he said!!!
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