The box of No.4's I am into at the moment cost me £70approx. That was in Spain so postage is not on that but it is a bloody site cheaper than $400.
The other thing is that EVERYONE in Cuba is "related" to somebody that works in the factory, and they can all get the real deal for you out of the back door for a cut price
yeah right!!
why would anyone with a steady government job which probably supports another 10 family members without one, risk it, imprisonment and or persecution to sell greedy RICH tourists the genuine article when the whole island is one big tobacco field.
fact is, a woodworking shop and a half decent photocopier or even access to all the empty cabinet selection boxes that the tourists go through in the hotels etc. and old uncle Manuel who did a bit of cigar making upto his 80th birthday, can turn any old cabbage leaf into a box of montecristo's.
WHY WOULD THEY BOTHER TRYING TO MAKE OR STEAL GOOD CIGARS
Sorry, not being critical....just sharing