I've been itching to test the market for mail order cigars from SOTB. So I found a site that had a 12 piece sampler of National Brand Maduro for $21.45 USD. I Figure "Cool, I'll give it a try. If I get dinged for duties and taxes, it'll still be fairly cheaper than here."

So, I go through the procedure and get to the shipping page. They want $20.40 USD to ship 12 friggin sticks!!!!

So, $21.45 for smokes, $20.40 for shipping + ~20% exchange = $50.22 CDN If I get dinged, it'll probably be for in the vicinity of $30.00 which brings the total to ~$80.00.

$80 divided by 12 is $6.66 CDN each for what started out as about $1.75 USD average each!!! The one I had the other day was $7.00 CDN so why bother!!

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