Used cigar bags & hygiene??

[Newfie]

Here's a great piece of advice (IMHO, anyway) I saw on another board:

Folks,

I just wanted to tip you guys off to a little cigar shipping hygiene issue. Over the last few months, I've received cigars in the mail and most of these cigars came in ziplocs that had been previously used. No problem there. Heck, I've got a pile of bags ready to go.

However, every now and then, the bags contained tobacco chips and flakes that have accumulated over several reuses of the bag. In two cases, the bags contained beetle droppings.

So, if you are going to reuse bags, it would be a very nice thing to first inspect the bags for dirt, flakes and, god forbid, beetle droppings. If the bags look ratty, torn or dirty then pick up a new bag and put the sticks in that.

[guado]

Beetle droppings scare me. Any idea on what to look for?

[Stryprod]

Beetle droppings scare me. Any idea on what to look for?

Very small poop

[mauied1101]

ever see roach poop? little black specs... and the difference between these specs and dirt, tobacco shavings, etc. is that they smear.

[bigpoppapuff]

i like to use plastic bags that i use to freeze fish........adds nice flavor to the cigars (flavour for newf!!)

[bigpoppapuff]

how about roach tits??......sweeeet....

[WOXOF]

Very small poop

[Empire23]

Looks like small coffee grounds.

[Newfie]

i like to use plastic bags that i use to freeze fish........adds nice flavor to the cigars (flavour for newf!!)

Sid, I'm so touched you'd think of me and my likes at a time like this!!

That was so beautiful. Excuse me while I cry!!!

[jaewing]

Finding beetle droppings in tobacco flakes is the same as picking gnat shit out of pepper!

Actually, this is a good post. even if not for the beetle droppings peopl should really discard the bag when it looks like its time or at least shake out the flakes.