What was your first cigar? First box purchase?

**BigMacFU** · 04-28-2005, 09:43 AM

Swisher Sweet, oh what a headache.

Box purchase-H. Upmann Cristales No. 43, only 39 bucks, hooah!

**cockyhoskins** · 04-28-2005, 09:54 AM

I went all in, as they say, with my first purchase. I was in Jamaica and saw one of those "too good to be true" deals on a box of Monte #2s. I bought it for $275 and smoked half of them while in Jamaica and brought back the other half. I was hooked from that point.

I now realize that the box I spent $275 on was as fake as a $3 bill, but I keep the last two or three of them for laughs and as a reminder of how I got into this hobby.

SFG75 · 04-28-2005, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by cockyhoskins

I went all in, as they say, with my first purchase. I was in Jamaica and saw one of those "too good to be true" deals on a box of Monte #2s. I bought it for $275 and smoked half of them while in Jamaica and brought back the other half. I was hooked from that point.

I now realize that the box I spent $275 on was as fake as a $3 bill, but I keep the last two or three of them for laughs and as a reminder of how I got into this hobby.

LOL-I won't feel so bad for having such low quality, cheapies to start me out on.

It's good that you can laugh about it now though.

**jaewing** · 04-28-2005, 12:53 PM

Very first cigar in Jan. 05. Followed that up by a Punch Gran Puro the very next day. Both very nice.

Have yet to buy a whole box. I have spent my money on trying many different brands, sizes, shapes and strengths of cigars.

**MMAB** · 04-28-2005, 04:11 PM

what one would interpret as first.

Somewhere around the age of twelve my friends and I got some Tiajuana Smalls and smoked those. God I remember throwing up later. Severe nicotine OD. That was when TS's were new on the market. Geez...I'm dating myself!

Many years later after smoking cigarettes for a while I was on this kick with Parodi's.

But my first real cigar was a Macanudo. I don't remember which for sure. A Toro sized. Duke of York???

My first box purchase was a box of Punch Rothchilds EMS. A great inexpensive cigar and looks real pretty when you open the box!

**PuffTheMagicDragon** · 04-28-2005, 05:10 PM

Hey MMAB, have the same pic in your avatar as a tattoo on the back of my calf.

My first smoke was a Drew Estates Kahlua.

No boxes as of yet.

**bardock** · 04-28-2005, 08:52 PM

i've had swisher sweets, but i dont consider that a cigar...my first real cigar was a montecristo tubo, i was with some ppl at the mall, walked into a cigar shop, and i thought i try a good cigar, i was hooked from there on. havent bought a full box of anything yet, maybe i'll get a box of diablo picantes...