In my neverending battle to find a above average smoke under 3 dollars I'm trying to figure out the best approach. Ive triied a sampler from Famous Smoke but wasnt real impressed. I've also done cigar swaps in other forums with out much success. One reason being, there was a lot crap to filter through and by the time the cigars got to me many were in very tough shape. My personal taste is medium and full body and it seems that in the inexpensive range full body cigars just means hot and strong. Some of my more expensive favorites are Bolivar Fuerte, Aston VGS, Perdomo Champagne, Padron, and some of my favorite ISOM's are Partagas Series D No. 4 and Monticristo No. 2.
What have people on this forum done and/or suggest as a good way to sample a variety of cigars without getting a lot of crap. Ive signed up for the Newbie sampler and will be doing that exchange this week. But are there any other good avenues/options to get a good wide variety of inexpensive smokes to sample.

Thanks
Quint