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My friend and I decided to try cigars to sit outside, talk about the good times, enjoy the stars. This is what attracts me to cigars, it is like the good ole days when things were not taken for granted like I take them today.
Now THAT is the perfect reason to smoke a cigar. I'm still kind of a loner out here in the woods. I have yet to sit on the porch or on my deck and have a cigar with a friend. Nobody I know smokes. I'm in California so statistically the odds of knowing a smoker are pretty slim.

Regarding cheap cigars: On one hand, yeah, the cheap ones can be disgusting. However, there are places where you can get decent cigars for less than $5 a stick. Check out Cuban Crafters at http://www.cubancrafters.com and try some of their 5 cigar samplers. In particular I like the Don Kiki Red Label, the Don Kiki Brown Label, the Cuban Crafters Cameroons, and the Cuban Crafters Cabinet Selection. Each of their 5 cigar samplers ends up being between $3 and $4 per stick.

I hesitate to mention the devil site because it becomes addictive so quickly. But www.cigarbid.com is a wonderful and dangerous place to hang out. You can find 5 packs in the $2 to $4 per stick range that are really good.