HELP! ISOMS, Avoiding Fakes, Advice.

[Monk]

One way to make sure, if you are traveling abroad, especially in Central America, the Caribben or S. America, always visit a La Casa de Habana store. They are the official-run Cuban stores that you can trust, they sell only the real thing, but you will pay full prices for them.

As for online purchaeses, we're not allowed to discuss how to illegally import Cubans into the US on this board, so I can't answer that.

I'm Canadian so it doesn't matter to me we can do it legally

is it La Casa de Habana or La Casa del Habana?

-W.

[Newfie]

snip... or La Casa del Habana?

-W.

And yes, you can buy cigars at the factories. And yes, they will have the above mentioned receipts there. This time I didn't go on a tour of Camaguey (closest city) that included a "shopping tour" of a cigar factory. I had planned to and it was one of my goals for that trip. But I came down with a stomach flu for 2 days and couldn't be 5 minutes from a toilet!!

[cigar no baka]

I'm Canadian so it doesn't matter to me we can do it legally

is it La Casa de Habana or La Casa del Habana?

-W.

well if you want to get technical, we're both wrong

http://www.lacasadelhabano.cu/mundo_i.asp

It's La Casa Del Habano

Gotta love it when you can correct the spelling teacher.

[Monk]

well if you want to get technical, we're both wrong

http://www.lacasadelhabano.cu/mundo_i.asp

It's La Casa Del Habano

Gotta love it when you can correct the spelling teacher.

No correcting in my original post. Mine was just a question. I wasn't sure and wanted to go to the write place in an online search (to see where they are in Mexico City).

-W.

[Shelby07]

No correcting in my original post. Mine was just a question. I wasn't sure and wanted to go to the write place in an online search (to see where they are in Mexico City).

-W.

Hey CNB - He's got a point. I guess the correct answer to his original post would have been "no." But me thinks you got a second chance here!

[cigar no baka]

No correcting in my original post. Mine was just a question. I wasn't sure and wanted to go to the write place in an online search (to see where they are in Mexico City).

-W.

OK, well they have several shops in Mexico City. Smoke 'em up!!!

[Monk]

OK, well they have several shops in Mexico City. Smoke 'em up!!!

Thanks! I hope to, mind you Desert Rat was mentioning that the prices may be "inflated" so I'll have to keep a watch out for that. Still, probably cheaper than up here. I might be stuck getting some singles, but at least I'll enjoy them with some colleagues and not worry too much.

Cheers,

-Will

[cigar no baka]

Thanks! I hope to, mind you Desert Rat was mentioning that the prices may be "inflated" so I'll have to keep a watch out for that. Still, probably cheaper than up here. I might be stuck getting some singles, but at least I'll enjoy them with some colleagues and not worry too much.

Cheers,

-Will

Well I think taxes in Canada are high enough that you may actually find that buying your Cubans in Mexico is cheaper, but I dunno, I'm just guessing.

[Monk]

Well I think taxes in Canada are high enough that you may actually find that buying your Cubans in Mexico is cheaper, but I dunno, I'm just guessing.

Depressingly, I would agree with you on that likelihood. (Depressing about the tax, not the agreement on the subject )

-W.