Welcome from VA. Samplers are always good to start off with, but in the long run it's bad, because you end up spending all your money buying boxes of each cigar. The samplers, bombs, trades, gifts, etc these mofos give in this forum, I practically have new favorites every time. Good luck with your journey. It's always fun to go into a local B&M and see what new cigars they have for you to try. It's like a kid in a candy store.....you want to try everything!

Andrew