To me that price seems a bit steep for a 120 ct (that size is based on coronas as well so make sure you buy bigger than you think). Especially considering it is rather plain looking and is a "cherry finish" which makes me think veneer. Not a problem in my book but definitely not worth the $225 price tag.

For your price range you could get a small end table humidor which will hold 300-400.

If it were me, I'd spend less on the humi and more on the smokes.

As far as beads go, they work great anywhere. Go to the heartfelt website and they have a calculator which will tell you how much you need, then you buy a little more. Once you get the humidor seasoned and filled up, the external humidity won't matter too much unless you leave it open all the time.

Check out TampaHumidor and a few other websites, for the $300 you can get a nice humi plus some cigars to go in there.

spiffy