The Dark Side...

**CoventryCat86** · 06-08-2005, 12:39 PM

Don Mateo

Anything "Thompsons" (their own label)

**mglantz** · 06-08-2005, 04:10 PM

Oh Man! This topic brings back some memories. Back in the days when I didn't have a lot of coin to spend on cigars, I used to smoke a stick called Londonaire. It was made by Rigoletto and at the time, it was rolled in Tampa, FL. It was inexpensive, came in its own plastic tube, looked nice and, to be honest, had a fairly nice taste for my novice palate. The problem was when they rolled the cigar, they included everything short of the soil the leaves grew in. Aside from the veins in the stick, there were large sections of leaf stalk. When the cigar cherry hit one of these things, the stalk would burn like a dynamite fuse. There were times when I didn't know whether I was smoking a cigar or a Fourth of July sparkler. Supposedly, they have improved and are hand rolled in Honduras. I think I'll skip these. Fun thinking about them though.

**MMAB** · 06-08-2005, 04:22 PM

Thompsons IMHO, overall has got to be the worst place to do biz with. I went in with my buddy one time on a "deal" which included some T house brand stuff and it was terrible. Worse than TeAmo!

Their catalog is seriously hokey and their pricing is ridiculous. Of course, again, in my opinion.

**CoventryCat86** · 06-08-2005, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by MMAB

Thompsons IMHO, overall has got to be the worst place to do biz with. I went in with my buddy one time on a "deal" which included some T house brand stuff and it was terrible. Worse than TeAmo!

Their catalog is seriously hokey and their pricing is ridiculous. Of course, again, in my opinion.

LMAO, not just your

opinion but the opinion of tens of thousands of cigar smokers!!

Thompsons is just plain terrible......

**grand cru no 2** · 06-08-2005, 05:03 PM

Worst cigar I ever had was a Calle Ocho torp. Frigging thing was awful and to boot it was $10. I was PISSED. I think I smoked about an inch of it before I just couldn't take it anymore.