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As I was considering a purchase that I ended up making from Famous the other day I looked on several other sites to see what type of pricing they had and on the particular boxes I bought, and it turned out that the deal couldn't be touched after adding in the 15% BOTL discount through Famous. However I came across the Atlantic VIP membership again and was wondering if it was really worth the $60 bucks? So a quick google search didn't bring up much, just a discussion on another forum where they had said if you liked Tat, then it was almost a prerequisite to sign up (this was back in 2010 when Tat was the hottest and highest brand in the land.) There was lots of talk about how people covered their VIP membership price on the first purchase they made. Thats great and all but now with cigarsatyourprice you can save $60 on lots of boxes of Tats there. Plenty of silly deals can be had at Famous and they ship a ton of stuff for free and offer the aforementioned BOTL discount. Lots of nasty deals can be picked up on the devil site, too.

I've purchased from Atlantic before and I like them, mainly because they get a ton of Viaje stuff in and I like the fact that I can pick up singles on most things that my locals don't carry before deciding if I want to jump in and buy a fiver or 2 or a box even. However, when making said box purchases I often times find that the best pricing isn't offered at Atlantic. Does the VIP membership merely level the playing field or does it really go above and beyond, allowing you to make some of the best purchases available on the market?

I also know that you are not allowed to discuss exact pricing so if anybody is more comfortable discussing this through PMs thats fine by me too. If you have the a membership and like it I'd love to hear from you or if you had it and it wasn't for you I'd love to hear why. Though $60 isn't the end of the world for me, I can certainly get a whole lot of stuff for that same money, so I'm really just trying to be an informed consumer here. Thanks in advance.
 

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I would be interested in hearing more on this as well. I purchase a lot online and don't really have a 'place' to call my own. A little bit from everywhere. I remember researching it a bit back about 6 or 7 months ago and it wasn't blowing my hair back if I recall correctly. But, times have changed since then and I have made a few Atlantic purchases that make me wonder if I should have taken the plunge back then. Something tells me it was only 10% but I am going by memory (foggy most times), so don't quote me on that.
 
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Do a search for the original thread. As I remember people felt it was really not worth it. As I recall it was about the time that the S&S memberships were due and people were weighing the benefits of all the different clubs. I like Atlantic they have some stuff you can't find at other online retailers, but our discount at Famous, endless sales and good wins on the auction sites seem to be a better option than locking on to one retailer.
 
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I may have started the thread MDSPHOTO is talking about. Seemed like the guys that were in it liked it but there were a few drawbacks. Free shipping on orders over $150 seems pretty steep, considering Famous ships free most of the time. Also, being a BOTL your always getting 15% off your $50 purchase at Famous. So unless Atlantic is more than that, I can't see it worth joining.
 
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Atlantic is nice because you can buy singles and they usually have stuff you can't get at famous. I don't think the VIP membership is worth it, maybe if it was 10%off and free shipping than probably.
 
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Yeah it's not just a pricing thing, the VIP membership gives you access to rare or HTF sticks prior to everyone else.
That's definetly nice, but for every LE that gets released how many of those do you really buy? And even the term 'limited' is quite broad as most releases from most companies aren't really that HTF, at least initially. Anything DE, however, is much different story and if your chances of grabbing something were that much better with a membership than I can see why others would want to jump on it.
 
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I was a VIP member and I thought it was worth it. Only reason that i'm no longer a member i had to cut back on my cigar budget so couldn't justify the $60 membership. Is it worth it? depends on the sticks and if you buy boxes. Atlantic has the best price on many of the sticks i like ($15 - $20 a box cheaper) and carries some stuff can't get anywhere else yes the $150 free shipping what i did was everytime i was ready to place an order I'd ask friends see if they wanted to "piggyback" on my order so we'd both save on shipping. In the end comes down you what you like to smoke and how often you buy. If your the kind of guy who buys mainly buys 5ers and maybe 1 or 2 boxes a year VIP program isn't for you.
 
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One would think for $60 and your loyalty they would throw in free shipping on all your orders. I'm surprised they don't have any BOTL specific discounts.
 

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There are a lot of competitive online sources that will let you choose your product and work with you on S/H esp. if you purchase by the box. This is the reason for dealing with sources over a period of time....they get to see your history of purchasing and oft times will give you a percentage off...or they will match pricing and a lot of times will give your FREE S/H. I know with TampaHumidor they give you free S/H on all single purchases of one or you can buy anything less than a box as long as it is single purchases...example....4 sticks of LFD...3 sticks of XYZ....6 sticks of ABC and your entire order ships free. They also are really good about pricing so don't be afraid to call and see if they will price match on certain box orders.
 
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