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Why do you guys in the states have US-based companies with same name as cuban companies? Its sooooooo confusing when you visit a canadian cigar store!
 

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Why do you guys in the states have US-based companies with same name as cuban companies? Its sooooooo confusing when you visit a canadian cigar store!
I agree and it annoys me as well. I am guessing it's because they want to profit off someone else's reputation and I think their copyrights don't hold up well here. If you notice most of the counter parts are complete crap that wouldn't hold up on their own. Anyone else know the answer?
 
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My understanding is that the Cuban government took control of those storied Cuban brands, after Castro rose to power, and refused to compensate the families who owned them. So they escaped to the DR to continue making their own cigars under their own brands.
 

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Ventura, CA. It was on a ranch. CWS was the host. Cowboy Mike has pictures of the Watutsi (a bull with big ass fuckin' horns) that wasn't too stoked on all us being there.
It will die down eventually. Lol. I couldn't ask for anything else. It's called karma, I have derailed a thread or two in my time. :)

I think the last one was in California maybe? I am not sure but when it happens again there will be no way to miss the posts. Trust me.
 
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Not sure but like using it knowing he's possibly going to pull his hair out every time he reads it on here. Right SoCali brother? haha
 

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Why do you guys in the states have US-based companies with same name as cuban companies? Its sooooooo confusing when you visit a canadian cigar store!
Theft, more or less. The cuban companies aren't recognized in the U.S. thanks to the embargo, so these American companies get to cash in on the name and reputation somebody else created.

It's a topic that actually pisses me off.
 

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^This is my basic understanding as well, and it is equally frustrating to me.
Especially when a new smoker says they like to smoke ryj, cohiba, monte etc and you know what they mean.

I'll actually be steering an individual in a different direction come Friday morning that is very relevant to this :)
 
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