Just wanted to say, that for what it's worth I think Famous did a good job running this promotion. The exclusions are a pain for them as much as customers I'm guessing.
But I've seen a big boot company website go down and screw up tons of orders on a black friday sale. I saw a big gun dealer website lock up and screw up a bunch of peoples orders on a black friday sale. Aside from one small gaff, Famous stayed up and plugging away the whole time. So I give them a lot of credit for that. Plus my order from Friday already has a tracking number. No lag time in processing.
Couldn't agree more. So far they got me 4 times, and it's not over yet. Would have been 5 if I wasn't so late on the AVO XOs. The $50 off of $100 yesterday was a delightful surprise. Got half a cab of Tattoos on that one.
After dealing with some of the others, shipping is another one of their strong points. For the last two years I've been averaging 3 to 4 orders a month, and they ALWAYS ship on time, are packed extremely well, and usually arrive the next day. I also can't remember ever getting a damaged cigar from them, and from time to time they throw in free samples. If it wasn't for CA and the Famous deals, I wouldn't be able to enjoy this hobby to the extent I do.