Eh, I don't know how to do a multiquote... I was attempting to respond to jvd more so, and agreeing with you. Don't post at the gas pump." Legit habanos retailers (authorized I mean) have a price list they sell at and that’s it."
Not true, difference in online vendors is 20% or more on some items.
" You're going to be looking at $600 boxes of COROs best case scenario. "
$520.00 TODAY at one vendor I found. 600.00 will not be long coming even online.
Canadian and British prices are way over that now.
You need a better resource for pricing.
$520ish is the list price, but remember that is net of all tax, since it is being exported. $600 was a guess based on fed excise tax, state excise tax, and then state sales tax. Add in any Habanos price increases between today and the time we would see stores stocking Habanos products.
Canada has crazy taxes, as well as the UK (plus H&F has to charge something to "inspect" each box and put that little EMS stamp on).
I was more getting at the point that Habanos (the company) are dicks, and treat their product as a luxury product. They are just going to raise the prices to the sky and continue to sell out. I don't think we will ever see them mixing tobacco based on US demand. I believe they see US demand as a "great we have more demand, lets raise prices and make our product even more limited" opportunity, rather than an oh crap, we can't grow enough tobacco.
UK will not refund the excise tax for export either... gotta pay the queen