I think master shake thought you were talking CCs when you said clear customs. You didn't do anything wrong bro, just a misinterpretation.
buying online?
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The first source he mentioned sells both CCs and NCs. That's what he was pointing out. He stared it out of his quote but it is still visible in the original post.
I also didn't think he was being inappropriate in the way he mentioned it. Just my observation though.
Since I'm in Canada: Atlantic, CigarPlace and CigarFederation are the only places I frequent for NCs at the moment.
Both sites listed sell cc and nc ...
By clearing customs I meant sometimes here in Australia they(cigars) doesn't matter cc or nc get through customs which I then don't have to pay tax on (ccs arnt illegal here ) is all I was trying to say otherwise they get checked and u pay the tobacco tax ,simple . It's pure luck if they get through .
Obviously cc arnt illegal here either it's simply cheaper for me to buy overseas eg : 10 box of monte 2s here from local b&m is $380 ..... I buy online pay import taxes delivered to my door $180!! Big difference !!
Anyway no malice was intended by my post simply thought I was contributing to a thread
Cheers
By clearing customs I meant sometimes here in Australia they(cigars) doesn't matter cc or nc get through customs which I then don't have to pay tax on (ccs arnt illegal here ) is all I was trying to say otherwise they get checked and u pay the tobacco tax ,simple . It's pure luck if they get through .
Obviously cc arnt illegal here either it's simply cheaper for me to buy overseas eg : 10 box of monte 2s here from local b&m is $380 ..... I buy online pay import taxes delivered to my door $180!! Big difference !!
Anyway no malice was intended by my post simply thought I was contributing to a thread
Cheers
Just keep in mind that he was most likely unaware of your location since most of us are here in the states.
Thanks, I'm glad its not just me, I didn't think I was an ass with what I said. I'm not trying to be a d*ck here and I mentioned that I know you're from Australia so the rules are different. Over there I understand that when you talk cigars CCs are just part of the discussion. Over here in the states its bad form to mention that kind of stuff on a public forum. There was no malice intended, and I said word of caution because on many forums here your account can be suspended or permanently removed for sharing CC sources. I don't have my panties in a bunch over here and I understand that it is the internet and there are a bunch of different ways to interpret how someone is saying something; I was just trying to be direct and to the point without being preachy. If offense was taken, then my bad that wasn't the intent of my post.
ChefBoyRG54
BoM Sept '14 & BoY 2014
I know shake personally...he's a dick
cigarplace.biz to the best of my knowledge is NC only. Brands like Cohiba and Montecristo that are listed on their site are actually NC brands and are owned by Altadis. They are not the CC brands that made the names famous. However, the other site that you mentioned does sell both NC and CC and that is why I said something and starred it out of my quote.
I'm not trying to be an ass the only reason I said something was to raise your awareness of the situation. Telling me to relax isn't necessary as I am relaxed about it and in re-reading my quote I don't think I was out of line and I certainly didn't go off or anything like that. I was just trying to give you a heads up on American cigar forum etiquette. Many other sites have people who are actual assholes who would put you on blast and fill your inbox with nasty stuff and then you'd be banned, but this is a pretty good online community and that doesn't happen around here. I just wanted to make sure that you were aware is all. No offense was intended. I just saw that you've only been around for approximately a month and thought I would fill you in. In time, more parts of the site will open up to be available to you and you can discuss CCs more in depth in some of those areas.
Slauncher,
Cass Malec
If enough people tell you that you're a dick then its gotta be true. Hell, I take pride in it now. But keep talking shit and you'll end up with a bunch of ticking treasures in your mailbox.I know shake personally...he's a dick
ChefBoyRG54
BoM Sept '14 & BoY 2014
Lol, I accept I'm an a-hole, wife tells me all the timeIf enough people tell you that you're a dick then its gotta be true. Hell, I take pride in it now. But keep talking shit and you'll end up with a bunch of ticking treasures in your mailbox.I know shake personally...he's a dick
As my grandmother use to say, you do good, you do no good. Coney Island logic I guess.its nice that an older member is looking out for a noob. Problem is, is everyone is so sensitive.
ditto
I now buy most of my cigars from Famous. I've never had a problem with these folks (except for the Mi Barrios), and the cigars are as advertised. For many years, I used to buy most of my cigars from CI/Cbid, until, (a) I was burned with "not exactly as advertised" cigars, and (b) they banned me from their forum for telling the truth about what they where doing. If it's a current production cigar, still shown on the manufacturer's web site, you're probably getting the real deal. With that said, CI has a nasty habit of buying the rights to discontinued labels, slapping them on dog rockets, and passing them off as the original. If you see a discontinued, highly rated, once expensive cigar going there for cheap, you can pretty much assume that it's now a CI owned label, produced to CI's specs. In my personal opinion, these include the entire La Perla (Black Pearl) line, many of their Gurkhas, and the Torano Noventa, to name a few. Just a word of caution.
I know that many here shun the place, but I used to get great deals off of Thompson's Auction site. Things like $83 boxes of Undercrowns, $6 - $7 PAM 64s, $100 boxes of BS Maddies and $2 Tat Havana IV Nobels to name a few. I even got a box of Flor de las Antillas once for $54. But sadly, the word eventually got out, and bids went way up.
I know that many here shun the place, but I used to get great deals off of Thompson's Auction site. Things like $83 boxes of Undercrowns, $6 - $7 PAM 64s, $100 boxes of BS Maddies and $2 Tat Havana IV Nobels to name a few. I even got a box of Flor de las Antillas once for $54. But sadly, the word eventually got out, and bids went way up.
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THEMISCHMAN
SGT Hulka
I know this is an older thread but rather than start a new one I'll just ask my question here. As I stated in my initial introduction I started this cigar journey with the discovery of a cigar.com catalog that was in a pile of magazines. I went online and found their website to be very user friendly and organized and like most online retailers they had a selection of cigars that was enough to make any noobs head spin. I always received my orders in a timely manner and was given courteous customer service when I needed it. I just never hear anyone ever mention them. I've seen talk of others like CI, Thompsons and obviously the sponsor stores but never cigar.com. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I mean, are they Nazis, Communists, Lepper's, Aliens. Is it the "site that shall not be named" That last part I say in jest but I am curious to know.
As we all do this in life, I think buying Cigars is really no different. Each person builds a loyalty to a business based on their experience. Not always, but I believe that to be a part of the decision we make. Example.....I ordered some Jericho Hill today from a shop in California because he has always treated me right, fast shipping, good packing, etc. He even emailed me and told me I forgot to use the 10% code! That is great service and those kind of things make me run back to an online retailer.
So to your question....cigars.com might not be mentioned a lot, but they have done something for someone that make them keep going back! I am in the retail business (not cigars) and that is how I make my living. Carving out a piece of the population in my town....serving their needs better than anyone else....building loyalty....growing my business.
So to your question....cigars.com might not be mentioned a lot, but they have done something for someone that make them keep going back! I am in the retail business (not cigars) and that is how I make my living. Carving out a piece of the population in my town....serving their needs better than anyone else....building loyalty....growing my business.
bdc30
BoM May '11
All these things sadly lacking in a huge majority of the retailers nowadays. Glad to hear of companies doing it the right way.
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
Exactly and this has a ton of merit as to the 'conditioning' of our cigars. What better way to enjoy what we buy than to put it in OUR own humidors at a RH that we want. Yes, it might take awhile but for what we pay for them why not smoke them when they are at their best?
Thought technically different owners, CI and Cigar.com share the same warehouse and inventory. Cigar.com portrays itself as a classier (and sometimes more expensive) version of CI. Since the warehouse and inventory are the same, the warnings I gave in post #34 about CI/Cbid also apply to Cigar.com.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Don't think they're Nazi's/Lepper's/Alien's. :nodlaugh: I just think CI/CCOM get lumped together most of the time since they're "sister sites" owned by the same company (Swedish Match/General Cigar)