CAO shutting down?

[Master Shake]

Step One: We are buying your company. It is a good fit with ours and we value your brand and your people. Nothing will change and everyone is needed
Step Two; Now that we own your company we think little changes may improve your product and bottom line. We love you people though.
Step Three: We spent a shit load of moneybuying your company and we need to recoup those expenses FASTER. We need to lower costs and overhead (See overpiad senior managers and middle mangement)
Step Four: We really dont need your plants or people becaues we can make your product locally cheaper. Lay off all the staff and lower the quality on your ingredients. We will cut huge overhead costs, make loads more money and pay of the acquisition debt.
Step Five: What was you name again?

LMAO! But you know what won't be so funny? When my GF whoops my ass like its my fault the only cigars she likes are in jeaopardy of not existing. Time to stock up on some of those vanilla flavors and cherry bombs.

 

[Psojka RP,601]

oh. my.

 

[njstone]

CAO makes a lot of good sticks. I don't go to them as often as I used to, but the Brazilia, Italia, MX2, LX2 are all good smokes.

The Vision is an outstanding smoke (tastes just like the La Aurora Cien Anos, rolled in the same factory), which suffered from a colossal marketing failure--the idea that people would pay 40% more than a cigar is worth if the box is really nice ... and then have the box actually end up being not very nice (hygro does work, etc). Followed by the fact that the Humipacks CAO packages with their cigars caused many boxes of Visions to grow mold ... did they stop using the Humipacks? No. Idiots.

This is one of several reasons why a company with 12 different 90+ rated cigars had to sell their company.

In this restructuring, you'll see the Vision go into a plainer box and the price drop from $14-$16/stick down to $8-$9. And by the way, it's well worth that.

 

[SergeantStogie]

I hope the La Traviatas stay the same.

 

[Alwayslit]

CAO greatest cigars were with Don Douglas.

 

[iCraig]

Absolutely.. my B&M recommended them and I really enjoyed the couple I've had.