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I saw that last night.
I'm strapped though with everything else.

I can't look at it again - it causes uncontrolable drooling on my keyboard.
 

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It's a nice sampler indeed.

ONe thing i'd never noticed is the pigtail cap on the black robusto. Gonna have to take a closer look at the ones i have at home.

Super cool of pete to hook dan up with more balcks and the black robos for this sampler. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the tat black cgs used in this sampler are the last available for retail sale ANYWHERE! If someone still has em for sale, they're keepin it real quiet.

Based on that alone, i may have to pick a few smaplers up, just to get the blacks. 'Course, the others aint bad either.
 

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How is that? (last available?)

#1 - I thought that only about 350 were released out of about 1000?

#2 - now he has robustos added to the line-up?

#3 - there are rumors of a new size? (I think it's just robustos, but still...)
 
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Picked one up, mainly b/c I've never had a Black. It doesn't hurt that I already love the other ones. Can't wait.

Just curious, does anyone know if Pete ever does any events in Mass.?
 
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Just curious, does anyone know if Pete ever does any events in Mass.?
My understanding is that he is occasionally at Gloucester St. Cigar. That is purely word of mouth, however, so don't take that as solid information.

Pete posts here under the username "tatuaje" (http://www.botl.org/community/forums/member.php?u=3409) so I suppose you could always just PM him and ask directly. :grin:

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Rather than take my usual "BOTL and NHC are tearing an irreparable hole in my wallet" attitude...I am choosing the more positive outlook this time:

Thank god I'm now a BOTL.org regular so that I know, almost right away, when NHC has offers like this to further my development into a Tat whore! :transform

Order placed with a Big Game, and EL, sampler for the heck of it...

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How is that? (last available?)

#1 - I thought that only about 350 were released out of about 1000?

#2 - now he has robustos added to the line-up?

#3 - there are rumors of a new size? (I think it's just robustos, but still...)
1. You answered your own question, there are 650 left, or whatever left, and it must be out of that.

2. Robustos have always been a part but only at events or as a gift from Pete.

3 He mentioned a Lonsdale but don't know if he was serious or not.

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Wait a minute...so you guys are telling me that all the rush to get the tat balck jars and the sticks was just the beginning?!?! THat was only a partial release?!?! WTF?!?!

I thought he made 1000 jars and was keeping 100 for himself. Am i wrong onthat.
 

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How did I answer my own question?

Gale implies that we all better go buy up Dan's samplers cause these are the last ones available anywhere... I'm asking for confirmation on the things I posted.

Who is right? I just want to get my facts straight here.

If there are still 650 jars/ bundles/ whatever out of 1000 left - then these are not the last ones available.

Right??
 
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No, not saying that at all, no more jars, he clearly has some individual sticks around that he was willing to sell to Dan and to expose these to a larger group of smokers.
 

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Furthermore...

-The Robustos aren't included in the original # of 1000 jars... Right?
-The Bundles of blacks were sticks that were lighter than the original production...
(So are these out of the 1000? or are they additional?)

We need some clarity on this from someone who knows.

Pete?
 
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How did I answer my own question?

Gale implies that we all better go buy up Dan's samplers cause these are the last ones available anywhere... I'm asking for confirmation on the things I posted.

Who is right? I just want to get my facts straight here.

If there are still 650 jars/ bundles/ whatever out of 1000 left - then these are not the last ones available.

Right??
I am assuming that you did some sort of research to post your numbers, assuming that you were correct, i was just pointing out that you already knew what the available stock of the cigars was. Now, just because there may be 1, 650, 500, whatever, doesn't mean that he will release them all. Obviously Dan has been given an allotment and that is probably much more limited. YOu should just call Dan, he is friendly and always willing to help. Just my thoughts bro, I don't claim to know everything, just trying to pass on things i have heard or learned from experience.
 
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Furthermore...

-The Robustos aren't included in the original # of 1000 jars... Right?
-The Bundles of blacks were sticks that were lighter than the original production...
(So are these out of the 1000? or are they additional?)

We need some clarity on this from someone who knows.

Pete?
To my knowledge, other than being from the same line, the Robusto has no relation to the O.R. sticks. As for the second part, I am a little confused by your question....anyone else know about this? Volusionator, Angry Bill.
 

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Furthermore...

-The Robustos aren't included in the original # of 1000 jars... Right?
-The Bundles of blacks were sticks that were lighter than the original production...
(So are these out of the 1000? or are they additional?)

We need some clarity on this from someone who knows.

Pete?
I can clearly state that the Cgs in this sampler are not from the original 1000 that were released with the jars. These are "extras" that Pete made avaialble to Dan to specifically put this sampler together. How many "extras" pete has lying around i have no idea; only pete could answer that one, but i would guess he's got a nice little stash of them. Crazy thing is, presumably he could have more made for himself anytime he wants.

The robustos are not part of the 1000 either. I have however seen one helluva huge box full of the 3-pack giveaways. I'm sure there's a ton of those robustos lying aorund somehwere.
 

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Also, the info released ont he budled balcks was that pete was unhappy witht he wrapper color so he released them as celloed bundles.

Aprarantly pete has a very discerning eye. I can't tell a difference.

I also think NHC was the only e-tailer/retailer to get the bundles. I think he was supposed to get them to one or 2 other retailers, but i guess Dan gives a mean BJ!

j/k dan
 

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I can't tell the diff either Gale...
I'm just hoping to get my hands on some rather than constantly have to buy samplers or boxes to get one or two at a shot.

I'm not biting on this one, I'm over budget again.

Pete seems to squeeze more money outa me than the wife...
 
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