Will an extra few days in the shrink wrap damage the cigars at all?
They'll be in the shrink wrap until I get to NYC on Wednesday and am able to put them in my humidors.
No the shrink wrap will not hurt your cigars, it will acctually make any change dude to no humidor take longer.
Yikes, now you guys have me really worried.
Some of these cigars will have been in shrink wrap for more than a week before I get the chance to throw them in my humidor.
Am I risking these cigars being totally ruined?
No, just put them in normally when you get there, and they will be fine.
No, I don't think so.
Is there an alternate method? Should she put them in the freezer or something?
I don't want $200+ worth of cigars to go bad...
Good lord NO, there is only one reason to ever freeze your cigars, and this is not it. There is a specific method to do it when you do. NO NEED TO FREEZE
Even without a humidification system? They'll be OK for a week as long as I get them in my humidor when I get there?
Yeah, seal em up in a small tupperware of Ziploc, they'll be fine for a week.
Still a newbie here..
But wouldn't even just a glass of distilled water in a large Tupperware container help? :dunno:
NO, that would allow then to be overhumidified, which can be worse than slightly dry. Also how certain ae you a glass of water in a tupperware container won't spill. Swoosh, cigars are soaked.
Whew! *wipes brow*
Final question - should she take them out of their shrink wrap to place them in the tupperware? Or does it not really matter?
I say leave the shrink wrap on. When they shipped, they were most likely a tad over humidified, to help with shipping. The more barriers you have between you smokes ans the outside world the better. Less air flow means change until you get them in the humidor.
Mods, can we take all posts regarding this and create a thread in the storage forum?
Case closed.
