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jonnylieberman
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Can you imagine trying to explain why a $500 stick to your wife. I have a hard time with $12 smokes. "Well, it's the same price as a cheap bottle of wine, and lasts just as long."
Can't even imagine that conversation, especially since I can't even convince myself of the reason to buy one. She already looks at me sideways now that there are TWO tupperdors in the closet when last week there was only one. $500 purse? No problem. $500 cigar? Big...big...problem.
No way would I spend that on a single cigar.
Ha. My dad had a 93 and a 95 cobra R when they came out (his racing license was still good so he could buy them from the dealer) . They are fun but I'd rather build my own and make it faster... Ha ha.
On the topic, if I had it to drop on a cigar or wipe my ass with, sure. But it certainly would not be high on my list of impulse purchases from becoming hood rich... Ha.
My thoughts exactly. I'll probably pass on it.
I couldn't imagine myself doing it. Maybe if I were a drunk and hitting it big in the casino. But I don't do neither, so it won't be happening for me. I'm not sure I know anyone who would do it, but maybe someone I know will.
500 hundred for a stick, nope. I have a hard enough time burning ones over $20, one costing five bills would be in my humidor till I died. At some point you just have to think is any cigar going to be worth a $500 price tag? My opinion is no.
Would rather have two boxes of Tat Regios with money left over for dinner....
Anyone buying these things is retarded... Even when I was making the kind of money to afford it I would never do something so stupid. Like I said I would rather enjoy two boxes of Tats for weeks vs. one of these.
Anyone buying these things is retarded... Even when I was making the kind of money to afford it I would never do something so stupid. Like I said I would rather enjoy two boxes of Tats for weeks vs. one of these.
Agentskull
BoM Feb 14
Just because it's not something I would personally do. Doesn't mean I am going to judge anyone who does. I just ask if anyone reading this does smoke one to please take time to review it for us. That way we can live vicariously through you.
StogieNinja
Derek | BoM June 2014
$500 is what I paid for the last car I had, and it lasted for seven years.
$500 is more than a month's tuition for one of my kids' schooling.
$500 is enough to buy me two full boxes of really good Cuban cigars.
$500 is a crap-ton of money.
$500 is more than a month's tuition for one of my kids' schooling.
$500 is enough to buy me two full boxes of really good Cuban cigars.
$500 is a crap-ton of money.
If I had it I would. A $500 stick to a multi millionaire is a $30 stick to a thousandaire. It's all relative. I doubt I'd have a humidor full of em but I'd try one. Everyone is posting the better value or what theyd rather have but when you have the means there's no rather.
While I agree with you, even with the funds squirreled away, you can still waste money. A 500 dollar cigar is a waste of funds, that most likely I've worked hard to accumulate.
I disagree... For a $500 price tag.. I'd rather do something completely different with the money... (sort of what I posted previously).. Regardless of how much money I have in the bank, I dont think I could live the life of extravagance that some choose to do...
I like nice things.. I own expensive watches.. if I had $1B.. I would probably buy a few more...but.. no matter how much money I had, I wouldnt buy a $1,000,000 custom cartier... I live in a nice house... and were I worth a couple of billion, I would probably upgrade.. but.. it wouldnt be to some 50,000 square foot estate that I get lost in... My wife drives a very nice car.. if we had billions she'd probably upgrade to something even a little nicer.. but it wouldnt be a maybach excelero...
etc..etc..
I dont condemn others for their choices.. if someone wants to buy a $500 cigar.. or an $8M car... life's too short not to... go do it...
Me personally however.. I can think of several other things I could spend that $500 on and find far more joy in... even if I had $1B in the bank..
If I quadrupled my current income tomorrow... I seriously doubt my smoking habits would change much... I dont smoke $5-$8 cigars 75%of the time because its all I can afford.. My humidor is stocked with things that I really like/enjoy.. I smoke them because I really like the flavors, profiles, brands, people associated with the brands, etc.. and dont feel like Im "wasting" my money on frivolity.. I could probably afford to only smoke "super premiums" if thats something I really wanted to do... the wife would squeal a lot.. but.. that isnt really the motivator for avoiding it... My problem is on a personal level I would likely feel like a turd for doing it.. when I know there are so many other things I could have done otherwise with the money.. and still gotten the same enjoyment from smoking.. If I had $1B in the bank.. I would still feel the same way.. there are so many other things I could have done with the money.. and still gotten the same enjoyment from smoking...
again.. I dont condemn others for making a completely different decision.. there is a reason there is such a thing as a $500 cigar.. there is a market for it.. there are people that will buy it.. I just wont be one of them..
I started to but didn't think I had to say there's always an exception to the rule lol. I get that you're not that type of guy because you said you wouldn't do it for similarly high priced things in other categories. Typically rather means either or but when one is not forced to have to choose typically one doesn't. So with the means where I'm not saying eh Id rather have two boxes of this etc I already have 4 boxes of this in my walk in in Geneva and 2 at the beach house so I can ALSO have this stupid 500 stick that I can afford to laugh at when its not worth it with no buyers remorse or financial repercussions. As a normal dude like my self willing to splurge 5 hundo? Naw Id rather have a bottle of stagg and a box of Monte 2s and dinner at the palm beforehand
you get the stagg... Ill grab the Monte 2's.. and we'll book a table for 4 at the palm.. and go have a mini herf.... Im all for spending 5 bills (plus a couple of more.. gotta keep the wimmens happy...) on that! 