Pleasure Denial - Choosing a lesser cigar

[Homebrewer]

I keep finding myself avoiding my best smokes and just grabbing yard gars. I know I could have a great La Flor Dominicana or Tatuaje, but instead I grab a 5 Vegas. I guess I'm trying to burn some excess stock. Maybe during these hard times I'm trying to save my best stuff for the future. Is this a hoarding behavior that I need a shrink to solve? :r

Does anyone else put off the enjoyment of a great smoke for a mediocre cigar for no apparent reason?

[SeanGAR]

Because life is short
I like to smoke the good ones
Then I can buy more

[SmokinApe]

I wouldn't say "for no apparent reason." I'll smoke the lesser stick to free up room, because I am pressed for time, or in an environment where I can't enjoy a supa-dupa premium to it's fullest...

[shilala]

I just smoke whatever.
I try to smoke what I like, but in the interest of trying new things I tend to smoke a crappy cigar now and then.
In the summer I smoke lots of cigars and keep a humi outside. It's always full of cheap smokes that I like a LOT and I smoke a lot of them because they're handy.

The angst is pretty much gone. Along the way it was pointed out to me that if I died this evening, I'd feel pretty stupid about letting that "special" cigar sit when I'd had so many opportunities to smoke it.
I don't have any "special" cigars left. I smoked them.
Now I just smoke whatever I want. :tu

[rizzle]

I find myself doing this on occasion. I'm trying to stop it though.

[hotreds]

I try to save my few ISOMs for special occasions, other than that I pick what strikes my fancy at the time.

[WildBlueSooner]

I have been doing this bigtime! I didnt even realize it until I read this thread. Luckily the asylum has some pretty good shrinks around :)

[icehog3]

I used to, but not anymore. Why wait for a special occassion? Smoking a great cigar is a special occassion.

[Bax]

I used to, but not anymore. Why wait for a special occassion? Smoking a great cigar is a special occassion.

Ditto!

[Rockestone]

I did. But after reading the posts, I'm going to start smoking the better cigars....Starting now.:D

[ucla695]

I'll toss a cigar if it doesn't taste good, so I try to choose something that I know I will enjoy.

[WildBlueSooner]

I did. But after reading the posts, I'm going to start smoking the better cigars....Starting now.:D

:tpd:

[Rabidsquirrel]

I try to save the few ISOMs that I have because I don't know where or when I'll be able to get another.

[Whee]

I try to save the few ISOMs that I have because I don't know where or when I'll be able to get another.

I used to do this as well, but then realized I won;t know if I want more if I don't smoke the ones I have now.

[JJG]

I suggest trading up! that's what I did. Trade some lesser boxes/bundles for a fiver of premiums. In fact that's how I've been able to smoke many Opus and anejos without ever having to hunt them down.

[htown]

I'll smoke cheaper or less desirable stogies if I want to try something new or if Im afraid the conditions arent right to enjoy a fine cigar, i.e. Im rushed or my allergies are acting up. I do have special cigars though.

[lightning9191]

I just smoke what I want....unless I have a specific celebratory event (then I may have one or two set aside), I don't save certain cigars. I don't want to die and realized I smoked a shitty cigar because I was saving a premium one that day.

[Skywalker]

I used to have that problem... now I just think about baseball!!!:r
http://www.dvdseries.net/images/actus/692-2.jpg
I'm sorry!!! What was the question???

[WildBlueSooner]

I used to have that problem... now I just think about baseball!!!:r
http://www.dvdseries.net/images/actus/692-2.jpg
I'm sorry!!! What was the question???

:r

[BlackIrish]

I wouldn't say "for no apparent reason." I'll smoke the lesser stick to free up room, because I am pressed for time, or in an environment where I can't enjoy a supa-dupa premium to it's fullest...

:tpd:

[WildBlueSooner]

To rid of this habit I smoked my first CC today...shhhh

[Mr B]

I do it too, for a couple of reasons. If I dont have the time to finish a real nice smoke, I'm not going to light it up. I will take a lesser instead. Especially if the "good" smoke is one I have not tried yet.
I also do it when my "better" smokes need more time in the humi. Also to make some more room, I am in the need of another Tupperdore as we speak.:tu

[Starscream]

I do. I save special cigars for special occasions.

[DocLogic77]

I keep away from alot of my "good" cigars for two reasons.

1) I tend to want to age the stuff I know is going to be great.
2) I have some singles of stuff I might not find again.

[DocLogic77]

To rid of this habit I smoked my first CC today...shhhh

Excellent!!! Opps...shhh. :)

[stearns]

I used to, but not anymore. Why wait for a special occassion? Smoking a great cigar is a special occassion.

i try my best to do this, and it usually works for nice available sticks, but some of my uber rare/ vintage cc's i want to wait until im around a lot of people, big herfs and what not, so that more people can try it that wouldnt normally be able to. either way, just smoke what you enjoy so long as you enjoy smoking

stearns

[Addiction]

I only buy smokes I really enjoy, so I don't really have this problem. I don't really have any yardgars because other than for purposes of trying a smoke either I love them and stock them or I only like them and don't stock them.

[nozero]

I do, but I would not necessarily say it's for no reason. More often than not, it is because I'm trying to reduce the numbers of the "lesser cigars" I have, because I made the mistake of purchasing a box or more of any specific cigar without having tried them first.

I'm still learning not to jump on a deal just because the ad review says they're great. Now I tend to listen more often to the fine members here with whom I share similar tastes.

e.g. I purchased two boxes of Diablo Caliente cigars from Famous. I find these smokes to be borderline most of the time and have been trying to get rid of them, so I often grab one instead of a better cigar. Most of the time, I don't expect much from them and get what I expect. What l find less frequently, is that they surprise me and I end up receiving more enjoyment than I expected.

[Tredegar]

I keep several yardgars around, but I usually only smoke them at work. Let the poor slobs there smell them instead of my family. :)

I do, however, try to find decent tasting smokes even if they are cheapies. And, yes, I have had better tasting yardgars than some of my more expensive smokes.

[tsolomon]

How do you define a lesser cigar? To me, these would be cigars that I liked and purchased, but now I have bought other cigars that I like better. These cigars have become a victim of my changing taste, but I still enjoy smoking most of them. When picking out a cigar, my first consideration is do I have the time to enjoy a really good cigar? When the weather is bad or I'm working on a project, my tendency is to choose a lesser cigar. The need to rest them also comes up, but even that is dependent on having quality time to spend with the cigar.

[MikeyC]

This is basically the classic "special occassion cigar" thread. I used to do that but now my cigars are no longer divided between "every day" and "special occassion." Now, I divide them among "smoking now" and "cigars to age." :D

Seriously, every day you wake up is a special day. So, make the most of it. :tu

[Whee]

I do it too, for a couple of reasons. If I dont have the time to finish a real nice smoke, I'm not going to light it up. I will take a lesser instead. Especially if the "good" smoke is one I have not tried yet.
I also do it when my "better" smokes need more time in the humi. Also to make some more room, I am in the need of another Coolidor as we speak.:tu

Fixed that for ya..:D