Counterfeit Swishers and Black and Mild's

[akumushi]

I find it pretty hilarious that someone actually bothered to counterfeit Swisher Sweets and Black and Milds. I didn't think that cigars got any worse than that, but apparently the "Dank" from India is an obvious fake to the Swisher connaisseur. And I thought fauxhibas were frightening! :confused:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/07/jeffco_authorities_uncover_cig.html

[Poe]

I was worried about this story when I first heard about it a few weeks ago, then I found the details and which cigars they were counterfiting and couldn't help but LMAO.

[The Poet]

Makes perfect sense to me. Not only are these 2 big sellers (not to us, mind, but still), but the customers who purchase them are likely not as knowledgeable as we feel we are, and further may not even care as long as the price is right and the taste is comparable to their "unsophisticated" palates. If the market is there, someone will exploit it if they can. Just :2

[Dunkel]

Most of those cigars get gutted for you know what anyhow. How could a machine made El Crapola get much worse?

[theonlybear4CORT]

No wonder my swisher last night was a little off :hm

[Steve]

Wow...don't tell GGainey :ss


I find it pretty hilarious that someone actually bothered to counterfeit Swisher Sweets and Black and Milds. I didn't think that cigars got any worse than that, but apparently the "Dank" from India is an obvious fake to the Swisher connaisseur. And I thought fauxhibas were frightening! :confused:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/07/jeffco_authorities_uncover_cig.html

[WildBlueSooner]

Just goes to show you...people will counterfeit anything they can make any money off

[ucla695]

Makes perfect sense to me. Not only are these 2 big sellers (not to us, mind, but still),...... If the market is there, someone will exploit it if they can. Just :2
:tpd: You beat me to it!!


No wonder my swisher last night was a little off :hm

:r :r

[Silound]

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The Jefferson County investigation began in March when a consumer that purchased them recognized the lack of quality and sent them back to Swisher International, said sheriff's spokesman Lt. Randy Christian.

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This is the part where I died and went to hell for laughing so hard I fell off my chair. :r:r

[Steve]

Swisher and quality. Not exactly what you expect to hear in one sentance...



This is the part where I died and went to hell for laughing so hard I fell off my chair. :r:r

[Snake Hips]

"The customer unknowingly purchased a counterfeit Swisher Sweet Cigarillos Cigar, found it to be of poor quality, and became disappointed with the Swisher Sweet brand," Ryan said. "That disappointment in Swisher has the potential to ruin the brand's reputation."

Really? I wonder what the counterfeit tasted like to be disappointed in a Swisher...

[Genetic Defect]

J. Thomas Ryan, president of Swisher International, said the real victims are the customers. :r true on many levels

[Silound]

Really? I wonder what the counterfeit tasted like to be disappointed in a Swisher...

Dead grass rolled in a greasy paper grocery sack?












Oh wait, that's Gurkha's I'm thinking of, my bad!