Tracking What Cigars you have

[sammyboy405]

So How do you keep track of what Cigars you have?

I thought id never be to this point but I have almost 3 small Humidors fulls and I never know What all I have with out digging them all out every time.


How does everyone keep track? Is there a good Mobile App? Computer Software? Spreadsheet? or Old Fashion Pen and Paper.. or do you just have that good of a memory? lol

[kelmac07]

Good memory for me. :D

Three vinos and two desktops...and still have an idea what sticks and where they are. Plenty of tetris practice keeps the mind straight.

[NCRadioMan]

Memory here too. I used to keep track but that became too tedious.

[Devanmc]

mostly memory, soon ill make an excel spread sheet over a weekend with a complete inventory that ill make an attempt to keep up to date

[sammyboy405]

Memory would be great. But I got enough rattling around in my brain lol Barely have enough room to learn a new programming Language it seems every day at work I gotta learn a new programming Language to meet the needs of the government.. lol


Im 1/2 tempted to write my own website that stores all the information for me and others who would want to.

[Devanmc]

if you can manage to keep it up today, that would work great.

[TBone]

I can't remember the last time I had a memory....it's all about looking into the box and moving sticks the old fashion way...by hand of course the next day I'm pissed at the wife for touching my cigars....see I have oldtimers and can't remember crap

[G G]

Mine are all just jumbled up in my vino drawers. I just go and pick something, makes it fun.:tu

[sammyboy405]

Mine are all just jumbled up in my vino drawers. I just go and pick something, makes it fun.:tu

Thats what I been doing..

I guess I have a small case of OCD and oldtimers lol

[hotreds]

I don't. I have neither RAM nor ROM memory.

[E.J.]

I have never really thought to worry about it. I have a pretty good idea of what I have in singles and know the boxes that I have. In the end, it is fun to buy, stash and smoke.

I also enjoy a surprise every now and then.

So like Hotreds, I don't....and don't plan on starting, regardless of how big the collection gets....

[icehog3]

I just get suprised everytime I dig through the humidor, more fun that way.

[muhren]

I have a spreadsheet. It's really not that hard. Just track what comes in. BUT where it is in the humidor is another story! I have no idea. :sh

M

[sammyboy405]

I have a spreadsheet. It's really not that hard. Just track what comes in. BUT where it is in the humidor is another story! I have no idea. :sh

M

HAHA yea I hear ya there..

So Ive got pen and paper and figuring out a matrix of what all to record in the database, and what to use for search parameters and such.

I Know Some people have there own ways.. Sounds like most like a surprise.. But I guess my deal is im still new and haven't smoked everything out there yet.. So When i goto a cigar shop sometimes i end up coming home with one I already had that I didnt know I had lol

So Even if no one uses this.. It will be good for me.

[SvilleKid]

After so many cigars, it's too many to keep up with. I just dig throgh them every now and then and surprise myself.

[elderboy02]

I keep an online Google Spreadsheet. Whenever I smoke a cigar, I deduct it from my inventory from my Droid

[markem]

I just get surprised every time I dig through the humidor, more fun that way.

:tpd: too much work to have to update a spreadsheet every time you buy or smoke a stick. But then, maybe I am just lazy.

[Bill86]

I dunno I just know roughly give or take 25-50 how many sticks I have. As far as what they are....meh I just dig through my cooler and desktop and find something I want to smoke at the time.

[mscales]

I have a spread sheet using Micosoft Excel. works well.

[chand]

I designed a spreadsheet to use.

[joeobx]

I just get suprised everytime I dig through the humidor, more fun that way.

:tpd: +2

[chippewastud79]

My inventory is done by visual, take a look and see whats there. If you forgot about something, then its a nice surprise. Its not even worth trying to keep track. :tu

[omgbiscuit]

My list isn't quite big enough just yet to have these kinds of worries, unfortunately. :sh

[kafreeman]

I just take a look... I have a pretty good idea of what I have where.

[pnoon]

Memory here too. I used to keep track but that became too tedious.
Exactly the same for me.

[Ashcan Bill]

I've got a rough idea of what I have, but gave up really trying to keep track.

Anymore, whenever I see an opening I think I can fit a box into, I just order a new box. It's a lot easier this way.

[cort]

My inventory is done by visual, take a look and see whats there. If you forgot about something, then its a nice surprise. Its not even worth trying to keep track. :tu

:tpd:

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[loki]

rfid tagging

[sammyboy405]

rfid tagging

LOL Thats a good one

[emopunker2004]

MS Excel Spreadsheet

[Neens]

I pick a humidor open it up and pic one off that top. I also have my set up so that I have everyday sticks on the left, good sticks in the middle and great sticks on the right of every humidor. So depending on what I'm in the mood for I know where to look.

[T.G]

RFID tags and asset manager database. Right now it's only 2D and by box, but I'm working on an upgrade that tags every cigar individually and with a few more readers, it'll show a 3D representation of the humidors so you can actually see where each cigar is.

[Adriftpanda]

I love finding stuff in there that I've forgotten. The other day I found a Hemmingway Masterpiece from 96 and half a box of Tat T110.

[Bill86]

I love finding stuff in there that I've forgotten. The other day I found a Hemmingway Masterpiece from 96 and half a box of Tat T110.

Tat T110's :dr....I'm jealous, what a find!

[CoreyD]

I was thinking of doing this but don't want all my sticks out as I write them down, My grandpa use to say keep it zipped unless your gonna use it.

[RHNewfie]

I use Mobile Stogie

[shilala]

I just keep track of cigar containers. I know where most of them are at all times. :tu

[Smokin Gator]

I use Mobile Stogie

:tpd:

It is never really up to date, but my system works for me. When I order a box I put in all the info except the box code. When it comes in a update the record with the box code. I hardly ever update the numbers as I smoke them. When I am done with a box I remove the whole record.

[CoreyD]

:tpd:

It is never really up to date, but my system works for me. When I order a box I put in all the info except the box code. When it comes in a update the record with the box code. I hardly ever update the numbers as I smoke them. When I am done with a box I remove the whole record.
what if you get gifted a 5er of different sticks how do you record that?

[Brad]

I don't track either, I'm far to lazy for that.

I just dig around and see what I can find. I found 2 tins of Opus yesterday that I forgot I had, I don't even remember when I bought them. :)

[emopunker2004]

I use Mobile Stogie

i would use that but they don't make an android app

[Skywalker]

A little bit of memory and like Tom, I enjoy a good surprise!

I organize by size, vitola rather than brand. I also keep CCs in a different humidor from NCs because they tend to fight.:D

[muhren]

RFID tags and asset manager database. Right now it's only 2D and by box, but I'm working on an upgrade that tags every cigar individually and with a few more readers, it'll show a 3D representation of the humidors so you can actually see where each cigar is.

Is this a joke??

If not...hook me up!

If it is...not funny! :sl

M

[CRIMPS]

RateMyCigar, which is an Android app. Discussed some here (http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=42284).

[spivy]

Excel

[ylo2na]

Stogie Rate has a nice cigar inventory spreadsheet. I just log in my cigars that I receive and put them away. So far, I know the location of any cigar in my stash, I think! Also, it is a pain to deduct the sticks you smoke...not that anal!
Ylo2na

[Ogre]

Mine are all just jumbled up in my vino drawers. I just go and pick something, makes it fun.:tu

:tpd::tu:tu

[sammyboy405]

So Far it sounds like the Majority is


1. Memory - Random Picks
2. Excel spreadsheet
3. Mobile Apps
4. RFID



Im going ahead forward with www.mycigarlocker.com If it pans out great.. if not.. It was fun creating it. Hopefully I have something that works in the next week or so.

[Smokin Gator]

what if you get gifted a 5er of different sticks how do you record that?

I don't record gifted sticks... Too lazy for that!!!

[zappaFREAK]

I use cigar briefcase. It is a bit cumbersome to use in that most of the cigars are not in the database but it works ok when I use it. More often than not I just look thru the humi and the cooler to pick a stick. One of these days I will get organized!

[amsgpwarrior]

Don't have the time for anything else besides my own memory. If i forget, well then I'm in for a surprise.

[long_ashes]

RFID tags and asset manager database. Right now it's only 2D and by box, but I'm working on an upgrade that tags every cigar individually and with a few more readers, it'll show a 3D representation of the humidors so you can actually see where each cigar is.

Dude that is awesome! Are you really doing that? I just had this thought the other day and wondered how I would achieve that. Do you manually type in each box, and do you keep track of them by stick? I wondered if this would be a good project for the arduino.

[OLS]

So How do you keep track of what Cigars you have?
I try to look at them every day. What I do after that is my own business.

[OLS]

Are you really doing that?
Read some of his other posts and ask again. :r

[N2 GOLD]

Anyone here, have a sample of the spead-sheet they use??? I think I might make one using Excel...

Any ideas??? -(P

[bobarian]

:tpd: too much work to have to update a spreadsheet every time you buy or smoke a stick. But then, maybe I am just lazy.

Creating the initial database is easy, but updating can be a pain. Especially when you start moving boxes from one cooler or vino to another or you get a few packages in on the same day and smoke a few as well. Easier to just sit back and smoke and be surprised.

[N2 GOLD]

Creating the initial database is easy, but updating can be a pain. Especially when you start moving boxes from one cooler or vino to another or you get a few packages in on the same day and smoke a few as well. Easier to just sit back and smoke and be surprised.

This is very true... Updating all the time can suck.... -(P

[OHRD]

Humidor Organization for me...

I've got a mini-cabinet that has two drawers and then a bottom compartment for boxes. The top two drawers each have 4 dividers.

Top drawer is for my nicest and more full bodied stuff - of the 4 compartments, 1 is for aging, 1 is stuff I need to review for the blog, and two are for when I want one of my nicer smokes. This is where I keep Tats, Illusiones, Padron, etc.

Bottom drawer is entirely mild-low medium smokes, since this is what I primarily smoke. I'm only using 3 or the 4 compartments and they are organized by price. If I want a mild smoke, I go to this drawer...then I decide how nice of a cigar I want. If I'm walking the dog I'll go to the cheapest bin, etc...

Once it's organized once it's easy...

[ucla695]

Excel! :tu

[sammyboy405]

Still Working on this..

It will be at www.mycigarlocker.com once im done. And if my business meeting with mpd340 today over a cigar pans out we maybe in the cigar selling business lol We'll see.

But Im for sure working on a virtual type humidor. That will work seamlessly with an android app when im done.

[Tredegar]

I'm too lazy to do any of this. I prefer to smoke what I find when I find it.

[sammyboy405]

I'm too lazy to do any of this. I prefer to smoke what I find when I find it.

If I wasnt such a Geek.. Id be lazy about it too.