Are Padron cigars getting more expensive?

[omowasu]

Noticed in the B&M the other day that the individual 1964 series were priced starting in the high teens, and any 1926 series was over 20.00. Family reserves were in the high 20s and low 30s.

This B&M has competitive retail pricing on their sticks too.

Thats way too much for a cigar, even if it is a Padron. I like the 1926 maduros but I cant dish out 20.00+ for one.

Anyone else seeing the same thing?

[TJtorpedo]

I seem to remember reading somewhere about a year ago that Padron had pretty much let it be known that a price increase was forthcoming.

[Robulous78]

idk, perhaps I am incorrect or it was just the one I had... but I found Padron's to be nothing special... I know people rave about them... but I agree 20 a stick is WAY WAY too much...:2

[iaMkcK]

Guess I should have started smoking while the getting was still good. I'm hard pressed to spend $20 on a stick at a B&M, unless I know it's worth that much and I know I'll enjoy it. I'd rather bite the bullet and get a 5 Pack for $35. Haha, damn I'm cheap.

[Robulous78]

damn I'm cheap.

Ditto here... Im still in search for the perfect "2 dollar" cigar... lol :D

[pnoon]

Ditto here... Im still in search for the perfect "2 dollar" cigar... lol :D

I understand but I'm more of the "smoke better - smoke less" mindset. I'd rather spend more on better cigars and enjoy them less often.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

[363]

I dunno, I'd put the 1926 Maduro as one of the better sticks I've had. It really wow'd me, I am planning on shelling out and getting an 80th for my bday soon

[Robulous78]

I understand but I'm more of the "smoke better - smoke less" mindset. I'd rather spend more on better cigars and enjoy them less often.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

Oh I agree Peter, Quality over quantity most definitely, But I like to have some cheaper decent cigars for a daily stash...

[heavyd]

I understand but I'm more of the "smoke better - smoke less" mindset. I'd rather spend more on better cigars and enjoy them less often.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

I agree, Peter :)

However, I've found that the smaller Padron 1964's (Principe, Superior) can be had for 7 to 8 bucks a pop. The bigger rg's seem to go for double or triple that amount for some reason.

[SNKBYT]

I understand but I'm more of the "smoke better - smoke less" mindset. I'd rather spend more on better cigars and enjoy them less often.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

yeah....same here Peter, maybe that choice has to do with getting older....everything seems to fall into the "quality over quantity" category

and yes Padron did raise their prices just a bit......not having raised them much in the past unlike other cigar companies

[stearns]

i feel like every time we get an order from padron at my the shop i work at the cost per box goes up a couple bucks. for the highest end stuff we try to eat the price increases, but for things like the 64's we have to increase the price to the customers. sucks, but at least it's not normally a huge increase

[PearlS4]

I've been picking up the 1964s on cbid for 7-8 a stick.

[dwoodward]

Best cigar I have ever had (in my opinion) is the Liga #9... 2nd Best was a close Padron 1926...

They are great sticks. That's pretty much all I have to say. So totally out of my price range of course, but everyone splurges every now and then. I did on my vacation. ;)

[AlohaStyle]

I've stayed away from Padron simply because of cost. I don't feel like I'm missing out as I would much rather spend $6-$7 on Boli RC's, PSD4's, RASS etc, and $11 for CoRo's... not to mention $4-$6 TPC & PC's. Oh, and $8 BBF's, and etc, etc... :)

[RobR1205]

I stick to my X000 series Padron's. My perfect $2-4 stick. Unfortunately, it's just not in the budget to shell out $20+ a pop for a Padron. I agree that I have seen the 1926's and 1964s on the Devil Site for around $10-$20. Not great, but probably better than what you'd pay at your B&M.

[mahtofire14]

I can't ever tell if the price of the cigar is going up or if it's the taxes on them here in MN. We are about $5 above MSRP on cigars. It's horrible. I hate that I have to buy the majority of my stash online instead of at my local B&M but it's just too expensive.

[lenguamor]

Padron Annis are among those select cigars which, if you can afford them, are worth every penny.

[Dunkel]

While I really like the X000 series they rarely if ever go on sale. If I can't get a deal I simply won't buy them. When some of my favorite smokes go on sale for 3-4 bucks each there's no way I'm spending more for somethin' I like less.

[Stevez]

Great sticks for special occassions, but given my daily consumption of smokes, only on special occassions. If I buy them to hold, I won't hold off and just smoke them on a whim. So, I don't buy them. I won't pay that much often at all. Steve

[iaMkcK]

I understand but I'm more of the "smoke better - smoke less" mindset. I'd rather spend more on better cigars and enjoy them less often.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

I follow the same mindset, if I know the stick is worth $20 -- I'll pay it. If I'm at a B&M and I see a Davidoff for $45 and I look it up on a cigar shop online and it's only $15.. I just keep browsing. I'd rather buy a single for $15 and wait a week for it to show up rather than pay an absurd mark-up. I like to support my local tobacconist -- but sometimes they make it hard :-D

[Ashcan Bill]

I picked up a 1964 not long ago, and while it was decent it didn't impress me as being worth the price. If I'm going drop $15-$20 on a smoke, I expect to be wowed. They've hit the cost ceiling with me.

[ziggy4112003]

My NC humi stays stocked my Pam 64's, half a box to a box of 80th, and ditto on the 45. I am not rich at all but I got into cigars excepting it to be an expensive hobby. A 1926 imperial natural is the stick that made me swear off acids forever and really explore the premium cigars world. I have yet to find a stick better then the 80th Maduro, so I am of the mindset of some of the above members quality I think cigars are meant to be one of life's finer endeavors

[lenguamor]

My NC humi stays stocked my Pam 64's, half a box to a box of 80th, and ditto on the 45. I am not rich at all but I got into cigars excepting it to be an expensive hobby. A 1926 imperial natural is the stick that made me swear off acids forever and really explore the premium cigars world. I have yet to find a stick better then the 80th Maduro, so I am of the mindset of some of the above members quality I think cigars are meant to be one of life's finer endeavors

Bravo. IMHO this is right on the money...pun intended.

I'm at a point at the moment where I can't afford to buy anything, much less expensive stuff. So I'm glad that while I could, I didn't hesitate to buy what I liked most. Now I still have some of the good stuff to enjoy occasionally.

Cigars aren't a necessity, after all; we're not like cigarette smokers, bound by physical addiction, forced to buy their fixes regularly. Cigars are a wonderful indulgence, one of the purest pleasures available to us.

I choose to smoke less, and smoke better.