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5er of Surrogates Tramp Stamps arrived today.

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Have you had one before Mac?

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Not yet...but loved the Skull Breakers and Bone Crushers.

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Let me know your thoughts on it

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+1

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The Crystal Baller was great. More of a medium bodied stick when compared to the SBd and BCs.

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I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for a 5'er on devil site.
No BM's around here carry them.
Nice pick up.

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Pssst......

http://www.newhavanacigars.com/Surro...tamp-5pack.htm

Like everyone else said Mac, I want your opinion as well.....I have been curious about these.

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Finally got my bundle of heavy maduro robusto's from Corey @ Weston Tobacco. Will need to dry box them as they are very wet. Definitely fresh rolled.
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They look it! :dr

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They smell awesome though!

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Nice pickup, Tony.

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Hey Kevin, good looking bundle... :tu

Let mee know how they are they look real :dr

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I will once they dry out some. Soaking wet.

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The result of my $25 gift card at Smoke Inn. Love the West Palm Beach store. People there are so friendly and helpful, and they don't nag at all.

Don't think I'll be going back to the Wellington store. Visited once to check it out and the owner was rude and all he did was knock what my brother and I smoked. I mentioned liking the Cohiba Red Dot. Smoked one with my buddy a while back because that's what he wanted. Perfect draw, perfect burn, great flavor, etc. Owner at Wellington "do you see that stuff in my humidor? yeah there's a reason." My brother is 18 and just started smoking (bad influence I know) and he mentioned a Macanudo. Got the same remark. Also made the assumption we got them from CI and made a snobby remark about that too. "They sit in a hot warehouse, you can't touch them, smell them, etc..." Well, sitting in my desk chair is a better experience shopping than being hounded by this guy.

Additionally, my brother was looking at a couple of cigars and they had two conflicting price tags on each box. He mentioned it to the owner (who stood in the humidor the entire time like he didn't trust us), in which he proceeded to pull the cheaper price tag off and throw it away. Then, instead of doing the generous thing, he rings them up at the higher price when my brother went to purchase.

It wasn't that much of a price difference, but I assumed any good shop owner would honor the advertised price that was in his error.

Sorry for the rant, but remembering the friendliness at the Village Blvd. store reminded me of how much I disliked the Wellington one. Been to Village Blvd. about 5-6 times now and it was a great experience every time.

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Oh, and how do you guys feel about the No. 9 compared to the T-52?

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Not as Strong, but pretty tasty!! :tu

Crystal Baller isn't too bad either!

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i have to stop coming in this thread. either that or i need to smoke more so that i have a reason to purchase more.

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Ditto. I haven't bought any in two months. Money's tight. Maybe after the vacation.

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Depends what you're in the mood for. The No. 9 is just a great Maduro (understatement), but the T52 is a habano. Both are fantastic, I personally like the No. 9 better, but they are definitely different smokes.

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At the Oliva event Thursday night

6 Nub Cameroons (1 didn't make it home)

6 Oliva O Toros

2 Oliva G's (freebie)

Oliva V Sampler (also a freebie)

Nub matches (yep, also a freebie)

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Also waiting for me at home that night was my purchase from TuxGuy

A box of Alec Bradley American Family Blend Corona

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Got a box of Aquitaine Anthropology for my birthday.

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Took a little trip to Emersons this morning with my "need to try list" and came back with these. :D

Left to right...(3X) Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro, La Duena Belicoso, LFD Cabinet LE-400 Oscuro, Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012, Xikar HC Habano2 Grande,
(2X) Tatuaje TAA 2012
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Left to right...La Sirena Merloin Robusto, (2X) CAO Concert Amp, (2X) CAO Concert Roadie, (2X) Liga Privada Undercrown Corona Viva, Cuenca Y Blanco Robusto Deluxe, Cuenca Y Blanco Corona Real, Cuenca Y Blanco Toro Supremo, Cuenca Y Blanco Lonsdale Club
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Mac the La Duena's are very nice, so are the Concerts....(both are future box purchases)....enjoy.....I plan on getting 2 boxes of the Nestor's in November.

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I'm with mickeyon this. Concert is agoodsmoke, as is the la duena. Great pickups.
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How are those HC? I have yet to get m my hands on any.

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Will do Mark!

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From the last couple of weeks:

Box of Tatuaje Cuadrado (from 2010):
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Box of My Father 9/11 343 LEs:
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Box of Room 101 Daruma Lanceros:
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Box of Quesada Jalapa Belis:
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And finally, a few Merlion "Sea Lion", Arielle's personal cigar in the blend, made only for her:
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Wow Brooks, that is a nice haul!

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Brooks, where did you grab those 343's? Mine were unbanded.

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There are two releases, one from last year and one from this year, different blends (although similar they say)...2012 version was just released, and have bands...

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Ok thanks Brooks.

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Drew Estate event at my local BM

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Mr. Drew, upon seeing my purchase, told me to "Save my liga A's for a special occasion. I'll light you up another right now." Very cool of him and a great guy. Was a pleasure meeting him

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Nice! What's the deal with the Liga A? Never seen one.

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Not for resale. Only given away at events with raffle or box purchase. pretty long Lancero. Very smooth. Good stick.

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Awesome :tu

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Nice pick ups everyone. I ve got a few things coming in the mail but nothing compaired to some of this stuff.

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Very cool, you two kinda look like bro's, we are having a DE event in November, but he won't be there :td

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Never seen pigs in cello, must be a newer thing.

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My new Palio and free Vertigo lighter that came with it!
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Very nice lighter

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Must be, the last ones I bought (about 2 weeks ago) were in cellos.

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Yeah. Definetely new. I have three boxes n none of them were cello wrapped. I bet it has to do with the problem if the pig tails falling off

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And the uncello'd ones having major issues with cracking. I remember quite a few posts when they were just released regarding issues with cracked wrappers(most were on the foot area where it doesn't really affect the smoke)

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First box I received the foot on half had 1/4 to 1/2 inch cracks on them. They were moving around a bit in transit inside the boxes, cello cured that.

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Love the Palio :tu

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Yup! Lost my last one! :sl Got sick of smoking cigars and chewing tobacco at the same time due to crappy cutters. Had to get another one.

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Was in Kansas City this weekend and went to a very nice shop called The Cigar Merchant. I was able to try some sticks that I have not had before and are hard to find where I live.
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