Does anyone else Pick new sticks based on the band
 

Pick new sticks based on the band? I know this is just plain stupid, but sometimes I will try something new because of an elegent or cool looking band. Some sticks are just plain tacky and I feel myself edging away from them lol

aj

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Hi AJ, and welcome to the asylum.

Actually, that is one of the purposes of the band! lol Believe it or not. I have had some dog rockets that had a great looking band! Take the Acid cigars for instance. I bought one not knowing that it was a flavor infused cigar and nearly jumped out of my skin when I put it into my mouth!

I have also had some killer smokes with some of the most conservative bands on the market!

But to answer your question, yes I have. Guilty. But no longer. I look at the whole cigar now. The wrapper and construction are more indications of whether I will buy it or not.

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:tpd: not that long ago...;s:bh

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i used to use the band in my cigar making decisions early on. If I hadnt been given a Tatuaje I NEVER would have picked one up myself. Tatuaje's have a crummy, simple, faded looking bands, but a helluva cigar underneath.

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:tpd:

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Just to clarify... I don't do this regularly, or I wouldn't be smoking alot of the good stuff out there cause I wouldn't know! But sometimes its fun to pick a new stick based on logo, name, etc. The other factors like wrapper, feel, smell, cap, color, etc are obviously what you SHOULD base a decision on.

aj

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This may interest you:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15683

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2 humorous bits of advice I remember somewhere.

Never buy a cigar with a picture of a boat on the band. (I think at one time, 4 of the Thompson dog rocket house blends had pirate-ship style boats on the bands.)

Never buy a cigar that is named solely after a number. (Example 1876) The joke explanation was that the number represented how many attempts they had made to get the blend right.

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Ummm... no. :tu

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:tpd: Never have.

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While I appreciate a nice looking cigar band, it never influenced me to buy or not buy. I have to say that the San Cristobal band was very attractive and made me want to try it. :rolleyes:

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:tpd:

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u didnt know it was flavor infused ? lol could u not smell the thing form 50 paces ?

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I can't say that I ever have. Early on, I would ask someone what type of stick I could get and always trusted their opinion more than anything else.

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Never have.

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It's true. like it or not, the band is sort of the first impression you get from a cigar you haven't smoked before. It may even have a subconscious impact on our enjoyment of a cigar. However, bands are a really bad criteria to base your buying decisions on. There are tons of great cigars with hideous bands. This has been discussed in detail here. Taboo for example. If I had never heard of them, I can say almost certainly I would skip over these in the store based on the name and bands alone. I hate to admit it, but it's true!

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I have done this a few times; I remember being at the Sosa store in Disney World and the clerk was recommending that I try their Macabi cigar and thinking "What an ugly band!" (They have since improved it). I did try the cigar and it was just OK.

I ended up trying their main (Sosa) brand -- which has a cool looking band, and found a cigar that I liked.

Sometimes I think that when a (premium) manufacturer has a cigar that they are really proud of that they put more effort into the design of the band. This is probably all in my mind, but it really seems to be that way.

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Funny you should ask. My last order from Famous I was looking for one more cheapie to try to put me over $200. I really liked the band on the La Fontana, so I got a fiver and discovered a very nice rotation $2 stick. :ss

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Only when someone suggests it to me.So I guess that's not really because of the band.

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Never have. So many good cigars have simple bands. Many have elaborate multiple bands. Dog rockets are the same.

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At the second herf I attended, one of the brothers passed me a box of random NCs and told me to pick something out. Being an utter noob, I recognized most of the names on the bands, but didn't know anything about them. So when a bright shiny band caught my eye, I decided to go with it.

http://www.stogiereview.com/images/L...el%20-%201.jpg

Yeah, it was the chisel. While it was a delicious tasty smoke, the vitamin N overdose definitely got the better of me. I learned real quick not to pick by just the band. :D

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Only tried it once and I was quite dissapointed in the cigar.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5065/freecuba.jpg

Still like the band though

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No

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Sometimes. I'll almost always smoke one of these

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/ima...33716small.jpg

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/ima...08478small.jpg

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/ima...24339small.jpg

Almost always :tu

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No.
Example, Gurkha.

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I'll try anything once if it has an attractive band on it :)

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No, surprisingly not - it does seem like I have bought a cigar for just about every other reason though:

- I like other stuff from the same manufacturer
- I wanted to give the manufacturer one last chance
- I was looking for something mild
- I was looking for something full
- It was cheap
- It was expensive
- People selling me the cigar said it was good
- People on a forum said it was good

So, I think it is just a matter of time before I buy a cigar just based on the band.

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I cannot say I've bought a cigar based only on the band. But I have bought cigars just based on the look of their wrapper.

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If the Diamond Crown Maximus didn't have such a beautiful band it would never have caught my eye . I noticed the band and then how nicely rolled the cigar was . Bought it and loved it . I bought the Free Cuba just because I'm a perv , cigar was not memorable . I gave one(Free Cuba) to a friend who was going to a Bachelor Party and he loved it . Of course he did smoke Black n' Milds regularly though . :ss

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We plan to redesign the band as soon as we are done with our current project. We are going to be launching a new website soon! (auction, reviews and more) I agree with you, I think we have a very ugly band. If we held an ugliest band contest, I think we would win.:tu

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no way.... bands/boxes matter not, its about flavor and value.

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I used to pick cigars sometimes by the looks of the band. I've learned my lesson. I usually pick out a cigar b/c I hear good things about it here.

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From a psychology aspect its hard not to say markets and flash don't get the better of you. If you stick to recommendations though you are circumventing the problem.

I'll admit I've seen cigars with some attractive bands that I've found were terrible but I've also came across good and great ones. It doesn't have to be flash and bright. I enjoy more minimalist bands so I tend to gravitate towards them.

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Buying a cigar based on its wrapper is like buying a book based on its cover without doing any previous research on it. I have tried plenty of cigars with nice wrappers that were bad, and those with ugly wrappers that were good.

Example: Jesus Fuego Triple 777 has a wrapper that looks like a print out from a persons computer. Yet, the cigar is very nice.

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I never have.

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No, but I will say that a nice band enhances my enjoyment of the stick.
I've never understood why a cigar maker puts their heart and soul into a stick but as a final touch slaps a crappy generic looking band on it.