How many is a lot for you?
 

Matt (Skibum) and I were discussing this. I have 2 boxes of a cigar and he feels like thats a lot. I think its average, I smoke one and keep one.

Does it matter what the cigar is? For instance 100 PLPCs is not a lot, but 100 Dunhill Cabinettas is a lot?

Is cost a factor?

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Good question, Bryan.
I think it definitely matters what the cigar is? You PLPC vs. Cabinetta is a good example. Another factor I think is how much a person smokes. Someone who smokes just a few sticks a week will have a different outlook than the guy who smokes a box a week. Finally, I think it depends on the cigar and how much you like it. For you, Cohibas most likely have a higher number. Something you like a bit less will have a smaller number.

Just my :2 and worth as much.

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As I am a poor college student, cost is definitely a factor. For me, anything over 25 of one stick is a lot. Unless I'm planning a box split, which would knock me back down to 25 anyway

:2

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The most I have of any one cigar is one opened and two full boxes.

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Hard one, Bryan.

It reminds of the the old ruling by Justice Potter Stewart. "I can't define p-orn is but I know it when I see it".

Well, I can't tell you how many is alot but I know it when I see it. :r

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I would say that cost would be a factor.

You could stock up on some go-to or everyday smokes without spending a lot of cash or even when all the sales were going on.

For me it depends on the smoke. I have some certain cigars that I will buy no matter what if I find them. I don't ever plan on selling them but just trying to keep a good stock of them for the long haul.

Not sure what I would call a lot? Maybe Eleventy Billion.:D

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I woudl have thought a lot was a higher number for you Dave given the massive amount that you smoke per week.

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I'd say 50 is a lot... 25+ is the safe zone. 24 or less is panic mode.

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I would have to go with more than 100 if you are talking about a go to smoke. If you are talking about a cigar that I smoke once or twice a month I think 25 is plenty.

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25 is alot cost is the factor

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Average is a box. Goal is 1 up 1 back. But much of this depends on price and the smoke.

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Today, I am lucky if I have more than one box of any, primarily due to wanting to try various ones.
At one time, I had about 5 boxes of Sublimes and 6 or so Siglo VI, along with other Cohibas.

Man, those were the days indeed (sigh, followed by deeper sigh).

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I don't have more than 25 of anything. Mostly cause I rarely buy boxes, have bought a few. Just don't have the disposable income to purchase a lot, and I don't often smoke more than 2-5 a week anyway.

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I'm with the price sensitive crowd.
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Same here. If I smoke more than 5-6 a week then i'm either on vacation or some other special occasion.

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Roughly a box per week.So if I order three to five boxes per month,I maintain status quo.

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dont be modest, how many cabinettas do you really have? :D

stearns

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Given that I built a collection so that I could have some aged stuff in the coming years I bought lots of stuff I love..........stuff to smoke now and stuff to put aside.

Now I buy less just to put a box or two of this years stuff down to keep the stock rotating over the years. Oh also because I am now not working :D

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0. I have no Cabinettas and no Dunhills. I also own no Davidoffs. I think I am officially out of that end of the pool as the supply of said things seems to somehow be increasing instead of decreasing and I worry about spending coin on a cigar that might be on the back side of good.

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I have four things that I have more than four boxes. One is being discontinued and I want to have as many as I can. The others are things I smoke a good many of and want to have at least some that get some age. So I went with more than 100 is a lot.

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I've got a pretty modest humi, so for me 25 is a lot. I've actually only got 2 boxes, and then maybe 60 loose sticks

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Just started out, running a tupperdor. 25 of one stick is a lot to me, although I can understand how having 3 boxes is good for the regular smoke (that is what I do with my beer after all). Hoping to pickup some samplers and try new sticks before I start buying boxes.

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I have between 150-200 each of specific sticks. Some sticks smoke stellar and can be found at a good price as well as age nice. To me, picking up known good sticks for a good price beats the usual crap shoot hands down.

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1 months + shipping/shopings time worth (usually 3-5 ea) for my favorties. Loose usually is not more than 1 or 2.

Since I smoke no more than 2 a week, more than 50 total is A LOT for me at anyone time. After than I usually start to find people to smoke them with and bring the number down.

I am a creature of habit and usually don't branch out unless somebody suggests a new one. Then if I like it, it will go into the rotation.

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Where is the option for ... Over 5% of the known world supply?

:)

I think the most I own of any cigar is 8-900. Party shorts through the years.

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:r Holy crap!

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...damn, i dont even wanna know the code on the oldest

stearns

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How many is too many?

I have 6 Vinotemps fairly full...no idea how many total...

Prob 500 singles and 50ish boxes...

Prob too many :)

~brooks

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Aside from cost being a factor I am relatively new to cigars (smoking them for years but only now thinking about what I smoke) so I want to sample things. More than 10 of any cigar would be a lot for me. I don't currently have more than 5 of any one smoke. I will buy a box once I find something I want to be a more everyday smoke.

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I think over 100+ is a lot. My thinking is that you can go through a cab of 50 in no time smoking, gifting, and trading them through the 'normal course' of events (say in a year). Having two cabs of one cigar, one to do the above with, and the other to age, is a 'good' amount.
More than that and you enter into "a lot" IMO. Not saying "a lot" is bad, it's good, but less than 100 can go very quickly. Not too many cigars I can say I have "a lot" of, wish there were more but I value variety at this point a little more than quantity (that's changing though).

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I didn't actually think we could accommodate your choices her Klugs so I left the 5% or more category out.

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What we fail to recognize is that Addiction's definition of a box = a master case. :r




But I would say "a lot" is anything over 2 boxes. For the various reasons the previous posters have mentioned.

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Pretty much what he said... I have a few things I possess more than 4 boxes of, but I can hardly bear to purchase only one box of things... I always try for a double so I can stash one.

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My Humi only holds about 100 cigars so any more than 1 box of anything is too much for me, plus I only smoke 2 or 3 cigars per week

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It's rare for me to have more than one box of any one cigar -- I don't have that much space right now. I also tend to go for a wider variety of cigars rather than a quantity of a specific cigar.

Having said that, I have purchased mutiple boxes of a brand (Perdomo, Nub, Oliva, etc.) at one time.

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Hmmmm

I have actually looked as opposed to my first off the cuff answer.

Seems I have 200+ of 4 diff kinds and 100+ in about 6 others the remainder are a box or box plus a partial.

There are very few that I only have a box of. I have a hard time opening a box if I don't have another one sitting and aging.

Like Dball I like to get 2 at a time.

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Thats close to my answer, except for me its like 4 where I have somewhere between 100-150, another 4 parked right at 100 and then a few things with smatterings of this and that. I think the most I've ever owned of a cigar is 100, that was Punch RS12s but I smoked through the majority of those.

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For me I try to have a box open for smoking and a box for aging. This fits my budget and how much I smoke. I only get a chance for about a cigar per week during the winter and probably 3-4 during the summer. If I had more money and smoked more I'd definitely keep a lot more around.

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Well since I found out he posted thsi question without my knowledge, I'll try to clarify

Bry has 2 CAB's(50 cigars) of the Bolivar Colosales, the German RE. $$

Personally, I consider 2 cab's a pretty good amount, but when you start to gi high in price and somewhat rare/hard to find....I believe this equal A LOT for this cigar.

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I have multiple boxes, but of different cigars. If I find a *GREAT* on a particular cigar then I may buy more than one box. But I don't buy cigars and put them up to age.

However, if I had known what was going to happen, I'd have bought cases of boxes of my favorites in the late 80s early 90s. An now, I could be flush and even helping to supply some to you all today.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

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If there's something I really like, or something that can be had for a good value, I'll always buy 2 of it at once. One box goes on my smoking shelf, one box goes up high to be untouched for several years. If I can't afford 2 of it at a time, I usually won't bother.

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I smoke on average 6 to 10 cigars a week during the summer, and 4 or 5 a week in the winter . I try to fit as many different varieties of smokes into my cabinet humidor as possible so I stay away from the extra large or "unique shaped" boxes when I can. I buy a box of 20/25 of somthing and replace it when it gets low unless I'm tired of the flavor and want something different. Then the spot goes to something else. I smoke NC cigars 99% of the time and don't have to worry about extended aging on most of my stock so it works out pretty well.

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I think a brazillion is too many !

Cigars and money, one can never have too much of either.

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I only smoke a few a week so a box is a lot to me. Although I can see owning a 2 or 3 boxes if I found the right deal.

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Two boxes of the same is a lot. It takes me a long time to get through a whole box of anything, so to have another box in reserve of a particular stick is a lot of them. For me.
:)

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I'd say 50 of a single cigar is a lot. I have over 50 of only a few, and that's counting multiple vitolas (and as you know, in the case of some sticks like the Tatuaje Miami, that really shouldn't even count):

Padilla 1932
Perdomo ESV
Tatuaje Havana VI
Tatuaje Miami
Tatuaje Verocu
Tatuaje Monster Series

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I have to agree. Of the cigars I really like, I try to keep around 4 boxes/2 cabs on hand. Anything less and it goes on the reorder list - anything more is "a lot" and just surplus. Part of it has to do with short term aging, part with the fact the more I have, the longer I can wait and cherry pick the sales.

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If money were not a consideration I would keep 2 boxes of my favs around, but I can't and don't. I have partial boxes of my favs and keep waiting for my rich uncle to die....oh, wait...no rich uncle...

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Do like me. Every year I send a letter to Bill Gates asking if he is adopting. I'm willing to paint fences and mow the lawn. I know that he's considering it because he has never written to say 'no'. :D

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Rich uncles are over rated.

I actually had one years back who did die.

Left all of us squat. :r