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Originally Posted by WittyUserName
thank you all for the advice, I will begin "carding" immediately. I will also strike the rule of 3s from my memory, honestly I had no clue it was a joke.
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Wise decision and don't worry about it too much, just realize it's largely unfounded nonsense and ignoring it is the best thing you can do. I'm sure some, maybe even many, of us fell for some bad advice at some point along the way when we were new too.
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Originally Posted by WittyUserName
It seems to make perfect sense. I hope my noobness as been educational to other noobs before they believe everything they read on the interwebs.
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Actually, it makes very little sense. When you take into account that there are many different types of tobacco out there and they all have different characteristics, properties and will behave and mature differently, anything so broad applied to aging is ludicrous. Now, toss in the varying amounts of age given to various tobaccos by the manufacturers before rolling and not every piece of tobacco used in a cigar will be the same age, then also the aging that occurs at the factories post rolling, even the aging that occurs in the box at the retailer (you have no idea how long that box sat in the warehouse at CI, JR, Holts, Famous, etc...). The bulk of the "rule" goes right out the window.
The only part that is remotely worth a crap is the "rest the cigars for 3 weeks after shipment" and even that is hardly accurate and very dependent on the pre-shipping storage conditions and shipping conditions.