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alfredo_buscatti · 08-29-2011, 05:52 AM

Boxes are the only way for me to go. I get a hint of a new cigar I might like, usually off this board or in sales emails from my favorite discount e-tailers. Then I read three pages of Google output of reviews of a cigar, which usually nets me a half-dozen or so opinions that would seem reliable. Any cigar that costs more than $180.00 a box requires multiple rave reviews.

I almost invariably order from 1 of 2 discount e-tailers. Both operations get my orders right, charge me the price they said they would and ship same day if the order is in by noon; sometimes later.

The trouble with 5-ers, for me, is that while I can get a decent idea of whether I like the cigar or not from 5 cigars 50% of the time, the rest of the time it takes 5-10 cigars. For instance, the Don Carlos-I think it took 11 cigars.

08-29-2011, 05:52 AM	#23
alfredo_buscatti Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 277 Trading: (9)	Re: Box VS Sampler Boxes are the only way for me to go. I get a hint of a new cigar I might like, usually off this board or in sales emails from my favorite discount e-tailers. Then I read three pages of Google output of reviews of a cigar, which usually nets me a half-dozen or so opinions that would seem reliable. Any cigar that costs more than $180.00 a box requires multiple rave reviews. I almost invariably order from 1 of 2 discount e-tailers. Both operations get my orders right, charge me the price they said they would and ship same day if the order is in by noon; sometimes later. The trouble with 5-ers, for me, is that while I can get a decent idea of whether I like the cigar or not from 5 cigars 50% of the time, the rest of the time it takes 5-10 cigars. For instance, the Don Carlos-I think it took 11 cigars.