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Just a Traveling Man
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Wow!!
http://halfwheel.com/swisher-interna...w-estate/72299 Well best of luck to them. Hope it doesn't hurt their products... they make some of the best sticks I have smoked. Best of luck JD and the boys at DE.
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Have My Own Room
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sad
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Dear Lord, Thank You.
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Not yet has a good cigar gotten conglomerated and remained exceptional.
It's sad for the smokes, but I'm happy for JD. He's worked his ass off, and done some very special things. I'm happy to see it pay off for him!!! ![]()
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Feeling at Home
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Have you SEEN how much tobacco DE has stockpiled? Just because Swisher has purchased the company does not mean that any of the blends will change, at least in the short term. |
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Have My Own Room
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Seriously?
I don't believe that for a second....unless 'foreseeable future' and 'short term' are relatively shorter than I'd normally consider
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Wandering aimlessly
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If everything is the SAME, then what'd be the point? Will this deal give DE a larger profit margin? How? Highest end tobacco has often been scarce for DE. Will this deal make more somehow? If not, then what good would additional markets or sales be? jhedrick was obviously joking, but I have a very hard time imagining that this deal won't be blamed (by us) for diminished quality in a couple/few years.
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The first example that comes to my mind (albeit in a different industry) is InBev purchasing Goose Island. The consensus at the time was that it would destroy Goose Island and their beers, but I think any beer geek would be hard pressed to say that at this point. In fact, GI has been able to produce beers (and the number of beers) they never could have dreamed of before they were purchased. |
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Wandering aimlessly
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It saves them from collapse. It secures JD's and his partners futures, while buying the employees time to sort their stuff out. It also benefits swisher in terms of adding new revenue streams to their portfolio, which hedges against the attack on flavored machine made cigars. It seems beneficial for both companies, but I agree that the benefits of the consumer are still unknown at this time. DE was in pretty serious trouble, from what I've heard from industry insiders. Is a different DE better than no DE? Only time will tell.
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Feeling at Home
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Streamlining processes, cutting costs other than tobacco/production costs etc. |
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Nicotiana Tabacum
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GO VOLS!
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![]() Foreseeable future is an easy phrase for a company to throw around, it keeps everyone happy and everything copacetic. It's great management. Let everything settle down, learn the ins and outs of your shiny new toy and then do what publicly traded businesses do, maximize shareholder value! BTW, Brooks, I do love Halfwheel. ![]() |
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Feeling at Home
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Thanks for your insight! |
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