stirring the pot local B&M vs big internet

[Smokin Gator]

Someone please tell me if I am wrong... I have never been to any of the large cigar factories, but have seen DVDs/documentaries on them.

From what I have seen the rollers make huge quantities of cigar x. They then go through a QC process and the ones that are going to make it get banded and boxed. Then those boxes go into cases and then off to an aging room. When they are ready they are released to the market.

When an order is filled they are not making the cigars right then. They are filling it out of a warehouse. For the above theory to be plausible the planning for the first and second tier cigars would have to take place 1-5 years out. To be able to correctly forecast the demand and make the correct amount of each stick would be one heck of a feat.