Those who've been to the Dominican Republic

fissure · 12-25-2010, 06:25 AM

Was in Punta Cana last march. Wonderful time, but take whatever you want to smoke. There is really no place to buy CC's that you can guarantee aren't fakes, and a lot of the NC's were shady too especially the fuentes. All the CC's I saw at the resort and in local shops were fakes. Only place I saw that had legit ones was a small cigar factory/store we took a tour at. http://donlucascigarsoriginal.com/ There cigars aren't bad and have gotten better in the year that they have been sitting in the humi.

etznova · 12-25-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by fissure

Was in Punta Cana last march. Wonderful time, but take whatever you want to smoke. There is really no place to buy CC's that you can guarantee aren't fakes, and a lot of the NC's were shady too especially the fuentes. All the CC's I saw at the resort and in local shops were fakes. Only place I saw that had legit ones was a small cigar factory/store we took a tour at. http://donlucascigarsoriginal.com/ There cigars aren't bad and have gotten better in the year that they have been sitting in the humi.

I agree when I when nt the resort was very overpriced they wanted 75 bucks for a la aurora perfecto

SSDVC · 12-25-2010, 01:14 PM

I stayed at Punta Cana Excellence last Christmas and New Years. Nice place and, a tip, the most you should tip at any one time is $1.00, trust me.

As for cigars, yeah, bring your own. I went with nothing in the hopes of scoring big in the cigar capital of the world (outside of Cuba). I did not achive joy and went home empty handed. I also could afford only two cigars while I was down there (a Fuente double corona was $18

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First, ALL cigars sold in that country in ANY store outside of the factory are about 3 times the cost here in the states. And I didn't find any exceptions, trust me, I looked all over, even in the capital. Nothing, nada, zip ! And yes, be careful of fakes. They are rampant

And second, the main factories of the big boys are about 9 hours from you in the mountains and valleys of Santiago. There are only two ways to get there and neither of them are cheap, a helicopter or a taxi. I believe that if you do make it to the factory, you can get a fairly good deal on a few boxes.

Anyway, enjoy the trip. the weather should be great and the water is fantastic.

12-31-2010, 03:04 AM

People who have gone on 'factory tours' how does that normally work ?

12-25-2010, 06:25 AM	#1
fissure DHC Black Ops Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Grand Blanc, Mi Posts: 1,185 Trading: (48)	Re: Those who've been to the Dominican Republic Was in Punta Cana last march. Wonderful time, but take whatever you want to smoke. There is really no place to buy CC's that you can guarantee aren't fakes, and a lot of the NC's were shady too especially the fuentes. All the CC's I saw at the resort and in local shops were fakes. Only place I saw that had legit ones was a small cigar factory/store we took a tour at. http://donlucascigarsoriginal.com/ There cigars aren't bad and have gotten better in the year that they have been sitting in the humi.

12-25-2010, 01:14 PM	#3
SSDVC Life is short, Relax Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: Eastern CT Posts: 222 Trading: (6)	Re: Those who've been to the Dominican Republic I stayed at Punta Cana Excellence last Christmas and New Years. Nice place and, a tip, the most you should tip at any one time is $1.00, trust me. As for cigars, yeah, bring your own. I went with nothing in the hopes of scoring big in the cigar capital of the world (outside of Cuba). I did not achive joy and went home empty handed. I also could afford only two cigars while I was down there (a Fuente double corona was $18 ) First, ALL cigars sold in that country in ANY store outside of the factory are about 3 times the cost here in the states. And I didn't find any exceptions, trust me, I looked all over, even in the capital. Nothing, nada, zip ! And yes, be careful of fakes. They are rampant And second, the main factories of the big boys are about 9 hours from you in the mountains and valleys of Santiago. There are only two ways to get there and neither of them are cheap, a helicopter or a taxi. I believe that if you do make it to the factory, you can get a fairly good deal on a few boxes. Anyway, enjoy the trip. the weather should be great and the water is fantastic.

12-31-2010, 03:04 AM	#4
MrT Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Those who've been to the Dominican Republic People who have gone on 'factory tours' how does that normally work ?