Montecristo Social Club???

The Poet · 05-07-2013, 12:35 PM

I got an e-mail today inviting me to join this. I never heard of it, and being the suspicious type I was wondering if anybody there knows jack.

http://www.montecristosocialclub.com...Kh26Fl17zcdZrt

Thanks for any input, positive or negative . . . or, knowing you jokers, asinine and meaningless.

CoffeeWaterBeer · 05-07-2013, 01:09 PM

Looks to be owned by Altadis so it's legit. Couldn't say either way. Signing up now though and will report back.

Edit: it looks to be a cigar social media platform. There is an offer of a free gift for signing up, most likely a coupon.

hotreds · 05-07-2013, 01:29 PM

Got this a week ago. looks to be much the same as here- am happy here, so no need to join MSC.(Unless you're Elderboy- who has to join EVERY one!)

The Poet · 05-07-2013, 01:47 PM

So is this just another BB? One owned by Altadis? Weird, as I'm an old veteran of the now-defunct JRBB (what Steve Saka, Nicole, and gang shut down without warning in the middle of the night) and JRs is now owned by Altadis.

What goes around comes around, and will likely ALSO be shut down once they find out how many headaches we bozos can cause. Am I right?

Sweet_Leaf_PDX · 05-07-2013, 02:56 PM

I joined this out of pure curiosity a few weeks ago. Can't really see much benefit to it, but they sent me a pretty cool welcome kit that included a punch cutter shaped like a golden key. I will try to remember to take a picture of it when I get home.

cmitch · 05-07-2013, 03:03 PM

I registered Monday Night. Just wanted the punch cutter that was shaped like a key.

poker · 05-07-2013, 03:29 PM

They tried hitting me up on Facebook. Key word being "tried".

AdamJoshua · 05-07-2013, 03:43 PM

The fact they are using the MC logo (or without really looking something close enough as it is easily confused with the original) is rather amusing, I really doubt they have any real affiliation with them, in the words of Professor Farnsworth, "Good news everyone, they've decided not to sue if we remove all traces of the logo or trademarked content!"

They reserve the right to delete posts that among other things..
"(v) infringe on copyrights or trademarks;"

Pot kettle, kettle pot.

T.G · 05-07-2013, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamJoshua

The fact they are using the MC logo (or without really looking something close enough as it is easily confused with the original) is rather amusing, I really doubt they have any real affiliation with them, in the words of Professor Farnsworth, "Good news everyone, they've decided not to sue if we remove all traces of the logo or trademarked content!"

They reserve the right to delete posts that among other things..
"(v) infringe on copyrights or trademarks;"

Pot kettle, kettle pot.

Altadis USA owns the trademark to the Montecristo logo in the US.

Altadis USA also owns that website.

Altadis USA is owned by Altadis S.A..

Altadis S.A. owns the controlling 50% of Habanos S.A. along with the CC Montecristo trademark.

And the US doesn't recognize Cuban trademarks anyway.

mikesr1963 · 03-08-2014, 02:20 PM

Received my MSC welcome package today.

I got a business card holder with the Montecristo emblem full of MSC cards to hand out to invite people to the club. Take a look at the cards.

You hand these out to friends and it has the surgeon general's warning that your life will immediately start to suck on the front. You also get a plastic ID card with your member number, name, and the year you became a member. I go to the site and fiddle around with my virtural humidor and lurk around some. I also created a group and called it the Virginia Ham Smokers. As soon as I get my decoder ring I'll be set.

The Poet · 03-08-2014, 03:36 PM

Yeah, I got one of these a few weeks ago . . . and got a second this week too.

Should I have posted that on the WTT board?

dijit · 03-08-2014, 04:08 PM

Hey no fair I never got the business card holder!

mikesr1963 · 03-08-2014, 04:44 PM

What did you get?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dijit

Hey no fair I never got the business card holder!

Zane · 03-08-2014, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikesr1963

What did you get?

I got the key punch.

jhedrick83 · 03-08-2014, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zane

I got the key punch.

Same here, it's pretty nice!

T.G · 03-08-2014, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikesr1963

What did you get?

I got a rock.

dijit · 03-09-2014, 04:34 AM

I got the key punch too

dave · 03-10-2014, 07:51 AM

Signed up a year ago for the freebies. VERY nice gift set. Lighter, cutter and travel humi, IIRC. (I put it away to add to a noob bomb at a later date and forgot about it.)

Regular emails have talked of an online 'Tobacco University-type' course which sounded interesting, but I haven't found the time to try it out.

Well worth the 30 sec it took me to sign up - and the spam is minimal

03-10-2014, 11:13 PM

I have signed up for this yet I get no free stuff?

did I do something wrong or does Montecristo just not like me?

mikesr1963 · 03-11-2014, 08:19 AM

Where you bad?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robulous78

I have signed up for this yet I get no free stuff?

did I do something wrong or does Montecristo just not like me?

05-07-2013, 12:35 PM	#1
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Montecristo Social Club??? I got an e-mail today inviting me to join this. I never heard of it, and being the suspicious type I was wondering if anybody there knows jack. http://www.montecristosocialclub.com...Kh26Fl17zcdZrt Thanks for any input, positive or negative . . . or, knowing you jokers, asinine and meaningless. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

05-07-2013, 01:09 PM	#2
CoffeeWaterBeer Critiquing Perique Join Date: Sep 2012 First Name: Seth Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 779 Trading: (13)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Looks to be owned by Altadis so it's legit. Couldn't say either way. Signing up now though and will report back. Edit: it looks to be a cigar social media platform. There is an offer of a free gift for signing up, most likely a coupon. Last edited by CoffeeWaterBeer; 05-07-2013 at 01:21 PM.

05-07-2013, 01:29 PM	#3
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,658 Trading: (63)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Got this a week ago. looks to be much the same as here- am happy here, so no need to join MSC.(Unless you're Elderboy- who has to join EVERY one!) __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

05-07-2013, 01:47 PM	#4
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? So is this just another BB? One owned by Altadis? Weird, as I'm an old veteran of the now-defunct JRBB (what Steve Saka, Nicole, and gang shut down without warning in the middle of the night) and JRs is now owned by Altadis. What goes around comes around, and will likely ALSO be shut down once they find out how many headaches we bozos can cause. Am I right? __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

05-07-2013, 02:56 PM	#5
Sweet_Leaf_PDX Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2013 First Name: Jason Location: Portland, OR Posts: 605 Trading: (11)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? I joined this out of pure curiosity a few weeks ago. Can't really see much benefit to it, but they sent me a pretty cool welcome kit that included a punch cutter shaped like a golden key. I will try to remember to take a picture of it when I get home.

05-07-2013, 03:03 PM	#6
cmitch Heads up get down Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Clayton Location: NW Alabama by the river Posts: 2,720 Trading: (25)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? I registered Monday Night. Just wanted the punch cutter that was shaped like a key. __________________ No matter what one's status is in society, cigars are the great equalizer where the affluent and common share a love for the leaf. - Me.

05-07-2013, 03:29 PM	#7
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? They tried hitting me up on Facebook. Key word being "tried". __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

05-07-2013, 03:43 PM	#8
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,785 Trading: (40)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? The fact they are using the MC logo (or without really looking something close enough as it is easily confused with the original) is rather amusing, I really doubt they have any real affiliation with them, in the words of Professor Farnsworth, "Good news everyone, they've decided not to sue if we remove all traces of the logo or trademarked content!" They reserve the right to delete posts that among other things.. "(v) infringe on copyrights or trademarks;" Pot kettle, kettle pot.

03-08-2014, 02:20 PM	#10
mikesr1963 CAO FLATHEAD Join Date: Jan 2014 First Name: Mister Location: Nuttsville City Posts: 111 Trading: (0)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Received my MSC welcome package today. I got a business card holder with the Montecristo emblem full of MSC cards to hand out to invite people to the club. Take a look at the cards. You hand these out to friends and it has the surgeon general's warning that your life will immediately start to suck on the front. You also get a plastic ID card with your member number, name, and the year you became a member. I go to the site and fiddle around with my virtural humidor and lurk around some. I also created a group and called it the Virginia Ham Smokers. As soon as I get my decoder ring I'll be set. __________________ Virginia Ham Smokers Cigar Association: President

03-08-2014, 03:36 PM	#11
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Yeah, I got one of these a few weeks ago . . . and got a second this week too. Should I have posted that on the WTT board? __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

03-08-2014, 04:08 PM	#12
dijit Have My Own Room Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Mike Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 2,186 Trading: (48)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Hey no fair I never got the business card holder! __________________ Sporting goods raffle for a great cause. PM me for tickets.

03-09-2014, 04:34 AM	#17
dijit Have My Own Room Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Mike Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 2,186 Trading: (48)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? I got the key punch too __________________ Sporting goods raffle for a great cause. PM me for tickets.

03-10-2014, 07:51 AM	#18
dave Have My Own Room Join Date: May 2011 First Name: Dave Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,180 Trading: (15)	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? Signed up a year ago for the freebies. VERY nice gift set. Lighter, cutter and travel humi, IIRC. (I put it away to add to a noob bomb at a later date and forgot about it.) Regular emails have talked of an online 'Tobacco University-type' course which sounded interesting, but I haven't found the time to try it out. Well worth the 30 sec it took me to sign up - and the spam is minimal __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson

03-10-2014, 11:13 PM	#19
Robulous78 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Montecristo Social Club??? I have signed up for this yet I get no free stuff? did I do something wrong or does Montecristo just not like me?