I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges

07-17-2012, 10:43 AM

I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges

I enjoy a nice cigar lounge as much as the next guy, but I don't know how some of you guys hang out in them.

Every time I come out of one of them my clothes STINK, and I'm a cigar smoker.

I mean they STINK so bad that when I get home I have to wash everything I'm wearing. I made the mistake of bringing my backpack and laptop in a few of them, now they stink too.

Here's pictures of some of the CL's I've been in, but I'm done.

http://www.picturetrail.com/ysr_racer

JenksAnejo · 07-17-2012, 10:48 AM

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I don't know how some of you guys hang out in them.

Great ventilation is one of the main reasons I stick with a certain B&M here in town. I think this is HUGE when owning a cigar shop. I hardly ever smell like a cigar when I come out of the lounge.

big pete · 07-17-2012, 10:49 AM

I know how you feel. Sucks when I go after work on Fridays and have to take the bus home

14holestogie · 07-17-2012, 10:54 AM

That's just one of many hazards of the hobby. Suck it up!

I've been thinking of going shirtless the rest of my life to avoid another burn hole from a hot ash.

lenguamor · 07-17-2012, 10:56 AM

I've gotten very picky about where I smoke. Because, if you think about it, if you stink that bad after hanging out there then the ventilation was crap; and if that's so, then you inhaled a ton more smoke than necessary to enjoy our shared avocation.

I've been to places—ONCE, mind you—that were so bad I felt like leaving within minutes.

Try to find another place, one with better ventilation. By patronizing the places that spend a bit more on their customers' comfort and health, you perpetuate that business model.

FriendlyMan · 07-17-2012, 10:56 AM

The car is much worse, and as mentioned before ventilation is a big one. but for some reason it's the last thing some store owners want to invest in.

bobarian · 07-17-2012, 11:00 AM

Shouldnt this be in the Joke thread?

God forbid you should have to wash your clothes after wearing them. I was not aware that laptops absorbed odors, maybe try some Fabreze on the backpack.

OMG it's such a hassle.

Havanaaddict · 07-17-2012, 11:01 AM

I love the smell

But ventilation is a big deal

massphatness · 07-17-2012, 11:02 AM

I go for the waitresses

fencefixer · 07-17-2012, 11:11 AM

I'm lucky that ours is well ventilated. Sometimes I'll spend 8 hours or more inside as I work from home, so I just take my work there and puff along. Sorry you had a bad experience.

14holestogie · 07-17-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by massphatness

I go for the waitresses

I vote they go shirtless as well...

688sonarmen · 07-17-2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Shouldnt this be in the Joke thread?

God forbid you should have to wash your clothes after wearing them. I was not aware that laptops absorbed odors, maybe try some Fabreze on the backpack.

OMG it's such a hassle.

I was thinking the same thing, or the OP got hacked by his wife

CigarNut · 07-17-2012, 11:22 AM

You will always pick up some smoke odor if you are indoors whether it's in a lounge, your garage, man cave or home. Hopefully, you wash your clothes sometime, so if you have some smoke odor you wash more frequently. Not necessarily a bad thing.

I like to smoke outside when I can but I go to the local cigar lounge to be with my friends...

shilala · 07-17-2012, 11:38 AM

I generally smell like a wildebeest and a pound of bacon. Smelling like a cigar is a step up.
That said, I'm been in B&M's that are so thick with smoke that I can't see the next table. I consider myself smart enough to get out of a burning building, so I do. If I can't draw a breath of air and my eyes are burning out of their sockets, it's probably a good idea to git. There's a point where it becomes too uncomfortable to enjoy myself anymore, but it's only ever happened once, maybe twice, and I can't remember the second time.

sikk50 · 07-17-2012, 12:09 PM

This was relevant to my interests, thank you for sharing.

Stephen · 07-17-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lenguamor

By patronizing the places that spend a bit more on their customers' comfort and health

I know, right? Anymore I only go to all-you-can-eat buffets that have treadmills.

kaisersozei · 07-17-2012, 12:19 PM

I know where the OP is coming from, especially since I'm the only smoker in my house I want to be sensitive to what "smells" I bring home. Which is one of the reasons I do most of my smoking outside, or I'm selective about the B&Ms I frequent.

One of the best indoor places to smoke in my area is actually a restaurant--Bailey's does a great job of removing ambient smoke, you can see it being sucked up into the ventilation.

Stephen · 07-17-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I generally smell like a wildebeest and a pound of bacon.

So that's what shame smells like...

markem · 07-17-2012, 12:23 PM

I like my cigar lounge. They have a washer and dryer to clean your clothes before you leave and loaner hoodies and sweats so that you don't have to go buck nekkid. It's the little things like this that keep me going there.

That and the all you can drink Jack Daniels Thursdays.

Ogre · 07-17-2012, 12:42 PM

Mention to the owner that his vent system is not working. Lose enough customers something will change.

07-17-2012, 10:43 AM	#1
ysr_racer Guest Posts: n/a	I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I enjoy a nice cigar lounge as much as the next guy, but I don't know how some of you guys hang out in them. Every time I come out of one of them my clothes STINK, and I'm a cigar smoker. I mean they STINK so bad that when I get home I have to wash everything I'm wearing. I made the mistake of bringing my backpack and laptop in a few of them, now they stink too. Here's pictures of some of the CL's I've been in, but I'm done. http://www.picturetrail.com/ysr_racer

07-17-2012, 10:49 AM	#3
big pete Going to the darkside.... Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,276 Trading: (20)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I know how you feel. Sucks when I go after work on Fridays and have to take the bus home

07-17-2012, 10:54 AM	#4
14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges That's just one of many hazards of the hobby. Suck it up! I've been thinking of going shirtless the rest of my life to avoid another burn hole from a hot ash. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*

07-17-2012, 10:56 AM	#5
lenguamor puta por Ninfas! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joe Location: The 305 again! Posts: 1,030 Trading: (23)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I've gotten very picky about where I smoke. Because, if you think about it, if you stink that bad after hanging out there then the ventilation was crap; and if that's so, then you inhaled a ton more smoke than necessary to enjoy our shared avocation. I've been to places—ONCE, mind you—that were so bad I felt like leaving within minutes. Try to find another place, one with better ventilation. By patronizing the places that spend a bit more on their customers' comfort and health, you perpetuate that business model. __________________

07-17-2012, 10:56 AM	#6
FriendlyMan Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: JACK Location: NYC Posts: 212 Trading: (7)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges The car is much worse, and as mentioned before ventilation is a big one. but for some reason it's the last thing some store owners want to invest in.

07-17-2012, 11:00 AM	#7
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges Shouldnt this be in the Joke thread? God forbid you should have to wash your clothes after wearing them. I was not aware that laptops absorbed odors, maybe try some Fabreze on the backpack. OMG it's such a hassle.

07-17-2012, 11:01 AM	#8
Havanaaddict Man in Black!!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: V.I.P Room Partagas Factory Posts: 3,357 Trading: (1)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I love the smell But ventilation is a big deal __________________ "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions." "Hav-a-na nice day"

07-17-2012, 11:02 AM	#9
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07-17-2012, 11:11 AM	#10
fencefixer Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 544 Trading: (7)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I'm lucky that ours is well ventilated. Sometimes I'll spend 8 hours or more inside as I work from home, so I just take my work there and puff along. Sorry you had a bad experience.

07-17-2012, 11:22 AM	#13
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,038 Trading: (111*)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges You will always pick up some smoke odor if you are indoors whether it's in a lounge, your garage, man cave or home. Hopefully, you wash your clothes sometime, so if you have some smoke odor you wash more frequently. Not necessarily a bad thing. I like to smoke outside when I can but I go to the local cigar lounge to be with my friends... __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

07-17-2012, 11:38 AM	#14
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I generally smell like a wildebeest and a pound of bacon. Smelling like a cigar is a step up. That said, I'm been in B&M's that are so thick with smoke that I can't see the next table. I consider myself smart enough to get out of a burning building, so I do. If I can't draw a breath of air and my eyes are burning out of their sockets, it's probably a good idea to git. There's a point where it becomes too uncomfortable to enjoy myself anymore, but it's only ever happened once, maybe twice, and I can't remember the second time. __________________

07-17-2012, 12:09 PM	#15
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges This was relevant to my interests, thank you for sharing. __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

07-17-2012, 12:19 PM	#17
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I know where the OP is coming from, especially since I'm the only smoker in my house I want to be sensitive to what "smells" I bring home. Which is one of the reasons I do most of my smoking outside, or I'm selective about the B&Ms I frequent. One of the best indoor places to smoke in my area is actually a restaurant--Bailey's does a great job of removing ambient smoke, you can see it being sucked up into the ventilation. __________________

07-17-2012, 12:23 PM	#19
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,530 Trading: (47)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges I like my cigar lounge. They have a washer and dryer to clean your clothes before you leave and loaner hoodies and sweats so that you don't have to go buck nekkid. It's the little things like this that keep me going there. That and the all you can drink Jack Daniels Thursdays. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

07-17-2012, 12:42 PM	#20
Ogre **CENSORED** Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,068 Trading: (46)	Re: I'm done smoking in Cigar Lounges Mention to the owner that his vent system is not working. Lose enough customers something will change. __________________