----- On 10/08/2003 at 5:34 PM Robby wrote: ----------
That's not too bad compared to retail is it?
8 bux a stick?
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Right ... and remember, in this guys case, he's got to drive at least 60 miles to reach ANY store that would sell something better than White Owls ... then, IF that store had Punch, they wouldn't necessarily have as broad a selection as he's getting with that sampler ...
So, he can choose between driving a lot of miles, each of which has a real expense far higher than gas alone (but even the cost of gas for a trip that long would more than double the cost of shipping in this case), and gets to choose from a more limited selection of his chosen brand then pay a higher price for it ...
OR
Bidding successfully on CBid for the variety of product that he wants and letting Brown or Uncle Sam bring 'em to his doorstep ...
Sure, he might well have liked to bid lower, but as was so correctly pointed out above, SOMEone bid him up ... compared to what he might pay in a local store in SOME areas, he overbid, but compared to what his own particular circumstances would otherwise have been for those specific cigars, I'd say he did OK