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Dubble_D Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 4:58 AM EST
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I'm back in "The CBID Game" after a nearly 10-year absence. I did make one small purchase back in 2015, but for all intents and purposes, I've been inactive since 2010.

I am amazed at the breathtaking/phenomenal expansion, in both the quality and quantity, of premium hand-rolled cigars now being offered here at CBID. Back then, CBID used to sell what some might consider/characterize as "marginal" product offerings (I personally was never really disappointed in any of the cigars I won, even with what some would classify as "dog-rockets"). That is clearly no longer the case! Nearly every cigar line now being sold is a super high-quality product!

Since returning, I've been accumulating an incredible array/inventory of quality CBID offerings, including the following:
- 5 Vegas Big Five
- 5 Vegas Gold
- 5 Vegas Series 'A'
- Cohiba Blue
- Diesel Rage
- Gurkha Black Ops Berserker
- Gurkha Titan
- Gurkha Warpig
- La Perla Habana Morado
- Legends by La Aurora
- Man O' War Virtue
- Mark Twain Memoir
- Padilla Serie 1968

I was never much of a cigar trader, nor did I do many USPS/UPS delivered "cigar bombs" back in the day, preferring instead to deliver cigar gifts in-person to friends and family.

I now have nephews who are now at the age where they are beginning to enjoy the marvelous world of premium hand rolled cigars. I'd like to start sending them some of the fruits of my CBID bidding labor. A sample pack of my current inventory (13 large ring cigars in total) is what I plan on sending.

So, I wanted to ask you, the experts here on CBID Cigar Fourm, what your Best/Easiest/Safest/Most Economical Ways are to send cigar bombs to my friends and family. This can include packaging and shipping carrier recommendations, etc.

Thanks in advance for your consideration, assistance and expert recommendations.

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
BuckyB93 Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 6:10 AM EST
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United States Postal Service priority mail
stinger88 Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 8:47 AM EST
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I am with Bucky. Pretty sure I haven’t used anything except USPS.
corey sellers Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 9:14 AM EST
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Same here
Whistlebritches Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 11:26 AM EST
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^Ditto.............but I would step up my game before I started sharing.Friends do not force Gurhka's on friends and family
Dubble_D Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 11:59 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
^Ditto.............but I would step up my game before I started sharing.Friends do not force Gurhka's on friends and family


Gurhkas have a bad rep? ;) I had no idea!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
delta1 Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 12:37 PM EST
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smaller ring gauge may be better...52 RG or less works best for me, providing more flavor per puff...48 is ideal

the larger ring gauge seem flatter and more bland in flavor...

and smaller RG is more comfortable to smoke... I don't like that I have to open my mouth more with the larger RG
Dubble_D Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 12:42 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
smaller ring gauge may be better...52 RG or less works best for me, providing more flavor per puff...48 is ideal

the larger ring gauge seem flatter and more bland in flavor...

and smaller RG is more comfortable to smoke... I don't like that I have to open my mouth more with the larger RG


I understand what you are saying. That being said, you're getting more tobacco with the bigger ring gauge, so the total amount of flavor you receive with be greater. More total tobacco = more total tobacco flavor = more total enjoyment.

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
Whistlebritches Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 12:53 PM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
I understand what you are saying. That being said, you're getting more tobacco with the bigger ring gauge, so the total amount of flavor you receive with be greater. More total tobacco = more total tobacco flavor = more total enjoyment.



This is where you're wrong my friend.Biggest majority of the flavor in a cigar is contained in wrapper so smaller rg ='s more wrapper to filler ratio thus more flavor in thinner rg's.Case in point most cigar blending is done in the corona (42-44 rg's) vitola.

Find a cigar you like and try it in the largest and smallest RG.........perfect battle being a 60 rg vs a 42 rg.I think you'll be quite surprised
Dubble_D Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 1:05 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
.Biggest majority of the flavor in a cigar is contained in wrapper so smaller rg ='s more wrapper to filler ratio thus more flavor in thinner rg's.


Flawed logic, my friend. Bigger ring gauges = more binder, filler and wrapper = more total flavor!!

Using your flawed logic, there's more TOTAL flavor in the 2 small, but succulent deep fried chicken wings than there is in the 2 large drumsticks, or the remainder of the entire bird for that matter, because the wings have that high "deep fried skin/meat" ratio!!

When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you already believe to be true? When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you wish were true?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/201107/you-end-believing-what-you-want-believe

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
delta1 Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 1:40 PM EST
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smoke what you like
Dg west deptford Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 3:15 PM EST
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Warning dubble, some here don't believe in logic or truth.
That said the wrapper on the cigar is the titular flavor definer.
Also your list really didn't include anything anyone here but Tony would consider premium. Rather the whole list is dog rocket material.
But like delta said smoke what you like.
Welcome back and I do hope you have a great labor day weekend
Whistlebritches Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 6:55 PM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
Flawed logic, my friend. Bigger ring gauges = more binder, filler and wrapper = more total flavor!!

Using your flawed logic, there's more TOTAL flavor in the 2 small, but succulent deep fried chicken wings than there is in the 2 large drumsticks, or the remainder of the entire bird for that matter, because the wings have that high "deep fried skin/meat" ratio!!

When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you already believe to be true? When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you wish were true?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/201107/you-end-believing-what-you-want-believe



Like Al said,smoke what you like and I'll add believe what you want.If you like jawbreakers get after them.....I was just sharing some wisdom from many years enjoying this hobby of ours.
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#14 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2020, 10:37 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Like Al said,smoke what you like and I'll add believe what you want.If you like jawbreakers get after them.....I was just sharing some wisdom from many years enjoying this hobby of ours.


The nephew that I (...used to...) smoke with at my oldest brother’s / his Dad’s gravesite, prefers larger RG but I’m trying to enlighten him. I do think my efforts are starting to take root.
Whistlebritches Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, Sep 7 2020, 1:47 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
The nephew that I (...used to...) smoke with at my oldest brother’s / his Dad’s gravesite, prefers larger RG but I’m trying to enlighten him. I do think my efforts are starting to take root.



Preach on Brother
euodias Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 1:09 AM EST
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USPS flat rate padded envelopes can fit most cigar boxes and only cost a few cents more than a small flat rate box. You can order them for free from the USPS website.
BuckyB93 Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 4:00 AM EST
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Yeah, a lot of the priority mail stuff is free. Like euodias said, you can order it on-line and they'll deliver the supplies to your house for free.

https://store.usps.com/store/results/free-shipping-supplies/_/N-alnx4j
Dubble_D Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 4:11 AM EST
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euodias wrote:
USPS flat rate padded envelopes can fit most cigar boxes and only cost a few cents more than a small flat rate box. You can order them for free from the USPS website.


BuckyB93 wrote:
Yeah, a lot of the priority mail stuff is free. Like euodias said, you can order it on-line and they'll deliver the supplies to your house for free.

https://store.usps.com/store/results/free-shipping-supplies/_/N-alnx4j


Thanks gentlemen!! Thanks for bringing the thread back on topic, and for the excellent shipping suggestions.

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
gummy jones Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 7:24 AM EST
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step 1 - buy premium cigars
step 2 - identify a bombing target
step 3 - usps

youre still on step 1
Dubble_D Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 7:32 AM EST
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gummy jones wrote:
step 1 - buy premium cigars
step 2 - identify a bombing target
step 3 - usps

youre still on step 1

LOL !

Actually, I'm at Step 3 , but I also remain perpetually in Step 1, ever vigilant and prepared to strike if/when a good bargain presents itself!!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
Buckwheat Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 8:28 AM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
United States Postal Service priority mail


+1 Wise advice.

Put them in a Ziploc and then wrap them in bubble wrap. Put them in a box and give it a shake and if you feel &/or hear anything moving around put more padding in the box. I've never had a cigar shipped like this damaged. fog
victor809 Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 11:10 AM EST
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Am I the only one who is thinking there's a little satire hidden in DD's post?
victor809 Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 11:12 AM EST
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I'm assuming this is the same guy, probably forgot his password
http://www.cigarbid.com/...c/profile/60336/Double-D
Dubble_D Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 11:36 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
I'm assuming this is the same guy, probably forgot his password
http://www.cigarbid.com/...c/profile/60336/Double-D



Damn, you found me!! Thanks!! Now begins the arduous task of figuring out what my password is!! ;)

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
gummy jones Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 1:02 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Am I the only one who is thinking there's a little satire hidden in DD's post?



i am gathering that
Dubble_D Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 1:05 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Am I the only one who is thinking there's a little satire hidden in DD's post?


gummy jones wrote:
i am gathering that



Satire? Me? Wrapper to filler ratio discussion is serious business!! ;)

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™
JadeRose Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 1:17 PM EST
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Don't listen to them DD. I'm sure Victor likes them big, dark, and girthy with plenty of length and veins.


Wait...what were we talking about again?
victor809 Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Sep 8 2020, 2:32 PM EST
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mmmmmm....... pens.....
Numismaniac Offline
#29 Posted: Wed, Sep 9 2020, 4:40 PM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
Flawed logic, my friend. Bigger ring gauges = more binder, filler and wrapper = more total flavor!!

Using your flawed logic, there's more TOTAL flavor in the 2 small, but succulent deep fried chicken wings than there is in the 2 large drumsticks, or the remainder of the entire bird for that matter, because the wings have that high "deep fried skin/meat" ratio!!

When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you already believe to be true? When you evaluate new evidence, how are you affected by what you wish were true?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/201107/you-end-believing-what-you-want-believe

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™






I'm gonna give you a helpful suggestion, hopefully you follow up. His logic isn't flawed, you just need to do some serious ciphering and mathematics to totally understand, but the best start is at pi R squared. Just type this into a search engine and you will get a better understanding, that way you don't have to trust any of us chuckleheads. If not, you can remain about as sharp as a circle, hehe.


"why are smaller ring gauge cigars more affected by the wrapper for flavor"


You're welcome!
delta1 Offline
#30 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 1:37 PM EST
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dangit Numi...now DD Cups might go away again for another few years!!!
Numismaniac Offline
#31 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 2:46 PM EST
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hehe
Dubble_D Offline
#32 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 3:03 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
DD Cups


I get that alot. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D
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#33 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 9:25 PM EST
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Numismaniac wrote:
I'm gonna give you a helpful suggestion, hopefully you follow up. His logic isn't flawed, you just need to do some serious ciphering and mathematics to totally understand, but the best start is at pi R squared. Just type this into a search engine and you will get a better understanding, that way you don't have to trust any of us chuckleheads. If not, you can remain about as sharp as a circle, hehe.


"why are smaller ring gauge cigars more affected by the wrapper for flavor"


You're welcome!

you dum redneck hillbilly.
everyone knows pie are round!

and you're s'posed to be gud wif numbahs?
BuckyB93 Offline
#34 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 9:52 PM EST
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But what if it's a box pressed cigar? Or those triangular ones like the old Alec Bradley Trilogy brand (do they still make those anymore)? How does the Drew Estate Egg fit into this math stuff. Not to mention the baseball bat shaped one (didn't CAO make one of these?), or the OpusX Football.

See.. this numbahs stuff of wrapper per unit ring size seems to fall apart quickly and it's easy to be messed up and stuff. And things.
Numismaniac Offline
#35 Posted: Fri, Sep 11 2020, 10:08 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
you dum redneck hillbilly.
everyone knows pie are round!

and you're s'posed to be gud wif numbahs?



hehe, my intelligence was showing, you're right, most pies is round, cornbread be square, well, actually I cut mine into rectangles after cutting the circle in half, well maybe they're slightly trapezoids then, oh my, now we've gotten off track and into geometry!
Dubble_D Offline
#36 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 12:50 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
^ I would step up my game before I started sharing. Friends do not force Gurhka's on friends and family


Just enjoyed a Gurkha tonight (namely the Gurkha Warpig) for the first time in my 20+ yeas of cigar smoking. Quite possibly the best cigar I've ever smoked!! I was smoking the stick at an outside Club Venue, and I've never had so many people approach me (some seated from as far as 50+' away) to compliment me on a cigar, and to ask what I was smoking!

CI/CBID received a lot of new referrals tonight, thanks to the Gurkkha Warpig Gordo!!

Consider me now a new Gurkha fan for life!!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D
gummy jones Offline
#37 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 6:21 AM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
Just enjoyed a Gurkha tonight (namely the Gurkha Warpig) for the first time in my 20+ yeas of cigar smoking. Quite possibly the best cigar I've ever smoked!! I was smoking the stick at an outside Club Venue, and I'v never had so many people approach me (some as far as 50+' away) to compliment me on a cigar, and ask what I was smoking!

CI/CBID received a lot of new referrals tonight, thanks to the Gurkkha Warpig Gordo!!

Consider me now a new Gurkha fan for life!!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D


so good some actually thought it was an elusive unicorn turd
frankj1 Offline
#38 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 10:03 AM EST
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Numismaniac wrote:
hehe, my intelligence was showing, you're right, most pies is round, cornbread be square, well, actually I cut mine into rectangles after cutting the circle in half, well maybe they're slightly trapezoids then, oh my, now we've gotten off track and into geometry!

it's been nice seeing you hang around these parts this Summer.


don't be bad!
Whistlebritches Offline
#39 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 5:23 PM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
Just enjoyed a Gurkha tonight (namely the Gurkha Warpig) for the first time in my 20+ yeas of cigar smoking. Quite possibly the best cigar I've ever smoked!! I was smoking the stick at an outside Club Venue, and I've never had so many people approach me (some seated from as far as 50+' away) to compliment me on a cigar, and to ask what I was smoking!

CI/CBID received a lot of new referrals tonight, thanks to the Gurkkha Warpig Gordo!!

Consider me now a new Gurkha fan for life!!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D



If this is the best cigar you've ever smoked you haven't really ventured out very much have you.I sense massive amounts of sarcasm in your above post..................or you're just a complete noob,ignorance is bliss.
Dubble_D Offline
#40 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 5:31 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
If this is the best cigar you've ever smoked you haven't really ventured out very much have you.I sense massive amounts of sarcasm in your above post..................or you're just a complete noob,ignorance is bliss.


Totally serious! It was a great smoke! Of course, I liked the occasional "dog rocket" too back in the day when CBID was selling them; im easy to please, I guess!

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D
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#41 Posted: Sat, Sep 12 2020, 9:42 PM EST
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Dubble_D wrote:
I understand what you are saying. That being said, you're getting more tobacco with the bigger ring gauge, so the total amount of flavor you receive with be greater. More total tobacco = more total tobacco flavor = more total enjoyment.

DD™, aka Dubble_D™, aka The Original Double D™


Bigger ring gauges more often then not are filled with more flavorless (i.e., worthless) tobacco that is just good enough to not effect the taste of the better leaves that make up the meat of the blend. They generally burn effortlessly, which means they won't frustrate the noobs, and don't require highly trained rollers (i.e., low-cost rollers..sense a pattern?), so you can guess why they've caught on. Technically, a big ring gauge SHOULD be an opportunity, but the vast majority of the time the better examples of a blend exist lower down the sizing chart.

That's just MHO, but from my own experience it bares out.
LeeBot Online
#42 Posted: Fri, Sep 18 2020, 7:27 PM EST
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Ron isn't saying two chicken wings have more meat than a drumstick. He's saying the ratio of skin to meat is higher in the wing. Which is why buffalo wings are a thing, but buffalo drumsticks aren't.

Try some smaller gauges when you get the chance. They really do have a flavor edge. I read a long time ago someone talking about which cigar size is best for n00bs and saying "A corona is a good place to start. It's a good place to stay."
bgz Offline
#43 Posted: Sat, Sep 19 2020, 9:39 AM EST
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This guy's trolling you mother f'ers...

He smoked the best cigar of his life and it was a Gurk.
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